My friend OmbudsBen oversees an annual pool in which participants rank the teams in each league, from best to worst, and then are assigned points based on how far off each of their picks is from that team’s actual finish. (You can see OmbudsBen’s picks in last season’s pool here and here.) I won the pool last year, which means of course that I won’t place in the top five this season. I actually try to estimate the number of runs each team will score and allow and then use a simple formula to derive their likely winning percentage. My picks:
American League: New York, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Oakland, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Minnesota, Kansas City, Texas, and Baltimore.
National League: New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Arizona, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Colorado, Cincinnati, San Diego, St. Louis, Washington, Houston, Pittsburgh, Florida, San Francisco.
Yes, it’s going to be a long season for Giants fans. But look at what fans in Tampa Bay can look forward to!
