Opey Higgins
Doubleday Daily
Doubleday Headquarters, MO
I'd like to make predictions for the remaining playoff games starting off with the Richmond vs. Pittsburgh Divisional Play-in Series.. Tied at 2 games a piece I feel Pittsburgh has the slight edge. I think the game changer will be Izzy Harris of Pittsburgh! Izzy has been batting pretty well in the series and I think he's ready to blow up.
Division Championship Series
Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville
Philly has the more explosive Pitching staff and what appeared to be a better offense.. Both teams are definitely a hard draw in the playoffs.. If I have to pick anyone here it would be Philly based on the fact they've never been to the World Series.
Salt Lake City vs. New York
Salt Lake City won a division dominated by Montreal for just about every season.. This season they managed to overcome the huge season of Seattle. Now they play a team that has 3 MVP candidates, 1 Cy Young candidate and a ROY candidate! New York is simply amazing and I plan on seeing them take out Salt Lake City even though I'd love to see the AL North win the World Series.
Scottsdale vs. Cleveland
This is the 4th trip to the playoffs for Scottsdale and the first for Cleveland! Both teams posting franchise record win seasons.. I would love to pull for Cleveland but I think Scottsdale's pitching with just be too much!
