Mariners over Dodgers in 6
All due respect to the Blue Jays and Brewers, who fully deserved the No. 1 seeds they carried into this postseason, but a Mariners-Dodgers championship clash feels more like a fight between baseball’s two best teams.
L.A.’s resume speaks for itself. The Dodgers were World Series champs last season, then flexed their fully loaded roster by pacing themselves in what was still a 93-win effort. As a result, they are peaking at the perfect time and, frankly, almost have this inevitable feeling about them.
Yet, the Mariners are giving real team-of-destiny vibes. They’ve already matched their most LCS wins in franchise history (two), they’ve been surging since early September and they might have the best blend of stars, depth, sluggers, speedsters, starters and back-end bullpen arms of any team—or have a collection that at least can from a viable argument against the Dodgers’.
Maybe we’re blinded by the feel-great potential here for the Mariners’ first ever trip to the World Series to end in a champagne-soaked celebration. Or maybe this is the recognition of how great this group can be. This lineup is better than it has shown in the postseason, and this pitching staff can dominate any point of a game. Seattle has what it will take to stop L.A. from becoming baseball’s first repeat champion in 25 years.
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