PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!

It's that time of year folks, we have playoff baseball on our hands and it's o so exciting. Day off today wild card games start tomorrow with a one game playoff series. Here's how it's looking.

The cards play the braves in Atlanta tomorrow at 3pm (5pm et), very curious to see how managers play these series. Whether they go with their ace or do you go with your middle rotation guy. This is probably the lower profile of the two wild card series, even though it could be Chipper Jones last game ever. But don't count on it the Braves are going to win this game. Don't be surprised to see them push the Nats as well. Braves have a great closer, solid pen, solid rotation and they can hit the ball around enough to get some runs. Once they get a lead and the pen takes over tough team to beat. Braves win go on to play the Nationals Sunday.

The AL wild card is the Orioles vs Rangers. Yep the Texas Rangers did not win the AL west, they lost it last night to the OAKLAND ATHLETICS. Now i did not see this coming at all, i was certain the Rangers would be playing a home playoff game this weekend. Texas is solid all around, The O's may be on borrowed time but don't look for them to go away without a fight. Baltimore's going to win this game, Texas has been coasting as of late and it cost them last night and will cost them again tomorrow. If anyone saw the error Josh Hamilton made last night there's my proof to the coasting comment. I love Josh Hamilton but you can't make that error in game 162. I see Baltimore winning this series and beating the Yankees as well. These guys are driven for whatever reason.

Small side note here, last night after the A's beat Texas, Oakland pitcher Pat Neshek flew to Florida to be with is wife as she gave birth to their first child. 23 hrs later the child without explanation passed away. The A's will rally around this as I hope they do, Detroit's in tough.

Alright now the real series start on Saturday with the two DS series that don't involve wild card teams. Like mentioned above the A's play the Tigers. A's are going win this game, they are riding huge momentum, they have a team mate to rally around, they have millions of baseball fans without a team in the playoffs cheering for them. This is going to be a good series but look or the A's to take game one.

Also on Saturday the Giants play the Reds. Now I'm a huge fan of Lincecum and Posey, i think the guys are studs. Cincy is going to win this game and this series. I get the playoff experience that SF has i just think Cincinnati is too good to lose in the first rd.

Sunday we have 4 playoffs games which is the stupidest thing the MLB could do if you ask me but hey what do i know. They have yet to release when the games will be played because they are probably trying to work it around the best NFL games, which is where the idea of play them Monday makes a lot more sense to me. Cincy vs SF, A's vs Tigers, Yankees vs O's/Rangers, Nationals vs Braves/Cards. Definitely going to be good baseball but when you only get 16 weeks of watching your NFL team play not likely your going to miss a game.

Quick predictions from me. Take Baltimore/Atlanta, rd 2 take Baltimore/Tigers/Cincy/Nats. Rd 3 take Cincy/Baltimore. WS take Cincy. I will most likely get at least one of these so if your going to bet maybe think the picks through.

Anyway enjoy playoff baseball people, it's gonna be fun.