NLDS
Los Angeles Dodgers Vs Atlanta Braves
The Dodgers have been
on a roller coaster ride all season long, they started playing like shit and
were looking like the worst team in baseball, then all of a sudden they start
to dominate all behind some great pitching, getting some injured guys back and
the emergence of the rookie Yasiel Puig. But heading into the playoffs The
Dodgers started to cool off and aren’t looking as dominant as they did this
Summer. The Braves on the other hand have been pretty consistent for the most
part this season, their batting lineup has been tops in the league Justin Upton
led the way by hitting 27 HR and bringing in 70 RBI’s and also the first
baseman Freddie Freeman has 23 HR’s and 109 RBI and batted a .319 AVG, those
are some great numbers right there! As far as scoring goes both of these teams
have no issues with it and are evenly matched up, but where The Dodgers have
the edge is with their starting pitching. Clayton Kershaw has been dominant
once again this year and Grienke is also having yet another good season, the
bullpen has been their problem so if it comes down to that there could be a
problem for The Dodgers, but having the pitching edge gets them the win in this
series.
Dodgers over Braves 4 games
Pittsburgh Pirates Vs St. Louis Cardinals
This is probably
going to be the best matchup of the division series both of these teams know
eachother really well since they are in the same division. They battled it out
all season long and have had ups and downs against eachother so either team can
take this one! The Pirates have been a strong team for the majority of the
season, they did start to fall apart the last month but they looked real good
in The Wild Card Playoff game against The Reds, once they start hitting the
lineup is hard to stop especially because they’re known for hitting a lot of
homeruns! Francisco Liriano has also stepped it up since signing with them and
is looking to be fully recovered from past injuries and has been one of the
most dominant pitchers this season and has really carried this team when most
everybody forgot about him. The Cardinals are once again playing well, they
always seem to get by with a bunch of nobodies for the most part but they have
looked good all season long and crept up to win that division. Right now I
think The Pirates are riding a wave of momentum coming in from The Wild Card
Round and I think will step it up to get to The Championship Series. I think
their batting lineup is better, their bullpen is better and they play better
defense.
Pirates over Cardinals 5 games
ALDS
Detroit Tigers Vs Oakland A’s
So I’m not as avid of
a baseball fan like I am football for example, but I definitely keep up on
baseball throughout the season and I had no fucking idea that The A’s were
dominating their division for the last like month or so! They came out of
nowhere and won the division, but I guess that’s not tough when you have two of
the biggest choke artist teams in your division (Angels and Rangers). The Tigers on the other hand have been
dominant once again, the pitching has been solid, especially from Max Scherzer
who led the league with 21 wins, shockingly Justin Verlander was the one on The
Tigers struggling this year and that’s odd coming from him since he’s been one
of the best pitchers in baseball over the last 5 years or so. Miguel Cabrera
has followed up his triple crown year with almost ANOTHER triple crown, dude
has been a beast since the day he stepped into the league and he’s not letting
up, he had 44 HR, 137 RBI, and had a
.348 avg, those are some insane numbers. Like I said before I’m not too sure
what The A’s have going on with their team I have a feeling whatever they’re
working with will not be enough to even compete with The Tigers for an entire
series.
Tigers over A’s 3 games
Tampa Bay Rays Vs Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox made a
huge turn around this year from last year, they have a brand new manager who
has had this team dominating for the majority of the season. The pitchers have
been pitching lights out this year, the batting lineup has been producing a lot
of runs and they’ve even been able to continue to play well even though they’ve
had some injuries. The Rays have also had a good season, they’ve had their
shaky moments but overall they came into the playoffs strong and should be a
strong contender against The Red Sox. These two teams know eachother very well
since they’re in the same division and had some great matchups already this
season, I’ve felt since the Summer that The Red Sox are the overall best team
in baseball and are the team to beat so with that being said I’ve gotta pick
The Red Sox in this series. The Rays should give them a run for their money but
overall The Red Sox are a better team from top to bottom.
Red Sox over Rays 4 games