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Once again, 2020 does a number on our numbers. The quick turnaround between the National League Championship Series and World Series – both bubbled deep in the heart of Arlington, Texas – doesn’t leave much room for the pregame hype. But we found some predictions from the major players. And 20 out of 30 think …

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Life finds a way… to get in the way. We almost forgot to post our World Series predictions this year. Or maybe we were protesting until Brandon Taubman was fired. Either way, we look smart, because after that Astros gaffe – the awful handling of it on top of the absurd outburst of the assistant …

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It’s a 108-win team that eliminated two other 100-win teams – including last year’s champion – vs. last year’s runner up, a team that at one point was 10 games under .500 and needed an extra game just to win its division. That’s the 2018 World Series in a nutshell. But it’s so much more …

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47 out of 71 expert picks we found like the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series. No matter who wins, it’s going to end another drought. Sure, it’s not 108 years like the Chicago Cubs last year, but waiting since 1988 or forever (okay, 1962) is still a long time. …

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One streak will stay. One will fall. And most of the expert picks we’ve found say Cubs fans will be happy at the end of the World Series – by an almost 5 to 1 margin (an overwhelming 47-10). Scoreboard Page: Either outcome will be great for one fanbase and just the latest bad bounce …

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The World Series starts in Kansas City tonight. And most baseball experts we found think it will end there as well. The majority (24 out of 40) think the Royals finish the job this year, but almost all of them think it goes six or seven games. We simplified our usual graphic this year not …

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Some have called this the World Series without a favorite, and the “expert” picks we found seem to agree, giving the Giants only a slight 25-23 edge. Even if we exclude ESPN’s 28 — 28! — baseball experts, the Royals top the Giants 11-9.  One surprise: 10 experts picked it to end in 5 games …

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Most baseball experts (and likely fans) think this World Series should be evenly matched, and the distribution of picks reflects that (as well as the number of people predicting a 6- or 7-game series). It’s the two best teams in each league, and the experts we found give the edge to St. Louis by a …

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It’s down to two teams, so it’s time for our final power rankings of the year. We’ll post all of the expert picks we can find later today. 1. (1/3/2/¾/5/5/7/9/11/4/2/2/4/3/1/1/1/1) Cardinals: The Dodgers got the publicity, but the Cardinals got the NLCS. Now they hope the same thing happens against the Red Sox in the …

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We’re 12 hours later than usual, so let’s hope the added time gives us added perspective. If nothing else, we saw two extra games today before posting. Since we last ranked the teams, three more have left us, including our reigning No. 1. A little sad to see stories like the A’s, Rays and Pirates …

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