Yes, I know the NBA season's already underway. But here are my playoff picks (not in any real order):

Eastern Conference Playoff Teams:

Celtics, Pistons, Heat, Cavaliers, Raptors, 76ers, Magic, Bulls

Western Conference Teams:

Lakers, Nuggets, Spurs, Clippers, Mavericks, Rockets, Suns, Hornets

East Finals: Celtics beat Cavaliers

West Finals:  Hornets beat Lakers

NBA Finals: Celtics beat Hornets

NBA MVP: Chris Paul, Hornets

Yes. The Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series is good for baseball. Sure, I would of loved it if my Boston Red Sox could pull off game 7. But you don't need to question parity in baseball now: It exists for sure. Two straight years with teams getting into the World Series for the 1st time. That's truly amazing. It may not be what we're used to, but it sure is cool. Hey, Nationals fans. Maybe next year is your turn (maybe...).

Wow. Horrible. That's all I had to say, looking back at my NL Picks

NL East: 1. Mets 2. Phillies 3. Marlins 4.Nationals(What was I thinking?) 5. Braves

NL Central: 1. Cubs 2. Brewers 3. Cardinals 4. Reds 5. Pirates

NL West: 1. Rockies 2.Dodgers 3.D-Backs 4.Padres 5.Giants

NL MVP: David Wright, Mets (Wrong)

NL Cy Young: Johan Santana, Mets

In a very messed-up story, a woman ran the fastest time in a marathon but wasn't declared the winner. If you have time, read this story. I think this woman should have been declared the winner. Here's the link.

                http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/BAUC13L3GQ.DTL&nopu=1

Here were my AL Predictions for 2008.  Some good, some bad.

AL East winner: Red Sox

2nd: Yankees 3rd: Rays  4th: Blue Jays   5th: Orioles

AL Central winner:  Twins (They were close)

2nd: Indians (Yeah, I know) 3rd: White Sox  4th: Royals 5th: Tigers (I got last place right!)

AL West: 1. Angels 2nd: Mariners 3rd: Rangers 4th: A's ( Wow, that AL West was bad).

AL MVP Prediction: Manny Ramirez, Red Sox ( Not gonna happen)

AL Cy Young Prediction: Josh Beckett, Red Sox (Not gonna happen either. Great year, Cliff Lee).

Manager Of The Year: Mike Schosia, Angels

Overall, not that bad.  Wait until you see the NL.