Refund, Please

With the baseball season over, I thought it would be a good time to see how my baseball magazines did on their predictions.  Not too good, it would seem.

Athlon Sports had the Astros and Yankees in the ALCS, with the Astros moving on to win a second straight World Series against the Nationals. Lindy’s had the Yankees winning the AL and the Dodgers the NL; they also had the Angels’ Mike Sciosa as AL Manager of the Year, always a neat trick for a team that finishes under .500 (80-82).  Street and Smith picked the Yankees to win it all, in this case over the Nats.

Here are some other funny predictions: Aaron Boone of the Yankees and Dave Martinez of the Nationals as managers of the year (Street and Smith); Austin Hays of the Orioles finishing second to Shohei Ohtani for AL Rookie of the Year (Athlon); and Francisco Mejia of the Indians as AL Rookie of the Year (another of Lindy’s “Fearless Forecasts”).  In case you were wondering, Hays didn’t make it out of AA, and Mejia hit .154 for the Indians, who shipped him to San Diego in July for pitching.  I’m sure the Padres hope their young catcher can hit better than the .185 BA he posted in 58 plate appearances.

Maybe I’m being unfair here and should wait to see how the magazines do on their Cy Young and MVP choices.  Nah.  Just give me a refund.