ALCS will be entertaining
Well my overall Preseason Prediction of a Tigers-Nationals World Series is .....gone!! My ALDS Prediction of an Angels-Tigers ALCS is ...gone...so now....I will soldier on and most likely curse either Baltimore or Kansas City!!
American League Championship Series
Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
These two teams, though similar in lots of ways, are poles apart in the way which they get their offensive production. This one will be a cage match of sorts Small Ball (KC) versus Long Ball (Baltimore) for the right to represent the American League in this seasons World Series.
Kansas City is purely built for speed and with rookie Terrance Gore leading the way, the Royals have stolen twelve bases so far in in their four postseason games. Baltimore on the other hand depends on the good old long ball, leading the majors in home runs. As for the rest of the comparison points, both teams feature solid starting pitching, defense and bullpens.
So I'm looking for the team that can keep the other from scoring in their usual way. In looking at that and the fact that KC can actually hit home runs, just that they play in a cavernous ballpark, so in Baltimore they could surprise. Baltimore actually can steal bases and has some speed but their preferred method offensively does not use it much.
In that vane, I'm going to go with royalty for the series win. So that probably means put your money on the Orioles!!
ALCS Prediction: Kansas City in 7
First Game: KC 5-3
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