As promised, I've collected the predictions from the "experts," and if you don't believe me, then please feel free to look up the Predictions tag. A synopsis is as follows:
Astros 1st
Chirp, chirp
Astros 2nd
Jose de Jesus Ortiz - Houston Chronicle
Dan Plesac - MLB Network
Astros 3rd
Brian McTaggart - Houston Chronicle
Astros 4th
Astros County
Bruce Bukiet - New Jersey Institute of Technology
TSN Canada
The Leadoff Man - Cubs blog
Astros 5th
Bruce Jenkins - San Francisco Chronicle
Ken Rosenthal - Fox Sports
Will Leitch - New York Magazine
Ken Davidoff - Newsday
Scott Miller - CBS Sports
Danny Knobler - CBS Sports
Eric Mack - CBS Sports
Adriane Rosen - CBS Sports
Baseball Prospectus
Hilton SportsBook
Sporting News
Bucs Dugout - Pirates blog
Blast Magazine
Astros 6th
Nick DeWitt - The Bleacher Report
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith