No. 1 Bob (15-7) vs. No. 5 Ricky (12-8-3).
Line: Bob -2
A breakdown after the jump
Season series: Tied 1-1 (Week 5: Ricky 9-7; Week 15: Bob 12-5)
Career playoff records: Bob 0-2, Ricky 4-1
All-time head-to-head: Bob 3-2-1
Playoffs head-to-head: Never met
Last playoff appearance: Bob 2008, Ricky 2008
Hitting
Two weeks ago, this would have been Bob in a landslide, but Ricky's team is SCORCHING hot. It has been on an absolute tear and Bob desperately needs heavy production from his Brewers.
Advantage: Ricky
Pitching
Bob is already going into the free-agent pool, picking up Freddy Garcia (really?), seemingly for two starts this week. He also gets Tommy Hanson twice, a big plus. Ricky, however, gets two starts from Scott Feldman and maybe Roy Halladay.
Advantage: Even
Managing
Both managers have made 39 of the 45 allowed moves, so this will be very interesting to see how they handle this week. Bob has admittedly given up a Saturday night in the past to stay in and stiff, so we have to take that into consideration. But, he's a playoff choker as a favorite and we have to take that into account as well. Ricky has pulled a lot of the right strings lately, but it'll be tough to keep up this week.
Advantage: Bob
Prediction (2-0 record): Ricky 11-9 (the true underdog story continues!)
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lets go bob
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