Could the Astros have beaten the Braves this year?

No

 

No way. Braves have the best lineup in baseball and would have torched the Astros staff. It seems like everytime the Braves lose in the playoffs its at home (97 Marlins,98 Padres,2000 Cards,2001 D'Backs,2002 Giants, 2003 Scrubs).

 

I wish cubs fans would calm down.. you won one series..

 

Yes

 

We dont have Wood or Prior.

I doubt Oswalt and Miller would have been as dominant as those two. We would have lost the series.

 

oswalt is as dominant as wood or prior and better than anyone on atlanta's staff. miller though up and down this year has top talent as well, certainly capable of shutting down the braves.

i don't know if we would have won but atlanta didn't seem to impressive.

btw, what's up with chicago fans being all over these road games. not just atlanta but anywhere they play. i hate the cubs.

 

The Braves are so use to beating up on the Astros in the playoffs that they lose focus if they have to play anyone else. Peter Gammons said the Braves will make major changes (Lopez,Sheff,Maddux,Vinny, maybe Chip and Smoltz).

 

i think maybe jsut maybe the stros would have been able to beat the braves it looks like the darn cubs have a good chance to go to the world series and maybe even win it

 

Do the astros ever hit in the playoffs? no. and no.

 

question: If houston and oakland ever met in the playoffs, which team would choke?

 

The Astros had the division title all but wrapped up and they choked at the end...so what do you think that they would do against the Braves? In the past decade it seems that Atlanta has only been successful against one team in the postseason, and that was the Astros.

 

We would have gotten our butts kicked yet again by the Braves because our starting pitching would have failed us royally. Also, don't forget we don't hit well under pressure. It's like Wagner says...every game is playing like it's a game seven and we all know what happens in game sevens for the astros...untimely hitting and weak pitching. Maybe the Astros should have played those important games as if they were meaningless. We would have fared better.

I am really happy for the Cubs even though I'm not really a Cubs fan. I just can't stand the Braves as their always in the playoffs and I'm glad they finally got knocked out in the first series.

 

Could the Oilers have won the SuperBowl if they beat the Billlls or the Broncos, Steelers, or Raiders?

My gut tells me no.

And if they could have won in the first place, maybe.

And if they had already won it all, yes.

It's like asking, "Could we have started a car without any fuel? I mean assuming that it was possible to run a combustion engine without any combustible fuel and all..."

My "I wish" side that is a Homer Cheerleader says, "yes."

But I live here. You know... earth?

 

This is funny coming from an Astros fan.

 

Isn't it just obvious that all the times the Astros played the Braves....just got their ass kicked. But the Cubs come in, had the will and firepower to do it, and went in and kicked ass. Kudos to the Cubs and I hope they go all the way (they definitely deserve it).

 

not that's not obvious..that's revisionist history..i would agree that was the case in 97...but in 99, the astros gave that series up. that was theirs to win that year.

 

If they had Prior and Woods on their team then - yes. Otherwise - no.

 

The Braves?? Heck, I'd settle for winning 3 out of 4 against the Brewers!

 

well, I am still rooting for the Marlins!! Let's go fish!