Holy Whites--no, wait...Wiffolution--no wait...
Dr. Rapp

How am I supposed to accurately predict what will happen here? I'm loving the new look Wiffolution squad, the same that went 9-3 to close the season and all of the sudden play like they EXPECT to win.

But then again, I've seen so many "Scott Carmichael hitting the crap out of Wiffolution pitching" games that it's hard to fall into their camp.

But then again, I've seen Scott give up 15 homeruns this season (14 more than last year!) and I've seen Deatrick have some horrible innings from the mound, so it's hard to fall into THEIR camp either.

But then again, I've seen Jeff Morrison and Dean Evans mentally exit stage right after a couple innings don't go their way, so it's hard to pick them to make it all the way.

But then again, it becomes infinitely easier to beat the Whites when Deatrick goes 0-8 with 7 Ks (as he did in the last regular season game of the year), so I can't whole-heartedly get behind the Whites.

Matt Plummer has been scorching from the plate recently, but he's also been walking batters at nearly Evans' rate, and he gave up 4 of the team's 6 ERs in their 8-6 win over the Whites. Can I really expect Morrison to toss 1-2-3 innings every time out? Of course not, so there goes my vote for Wiffolution.

However, Scott has been roughed up a bit this year (only in comparison to year's past for him), and the team that roughed him up the most will be facing him this weekend. Wiffolution's not afraid of Scott, which is half the battle. And if they're hitting Scott, the Whites are as good as done. So maybe Wiffolution CAN pull it out...

But then...those three losses Wiffolution accepted at the hands of the Whites. Thirteen to two. Nine to two. Twelve to two. All it takes is one swing of the bat, and Wiffolution's season can fall apart. When the Whites get rolling, there are few who can stop them.

Then again, against those three losses, the Whites have lost to Wiffolution SIX times! And only one of those games was without Carmichael (a game in which they were no-hit). For those scoring at home, that's a 3-6 record against Wiffolution, which is mathematically the same as 1-2, which, from now on, is only a good enough record to end their season.

Speaking of ending seasons, Wiffolution has seen their last two seasons end in this very round of the playoffs. Their career record in the playoffs is 1-4. The Holy Whites are 7-4. For those keeping score at home, that's six more games the Whites have played (all wins) over Wiffolution, which is (roughly) 24 more innings of experience.

Casey Sylvester is Wiffolution's wild-card, and most would call him a better talent than the Whites' wild-card, Tavis Beynon. Both are about equal in hitting, but Casey has loads more to offer from the mound. If both wild-cards show up, Wiffolution picks up the (slight) advantage.

On top of that, Taivs has only had one "good" game, but below that, it was all thanks to Wiffolution pitching, off whom he posted an impressive line of 7-10, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 IP, 1 ER, 4 Ks (and the W from the mound).

Okay, enough is enough. We can play this game all day long, but I know you have better things to do (as do I). I've thought about this all week, and all of the above-mentioned points have permeated my mind, leaving me with a blank. Wiffolution, Whites. Whites, Wiffolution. Wiffolution, Whites. Whites, Wiffolution. Then I realized, it didn't even matter.

Either team is going to get their asses handed to them by the Road Warriors in the finals.

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