Predictions

That's right: last year, I finished 10th nationwide in the Baseball Prospectus Predictatron contest. This year, I won't even be close. Haven't had time for all the homework. Here goes -- the following are my Predictatron entries for 2007. Blame any mathematical errors on the BP website, which said my predictions were A-OK.

Yes, TRP and I have food riding on this again ...

American League East
Baltimore Orioles	69 - 93
Boston Red Sox	90 - 72	(Wildcard)
New York Yankees	96 - 66	(Division Champ)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	68 - 94
Toronto Blue Jays	84 - 78
American League Central
Chicago White Sox	83 - 79
Cleveland Indians	91 - 71	(Division Champ)
Detroit Tigers	80 - 82
Kansas City Royals	70 - 92
Minnesota Twins	85 - 77
American League West
L.A. Angels	90 - 72	(Division Champ)
Oakland Athletics	84 - 78
Seattle Mariners	76 - 86
Texas Rangers	80 - 82
National League East
Atlanta Braves	80 - 82
Florida Marlins	78 - 84
New York Mets	93 - 69	(Division Champ)
Philadelphia Phillies	85 - 77
Washington Nationals	66 - 96
National League Central
Chicago Cubs	86 - 76
Cincinnati Reds	73 - 89
Houston Astros	73 - 89
Milwaukee Brewers	80 - 82
Pittsburgh Pirates	68 - 94
St. Louis Cardinals	90 - 72	(Division Champ)
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks	89 - 73	(Wildcard)
Colorado Rockies	76 - 86
Los Angeles Dodgers	93 - 69	(Division Champ)
San Diego Padres	80 - 82
San Francisco Giants	74 - 88

PLAYOFFS:

American League Division Series:
Cleveland Indians over Boston Red Sox in 4 games
(Boston's question marks in the rotation and the pen bite them at last.)

New York Yankees over L.A. Angels in 5 games
(An absolutely fantastic series, in which the Yankees get just enough pitching to turn off the Angels' bats, while the Yankees' offense survives the Angels' stellar pitching in three games.)



National League Division Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers over St. Louis Cardinals in 3 games
(Karma bites the Cards, as they play as horribly in the 2007 postseason as their opponents played against them in the 2006 postseason.)

Arizona Diamondbacks over New York Mets in 4 games
(The aging Randy Johnson defeats a still-rehabbing Pedro Martinez in Game 4.)

American League Championship Series:
New York Yankees over Cleveland Indians in 6 games
(Cleveland, which had the talent to win the division in 2005 and 2006, is not quite ready for prime time.)

National League Championship Series:
Arizona Diamondbacks over Los Angeles Dodgers in 5 games
(Who are these kids?)


World Series:
New York Yankees over Arizona Diamondbacks in 7 games
(The Yanks finally win the 2001 World Series.)