Gene Guidi
Go ahead, call me a homer, but I’m picking the Tigers to escape the cellar and finish fourth ahead of the Red Sox. The reason? I think the Tigers’ pitching and defense will improve enough to lift them a notch in the standings. A.L East — New York
A.L. Central — Cleveland
A.L. West — Seattle
Wild card: Toronto
N.L. East — Atlanta
N.L. Central — Cincinnati
N.L. West — Colorado
Wild Card: Montreal
World Series: Atlanta over Cleveland.
Charlie Vincent The value in having no expectations at all is that it is difficult to be disappointed. My worst fears were realized when Sparky Anderson named Mike Moore to pitch Opening Day. That told me all I needed to know about the pitching staff, which told me all I needed to know about bright hopes for this summer. My hopes now are confined to hoping we can have a baseball season without a strike, a lockout or a rainout.
AL East — Baltimore
AL Central — Cleveland
AL West — Oakland
Wild card: New York
NL East — Atlanta
NL Central — Houston
NL West — San Diego
Wild card: Cincinnati
World Series: Atlanta over Cleveland John Lowe Maybe I’m too excited about the Tigers’ kids, but I think they’re going to make this season’s team better than last year’s. It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch a young team come together in Detroit, we may have forgotten how much fun it is. You’re going to like Bobby Higginson, Sean Bergman, Jose Lima, and if he gets here this season, Justin Thompson. And Chris Gomez will continue his ascent.
AL East: New York
AL Central: Cleveland
AL West: Oakland
Wild card: Chicago
NL East: Atlanta
NL Central: Cincinnati
NL West: Colorado
Wild card: St. Louis
World Series: Atlanta over New York. Mitch Albom In recent years I have looked at the Tigers’ pitching staff and said: “Where is the beef?” This year I look at the Tigers’ pitching staff and say: “Where is the beef — or the rolls, or the pickle or the mustard?” And even the hitting isn’t what it used to be without Phillips and Tettleton. Given the general anger toward baseball, all I can say is that if the Tigers hope to have any support from their fans this year, they had better hang around late signing autographs. Prediction: Fourth in the AL East.
AL East — New York
AL Central — Cleveland
AL West — Texas
Wild card: Toronto
NL East — Atlanta
NL Central — Cincinnati
NL West — San Francisco
Wild card: St. Louis
World Series: Atlanta over New York.
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