POLL: A shot at redemption
Who's ready to pick some Division Series winners?
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Things didn’t go well when I asked VIEW FROM THE BLEACHERS readers to pick the winners in the 4 Wild Card series earlier in the week.
The most astute Baseball observers I know went 0-for-4 in predicting Wild Card survivors. And you guys were pretty sure of yourselves.
63 percent of you picked the Marlins over the Phillies. The Phillies swept the series.
76 percent of you picked the Brewers over the D-Backs. The D-Backs swept the series.
80 percent of you picked the Rays over the Rangers. The Rangers swept the series.
And 63 percent of you picked the Blue Jays over the Twins. You guessed it. The Twins swept the series.
Finally, when I gave you the choice to pick the exact result of the Marlins-Phillies series, only 6 percent of you correctly called a Phillies sweep.
But in predicting post-season series, as in life, there’s almost always tomorrow. So it’s time to give it another shot.
Who are your picks for the 4 Division Series that will begin Saturday?
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Obviously the expanded playoffs are motivated by 3 things: money, money and money.
But I think you could make a compelling argument that it’s far too much. A full month of games. Even when you get down to the final 4, if you’re a real die-hard who wants to watch as much as possible, it’s one late night after another after another.
Maybe the pitch clock will help, but too many post-season games have gone so late in recent years that it has made what should be the most enjoyable times of the year often feel like a grind.
I was in the erring majority. I suppose we are back to the questions about rust versus hot teams as baseball enters the next round. My interest is exhausted and, if I watch at all, it will be simply background. The only remaining cursory desire is for the Brewers or Rangers to win the championship. This encompasses a defeat of the perennial regular season top teams, big spenders, and ends the drought for a team without a WS title, even though the Rangers have joined the high payroll teams.