IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY!

It's the All Star break and it is no longer too early to look at the playoff match ups.

So before everyone heads of to New York to visit Yankee Stadium FOR THE LAST TIME as we are told ad nauseum (they are moving across the street, folks... they aren't going to Oklahoma City) let's look at the Match Ups.





AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
AL West Champion LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM vs. AL Wild Card TAMPA BAY RAYS

Pick - Angels in 3

AL East Champion BOSTON RED SOX vs. AL Central Champion CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Pick - Red Sox in 5


NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

NL Central Champion CHICAGO CUBS vs. NL West Champion ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

Pick - Cubs in 4

NL East Champion PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES vs. NL Wild Card ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Pick - Cardinals in 4

And for the hell of it, let's predict the other rounds:

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM defeat BOSTON RED SOX
4 games to 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

CHICAGO CUBS defeat ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
4 games to 1

WORLD SERIES

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM defeat CHICAGO CUBS

4 Games to 1

But don't despair Cubs fans... my predictions usually stink