2011 MLB Playoff Preview, Wild Card Picks
I’ll just get it out of the way at the beginning – I think the Phillies will win the World Series. Call me a homer if you must, but I just don’t see any other team in the playoffs matching up with their pitching. The odds makers are with me (and I’m certainly not going out on a limb) as the Phillies are the favorite at +160, the lowest odds of all the playoff teams. It’s actually a better number than I expected, but not quite high enough to make me want to make a month long pick on the Phils. Now, back to the beginning and the Wild Card round. Despite yesterday’s post I am flopping on the Yankees-Tigers series. The Yankees are only favored at -150, and Justin Verlander almost ensures Detroit of two victories in the 5-game series and knocks out at least one appearance by C.C. Sabathia for the Yankees. That makes Detroit very enticing at +130. In the other American League series I like the Rangers to beat the Rays, but the price of -16