Anybody's Game

ANYBODY'S GAME

    This year's Major League Baseball playoffs promises to be one of the most competitive and entertaining in years. Lacking a true favorite in either the American League or the National League, the race for the title seems wide open. With riveting ALDS matchup pitting perrenial powerhouses such as the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves against superb teams such as the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who ripped off 42 wins in 50 games earlier this year,  the eventual champion will have to  earn it to say the least.

    In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers, even though they are on the road against the Braves, are my choice to win and go to the World Series. If not, Atlanta looks to be the favorite over Pittsburgh or St. Louis. Although both teams have had great runs to this point, Los Angeles and Atlanta have the pitching to win the World Series if they can get there. In the American League, if the Boston Red Sox are not the favorites, I don't know who is. Detroit has a very tough series in Oakland, but if they can get past the Atheletics, they would be considered the toughest competition to stop the Red Sox in the hunt for a championship.  I believe that because of superior pitching as well as an incredibly potent lineup, the Boston Red Sox will defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games in the  World Series.