Halftime

I took out my Lindy’s Baseball Preview from the spring to check on the quality of its crystal-ball gazing.  So far, not so good: Robin Ventura, AL manager of the year (still possible with divine intervention); Robinson Cano AL MVP (not with his 30 rbi’s, .251 BA and complaints of a year-long tummy ache); and Rusney Castillo AL Rookie of the Year (as soon as he improves on a .230 BA good for 6 rbi’s).  The NL predictions start with the Marlins’ Mike Redmond as NL Manager of the Year.  Redmond was fired in May.

In a way, the mistakes are part of the reason you buy a baseball magazine; it’s fun to ask, How could you guys get things so wrong?  Of course, Lindy’s picked the White Sox to win their division, so the question hurts more than a little, though I suspect Yankee fans must love how the cellar-dwelling Red Sox were picked for first.  And, for what it’s worth, the magazine was right about Carlos Rodon being a top prospect.  Micah Johnson?  A fan can hope.

Who knows, maybe it’ll all come together for Lindy’s by the postseason.  I’ll check back then.