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ESPN.com SweetSpot blogger David Schoenfield has high hopes for the Red Sox this season and predicts that they will earn a wild-card spot. "The Red Sox, coming off their worst season since 1965, will win a wild-card spot," Schoenfield says. "Ha...

In the spirit of kicking off the new year with open-minded optimism, we present Buster Olney's prediction that the Red Sox lineup will be among the league's top 10 in 2013. He lists Boston's new-look lineup at No. 6, and explains why: 6. Boston Re...

Remember "3-Play" back in the day on ESPN.com? We've brought it back (or at least something like it) with our new ranker game that lets you make three predictions about the day in Boston sports. You can play for free, play every day, compete against ...

In the season premier of "State of the Nation," ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald give their thoughts on how to best replace Andrew Bailey at closer, assess Bobby Valentine's first spring training, make their season predictions for the Re...

What a difference a year makes. When ESPN.com pundits made their predictions for the 2011 season last April, and overwhelming 33 of those polled picked the Red Sox to win the World Series. And of the 12 folks who predicted someone else would win,...

Great expectations, anyone? A whopping 33 of the 45 pundits making predictions for ESPN.com's season preview predict the Red Sox to win the World Series. And of the 12 folks who predicted someone else would win, nine of them have Boston losing in...

'Tis the season for baseball predictions (we'll have ours tomorrow!), so it is in that spirit we pass along Sports Illustrated's pick to win 100 games and their third World Series in seven years: The Boston Red Sox. Call it the kiss of death if yo...