#Blake Woodruff

[chistesmalospostrescaseros]

Day 14: Children | Halloween Movie Challenge

[problematic-faves-appreciation]

Spoilers ahead!

TWs: Abuse, ableism mention, miscarriage mention, suicide mention, stalking, revenge porn mention, child death mention, non-consensual somnophilia mention

Problematic Millionaire/Billionaire/CEO/Tycoon Romance Male Leads Who Make Hades (Lore Olympus) Look Like Perfection Incarnate!

I ranked these guys differently here, color-wise, than I did on a certain list of mine.

The billionaire MMC (male main character) is a problematic romance hero known for generally being an asshole to his lover — Hades stands as THE ultimate exception to that rule — so I chose characters that stand out from the others regarding their douchebaggery towards the FMCs.

Cesare Falcone and his lover — The manga adaptation left out a lot of stuff, but it sure visually captured his jerkass energy perfectly. Don't let his orange status 🟠 fool you into thinking he's less of a cruel hero. This dude, not even a dark romance MMC, told his wife he would kill her if she cheated on him. Maybe he was bluffing, but still... yikes.

Billionaires are the dukes of contemporary romance, and vice versa (historical romance).

All of these guys got a HEA. Or will get one, in James Roth's case.

Top = Most Problematique

⚫ Richard Payne (Dark Obsession series by Zoe Blake)

Known for gaslighting his object of obsession into believing she was "actually" in the 19th century.

⚫ Gage Channing (The Devil's Kiss series by Gemma James)

Blackmailed the heroine to become his slave, or else he would have turned her over to the police and not paid for her sickly daughter's cancer treatment if she hadn't given in to his demands.

⚫️ Drew Kelley (The Underestimated series by Jettie Woodruff)

Abused his wife for 6 years over something that wasn't her fault.

⚫ Tony Rawlings (Consequences series by Aleatha Romig)

The man was a woman's worst nightmare.

He influenced the course of FMC's life for years, since she was a college sophomore (about 19 years old). His plans led to her abduction at the age of 26.

⚫ Joshua Smith (Tamara, Taken by Ginger Talbot)

A sadistic, billionaire/serial killer.

⚫ Quincy "Q" Mercer (Monsters in the Dark series by Pepper Winters)

🔴 Matthias von Herhardt (Cry, or Better Yet, Beg by Solche)

Coerced the heroine into becoming his mistress. She needed him to get her uncle/father-figure out of prison.

🔴 Nicholas Challoner (The Guarded Heart by Robyn Donald)

A proto-dark romance MMC?

Blackmailed the heroine into marrying him/ becoming his brood mare.

🔴 Malachi Sterling (Shameless Vows by Katherine L. Evans)

The duke MMC caused his wife's miscarriage when he dragged her down a flight of stairs. He impregnated FMC with the main intention of taking their child away from her, and keeping them apart for the rest of her life.

🔴 Nikolas Constantinos (All That Glitters by Linda Howard)

Also something of a proto-dark romance MMC. And the word "no" doesn't exist in his dictionary. FMC tried to escape him, but he caught her; "I would have had you back within two days at the most."

🔴 Calvin Cutler (Descent by Sam Marino)

Abducted her cat.

🔴 Jesse Ward (This Man series by Jodi Ellen Malpas)

A meaner Christian Grey.

🔴 Milo Sinclair (Quarantine series by Drethi Anis)

A parental figure/legal guardian–dependant relationship mixed with romance and addiction. Makes for a very toxic dynamic.

🔴 James Roth (Singed series by Mia Knight)

Blackmailed his ex-wife into remarrying him. He treats her like she's his possession.

🔴 Sebastian Everett (Virtue & Vanity by Astrid Jane Ray)

His wife was completely terrified of him — and not in a fun, she-secretly-digs-that kind of way.

🔴 Gray Rutherford (Kiss From A Rose by Maya Alden)

Emotionally abused and neglected his wife to the point where she became suicidal. He treated her poorly for 20 years.

🔴 Callum McCord (Liars Like Us by J.T. Geissinger)

Manipulated FMC's life for five years, creating her dire financial situation to make her accept his marriage of convenience proposal. As if that wasn't bad enough, he recorded their marriage in Vatican City — trapping her! Divorce is illegal there.

🔴 Grayson Maxwell (Notice by K. Webster)

Makes Edward "watches Bella sleep at night" Cullen look normal.

Boss/employee; This guy snuck into FMC's apartment, did things to her while she was asleep, and hid/slept under her bed numerous times.

🟠 Miles Osborne (Everything for Her by Alexa Riley)

Started orchestrating the heroine's life after meeting her as a high schooler. He was five years older than her.

🟠 Lucio Masterton (At the Spaniard's Convenience by Margaret Mayo)

Destroyed FMC's small company — her life work that she ran for about 15 years — to make her dependent on him. He won.

🟠 Mark Walker (Faithless Duet by Skyler Mason)

Cheated on his wife for 15 YEARS out of spite.

🟠 Zack King (The Land Where Sinners Atone by V.F. Mason)

Had the FMC beaten to a pulp in prison, and stole her baby. He never apologized for the latter. Did not grovel.

🟠 Scott Blackstone (You Can Have Manhattan by P. Dangelico)

This man's the only MMC here that I hate. A lot. I'm still upset about the crappy cabin, and his public slandering of FMC. >:c

🟠 Noah Carter (Best Served Cold by Maya Alden)

Made a sex tape with FMC — without her knowledge — to blackmail her father. As a result, he ruined her life, and she lost her home.

🟠 Cesare Falcone (A Savage Betrayal by Lynne Graham)

Harlequin Presents sure loves its vengeful, rich Mediterranean heroes!

Isolated FMC at his castle home in Sicily, which was several miles away from the nearest village.

🟠 Killian Spencer (A Vow of Hate by Lylah James)

Repeatedly called the scarred heroine "beasty".

🟠 Christian Grey (Fifty Shades)

Many of the guys on this list make Grey look tame.

🟠 Preston Parker (Two Weeks Notice by Whitney G.)

FMC, who was also Preston's executive assistant, tried quitting her job on account of his bosshole ways — but she couldn't, since he had her sign a contract with an "indefinite employment term" fine-print clause written in white ink. What's more, every bonus she accepted added an additional year to the contract.

🟡 Hudson James (Say You Love Me by Sabre Rose)

Blamed his wife for their baby's death (as if he hadn't played a part in it), making her miserable. This couple's problems were solved with... cuckolding.

🟡 Sandro De Lucci (The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders)

The heroine attacked him, and he totally deserved it. Why did she do it? He blamed her for her miscarriage.

🟡 Bryce Palmer (A Husband's Regret by Natasha Anders)

Told his wife that he "never really loved her". He said it to hurt her.

🟡 Bram Gage (Going Nowhere Fast by Kati Wilde)

Considered FMC a bad influence on his sister. He was such an asshole about it.

🟡 Aristide Kourous (The Greek's Christmas Baby by Lucy Monroe)

Wouldn't believe his wife! >:c

Bottom = Least Problematique

[kemetic-dreams]

Carol Diann Johnson was born in the Bronx, New York City, on July 17, 1935, to John Johnson, a subway conductor, and Mabel (Faulk), a nurse. While Carroll was still an infant, the family moved to Harlem, where she grew up except for a brief period in which her parents had left her with an aunt in North Carolina. She attended Music and Art High School, and was a classmate of Billy Dee Williams. In many interviews about her childhood, Carroll recalls her parents' support, and their enrolling her in dance, singing, and modeling classes. By the time Carroll was 15, she was modeling for Ebony. "She also began entering television contests, including Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, under the name Diahann Carroll." After graduating from high school, she attended New York University, where she majored in sociology, "but she left before graduating to pursue a show-business career, promising her family that if the career did not materialize after two years, she would return to college.

Carroll's big break came at the age of 18, when she appeared as a contestant on the DuMont Television Network program, Chance of a Lifetime, hosted by Dennis James. On the show, which aired January 8, 1954, she took the $1,000 top prize for a rendition of the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein song, "Why Was I Born?" She went on to win the following four weeks. Engagements at Manhattan's Café Society and Latin Quarter, nightclubs soon followed.

Carroll's film debut was a supporting role in Carmen Jones (1954), as a friend to the sultry lead character played by Dorothy Dandridge. That same year, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway musical, House of Flowers. A few years later, she played Clara in the film version of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1959), but her character's singing parts were dubbed by opera singer Loulie Jean Norman. The following year, Carroll made a guest appearance in the series Peter Gunn, in the episode "Sing a Song of Murder" (1960). In the next two years, she starred with Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward in the film Paris Blues (1961) and won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (the first time for a Black woman) for portraying Barbara Woodruff in the Samuel A. Taylor and Richard Rodgers musical No Strings. Twelve years later, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role alongside James Earl Jones in the film Claudine (1974), which part had been written specifically for actress Diana Sands (who had made guest appearances on Julia as Carroll's cousin Sara), but shortly before filming was to begin, Sands learned she was terminally ill with cancer. Sands attempted to carry on with the role, but as filming began, she became too ill to continue and recommended her friend Carroll take over the role. Sands died in September 1973, before the film's release in April 1974.

Carroll is known for her titular role in the television series Julia (1968-71), which made her the first African-American actress to star in her own television series who did not play a domestic worker. That role won her the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female for its first year, and a nomination for an Primetime Emmy Award in 1969. Some of Carroll's earlier work also included appearances on shows hosted by Johnny Carson, Judy Garland, Merv Griffin, Jack Paar, and Ed Sullivan, and on The Hollywood Palace variety show. In 1984, Carroll joined the nighttime soap opera Dynasty at the end of its fourth season as the mixed-race jet set diva Dominique Deveraux, Blake Carrington's half-sister. Her high-profile role on Dynasty also reunited her with her schoolmate Billy Dee Williams, who briefly played her onscreen husband Brady Lloyd. Carroll remained on the show and made several appearances on its short-lived spin-off, The Colbys until she departed at the end of the seventh season in 1987. In 1989, she began the recurring role of Marion Gilbert in A Different World, for which she received her third Emmy nomination that same year.

In 1991, Carroll portrayed Eleanor Potter, the doting, concerned, and protective wife of Jimmy Potter (portrayed by Chuck Patterson), in the musical drama film The Five Heartbeats (1991), also featuring actor and musician Robert Townsend and Michael Wright. She reunited with Billy Dee Williams again in 1995, portraying his character's wife Mrs. Greyson in Lonesome Dove: The Series. The following year, Carroll starred as the self-loving and deluded silent movie star Norma Desmond in the Canadian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the film Sunset Boulevard. In 2001, Carroll made her animation debut in The Legend of Tarzan, in which she voiced Queen La, ruler of the ancient city of Opar.

In 2006, Carroll appeared in several episodes the television medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Jane Burke, the demanding mother of Dr. Preston Burke. From 2008 to 2014, she appeared on USA Network's series White Collar in the recurring role of June, the savvy widow who rents out her guest room to Neal Caffrey. In 2010, Carroll was featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docudrama titled 1 a Minute and appeared as Nana in two Lifetime movie adaptations of Patricia Cornwell’s novels: At Risk and The Front.

In 2013, Carroll was present on stage at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards to briefly speak about being the first African-American nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She was quoted as saying about Kerry Washington, nominated for Scandal, "She better get this award."

Carroll was a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council, a volunteer group of celebrity women who served the women's outreach of the Los Angeles Mission, working with women in rehabilitation from problems with alcohol, drugs, or prostitution. She helped to form the group along with other female television personalities including Mary Frann, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Joan Van Ark.

Carroll was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She said the diagnosis "stunned" her, because there was no family history of breast cancer, and she had always led a healthy lifestyle. She underwent nine weeks of radiation therapy and had been clear for years after the diagnosis. She frequently spoke of the need for early detection and prevention of the disease. She died from cancer at her home in West Hollywood, California, on October 4, 2019, at the age of 84. Carroll also had dementia at the time of her death, though actor Marc Copage, who played her character's son on Julia, said that she did not appear to show serious signs of cognitive decline as late as 2017. A memorial service was held in November 24, 2019, at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York City.

[theoriginaleppieblack-blog]

An excerpt from a U.K. magazine article. Early 1971. "Wives and Mothers: The Women of Paradox."

Janey Cameron nee' Woodruff was formerly a singer in the folk bands The Woodruffs and Blakes Notebook. "I'm happy right now being a mother to Mara and Mari, but as the girls get older I wouldn't say never to going back to music. It's in my blood."

Sheila Neal, a farmer's daughter from the West Midlands. "Janey and I look after each other. I'm not good at travel, at being in London even and Janey can always use help with the twins."

As for the two bachelors of Paradox:

Alex Logan: "I'm still a wandering boy, really. The only difference is that I have a silver spoon. I know that there will be a time when I want a home and a family. But for now life is an adventure, just me and my best friend. "

Tristam Lindsey: "For me it's not so much about a person as it is about a place. I'm looking for somewhere to put down roots that's really why I keep dabbling in real estate. Right now, I'm married to the work."

[goalhofer]

2023 Milwaukee Brewers Players By Nationality

American: 26 (Brian Anderson, Aaron Ashby, J.A. Bukauskas, Corbin Burnes, Mark Canha, Andrew Chafin, Josh Donaldson, Sal Frelick, Trevor Megill, Hoby Milner, Adrian Houser, Wade Miley, Garrett Mitchell, Blake Perkins, Colin Rea, Darin Ruf, Carlos Santana, Tyrone Taylor, Ryan Tellez, Brice Turang, Devin Williams, Bryse Wilson, Justin Wilson, Jesse Winker, Brandon Woodruff & Christian Yelich) Dominican: 7 (Willy Adames, J.C. Mejía, Joel Payamps, Elvis Peguero, Freddy Peralta, Carlos Santana & Abner Uribe) Venezuelan: 2 (William Contreras; Jr. & Andruw Monasterio) Colombian: 1 (Julio Teherán) Puerto Rican: 1 (Víctor Caratini) Brazilian: 1 (Thyago Vieira)

[abs0luteb4stard]

WATCHING

Oh man, this is really terrible in comparison to the other Hatchet movies.

[in-love-with-movies]

Cheaper by the Dozen (USA, 2003)

[christinealtomare]

anaisblake: Degas ballerinas

[notebookmusical]

from lyrica woodruff’s instagram story (4/16/19)

[degaslittlerats]

lyricawoodruff ✨C’est le Ballet.✨Till next time, Chantal Brett. I’ve loved every single minute with these incredible people, onstage and off. Each of them is an artist and I’m so honored to call them my cast, but more importantly, my friends. Now, back to NYC.🌃 #mariedancingstill

[goalhofer]

2023 Milwaukee Brewers Roster

Pitchers

#20 Wade Miley (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana)*

#26 Aaron Ashby (Kansas City, Missouri)

#29 Trevor Megill (Huntington Beach, California)*

#31 Joel Payamps (Santiago De Los Caballeros, DR)*

#32 Andrew Chafin (Wakeman Township, Ohio)*

#35 Justin Wilson (Clovis, California)*

#36 J.C. Mejía (Gaspar Hernández, Dominican Republic)

#37 Adrian Houser (Tahlequah, Oklahoma)

#38 Devin Williams (Florissant, Missouri)

#39 Corbin Burnes (Bakersfield, California)

#45 Abner Uribe (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)**

#46 Bryse Wilson (Hillsborough, North Carolina)*

#48 Colin Rea (Cascade, Iowa)*

#49 Julio Teherán (Cartagena De Indias, Colombia)*

#51 Freddy Peralta (Moca, Dominican Republic)

#53 Brandon Woodruff (Prentiss County, Mississippi)

#54 Thyago Vieira (São Paulo, Brazil)*

#55 Hoby Milner (Ft. Worth, Texas)

#59 Elvis Peguero (Cotuí, Dominican Republic)*

Catchers

#7 Víctor Caratini (Ciudad Coamo, Puerto Rico)

#24 William Contreras (Puerto Cabello, Venezuela)*

Infielders

#2 Brice Turang (Corona, California)**

#3 Josh Donaldson (Santa Rosa County, Florida)*

#9 Brian Anderson (Edmond, Oklahoma)*

#11 Ryan Tellez (Elk Grove, California)

#14 Andruw Monasterio (Santiago De León De Caracas, Venezuela)**

#25 Darin Ruf (Omaha, Nebraska)*

#27 Willy Adames (Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic)

#41 Carlos Santana (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)*

Outfielders

#5 Garrett Mitchell (Orange, California)

#10 Sal Frelick (Lexington, Massachusetts)**

#15 Tyrone Taylor (Torrance, California)

#16 Blake Perkins (Buckeye, Arizona)**

#21 Mark Canha (San José, California)*

#22 Christian Yelich (Thousand Oaks, California)

#33 Jesse Winker (Niagara Falls, New York)*

Coaches

Manager Craig Counsell (Glendale, Wisconsin)

Bench coach Pat Murphy (Syracuse, New York)

Hitting coach Connor Dawson (Olathe, Kansas)

Assistant hitting coach Ozzie Timmons (Hillsborough County, FL)

Pitching coach Chris Hook (San Diego, California)

Bullpen coach Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alberta)

Bullpen pitcher Daniel De Mondesert (Ft. Smith, Arkansas)

Bullpen catcher Adam Weisenburger (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Catching coach Walker McKinven (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

1B coach Quintin Berry (San Diego, California)

3B coach Jason Lane (Sonoma County, California)

Assistant coach Néstor Corredor (Portuguesa, Venezuela)

[beautifulfaaces]

Male Americans Masterlist

2010s

Diesel La Torraca

Justin Caruso Allan

2000s

Aiden Flowers

Alkoya Brunson

Andrew Astor

Anthony Keyvan

Benjamin Flores jr.

Bentley Green

Blake Cooper

Bradley Steven Perry

Brady Tutton

Braxton Beckham

Britain Dalton

Cameron Crovetti

Cedric Joe

Chibuikem Uche

Christian Isaiah

Conor Husting

David Iacono

Davis Cleveland

Elias Harger

Elisha Henig

Emjay Anthony

Ethan Andrew Casto

Faly Rakotohavana

Gavin Lewis

Gregory Kasyan

Griffin Gluck

Hayden Byerly

Ian Alexander

Isaiah Stannard

Jack Dylan Grazer

Jahi Di'Allo Winston

Jahking Guillory

Jalen Thomas Brooks

Jaren Lewison

Jason Drucker

Jordan Elsass

Joshua Carlon

Joshua Colley

Judah Lewis

Kalama Epstein

Kamran Lucas

Lonnie Chavis

Louis Mayhew

Luca Luhan

Luke Prael

Maceo Smedley

Marcel Ruiz

Matthew Lintz

Miles Emmons

Nicholas Crovetti

Niles Fitch

Noah Lomax

Owen Joyner

Preston Oliver

Quinn Liebling

Reed Horstmann

Riley Thomas Stewart

Rio Mangini

Sean Kaufman

Zackary Arthur

90s

Aaron Dominguez

Abhi Sinha

Adam G. Sevani

Adam Gallagher

Adam Hagenbuch

Adam Hicks

Adam Irigoyen

Alberto Rosende

Alex Aiono

Alex Blue Davis

Alex MacNicoll

Alex Newell

Alex Wolff

Alexander Gould

Algee Smith

Al Jaleel Knox

Amadeus Serafini

Andy Biersack

Ansel Elgort

Angus T. Jones

Aramis Knight

Archie Madekwe

Ari Stidham

Ashton Moio

Aubrey Joseph

Austin Abrams

Austin Butler

Austin Crute

Austin Falk

Austin Fryberger

Austin Mahone

Austin North

Barrett Carnahan

Barton Cowperthwaite

Belmont Cameli

Ben Bowers

Ben Platt

Ben Rosenfield

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Winchell

Benjamin Papac

Benjamin Wadsworth

BJ Mitchell

Blake English

Blake Jenner

Blake Michael

Blake Woodruff

Booboo Stewart

Braeden Lemasters

Brendan Jordan

Brendan Robinson

Brandon Butler

Brandon Flynn

Brandon Larracuente

Brandon Micheal Hall

Brandon Perea

Brennen Taylor

Brent Kinsman

Brent Rivera

Brett DelBuono

Brett Gray

Brian Altemus

Buddy Handleson

Bryshere Y Gray

Caleb Ruminer

Cameron Boyce

Cameron Dallas

Cameron Dean Stewart

Cameron Gellman

Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Moulène

Carson Rowland

Carter Jenkins

Casey Cott

Cayden Boyd

Chandler Massey

Chandler Riggs

Charles Alexander

Chase Stokes

Chester Rushing

Chet Hanks

Chris Colfer

Chris Tavarez

Chris Veres

Christopher Briney

Cody Christian

Cody Saintgnue

Cole Sprouse

Colin Ford

Colin Woodell

Olton ryan

Connor Paolo

Connor Price

Connor Weil

Corey Fogelmanis

Daniel Croix

Dante Brown

Darren Barnet

David Corenswet

David Lambert

David Stakston

DeRon Horton

Devon Terrell

Diego Tinoco

Dominic Janes

Drew Starkey

Dylan Jordan

Dylan Minnette

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan Sprayberry

Dylan Sprouse

Eduardo Franco

Ellar Coltrane

Eric Graise

Ethan Cutkosky

Ezekiel Goodman

Freddie Thorp

Froy Gutierrez  

Garrett Clayton

Garrett Ryan

Gavin Leatherwood

Gavin MacIntosh

Glenn McCuen

Grant Gustin

Hart Denton

Ian Nelson

Isaiah John

Israel Broussard

Jack Quaid

Jacob Batalon

Jake Borelli

Jake Manley

Jake T. Austin

James Scully

Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Green

Jeremy Pope

Jeremy Shada

Joe Keery

Joey Pollari

Jonah Hauer-King

Jonathan Daviss

Jordan Calloway

Jordan David

Jordan Fisher

Jorge Lendeborg jr.

José Julian

Josh Wiggins

Jason Genao

Justice Smith

Kamil McFadden

Kekoa Kekumano

Kevin Quinn

Khylin Rhambo

Kwesi Boakye

Kyle Allen

Leo Howard

Levi Randall

 Lewis Pullman

Logan Lerman

Luke Eisner

Luke Kleintank

Major Curda

Malcolm Mays

Mark Indelicato

Mason Dye

Mason Gooding

Mateo Arias

Matt Shively

Max Schneider

Maxim Knight

Michael Bolten

Michael Cimino

Michael Johnston

Michael Provost

Mikey Murphy

Miles Gutierrez Riley

Miles Robbins

Mitchel Musso

Myles Evans

Nat Wolff

Nathaniel J Potvin

Niall Cunningham

Nicholas Cirillo

Nick Hargrove

Nick Jonas

Nick Purcell

Nick Robinson

Nick Roux

Nico Hiraga

Nik Dodani

Noah Centineo

Noah Galvin

Owen Teague

Patrick Davis

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Paul Karmiryan

Pete Davidson

Peyton Meyer

Pico Alexander

Pierson Fode

Preston Strother

Rafael L. Silva

Raymond Alexander Cham Jr

RJ Mitte

Rome Flynn

Ross Lynch

Rudy Pankow

Ryan Lee

Ryan McCartan

Ryder McLaughlin

Samuel Larsen

Sean Berdy

Sebastian Amoruso

Shane Kinsman

Spencer Daniels

Spencer House

Spencer List

Sterling Beaumon

Suraj Partha

Taj Speights

Taylor Zakhar Perez

Teo Halm

Tom Williamson

Tommy Martinez

Tony Oller

Troy Iwata

Ty Panitz

Tyler Barnhardt

Tyler Posey

Tyler Young

Wesley Stromberg

Wolfgang Novogratz

Zach Cherry

Zach Mills

Zachary Gordon

Zack Calderon

Zak Henri

Zak Steiner

Zane Huett

80s

Aaron Carter

Aarón Díaz

Aaron Hill

Aaron Tveit

Adam David Thompson

Adam DeVine

Adam Driver

Adam Huber

Adam Pally

Adam Senn

Adam Shapiro

Amir Blumenfeld

Alan Ritchson

Alberto Frezza

Alden Ehrenreich

Alex Meraz

Alex Moffat

Alex Saxon

Alexander Koch

Alphonso McAuley

Amin Joseph

Anders Holm

Andrew Caldwell

Andrew Garfield

Andrew J. West

Andrew M. Gray

Anoop Desai

Anthony Carrigan

Anthony Lee Medina

Anton Yelchin

Arjun Gupta

Armie Hammer

Asher Monroe

Ashley Zuckerman

Augusto Aguilera

Beau Knapp

Beau Mirchoff

Beau Wirick

Ben Feldman

Ben Levin

Ben Savage

Benjamin Griffey

Benjamin Walker

Billy Flynn

Billy Magnussen

BJ Britt

Blair Redford

Blake Anderson

Blake Berris

Blake Lee

Bobby Campo

Bow Wow

Boyd Holbrook

Brad James

Bradley Soileau

Brando Eaton

Brandon Bell

Brendan Scannell

Brendon Urie

Brandon Jones

Brandon Mychal Smith

Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott Jones

Brant Daugherty

Brent Antonello

Bret Harrison

Brett Dalton

Brett Davern

Brian Ames

Brian J. Smith

Brian Letscher

Brian Michael Smith

Brock Harris

Brody Jenner

Bryan Dechart

Bryan Fisher

Bryton James

Bug Hall

C.J. Thomason

Callard Harris

Cam Gigandet

Chace Crawford

Chad Michael Murray

Charles Michael Davis

Charlie Barnett

Charlie Carver

Chris Brochu

Chris Chalk  

Chris Evans

Chris Olivero

Chris Witaske

Chris Wood

Chris Zylka

Chuck Hittinger

Cody Kasch

Cody Longo

Colin Donnell

Colton Haynes

Columbus Short

Cornelius Smith jr

Dan Smyers

Daniel Clark

Daniel Sunjata

Daren Kagasoff

Darren Criss

Dave Franco

Dave Patten

David A. Gregory

David Anders

David Castaneda

David Castro

David Del Rio

David Giuntoli

David Henrie

Dayo Okeniyi

Dennis Andres

Derek Hough

Desmin Borges

DJ Cotrona

Drew Garrett

Drew Roy

Drew Seeley

Drew van Acker

Edwin Hodge

Enver Gjokaj

Erich Bergen

Erik von Detten

Evan Hart

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Ross

Freddie Smith

Gabriel Luna

Gerardo Celasco

Glen Powell

Grey Damon

Hale Appleman

Haley Joel Osment

Hannibal Buress

Harry Shum Jr.

Ian Harding

Ignacio Serricchio

Jackson Rathbone

Jake Abel

Jake McDorman

Jake McLaughlin

Jose Moreno Brooks

Josh Henderson

Jason Ralph

Jason Ritter

Jason Tam

Jeff Pierre

Jencarlos Canela

Jesse Lee Soffer

Jesse Williams

Jesy McKinney

Jim Parrack

Jimmy O. Yang

Joe Jonas

Joe Tippett

Joel Johnstone

John Francis Daley

John Gallagher Jr.

Johnny Lewis

Johnny Simmons

Jon Bass

Jon Rudnitsky

Jonathan Tucker

Jonny Weston

Josh Gad

Josh Groban

Josh Kelly

Josh Peck

Josh Pence

Joshua Alba

JR Lemon

Julian Cihi

Justin Baldoni

Karan Soni

Keegan Allen

Keahu Kahuanui

Kelly Blatz

Ken Baumann

Kendrick Sampson

Kevin Jonas

Kevin McHale

Ki Hong Lee

Kyle Gallner

Lance Gross

Lee Thompson Young

Lenny Platt

Leslie Odom Jr.

Luke Grimes

Manish Dayal

Matt Dallas

Matthew Atkinson

Matthew Daddario

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Koma

Max Carver

Max Jenkins

Max Kasch

Max Thieriot

Mehcad Brooks

Melvin Gregg

Michael Angarano

Michael Cassidy

Michael Grant Terry

Michael Malarkey

Michael Rady

Michael Seater

Michael Trevino

Michael Willett

Mike Castle

Neal Bledsoe

Nick Carter

Nick Eversman

Nick Gehlfuss

Nico Tortorella

Nicholas Braun

Niko Nicotera

Niko Pepaj

Nyasha Hatendi

Patrick Flueger

Paul Wesley

Pej Vahdat

Penn Badgley

Pete Ploszek

Peter Vack

Rafi Gavron

Randy Wayne

Raviv Ullman

Reid Ewing

Ritesh Rajan

Robert Buckley

Robert Ri’chard

Robert Schwartzman

Robin de Jesús

Rory Culkin

Ryan Eggold

Ryan Kelley

Sam Tsui

Scott Eastwood

Scott Evans

Sean Faris

Sebastian Stan

Shane Coffey

Shawn Pyfrom

Shiloh Fernandez

Simon Helberg

Sinqua Walls

Skyler Maxon

Sterling Sulieman

Steven Krueger

Steven R. McQueen

Steven Yeun

T.J. Miller

Taran Killam

Taylor Kinney

Taylor Kowalski

Telly Leung

Timothy Granaderos

Titus Makin Jr.

Tom Maden

Tom Pelphrey

Travis Caldwell

Travis Winfrey

Trevor Wright

Tyler Hoechlin

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Wes Brown

Will Roland

William Jackson Harper

Winston Duke

Wolé Parks

Wyatt Nash

Yusuf Gatewood

Zac Efron

Zach McGowan

Zach Roerig

Zachary Abel

70s

Aaron Paul

Aaron Stanford

Aaron Yoo

Adam Brody

Adam Fristoe

Adam Harrington

Adam Levine

Adam Rodriguez

Adam Scott

Adrien Brody

Alex Kruz

Alfredo Narciso

Alimi Ballard

André Holland

Andy Samberg

Anthony Mackie

Ashton Holmes

Assaf Cohen

Ben Affleck

Benjamin McKenzie

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billy Brown

B.J. Novak

Bobby Cannavale

Brad Kroenig

Bradley Cooper

Brandon Quinn

Brandon Routh

Breckin Meyer

Brendan Hines

Brian Austin Green

Brian Geraghty

Brian Tee

Bruno Campos

Bryan Greenberg

Bryce Johnson

C.S. Lee

Casey Affleck

Chadwick Boseman

Chris Payne Gilbert

Chris Pratt

Christian Campbell

Christian Camargo

Colin Egglesfield

Colin Hanks

Cress Williams

Daniel Henney

Daniel Wu

Dave Annable

David Hornsby

David Sullivan

Derek Phillips

Desmond Harrington

Dominic Cooper

Donald Faison

Douglas Tait

Drew Powell

Eddie Cahill

Eric Dane

Eric Winter

Ethan Hawke

Freddy Rodríguez

Glenn Howerton

Gil McKinney

Goran Višnjić

Guillermo Diaz

Hayes McArthur

Henry Thomas

Ian Bohen

Ian Somerhalder

James Carpinello

James Hiroyuki Liao

James van der Beek

Joshua Jackson

James Franco

Jason George

Jason Sudeikis

Jay Duplass

Jay Harrington

Jay Hernandez

Jeff Hephner

Jensen Ackles

Jeremy Strong

Jesse Metcalfe

Joe Manganiello

Joel West

Jon Hamm

Jonathan Sadowski

Jordan Bridges

Josh Dallas

Josh Duhamel

Josh Radnor

Josh Stewart

Justin Bruening

Justin Chambers

Justin Hartley

Kal Penn

Keegan Michael Key

Ken Leung

Kerr Smith

Kevin McKidd

Kristoffer Polaha

Larry Sullivan

Leonardo DiCaprio

Luca James Lee

Mario Lopez

Mark Consuelos

Mark Duplass

Matt Bomer

Matt Czuchry

Matt Day

Matthew Davis

Matthew del Negro

Matthew Lillard

Maz Jobrani

Mekhi Phifer

Michael Benjamin Washington

Michael Landes

Michael Mosley

Michael Spears

Mike Faiola

Mike Vogel

Milo Ventimiglia

Nick Wechsler

Noah Bean

Noah Wyle

Oliver Hudson

Omar Epps

Paul Sparks

Paul Walker

Peter Facinelli

Randall Park

Rusty Joiner

Rob Delaney

Rob McElhenney

Robbie Jones

Ryan McPartlin

Sam Witwer

Samuel Page

Scoot McNairy

Scott Foley

Scott Grimes

Scott Michael Campbell

Sean Gunn

Shane West

Sharif Atkins

Shemar Moore

Stephen Bishop

Sterling K. Brown

Steve Howey

Taye Diggs

Thomas Sadoski

Tom Welling

Travis Schuldt

Troy Winbush

Wentworth Miller

Yanic Truesdale

Zach Braff

Zachary Knighton

Zachary Levi

60s

Adrian Pasdar

Alan Cumming

Andre Braugher

Andrew Airlie

Andy Dick

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Michael Hall

Archie Kao

Ben Harper

Ben Shenkman

Benjamin Bratt

Billy Porter

Blair Underwood

Brad Pitt

Brian D’Arcy James

Chad Lowe

Chance Kelly

Chaz Bono

Christian Slater

Christian Stolte

Dan Bucatinsky

Dana Ashbrook

Danny Nucci

David Alan Basche

David Duchovny

David Schwimmer

Deezer D

Denis O’Hare

Dermot Mulroney

Djimon Hounsou

Doug Savant

Dylan McDermott

Erik Palladino

Eriq La Salle

George Clooney

George Newbern

Glenn Plummer

Ian Harvie

J.P. Manoux

James Denton

James Spader

Jason Beghe

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Joe Mantello

John Corbett

John Leguizamo

John Stamos

Johnny Depp

Joshua Malina

Kadeem Hardison

Lance Reddick

Leland Orser

Linden Ashby

Luke Perry

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Perry

Max Martini

Michael Park

Michael Vartan

Morris Chestnut

Neal McDonough

Neil Flynn

Nestor Carbonell

Patrick Dempsey

Paul Adelstein

Paul McCrane

Paul Rudd

Paul Satterfield

Randall Batinkoff

Raphael Sbarge

Rex Lee

Rob Lowe

Robert Maschio

Roger Howarth

Sam Lloyd

Scott Takeda

Seth Gilliam

Stanley Tucci

Stephen Blackehart

Steve Coulter

Steven Weber

Tim Dekay

Titus Welliver

Tony Goldwyn

Tuc Watkins

Woody Harrelson

Zahn McClarnon

50s

Andy García

Bill Pullman

Bob Saget

Brett Cullen

Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce McGill

Bruce Willis

Bryan Cranston

Chris Cooper

Clancy Brown

Colm Feore

David Morse

Delroy Lindo

Ed Harris

Giancarlo Esposito

James Morrison

James Saito

Jeff Perry

John C. McGinley

John Goodman

Mark Moses

Martin Short

Robert Patrick

Ron Perlman

Scott Patterson

Steven Culp

Tom Hanks

Tom Irwin

Tony Danza

William H. Macy

40s

Al Pacino

Barry Bostwick

Dan Lauria

Dayton Callie

Edward Herrmann

James Brolin

Joe Mantegna

Joe Morton

John Doman

John Lithgow

Ken Jenkins

Sylvester Stallone

Ted Danson

Tim Matheson

Tommy Lee Jones

Troy Evans

30s

Clint Eastwood

20s

Sir Christopher Lee

Unknown Age

August Emerson

August Roads

Brian Hutchison

Carl Lundstedt

Carter Hudson

Chris Medlin

Corey Knight

Daniel Kyri

Evan Castelloe

Gage Banister

Jamison Jones

Jeremy Culhane

Jimmie Saito

Joe Witkowski

Josh Banday

Julian Works

Logan Allen

Lucca De Oliveira

Matt Dellapina

Matthew Dennis Lewis

Maximilian Osinski

Michael Hsu Rosen

Michael Shenefelt

Mike Donovan

Nic Robuck

Paul James

Paul Yen

Roe Hartrampf

Sam Littlefield

Till Simon

Tosin Morohunfola

[privateoakshq]

it’s that time again, I’ve compiled a list of the fc’s that haven’t been used in more than a month (mine included). If you’ve decided to drop them or are not feeling anymore muse you know that is perfectly fine, just let the main know and let the other half of the pairing know! I love you all so much and I don’t do this list to put pressure on anyone, I do it just so you can physically see the names and make a decision but there is absolutely no pressure ! ♡

dylan minette

zara larsson

michael consuelos 

froy gutierrez 

nezza

daniel sharman

bradley simpson

ryan follese

charlotte mckinney

sarah hyland

lea michele

cassie steele

nash overstreet

mike lobel

elizabeth lail

brant daughtry

niki demartinez

gabi demartinez

tyler blackburn

jake borelli

connor franta

miles richie

emily tosta

max haddadin

shay mitchell

ashley benson

gabriel conte

jess conte

jake miller

lana condor

rob gronkowski

brittany snow

jake johnson

zoey deschanel

noah cyrus

anthony padilla

kristine froseth

dylan barbour

matt cornett

kelsey merritt

hannah godwin

savannah lynch

riker lynch

francisco lachowski

charlotte d’alessio

nicola peltz

alex warren

kouvr annon

mykie

thomas petrou

anne winters

james mcavoy

stephen colleti

ryland storms

justin bieber

hailey bieber

jeff wittek

drew dirksen

alexa steele

jordan binnington

kyle houch

emmy rossum

peyton list

ethan cutkosky

isabella jones

jeremy allen white

lily james

jesse metcalfe

chelsea kane

michael clifford

dom deangelis

carter jenkins

tyler posey

matthew daddario

joe jonas

cole sprouse

ana de armas

alan stokes

lexi rivera

virginia gardner

elliot fletcher

sierra furtado

nicholas hoult

brent rivera

brooklyn beckham

selena gomez

blake woodruff

kj apa

louis tomlinson

nick robinson

karla souza

jack griffo

nash grier

kate upton

kaia gerber

diane guerrero

devon windsor

liam payne

dylan everett

hayes grier

cristine prosperi

will grier

megan williams

lottie tomlinson

amber heard

stella maxwell

patrick schwarzenegger

cameron dallas

margot robbie

griffin funk

erin gilfoy

ian somerhalder

andy bean

jay ryan

presley gerber

sommer ray

ryland lynch

ricardo hoyos

logan shroyer

paris berelc

charly jordan

robbie amell

eoin macken

luke benward

matt king

brendon fehr

jacob elordi

luke bilyk

odeya rush

joey king

becky g

james lafferty

cierra ramirez

kristen sire

chloe bennett

devyn lund

beau mirchoff

bethany joy lenz

corey scherer

carrington durham

chad michael murray

elsa hosk

chelsy amaro

ross lynch

milo manheim

sierra capri

bridget satterlee

mariah amato

alisha boe

sophia bush

thalia bree

zayn malik

gemma styles

rita ora

sergio carvajal

[twins2994]

Dodgers Hang On To Take Game 1!

Brewers 2 Dodgers 4 W-Urias (1-0) L-Suter (0-1) SV-Jansen (1)

The Los Angeles Dodgers were ousted last year in the NLDS by the eventual World Series Champion Washington Nationals. It was World Series or bust last year and that mantra carries over into this season. Tonight, the Dodgers started a short three-game Wild-Card Series against the Brewers at Dodger Stadium. A close game ensued in a nail biter in Los Angeles. The Dodgers offense got rolling in the first inning as Mookie Betts led-off with a double and Corey Seager walked. Max Muncy walked to load up the bases and Will Smith drew a bases loaded walk to start the scoring. With two outs, AJ Pollock drew a walk to score a run and the Dodgers led 2-0 after an inning of play. Chris Taylor started off the second inning with a double to left and Mookie Betts doubled him home. This put the Dodgers up 3-0 and it looked like they would dominate in this one. That wasn’t the case as the Brewers punched back in the fourth. Dan Vogelbach lined a one-out single to left and Orlando Arcia crushed a Walker Buehler fastball out to center for a two-run shot. This pulled Milwaukee within a run after four frames. Walker Buehler finished off four decent innings and Julio Urias threw three shutout frames. The Dodgers added a run in the bottom of the seventh when Corey Seager smoked a Freddy Peralta fastball out to center for a solo shot. This put the Dodgers up 4-2 and they never looked back. Blake Treinen had a clean eighth and Kenley Jansen locked down a scoreless ninth. The Dodgers took Game 1 and have a chance to advance tomorrow night. 

-Final Thoughts- Walker Buehler threw four good innings and allowed just two runs on three hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. His blister held up well in a good start. Julio Urias threw three shutout innings and allowed just three hits with five strikeouts. Blake Treinen struck out one in the eighth and Kenley Jansen looked good in the ninth. Mookie Betts led the way with two hits on the night. The team hit 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The Dodgers offense got complacent against a good Brewers bullpen. Tomorrow, Brandon Woodruff faces Clayton Kershaw in Game 2. 

-Chris Kreibich-

[beersfromthebleachers]

2019 Season Review and Post Season Predictions

The 2019 MLB regular season is in the books as October approaches and the playoffs get underway. To compare what I predicted at the beginning of the season, click here for the original post. This post will break down each division champion and their pathway to the playoffs. Finally, this post will finish with my predictions on what will happen in the playoffs. Let's dive in:

American League Wild Card Teams:

Oakland Athletics

Another year where the Athletics will face off in the Wild Card matchup, and this time they have home field advantage in order to advance to the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros. The Athletics finished the regular season at 97-65, ten games behind the first place Astros. The Billy Beane faithful kept the competition together from the second half of the season while the remainder of the competition fell apart amongst the Texans, Angels, and Mariners. Mike Fiers was the club's best pitcher, throwing his second career no-hitter during the first half of the season. Shortstop Marcus Semien led the team in WAR, setting a career-high with 8.1 and also led in RBIs with 92. First baseman Matt Olson and third baseman Matt Chapman led the team in home runs with 36 apiece respectively. The Athletics are out for revenge after being eliminated by the Yankees last season. They will be hosting the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wild Card Game on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays remained in playoff contention from the very start of the 2019 campaign. In the beginning, they led their division for the first third of the season. By the time the Yankees took over at first, the Rays did not trickle far off behind. The Rays finished the season at 96-66, stomping out the reigning champion Boston Red Sox from returning to the playoffs. Free agent addition Charlie Morton brought talents to St. Petersburg and led the rotation over Cy Young winner Blake Snell, who struggled with injury on and off during the season.  The Rays' hitting was slightly below average, but the team's OPS was .757. To win in the playoffs, you must have the bullpen bolstered in order to close out games. The Rays, however, they know how to take advantage of bullpens late in the game. It will be interesting to see how this team will do facing the Athletics on Wednesday in the Wild Card game.

American League Central Champion Minnesota Twins

It was unfortunate to see the Cleveland Indians fall apart and start to see the beginning of their "window close" for a chance to go for a title after being in the World Series three seasons ago. The Minnesota Twins took advantage of the American League Central and did not let off the gas to win the division for the first time in almost a decade. The Twins had the second-best record in franchise history at 101-61 and was one run short of tying their best record in a regular season. The Twins' rotation was spearheaded by Jose Berrios and a handful of ragtag pitchers like Jake Odorizzi and Kyle Gibson. The rotation alone owned a K/9 of 8.76 which is more than impressive from a group of seasoned veterans. The Twins' hitting is also nothing to sleep on either, as their entire staff holds an OPS of .832. These boys can hit, get on base, and score very fast. Behind All-Star Jorge Polanco, this is a Twins team that will look dangerous in October.

American League East Champion New York Yankees

After watching in the shadow of their all-time rival win another championship, the New York Yankees went to work and geared up to take the division back and make it rightfully theirs. The fight for the division was not easy, the Yankees started the season battered and bruised without some of their best players. Players that stepped up for the Bronx Bombers were Gio Urshela, Luke Voit, and DJ LeMahieu, who was arguably the best Yankee this season. Yankees pitching struggled to keep their rotation's total ERA under four, as the only one that went under that number was James Paxton, who the Yankees traded for in the offseason. However, Paxton struggled with injury and could not maintain his dominance as he had with the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees' bullpen is still one of the best in the league and will be the most difficult to hit against in the American League playoffs. Expect the Yankees to run deep, but they need to get passed the Twins first in the division series.

American League West Champion Houston Astros

Insert the team that is out for blood and looking to return to the Fall Classic after winning their first franchise title two years ago. The Houston Astros were cut short of returning to the World Series after losing to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. Locked and loaded with even a better roster than the season before, the team looks like the favorite to win it all once again. The batting is familiar, but it is Alex Bregman that takes charge as the best player in the batting order, followed by the man who was the MVP for them when they won it; George Springer. Not to mention their rotation is lethal for postseason after adding Zack Grienke to go alongside Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole. The Astros are scary good and will take a miracle to beat. They will host the Wild Card winner between the Rays and Athletics.

National League Wild Card Teams

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals did everything possible to return to the playoffs for the first time, and they did it without the player that they missed out on resigning; Bryce Harper. With tenacity and skill, the Nationals ended the season with a final record of 93-69 which earned them the first Wild-Card spot of the National League. Their pitching has remained consistent behind Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and the newly added Patrick Corbin, while their offense has been firing on all cylinders especially behind third baseman Anthony Rendon. The bullpen for the Nationals is what holds the biggest question mark for the team. Struggling to close out games that are close, their bullpen will most likely need help from their starters going deeper in games this October. This postseason run might be all or nothing for the Nationals, they might be losing some key players in the off-season, including Rendon and Strasburg.

Milwaukee Brewers

After scrapping and clawing their way back from the brink of elimination, the Milwaukee Brewers returned to the playoffs in back to back seasons. With help from division rival of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brewers were able to return as a Wild Card team after the elimination of the Chicago Cubs. It didn’t come easy for the Brew Crew, but the team limped to the finish line with Final season record of 89-73. In a season after being crowned the National League MVP, Christian Yelich looked like he was going to continue where he left off from last season. His numbers included 44 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases while hitting .329 in batting average. The Brewers pitching, however, is in some trouble, even in an elimination game format they will have a tough time sending Brandon Woodruff to the mound against Max Scherzer. Sleeping on the Milwaukee Brewers could be dangerous, as they have a fast-hitting offense and a great caliber defense. If they get past the Wild Card expect them to give the Dodgers a difficult time. 

National League Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals

The Saint Louis Cardinals returned to the playoffs after a four year hiatus. The Red Birds loaded up on talent in the offseason by filling their gap at first base with Paul Goldschmidt, who made a huge impact on the team with 34 home runs and 97 RBIs. Marcell Ozuna finally came out of his shell and got back to looking like the player he was in Miami, slashing with 29 home runs and 89 RBIs. Paul DeJong made a statement being one of the best shortstops in the game on both sides of the field, and he complimented it with his bat with a total of 30 home runs. The Cards' pitching was also phenomenal led by Jack Flaherty in the rotation that exceeded expectations accompanied by Dakota Hudson and veteran Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals have some of the best experience with handling the postseason. They have all the right tools to run deep enough in the playoffs and compete with anyone. It will be interesting on how the division series will matchup against the Atlanta Braves.

National League East Division Champion Atlanta Braves

Alongside the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves are one of two teams that defended their division title and is returning to the postseason for the second year in a row. The fruits of the young farm system are coming in at the best time for a team that is young and hungry to becoming a championship caliber team. The Braves ended the season 97-65, defending against a heavily talented division that was loaded with competition. Ronald Acuña Jr. was on his way to make history and became a 30-30 man with 41 home runs and 37 stolen bases before getting injured. He was accompanied from the heavy bats of Josh Donaldson, Ozzie Albies, and Freddie Freeman. Even former first overall draft pick, Dansby Swanson finally started pulling his weight with the team. The Braves pitching is sneaky with getting quick innings done. A rotation including Mike Soroka, Max Fried, and Dallas Kuechel is more than ready to face any opponent in the playoffs. Watching this series between the Cardinals and Braves will be more than entertaining, whoever comes out of this fight will most likely be a fan favorite in the National League Championship Series.

National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers

If at first you do no succeed; try, try again…and again…and again for the third time in a row. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the favorite to compete and win the World Series, except this year they have everything to show for it. After dropping the World Series for the second straight year in a row, the team has been succeeding with a formula of having as many players as possible play the field and score late in games. The playstyle is almost foolproof, there is little to no show of failure in this Dodgers team. Cody Bellinger was the only baseball player showing his talents and challenging Yelich for his MVP title. He finished the season with 47 home runs, 115 RBIs, and a batting average of .305. His supporting cast is collection of young talent that has transitioned well with Max Muncy, Austin Barnes, and the resurgence of Corey Seager to the Dodger lineup. The rotation also had the rise of Hyun-Jin Ryu who led the National League in ERA for the first half of the season. Walker Buehler also did not fall to the sophomore curse and proved his worth to bolster the rotation. Clayton Kershaw kept his cool and remained supreme being the ace of this rotation. The only Achilles' heel to the Dodgers is their bullpen, who have been giving up more runs late in the game than they should. Still, they were the king of the walk-off, so do not be surprised if you see late-game dramatics from this young Dodgers team.

Where does this leave my prediction of the playoffs? In a perfect world, I would love to see a team that has never won a title in their franchise history between the Tampa Bay Rays or the Milwaukee Brewers, both Wild Card teams that no one should ever sleep on in the playoffs. The realist in me has strong consideration of seeing the return matchup between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the same result as before. Zack Grienke will get his bitter revenge by blanking the Dodgers in a championship game resulting him to be the World Series MVP. The pennant championships will be wild series to watch as well. The American League Championship Series will be the Astros beating the New York Yankees in quick orderly fashion. The National League Championship Series will see the Atlanta Braves dragging out a seven-game series against the Dodgers, who will go on to win it in walk-off fashion. It will be one crazy October to watch, let's see who we will see in the Fall Classic!

[christinealtomare]

lyricawoodruff: ✨C’est le Ballet.✨ Till next time, Chantal Brett. I’ve loved every single minute with these incredible people, onstage and off. Each of them is an artist and I’m so honored to call them my cast, but more importantly, my friends. Now, back to NYC.🌃 #mariedancingstill