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Ann Arbor won the season series over Montreal, 5 games to 4.
Projected Pitching Match-Ups!
Game 1: Raúl Pérez (MTL, 19-9 2.84) vs Tony Ross (ANN, 18-6 3.80)Game 2: Lou Smith (MTL, 14-10 5.04) vs Michael Bryan (ANN, 13-8 3.88)
Game 3: Ray Clay (MTL, 13-9 5.78) vs Jim Thompson (ANN, 11-7 6.50)
Game 4: Jaime Hernández (MTL, 4-1 4.25) vs Wayne Connolly (ANN, 8-7 5.27)
TOP 5ives!
Top 5 Batters in Series: OF Lorenzo Rodríguez (ANN), OF Chris Collins (MTL), 1B Eric Ware (MTL), C Michael Frost (ANN), OF Tim Raines (MTL)Top 5 Starters in Series: Raúl Pérez (MTL), Tony Ross (ANN), Michael Bryan (ANN), Jim Thompson (ANN), Lou Smith (MTL)
Top 5 Pen-Arms in Series: Del Hubble (ANN), José Guevara (MTL), Homer Turner (MTL), Ben Hayes (ANN), Darryl Bradshaw (ANN)
Predictions
Hitting MVP: OF Raines, MTLPitching MVP: SP Perez, MTL
Series Winner: Montreal Bandits over Ann Arbor in 7
Last Thoughts
Now, while I picked Montreal to win the series, Ann Arbor could obviously win. They won more games in a vastly tougher divsion. That being said, I think the ABL fans would be sad if they didn't get to see Montreal/Seattle III. At least I would. |
| Raúl Pérez |
I think Pérez goes 1, 4, and 7 and wins them all. I know, it's going out on a limb here, and more than likely Pérez won't go 3 times, but in order for Montreal to keep the streak alive, I think that's his only way to the promise land ... and given that I picked him to win the series, that's what I'm going to say happens here.
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| Tim Raines |
Call me crazy, but I think Raines is the best player in the series not named Rodríguez, and quite frankly has the biggest series being baptised into the playoffs with a strong showing and a cemented roles for year to come. The more I think about it though, the harder I'm finding myself from picking Ann Arbor—but I'll stay where I am. All in all, I think the Montreal/Seattle III karma is too much to pass up!
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