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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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Wednesday, April 26, 1995
METRO FINAL
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GENE GUIDI, JOHN LOW, CHARLIE VINCET, MITCH ALBOM
SPECIAL SECTION BASEBALL 1995
Copyright (c) 1995, Detroit Free Press
STAFF PREDICTIONS
Gene Guidi
Go ahead, call me a homer, but I'm picking the Tigers to escape the cellar and
finish fourth ahead of the Red Sox. The reason? I think the Tigers' pitching
and defense will improve enough to lift them a notch in the standings.
A.L East -- New York
A.L. Central -- Cleveland
A.L. West -- Seattle
Wild card: Toronto
N.L. East -- Atlanta
N.L. Central -- Cincinnati
N.L. West --- Colorado
Wild Card: Montreal
World Series: Atlanta over Cleveland.
Charlie Vincent
The value in having no expectations at all is that it is difficult to be
disappointed. My worst fears were realized when Sparky Anderson named Mike
Moore to pitch Opening Day. That told me all I needed to know about the
pitching staff, which told me all I needed to know about bright hopes for
this summer. My hopes now are confined to hoping we can have a baseball season
without a strike, a lockout or a rainout.
AL East -- Baltimore
AL Central -- Cleveland
AL West -- Oakland
Wild card: New York
NL East -- Atlanta
NL Central -- Houston
NL West -- San Diego
Wild card: Cincinnati
World Series: Atlanta over Cleveland
John Lowe
Maybe I'm too excited about the Tigers' kids, but I think they're going to
make this season's team better than last year's. It's been so long since we've
been able to watch a young team come together in Detroit, we may have
forgotten how much fun it is. You're going to like Bobby Higginson, Sean
Bergman, Jose Lima, and if he gets here this season, Justin Thompson. And
Chris Gomez will continue his ascent.
AL East: New York
AL Central: Cleveland
AL West: Oakland
Wild card: Chicago
NL East: Atlanta
NL Central: Cincinnati
NL West: Colorado
Wild card: St. Louis
World Series: Atlanta over New York.
Mitch Albom
In recent years I have looked at the Tigers' pitching staff and said: "Where
is the beef?" This year I look at the Tigers' pitching staff and say: "Where
is the beef -- or the rolls, or the pickle or the mustard?" And even the
hitting isn't what it used to be without Phillips and Tettleton. Given the
general anger toward baseball, all I can say is that if the Tigers hope to
have any support from their fans this year, they had better hang around late
signing autographs. Prediction: Fourth in the AL East.
AL East -- New York
AL Central -- Cleveland
AL West -- Texas
Wild card: Toronto
NL East -- Atlanta
NL Central -- Cincinnati
NL West -- San Francisco
Wild card: St. Louis
World Series: Atlanta over New York.
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