Marlins Need Aretha Franklin

What have the Marlins never received? As Aretha Franklin astutely says, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T." Not once. In 1997 they were written off. In 2003 they weren't even considered in the discussion. This a franchise with two World Series Championships for crying out loud!

So it came as no surprise to me that ESPN experts predicted the Marlins to finish last in the NL East and second worst behind the Giants in the whole National League. This is par for the course. In response, I'm going to make my own predictions:

NL East:
NY Mets 96-66
Atlanta 88-74
Philadelphia 85-77
Florida 79-83
Washington 70-92

NL Central:
Milwaukee 88-74
Chicago Cubs 83-79
St. Louis 79-83
Houston 77-85
Cincinnati 75-87
Pittsburgh 64-98

NL West:
LA Dodgers 91-71
Colorado 88-74
Arizona 88-74
San Diego 81-81
San Francisco 58-104

AL East:
NY Yankees 98-64
Boston 93-69
Tampa Bay 82-80
Toronto 81-81
Baltimore 59-103

AL Central:
Detroit 101-61
Cleveland 85-77
Minnesota 81-81
Chicago WS 70-92
Kansas City 68-94

AL West:
LA Angels 86-76
Seattle 83-79
Texas 79-83
Oakland 74-88

NLDS:
Mets over Rockies
Dodgers over Brewers

ALDS:
Tigers over Red Sox
Yankees over Angels

LCS:
Mets over Dodgers
Tigers over Yankees

World Series;
Tigers 4, Mets 3