Matt

Oct 5, 2020

UPDATED: Cubs DNA 2020 Postseason Picks

(Courtesy of USA Today Sports)

After a wild Wild Card round, we are back with updated picks and a quick situational report on how everyone did.

Staci: 6/8, her bracket got slightly busted since the Cubs lost (boo!) and the Braves took care of the Reds.

AL WC1: Rays √ NL WC1: Dodgers √

AL WC2: A's √ NL WC2: Reds X

AL WC3: Twins X NL WC3: Cubs X

AL WC4: Yankees √ NL WC4: Padres √

ALDS1: Rays NLDS1: Dodgers

ALDS2: A's NLDS2: Padres

ALCS: Rays NLCS: Padres

World Series: Rays in 6

Matt: 5/8, his bracket is slightly busted with the Cubs losing and unable to win the NLDS

AL WC1: Upset Alert! Jays over Rays X NL WC1: Dodgers over Brewbutts X

AL WC2: Yankees over Cleveland √ NL WC2: Padres over Cards √

AL WC3: Astros over Twins √ NL WC3: Cubs over Marlins X

AL WC4: Yay A's over White Sox √ NL WC4: Atlanta over Reds √

ALDS1: Yankees over Jays NLDS1: Padres over Dodgers

ALDS2: A's over Astros NLDS2: Cubs over Atlanta

ALCS: Yankees NLCS: Padres in 7

World Series: Padres in 6

Tina: 5/8, Her bracket slightly busted

AL WC1: Rays √ NL WC1: Dodgers √

AL WC2: A's √ NL WC2: Reds X

AL WC3: Twins X NL WC3: Cubs X

AL WC4: Yankees √ NL WC4: Padres √

ALDS1: Rays NLDS1: Padres

ALDS2: A's NLDS2: Cubs

ALCS: A's NLCS: Cubs

World Series: Cubs in 7 (this is my fantasy bracket, OK?)

Pronk: was out kayaking and obviously would have gone 8/8.

More seriously, I kinda had a hunch the Astros would upset the Twins. Somehow I'm not surprised the Cubs lost to the Marlins, but wouldn't have predicted it. I also thought the Reds would surprise. Everything else made sense.

Steven: 5/8, with a couple of upsets

AL WC1: Rays √ NL WC1: Dodgers √

AL WC2: White Sox X NL WC2: Braves √

AL WC3: Twins X NL WC3: Cubs X

AL WC4: Yankees √ NL WC4: Padres √

ALDS1: Rays NLDS1: Dodgers

ALDS2: Twins NLDS2: Cubs

ALCS: Rays NLCS: Dodgers

World Series: Dodgers in 5

Brooke: 3/8, none of her upsets worked out unfortunately.

AL WC1: Blue Jays X NL WC1: Dodgers √

AL WC2: Yankees √ NL WC2: Cardinals √

AL WC3: Twins X NL WC3: Cubs X

AL WC4: White Sox X NL WC4: Reds X

ALDS1: Yankees NLDS1: Dodgers

ALDS2: White Sox NLDS2: Cubs

ALCS: Yankees NLCS: Cubs

World Series: Cubs in 6, my blood pressure can't take another 7 game series!

Hurdle:

Hurdle is simply picking the Twins to win it all so his favorite player can finally be a champion.

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UPDATED PROJECTIONS:

Rather than just leave things be, we are updating predictions for the next round. Picks in bold.

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Staci:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Matt:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Tina:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Pronk:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Steven:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Brooke:

Brooke is our world traveler and couldn't be reached for comment. We'll see if we can get hers up for the League Series!

Hurdle:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Bako's Tacos Special Guest Pick!:

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

Caleb Webb: Special Guest Pick!

ALDS 1: Rays vs Yankees

ALDS 2: Astros vs A's

NLDS 1: Dodgers vs Padres

NLDS 2: Braves vs Marlins

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