2014 MLB Divisional Series
Predictions
ALDS
Kansas City Royals Vs LA Angels
It’s crazy that this
is the first time The Royals have been in the playoffs since the year I was
born! It was nice to see them get that win in The Wild Card Round in a thriller
against The A’s, but now I think it’s time to snap back to reality. The Angels have
been one of the best teams through the second half of the season, they have a
great batting lineup led by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols who is finally healthy
and playing well. The pitching staff finally got it together and now are
looking solid from top to bottom. The Royals have been kind of flaky coming
into the playoffs, where as The Angels have been playing some great baseball
for months! This is where I think The Angels will have the edge, momentum
coming into the playoffs is huge as well as a solid pitching staff, their
batting lineup is just a bonus that takes them over the top and if they keep it
up they will be tough for anyone to beat!
Angels over Royals 3 Games
Detroit Tigers Vs Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles have been
one of the biggest surprise teams of the season, they owned their division for
most of the season and really haven’t let up at all. Nelson Cruz has had a
great season batting .271 with 40 homeruns, he was the leader of this lineup
along with Adam Jones. The Tigers lineup can score a lot of runs and keep up
with a team like The Orioles, led by Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez. The
Tigers had a slow start to the season, but are back to their old form. Where I
think this matchup will be won will be with the Starting Pitching, The Tigers
have one of the best pitching staffs in the league and Verlander is starting to
pitch well again at the right time of the year. The Orioles pitching staff was
fairly mediocre and had their moments during the season, but I don’t believe
they have enough to beat out a team like The Tigers.
Tigers Over Orioles 5 Games
NLDS
San Francisco Giants Vs Washington Nationals
I love when The
Giants are in this position because the last two times it’s happened they’ve
won The World Series! There’s something about this team that just know how to
win when the playoffs roll around, so even though The Giants barely made it
into the playoffs this year I still believe they are going to be a tough
matchup for anyone. The Nationals have had a great season, the pitching staff
has just been absolutely dominant and are the reason why they are here! But I’m
a Giants fan and there’s no way I’m picking against them, especially with the
way they played against The Pirates in The Wild Card game, they keep that kind
of play up then they got this! The Nationals have yet to prove they can live up
to any expectations they have set over the years and The Giants have done the
opposite!
Giants over Nationals 4 Games
St. Louis Cardinals Vs LA Dodgers
The Dodgers have had
a great season starting with Clayton Kershaw, the guy has been one of most
dominant pitchers over the past few seasons and had yet another amazing season.
He should not only be receiving yet another Cy Young Award, but also an MVP
because he has carried this team the whole way. The Dodgers lineup is stacked
with talent and the rest of the pitching staff, along with the bullpen makes
them a very tough opponent for anyone they face. The Cardinals are just their
usual quiet selves, back in the playoffs and I’m not even sure how? They
obviously know how to build a great team since they always seem to get back
into the playoffs every year with a team of no names. Unfortunately for them
The Dodgers are playing too well for me to pick against them in this round, but
if anyone can surprise us and beat The Dodgers, it’s gotta be The Cardinals
they’ve done it before!
Dodgers Over Cardinals 5 Games
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