CBSSports.com's baseball staffers make their 2008 MLB playoff picks:
Pre-World Series predictions
| World Series | ||||
| Knobler | Mack | Miller | Rosen | |
| Champion |  in 5 |
in 6 |
in 6 |
in 7 |
| MVP | Carl Crawford, LF | Evan Longoria, 3B | Evan Longoria, 3B | B.J. Upton, CF |
| Goat | Brad Lidge, RP | Brad Lidge, RP | Ryan Howard, 1B | Jamie Moyer, SP |
Pre-LCS predictions
| League Championship Series | ||||
| Knobler | Mack | Miller | Rosen | |
| ALCS: BOS vs TB |  in 6 |
in 5 |
in 6 |
in 7 |
| ALCS MVP | Jason Bay, LF | Jason Bay, LF | Dustin Pedroia, 2B | Carlos Pena, 1B |
| NLCS: LA vs. PHI |  in 7 |
in 7 |
in 6 |
in 6 |
| NLCS MVP | Manny Ramirez, LF | Manny Ramirez, LF | Manny Ramirez, LF | Andre Ethier, RF |
Pre-Division Series prediction
| Division Series | |||||
| Knobler | Mack | Miller | Rosen | ||
| ALDS: BOS vs. ANA |  ANA in 5 |
ANA in 5 |
ANA in 5 |
ANA in 5 |
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| ALDS: CHW vs. TB | TB in 3 |
TB in 5 |
TB in 4 |
TB in 4 |
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| NLDS: MIL vs. PHI |  PHI in 4 |
PHI in 4 |
PHI in 4 |
PHI in 4 |
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| NLDS: LA vs. CHC | LA in 5 |
 CHC in 3 |
CHC in 4 |
CHC in 3 |
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| League Championship Series | |||||
| Knobler | Mack | Miller | Rosen | ||
| ALCS | ANA in 5 |
ANA in 5 |
ANA in 6 |
TB in 7 |
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| ALCS MVP | Torii Hunter, CF | Francisco Rodriguez, RP | Howie Kendrick, 2B | Carlos Pena, 1B | |
| NLCS | LA in 7 |
CHC in 5 |
CHC in 5 |
CHC in 7 |
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| NLCS MVP | Manny Ramirez, LF | Alfonso Soriano, LF | Geovany Soto, C | Ryan Theriot, SS | |
| World Series | |||||
| Knobler | Mack | Miller | Rosen | ||
| Champion | ANA in 4 |
CHC in 7 |
ANA in 5 |
CHC in 5 |
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| MVP | Mark Teixeira, 1B | Aramis Ramirez, 3B | Torii Hunter, CF | Aramis Ramirez, 3B | |
| Goat | Manny Ramirez, LF | Francisco Rodriguez, RP | Cubs bullpen | Scott Kazmir, SP | |
Our staff:
Danny Knobler, CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Eric Mack, CBSSports.com Senior Fantasy Writer
Scott Miller, CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Adriane Rosen, CBSSports.com MLB Producer
