Sully Baseball Podcast: Tony Wolters, Requiem For The Cubs and A Great Opening act – October 3, 2018

Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune

As Vin Scully would say, not a bad opening act for the post season. Tony Wolters becomes the hero and demonstrates why baseball is so wonderful in creating unlikely immortals.

Meanwhile Cub fans will take comfort that hurtful losses like this no longer have the baggage of the Cursed Days of the team.

Turning the page in this episode of Sully Baseball.

While we are at it, enjoy the NEW In Memoriam video.

OFFICIAL SULLY BASEBALL PREDICTIONS FOR 2018 POST SEASON

It is a tradition as old as time… or at least as old as I am.

I will make my Official Picks for the 2018 Postseason before the first playoff pitch is thrown. And as usual, my prediction usually is a kiss of death… just ask the Cleveland Indians and Washington Nationals who I doomed last year as my World Series picks!

So I SHOULD be picking the Yankees because that will eliminate them out of the gate!

AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD
NEW YORK YANKEES defeat OAKLAND ATHLETICS

NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD
COLORADO ROCKIES defeat CHICAGO CUBS

AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
BOSTON RED SOX defeat NEW YORK YANKEES, 3 Games to 1
HOUSTON ASTROS defeat CLEVELAND INDIANS, 3 Games to 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
MILWAUKEE BREWERS defeat COLORADO ROCKIES, 3 Games to 2
LOS ANGELES DODGERS defeat ATLANTA BRAVES, 3 Games to 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
HOUSTON ASTROS defeat BOSTON RED SOX, 4 Games to 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
MILWAUKEE BREWERS defeat LOS ANGELES DODGERS, 4 Games to 0

WORLD SERIES
HOUSTON ASTROS defeat MILWAUKEE BREWERS, 4 Games to 1

So there you have it… I have the Astros repeating as World Champions in a World Series that would have confused a LOT of people a few decades ago. “Wait… the Astros are and AMERICAN League team? The BREWERS are the National League team? WHAT???”

So let’s play ball and see how wrong I actually am!

Sully Baseball Podcast – All Tickets Punched and Good Bye Regular Season – October 1, 2018

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FINALLY we know what the National League Post Season picture looks like. And man oh man will either the Rockies or the Cubs regret not winning just one more game in the regular season.

I give the final Who Owns Baseball Tally and make my post season predictions.

Getting this party started on this episode of Sully Baseball.

While we are at it, enjoy the NEW In Memoriam video.