Ok, I felt like torturing myself above with the game 1 NLDS box score. That’s about the extent of this week’s news. Oh, and I guess I’m basically making my prediction for the World Series, as the series is tied 1-1, and it should be over by this time next week.

I hate it, but the Dodgers are going to repeat. Whether it was wisdom or luck that they kept three of their top four arms all relatively fresh for the postseason, it doesn’t matter. It worked. Their starting pitching, and the starters they moved into the bullpen, are going to pitch them to another World Series. They played it perfectly and brilliantly. This is a really good Blue Jays team, but they are now going to rely on two formerly really good pitchers who have a lot of mileage on their arms, against a red-hot Glasnow and Ohtani. This is the point in the series where the Dodgers take the advantage, and eventually win.

Last week’s rankings. 10/13 rankings. 10/6 rankings. 9/29 rankings. 9/22 rankings. 9/15 rankings. 9/8 rankings. 9/3 rankings. 8/25 rankings. 8/18 rankings. 8/11 rankings.

This week’s rankings:

1. The Los Angeles Dodgers
2. The Toronto Blue Jays
3. The Seattle Mariners
4. The Milwaukee Brewers
5. The Philadelphia Phillies
6. The New York Yankees
7. The Chicago Cubs
8. The Detroit Tigers
9. The Cleveland Guardians
10. The San Diego Padres
11. The Boston Red Sox
12. The Cincinnati Reds
13. The Houston Astros
14. The New York Mets
15. The Kansas City Royals
16. The Texas Rangers
17. The San Francisco Giants
18. The Arizona Diamondbacks
19. The Miami Marlins
20. The St. Louis Cardinals
21. The Tampa Bay Rays
22. The Oakland Athletics
23. The Atlanta Braves
24. The Baltimore Orioles
25. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
26. The Pittsburgh Pirates
27. The Minnesota Twins
28. The Washington Nationals
29. The Chicago White Sox
30. The Colorado Rockies