The other scribes predict:

Andy Quigley--Red Sox in seven. I want to see four games in Fenway.

Tom Aronson--Cincinnati in six. The Reds, and not the Red Sox, are the team of destiny this year. The Sox win the first, the Reds the next two, the Sox win the fourth, and the Reds take the rest.

Bill Stedman--Boston in five because Barry at the Park Street Station Kwik Snak (who predicted they'd beat Oakland in three) guarantees it for me.

Nick Lemann--Reds in six. My heart is with the Sox but I think the National League competition will be too tough, alas. It is, however, fortunately possible to remain proud and indominable in defeat, and I think that's the stance the Sox should adopt.

Mike Savit--Boston in six to honor the memories of Roman Mejias, Felix Mantilla, Cal Koonce, Chuck Hartenstein, Bill Landis, Dick Stuart and Pumpsie Green

Phillip Weiss--Cincinnati in five. The Reds wear their double knits in much sleeker form than the Red Sox. But, then, so did the A's. Still, Cincinnati will burn the basepaths and tatoo the walls.

Rich Doherty--Sox in Six. I've been raised on Big Yaz bread and Fenway Franks and I couldn't swallow my Sox losing the Series.