ALDS & NLDS Predictions
ALDS
Boston Red Sox Vs Houston Astros
The Astros have been one of
the most dominant teams since the start the season and I don’t believe they are
about to cool down. The Astros are stacked from top to bottom. The starting pitching
is solid, the batting lineup is unstoppable, and on defense it’s tough to get
anything by that infield! The Red Sox have been extremely inconsistent from
starting pitchers, to the bullpen, and throughout the batting lineup, I’m
actually really shocked they ended up winning their division. These two teams
are practically polar opposites and that does not play into the Red Sox favor.
The Astros are playing too well for me to pick against them, especially against
a floundering Red Sox team!
Astros over Red Sox in 3 games
New York Yankees Vs Cleveland Indians
I have a feeling this is
going to be a very mediocre series. The Yankees have been a fun team to watch
and they definitely have a bright future with that batting lineup, but their
starting pitching is straight up garbage! They will not even be able to compete
with the Indians in any way once things get out of hand. The Indians have an
excellent starting pitching lineup. Any one of these guys can go out there and
dominate on the mound, and they are known to give up very few runs. That is not
the case with the Yankees at all, they are lucky if the starting pitcher makes
it past the third inning these days. The Indians are by far the superior team
on every level in this matchup from the pitching to the hitting, I don’t
believe the Yankees will be able to keep up in this one.
Indians over Yankees in 3 games
NLDS
Chicago Cubs Vs Washington Nationals
The Cubs aren’t even half
the team they were last season, quite frankly they should feel lucky they even
made the Playoffs! I’m not sure what the problem is with them since they are
basically the same team as last season? They have had to deal with some
injuries to the starting pitching, but nothing major. Even the batting lineup
isn’t as good as it was last season, they are lucky if they can drive in a run
these days. The Nationals, on the other hand, have been one of the best teams
all season long. The starting pitching has been one of the best in the league,
but the bull pen is a whole other story. The Nationals offense was on fire
prior to Bryce Harper’s injury and if he can’t back into the lineup and play
how he played prior to the injury the Nationals have no shot at a World Series.
With that being said I still think the Nationals overall are the better team
and have the edge in this matchup. The Cubs have been way too unreliable
throughout the season and the pitching has been way too inconsistent for me to
trust them to win a series against the Nationals.
Nationals over Cubs in 4 games
Arizona Diamondbacks Vs Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers dominated this
entire season, aside from the last month, but they still finished the regular
season on top! Now, it’s Playoff time and that hasn’t been a fulfilling time
for the Dodgers in quite some time! Even their pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, has
been known to blow his wad consistently throughout the Playoffs in the past, so
this should be an interesting series to watch. At first glance this looks like
it should be an ass kicking, which I wouldn’t be surprised by, but I am not
sold at all on the Dodgers. They are going up against a division opponent who
has been on fire this second half of the season. The Diamondbacks should not be
overlooked in this matchup. They don’t have a ton of big names, but they have a
few guys who can make a ton of big plays, and like I said the Dodgers in the post
season has been nothing but a chokefest over the years. I think this will end
up being the best series in this round of the Playoffs and while I believe it’s
going to be close, I give the Dodgers the edge because they are a much better
team overall than the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers have plenty of time to choke
this post season, it’s just not going to happen in this round!
Dodgers over Diamondbacks in 5 games