It also seems only fitting that in a year where almost nothing is predictable, that I had my most successful year of preseason playoff picks by guessing 14 of the 16 teams correctly.
PLAYOFFS START 9/29/2020
NL Wild Card Round:
#8 Brewers v. #1 Dodgers
#7 Reds v. #2 Braves
#6 Marlins v. #3 Cubs
#5 Cardinals v. #4 Padres
AL Wild Card Round:
#8 Blue Jays v. #1 Rays
#7 White Sox v. #2 Athletics
#6 Astros v. # 3 Twins
#5 Yankees v. #4 Indians
World Series Prediction: Twins defeat Padres in 7
Rooting for: Twins v. Brewers
Preseason Predictions:
#1 Dodgers
#2 Braves
#3 Cubs
#4 Mets
#5 Reds
#6 Padres
#7 Nationals
#8 Brewers
#1 Yankees
#2 Twins
#3 Athletics
#4 Rays
#5 White Sox
#6 Astros
#7 Indians
#8 Blue Jays
Dodgers over Athletics
Usually this is one of my final posts of the year in which I also report how many total ballgames Erik and I attended. Sadly, that number is a big fat zero for both of us this year. We are both really hoping that fans are allowed into stadiums next year, and particularly that we can make it to Texas next year to see the new Rangers park. But we are now 6 months into this pandemic with things seemingly getting worse and not better, so who knows where our country will be next April. In fact, even as I write this, I learned today that my daughter may have been exposed to Covid and we will all have to get tested. There are still things more important than baseball, but if this weird season has taught me anything, it's that I needed the distraction far more than I realized.