ESPN experts - 23 out of 28 pick the tigers to win.

[lakerboy]

Nice.

[GamblerSpirit]

Major squares. They never disappoint.

[mynameismud]

interesting but doesnt mean dikk.

[ChalkyDog]

Well, time to make the call offshore to cancel my future.

Fukkin' ESPN. Those experts must be paid by books.

[HOT WINGS]

When is last time an NL team was a favorite in World Series?

[altieriflyers]

ESPN experts =

Now I feel even more confident. GIANTS +1.5

[lakerboy]

When is last time an NL team was a favorite in World Series?

Phils over rays i believe.

[BettingWizard]

tampa was favored........


i would guess 95 or 96 braves was the last time


maybe 97 marlins

[crustyme]

lakergirl youre not an expert at anything.

tigers will win.

[chantrain]

There's no such thing as ESPN experts

[SamDiamond]

Who exactly determined the ESPN talking mouths were "experts"?

Have you seen Jessie Palmer talk about college football? It's like an infant eating with chopsticks.

In this case though, they may be right. Detroit in 6.

[RidetheTide]

Major squares. They never disappoint.

Occasionally squares get it right! Hopefully this is one of those times...

[lakerboy]

Sbr squares chiming in

[stevenash]

There's no such thing as ESPN experts

this

[Popcorn Trick]

It's over. Giants Win.

[JerseyRobby]

tampa was favored........


i would guess 95 or 96 braves was the last time


maybe 97 marlins

Tampa was barely favored but I'm pretty sure the Marlins were not favored against the the Tribe. That Tribe team in that era had a rep for talent. That being said I think the Braves were definite faves in 95 and probably in 96 too.

I would like to know what the lines were when Houston and Chicago played in 2005 and when the Giants played the Angels because the Angels had lots of overlooked guys who weren't stars yet.

[leetreaper]

Bad sign unfortunately...

[ChalkyDog]

Who exactly determined the ESPN talking mouths were "experts"?

Have you seen Jessie Palmer talk about college football? It's like an infant eating with chopsticks.

In this case though, they may be right. Detroit in 6.

Thinking about it, the term ESPN Expert is some sort of quasi-oxymoron.

"Expert" = employees put in front of a camera and asked to give their opinion.

The closest they have recently gotten to an "expert" with a clue was Bill Simmons.

[JerseyRobby]

Somebody should Google the past two years WS because I guarantee this same panel picked Texas to win both times.

[CollegeOverUnder]

someone please show me a link of the history if they can find one! I googled apparently googled the wrong thing. Just wanna see the history if its posted somewhere

[JerseyRobby]

Last year they picked Texas in a landslide

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7115918/espn-expert-predictions

2010 they also picked Texas

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=5731229

[RidetheTide]

I like imagining the guys sittin around the table listening to "Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News. Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to Be Square," a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself!

[JerseyRobby]

2009 they finally got it right
"The Yankees WIN THEEEEEEEEEE YANKEEEES WINNNNNNN!"

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4600814

[Killer_Demo]

ESPN experts = platinum fade material

[JerseyRobby]

By the way Matt Myers is the only sharp because he is the only one to pick the winner the past two years... Or he just really hates Texas.

[justwinthisone]

Nice.

for tonight or the series

[matt1216]

Nice.

these guys r out to lunch most of the time

[JerseyRobby]

Just noticed Matt Myers picked DE-TWA so Nostradamus has spoken

[ROFLcopter]

On Giants series with you. GL.

[HOT WINGS]

tampa was favored........


i would guess 95 or 96 braves was the last time


maybe 97 marlins

Yeah Braves was last time I was thinking. Pretty crazy really. Espn/experts I imagine go with Favs everytime so they probably have been on all the AL teams over last 15 years or so.

[ZetaPsi808]

do u have a link to this espn vote?

[MeatWad]

Their predictions are based on no spreads/odds. Only a damn fool wouldn't take the heavy favorite at an even money line.

[MeatWad]

From 23 of 28 you could make a ml of slightly above -400. I thought -225 to -250 was a more realistic series money line. Alot of SF fans and National League ethusiast in general thankfully gave Detroit backers a profitable number.

[grease lightnin]

I like imagining the guys sittin around the table listening to "Hip to Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News. Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to Be Square," a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself!

What the f.u.c.k?