The official Sully Baseball World Series prediction...

This is my official World Series prediction.
Don't confuse this with my dreadful prediction made on the eve of the playoffs!
I had neither the Rangers nor the Cardinals making it through the Division Series.

Can you imagine if I went back in time and said after a few innings of Game 2 of the Cardinals - Phillies series and of the Rays - Rangers series that the World Series would be St. Louis vs. Texas?

Both the Phillies and Rays looked like they were a lock to go up 2-0 with early leads.

Now here we are with an all middle of the country World Series!

I've underestimated the Cardinals all post season.
Then again I've also underestimated the Rangers (I picked the Tigers to win the ALCS.)

In other words I've been as wrong as you can get.

So my instinct says "Pick the Rangers to win in 6."
And I can't.

I am going against my gut and as my picture might indicate to you... I'm smiling next to Ozzie Smith.

So here we go.

SULLY'S OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES PICK
THE CARDINALS IN 6 GAMES

So if you are a betting man, you might put all your money on the Rangers.
Except remember that my INSTINCTS said to pick the Rangers. So either way you are screwed.

Now I am ROOTING for the Rangers, but these Cardinals have nothing to lose. So I am predicting that all logic and reason will fly out of the window and the Cardinals will be World Champs.

Don't look now... but we've got an NLCS!

Did anyone tell the Brewers that travel day was TOMORROW and not tonight?
Seriously, how sloppy were they?

Well what it means is that the Brewers need to win on Sunday to make this an awesome 7 game series.

I'll tell you what it also means.
It means that the Cardinals have NOTHING to lose.

On August 24th, the Cardinals were just 4 games above .500 and 10 games behind the Brewers for the Central and 10 1/2 games behind the Braves for the Wild Card.

They had just 32 games left. The Cardinals were still behind the Giants for the Wild Card.

Now here we are and the Cardinals are 1 win from the World Series.
If they get no hit in Games 6 & 7 who could say ANYTHING bad against him.

No pressure Milwaukee.
Go home. Win on Sunday. And we'll have a whole lot of awesome for Monday.

The best part about the Brewers fifth inning rally (for me)

I loved that the Brewers won the opener today. I am rooting for a Milwaukee/Detroit World Series.

The best part for me?
I was doing chores around the house and had the game on my computer. So I got to hear Bob Uecker going nuts when Prince Fielder hit his go ahead homer.

It just makes me smile wider when I think that he could be calling the World Series this year.

Go Brewers.

The Phillies and Giants are an NLCS Preview? Not if the playoffs started today

The Giants won a series in Philadelphia.
The Phillies won a series in San Francisco.

The two teams have looked like a pair of locomotives ready to crash in the NLCS.

Here's the problem.
If the playoffs started today, the Phillies and Giants would indeed meet... in the Division Series.

The Brewers have passed the Giants in the win loss columns. That means that the Defending World Champs would open on the road in Philadelphia.

That's right, the great rematch would NOT be for the NL Pennant but for the right to play either Milwaukee or Atlanta in the NLCS.

Lincecum vs. Halladay... Cain vs. Lee...
If a team wins both of those games, they will be just one win away from eliminating the other.

Or the two could clash and tire each other out and suddenly we have the National League Champion Milwaukee Brewers.

And before we assume ANYTHING, keep in mind the Giants spot in the playoffs is thin indeed.

The Diamondbacks are 1/2 a game back and tied in the loss column.
Can you imagine a Milwaukee/Arizona NLCS?

You KNOW TBS execs would be hanging themselves if that happens.

Get back in gear, defending World Champs.
We have a dream NLCS rematch we want to see and you guys aren't holding up YOUR end of the bargain!!!