Off-centered

Why does Dontrelle Willis wear his cap off to the side? It looks uncomfortable and, frankly, unprofessional.

Big hitters

In the 13 innings between the start of Saturday's Sox-Yanks game and the end of the fourth inning of Sunday's game, the 2-3-4 combo platter of Edgar Renteria, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz batted .900 (18-for-20). That's some kind of hitting.

2005 Baseball Predictions

NL Division winners
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wildcard: Braves

AL Division winners
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: A's
AL Wildcard: Mariners

Playoffs
NLCS: Cardinals over Dodgers (5 games)
ALCS: Twins over Yankees (7 games)

World Series: Cardinals over Twins (6 games)

Cardinals vs. Dodgers in divisional series

Even with their weak finish, I'm picking St. Louis to win it all this year. Lots of great hitting and defense, but I'm a little wary of their starting pitching. All in all, I like their chances.

Here's the Cardinals' first round schedule:

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 12:09 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis

Thursday, Oct. 7, 7:19 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis

Saturday, Oct. 9, TBA
St. Louis at Los Angeles

Sunday, Oct. 10, TBA (if necessary)
St. Louis at Los Angeles

Monday, Oct. 11, TBA (if necessary)
Los Angeles at St. Louis

The entire first round schedule is on my other Web site.

Ankiel looks good-postseason a possibility

I'm told by folks in St. Louis that Rick Ankiel, who has pitched really good this month, has an outside shot of making the Cardinals postseason roster as a reliever. Yeah, a reliever. But Tony LaRussa might be a little reluctant to throw Ankiel back into the playoffs, seeing as how his troubles began when he threw nine wild pitches in the 2000 playoffs. Whether or not he's on the playoff roster, one thing is certain: the Cardinals are never, ever going to loose another game.

St. Louis beats Milwaukee

Clearly, the Cardinals are never going to lose another game.