McAdam's crystal ball is on target

Along with Art Martone, Sean McAdam, IMHO, is the best thing about the ProJo's sports section. His game coverage is far and away the best of Journal sportswriters, and he writes on-point features and analysis pieces while also breaking news.(He also adds a voice of reason component to some of the more excessive personalities on WEEI.) And you know what? At mid-season, his predictions are on the money, too. (h/t Romo.)

Before the 2008 MLB season began, whereIstand.com members and researchers tracked predictions of 42 sports media personalities for which teams they picked to win each respective division. Three months into the regular season, we’ve determined their accuracy, by rank, based on the standings as of July 1. The results are below.

Each individual prediction, and its source, can be found at the links directly below for each specific MLB division. These pages also show how many first place predictions (referred to as “opinions” on whereIstand.com) each of the teams have gotten.

Prediction breakdown in the AL East

Prediction breakdown in AL Central

Prediction breakdown in the AL West

Prediction breakdown in the NL East

Prediction breakdown in the NL Central

Prediction break down in the NL West

Mid-season MLB Prediction Accuracy Report

1. McAdam, Sean (ESPN): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Cubs, Dbacks - 64 points

2. McIntyre, Jason (The Big Lead): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Cubs, Dbacks - 64 points

3. Albom, Mitch (Detroit Free Press): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dbacks - 60 points

4. Crasnick, Jerry (ESPN): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dbacks - 60 points

5. Klapisch, Bob (ESPN): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dbacks - 60 points

6. Gammons, Peter (ESPN): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Braves, Cubs, Dbacks - 59 points

7. The Sporting News: Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Braves, Cubs, Dbacks - 59 points

8. Kurkjian, Tim (ESPN): Red Sox, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers - 58 points

9. The Associated Press: Yankees, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dbacks - 55 points

10. Shaughnessy, Dan (Boston Globe): Yankees, Tigers, Angels, Mets, Cubs, Dbacks - 55 points