2007 MLB Postseason Surprises
Writing by Igor Ivanov on Monday, 22 of October , 2007 at 10:50 pm
Is it a surprise that the Boston Red Sox came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the ALCS over Cleveland? Maybe not. They were favored in every single game, after all. So unless you include Fausto Carmona’s poor pitching – again, not a shock considering his youth and his opponents – the National League is our source for wackiness in the 2007 playoffs.
It started with the elimination of the Chicago Cubs. OK, we’ve heard this story before. But the Cubs were handed a very beatable Arizona team with one reliable starting pitcher (Brandon Webb), and they couldn’t get the job done.
The Philadelphia Phillies, meanwhile, had the best offense in the National League with 892 runs, second only to the Yankees in the majors. But they could only muster eight runs in three games against Colorado’s fair-to-middling pitching. Including one game at Coors Field.
Least surprising? What’s happening with the already-eliminated Yankees is more interesting than the games themselves.
Category: MLB Odds
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