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ESPN predicts the 2011 season
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Marty Bernoski,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Aaron Boone,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Steve Berthiaume,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Astros
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Dodgers
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Dave Cameron,
FanGraphs East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jim Caple,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Rays
Champion: White Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: White Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jason Churchill,
ESPN Insider East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Tigers
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Tristan Cockcroft,
ESPN Fantasy East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Yankees East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Dodgers
Wild card: Rockies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Yankees
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jerry Crasnick,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Angels
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Braves over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Richard Durrett,
ESPNDallas.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Tigers
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Gordon Edes,
ESPNBoston.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Angels
Wild card: Tigers
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Doug Glanville,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jason Grey,
ESPN Fantasy East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Rays
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Giants
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Giants
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Steve Goldman,
Baseball Prospectus East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Pedro Gomez,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Orel Hershiser,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Brewers
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Tony Jackson,
ESPNLA.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Giants
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Giants
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Eric Karabell,
ESPN Fantasy East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Rays
Champion: Rays East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Rays
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jonah Keri,
FanGraphs East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Rockies
Champion: Brewers
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Brewers
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE John Kruk,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Angels
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE David Kull,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Rockies
WORLD SERIES: Rockies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Tim Kurkjian,
ESPN The Magazine East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Keith Law,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Andrew Marchand,
ESPNNY.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Joe McDonald,
ESPNBoston.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Blue Jays
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Brewers
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Matt Meyers,
ESPN Insider East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Mark Mulder,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Angels
Wild card: A’s
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Cardinals
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Amy K. Nelson,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: A’s
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Braves over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Dave O’Brien,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Buster Olney,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Giants
WORLD SERIES: Giants over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Doug Padilla,
ESPNChicago.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Rockies
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Karl Ravech,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Angels
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
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
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Mark Saxon,
ESPNLA.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Rangers
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Brewers
West champ: Dodgers
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE David Schoenfield,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: A’s
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jon Sciambi,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cubs
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Dan Shulman,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: A’s
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Braves
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Braves
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Mark Simon,
ESPN Research East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Twins
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cubs
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Jayson Stark,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Tigers
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Rick Sutcliffe,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Matt Szefc,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Peter Pascarelli,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: Tigers
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Braves
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Giants
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Giants
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Bobby Valentine,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Phillies over Red Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Dave Winfield,
ESPN East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cardinals
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Braves
Champion: Phillies
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox over Phillies
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Gene Wojciechowski,
ESPN.com East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Tigers
Champion: Red Sox East champ: Phillies
Central champ: Cubs
West champ: Rockies
Wild card: Giants
Champion: Phillies
