Hello friends! Tonight we conclude our 2 part MLB Playoff Preview with the 2 National League Division Series that start tomorrow afternoon! So let's get down to business shall we?
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Boy who had this as a postseason matchup in April? Not me that's for sure but none the less here it is! Arizona won the N.L. West from the now former World Series Champion San Francisco Giants with a record of 94-68 while the Brewers set a franchise record with 96 wins including an MLB best 57-24 home record which will make them tough to beat in this postseason! In terms of offense I give the edge to the Brew Crew because of their 2 headed monster of Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun while the starting pitching is even as both teams have solid staffs led by NL Cy Young candidate Ian Kennedy, Joe Saunders, and Daniel Hudson for the D-Backs while the Brewers counter with offseason pickup Zack Grienke, Yovany Gallardo, and Randy Wolf. In terms of bullpen I give the slight edge to Milwaukee because they have Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez in addition to closer John Aford who recorded 43 saves going against Arizona's closer J.J. Putz who recorded 45 saves this season. So who wins this series? Well even though Arizona won the season series 4-3 I like Milwaukee to win this series in 4 games as I expect them to win both games at Miller Park and steal 1 in Zona to win their 1st postseason series since winning the A.L. Pennant back in 1982!
Winners: Milwaukee Brewers 3 games to 1
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Just like their counterparts in the American League the Tampa Bay Rays the Cardinals completed a remarkable comeback of their own by overcoming an 8 1/2 game deficit against the Atlanta Braves to capture the N.L. Wild Card while the Phillies posted a franchise record 102 wins and are in my opinion the team to beat in this postseason! In terms of offense yes the Cards have perhaps the best player in the game today in Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday who's starting to look like the guy who was singlehandidly responsible for the Colorado Rockies magical run back in 2007, and Lance Berkman who looked like his oldself from his days with the Houston Astros! But the Phillies have Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Raul Ibanez, and Shane Victorino and for that I have to give the offensive edge to Philly! In terms of pitching this 1 is not even close as Philly once again has the clear cut advantage with the greatest starting rotation since the Atlanta Braves of the 90's with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt, and a relative new comer who has taken MLB by storm in Vance Worley need I say more? Yeah the Cards have Chris Carpenter and Kyle Lohse but after them who else do they really have? In terms of bullpens once again the edge goes to Philly who have Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge leading the way! So who wins? Even though St. Louis won the season series 6-3 I have to go with the Phillies to win this series in 4 games as I expect them to do the same thing Milwaukee will do against Arizona win the first 2 games at home and then steal a game in St. Louis to reach the NLCS for the 4th consecutive year!
Winners: Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1
Well friends that concludes my 2 part MLB Playoff Preview thanks so much for reading along and be sure to join me right back here tomorrow night as I will have my predictions for the WWE Hell In A Cell PPV so until then you know the routine everybody! Thumbs up talk to you later! YEAH!!! Bye for now!
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