This year’s baseball season wasn’t the most exciting but more emotional. Recently, Mariano “Mo” Rivera, Sandman, played his final home game in Yankee Stadium. With the Yankee’s disappointing miss of the postseason there was more than just heartache over Rivera, there was question of the Yankees future.
The six divisional winners include: Boston, Detroit, Oakland, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Los Angeles (Dodgers). Only one of the wild card slots has been secured [as of Sept. 26] that of which being Cincinnati.
The National League Central (NL Central) can be described as the best division and the worst division of the MLB. While the Chicago Cubs had another hopeless season, three out of the five teams reached the postseason. The Cincinnati Reds secured one of the NL wildcard slots and the Pirates are competing for the NL Central title, however the loser of the title will still claim a wildcard slot.
Although not the most dominant, the most exciting division this year is the American League Central (AL Central). While the Detroit Tigers have already secured the AL Central, the Cleveland Indians are in a tight race for their wild card with some competition from their division rivals, the Kansas City Royals. Currently the Tampa Bay Rays and the Indians are the front-runners for the AL wildcard while the Texas Rangers are only one game behind the Indians.
Some rumors have been spreading upon the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP). With the outstanding season from the St. Louis Cardinals, many have speculated that Second Baseman, Matt Carpenter or even the All-star Catcher, Yadier Molina. However over in the AL the leading candidate is Miguel Cabrera, previous Triple Crown winner and Detroit’s clean-up kid.
My personal prediction for the World Series is a matchup between the Tigers and the Atlanta Braves. I think there will be six games and the Tigers will win it all.
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