The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are currently tied for the best record in the MLB with 79 wins on the season. They have been currently the favorites in the National League and the American League, but could there be other teams that could be creeping up behind them to take their spot away from the World Series?

As we can see so far the Boston Red Sox are 62-58, and it looks like they aren’t going to be making another trip to the World Series once again. So that means we will be seeing a new MLB champion this October. As a Red Sox fan, this stinks knowing that the Red Sox are probably not going to be making the playoffs this season, but I think it will be nice for someone else to win the World Series.

So…. Who do I think will win have a really good shot in winning the World Series?

Los Angeles Dodgers

Third times the charm? The past two years the Los Angeles Dodgers have made the World Series, but have came up just short, but could this be the year that the Dodgers finally get over the hump and win the World Series? Corey Bellinger right now is having the season of his life as he is batting .317 with 38 home runs and 89 RBI’s. The pitching for the Dodgers has been really good so far, Hyun Jin-Ryu has been at the top of his game this season and the Dodgers are looking like they could be on their way back to the World Series. It’s going to have to take the whole team on their A game if they want to be holding the World Series trophy in October. (I honestly wouldn’t mind seeing the Dodgers winning the World Series, it would be good redemption story.)

New York Yankees

Not only the Dodgers have been rolling, but the Yankees have been rolling looking to win the World Series. (I know…gross….lol). The Yankees have been playing really goos baseball as many players for the Yankees have been playing really good this season, guys like Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Gio Urshela, and many others. The big thing for the Yankees if they want to add on to their many championship collection is the pitching. They have very strong hitters in a good lineup, it just depends on the pitching if they can step up and do their job in the playoffs. If the pitching steps, the Yankees will be looking very good on possibly winning the World Series. I really hope they don’t win the whole thing, but right now the Yankees are looking strong on possibly winning the World Series this season.

The Houston Astros

The Astros are slowly starting to make some noise in the MLB as they are looking to make a trip back to the World Series after losing to the Boston Red Sox last season in the American League Championship Series. They are 77-41 on the season and they could be a team that could be looking to take down the New York Yankees in the American League. Lead by a dominant trio in Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, and George Springer, the bats could be looking hot in the playoffs. With Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, and new asset Zack Greinke on the mound, the Astros could make some noise going into the playoffs this season. The Astros are a good team and this could be a shot at redeeming themselves from last year.

The Chicago Cubs

Yes, the Chicago Cubs record hasn’t really been the very best record, but they are winning their division. They could be looking once again at some postseason baseball this fall, but I don’t think people realize that the Cubs might be flying under the radar as a possible favorite to win the World Series like they did in 2016. There is something about the Cubs that gives me a feeling that they could win the whole thing this year. I mean look Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez has been batting just a little under .300 this season, but if they can really get going in the playoffs, it is going to be hard for teams to pitch against them. If the hitting and pitching really gets going in the playoffs, don’t be surprised if the Cubs could be an underdog making a deep run in the playoffs this season.

The Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins could be making the postseason this year and the Twins could possibly be a dream story and could win the World Series. Their past three playoff appearances they have lost to the New York Yankees, but maybe if the Twins avoid the Yankees maybe they can see to go far. I mean maybe an uspet happens with either the Astros or the Yankees and the Twins could possibly have to beat one tough team to get into an American League Championship or World Series. I know that the Twins aren’t that good, but I could see maybe a Cinderella run by the Minnesota Twins.

Those Five teams could be teams to possibly win the World Series, but there could be other teams that maybe might prove my predictions wrong. Teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, The Milwaukee Brewers, and the St Louis Cardinals could possibly be some contenders to not sleep on.

I would love to see for a World Series matchup is the Houston Astros vs the Chicago Cubs. I think that the series would be a super fun series to watch. The Cubs and The Astros have big name players on their rosters and this could be a series that can go very far as seven games. But I really do think that if they want to make the World Series, they have to get by the Yankees and the Dodgers as they are the hottest teams in baseball.

Anything can happen in baseball, it’s not really like basketball, soccer, or football. In basketball, soccer, and football, if a team is better than another team, it always shows that the better team always wins about 70-80% of the time. With baseball you can have a really good team, but it can always go 50-50 either way with the final scores. For example the Red Sox could beat the Yankees by 6 runs one night, and then the next night the Yankees can win by 3 runs. That can happen by depending the pitchers on the mound, they could be facing either the best pitcher in the rotation or you could be facing the fifth guy in the pitching rotation. A good team can hit really well one night or really bad the other night.

That is what I think that baseball is like compared to the other sports. The Red Sox I personally think has the best rosters in the MLB, but the Red Sox this year has been having a lot of bad nights. I’ve seen teams that won the World Series, bring back almost the exact same roster the next season, and not even make the playoffs the next season. In the MLB you have to basically have a lot of good nights and wins in order to make the playoffs and I think that it is very hard to do. Because once when you get in the playoffs, anything can happen because you have two or three bad nights, you are out of the playoffs. The Red Sox have had a lot bad nights this season and that is why they aren’t doing so well. But I think that if the Red Sox can bring back the same team next year, they could be a team to contend with in the AL with a brand new start at 0-0.

Btw, The Red Sox are still the reigning champions no matter how their season is going this season.

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