The finale of our season brings the prediction of the playoffs. This will be one of the tightest playoffs we have seen in awhile. It looks to be a good postseason.
The seeding looks like this:
American League:
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* denotes Wild Card team
Wild Card Round
NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
This will be a tight game. The Cardinals will send ace Adam Wainwright to the mound. He will dominate the Braves. The Braves will put Julio Teheran up against Wainwright, but Teheran will lose the battle. He will give up a run or two more then Wainwright. Atlanta's lack of a true ace will cost them the game.
Winner: St. Louis Cardinals
AL Wild Card: Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels
The Tigers will put Scherzer up against Jered Weaver. Scherzer will put up a decent performance, but the Angels will jump on him towards the end of his game. Weaver will also give up a few runs, but will be solid. The Angels fantastic offense will give them the W.
Winner: Los Angeles Angels
This will be a tight game. The Cardinals will send ace Adam Wainwright to the mound. He will dominate the Braves. The Braves will put Julio Teheran up against Wainwright, but Teheran will lose the battle. He will give up a run or two more then Wainwright. Atlanta's lack of a true ace will cost them the game.
Winner: St. Louis Cardinals
AL Wild Card: Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels
The Tigers will put Scherzer up against Jered Weaver. Scherzer will put up a decent performance, but the Angels will jump on him towards the end of his game. Weaver will also give up a few runs, but will be solid. The Angels fantastic offense will give them the W.
Winner: Los Angeles Angels
Division Series
ALDS: Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels
The West Coast teams will put on the best Division Series this year. The Angels have a good offensive attack. The A's pitching will subdue that. This series will fall to how well the Angels pitch. With their current rotation, I don't think they will be able to hold the A's balanced offense off for more then one game.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 4 games
ALDS: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
The two surprise teams in the playoffs face-off against one another. One team's weakness is the others strength, so this will certainly be an interesting series to watch. Whereas Kansas has the far superior pitching staff, Baltimore has the superior offense. The games will be close, but I believe Baltimore's pitching staff will cost them the series.
Winner: Kansas City Royals in 5 games
NLDS: Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Nationals will come out firing this year. The pitchers will be dominating, while the bats just keep hitting. The Cardinals will do their best to fight back, though. They will certainly make a series out of this, but the Nationals will just be too much to handle.
Winner: Washington Nationals in 4 games
NLDS: Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
This will be the better NLDS series to watch. The Dodgers have the better team all-around. Cincinnati will be kept in the games. Cueto, Latos, and Leake will make sure of that. I have questions about the production of the Reds offense to declare them the winners.
Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 games
The West Coast teams will put on the best Division Series this year. The Angels have a good offensive attack. The A's pitching will subdue that. This series will fall to how well the Angels pitch. With their current rotation, I don't think they will be able to hold the A's balanced offense off for more then one game.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 4 games
ALDS: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
The two surprise teams in the playoffs face-off against one another. One team's weakness is the others strength, so this will certainly be an interesting series to watch. Whereas Kansas has the far superior pitching staff, Baltimore has the superior offense. The games will be close, but I believe Baltimore's pitching staff will cost them the series.
Winner: Kansas City Royals in 5 games
NLDS: Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Nationals will come out firing this year. The pitchers will be dominating, while the bats just keep hitting. The Cardinals will do their best to fight back, though. They will certainly make a series out of this, but the Nationals will just be too much to handle.
Winner: Washington Nationals in 4 games
NLDS: Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
This will be the better NLDS series to watch. The Dodgers have the better team all-around. Cincinnati will be kept in the games. Cueto, Latos, and Leake will make sure of that. I have questions about the production of the Reds offense to declare them the winners.
Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 games
Championship Series
NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
This will be a good series. The Nationals and Dodgers are the most evenly matched teams in baseball. I think the Dodgers will make some big moves at the deadline, and that will be what propels them to the win. The Nationals have a deeper pitching staff, but the Dodgers have the more prolific offense. Couple the better offense with the trades, and the Dodgers will win.
Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games
ALCS: Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
I feel bad for KC. They have to face the best team in baseball after missing out on the playoffs for more than 20 years. They will stay close in games, but they just won't be able to overcome the Athletics.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 4 games
This will be a good series. The Nationals and Dodgers are the most evenly matched teams in baseball. I think the Dodgers will make some big moves at the deadline, and that will be what propels them to the win. The Nationals have a deeper pitching staff, but the Dodgers have the more prolific offense. Couple the better offense with the trades, and the Dodgers will win.
Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games
ALCS: Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
I feel bad for KC. They have to face the best team in baseball after missing out on the playoffs for more than 20 years. They will stay close in games, but they just won't be able to overcome the Athletics.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 4 games
World Series
WS: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Oakland Athletics
The two best teams in baseball will face off against one another. The Athletics have the deeper rotation and more balanced offensive attack. The Dodgers have one of the best top 3 in a rotation and a powerful offense. It will be back and forth in the games. In the end, I think Oakland's bullpen will be the MVP of the series. If they hand a lead over to the bullpen, then the game is over. The same can't be said for the Dodgers.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 6 games
The two best teams in baseball will face off against one another. The Athletics have the deeper rotation and more balanced offensive attack. The Dodgers have one of the best top 3 in a rotation and a powerful offense. It will be back and forth in the games. In the end, I think Oakland's bullpen will be the MVP of the series. If they hand a lead over to the bullpen, then the game is over. The same can't be said for the Dodgers.
Winner: Oakland Athletics in 6 games
It will definitely be a fight to get to the top of the baseball world this October. Oakland's balanced team will be their key to the World Series.