Most of all, I want to see the Yankees and Dodgers lose the wild cards and have to explain why 25 gazillionaires couldn’t win one game with their postseason riding on it.
Nonetheless, I will try to offer a sensible prediction:
A.L. Wild Card: Yankees (Cole vs Eovaldi). New York goes with their ace and the ghost of Bucky Dent still lingers.
N.L. Wild Card: Cardinals (Wainwright vs Scherzer). St. Louis is white-hot right now, coming off a 17-game winning streak. They’re peaking at the right time.
A.L.D.S. 1: Rays. Cole can only pitch once and the Rays have clobbered New York all year. That should continue.
A.L.D.S. 2: White Sox. Houston’s pitching and offense seem to be falling apart at the worst time.
N.L.D.S. 1: Brewers. This is a toss-up, really so I am taking the one with home field advantage.
N.L.D.S. 2: Giants. Haven’t we seen this postseason matchup before?
A.L.C.S.: Rays. ChiSox have great starting pitching. Tampa has NO starting pitching but this is how Tampa wins.
N.L.C.S.: Giants. Whether they face the Brewers or Braves, it won’t be as hard as beating St. Louis.
World Series: Rays vs. Giants - In a 7-game series, I’m picking Tampa Bay. Fighting the Dodgers and Padres all year is remarkable but fighting the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays all year is even harder.
Nice.
I straight-line pick based on regular season stats so I don’t pick up end-of-season trends, injuries, etc. It would be too exhausting.
Hope for an entertaining post-season.
Well, you're 1 for 1 after tonight. And Bucky Bleeping Dent can take a hike. Another ghost has now been exorcised.
Not sure you'll make it two in a row, however. Scherzer is throwing lights out in LA, and the game is being played at Chavez Ravine.