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Our World Series Picks by Harrison Meyer, Marshall Laskowski, and Grant Potoczny

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The MLB Playoffs are in full swing and we are currently in the NLCS and ALCS rounds. The four remaining teams are the Yankees, Guardians, Dodgers, and Mets. We will be giving our predictions on who will be in the World Series and who will win it all!

Marshall: This will be an exciting finish to the postseason as all four remaining teams have lots of talent. I think that the Dodgers will beat the Mets in seven games due to sheer talent. The Dodgers have a much better roster all around with superstars in Ohtani, Betts, and Freeman as well as a talented rotation and bullpen. It will be a thrilling series in a dramatic Dodgers series win.  As for the American League, I think the Yankees will come out on top of the Guardians in five games in a much less exciting series. I personally believe that the Guardians aren’t the most talented team and that they have just played exceptionally throughout the season. However,  they still have talent just not enough to beat the mighty and powerful duo of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. Juan Soto has been in the team's nightmares the whole postseason and will continue to play that way. The Yanks will need more out of Judge but they should be fine since they already have a 2-0 in the series. Now onto the World Series which I think will be the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is a classic matchup featuring two teams with tons of history. However, this is about the two current teams and not about past rivalries. This series will go to six games but the Dodgers will come out victorious. I think this will be a battle of the superstars Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Judge, Soto, and more are all going to play well on the biggest stage in baseball. In the end the Dodger's depth and great pitching will carry them to a win over the Yankees. 

Harrison: My pick for the ALCS is that the Yankees win in 6 games over the Guardians. I feel this way because I think Aaron Judge and Juan Soto will be an unstoppable duo In key situations. Also, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon will continue to dominate and get the Yankees wins. On the flip side,  I've got the Mets winning the NLCS. I feel that it would be cool to see a Subway Series for the World Series.I also believe that the Dodgers have enough talent to easily win the World Series but they will collapse like they always do, The red-hot Mets are also the Hottest team in baseball and I don’t see a world where they lose 4-7 to the all mighty Dodgers. I think that the Yankees are going to win the WS in 7 games because the Mets will run out of luck from Grimace and end up collapsing. I also believe that Aaron Judge is catching fire along with Juan Soto, and will carry them to a win over the Mets

Grant: The New York Mets are looking really hot right now, and after beating my favorite team the Phillies, they do look really good. The problem with playing the Mets is that they’re really never out of the game as they have tons of comeback games and I think they might be able to get to the World Series with a 4-3, with the Yankees due to the sheer talent of the Yankees and the fact that they’re playing the Guardians, so I would expect a Yankees win with a 4-1. Finally, I think that the Mets might come out with a win as they have been so hot, pitching and hitting wise, and I think that they have been underestimated and still are, so I’m choosing the Mets with a 4-3 series win.