CBS, SI, Fox Prognosticators Join ESPN In Picking Red Sox

This is getting ridiculous.

Adding up the predictions posted at ESPN, CBSSportsline, CNNSI, and Fox Sports, 60 of 66 prognosticators believe the Red Sox will be playing in the 2011 World Series.

ESPN:  42 of 45
CBS:    8 of  8
CNNSI:  9 of 12
Fox:    1 of  1
       60 of 66  (91%)

I posted ESPN's picks earlier. Here are the others:

CBS Sportsline

                    AL EAST  WILD CARD  AL PENNANT  WORLD SERIES
Evan Brunell        Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox
Larry Dobrow        Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox
Danny Knobler       Red Sox  Tigers     Red Sox     Atlanta
Al Melchior         Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox
Scott Miller        Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox
C. Trent Rosecrans  Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox
Matt Snyder         Yankees  Red Sox    Red Sox     Red Sox
Scott White         Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox     Red Sox

                    MVP        CY YOUNG   ROOKIE      MANAGER 
Evan Brunell        AGonzalez  Lester     Hellickson  Maddon
Larry Dobrow        AGonzalez  Sabathia   Hellickson  Guillen
Danny Knobler       MCabrera   Lester     Sale        Leyland 
Al Melchior         AGonzalez  Hernandez  Pineda      Guillen
Scott Miller        AGonzalez  Verlander  Hellickson  Francona
C. Trent Rosecrans  AGonzalez  Price      Hellickson  Geren
Matt Snyder         Teixeira   Lester     Carter      Geren
Scott White         Teixeira   Verlander  Hellickson  Guillen

Comeback Player of Year: Ellsbury (Melchior); Beckett (White)
HR Champion: AGonzalez (Miller)
Bust: Buchholz (Brunell)

Scott Miller, CBSSports.com Senior Writer:

AL East
1. Red Sox: The Green Monster is about to become Adrian Gonzalez's personal housebroken pet. You watch: By midsummer, it'll even roll over for a belly rub from Boston's new first baseman. ...

Wild Cards
American League: Yankees. Best second-place team $200 million can buy. ...

World Series
Red Sox over Rockies: Fortunes have changed so dramatically in Boston over the past decade that now you only have to be 4 years old to say, "If the Red Sox can just win the World Series, I can die peacefully." ...

AL MVP [and HR Champ]: Adrian Gonzalez. He finished fourth in NL MVP voting last year. Now, in a ballpark that won't swallow his long fly balls and backed by a killer pitching staff, Gonzalez is an MVP in waiting. ...

AL Manager of the Year: Terry Francona. Like an actor who wins an Oscar after years of near-misses, Francona is primed for the award after last season's excellent job of keeping an injury-ravaged team in contention.

Sports Illustrated:

               AL EAST  WILD CARD  PENNANT    WORLD SERIES
Tom Verducci   Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Red Sox over Giants
Jon Heyman     Red Sox  Yankees    Rangers    Rockies over Rangers
Joe Posnanski  Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Phillies over Red Sox
Joe Lemire     Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Red Sox over Reds
Ben Reiter     Red Sox  Rays       Red Sox    Red Sox over Phillies
Albert Chen    Yankees  Red Sox    White Sox  Phillies over White Sox
Lee Jenkins    Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Red Sox over Phillies
Ted Keith      Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Phillies over Red Sox
Joe Sheehan    Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Reds over Red Sox
Cliff Corcoran Red Sox  Yankees    Red Sox    Phillies over Red Sox
Tim Marchman   Red Sox  Rays       White Sox  Phillies over White Sox
Mel Antonen    Red Sox  A's        Red Sox    Giants over Red Sox

               MVP          CY YOUNG    ROOKIE    
Tom Verducci   AGonzalez    Verlander   Hellickson
Jon Heyman     ARodriguez   Sabathia    Trumbo
Joe Posnanski  ARodriguez   Lester      Moustakas
Joe Lemire     ARodriguez   Lester      Hellickson
Ben Reiter     Crawford     Lester      Hellickson
Albert Chen    AGonzalez    Verlander   Pineda
Lee Jenkins    Mauer        Lester      Drabek
Ted Keith      Mauer        Hernandez   Hellickson
Joe Sheehan    Longoria     Hernandez   Hellickson 
Cliff Corcoran AGonzalez    Hernandez   Hellickson
Tim Marchman   AGonzalez    Hernandez   Hellickson
Mel Antonen    Crawford     Cahill      Britton

Ken Rosenthal, Fox Sports:

AL East

Red Sox: If Beckett and Lackey falter, guess what? They’re as vulnerable as the Yankees.

Yankees: Only question is which starting pitcher — or two — they will acquire.

Rays: Much depends upon the bullpen, which will be a season-long work in progress.

Wild Card: Yankees
ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees
NLCS: Atlanta over Rockies
World Series: Red Sox over Atlanta

MVP: Alex Rodriguez
Cy Young: Jon Lester
Rookie: Brett Lawrie
Manager: Terry Francona