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Here's my picks...Guess who wins!!!
AL:
Boston vs. Anaheim
Boston in 4-5.
Everybody is jumping on the Angels saying "they're so hot, yada yada yada" But the Red Sox are clearly the better team. Even Pedro not at his 100% best is better than Colon. Sure the Angels have Vlad who is so hot right now, but the Red Sox have Manny, Ortiz, and an overall better lineup.
Minnesota vs New York
Minnesota in 5
On SportsCenter and every other national news service, they say that Santana hasn't performed well against the Yankee's and make up some stat from the playoffs last year. In fact he won game 1 pitching very well, and Mussina was really good last year. Then in his second game he had an elbow problem (which he had surgery on and it affected him this season aswell) so he didn't do so hot. He tore the Yankee's a new hole earlier this year. The Yankee's have a great hitting lineup, but Santana and Radke are both capable of shutting that down. The Twins can always find a way to win a game, and frankly this Yankee's team doesn't have it.
NL:
St. Louis vs. LA Dodgers
St. Louis in 4
I would have loved to see this in the next round, because I think it would have been a much better series then. In the first round I can't see LA having enough momentum to get past the Cards.
Houston vs. Atlanta
Atlanta in 5
This one is hard to choose, and as much as I would have liked to see the Astro's get through their hex and win a playoff series, I think that the Braves are just that much stronger. Houston came back in the end of the season, but when I look at them they don't look like they are as much of a team as the Braves.
ALCS
Boston vs. Minnesota
Minnesota in 7
Obvously the Red Sox are cursed. This will be a huge series and crazy things will happen. They always do at Fenway. Its hard to find reasoning for why the Twins will win this series, but they will.
NLCS:
Cardinals vs Braves
Cards in six
This could be a really good series, but honestly the Cards are just too good. The Braves are good enough to win two, but I can't see them winning any more. There starting pitching isn't that great is it? I hear all the "The Cards don't have the pitching" but I don't think any other team in the NL has blatantly better pitching.
World Series
Cards over Twins in 7
A rematch of 1987 World Series, but in the end the Cards will figure out Santana for a game and just overpower Radke, Silva, and whoeever else goes in.
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