So the 2010 season is finally almost over and still some division's and wild card spots are left unknown on who will be win the division and wild card. We start with the American League East and as we know both the Rays and Yankees will be in the postseason but as in what? As the AL East division champs or the AL wild card winner. My guess is as good as yours. The Yankees will host the Red Sox in a 3 game series and the Yanks ace C.C. will not pitch anymore this year and as it looks to me like they really don't care about the AL East since their already in the playoff, but come on were talking about a division title, that has to mean something if you’re the 2009 defending World Series Champs. As for the Rays they will finish a 4 game set with the Royals that started on Thursday. Also seems like David Price will not pitch anymore this year as well. So both team looks like it might come down to the wire this weekend to win the AL East division title and if it comes to a tie the Rays will win the division because the Rays beat the Yankees 11 of 10 times this year. So that’s what The Rays are going for at this point. Both team records stand at 94-65 for home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Now we move over to the American League Central where the Twins already won their division and are now just playing for the best record in the American League along with the Yankees and Rays. The Twins are only 1 game back behind both teams but I think the Twin don't really care about that, but they do play great at home in their new stadium Target Field so maybe they have a little something to play for as they will host the Blue Jays for the final weekend. The Twins will either play the Yankees or Rays in the ALDS.
Now to the American West where the Rangers wrapped up their division and really have nothing to play for knowing that they will have to play either the Yankees or Rays in the ALDS having the lowest record in the AL. The Rangers are just resting their pitching staff with Cliff Lee being their number one starter and C.J. Wilson being their number 2 starter in Game 2. The Rangers will wrap up a 4 game series with the Angels that started Thursday night.
Now off to the crazy National League West division that is all kind of crazy and will have excited finish this weekend. The Giants who right now lead the NL West division by 3 games over the Padres will play the Padres this weekend. Now since the Padres lost to the Cubs on Thursday they will have to sweep the Giants in order to cause a one game playoff between them and the Giants. However if the Giants win one game they will win the NL West division and at that point will most likely rest their players, mainly their pitching staff to get ready to face the Braves, Reds, or the Phillies. Now I say all three of those teams because if the Padres win the wild card the Giants will play the Reds and the Padres will play the Phillies in the NLDS. Now if the Padres win the NL West division and the Giants win the wild card they will play the Phillies and the Padres will play the Reds. Now if the Padres don't win the wild card and don't make the playoffs the Giants will play the Braves and the Phillies will play the Reds in the NLDS as it stands right now. The Padres are behind 2 games in the wild card behind the Braves.
To the National League East where the Phillies have already won their division but they do play the Braves. For the Braves this is an important series to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Braves lead the wild card by 2 games and the Braves have to win 2 games or have the Padres lose 2 games to win the wild card but if neither of that happens that could be a problem. If they Padres win 2 games and the Braves lose 2 games it would come down to one game playoff for the wild card. It most likely won't happen because the Phillies aren't throwing their 3 headed monsters at Braves like they did last time. But crazier things have happened before in this game. The Phillies right now are sitting pretty with the best record in the NL and have home advantage throughout the playoffs, but none the less still an important series with the Braves just to stay hot going into the postseason.
Now to the NL Central where the Reds already won their division and are just like the Rangers just waiting it out and as it stands right now they will play the Phillies in the NLDS. The Reds will throw their ace Bronson Arroyo in Game 1 and Johnny Cueto in Game 2 against the Phillies. If you’re the Reds you must be saying "OH NO" cause they will have to face Roy Halladay in Game 1, Roy Oswalt in Game 2, and Cole Hamels in Game 3. The Reds finish the year off by playing the Brewers in a 3 game series.
So the 2010 season has been everything we expected it to be and it was by far the year of the pitcher. In the beginning of the 2010 season I made a Top 12 list on what teams would be a maker or breaker.
American League East
I picked the Yankees to be a maker and I was right
I picked the Rays to be a maker and I was right
I picked the Red Sox to be a breaker and I was right
American League Central
I picked the Twins to be a maker and I was right
4 for 4 so far.
American League West
I picked the Rangers to be a surprise team and I was right
I picked the Mariners to be a maker and was wrong. They became a breaker.
5 for 6 so far.
National League East
I picked the Phillies to be a maker and I was right.
I picked the Braves to be a maker and as it stands right now I was right
National League Central
I picked the Cardinals to be a maker and I was wrong they became a breaker.
7 for 9 so far now.
National League West
I picked the Giants to be a maker and I was right.
I picked the Dodgers to be a breaker and I was right
I picked the Rockies to be a maker and I was wrong they became a breaker. They almost had it.
So as it turns out I was wrong about the Mariners, the Cardinals, and the Rockies. Leaving me being 9 for 12 giving me 3 wrong, which isn’t that bad considering 2 out of those 3 teams should have made the playoffs. Anyways both the ALDS and NLDS will begin on October 6th, on Fox and TBS.
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