already & not yet

We all did pretty well in the last round, successfully predicting this World Series matchup. That means no change in the leaderboard:

Jason: 9-4

Sunny: 8-5

Joshua: 7-6

So for this round, we’re taking bets on winner, length of series, and MVP. This gives the Series a little more juice for us.

Sunny is taking the Dodgers in five with Mookie winning Series MVP.

I’m going with the Dodgers in six — the Rays pitching is really, really good — and for MVP, I’ll go with Kershaw, who should have two starts in a six game series.

Joshua says this one goes the full seven games, with the Dodgers winning. His MVP pick is Corey Seager.

After the first two rounds, here are our prediction standings:

Jason, 8-4

Sunny, 7-5

Joshua, 6-6

With only a couple of series left, we’re getting down to the nitty gritty.

Rays vs. Astros: We’re all taking the Rays. Of course, it’d be the most 2020 thing ever for the Astros to win it all, given how much they are basically universally reviled after their buzzer / trash can cheating scandal.

Braves vs. Dodgers: We’re also taking the Dodgers, which is fine by me because it puts me one step closer to locking up this thing.

Based on our first round predictions, here are the “standings” so far:

1. Jason and Joshua, 5-3
2. Sunny, 4-4

So Round Two predictions are as follows:

Astros vs. A’s: We’re all taking the A’s. Just can’t see the sub-.500 Astros winning another series.

Yankees vs. Rays: Sunny and Jason take the Rays while Joshua is picking the Yankees. I think this Yankee team is a lot better than most people seem to realize. And they’re relatively healthy right now. I like the upset pick, but I’m sticking with the Rays and their dominant pitching staff.

Braves vs. Marlins: Joshua takes the Marlins; Sunny and Jason are choosing the Braves. As much as I like his Yankees pick, I have no idea what Joshua is thinking on this one. I expect the Braves to roll.

Dodgers vs. Padres: We’re all taking the Dodgers.

Can’t wait for the second round to start today!

Sunny and Joshua and I are making our playoff predictions for this crazy MLB postseason. Here we go:

Astros vs. Twins: We all picked the Twins

White Sox vs. A’s: Joshua, White Sox; Sunny and Jason, A’s

Jays vs. Rays: We all picked the Rays

Yankees vs. Indians: Sunny, Indians; Joshua and Jason, Yankees

Brewers vs. Dodgers: We all picked the Dodgers

Cardinals vs. Padres: Sunny, Cardinals; Joshua and Jason, Padres (but of course, we hope we’re wrong)

Braves vs. Reds: Sunny, Braves; Joshua and Jason, Reds

Marlins vs. Cubs: Joshua, Marlins; Jason and Sunny, Cubs

Even though this postseason is going to be super weird, I’m looking forward to it.