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