So it is settled. The Os play this afternoon against the Tigers. It will be Scherzer vs. Tillman. Scherzer has been fantastic the last two years and Tillman is solid. The Os lineup is better than the Tigers but I think it will be important to grab this first game. If the Os can win this one, they should win this series but it should be a good one.
The Giants beat the Pirates in the WC game last night so they get the right to face the Nats. The Nats are by far the better overall team and with Bumgarner going last night, it gives the Nats a HUGE advantage. Strasburg will most likely go up against Peavy and I think Strasburg is chomping at the bit for this opportunity. Frankly, I think the entire Nats team is really looking forward to this. They had the talent a couple of years ago but they did not have the maturity/experience. They have that now. No question they will be excited but I think it will be tempered by recognizing you can't look forward and have to play every game, every inning, every out. I expect the Nats to win this series handily.
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It should be an easy series for the Nats. It sucks that they start at around 3 today when most people will be still at work. Even worse is the O's start at 12. I mean I am all for the MLB maintaining the "America's past time" stand, but I really see no reason why these games shouldn't be on primetime during on the weekdays. I guess this is why it remains 3rd of the four big sports in America.
Go Nats!
Although I expect the Nats to win, I don't see how it will be easy. The Giants are playoff-tested and they're coming off a huge win in the Wildcard game. I hope you're right, but it will be tough.
I agree about the afternoon start. Why? Take a hint from the NFL and show these games back to back starting around 7pm or closer to prime-time. This is part of the reason why no one else can compete with the NFL.
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