Or Not-So-Special. And
a little late to boot. I didn’t buy a
preview guide this year. I’m not going
to be able to watch the Cubs and White Sox on WGN since my folks canceled their
cable. Fox has moved their Saturday afternoon
baseball over to Fox Sports 1, which I don’t have access to either. Local sports radio isn’t going to be
broadcasting the Dodgers or probably ESPN’s games this season so they can
broadcast the new Triple A team. (At
least the other El Paso
sports station is still broadcasting Ranger games.) I even missed out on getting the Sports
Illustrated Wrigley Field 100th anniversary issue. Frankly, I’m a bit depressed this
season.
Given how well my carefully studied picks did last year, I’m
just going with uninformed guesses, gut instincts, and wishful thinking. No apologies will be forthcoming at the end
of the season for these.
National League East: Philadelphia
Philles. I have this sudden vision of
anyone reading this doing a spit-take, whether they were drinking anything or
not. Well, I’m not picking the Nationals
again after the way they disappointed me.
I also think the Braves are going to have a disappointing year, though
they’ll get a Wildcard spot. The Mets
are going to suck. Somebody has to win
the division.
National League Central: Pittsburgh
Pirates. Yep, this is their year. The Reds, Brewers, and even the Cardinals are
going to have a down year. The
rejuvenated Cubs are going to come out of nowhere to get a Wildcard spot. (And I won’t get to see it.)
National League West: Los Angeles
Dodgers. Booooo! Hisss!
This is going to be more due to the lack of competition in their own
division than their exorbitant, expensive roster.
American League East: Boston
Red Sox. Now that everyone is picking
them this year, watch them go right back into the cellar, but they do look
good. The Blue Jays’ talent will finally
start paying off, and they’ll get a Wildcard spot. “What about the Yankees?” What about them? It’s another memorial season, this time for
Derek Jeter.
American League Central: Detroit
Tigers. And this is last time I’m
picking this current group to win, so they’d better do it this time. Everyone else in the division is irrelevant.
American League West: Texas
Rangers. I said there’d be some wishful
thinking here. Prince Fielder could not
escape his destiny to play for the Rangers.
Let’s hope the Right Field jetstream picks up for him this year. I’m picking the Mariners as the other
Wildcard. Yeah, the Angels and A’s could
also be really good this year, but I think Cano and the M’s and an energized Seattle fanbase (remember they won the Superbowl) will
make them contenders.
Alright, let’s play this unlikely scenario out. Pirates shock the Dodgers in the NL
championship. ESPN refuses to cover the
World Series in protest. Tigers beat the
Red Sox in the AL and go on to win it all.
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