Wild Guesses and the World Series

Sports     From Erik Wander, your About Sports Editor     If someone asked you during Spring Training, now more than seven months ago, who would still be in the running for a World Series Championship on Oct. 16, would you have even been close—even if wild guesses were allowed? Try picking the next Super Bowl or Stanley Cup winner today, and see how that goes. Who will win the NBA Championship? You can’t do any worse than most people undoubtedly did on baseball.   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Electronics & Gadgets About Computers   Can the Cardinals Win the NLCS? You only have two choices for NL champ now. It’s an easier call than a couple weeks ago when you picked the Dodgers or Nationals. The Cards dropped in our power rankings from the first week of the season to the last; the Giants stayed exactly the same. So who has the upper hand? READ NOW Remembering Our Preseason Power Rankings Baseball’s ‘Best’ by Regular Season’s End   5 Fearless Predictions for the NHL Season Of course we’re not going to stop making predictions. It’s too fun. So, throwing caution to the wind, we dive into the new hockey season with some bold ones, including a surprising Stanley Cup winner, a perennial playoff contender missing out this year and the worst team in the NHL. READ NOW 10 NHL Storylines to Follow This Season 11 Legitimate Stanley Cup Contenders   Dwayne Wade on Life Without LeBron Before October is out, NBA teams will be playing regular season games. We’ll probably offer up some predictions then as well. But right now we have offseason stories yet to fully play out. For example, what will the Miami Heat be like without LeBron, and what will Dwayne Wade do without his teammate and friend? READ NOW Why Carmelo Anthony Thinks He’s Underrated Why is Tyson Chandler So Mad at the Knicks?   What's the Difference Between 4-2 and 3-3? Well, for the Green Bay Packers in Miami last Sunday, it was one 11-play, 60-yard drive with no timeouts remaining and 2:04 left on the clock. It might not have been the best drive Aaron Rodgers has ever engineered, but it ended well for the Packers and kept them in first place. READ NOW Are the New York Giants Contenders or Not? Are the 49ers Still on Track for This Many Wins?   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Len Berman’s Top 5 Baseball Teams by Payroll in 2014 Ranking MLB Teams by Attendance In the Words of Zlatan Ibrahimovic A Norwegian Soccer Star Everyone Wants Does Goodell Need to Go? More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! Want More From About.com? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Sports newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com