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2013 MLB Expert Picks

By John ⋅ March 31, 2013 ⋅ One comment

The 2013 MLB season is well underway, and it looks to be a good one. Houston is in the American League. Josh Hamilton is with the Angels. Victor Martinez is back. Toronto and the Dodgers look to impress after their blockbuster trades. At least one interleague series all season long will definitely make things interesting [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: World Series Results

By John ⋅ October 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The World Series is over, and San Francisco took their momentum from taking care of the Cardinals and carried it over into sweeping Detroit, who themselves swept the Yankees to get to the World Series. That means San Francisco won seven straight games to get their title, no easy achievement. Congratulations to the Giants in [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: League Championship Series Results

By John ⋅ October 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The League Championship Series are over. And whereas the Tigers were highly anticlimactic in sweeping the Yankees, the Giants pulled out the drama yet again, winning three straight elimination games in their second series of the playoffs. Will all that extra work cause too much fatigue? Will Detroit’s extra rest create rust? That’s for later. [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: League Championship Series

By John ⋅ October 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Now that the League Championship Series are about to commence with the Tigers invading New York, it’s time to present this year’s selections for the LCS Round of the MLB Pick ‘Em. This year’s match-ups of the Tigers/Cardinals and Giants/Cardinals is creating some interesting divides. There’s not much of a consensus on winners, with each [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: Divisional Round Results

By John ⋅ October 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Baseball is down to its final four, and all four had to march through five-game divisional series to get there. That is sure to leave all teams exhausted with little time to rest up and prepare, which will make things pretty interesting. Trying to pick that thrilling divisional round was interesting as well, with no [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: Divisional Round

By John ⋅ October 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Divisional Round is underway, with a full slate of four best-of-five series to look forward to. And thanks to the elimination of the rule prohibiting teams from the same division from facing off in this round, we get to see the Yankees and Orioles slug it out. We also get to see how Washington [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: Wildcard Round Results

By John ⋅ October 6, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The first ever Wildcard round is now in the books, and it started off with plenty of controversy. Despite committing three errors, the Braves were launching a comeback in the 8th, when a fly ball to shallow left was put under the infield fly rule despite a long ways to go for the shortstop and [...]

2012 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: Wildcard Round

By John ⋅ October 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The playoffs are upon us, starting with the first two Wildcard playoff games in MLB History. First up, the Braves host the defending champion Cardinals, followed by the upstart Orioles visiting AL powerhouse Texas. Both games are sure to be interesting, but with the Orioles’ great season and Texas’ struggles, it’s created a divide among [...]

2012 MLB Expert Picks Results

By John ⋅ October 4, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The regular season is now over, and it included two divisions decided on the final day. And it included another sizable September collapse, this time by Texas. Fortunately for the two-time defending AL champs, Texas is still hosting the Wildcard game. The Athletics and Orioles surprised everyone, while the Nationals and Reds didn’t catch everyone [...]

2012 MLB Expert Picks

By John ⋅ April 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s time for the new MLB season to get underway, which means it’s time for the annual MLB Pick ‘Em. We here at Sports of Boston (and New York) have brought you our sets of choices for how the standings will shape up at the end of the season. And with the addition of a [...]

2011 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: World Series Results

By John ⋅ October 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The World Series is now over, which means it’s time to present the results of the SoB/SoNY Pick ‘Em. St. Louis won the series in seven thrilling games, with David Freese getting the rare nod of LCS and World Series MVP, something nobody saw coming. Despite the power of both teams, only one home run [...]

2011 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: World Series

By John ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The World Series is finally here, and it’s down to the Rangers and Cardinals. Can the Cardinals win another World Series? Can the Rangers finally win their first? That’s what we’re here to predict. After both teams put up impressive performances throughout the postseason, it’s a pretty even split as to who will win. If [...]

2011 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: League Championship Series Results

By John ⋅ October 17, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The LCSs are done, and they were rough on most of use here at SoB and SoNY. The Rangers caught everyone by surprise, while the Cardinals caught all but two. Four of seven people picked each series length correctly, but there were still plenty of incorrect choices. The MVPs were unknown to all; maybe someone [...]

2011 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: League Championship Series

By John ⋅ October 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Tigers and Rangers are underway, so that means it’s time for the next round of the MLB Pick ‘Em. After the first round, it’s a tight race, so we’re all eager to keep making a push for the lead like Tampa or St. Louis. This time around, everyone was won over by Detroit’s performance [...]

2011 MLB Playoffs Expert Picks: Divisional Round Results