PLAYOFF PREDICTION THREAD

[JoJo26]

I actually do two - my HEART...then my HEAD

My HEART:

AL

KC over Oakland
Angels over KC in 4

Balt over Det in 6

Angels over Balt in 7

NL

Pittsburgh over SF

St. Louis over LA in 4
Pitt over Wash in 6

Pittsburgh over St. Louis in 7

WORLD SERIES - Angels over Pittsburgh in 6 (Mike Trout - MVP {but McCutchen has a monster series})

Now my HEAD

Oak over KC
Oak over Angels in 4 (I'm worried about the pitching...I just am)

Det over Balt in 5

DET over OAK in 7 (Torii makes it to the Series)

NL

PITTS over SF

LA over St. Louie in 5

Washington over Pitt in 4

WASH over LA in 7

WORLD SERIES - Washington over Detroit in 6 - (Bryce Harper MVP - but Torii Hunter hits over .400 and makes 2 great catches)

+ Moderation History

 

[QuinlansMinion]

There is no doubt.  If the Angels hit like they are capable of, they will win it all.  There is no team with as deep and as balanced a lineup as the Angels.  We also have the best player in baseball, and a guy named Albert Pujols.

[laagamer]

We get blown out in 3 

[The God of Runs]

Since I made a sacrifice to Jobu, the baseball god, I believe the Halos will be hosting a parade down Katella

[JoJo26]

Since I made a sacrifice to Jobu, the baseball god, I believe the Halos will be hosting a parade down Katella

Hats for bats...

[Jobu]

I enjoyed the rum, thank you. I'll see what I can do.

[bloodbrother]

AL is wide open. NL...I think Nationals pull it out. That pitching is nasty

[Docwaukee]

There isn't a team in the playoffs that I would be surprised to see win it all.  

[DoubleOffTheWall]

To me, the nationals will win it all easily. 

 

They have the most balanced team for sure. 

 

If we had GRich, I would pick the angels. 

 

My prediction is a WS of Baltimore vs Washington, with Nationals pulling it out in 6. 

[nando714]

We lose to oakland in 4.

[ELEVEN]

Angees in 3

Angees in 4

Angees in 4

Go Angees!

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I think we make it to the ALCS, minimum. 

 

I think Washington is going to be hard to beat. 

 

With that said...Angels in 3, Angels in 6, Angels in 6!!!

[ABC]

Trout hits .288 with 1.078 OPS.

 

Will be considered not impressive.

[gurn67]

The Fat Man is 10-19 in post season games since the 2002 World Series. I don't know why, but I think this is the year he turns that around. There's a confidence and professionalism with this team that it seems like it's their year.

[shellback]

in the words of a former mlb gm, the playoffs this year are a total crapshoot. sciosia did well in 02 with marginal starting pitching- starters are stronger this year than that bunch. will be fun to see the fat mans creativity and management skills this time around.

 haven't heard what the vegas touts gives us odds wise to win it all but imo we have as good a chance as anybody to win it all.

[floplag]

someone explain to me reasonably why we should be afraid of oakland?
weve proven we can beat them, we have beaten them, and i keep seeing people saying things like scared of them... why?

[T.G.]

KC over Oakland

 

Baltimore over Detroit in 4

 

Angels over KC in 4

 

SF over Pittsburgh

 

Cards over Dodgers in 4

Nationals over SF in 5

 

Angels over Baltimore in 6

Cards over Nationals in 7

 

Angels over Cards in 6

[shellback]

tigers dodgers nats 9/2

our boys 5/1 to win world series

Edited September 29, 2014 by shellback

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

A's beat the Angels

Detroit Beats Balt

 

Det beats Tarpy.

 

Dodgers win NL.

 

Dodgers win WS.

 

Cabrera steals MVP for a third time.

 

This board turns to Jonestown.

 

Kool aid time.

[arch stanton]

KC over OAk

Angels over KC

 

Tiger over Balt

 

Angels over Tigers

 

Giants over Pitt

Dodgers over Cards

Giants over Nats

 

Giants over Dogs

 

Angels over Giants

[HaloCory22]

Postseason predictions-

KC over A's

SF over Pitt

KC over LAA

BAL over DET

LAD over STL

WAS over SF

BAL over KC

LAD over WAS

LAD over BAL

 

[nate]

AL WC: KC over OAk

 

ALDS: Angels over KC

ALDS: Balt over Detroit

 

ALCS: Balt over LAA

 

NL WC: Giants over Pitt

 

NLDS: Dodgers over Cards

NLDS: Washington over SF

 

NLCS: Washington over LAD

 

WS: Balt over Washington

 

But... my heart says Angels mother****ers!

[mulwin444]

Between OAK and KC, I'm not sure why Angels should be afraid of either of these two teams.  In regards to OAK, I keep hearing about their pitching being the trump card but isn't this the same pitching the Angels beat over the past two months?  It wasn't like the A's were mailing it in, they were really trying to win ballgames - at first, to win the AL and then, just to get  to the playoffs.  We've beaten Lester, Samardjia, and Gray when the games mattered.  Also, the A's offense is really limited and unimposing.  Can they still win?  Of course, but, to me, its a case of the Angels puckering and not performing like they can in the clutch.

 

As for KC, they seem to be a team built to win more than it loses but that's about it.  The one edge they may have is the Angels are unfamilar with them and they execute well as a team but there is nothing scary about them.  They have a solid, if not dominating, 1-4 SP rotation with Shields as their best overall starter but he's hittable (224 H in 227.1 IP, .256 BAA) and probably not even available until later in the series since he'll be used against the A's.  Guthrie and Vargas are both above average and  Ventura, even with a high-test fastball, is not an ace.  Their BP is two guys - Davis and Holland.  If you're behind in the inning, these two will make it tough to come back but that's a big "IF". 

 

They remind me of he 2008 Angels team that made it to the playoffs only to be swept by BOS in the ALDS.  I think the Angels win against either team in 4 games.

 

I think, ultimately, BALT win in the DET series in 5, with Scherzer and Price getting the the DET victories but Verlander and Porcello both get knocked around. 

 

In the end, I think BALT is the scariest team the Angels will have to face in the playoffs...solid SP, BP, and an offense with run scoring power.  I can see it going 7 with a each team having their blow-out games...especially with Weaver in Camden Little Leage Yards.  Overall, though, I think this Angels team is the best in the AL and will make it to the WS.

Edited September 29, 2014 by mulwin444

[Adam]

AL

 

Wildcard Game

Kansas City over Oakland

 

ALDS'

Angels over KC in 5 Games

Baltimore over Detroit in 5 Games

 

ALCS

Baltimore over Angels in 5 Games

 

NL

 

Wildcard Game

San Francisco over Pittsburgh

 

NLDS'

Washington over San Francisco in 5 Games

Dodgers over St. Louis in 4 Games 

 

NLCS

Dodgers over Washington in 5 Games

 

World Series

Baltimore over Dodgers in 7 Games

[vlad27]

Angels win it all - this team finds ways to win - think Trout steps up big time in his first postseason - and Pujols will step up too - I'm sure he has missed being in the playoffs - I'm worried about the pitching but I was worried about the pitching after Grich went down - somehow this team will win these games