October baseball is here

The Major League Baseball 2009 regular season is over, but their is still a division to be decided.

As the season whined down to the finish, the Minnesota Twins caught up to the Detroit Tigers and both are tied for the American League Central division title.

It was an exciting race to watch and now the final showdown between the two to decide who will go on to face the New York Yankees is scheduled for Tuesday October 6.

What a exciting position for the Yankees as they can now decide when do they want to begin their playoff series.

If they were smart they can pick to start it on Wednesday, the day after the Twins and Tigers kill each other to death for the division title.

Either way the Yankees should have no problem beating their first round opponents easily. Prediction: Yankees win 3-0.

As for the other three playoff series's.

The other American League series is between the Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox.

In the past Boston has beaten the Angels in the first round three times in the past five years. But this year things look a lot better for the Angels, as the Red Sox are struggling with their new catcher Victor Martinez as well as their pitchers who have given up lots of stolen bases which most came from the Angels. Prediction: Angels win 3-2.

St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers,

The only thing the Cardinals have on the Dodgers is the regular season series and the best hitter in the game today, Albert Pujols. What the Dodgers need to do is control Cardinals' hitters and take full advantage of the Cardinals reliever pitchers. Prediction: Dodgers win 3-1.

Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies,

With the Rockies on a good momentum heading into the playoffs and knowing anything can happen once you are playing October baseball. And the Phillies having the hardest task of trying to repeat as champions. This is the only series I can see an upset. Prediction: Rockies win 3-2.