I'm putting myself on the line by making my annual predictions for the 2007 season.  I can't make a case that the Astros have the best team, especially with Wandy Rodriguez in the stating rotation.  However, I think a case can be made that a reasonable amount of parity has been achieved, especially in the National League Central Division.  Once a team makes the playoffs, anything can happen as the Cardinals showed last year.

 

    Hopefully, I am on a roll.  If Ohio State beats Florida tomorrow night, I will take the top prize in a Yahoo bracket that had 26 competitors.

 

Bill Gilbert

 

National League				American League
----------------------				----------------------
East	W	L		East	W	L
--------	---	---		---------	---	---
Philadelphia	91	71		New York	93	69
Atlanta	90	72		Boston	91	71
New York	88	74		Toronto	77	85
Florida	72	90		Baltimore	72	90
Washington	60	102		Tampa Bay	68	94
	---	---			---	---
	401	409			401	409
Central	W	L		Central	W	L
-------	---	---		-------	---	---
Houston	85	77		Detroit	88	74
St. Louis	84	78		Cleveland	86	76
Milwaukee	83	79		Minnesota	84	78
Chicago	77	85		Chicago	82	80
Cincinnati	76	86		Kansas City	71	91
Pittsburgh	70	92			---	---
	---	---			411	399
	475	497
West	W	L		West	W	L
--------	---	---		---------	---	---
Los Angeles	89	73		Anaheim	89	73
San Diego	87	75		Oakland	87	75
Arizona	86	76		Texas	82	80
Colorado	78	84		Seattle	70	92
San Francisco	74	88			---	---
	---	---			328	320
	414	396
					1140	1128
Total	1290	1302
NLCS - Atlanta over Los Angeles; Houston over Philadelphia
	Houston over Atlanta.
ALCS - Boston over Anaheim: New York over Detroit.
	Boston over New York.
World Series - Houston over Boston.
				Bill Gilbert
				4/1/07

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