Oct 20 2011

2011 World Series- Rangers at Cardinals Game 1

It’s hardly an earthshattering insight that these 2 teams have made it into the Series with some similar strengths and a shared glaring weakness.

The strengths are offense and relief pitching, the weakness is starting pitching.  The Rangers have not had a single win from any of their starters, the Cardinals but one from Chris Carpenter who starts tonight opposed by C.J. Wilson.

There are two other slight advantages for the Red Birds.  They have 2 leftys in the Bullpen while the Rangers have but one, and they have home field advantage.

Beware the Rally Squirrel!

Now most of the Sports Media (who rival our bootlicking punditry in laziness and stupidity) are picking the Rangers to win, but I think that the above advantages give the Cardinals the edge.  A Senior League team gets marginally stronger in a Junior League park playing Designated Hitter Derby, but a Junior League team gets noticeably weaker in Senior League venues- they give up both offense (the pitcher, most of whom can’t even lay down a bunt) AND defense as they lose a glove so an aging and slow DH can play a position they haven’t practiced at all season.

I predict the Cardinals in 6 or less.

rustymancuso581

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