JdashSTL said:
The Dodgers made too many big mistakes towards the end of the game and it cost them.
Cards/Braves should be a great game.
Who is the favorite to win it all? It seems to be pretty wide open this year.
Yes, that one game playoff should be good. We're likely going up against Medlen (a pitcher who set a record for consecutive wins), and their lineup is much more solid than given credit for. It should be a good matchup.
Favorites...I have no idea. Like you said, it just seems so wide open. Every team looks dangerous, even if some of them aren't quite ready for primetime (Orioles, Nationals, Athletics), but they all have significant weaknesses as well. I have no idea what to think of with the Nationals. They have to pitch Strasburg in the playoffs; they'd be idiotic not to do that. I just wonder how he'll play after such a long layoff. But they have a dangerous offense and two other really good pitchers in Gonzalez and Zimmermann, so they'll be a threat. Reds are a credible threat, but they have a lot of young players they're relying on. I don't think the O's or A's have a snowflake's chance in hell to win it, but stranger things have happened. The Tigers have Cabrera and Verlander, the Yankees have a potent offense and Sabathia, but neither of them have much else. The Rangers have struggled with their rotation and bullpen, the Cardinals and Braves have been hot and cold, and the Giants have great pitching, but no offense other than Posey and Sandoval.
I have no idea who could win. There are no favorites this year.
