Predictions: The Hardball Times

One last set of predictions, from The Hardball Times. Here is a quick summary of the East teams and how the 26 writers picked them to finish:

             1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th
Red Sox       15    8    3    0    0
Yankees       10    7    9    0    0
Rays           1   11   14    0    0
Blue Jays      0    0    0   13   13
Orioles        0    0    0   13   13

World Series

Red Sox      10
Yankees       5
Cubs          4
Rays          4
Mets          2
Atlanta       1
Angels        1

AL Pennant (25 of 26 from the ALE!)

Red Sox      13
Yankees       9
Rays          3
Angels        1

NL Pennant

Cubs         14
Mets          5
Diamondbacks  2
Dodgers       2
Giants        2
Atlanta       1
Marlins       1

AL MVP

Grady Sizemore    15
Mark Teixeira      6
B.J. Upton         2
Kevin Youkilis     1
Josh Hamilton      1
Nick Markakis      1
Alex Rodriguez     1

AL Cy Young

Roy Halladay      11
C.C. Sabathia      6
Josh Beckett       3
Zack Greinke       3
Daisuke Matsuzaka  1
Francisco Liriano  1
John Lackey        1
James Shields      1