ESPN predicts the 2010 season
Originally Published: April 2, 2010
ESPN.com
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Ravitz, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: White Sox West champ: Rangers Wild card: Rays Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Reds West champ: Giants Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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 WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Berry, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Reds Champion: Phillies |
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 WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Berthiaume, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Brewers West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Boone, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Reds West champ: Rockies Wild card: Cardinals Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Caple, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Rays Champion: Twins | East champ: Braves Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Giants Wild card: Diamondbacks Champion: Giants |
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 WORLD SERIES: Giants over Twins | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Rockies |
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 WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Rockies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Rockies |
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 WORLD SERIES: Rockies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Durrett, ESPN Dallas |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Dodgers Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Edes, ESPN Boston |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Cardinals |
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 WORLD SERIES: Cardinals over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Gomez, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Tigers West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Reds West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Rockies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Rockies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Harris, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Mariners Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Mariners Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jackson, ESPN Los Angeles |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Mariners Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Diamondbacks Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Karabell, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Marlins Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The Magazine |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Law, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Cardinals |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Cardinals | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Mass, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Tigers West champ: Rangers Wild card: Rays Champion: Yankees | East champ: Marlins Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Brewers Champion: Cardinals |
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WORLD SERIES: Cardinals over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McDonald, ESPN Boston |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Braves Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Diamondbacks Champion: Braves |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morgan, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Mariners Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Giants Wild card: Mets Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy K. Nelson, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Tigers West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Cardinals |
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WORLD SERIES: Cardinals over Red Sox | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Neyer, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Cardinals |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Cardinals | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Rockies |
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WORLD SERIES: Rockies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pascarelli, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Rays Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cubs West champ: Giants Wild card: Braves Champion: Braves |
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 WORLD SERIES: Braves over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| James Quintong, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Mariners Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Diamondbacks Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Ravech, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Yankees Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Giants Champion: Rockies |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Rockies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Ricciardi, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Brewers West champ: Rockies Wild card: Dodgers Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Roberts, ESPN Fantasy |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Giants Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Saxon, ESPN Los Angeles |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Tigers West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Brewers West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Rockies Champion: Dodgers |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Dodgers | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Sciambi, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Mariners Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Shulman, ESPN |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Simon, ESPN Research |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Twins West champ: Rangers Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Brewers Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Phillies | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Singleton, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Stark, ESPN.com |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Angels Wild card: Yankees Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Rockies Wild card: Braves Champion: Phillies |
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WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Sutcliffe, ESPN |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: White Sox West champ: Angels Wild card: Red Sox Champion: Yankees | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cubs West champ: Rockies Wild card: Giants Champion: Rockies |
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WORLD SERIES: Rockies over Yankees | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Weisman, ESPN Los Angeles |
East champ: Red Sox Central champ: Twins West champ: Mariners Wild card: Yankees Champion: Red Sox | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Reds West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Cardinals Champion: Cardinals |
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WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Cardinals | |||
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com |
East champ: Yankees Central champ: Tigers West champ: Angels Wild card: Rays Champion: Rays | East champ: Phillies Central champ: Cardinals West champ: Dodgers Wild card: Rockies Champion: Phillies |
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 WORLD SERIES: Rays over Phillies | |||
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