One other minor quirk about the WC games is that I find them like NCAA men's basketball play-in games. Any bracket you enter that requires you to fill in those "First Four" games -- especially the 16-seed games -- is a farce.
I won't go that far with the WC games, but filling out your MLB playoff bracket before their completion just feels odd. We'll see how the games progress as the years go on.
American League Playoffs
ALDS: Red Sox over Indians in 4. Cleveland's only advantage, albeit a massive one, is at manager. Is home-field a true advantage when your team's attendance rank is reminiscent of the Atlanta Thrashers?
ALDS: Blue Jays over Rangers in 5. Joey Bats swings back at Odor.
ALCS: Red Sox over Blue Jays in 7. You know what happened last time Boston faced Toronto in a 7-game series.
National League Playoffs
NLDS: Cubs over Giants in 5. Madison Bumgarner will only be available for Game 3...right?
NLDS: Dodgers over Nationals in 3. So much underachievement in our nation's capital. Noted clubhouse killer Drake LaRoche is throwing out the first pitch in Game 2.
NLCS: Cubs over Dodgers in 5. Sneaky been almost 30 years since LA has been in the World Series (1988), which is also the last year Magic Johnson won a title with the Lakers.
World Series...
...Cubs over Red Sox in 5. Jon Lester's revenge. John Lackey's something. Theo Epstein's redemption. You won't even hate yourself after the series is over; remember how little animosity Bruins fans had towards the Blackhawks in '13? This, times a zillion with the whole empathy for decades-long droughts.
PS: It's too bad the World Series is on Fox, because can you imagine it on TBS, with Don Orsillo calling the game, with Jon Lester pitching against Terry Francona's lineup? Only thing more compelling than the series itself would be a live webcam on Red Sox offices with Henry, Werner and Lucchino.
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