American League - Postseason Picks

Tomorrow the regular season begins. I thought I'd give some last thoughts before the season in the form of playoff picks. In the West, Texas will prevail. In the East, the Red Sox will come out on top. In the Central, the Twins will stay champs. The White Sox will win the Wild Card, with the A's close behind. Regardless, the Wild Card team will have to face the Red Sox, a bit of a scary task.

Division Series: White Sox (4) v. Red Sox (1)

This one's easy. In the battle between the Sox, the Red will prevail. The Red Sox are a perennially dominant team, and no one has added more talent this offseason than they have. The Red Sox will wrap this one up in 4.

Division Series: Texas (3) v. Twins (2)

The Twins will get home-field advantage by virtue of only having one other good team in their division. Look for them to break out of their postseason slump and surprise the reigning AL Champs. This one won't be easy though. Twins in 5.

ALCS: Twins (2) v. Boston (1)

And now for the choke. No one does it better than MN in the postseason. The games will be close, but the series won't be. Minnesota doesn't do so well against the AL East, and I just don't see that changing. Boston in 5.

That's about all - if you want to see some national league picks, turn to this blog. I won't be picking the NL, or the World Series. It's a little early for that anyway. Feel free to leave comments, and let me know who you think will win!

Happy Opening Day!