Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts watches from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
By Amaury Pi Gonzalez
LOS ANGELES–With all the respect to all the teams (with two weeks of regular season remaining) the 2017 season has provided us with many thrills. Rookies like Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and others and veterans like Dominican Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers who this 30th of July became the 31st player in Major League Baseball to reach 3,000 hits, and of course, the Cleveland Indians establishing a new American League record of 22 consecutively wins, this is what I see for this postseason.
Teams to watch: Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the strongest teams, with little weaknesses, they can hit, field and pitch and they are a very dangerous team. The Washington Nationals easily winning the NL East, under Manager Dusty Baker, they are a powerhouse and will need their superstar Bryce Harper to come out big during the playoffs.
Teams still with a chance of winning their divisions are the Yankees closely behind the Boston Red Sox, and then wild card favorites that might make it this season, like the Minnesota Twins, a team that finished last in their division in 2016 looking very good and playing very good for their Manager Paul Molitor (Hall of Fame player). The LA Angels are surviving and looking to make it as a wild card team in the American League.
The Milwaukee Brewers still have a shot with a handful of games remaining, but the defending Champions Chicago Cubs are by far the best team in the NL Central. This are not the dominating team the Cubs were in 2016, yet, they are still a very good team.
Then my simple prediction for this 2017 World Series will be the Los Angeles Dodgers, this is their year. Yes, they recently lost 11 games in a row, but are back on track. Then in the American League the Houston Astros are one of the most talented teams in the game, which recently added a #1 starter in Justin Verlander They are tough to beat winning the AL West.
Prediction World Series:
American League: Houston Astros
National League: Los Angeles Dodgers.
Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the LA Angels Spanish TV talent, the Oakland A’s Spanish radio talent, and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
