The Globe published its 2011 Baseball Preview today. Its five baseball writers make their picks:
Dan Shaughnessy
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (wc), Rays, Orioles, Blue Jays
Other divisions: Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Brewers, Giants, Atlanta (wc)
World Series: Giants over Red Sox
Bob Ryan
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (wc), Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles
Other divisions: Tigers, Athletics, Phillies, Cubs, Rockies, Atlanta (wc)
World Series: Red Sox over Phillies
Peter Abraham
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Blue Jays
Other Divisions: Twins, Athletics, White Sox (wc), Phillies, Reds, Rockies, Giants (wc)
World Series: Phillies over Red Sox
Michael Vega
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, Rays, Blue Jays
Other divisions: Tigers, Rangers, [no AL wild card listed], Phillies, Cardinals, Giants, Atlanta (wc)
World Series: Red Sox over Phillies
Christopher L. Gasper
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (wc), Rays, Blue Jays, Orioles
Other divisions: Twins, Athletics, Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers, Giants (wc)
World Series: Red Sox over Brewers
Tony Massarotti
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees (wc), Rays, Blue Jays, Orioles
Other divisions: Twins, Angels, Phillies, Cardinals, Giants, Atlanta (wc)
World Series: Phillies over Red Sox
But no pressure, guys....
ReplyDeleteThat's the right kind of pressure. High expectations, confidence, it's yours to lose.
ReplyDeleteGlobe 2010 Picks
ReplyDeleteAL EAST
Abraham: BOS, NY, TB
Benjamin: NY, BOS, TB
Ryan: NY, BOS, TB
Gasper: TB, BOS, NY
Mazzarotti: NY, BOS, TB
CHB: TB, NY, BOS
[All 2nd-place teams picked as WC]
WORLD SERIES
Abraham: MIN over PHI
Benjamin: STL over NYY
Ryan: PHI over NYY
Gasper: PHI over LAA
Mazzarotti: STL over NYY
CHB: PHI over NYY
Not so good. No TEX or SFG.
(& hvaing the entire team on the DL for weeks at a time was the only reason CHB's 3rd place pick came through.)