Newsday writers predict the MLB playoffs
National League All-Star Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch in the first inning of the 82nd MLB All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. (July 12, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
Newsday MLB writers Jim Baumbach, Erik Boland, Ken Davidoff, Mark Herrmann, David Lennon, Kimberley A. Martin and Anthony Rieber offer their predictions for the 2011 MLB Playoffs:
| Yankees-Tigers | Tigers in 4 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 3 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 3 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 4 |
| ALCS | Rangers in 6 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 5 |
| World Series | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Roy Halladay |
| Yankees-Tigers | Tigers in 4 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 5 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 3 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 5 |
| ALCS | Rangers in 7 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Roy Halladay |
| Yankees-Tigers | Yankees in 4 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 5 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 3 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Diamondbacks in 5 |
| ALCS | Rangers in 7 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 7 |
| World Series | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Roy Halladay |
| Yankees-Tigers | Yankees in 4 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 5 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 4 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 4 |
| ALCS | Yankees in 5 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 5 |
| World Series | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Cliff Lee |
| Yankees-Tigers | Tigers in 5 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 4 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 4 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 4 |
| ALCS | Tigers in 6 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 5 |
| World Series | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Cliff Lee |
| Yankees-Tigers | Yankees in 5 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rays in 4 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Phillies in 5 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 4 |
| ALCS | Yankees in 6 |
| NLCS | Phillies in 6 |
| World Series | Yankees in 7 |
| World Series MVP | Curtis Granderson |
| Yankees-Tigers | Tigers in 5 |
| Rangers-Rays | Rangers in 4 |
| Phillies-Cardinals | Cardinals in 5 |
| Brewers-D'Backs | Brewers in 4 |
| ALCS | Tigers in 5 |
| NLCS | Brewers in 4 |
| World Series | Brewers in 6 |
| World Series MVP | Francisco Rodriguez |
Some numbers from the predictions:
- Five of the seven writers picked the Phillies to win the World Series.
- Three writers picked Roy Halladay to win the World Series MVP. Two picked Cliff Lee.
- One former Met was picked to win the World Series MVP -- Anthony Rieber picked K-Rod.
- Three writers has the Yankees beating the Tigers in the ALDS; four had Detroit.
- Kimberley A. Martin had the Yankees going furthest, winning the World Series.
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