Baseball Simulator 2013 Box Art

 Here's to hoping Baseball Simulator has Madden-Curse Powers and Miggy slumps below the Mendoza line this year...

Picking the World Series (Uniform) Winner

I've already proven myself a poor prognosticator concerning on-the-field issues, so in lieu of a sure-fire prediction (which is almost guaranteed to go horribly wrong*) let's focus on what's really important, here: the uniforms.

DETROIT TIGERS:

I loathe the Tigers for winning the AL Central. I loathe that my earliest baseball memory is pissing in the troughs at old Tiger Stadium next to dudes five times my age. I loathe them for discovering the switch to turn Jhonny "Don't Call Me Johnny" Peralta from zero to hero (NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: apparently that switch involved heavy use of illicit drugs).

Sure-Fire MLB Playoff Predictions (Which Will, Without Doubt, Turn Out to Be Comically Wrong)

Ahh, smell that? No, not that (I had black-bean chili last night. Be cool, man.) ...I'm talking baseball. Fall. The boys of October, where legends are made. We're talking Reggie Jackson, Kirk Gibson's fist pump and Boston's "Idiots" digging out of a 3-1 hole. With the first round of games starting Friday night, let's dive in and see who rises above the normal to claim October infamy this year.

NL Wild Card Round (A.K.A "Bullshit marketing gimmick du jour pt.1")
 ^AT 
Finding home in an NL Central market, I've seen enough of the Cardinals to know I don't like them. They've gotten warm the past few weeks but I'll take Braves for the win.

AL Wild Card Round (A.K.A "Bullshit marketing gimmick du jour pt.2")
^AT 
Texas hasn't looked great as of late, and Baltimore seems to have something magical going. I know in one game, it's basically a crapshoot, so I'll choose the logo I like better and say Batlimore wins!