San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Not at all surprising that the Giants and Cardinals are back in the Championship Series. They’ve had a lot of success in recent years and that starts at the top with their personnel decisions and who they’ve had in the dugout. Continue reading
This has been one of the most unpredictable seasons in baseball. I had all the division winners correct in the National League, but only one Wild Card winner. As for the American League the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics were my only correct predictions. That’s not to say this won’t be an interesting postseason. The San Francisco Giants will be looking for their third title in five years. The St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers have been among the best teams this season. Make no mistake about the Pittsburgh Pirates chances of making another October run. In the American League the Los Angeles Angels were the hottest team in baseball down the stretch to claim the best record in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers were tops in their respective divisions and the Kansas City Royals would not give up their chance of ending a 29 year postseason drought. With that said this is where anything goes and those 162 other games make it worthwhile. Continue reading
Now in its 85th year the Midsummer Classic is appearing at the Minnesota Twins new ballpark Target Field. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading
MLB Awards
NL MVP – C Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
AL MVP – OF Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels
NL Cy Young – Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants
AL Cy Young – David Price Tampa Bay Rays
NL Rookie of the Year – SS Javier Baez Chicago Cubs
AL Rookie of the Year – 1B Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox
NL Manager of the Year – Mike Matheny St. Louis Cardinals
AL Manager of the Year – Bob Melvin Oakland Athletics
Postseason Projections
NL Division Winners – Dodgers, Cardinals, Nationals
NL Wild Card Winners – Braves, Pirates
AL Division Winners – Tigers, Red Sox, Athletics
AL Wild Card Winners – Rays, Rangers
ALCS – Tigers over Red Sox
NLCS – Cardinals over Dodgers
World Series – Cardinals over Tigers
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