ESPN And Sports Illustrated Pundits Went 0-For-58 On Tigers-Giants World Series Predictions
Republished with permission from PunditTracker.com.
At the start of the year, Vegas handicapped the Tigers at 3-to-1 odds and the Giants at 7-to-1 odds to make it to the World Series, placing both teams within the crop of favorites. And yet, not one pundit from ESPN or Sports Illustrated picked them to face each other in the Fall Classic. There were, however, eight pundits that picked the Tigers to win the American League and six that picked to Giants to win the National League. Here's how the pundits graded out:
| Pundit | AL Pick | NL Pick |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Mass, ESPN | Detroit | Atlanta |
| Colin Cowherd, ESPN | Detroit | St. Louis |
| Jayson Stark, ESPN | Detroit | St. Louis |
| John Kruk, ESPN | Detroit | Milwaukee |
| Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN | Detroit | Atlanta |
| Kevin Goldstein, ESPN | Detroit | Cincinnati |
| Peter Pascarelli, ESPN | Detroit | Arizona |
| Tony Jackson, ESPN | Detroit | Philadelphia |
| Albert Chen, SI | Texas | San Francisco |
| Enrique Rojas, ESPN | LA Angels | San Francisco |
| Jim Caple, ESPN | LA Angels | San Francisco |
| Stephania Bell, ESPN | Tampa Bay | San Francisco |
| Stephen Cannella, SI | LA Angels | San Francisco |
| Tom Verducci, SI | LA Angels | San Francisco |
| Aaron Boone, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Adam Rubin, ESPN | NY Yankees | Washington |
| Amanda Rykoff, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Andrew Marchand, ESPN | Texas | Philadelphia |
| Barry Larkin, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Ben Reiter, SI | Texas | Miami |
| Buster Olney, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Arizona |
| Carolina Guillen, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Christina Kahrl, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Cliff Corcoran, SI | NY Yankees | St. Louis |
| Curt Schilling, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Dan Shulman, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Dan Szymborski, ESPN | Texas | Philadelphia |
| Dave Cameron, ESPN | NY Yankees | St. Louis |
| David Kull, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| David Schoenfield, ESPN | Texas | Milwaukee |
| Doug Glanville, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Doug Padilla, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Eric Karabell, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Philadelphia |
| Jason Churchill, ESPN | Texas | Cincinnati |
| Javier Maymi, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Miami |
| Jerry Crasnick, ESPN | Texas | Arizona |
| Jim Bowden, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Joe Lemire, SI | Texas | Philadelphia |
| Jon Sciambi, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Philadelphia |
| Jonah Keri, ESPN | NY Yankees | Philadelphia |
| Karl Ravech, ESPN | Boston | Arizona |
| Keith Law, ESPN | Texas | Atlanta |
| Mark Mulder, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Mark Saxon, ESPN | LA Angels | St. Louis |
| Mark Simon, ESPN | LA Angels | St. Louis |
| Marty Bernoski, ESPN | Texas | Arizona |
| Matt Meyers, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Arizona |
| Matt Szefc, ESPN | NY Yankees | Philadelphia |
| Matthew Berry, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Mel Antonen, SI | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Orel Hershiser, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Arizona |
| Pedro Gomez, ESPN | LA Angels | Cincinnati |
| Richard Durrett, ESPN | Texas | Philadelphia |
| Rick Sutcliffe, ESPN | Texas | Washington |
| Steve Berthiaume, ESPN | LA Angels | Arizona |
| Ted Keith, SI | NY Yankees | Philadelphia |
| Terry Francona, ESPN | LA Angels | Philadelphia |
| Tristan Cockcroft, ESPN | Tampa Bay | Cincinnati |
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