by John Halpin, FOXSports.com Updated: October 9, 2008, 5:19 PM EST Comment OK, it's time to put my money where my mouth is. After getting six (and a third) correct predictions in my AL roundup , at the end of this column you'll know if I'll be eating humble pie for the holidays or gloating at the top of every week's entry between now and the day my FOXSports.com contract expires in 2035. My fingers are crossed for 50 percent, so let's get to it. Preseason prediction: Atlanta Braves: Yunel Escobar will lose the starting shortstop job by midseason Wait, scratch that one. I just got the 2008 edition of Baseball Prospectus, opened to Escobar's entry, and it read in part: "...the shortstop job now belongs to Escobar, but it's not clear he's good enough to hold it ... Brent Lillibridge could pass him by August. Since my scenario...
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