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Dodgers just handled St Louis pretty easy without Hanley in St Louis.

How is St Louis better than LA?
 
JusticeForAll23 said:
Quick mini-power rankings check? I really don't know how I'd rank these teams, but I feel they're clearly the best in baseball right now:

Red Sox
Rays
Tigers
Braves
Pirates
Cardinals
Dodgers

I'm hesitant to list 7 teams but there really might be that many legit WS contenders this year. I feel like the Cardinals are the most likely to regress, despite great pitching, because they were hitting at such an absurd clip with RISP all season.
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Tigers
Braves
Rays
Red Sox
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pirates
 
Heyward said:
Dodgers just handled St Louis pretty easy without Hanley in St Louis.

How is St Louis better than LA?
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By looking at rosters. Unlike you I don't judge on small sample sizes.

The 4 games-

-Miller threw 2 pitches against them and was pulled. If Miller is out that could certainly change things.

-They had some guy named Carlos Martinez pitch.

-Cards beat Kershaw

-Greinke beat Wainwright.
 
gilesfan said:
By looking at rosters. Unlike you I don't judge on small sample sizes.

The 4 games-

-Miller threw 2 pitches against them and was pulled. If Miller is out that could certainly change things.

-They had some guy named Carlos Martinez pitch.

-Cards beat Kershaw

-Greinke beat Wainwright.
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Miller seems ok, looks like he will make his next start.

Ok.

They scored 2 runs, woo hoo.

Sure did.

I look at the rosters too, LA is a better team.

Better rotation, bullpens are pretty close, lineup not quite as good but close.

I would give edge to LA because they have a better rotation which matters greatly in the playoffs.
 
I dont know how anyone can be doubting the Dodgers right now. Cards are a good team, but the Dodgers are just plum lights out right now. Put it this way..if playoffs started now, id rather face the Cards.
 
Heyward said:
Dodgers were missing Kemp too.

And yes, St Louis was missing Yadi.
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Kemp has barely played all year....and when he has played, he's been horrible. Meanwhile, Yadi is an MVP canidate. And kind of has a huge effect on the pitching....
 
Miggy is just scary this year....even more scary than last year which is saying a lot. He's may not quite get to 44 HR and 139 RBI, but his overall hitting numbers are going to be better.

2012: .330/.393/.606, 44 HR, 139 RBI, 164 OPS+, 7.8 oWAR

2013: .359/.454/.666, 33 HR, 105 RBI, 199 OPS+, 7.1 oWAR

And that's not including the 2 hits, 3 RBI, and HR he had tonight.
 
And we're 10+ stories deep into this Sportscenter, and it's been all Yankees/Tigers and NFL preseason talk. Apparently 14-game win streaks don't impress them.
 
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