Playoff preview: (1) Bob vs. (4) Andy

Records: Bob 16-6, Andy 14-9
Line: Bob -3
Season series: Bob 2-0 (Week 3: 15-5, Week 13: 9-8)
Career playoff records: Bob 2-2, Andy 1-2
All-time head-to-head: Bob 5-3
Playoffs head-to-head: Never met
Last playoff appearance: Bob 2009, Andy 2009


Hitting
There's a reason Bob has been the class of the league the past two years, and that's because he knows how to properly assemble a squad that wins. It starts with the hitting. Nelson Cruz, Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Dunn, Jayson Werth. And that doesn't even include his Bashin' Brewers.
Advantage: Bob

Pitching
Both teams started the season rich with pitching, allowing them to deal big names such as Jered Weaver, Tommy Hanson and Jon Lester during the year to beef up the hitting. Bob's current pitching staff, however, has been very consistent and has the edge.
Advantage: Bob

Managing
Bob has had a week to rest and set up his pitching rotation. Andy was not tested in Round 1 and finally got the monkey of winning a playoff game off his back - like Bob did last year. Still, Bob is the defending champ and has answered the challenge time and time again the past two years.
Advantage: Bob

Prediction
It stays close for most of the week until Bob pulls away over the weekend thanks to his offense. 12-7 Bob