Baseball season starts officially Sunday night and, as always, it will be a very long season. But your bona fide sports expert has what you looking for: winners of all the divisions as well as the eventual winner of the World Series. So get your money together and put down some dollars on your boy.
AL East Champion: Boston Red Sox
The Yankees will be around as long as the guy Jose Canseco introduced ARod to keep supplying him with what he needs. But, the Sox are the new Yankees and, to be hones,t I like them a lot better.
AL West Champion: Seattle Mariners
I know everyone is taking the Angels, but the Mariners were on fire late last year and I think they will fly under the radar. BAM!! By the time July rolls around, they will be well on their way to the division title. Plus you know I love Ichiro.
AL Central Champion: Chicago White Sox
This is a very good division. Any of the teams could win the division...errrrrrrrrrrrrr...except the Royals. I figure it is feast of famine with the White Sox. Either they are going to win 90 or lose 90 and, since they lost 90 last year, I think they are due. But this division will go down to the last week of the season.
AL Wildcard Team: New York Yankees
They always make the playoffs.
NL East Champion: New York Mets
First, it is great to have Pedro and his Jheri Curl back full time. The Mets were the best team last year. They just choked. I think they are the best team this year, but will learn from their mistakes and play a full 162 and not take any game for granted. Either that or they will implode.
NL Central Champion: Chicago Cubs
This is a horrible division. All the teams have flaws and I am basing my pick of the Cubs on Kerry Wood being healthy, meaning I am probably destined to be wrong. The only thing that would make this division interesting is if Roger Clemens came back and pitched for the Astros.
NL West Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks
No Joe Torre isn't going to make the Dodgers the Yankees of the West. Sorry to break it to you. The Diamondbacks have a ton of young players and, to be honest, they are a better team than last year's Cinderella Colorado Rockies.
NL Wildcard Team: Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies wiill battle the Mets for the majority of the season but will sneak into the Wild Card.
World Series: New York Mets over Seattle Mariners in 5
I thought you were from Saint Louis? You don't roll with the Cardinals
Thinking about finger waves this year
Don't ever compare us to the Red Sox
The Mets ain't winning the Division. They're too old... I'll give Pedro like 10 to 13 games before he's on the DL.
Eh ehm... Omarstradamus?