Displaced Cleveland Fan

The 2009 Major League Baseball postseason began with the Twins beating the Tigers in extra innings to claim first place in the AL Central. The Divisional series begin Wednesday night. These are the matchups:

AL: Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees / Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angelas Angels

NL: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies / St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angelas Dodgers

If you look at the eight playoff teams, the list is dominated by big market clubs. For the 2009 season, nine teams had a payroll over $100 million. Of these nine teams, five made the playoffs (55.5%) - Yankees (#1), Red Sox (#4), Angels (#6), Phillies (#7), and Dodgers (#9).
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2 down. 14 to go.

It’s playoff time for Major League Baseball. The Indians are out, but that doesn’t mean we have no interest in what happens. (OK. Maybe some of you have no interest. But I do.) So who’s going to win the World Series this year? Here are my playoff predictions:
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CC Sabathia, former Indian, Brewers MVP

Congrats on taking the Brewers to the postseason, CC. And thanks for giving us Cleveland fans someone to root for in the playoffs. You see, us Cleveland fans, we still love you CC. So why don’t you win Milwaukee a World Series then come back and help the Tribe win one.