Monday, March 31, 2014

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Some Ill-Informed Predictions for 2014

“People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”

-- Rogers Hornsby. Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

It’s not a national holiday—not yet, anyway—but with the baseball season finally upon us (it seems so long since the Red Sox triumph, does it not?), I figured I would pass along my predictions for the 2014 season, which aren’t worth the virtual ink they are printed on, but will serve as an enduring record of just how little I know about baseball. Of course, my ignorance of the outcome won’t stop me from putting on the ole’ Sox jacket this morning (regardless of weather conditions). With that, here we go!
Red Sox 6, Tigers 5; Game 2 of the 2013 American League Championship Series
How about a repeat, boys? 
AL East

Rays
Red Sox (Wild Card)
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

AL Central

Tigers
Indians
Royals
White Sox
Twins

AL West

Athletics
Rangers (Wild Card)
Angels
Mariners
Astros

NL East

Nationals
Braves (Wild Card)
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

NL Central

Cardinals
Reds (Wild Card)
Pirates
Cubs
Brewers

NL West

Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
AL Cy Young: David Price, Rays
NL MVP: Joey Votto, Reds
NL Cy Young: Stephen Strasburg, Nationals

AL “Play-In” Game: Red Sox over Rangers

ALDS

Tigers over Red Sox
Rays over Athletics

ALCS

Tigers over Rays

NL “Play-In” Game: Reds over Braves

NLDS

Dodgers over Rays
Nationals over Cardinals

NLCS

Nationals over Dodgers

World Series: Tigers over Nationals

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