February 10, 2004

Predictions, Part 1. "Boston/Yankees" means "Boston defeats Yankees" and * = wild card.

The Sporting News
              Ken Rosenthal   Stan McNeal    Tom Gatto

Senior Writer Managing Ed. Senior Ed.
AL East       Boston          New York       New York

AL Central Minnesota Minnesota Kansas City
AL West Anaheim Anaheim Seattle
AL Wild Card New York Boston Boston


NL East Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
NL Central Chicago Chicago Chicago
NL West San Francisco Arizona San Francisco
NL Wild Card Houston Florida Houston


AL MVP Rodriguez Rodriguez Rodriguez
AL Cy Young Mussina Schilling Brown
AL Rookie Mauer (Min) Crosby (Oak) Rios (Tor)
AL Manager Scioscia Francona Melvin


NL MVP Bonds Bonds Thome
NL Cy Young Prior Prior Prior
NL Rookie LaRoche (Atl) Matsui (NYM) Matsui (NYM)
NL Manager Bochy Baker Alou


ALCS Boston/Anaheim Boston/Yankees Boston/Yankees
NLCS Phillies/Cubs Cubs/Phillies Phillies/Cubs
World Series Boston/Phillies Boston/Cubs Phillies/Boston

The Sporting News
              Chris Bahr     Tricia Garner

Associate Ed. Associate Ed.
AL East       New York       Boston

AL Central Kansas City Chicago
AL West Oakland Oakland
AL Wild Card Boston New York


NL East Atlanta Philadelphia
NL Central Chicago Chicago
NL West Arizona San Francisco
NL Wild Card Houston Atlanta


AL MVP Garciaparra Garciaparra
AL Cy Young Mulder Martinez
AL Rookie Mauer Mauer
AL Manager Francona Francona


NL MVP Sosa Thome
NL Cy Young Schmidt Prior
NL Rookie Matsui (NYM) Matsui (NYM)
NL Manager Williams Alou


ALCS Boston/Yankees Boston/Yankees
NLCS Cubs/Astros Cubs/Phillies
World Series Cubs/Boston Boston/Cubs

Street & Smith's
AL East    AL Central   AL West   NL East   NL Central  NL West

Boston Kansas City Seattle Phillies Chicago Los Angeles
New York* Minnesota Anaheim Atlanta* St. Louis Arizona
Toronto Chicago Oakland Florida Houston SF Giants
Baltimore Cleveland Texas New York Cincinnati Colorado
Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Pittsburgh San Diego
Milwaukee
MVPs: Manny Ramirez/Albert Pujols
Cy Youngs: Curt Schilling/Mark Prior
World Series: Boston over Cubs


Lindy's Scouting Report
AL East    AL Central   AL West   NL East   NL Central  NL West

New York Minnesota Anaheim Phillies Chicago SF Giants
Boston* Kansas City Oakland Florida Houston* San Diego
Toronto Chicago Seattle Atlanta St. Louis Arizona
Baltimore Cleveland Texas New York Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Cincinnati Colorado
Milwaukee

MVPs: Garret Anderson/Lance Berkman
Cy Youngs: Mark Mulder/Mark Prior
Rookies of Year: Joe Mauer (Min)/Kazuo Matsui (NYM)
Rookie Pitchers: Matt Riley (Bal)/Edwin Jackson (LA)
Managers of Year: Ron Gardenhire/Felipe Alou
World Series: Cubs over Boston

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