Predictions, Part 1. "Boston/Yankees" means "Boston defeats Yankees" and * = wild card.

The Sporting News

              Ken Rosenthal   Stan McNeal    Tom Gatto

              Senior Writer   Managing Ed.   Senior Ed.

AL East       Boston          New York       New York

AL Central    Minnesota       Minnesota      Kansas City

AL West       Anaheim         Anaheim        Seattle

AL Wild Card  New York        Boston         Boston



NL East       Philadelphia    Philadelphia   Philadelphia

NL Central    Chicago         Chicago        Chicago

NL West       San Francisco   Arizona        San Francisco

NL Wild Card  Houston         Florida        Houston



AL MVP        Rodriguez       Rodriguez      Rodriguez

AL Cy Young   Mussina         Schilling      Brown

AL Rookie     Mauer (Min)     Crosby (Oak)   Rios (Tor)

AL Manager    Scioscia        Francona       Melvin



NL MVP        Bonds           Bonds          Thome

NL Cy Young   Prior           Prior          Prior

NL Rookie     LaRoche (Atl)   Matsui (NYM)   Matsui (NYM)

NL Manager    Bochy           Baker          Alou



ALCS          Boston/Anaheim  Boston/Yankees Boston/Yankees

NLCS          Phillies/Cubs   Cubs/Phillies  Phillies/Cubs

World Series  Boston/Phillies Boston/Cubs    Phillies/Boston

The Sporting News

              Chris Bahr     Tricia Garner

              Associate Ed.  Associate Ed.

AL East       New York       Boston

AL Central    Kansas City    Chicago

AL West       Oakland        Oakland

AL Wild Card  Boston         New York



NL East       Atlanta        Philadelphia

NL Central    Chicago        Chicago

NL West       Arizona        San Francisco

NL Wild Card  Houston        Atlanta



AL MVP        Garciaparra    Garciaparra

AL Cy Young   Mulder         Martinez

AL Rookie     Mauer          Mauer

AL Manager    Francona       Francona



NL MVP        Sosa           Thome

NL Cy Young   Schmidt        Prior

NL Rookie     Matsui (NYM)   Matsui (NYM)

NL Manager    Williams       Alou



ALCS          Boston/Yankees Boston/Yankees

NLCS          Cubs/Astros    Cubs/Phillies

World Series  Cubs/Boston    Boston/Cubs

Street & Smith's

AL East    AL Central   AL West   NL East   NL Central  NL West

Boston     Kansas City  Seattle   Phillies  Chicago     Los Angeles

New York*  Minnesota    Anaheim   Atlanta*  St. Louis   Arizona

Toronto    Chicago      Oakland   Florida   Houston     SF Giants

Baltimore  Cleveland    Texas     New York  Cincinnati  Colorado

Tampa Bay  Detroit                Montreal  Pittsburgh  San Diego

                                            Milwaukee

MVPs: Manny Ramirez/Albert Pujols

Cy Youngs: Curt Schilling/Mark Prior 

World Series: Boston over Cubs

Lindy's Scouting Report

AL East    AL Central   AL West   NL East   NL Central  NL West

New York   Minnesota    Anaheim   Phillies  Chicago     SF Giants

Boston*    Kansas City  Oakland   Florida   Houston*    San Diego

Toronto    Chicago      Seattle   Atlanta   St. Louis   Arizona

Baltimore  Cleveland    Texas     New York  Pittsburgh  Los Angeles

Tampa Bay  Detroit                Montreal  Cincinnati  Colorado

                                            Milwaukee



MVPs: Garret Anderson/Lance Berkman

Cy Youngs: Mark Mulder/Mark Prior

Rookies of Year: Joe Mauer (Min)/Kazuo Matsui (NYM)

Rookie Pitchers: Matt Riley (Bal)/Edwin Jackson (LA)

Managers of Year: Ron Gardenhire/Felipe Alou

World Series: Cubs over Boston