Dodgers vs. Brewers
The Brewers won the battle of the bullpens in Game 5 against the Cubs and now the NLCS is set, as we’ve got the Brewers vs. Dodgers series set to begin on Monday. Milwaukee is the home team, as LA knocked off a Philadelphia team coming off of a bye. The Brewers actually had the best record in the Senior Circuit and home-field advantage seemed to come in very handy as the hosts won every game in the series.
Even though the Brewers had the league’s best record, the task at hand is far more difficult in this series against the Dodgers. According to Cot’s Contracts, the Brewers’ projected end-of-season 40-man roster cost $115 million. The Dodgers? $346.9 million. The financial imbalance of baseball is only lessened by the inherent variance of the sport. In other words, an