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Our staff looks into future, predicts baseball season

Staff report
Rip Collins, Chicago first baseman and former Cardinal, joined his old teammates in a burlesque of John Pepper Martin’s mudcat band in St. Louis, Sept. 30, 1938. Left to right: Stan Bordagaray, Bill McGee, Collins, and Pepper himself are dancing out a "tune" on their bats, while Bob Weiland (standing, rear) finds his glove sufficient.
Rip Collins, Chicago first baseman and former Cardinal, joined his old teammates in a burlesque of John Pepper Martin’s mudcat band in St. Louis, Sept. 30, 1938. Left to right: Stan Bordagaray, Bill McGee, Collins, and Pepper himself are dancing out a "tune" on their bats, while Bob Weiland (standing, rear) finds his glove sufficient. UNCREDITED AP file, 1938

Consensus? Nope.

Our Blue Ribbon Panel of Experts has seen a few games in its day, but the upcoming season seems to be vexing the likes of beat writer Bob Dutton, columnist John McGrath, columnist Dave Boling, managing editor Dale Phelps and sports editor Darrin Beene.

No two have the same World Series winner, and there isn’t even consensus on any particular participant.

See the full chart here. Feel free to print it out, post it up and remind these gentleman of their insights come October.

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This story was originally published April 3, 2016 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Our staff looks into future, predicts baseball season."

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