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Monday, October 03, 2005
ESPN Postseason Predictions
Before the season started, I posted ESPN's "expert" predictions for the AL. They did pretty good (15 of 19 picked the Angels in the AL West, 18 of 19 picked the Yanks and Red Sox to split the AL East and wild card, with the Indians getting the other WC pick).
Today, they posted their "expert" predictions for the playoffs. Out of 15 guys, 12 pick the Angels to beat the Yankees, 9 for them to move on to the World Series and 6 to win the whole damn thing (shockingly, Rob Neyer picks against the Angels in the first round). Other interesting notes: the other ALDS winner (Boston or Chicago) is only picked to win the ALCS three times (with Boston and the Yanks each winning a World Series), the Astros are picked to win the NLCS 8 times and the World Series 5 times, and the Cards are picked to win the NLCS 7 times and the World Series twice. The Braves are only picked to beat the Astros thrice, and the Padres to beat the Cards once. My feeling is that the Angels are picked so heavily because of their recent run, and it should not be construed as a lack of East Coast bias (its more like an overcorrection, as to not appear biased).
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