I’m quite tardy in announcing this, but a story I wrote was published in the literary journal Werkloos in January. It’s cheerfully titled “Lamentation of the Drowning Immortal.” You can read the online version of Werkloos here.
Month: April 2016
MLB Power Rankings: A Belated Opening Day Preview
Rejoice, baseball fans: Opening Day has arrived.
Below I’ve compiled some 2016 Preseason Power Rankings, based on a fine-tuned amalgamation of gumption, ESP, and side-eyed glances at PECOTA and Fangraphs. Why is it being rolled out days after Opening Day? Who cares!
As an eternal reminder, yes of course I’m biased against your team. Your team sucks. And I hate it. And that’s why it’s ranked so low. Get over it.
(Special thanks to Geoff Young for his help.)
Failsafe 2016 MLB Predictions
You heard it here first, folks.
AL East
1. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays
3. Rays
4. Yankees
5. Orioles
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. Twins
3. Royals
4. Indians
5. White Sox
AL West
1. Rangers
2. Astros
3. Mariners
4. A’s
5. Angels
NL East
1. Mets
2. Nats
3. Marlins
4. Braves
5. Phillies
NL Central
1. Cubs
2. Pirates
3. Cardinals
4. Brewers
5. Reds
NL West
1. Giants
2. Dodgers
3. Padres
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies
Wild card: Twins, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Nats
DS: Giants over Mets, Cubs over Nats, Rangers over Red Sox, Twins over Tigers
CS: Giants over Cubs, Rangers over Twins
WS: Giants over Rangers
MVPs – Buster Posey and Mookie Betts
Cy Young – Clayton Kershaw and Corey Kluber
Rookies of the Year – Corey Seager and Jose Berrios
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