I have called upon my son Ryan for some help. Here is what we've come up with for the baseball playoffs.

Rockies beat the Phils. Cubs over Arizona. Cubs over the Rockies.

Yankees beat Cleveland. Red Sox over the Angels. (Ryan actually thinks the Angels win...but I can't do that to Red Sox Nation). But I can do this: Yanks over the Sox.

Drum roll please....the Yankees beat the Cubs in the highest rated World Series of all-time.

Do I have complete conviction in these predictions. Absolutely not. Nostra-nathan I am not. But I do like the Yankees pitching, right now at least, more than the Sox.

I would be concerned about Dice-K, maybe Schilling as well, and certainly the bullpen leading into Papelbon.

A-Rod is another huge factor. He's due. He is simply too good to choke again in the playoffs. This has been "his year" and I expect him to finish it off with a bang.

Of course, I also expected my Mets to be in the playoffs. And they collapsed faster than a straw hut in a hurricane.

I am 5 for 5 on UConn football predictions this fall. And I expect to go at least 3-4 on these first round series. We shall revisit my forecast next week .

Have a great, baseball, football filled weekend.