American League East
- New York Yankees
- Boston Red Sox
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Baltimore Orioles
Review: Pretty good. The Yankeees, Boston, and Toronto finished as expected; Tampa Bay and Baltimore were pretty close to each other all season, with the Orioles put on a "strong finishing kick" to finish only 14 games below .500.
American League Central
- Cleveland Indians
- Kansas City Royals
- Detroit Tigers
- Chicago White Sox
- Minnesota Twins
Review: Not very good. I didn't anticipate many of the White Sox hitters having peak years (especially Frank Thomas) or the Indians playing so poorly in the first half. I also figured someone would pitch well for Kansas City; that didn't happen. I did nail Detroit and Minnesota, though.
American League West
- Oakland Athletics
- Texas Rangers
- Seattle Mariners
- Anaheim Angels
Review: Well, I nailed Oakland, anyway. I didn't anticipate Texas struggling so much without Juan Gonzalez (nor did I know Justin Thompson wouldn't pitch a game). Seattle played better than I expected, and so did Anaheim.
Wild Card Team: Boston Red Sox
American League Champion: Cleveland Indians
Review: Couldn't be more wrong here. Cleveland will probably regret the midseason trades they made in the long haul; Boston is a team that will remain seriously screwed up unless a strong owner comes in and tells Dan Duquette to take a hike.
National League East
- New York Mets
- Atlanta Braves
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Montreal Expos
- Florida Marlins
Review: Except for Montreal, got everything wrong (although the Mets only finished a game behind the Braves, and did far better than Atlanta in the postseason). How long can Philadelphia be awful?
National League Central
- Cincinnati Reds
- Houston Astros
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Chicago Cubs
- Milwaukee Brewers
Review: Cincinnati and Houston surprised everybody by playing poorly. St. Louis did better than I thought, especially Darryl Kile. I think Pittsburgh will step up next year, while the Brewers may fall back. The Cubs may be horrible for a long, long time.
National League West
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- San Francisco Giants
- Colorado Rockies
- San Diego Padres
Review: Flipflop the Diamondbacks and Giants and it's a perfect prediction (although it took a late Dodger spurt and a D-back collapse to make it so). Arizona has major payroll problems. San Francisco's pitching will need to improve.
Wild Card Team: Atlanta Braves
National League Champion: New York Mets
Review: I'm smiling here.
World Series Champion: (this pains me) Cleveland Indians
Review: But not here.