Playoff Prediction Thread

[dont_ya_know24]

Looked around, and did not find one. so i say we do this for fun.
I guess it could have come yesterday, but to hell with selig's wild-card thingy.

AL
Yanks over Orioles in ALDS- 4 games
Tigers over A's in ALDS- 4 games

Yanks over Tigers in 6

NL
Nats over Cards in 4
Giants over Reds in 3

WS
Yanks over Giants in 7
; )
hope there isn't some ongoing superstition with these kinds of threads, but i was surprised to not find one.
go craycray

[roblyo33]

Yanks in 5
A's in 5
Reds in 4
Nats in 5

[dabomb2045]

Yanks in 5
Tigers in 5

Nats in 4
Reds in 5

[corsari42]

There is usually a surprisingly high amount of sweeps in the division series. So:

NYY over BAL in 3
OAK over DET in 5
WAS over STL in 3
CIN over SFG in 3

[Battingly]

ALDS

Yankees over Orioles
Athletics over Tigers

ALCS

Yankees over Athletics

NLDS

Nationals over Cardinals
Reds over Giants

NLCS

Nationals over Reds

=

WORLD SERIES

Yankees over Nationals

[dabomb2045]

The Reds were my WS pick before the playoffs started...but the Cueto injury could change that around.

[longtimeyankeefan]

Yankees over Orioles in 4 games - only because I believe the Oriole fans deserve to see their team win one in Camden Yards
Detroit over Oakland in 4 games
CIN over SF 4 games
STL over WSH in 5 games

Yankees beat DET in 5 games
STL beats CIN in 7 games

Yankees sweep STL in the World Series and avenge their 1964 loss to the Cardinals.

My predictions are entirely predicated on the fact that I still carry a grudge against the Cardinals for that 1964 loss. That WS is the first one I can remember from my childhood and I cried when the Yankees lost that series. I WANT REVENGE!!!!!

[mr.roy]

Small world. ^
That's the same year I started cheering on the Yanks and understanding baseball.
Would love to have a dish of cold revenge, thank you very much.

[MoVaughnEatsAlot]

ALDS

Yankees over Orioles in 4
Tigers over As in 5

NLDS

Nats over Cards in 4
Reds over Giants in 3

ALCS

Tigers over Yankees in 6

NLCS

Nats over Reds in 7

WS

Tigers over Nats in 6

[Yankee Steve]

Network's worst fears...

O's. over Yanks
Oak over Det

Wash over Cards
Cinn over SF

Det over O's
Cinn over Wash

Detroit vs Cinn in the World Series! Think Fox is looking forward to the ratings on that matchup?

Probably, the best matchup would be Yanks vs. Cards

[ymike673]

Network's worst fears...

O's. over Yanks
Oak over Det

Wash over Cards
Cinn over SF

Det over O's
Cinn over Wash

Detroit vs Cinn in the World Series! Think Fox is looking forward to the ratings on that matchup?

Probably, the best matchup would be Yanks vs. Cards

Actually a worse matchup would be O's/Wash. Fox would than have two teams from the same ratings area. I bet that would be the lowest rated series of all time.

[Yankee Steve]

Actually a worse matchup would be O's/Wash. Fox would than have two teams from the same ratings area. I bet that would be the lowest rated series of all time.

Good point...

[ARodCanoMelky]

ALDS

Yankees over Orioles in 4
Tigers over As in 4

NLDS

Cards over Nats in 4
Reds over Giants in 4

ALCS

Tigers over Yankees in 7

NLCS

Cards over Reds in 6

WS

Tigers over Cards in 6

[snapple]

My predictions (before the post season "started"):

A's in 4
Reds in 3
Nats in 5
Yanks in 4

Yanks in 4
Nats in 6

Yanks in 5

[montrealer]

Tigers in six over the Reds........that is all..........

[dont_ya_know24]

i'm always really surprised to see some people predict other teams to win the WS in these threads. maybe youre not a yankees fan, okay, but if you are--have some faith, choose your team to win it all.

[MoVaughnEatsAlot]

i'm always really surprised to see some people predict other teams to win the WS in these threads. maybe youre not a yankees fan, okay, but if you are--have some faith, choose your team to win it all.

I don't think it's required to choose your favorite team to win the WS. I love the Yankees and have faith in them, but at the end of the day I honestly don't think they have what it takes to win it all this year. Granted, I do feel much better about their chances now after seeing CC continue to beast out and our offense come to life off of one of the games elite closers. I absolutely hope I'm wrong about them losing, but that's just how I see it right now. Don't see how that makes me any less of a fan.

[NYIndian2005]

I could never bring myself to pick the Tigers over us. Even though they appear to be stronger on paper, we did get to Verlander last year and third time around is the charm. I do believe we can beat them this year in the postseason (assuming we and they get to the ALCS).

[Yankee Steve]

I could never bring myself to pick the Tigers over us. Even though they appear to be stronger on paper, we did get to Verlander last year and third time around is the charm. I do believe we can beat them this year in the postseason (assuming we and they get to the ALCS).

The Yanks may not beat them, but the Tigers are NOT better either on paper or in reality.

[montrealer]

i'm always really surprised to see some people predict other teams to win the WS in these threads. maybe youre not a yankees fan, okay, but if you are--have some faith, choose your team to win it all.

Faith is one thing.........pitching is another.....

[dont_ya_know24]

Faith is one thing.........pitching is another.....

i can't read that without imagining v from vendetta saying it.
it hasn't been the pitching though, it's been the hitting.

[effdamets]

it hasn't been the pitching though, it's been the hitting.

Actually - there is a way to blame the pitching for game 2.....
If the pitchers would have only let up 1 run, the Yankees woulda won the game.

Not realistic to expect the pitchers to go 9 with only allowing 1 run?
At this point, it may not be realistic to expect the offense to actually get hit to drive in runners either.

Anyway - I think there's more of a chance that the pitchers pitch shutout than the Yankees hitting with RISP.....

[Hitman23]

I don't think it's required to choose your favorite team to win the WS. I love the Yankees and have faith in them, but at the end of the day I honestly don't think they have what it takes to win it all this year. Granted, I do feel much better about their chances now after seeing CC continue to beast out and our offense come to life off of one of the games elite closers. I absolutely hope I'm wrong about them losing, but that's just how I see it right now. Don't see how that makes me any less of a fan.

It's being realistic. Of course we all want the Yankees to win but it's a long and tedious path and the best of the best remain. I actually think the Reds and Nats have pretty sick teams and will be a major problem if the Yankees get that far. I am dreading a series against the Tigers especially if they sweep and Verlander is fresh for at least 2 appearances.

As for this current series I believe the Yanks can win, but I pick them in 5.