Anyway, I'm going to be limiting my comments to pretty much just the following intro. I had toyed with the picking the Cubs to win it all this year because of the Back to the Future 2 correlation, but it looks like Jesse Spector already beat me to that. I haven't looked for many of the predictions of others (we did get a copy of Sports Illustrated in which the magazine picked the Indians[!]), but I'm guessing that the Nationals have to be a pretty (deserving) popular favorite (once again).
Seeing as my predicted winner basically never wins the World Series, I went with the Dodgers last year and the logic paid off because Los Angeles did not win the World Series. I did get all five of the National League postseason teams correct, and I'm guessing most everybody has the same three division winners in that league again this year with the only variation being in the wild cards. The American League, on the other hand, is pretty up in the air.
I almost liked the idea of going with the Dodgers again just to jinx Hell-A. But if we're looking at recent history alternating Cardinals and Giants pennants, then this should be St. Louis going to the Series this year. So without any real explanation, here's my stabs at how each team is going to finish this year's baseball season:
American League East
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Houston Astros
Washington Nationals
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
National League West
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
Arizona Diamondbacks
Wild Card Playoffs
Toronto Blue Jays over Cleveland Indians
Miami Marlins over San Diego Padres
Divisional Playoffs
Baltimore Orioles over Toronto Blue Jays in four games
Seattle Mariners over Chicago White Sox in four games
Miami Marlins over Washington Nationals in five games
St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers in five games
League Championship Series
Baltimore Orioles over Seattle Mariners in seven games
Miami Marlins over St. Louis Cardinals in six games
2014 World Series
Miami Marlins over Baltimore Orioles in six games
So I guess I think Back to the Future 2 will be right about one World Series participant. The film will just get the winner wrong.
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