2016 MLB Division Series Playoff
Predictions
NLDS
San Francisco Giants Vs Chicago Cubs
It's an even year
and since 2010 the Giants have won three World Series Championships during the
even years. I'm not quite sure how they make that happen, but every time the
Giants make the Playoffs under Bruce Bochy they always step it up! Now I know,
during the regular season the Giants were absolute crap during the second half
and were really lucky to make the Playoffs, but they are in and showed in the
Wild Card round against the Mets that they are ready for another World Series
run. Madison Bumgarner is a beast and when it comes to post season play this
guy never backs down and has proven he is the greatest pitcher when it comes to
the post season of ALL TIME! Go take a look at the stats that back up that statement
and try to prove otherwise, good luck with that because you can't! I'm fully
aware that the Cubs straight up dominated the regular season and they are a
great team, but over the last 100 years (not an exaggeration) they continue to
fail during the post season. Don't talk to me about stupid worthless curses either,
that's what I refer to as loser talk and only stupid morons believe in such
things as curses. The reason why the Cubs fail in the post season is because
they are choke artists and until they prove otherwise that's all they will ever
be! I know a lot of the wishy washy fans just can't wait to see the Cubs
finally win the big one, well guess what I'm a bitchy watchy fan and I love
watching teams who consistently lose in
the post season repeat it every single time and I will keep on laughing at the
Cubs until they finally win. Which will not be this season because
unfortunately for them they are going up against a team that knows how to win
during the post season no matter what the circumstances are and while I believe
the Cubs have the overall better team that doesn't matter, momentum is
everything in the Playoffs and the Giants have it! So Cubs fans get your new
"curse" excuse ready for this year because once this series is over
you're going to need it to soothe the pain!
Giants over Cubs in 4 games
Los Angeles Dodgers Vs Washington Nationals
I’m not quite sure
how the Dodgers got here because overall this team had a lot to overcome
throughout the regular season, starting with their new manager Dave Roberts. He
was coming into an already established Dodgers team that could implode at any
minute and did so under Don Mattingly time and time again. There was non-stop
drama with Yasiel Puig, whose play has diminished over time and is turning out
to be a complete bust! There is always promise when you have a great pitcher
like Clayton Kershaw, but he spent the second half of the season rehabbing a
back injury. He’s back so we will see how effective he is in the playoffs,
especially since he’s been a huge choke artist in his past playoff appearances.
The Nationals on the other hand have dominated this season from start to
finish. Bryce Harper began the season on fire, but has slowly cooled off
throughout the second half, injuries seem to be taking a toll on him. The
Nationals have maintained their high level of play with lights out pitching
from starters down to the bullpen. I believe the Nationals are a much better
team overall than the Dodgers and until the Dodgers can prove they can win in
the playoffs, which they haven’t over the past decade, then I cannot pick them
to win a playoff series.
Nationals over Dodgers in 4 games
ALDS
Toronto Blue Jays Vs Texas Rangers
I am looking
forward to this matchup a lot! These two teams aren’t even in the same
division, hell they aren’t even in the same country, but they HATE each other! Whenever
these teams play each other it is a hard fought battle and fists may be thrown.
I have a feeling this will be an offensive shootout. While both teams have
great pitching, they are even better when they come up to bat. The Blue Jays
have one of the best batting lineups in the league and are tough to pitch
around, especially when they get hot! Jose Bautista has always been one of my
favorite guys to watch play baseball, unlike some losers he always steps it up
come playoff time and I find it amusing how much he pisses off all the crybaby
old timers who feel he’s “disrespecting” the game by celebrating when he makes
game winning plays. I have a suggestion to the crybabies currently in the
league, how about you learn how to strike him out and then maybe he will
shutup?!?!? Unfortunately, I don’t believe the Rangers will be that team to
quiet him or any of the rest of the batters in the Blue Jays lineup. The
Rangers are notorious for choking in the postseason and I don’t believe that
will be changing this season!
Blue Jays over Rangers in 5 games
Boston Red Sox Vs Cleveland Indians
The Indians have
been a huge surprise this season. They started off hot and I figured they’d
cool down at some point, but so far they’ve managed to maintain their winning
ways. The Indians batting lineup is one of the most consistent in the league and
they tend to go overlooked because they aren’t going to kill you with homeruns,
but they will get plenty of guys on base and bring them home for a score. They
have some good pitchers, but the only problem is they continue to get hurt so
none of them have been able to stand out against anyone else in the league. The
Red Sox are coming out of the best division in baseball and I’m pretty sure
most of us are shocked that they ended up winning the division and not another
team! What is most shocking to me is how dominant they have been with their
starting pitching led by Porcello and Price. Once everybody got healthy the
batting lineup has been unstoppable with four players who have a batting
average of at least .300, that’s just insane! That is where I believe the Red
Sox will have an advantage in this matchup, this batting lineup is tough and
while the Indians have some good pitchers they have been struggling this second
half and if the Red Sox get up on them quick it will be tough for the Indians
to make a come back.
Red Sox over Indians in 4 games