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10-19-2006, 11:57 PM
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For the first time since 1999, the World Series will feature a pair of managers who have each been here before and won. But will familiarity with their surroundings help Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland produce a true classic?
The St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers are ready to settle the season in the World Series, squaring off in a battle that looked unlikely when the regular season ended. After leading the AL Central almost the entire way, the Tigers fell out of first on the final day of the regular season thanks to a second-half slump. The Cardinals condenses their slump to the season's final weeks, narrowly avoiding one of the biggest collapses in the history of the game. But the Tigers vanquished the Yankees and A's with relative ease in the first two rounds, while the Cardinals dispatched the Padres and survived the Mets to join them on the grandest stage.
So what happens next, SportsNation? Have you developed a rooting interest during the postseason? Where does each team have an edge? Which team will win, and how long with it take? Vote on the World Series!
1) What is your rooting interest in the World Series?
48.5% Rooting for Tigers
37.5% Rooting for Cardinals
14.0% Not rooting for either
2) Which team has the better projected starting rotation?
81.4% Detroit: Justin Verlander, Kenny Rogers, Nate Robertson, Jeremy Bonderman
18.6% St. Louis: Chris Carpenter, Jeff Weaver, Jeff Suppan, Anthony Reyes
3) Which closer is a better bet in the ninth inning?
59.1% Todd Jones
40.9% Adam Wainwright
4) Which team has a more dangerous heart of the order?
58.2% St. Louis: Albert Pujols, Juan Encarnacion, Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds
41.8% Detroit: Sean Casey, Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, Ivan Rodriguez
5) What impact will a week off have on Detroit?
43.6% Positive
31.3% Won't help or hurt
25.1% Negative
6) Should the Tigers pitch to Albert Pujols with runners in scoring position and first base empty?
54.9% No
45.1% Yes
7) Which manager's hunches would you trust more?
62.1% Jim Leyland
37.9% Tony La Russa
8) Which veteran would you rather see win a title?
53.0% Jim Edmonds
47.0% Ivan Rodriguez
9) Where will fans be the loudest?
60.1% Comerica Park in Detroit
39.9% Busch Stadium in St. Louis
10) Which team will win the World Series?
28.3% Detroit in six games
21.2% Detroit in five games
18.2% St. Louis in six games
12.9% Detroit in four games
10.3% St. Louis in seven games
3.6% St. Louis in five games
3.4% Detroit in seven games
2.0% St. Louis in four games
Total Votes: 2,031
For the first time since 1999, the World Series will feature a pair of managers who have each been here before and won. But will familiarity with their surroundings help Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland produce a true classic?
The St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers are ready to settle the season in the World Series, squaring off in a battle that looked unlikely when the regular season ended. After leading the AL Central almost the entire way, the Tigers fell out of first on the final day of the regular season thanks to a second-half slump. The Cardinals condenses their slump to the season's final weeks, narrowly avoiding one of the biggest collapses in the history of the game. But the Tigers vanquished the Yankees and A's with relative ease in the first two rounds, while the Cardinals dispatched the Padres and survived the Mets to join them on the grandest stage.
So what happens next, SportsNation? Have you developed a rooting interest during the postseason? Where does each team have an edge? Which team will win, and how long with it take? Vote on the World Series!
1) What is your rooting interest in the World Series?
48.5% Rooting for Tigers
37.5% Rooting for Cardinals
14.0% Not rooting for either
2) Which team has the better projected starting rotation?
81.4% Detroit: Justin Verlander, Kenny Rogers, Nate Robertson, Jeremy Bonderman
18.6% St. Louis: Chris Carpenter, Jeff Weaver, Jeff Suppan, Anthony Reyes
3) Which closer is a better bet in the ninth inning?
59.1% Todd Jones
40.9% Adam Wainwright
4) Which team has a more dangerous heart of the order?
58.2% St. Louis: Albert Pujols, Juan Encarnacion, Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds
41.8% Detroit: Sean Casey, Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, Ivan Rodriguez
5) What impact will a week off have on Detroit?
43.6% Positive
31.3% Won't help or hurt
25.1% Negative
6) Should the Tigers pitch to Albert Pujols with runners in scoring position and first base empty?
54.9% No
45.1% Yes
7) Which manager's hunches would you trust more?
62.1% Jim Leyland
37.9% Tony La Russa
8) Which veteran would you rather see win a title?
53.0% Jim Edmonds
47.0% Ivan Rodriguez
9) Where will fans be the loudest?
60.1% Comerica Park in Detroit
39.9% Busch Stadium in St. Louis
10) Which team will win the World Series?
28.3% Detroit in six games
21.2% Detroit in five games
18.2% St. Louis in six games
12.9% Detroit in four games
10.3% St. Louis in seven games
3.6% St. Louis in five games
3.4% Detroit in seven games
2.0% St. Louis in four games
Total Votes: 2,031