UPDATED: Cubs DNA 2020 Postseason Picks
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