Hah the Red Sox spoil the Yankees season. I think the Rays got helped out. The Twins can beat the Yankees.

Haha. Well I won't say much as I've said I wouldn't but extremely proud of the fact that I made the best Prediction this year out of anyone on here. None of you will come close to this one. Yanks only won a third of their final 27 games. 9-18 which is exactly what I predicted. 1/8 series they have won (Another prediction of mine) and the series they won and barely was against Baltimore, the team I predicted it to be. So 33% of their last 27 games. A prediction such as this for the supposed best team in the MLB was considered impossible by someone in here, and for someone who says I was proven wrong every time (which in itself is a prediction of his that was proven wrong) you are worst predictor in here. Best of luck to you in the post season Gril.

Onto the Red Sox, great finish 89 games is about 5 more than I originally thought they would finish with. Nice farewells to Lowell and Varitek (Most likely) and Ortiz goes 3 for 3 and singles on a bunt of all things. That was hilarious. And despite 3 of our 5 starting pitchers being plagued with injuries we still managed the most strikeouts in the entire league this year. Can't wait for next season. Interesting to see how our lineup changes and the injured returning in top form. I hope we are able to hang onto Beltre, Ortiz, and Martinez. Losing Lowell and Varitek and maybe JD Drew should be enough to hold onto them.

Overall, I would say one of the better seasons recently. A lot of close close divisions all year. Good luck to everyone with their playoff picks

LOL at the Red Sox Fans.

Sure Glad Paps came in with a 5 Run lead, as I still thought he was going to blow it.

And 2 Years in a Row, still a chance for the Best AL Record.

And like I said for months, I would rather face Minny than Lee 2 times in a 5 game series.

And I am going to only LOL in Guns face 1 more time. Hey loser, you were wrong, you said the Yanks wouldn't win more than 7 games. And that is why the coward stopped doing his chart, after bragging about it so many times.

Anyway, at least the Yankees have a chance to defend their championship. Something that the Red Sox fucked up in 2004 and 2007.

So whatever as the Yankees are on to the playoffs with CC leading the way.

And on CC as you bitched about his year. He could have 23 wins this year. He didn't pitch today and he left a game in Boston after 4 2/3 innings that he was winning.

The Angels don't spend money cause they get players from the farm and build them up. In past season this has worked, but this season, it hasn't worked for them cause our farm did jack this season. Arte has the money, but he doesn't spend it cause he has a spending cap. I didn't say I hate the Yankees, I said they are one of my least favorite teams (there is a difference). And yes you are right, being in a 4 team division is a bit of a joke, but like I earlier, in order to have another team in the West, there has to be one more after that to even it to 16 teams in the league. My question to you is, which two city are in need of a Baseball team. One of my suggestion would be Las Vegas (the west), and the other, well, there are rumors about Nashville wanting one (central maybe), but it's going to take at least 5 years for this to develop.

Owned again. And I'm not even trying

And PS, you can't win the AL record, the season is over.
And The Red Sox did go to the playoffs both times they won the WW the following year, so they also got a chance to defend their championship.

That must be a record for being wrong a single response.

And for your pitchers:
CC is 3-2 in 6 games for the month and also allowed 26 runs
Pettitte is 0-3 with a mere 13 innings, and allowed 10 runs
Hughes for the last month is 2-2 in 6 games and allowed 26 runs
Burnette is 1-6 in his last 10 games with 37 runs allowed
And Rivera's ERA for his last 10 games is 5.23

This month has seen you as almost the worst team in baseball, that doesn't bother you?

Scotte, I agree with Vegas, maybe something in New Mexico, and how about Portland Oregon for the West

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Whatever dude. As we will see if you are right in the playoffs with these horrible starters/relievers.

And just like when you made your predictions that the Yankees will choke and be overtaken by the White Sox.

You never look or talk about the other team. And right now Minny is playing pretty bad and is going to be missing there biggest hitter for the series.

And it will be very funny the way you are bragging about your picks if the Yankees, who you keep on bashing, beats Minny the team you recently picked to go to the WS.

Yankees DID choke.

Actually, the name I had in mine was Las Vegas Jacks (cause it has two meaning, one being the playing card, perfect for Vegas, and the other meaning is a slang for a homerun called a Jack). The mascots could be Jumping Jack and Jimmy Jack (which in baseball means a 3-run homer).

Another one I had in mine was Salt Lake, since they have some AAA teams there (they have the Salt Lake Bees, which is the Angels AAA team). Maybe they can call them the Salt Lake Stingers.

Nice that Robinson Cano got 200 hits. Amazingly, the only other player to do it was Irhiro for the 10th time in 10 tries.

Anyway, big congats to Cano as that is a very impressive thing to do.

People on the flip side, it isn't fair that there is 6 teams in the NL Central.

So let the AL take either Phoenix or Colorado from the West. Then they can move a team over from the NL Central to the NL West

Or the AL West can take a team straight from the NL Central.

But it is fairest to have 5 teams in every division.

Only one problem, there would be 15 teams in one leagues, that is an uneven number. There would be 7 series with 14 teams, meaning one team would be left out. So my suggestion of adding two more teams makes more sense cause you cannot have an odd number a teams in a league, cause one team would sit on their butt for three or four days without work.

Remember, when the Rays were established, there were 15 teams in the AL, so one of the teams had to move to the NL is even it out, so they chose the Brewers to move from the AL to the NL.

So Gun, I am not even going to waste any time on your mitsakes or bad calculatiions.

So what is you prediction for the Yankee Minn series as those Yankee numbers are horrible.

A 3-0 Minny sweep?

I took that directly from MLB.com, but added the emoticons to express the badness and feelings you must be having. So Wrong again. And no I don't have a Minny sweep. God Minny, thats terrible lets say Twins or Minnesota please. I could see it going to a game 5.

And 32 teams sounds much better in my opinion as well. Moving teams from the NL to the AL would fuck a lot of things up.

So as bad as the Yanks are playing and also with you picking Minny to go to the WS, you still say the Yanks will win 2 games and push it to the final 5th game.

LOL. As a baseball fan, I know anything can happen when things are that close. As I said this year, all 4 teams are pretty even. Unlike 2009 when the Yankees were set up and destroyed Minny 3-0.

But you say the Yankees are horrible, and the only thing you know is that the Yankees will lose. Pretty stupid.

PS. On your numbers above, Petiette is an unknown as he had 3 warm-up starts coming back from injury. And he is one of the most playoff experienced players ever.

And on CC and Hughes, using your stats, there ERA is just over 4, which isn't bad to start. And I know on CC, he had 1 horrible start where he gave up like 8 runs. So I wonder what his ERA is without that 1 bad game.

So it will be interesting to see which CC shows up. The one that had like 1 bad start for the year or the other?

And I am glad I taught you something else. For the whole year you ignore Paps lousy ERA and blown saves... And now you are at least mentioning them the importance of them.

More than that I will wait to see how the Yankees play...as I still have more faith in them then you.

My postseason analysis.

Texas vs. Tampa Bay

Texas Pros - Cliff Lee is undefeated in postseason. Solid back of the rotation, lights out bullpen, including rookie Netali Feliz. Hamilton is back and is warmed up, and him and Vlad are one of the best one-two punch in the AL. Unstoppable at home.

Texas Cons - They have a losing road record, including a 0-9 record against the postseason contenders on their turf. And with Tampa Bay playing the running game, the catchers will have a tough time stopping the running game. Their infield defense still needs a little help.

Tampa Pros - Best pitching in the AL, including David Price, and the best bullpen in the majors. They are the Road Warriors as they have the best road record of any team in the majors. The running game puts alot of pressure on the opposing defense.

Tampa Cons - The starting pitching, aside from Price, is scuffling down the stretch. Their batting averages are not that impressive, including their inability to score early. Defense is not as impressive as it should be.

My prediction - With homefield advantage and big road record, The Rays could have the edge here with better pitching.

I am liking Texas with Lee pitching 2 games and Hamilton's return plus your Tampa's cons are pretty big and you didn't mention how badly Tampa has played lately.

And what is the status of Tampa's Evan Longeria would was hurt towards the end of the season.

Yankess and Twins

Yankees pros - CC is still a beast. Offense is still a force to be reckon with. Best defense in the Majors. More depth of bench players than last year. Has dominated the Twins in the regular season and post season.

Yankee cons (Grill, cover your ears) - Scuffling down the stretch. Mo had half of his blown saves in September. Don't have the advantage of the extra days off like they did last year, and since only 3 of the pitchers are considered realiable, so CC would have to pitch on only 3 days rest. Stuggle against Southpaws.

Twins Pros - Explosive at home and they will have homefield advantage. They best Mo one time, as they are very good at coming from behind. Best record after the break. Pitching is improved, especially the bullpen.

Twins Cons - After clinching, they are only 3-8. Their record against the Yankees. Much of their wins came against their own division. Their Ace does not match CC. Plague by injuries. With Mauer with a bad back, Thome with a bad back, and Morneau out for the rest of the season.

Prediction - with neither team having momentum, this will be evenly matched. But based on pitching, the Yankees will still have the edge. Anything you need to add Grill.

Phillies and Reds.

Phillies Pros - Two Words, Roy Halladay. With him, Oswalt and Hamel, they are loaded in the rotation. Offense is still capable of scoring runs. They are the top seed every game. Defense is still a strength too. The best team down the stretch and the best record in the NL after the break.

Phillies Cons - Bullpen needs a little work, but thats all.

Reds Pros - King of the Walkoffs, with over 35 walkoff wins, and nearly 20 wins coming from behind after the 8th. The most homeruns, runs scored and best batting average in the NL. The best defense in the NL too. Middle relief is solid too, with Chapman emerging to a lights out pitcher is was advertised to be with his record breaking speed, who will keep them in games and have a chance to come back.

Reds Cons - Their rotaton does not even come close to the Phillies. Coco Cadero has been blowing saves down the stretch. Much of their wins come teams in their own division and teams below .500, not to mention, having a cupcake schedule in interleague. Losing record against the teams in the playoffs.

Prediction - the best matchup between the two teams. The Reds will put up a good fight, but the Phils are just too strong.

I would add offensive streakiness and J-Roll's being out of the lineup for most of September as Phillies weaknesses.

Phillies will sweep the Reds.

Giants and Braves

Giants pro - The best pitching the majors overall (rotation, bullpen, closer). Improved offense from last year, including Huff, Uribe and Buster Posey is a candidate for rookie of the year. Unstoppable at home.

Giants cons - Offense is improved, yes, but it's not good enough. Infield defense needs a little help.

Braves pros - Great Starting pitching, and like the Giants, their offense has also improved, including Jason Heyward, who is also a candidate for rookie of the year. Great at home.

Braves cons - Losing record on the road. Their defense is the third Worst in the Majors. Injuries to Prado and Chipper have hurt this team.

Prediction - Giants will take this one with homefield advantage.

I did mention that they are best overall down the stretch, which sums up everything you mentioned.

Just some points but you said it pretty good.

Yankee homer potention is a plus while Twins lack of power is also a Yankee plus.

I don't like the Yankee Manager and some of his moves.

Hope the Yankees are up 3-0 or 2-1 so they might be able to hold CC back.

Petiette and MO are question marks but both can go either way in the series.

Looking at the Twins lineup, it looks pathetic without the players who are hurt.

Yankees who have been hurt for a month are more or less healthy.

And to the Red Sox fans who talked about ruining the Yankee series by beating them. How? Anyway, we shall see.

Yes, I agree with your addition. I think this series may go down to managing, and Gardenhire is the better of the two managers, but the Yankees have the more talented lineup. But still, I stand by my analysis and still say both teams are even.