It may be frickin 40 degrees outside here in New York, but none the less, Baseball starts tomorrow. Super Bowl Sunday may be practically a national holiday, but for Major League Baseball fans, opening day is a day of religious observance. We may not be a sports blog per say, but we have some big fans right here in our office, and we all have our live streams ready to go tomorrow. So we thought, how can we bring the conversation to our fans? What better way to start arguments, and take full advantage of our blogosphere arrogance than with staff predictions. So without further ado, here are our picks for MLB Playoffs and World Series 2011. Enjoy Socialites, and give us your feedback.
Dan Asulin
Job Title: Senior Editor and Serial Spammer
Hat size: 7
Claim of Expertise: Once had a 4 day, E-mail argument with Baseball Writer and Hall of Fame voter Ken Davidoff. Finished 1st place in the regular season of last years fantasy league, only to get knocked out of the playoffs first round (who remembers the playoffs?). Owns “Got Melky” and “Joba Rules” T-shirts.
AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL West: Texas Rangers
Wild Card: Yankees
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Chicago Cubs
American League Champ: Boston Red Sox
National League Champ: Philadelphia Phillies
World Series: Phillies in 6
Drew Austin
Job Title: CEO and Motivational Speaker
Hat Size: 6
Claim of Expertise: Dad was a New York Yankees Ball-Boy in 1968. The profession was passed down through the Austin family for generations.
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL West : Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Atlanta Braves
American League Champ: New York Yankees
National League Champ: Philadelphia Phillies
World Series: Yankees in 7 (Andy Petitte returns mid season, and wins game 7)
Silly
Job Title: Account Executive and Hot Girl Recruiter
Hat Size: 8
Claim of Expertise: Once caught a foul ball hit by Mariano Rivera in the 2000 World Series. Just won his NCAA Bracket Pool.
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West : Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card: Chicago White Sox
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Atlanta Braves
American League Champ: New York Yankees
National League Champ: Philadelphia Phillies
World Series: Yankees in 7 (Roger Clemens returns mid season, and wins game 7)
Evin Schwartz
Job Title: COO and #1 Tiesto Fan
Hat Size: 7
Claim of Expertise: “His body is his temple”
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Chicago White Sox
AL West : Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox
NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Cincinnati Reds
American League Champ: Texas Rangers
National League Champ: Philadelphia Phillies
World Series: Phillies in 6
