American League Wild Card Series
1. Tampa Bay Rays vs. 8. Toronto Blue Jays
Don’t scoff at the Rays being the best team in a 60-game season. They did accomplished this feat in ways most teams can’t. Continue reading
Cardinals
Week 2 Review of the NFL
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Speechless
When a team has a 20-point lead at the end of the first quarter, a 29-10 lead at halftime and with a little over 8 minutes left in the game, has a 15-point lead you’d think that team would end up winning the game. That wasn’t the case with the Atlanta Falcons. Continue reading
NFC West
Standard1. San Francisco 49ers
The turnaround under GM John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan has been masterful and is almost complete if they win a Super Bowl.
2. Seattle Seahawks
The defense has been completely revamped, but the offense has become more potent with QB Russell Wilson primed for a MVP season.
3. Los Angeles Rams
Cap constraints will comeback to haunt them soon, so now is the time to go all in for another Super Bowl run.
4. Arizona Cardinals
Trading for WR DeAndre Hopkins and seeing what they had to give up to get him has 30 other teams kicking themselves for not offering the same thing. Continue reading
2020 MLB World Series & Awards Predictions
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MLB Awards
NL MVP – SS Javier Baez – Chicago Cubs
AL MVP – OF Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
NL Cy Young – Mike Soroka – Atlanta Braves
AL Cy Young – Mike Clevinger – Cleveland Indians
NL Rookie of the Year – 3B Carter Kieboom – Washington Nationals
AL Rookie of the Year – OF Luis Robert – Chicago White Sox
NL Manager of the Year – Mike Shildt – St. Louis Cardinals
AL Manager of the Year – Bob Melvin – Oakland Athletics Continue reading
National League Central
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1. St. Louis Cardinals
Their pitching depth is solid and their lineup has a foundation around Paul Goldschmidt.
2. Cincinnati Reds
They are the trending favorite to surprise folks around baseball. The moves they made were strategic considering their ballpark is a hitters paradise.
3. Chicago Cubs
The talent is there to clinch a Wild Card spot or even win the division, but there are questions as to what their future holds.
4. Milwaukee Brewers
If their pitching staff can match what their lineup can do then the Brewers should be contenders all the way.
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
After a steady run of success, the Pirates are starting from scratch.
Player to Watch: OF Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers
Best Acquisition: 2B Mike Moustakas – Cincinnati Reds
New Kid on the Block: INF Nico Hoerner – Chicago Cubs Continue reading
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