Back on April 5 I listed my own predictions for how the season would turn out. How did I do?
Well, here's what I predicted:
Cubs: 92-70
Reds: 87-75
Cardinals: 84-78
Astros: 81-81
Brewers: 79-83
Pirates: 60-102
NL East: Mets
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Giants
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
WS: Red Sox def Cubs in seven games - the best WS since 2001, and Astros County rejoices.
Obviously, this didn't go so well. I was correct about the Dodgers, and the Wild Card coming from the NL West. I was also correct about the Angels. I was woefully wrong about the Indians, and I didn't even have the 103-win Yankees in the playoffs. I also picked the Cubs to make it to the World Series. That one I'm not so broken up about.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
