Baseball’s postseason starts tonight, and so I’m going to run through which teams I want to win and which teams I will expect to win (likely not the same teams, as I do root for underdogs, but know that they rarely win).
Preferences
Wild Card Round
Yankees vs. Astros – I’m tired of seeing the Yankees win things, and even if winning the Wild Card playoff doesn’t mean much in the long run, it would put them in position to potentially win something more. So I’m firmly behind the Astros here even if I still think it’s weird for them to play in the American League.
Pirates vs. Cubs – From the pure underdog point of view, I should pick the Cubs to go all the way but since I have a horse in this race the Cubs can wait another year. I’ll pick the Pirates to go on to the NLCS since it will mean shorter trips for my team. By the way, it’s outrageous that these two teams with the 2nd & 3rd best records in baseball this season are forced to play this one game ‘coin flip’ playoff. MLB really needs to work out their backasswards playoff system.
Divisional Series
Blue Jays vs. Rangers – The Blue Jays are an exciting team from a congenial country to the North. And they have R.A. Dickey. The Rangers have never excited me. Blue Jays for the win.
Royals vs. Astros – I enjoyed the Royals return to greatness last season and hope that they have a chance to go all the way one year soon.
Cardinals vs. Pirates – I’m even more tired of seeing Cardinals win things that I am of seeing the Yankees win things. Pirates (or Cubs) all the way!
Dodgers vs. Mets – My favorite team in baseball versus my third least favorite. Easy choice! Let’s go Mets!!!
League Championship Series
Blue Jays vs. Royals – I kind of think of these teams as being very genial, so this will be a most polite (and blue) series. I give the Blue Jays a slight nod due to their entertaining style of play and Dickey-ness.
Mets vs. Pirates – Once again, I can root for no one else to win but the Mets!
World Series
Blue Jays vs. Mets – Oh how I’d love to see this World Series play out, with the Mets winning of course. But really, I’ll take a Mets victory over any AL opponent.
Predictions
And here are my colder, lest fannish picks for how actual postseason outcomes will play out.
Wild Card Round
Yankees beat Astros
Cubs beat Pirates
Divisional Series
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0
Royals 3, Yankees 1
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2
Mets 3, Dodgers 1
League Championship Series
Blue Jays 4, Royals 2
Cardinals 4, Mets 1 :(
World Series
Blue Jays 4, Cardinals 3
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