The playoff picture is set and framed, with games to start Friday evening. In this postseason already filled with storylines, will their be a Cinderalla, an upset, a front runner? Anything is possible in October.
Here are the bettings odds for each team winning the World Series:
New York Yankees 5/1
Washington Nationals 5/1
Cincinnati Reds 5/1
Detroit Tigers 6/1
Texas Rangers 7/1
Oakland Athletics 15/2
San Francisco Giants 15/2
Atlanta Braves 12/1
Baltimore Orioles 15/1
St. Louis Cardinals 15/1
It's tough for me to predict how the postseason will go this year without my biases getting in the way, but that's half the fun, really. No one can deny how strong the Tigers pitching rotation is, or how the Yankees are getting hot as the most opportune time. You can't overlook the Reds offense, and you can never really count the Cardinals out of anything. With all that said, here are my picks.
Wild Card
AL: RANGERS over Orioles
NL: BRAVES over Cardinals
Division Series
AL: ATHLETICS over Tigers
YANKEES over Rangers
NL: REDS over Giants
BRAVES over Nationals
Championship Series
ATHLETICS over Yankees
REDS over Braves
World Series
REDS over Athletics
Now, as we've seen with a number of my Red Sox posts throughout the season, I have been wrong several times. But I'll start the conversation with my picks, so if anyone would like to disagree, throw some comments down below.
I couldn't agree more in the AL only I think the Tigers will beat the Yankees and then lose to the A's. Last 3 years it hasn't been the best team but the team that has gotten hot at the right time that has gone deep and no teams are hotter than the A's and the Tigers right now.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the NL I have to disagree, I think the Giants will take the Reds and the Nat's will be able to take out the Braves for a fantastic pitching matchup in the NLCS. Ultimately I don't think the Nat's can beat Giants without Strasburg and a potent offense which means a Giants, A's battle of the Bay for the World Series. Ultimately, I think the Giants under MVP Buster Posey will take the cake.
Realized my mistake in that the Tigers and A's play each other in the ALDS not the ALCS, so in that regard now I completely agree with you jon
DeleteBraves over Tigers babayyyyy!!!! Wooohooooo!!! Win it for chippaaaa!!!!! Yeahhhh yeah. Buster posey sucks
ReplyDelete0 for 2 so far, nice. Having said that, I like your picks for the series.
ReplyDelete0 for 2 so far, nice. Having said that, I like your picks for the series.
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