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Originally Posted by tk13
That's the only catch. I'd much rather have HFA vs the Blue Jays given how they steal sign... uh, how well they play in that ballpark. But HFA also means we might play the Yankees which will be fun, but their ballpark is a nightmare for our fly ball pitchers. Houston probably won't be much better.
Since they had an all-time meltdown today, the Rangers now have to burn Hamels tomorrow. He won't be ready for Game 1. Their 8th and 9th inning bullpen guys have pitched 5 days in a row, and may have to pitch a 6th day in a row tomorrow. Their bullpen is completely gassed top to bottom. They've been the hottest team down the stretch but they've completely blown out everything they have to get there.
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That's one of the reasons I'm hoping to play the Rangers. Of course, there's no way to know whether the Jays have to be the #1 or #2 seed to make that happen at this point.
The Yankees are actually the team I least wanted to face for matchup reasons.