I've been making predictions for new Major League Baseball seasons for over 50 years. I've rarely been right about the World Series winner in my April prediction. Actually, I don't recall ever picking the correct World Series champion. That makes me as smart as the best baseball minds in Sports Illustrated, I guess.
This year, my baseball picks feature an unabashed bias for my favorite team, the New York Mets. Heck, if I'm going to be wrong again, I might as well go down with my favorite club. Then again, I haven't been right in the past being unbiased. So, let me try something new.
Charley's picks:
NL East: 1-New York, 2-*Washington, 3-Atlanta, 4-Miami, 5-Philadelphia.
NL Central: 1-Chicago, 2-St. Louis, 3-Pittsburgh, 4-Milwaukee, 5-Cincinnati.
NL West: 1-Los Angeles, 2-*San Francisco, 3-Arizona, 4-Colorado, 5-San Diego.
*wild cards
League championship: New York over Chicago
AL East: 1-Boston, 2-*Toronto, 3-New York, 4-Tampa Bay, 5-Baltimore.
AL Central: 1-Cleveland, 2-Kansas City, 3-Detroit, 4-Minnesota, 5-Chicago.
AL West: 1-Texas, 2-*Houston, 3-Seattle, 4-Los Angeles, 5-Oakland.
*wild cards
League championship: Boston over Texas
World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox
By the way, Sports Illustrated picks the Dodgers to beat the Indians in this year's World Series.
Enjoy the season!
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| Photo of cover of Sports Illustrated The Baseball Book, 2006 |
