Monday, October 27, 2003
A World Series Prediction Experiment
No need to wait for spring. On this, the first Monday after the end of the World Series, I will make my selections for the 2004 World Series teams. Let's see how easy this can be. First, we must determine, by reasonable guesses, who the playoff teams will be. Here is my prediction:
The 2004 division champions: In the American League, the division champions will be the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners. In the National League, the division champions will be the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 2004 wild card teams: The American League wild-card team will be the Toronto Blue Jays, and rising again out of the N.L. wild card heap will be the Forida Marlins.
Now, that's the hard part. The easy part is to write these eight teams' names down on pieces of paper, crumple them up, place them into a hat, and make the selection for the World Series that way. The playoffs, as we know, are a crapshoot and have little if any resemblance to successes attained during the regular season. After all, the Cubs beat the Braves, and the Marlins managed to beat the Giants and later the Yankees. The Red Sox even won a playoff series.
Crumpling.....
...and into the hat they go. For the record, it is a navy blue North Carolina Tar Heels hat with a light-blue "NC" logo on it. It has no connections whatsoever to any Major League Baseball organization.
First, the American League. I have randomly selected from the hat...
...a team's name. Now, I will select the National League's winner...
Okay. I have selected from the hat the names of the two teams that will face off in the 2004 World Series.
The teams that will play each other in the 2004 World Series are...
The Minnesota Twins and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Okay, back into the hat you go, to see who will win.
I have selected the Minnesota Twins. So, there you have it, the first prediction for the 2004 World Series that you saw, and remember that you saw it at E.K. Sports. The Twins will defeat the Diamondbacks in the 2004 World Series. See you in October!
The 2004 division champions: In the American League, the division champions will be the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners. In the National League, the division champions will be the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 2004 wild card teams: The American League wild-card team will be the Toronto Blue Jays, and rising again out of the N.L. wild card heap will be the Forida Marlins.
Now, that's the hard part. The easy part is to write these eight teams' names down on pieces of paper, crumple them up, place them into a hat, and make the selection for the World Series that way. The playoffs, as we know, are a crapshoot and have little if any resemblance to successes attained during the regular season. After all, the Cubs beat the Braves, and the Marlins managed to beat the Giants and later the Yankees. The Red Sox even won a playoff series.
Crumpling.....
...and into the hat they go. For the record, it is a navy blue North Carolina Tar Heels hat with a light-blue "NC" logo on it. It has no connections whatsoever to any Major League Baseball organization.
First, the American League. I have randomly selected from the hat...
...a team's name. Now, I will select the National League's winner...
Okay. I have selected from the hat the names of the two teams that will face off in the 2004 World Series.
The teams that will play each other in the 2004 World Series are...
The Minnesota Twins and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Okay, back into the hat you go, to see who will win.
I have selected the Minnesota Twins. So, there you have it, the first prediction for the 2004 World Series that you saw, and remember that you saw it at E.K. Sports. The Twins will defeat the Diamondbacks in the 2004 World Series. See you in October!
