April 4, 2012

ESPN Predictions

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

10 comments:

Amy said...

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?

Jere said...

For comparison, AL pennant odds at a top gambling site:

Yanks 3.5/1
Tigers 4/1
Angles 4/1
Red Sox 5.5/1
Rangers 5.5/1
Rays 9/1

laura k said...

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.

Amy said...

So 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.

(And thanks, Allan, for turning back on the subscription option!)

Ignacio Cifuentes said...

going back to your last year post http://www.joyofsox.blogspot.com/2011/03/espn-red-sox-overwhelming-favourites-to.html
no 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"

allan said...

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.

allan said...

Amy, it's red now!

allan said...

(And thanks, Allan, for turning back on the subscription option!)

I didn't do anything, but you're welcome!

Amy said...

Interesting....maybe Blogger finally realized their mistake? Anyway, I am glad that the option has returned, even if only temporarily.

laura k said...

If 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.