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Playoff predictions:
Wild Card
Cardinals def. Braves 4-2: Don't really have any other reason for this other than the fact that they're hyping the shit out of the Braves winning like 20 Medlen starts in a row. That's usually a curse.
Rangers def. Orioles 7-3: Sorry Droford. The Rangers are pissed the fuck off after choking away the divisional lead, so I think the Texas bats show up in full force.
DS:
Nationals over Cardinals in 4: Cardinals grab a win in Game 2 at Busch to tie up the series but the Nats then handle their business at home.
Reds over Giants in 5: This looks like a fun series. I see it going back and forth with the Reds winning games 1, 3, and 5 to advance.
Yankees over Rangers in 4: Rangers come off the momentum from their Wild Card game to win game 1 at home, but then the Yankees take it over from there.
Tigers over Athletics in 4: Tigers take advantage of the home field, grabbing 2 wins at Comerica and forcing the A's to need to do another sweep at home to stay alive. A's salvage game 3 but their dream season ends in game 4.
CS:
Reds over Nationals in 6: Reds bounce back from a first game loss by taking games 2, 3, and 4. They barely avoid clinching the pennant at home and instead have to finish it off in DC in game 6.
Yankees over Tigers in 7: The teams split the first two games in NY before the Yanks win games 3 and 4. Tigers win game 5 with their season on the line only to then drop game 6 in the Bronx.
WS:
Yankees over Reds in 6: Yanks come out of the chutes fast by winning the first 2 in Cincy. Reds take games 3 and 5 in NY to give themselves a chance to close it out at home. Game 6 is a close one but Soriano avoids pulling a Neftali Feliz, finishing it off and giving the Yankees #28.
The Yankees winning the WS is one of the few predictions I made before the year starts that's actually still possible, so I'm not about to change it now. They don't have the best pitching in these playoffs, but their pitching is still very solid and I just think they have too many offensive weapons to contain - several of whom have a knack for coming through when it matters most.
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