Last year, ESPN's experts were
ga-ga over the Red Sox:
45 of 45 (100%) picked the Red Sox to win the AL East
42 of 45 (93%) picked the Red Sox to win the AL pennant
33 of 45 (73%) picked the Red Sox to win the World Series
For 2012, however,
they are not so positive.
AL East AL WC World Series
Jorge Arangure Jr. Yankees Rays, Angels Tigers over Atlanta
Stephania Bell Rays Angels, Yankees Rays over Giants
Matthew Berry Red Sox Rays, Rangers Phillies over Angels
Steve Berthiaume Rays Yankees, Angels Angels over Diamondbacks
Aaron Boone Yankees Blue Jays, Rangers Angels over Phillies
Jim Bowden Yankees Rangers, Rays Angels over Diamondbacks
Dave Cameron Yankees Angels, Red Sox Cardinals over Yankees
Jim Caple Rays Yankees, Rangers Angels over Giants
Jason Churchill Yankees Angels, Rays Rangers over Reds
Tristan Cockcroft Rays Angels, Yankees Rays over Reds
Jerry Crasnick Yankees Angels, Rays Rangers over Diamondbacks
Richard Durrett Yankees Angels, Red Sox Rangers over Phillies
Terry Francona Yankees Red Sox, Rays Angels over Phillies
Doug Glanville Yankees Rangers, Red Sox Angels over Diamondbacks
Kevin Goldstein Yankees Rays, Red Sox Tigers over Reds
Pedro Gomez Yankees Rangers, Red Sox Angels over Reds
Carolina Guillen Yankees Red Sox, Rangers Angels over Phillies
Orel Hershiser Rays Yankees, Rangers Rays over Diamondbacks
Tony Jackson Yankees Rays, Red Sox Phillies over Tigers
Christina Kahrl Yankees Rays, Angels Angels over Diamondbacks
Eric Karabell Rays Angels, Yankees Phillies over Rays
Jonah Keri Yankees Rays, Rangers Yankees over Phillies
Molly Knight Rays Rangers, Yankees Angels over Cardinals
John Kruk Yankees Rangers, Rays Tigers over Brewers
David Kull Rays Yankees, Rangers Angels over Diamondbacks
Barry Larkin Yankees Rays, Rangers Angels over Diamondbacks
Keith Law Yankees Angels, Rays Rangers over Atlanta
Andrew Marchand Yankees Angels, Red Sox Phillies over Rangers
AJ Mass Yankees Rangers, Rays Tigers over Atlanta
Javier Maymi Rays Angels, Yankees Rays over Marlins
Matt Meyers Rays Yankees, Red Sox Rays over Diamondbacks
Mark Mulder Yankees Rangers, Rays Angels over Diamondbacks
Buster Olney Rays Yankees, Angels Rays over Diamondbacks
Doug Padilla Yankees Rays, Rangers Angels over Phillies
Peter Pascarelli Yankees Red Sox, Rangers Tigers over Diamondbacks
Karl Ravech Yankees Red Sox, Rangers Red Sox over Diamondbacks
Enrique Rojas Yankees Rangers, Red Sox Angels over Giants
Adam Rubin Yankees Rays, Angels Yankees over Nationals
Amanda Rykoff Yankees Rangers, Rays Angels over Diamondbacks
Mark Saxon Yankees Rangers, Rays Cardinals over Angels
Curt Schilling Yankees Angels, Rays Phillies over Angels
Jon Sciambi Yankees Rays, Angels Rays over Phillies
David Schoenfield Red Sox Yankees, Rays Rangers over Brewers
Dan Shulman Yankees Rangers, Rays Angels over Diamondbacks
Mark Simon Yankees Rangers, Red Sox Angels over Cardinals
Jayston Stark Yankees Angels, Blue Jays Tigers over Cardinals
Rick Sutcliffe Yankees Rays, Angels Rangers over Nationals
Matt Szefc Yankees Rangers, Rays Yankees over Phillies
Dan Szymborski Yankees Rays, Angels Rangers over Phillies
Pennant World Series
Angels 21 18
Rays 8 7
Rangers 8 7
Tigers 7 6
Yankees 4 3
Red Sox 1 1
Tito put the Sox in the WC with the Rays (it wasn't in red like the others). I wonder how he feels predicting the NYY in the ALEast. Bitter? Perhaps some Schadenfreude of his own?
ReplyDeleteFor comparison, AL pennant odds at a top gambling site:
ReplyDeleteYanks 3.5/1
Tigers 4/1
Angles 4/1
Red Sox 5.5/1
Rangers 5.5/1
Rays 9/1
I hope Francona is not bitter. Since he will always be THE most celebrated manager in Red Sox history, and no managerial job lasts forever, I hope he has no regrets or bitterness.
ReplyDeleteSo do I, Laura, and he seems to be the kind of person who would feel that way. But if I had been treated the way he was last fall by the owners and the press, I am not sure I would be such a big person.
ReplyDelete(And thanks, Allan, for turning back on the subscription option!)
going back to your last year post http://www.joyofsox.blogspot.com/2011/03/espn-red-sox-overwhelming-favourites-to.html
ReplyDeleteno one picked either the cards or the rangers as pennant winners...
i've learned not to believe the hype... like i read somewhere here "i rather be the underrated than the overrated"
I vote bitter - or angry, since even though he was the greatest manager in team history the FO took a dump on him and tried to trash his reputation as he left - but I doubt it affected his picks.
ReplyDeleteAmy, it's red now!
ReplyDelete(And thanks, Allan, for turning back on the subscription option!)
ReplyDeleteI didn't do anything, but you're welcome!
Interesting....maybe Blogger finally realized their mistake? Anyway, I am glad that the option has returned, even if only temporarily.
ReplyDeleteIf we had control over those features at Blogger, there would never be an issue! Allan got 2 lost features back on his blog. I'm still waiting for them to appear on mine.
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