MLB Wild Card Predictions

In the AL Wild Card game, The Houston Astros will match up against the New York Yankees.
In the NL Wild Card game, the Chicago Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to take on their NL Central rivals, the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Predictions: Yankees and Cubs will win these games.

The Cubs have their ace Jake Arrieta on the mound against Pittsburgh, and Arrietta then had the lowest second half ERA in MLB History, culminating in his no hitter against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The Cubs may comprise a lineup almost full of lefties to counter Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole. If the Cubs can keep Andrew McCutcheon off the bases and Pedro Alvarez in the ballpark, then they should be moving on to play the Cardinals in the NLDS.

The Astros and Yankees are both bringing their aces to the mound. Dallas Keuchel goes for the Astros against Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees. The Astros faltered late in the AL West Race, but this team has a legit superstar at Shortstop in Carlos Correa. Correa batted .279 with 22 homeruns and 68 runs batted in.

This is New York's first postseason series without Derek Jeter in the lineup. Alex Rodriguez had a huge postseason in 2009. He will need to come through again if the Yankees are to win.  Yankees have a big bat in Carlos Beltran in the lineup, and Brian McCann is still one of the best catchers in baseball.

Now That Tom Brady has been Unsuspended.....

I put the Patriots win total at 10 or more.
I agreed "Deflategate" was stupid, and I am not even a Patriots fan!
One week away from monster ratings for the Season Opener.....

In honor of Vin Scully returning to the Dodgers....

A real treat for Vin Scully fans everywhere. A kinescope of Game Seven of the 1965 World Series between the Dodgers and the Twins.

It was recently announced that Vin Scully will return to the Dodgers in 2016 for one final season. Scully has done Dodgers games since they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. Scully also did the 1984, 1986, and 1988 World Series for NBC.

Scully is a national treasure. He only does home games now, so the chance to hear him are winding down.

Thank you Vin, for one more season.

Who Did It Worst?

The Seventh Inning Stretch. It's a baseball tradition. If you have watched Cubs games on WGN, you know that their "guest conductors" for the stretch can be hit or miss.

Who did it worst?

Mike Ditka, former Bears player and Coach:

Or Rock legend Ozzy Ozbourne?

I vote Ozzy, by far.

Tom Brady & Deflategate

Tom Brady has been suspended the first four games of the upcoming NFL Season due to the perception that there was a deflated football during the AFC Championship Game. Or something of that effect.

"Deflategate" is stupid to me. Does air pressure truly make that much of a difference?

Yes, the NFL has rules on air pressure inside footballs. However, inside the Wells Report, there is no definitive evidence that Tom Brady did anything wrong!

I do believe four games is excessive, however Brady destroying his phone seems to have sealed his fate for a four game suspension.

Tom Brady is still a four time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback, and that cannot be taken away.

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