PLAYERS:
Derek Jeter,
Joe Nathan,
Alex Rodriguez,
Chad Gaudin,
Nick Adenhart,
Bobby Abreu,
Phil Hughes,
Matt Kemp,
Manny Ramirez,
Randy Wolf,
Clayton Kershaw,
Chad Billingsley,
Andre Ethier
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers
After picking half of the first round series correctly... I feel kind of amazed to have that many, really. Both the Red Sox and Cardinals went for Maximum Fail, and as those were my second and third most confident choices. But that's the nature of playoff baseball, let alone a short series.ALCS Pick: Yankees vs. AngelsThe first of two East Coast v. West Coast draws, both of these teams come in with major mojo rising. The Yankees took out the cursed Twins in classic Yankee Dynasty style, with the outspent and outmatched opponent making critical mistakes in the face of Derek Jeter's Jedi Mind Tricks, and previously thought strengths (closer Joe Nathan being the most obvious, but also their base running and defense) collapsing in the clutch. I'm also not sure tht anyone wants to live in a world where Alex Rodriguez hits in the clutch.Late word out of the Bronx is that Joe Girardi will go to a three-man rotation of CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Andy Pettite, which sounds a lit...
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