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Wild Card teams seem to have done well in the WS the last few years Boomer, this year you have the Royals, Pirates, Giants and A's in those spots and all are dangerous, except SF has a few injuries that may plague them as well as their bullpen isn't what the other WC teams have.
Tigers are 6/1 which is laughable!! Poor bullpens don't win World Series.
Angels & Dodgers are both 2/1 to win their respective pennants, and 5/1 to win the WS.
Angels were the hottest team since the All-Star break and acquired a decent closer in Street, their middle relief is ok and Shoemaker has a rib cage muscle issue and J Weaver isn't foolin many hitters, so the Angels are going to depend on Santiago & CJ Wilson to win games?
Dodgers have the best 1-2-3 punch in a starting rotation with Kershaw, Greinke and any third starter but Haren, Ryu should be back and their bullpen is pretty solid, hopefully they negate to keep Wilson on the roster and bring up a bat to replace his ass.
Cards don't have the hitters they once had to make a solid run. Also bullpen is overused of late, but they have a 20 game winner in Wainwright and solid pitchers in Lynn, Lackey, Wacha, no real lefty starter which could hurt them and no bench strength.
Pirates have a scrappy bunch, a decent closer, and depth in the pen, but no knock out punch folks.
Royals have the quiet bunch which no real superstars, they just get it done. Shields has been to the WS before with Tampa vs Phils. Their lineup is one of the youngest and their bullpen was one of the best. Also they have probably the best run producing catcher in the AL in Perez.
A's fell apart after the big trade and All-star game. Lester is the only starter with really any post-season experience and their pen is a bunch of aim and throw guys, their offense is not that potent when compared to the Angels, Royals, Tigers and Orioles.
Orioles, another lineup with no real superstars, just guys that get it done, Adam Jones probably their best run producer, their starting pitchers don't have any knock out guys except Tillman who gets the best run support of most of the pitchers going into the Post-season except CJ Wilson. Their skipper has been their before in Buck Showalter, so there is an edge there.
Giants have one real solid pitcher in Bumgarner who pitches better away than at home this year, he also can be a potent bat when he gets to hit. Relief wise, Giants are a mess too and rely on Casilla who is up and down as a closer.
Lastly, the Nats!! The Nats? Pitching probably matches up vs Dodgers well, including the pen. Their offense has some suspects but they won quite a few games in their last at bats this year and won like 11 in a row in the last at bat in a stretch in late July/early August? Werth has been there before, the others not really. Strasburg gets a shot to pitch in the post-season, Fister has been there, Gio & Zim are solid pitchers. Pen is just ok, Soriano has his days.
Here are the odds I have from Bovada.
Odds to win the 2014 World Series
Los Angeles Angels 5/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5/1
Washington Nationals 11/2
Detroit Tigers 6/1
Baltimore Orioles 13/2
St. Louis Cardinals 8/1
Oakland Athletics 11/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 14/1
Kansas City Royals 16/1
Odds to win the 2014 AL Pennant
Team that represents the AL in the World Series is the winner.
Los Angeles Angels 2/1
Detroit Tigers 11/4
Baltimore Orioles 3/1
Oakland Athletics 6/1
Kansas City Royals 7/1
Odds to win the 2014 NL Pennant
Team that represents the NL in the World Series is the winner.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2/1
Washington Nationals 21/10
St. Louis Cardinals 17/4
Pittsburgh Pirates 13/2
San Francisco Giants 13/2
With all that Said, I like the Dodgers to win it all!
Tigers are 6/1 which is laughable!! Poor bullpens don't win World Series.
Angels & Dodgers are both 2/1 to win their respective pennants, and 5/1 to win the WS.
Angels were the hottest team since the All-Star break and acquired a decent closer in Street, their middle relief is ok and Shoemaker has a rib cage muscle issue and J Weaver isn't foolin many hitters, so the Angels are going to depend on Santiago & CJ Wilson to win games?
Dodgers have the best 1-2-3 punch in a starting rotation with Kershaw, Greinke and any third starter but Haren, Ryu should be back and their bullpen is pretty solid, hopefully they negate to keep Wilson on the roster and bring up a bat to replace his ass.
Cards don't have the hitters they once had to make a solid run. Also bullpen is overused of late, but they have a 20 game winner in Wainwright and solid pitchers in Lynn, Lackey, Wacha, no real lefty starter which could hurt them and no bench strength.
Pirates have a scrappy bunch, a decent closer, and depth in the pen, but no knock out punch folks.
Royals have the quiet bunch which no real superstars, they just get it done. Shields has been to the WS before with Tampa vs Phils. Their lineup is one of the youngest and their bullpen was one of the best. Also they have probably the best run producing catcher in the AL in Perez.
A's fell apart after the big trade and All-star game. Lester is the only starter with really any post-season experience and their pen is a bunch of aim and throw guys, their offense is not that potent when compared to the Angels, Royals, Tigers and Orioles.
Orioles, another lineup with no real superstars, just guys that get it done, Adam Jones probably their best run producer, their starting pitchers don't have any knock out guys except Tillman who gets the best run support of most of the pitchers going into the Post-season except CJ Wilson. Their skipper has been their before in Buck Showalter, so there is an edge there.
Giants have one real solid pitcher in Bumgarner who pitches better away than at home this year, he also can be a potent bat when he gets to hit. Relief wise, Giants are a mess too and rely on Casilla who is up and down as a closer.
Lastly, the Nats!! The Nats? Pitching probably matches up vs Dodgers well, including the pen. Their offense has some suspects but they won quite a few games in their last at bats this year and won like 11 in a row in the last at bat in a stretch in late July/early August? Werth has been there before, the others not really. Strasburg gets a shot to pitch in the post-season, Fister has been there, Gio & Zim are solid pitchers. Pen is just ok, Soriano has his days.
Here are the odds I have from Bovada.
Odds to win the 2014 World Series
Los Angeles Angels 5/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5/1
Washington Nationals 11/2
Detroit Tigers 6/1
Baltimore Orioles 13/2
St. Louis Cardinals 8/1
Oakland Athletics 11/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 14/1
Kansas City Royals 16/1
Odds to win the 2014 AL Pennant
Team that represents the AL in the World Series is the winner.
Los Angeles Angels 2/1
Detroit Tigers 11/4
Baltimore Orioles 3/1
Oakland Athletics 6/1
Kansas City Royals 7/1
Odds to win the 2014 NL Pennant
Team that represents the NL in the World Series is the winner.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2/1
Washington Nationals 21/10
St. Louis Cardinals 17/4
Pittsburgh Pirates 13/2
San Francisco Giants 13/2
With all that Said, I like the Dodgers to win it all!
Washington will win the national league . LA has no chance I don't care what vegas say. T hen the Angels will beat Washington to win the world series.
