Potentially the most unpredictable Playoffs ever

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Worst year of his career. 1.4 WAR and .230. What happened? I had him on my HOF potential list.

Definitely not a great year for him. Still only 28, but yah he better redeem himself in the Playoffs or come back strong next year or his HOF chances will dwindle.

He did make a very nice play to throw Bichette out at home.......and a great tag on a pick off play of Vlad Jr., and he drove the first run of the game in with a bases loaded single.........so not a bad to start to these Playoffs.


4 sweeps in the first round.


Let's hope the 2nd round gets a little more intense.

[jayshum]

All sweeps in the first round was a surprise. As a Phillies fan, I was not expecting them to beat the Marlins as easily as they did, but Wheeler and Nola really stepped up with great starts. Wheeler wasn't a surprise, but Nola has not been great this year. Next up is Atlanta. I don't see how the Phillies can win this series, but I thought the same thing last year and they beat Atlanta in 4 games so hopefully they can find a way to do it again, but if I had to bet on it, my money would be on the Braves.

Hopefully this round is more competitive, but I could see the Braves, Dodgers, Orioles and Astros all winning pretty easily.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by jayshum

All sweeps in the first round was a surprise. As a Phillies fan, I was not expecting them to beat the Marlins as easily as they did, but Wheeler and Nola really stepped up with great starts. Wheeler wasn't a surprise, but Nola has not been great this year. Next up is Atlanta. I don't see how the Phillies can win this series, but I thought the same thing last year and they beat Atlanta in 4 games so hopefully they can find a way to do it again, but if I had to bet on it, my money would be on the Braves.

Hopefully this round is more competitive, but I could see the Braves, Dodgers, Orioles and Astros all winning pretty easily.

Jay, can you rank the 4 underdogs in Round 2, 1 to 4, with 1 being the best chance at an upset and advancing, to 4 being least likely to advance.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Jay, can you rank the 4 underdogs in Round 2, 1 to 4, with 1 being the best chance at an upset and advancing, to 4 being least likely to advance.

I would list them in this order:

1 - Rangers
2 - Diamondbacks
3 - Phillies
4 - Twins

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I would list them in this order:

1 - Rangers
2 - Diamondbacks
3 - Phillies
4 - Twins

So this was my ranking for most likely to least likely upsets in the division series. Rangers and Diamondbacks both swept and Twins lost so looks like I did pretty well. Now I just need my Phillies to finish off the Braves.

[mrreality68]

Definitely been unpredictable

Never would have thought the Dodger would have been swept let alone losing this around.
Never thought Texas would sweep but expected them to advance
Not surprising that Houston advanced and amazed at how consistent they are 7 years in a row.
Expected the Philly vs Atlanta to be a fist fight just surprised at the quiet bats of Atlanta and how hot Bryce Harper has been

Shaping up to be a fun series

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

The Braves will face the Orioles in the WS the Braves will prevail.

Originally Posted by frankbmd

No one has ever won a dime based on my advice.

To be completely honest I almost said the WS would be a face off between the Dodgers and the Orioles.