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The Super Bowl is upon us. The game is actually sometime on Sunday in the mid-to-late afternoon. There is a connection between the sports. Many baseball fans and many of the players participate in fantasy football. And, of course, everyone has an opinion. If you scroll down, you will find the predictions of many players, front office types and others for this year’s Rams/Patriots Super Bowl. I encourage you to post your Super Bowl predictions in the comments below. But first, here’s my prediction. Maybe the Patriots just spend the regular season taking it easy and then turn it on in the postseason. But I think that the Rams will keep it competitive, especially if Todd Gurley is at 100% At the end of the day, the Patriots will win 34-30. Tom Brady will be the MVP, even though it should be James White.Let’s get right to it. Here are the Super Bowl predictions, in the order they were received. I will continue to update this document right up until Game Time as I will receive more predictions to that point. TC Bear (Twins mascot) - Tough call here...... here’s my thinking. So both the Pats and Rams have mascots, but if you transfer that to baseball, you have Wally for the Red Sox but the L.A. area does not have a mascot for baseball. Which makes me lean towards the New England area. So I am going Patriots. Ryan O'Rourke (former Twins LHP, currently with Mets) - You know who I have haha. Pats-W. Travis Blankenhorn (Twins 3B/2B prospect, played in Ft. Myers in 2018) - Patriots 34-21. Alex Perez (Twins infield prospect, played at Chattanooga and Rochester in 2018) - Unfortunately gotta go with Tom Brady and the Pats 35-21. Landon Leach (Twins RHP prospect, pitched in the GCL in 2018) - Even though I only watched maybe one regular season game this year, I have been following the playoffs. I definitely think the Pats will win today due to their clutch factor, They’ve built up confidence throughout the playoffs knowing that they can win even though their odds at the beginning of the playoffs weren’t in their favor. Ben Rodriguez (Twins C/1B prospect, played at Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers in 2018) - Patriots. Never pick against Brady. Randy Dobnak (Twins RHP prospect, spent 2018 in Cedar Rapids) - 34-31 Pats. Gostkowski nails a 55 yarder to win it as times expires. Ryan Jeffers (Twins catching prospect and 2018 draft pick) - Rams! Boof Bonser (former Twins pitcher) - Pats. Danny Valencia (Former Twins infielder) - Patriots!!! 27-24. Chase DeJong (former Twins RHP, acquired in the Zack Duke trade): Rams Nick Gordon (Twins SS/2B prospect, played in Chattanooga and Rochester in 2018) - Rams. Gotta go with my cousin (Cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman). Zander Wiel (Twins 1B/LF prospect, played in Chattanooga and Rochester in 2018) - Patriots 31-30. Lewis Thorpe (Twins LHP and 2018 Minor League Pitcher of the Year) - Rams 30-27 Jacob Pearson (Twins OF prospect, played in Cedar Rapids in 2018) - Pats 31-21 Jeff Johnson (Cedar Rapids Kernels beat writer) - Patriots 31, Rams 17. (I hope I am WAY wrong). Zack Jones (former Twins RH RP prospect, spent time with the Saints in 2018) - Patriots 34-26 Danny Banuelos (Twins catcher prospect, spent 2018 in Cedar Rapids) - I'm going for the Rams! Have to root for the Cali team! Go Rams! Josh Whetzel (Rochester Red Wings play-by-play voice) - It will be just a guess but I will pick Patriots 34-31. Chris Mazza (former Twins RHP prospect, signed this offseason with Mariners, but Mets took him in the minor league Rule 5 draft) - Rams 34 Patriots 27 down goes the Goat Todd Van Steensel (former Twins RHP prospect signed with the Padres this offseason) - Patriots 31, Rams 17. I don’t think I’ve ever gone against the Patriots.) Tom Hackimer (Twins RH RP prospect) - I predict the score will be precisely what I need it to be to win my box pool. Ryley Widell (Twins LHP prospect) - I got the Rams winning 27-21! Brian Rapp (Twins 2018 draft pick and RHP prospect) - Patriots 28-24 baby! (I’m even actually going down there so my prediction better be right!) Christian Cavaness (former Twins OF prospect) - Patriots by 10 unless Todd Gurley is back to the Gurley of the regular season. if Gurley is back then Rams by 3 Taylor Grzelakowski (Twins C/OF/1B/DH prospect) - Patriots 27-21. Brady MVP Tyler Wells (Twins RHP prospect and Twins Daily 2019 Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year) - I have Patriots winning 31-28 Tyler Watson (Twins LHP prospect) - I'm in on the Patriots this year again. I'm gonna predict Edelman makes a diving catch in the back left corner for a touchdown in the fourth. Jonathan Rodriguez (Former Twins minor league 1B) - 31-17 Patriots winning Patrick McGuff (former Twins minor league RHP prospect, now in Reds system) - Patriots by a touchdown, the Belichick/Brady era lives on, strong as ever. Trey Cabbage (Twins 1B/OF prospect) - Honestly man, I’d like to see Tom Terrific win another and possibly set a record, Marshall Kelner (Miracle play-by-play guy) - Pats 27, Rams 20 Trevor May (Twins RHP) - Go Rams Pat Light (former Twins RHP) - I never go against Brady though! Patriots 38-35 Casey Scoggins (former Twins OF prospect) - Rams:34 Pats:24.... Rams start slow but win the 4th quarter! Stephen Gonsalves (Twins LHP) - Rams 28-24 Taylor Rogers (Twins LH RP) - Going with the Rams just because they have the former Bronco CJ Anderson. Tyler Webb (Twins OF prospect and 2018 draft pick) - I hate to say it, but I’ve got the Patriots. You can’t go against Tom Brady in the playoffs. AJ Achter (Former Twins RH RP, current pitching coach at Eastern Michigan University) - Pats 33, Rams 27. Nick Anderson (Minnesotan and former Twins prospect, now with the Miami Marlins) - As cool as it would be to see the Rams win it, I have to go with the Patriots. It’s really hard for me to root against Brady. I hope it’s a crazy exciting game, but you have to respect Brady and his career and the fact that he’s still killing it at 41. So I’m going with a score of 41-35. And both QB’s are going to throw 3 interceptions Zach Bove (first-year pitching coach in the GCL) - Pats Tyler Benninghoff (Twins RHP prospect) - I got the Rams winning 31-27! Shane Carrier (Twins OF prospect) - I’ve got Patriots 24-17 Michael Quesada (former Twins C prospect, current Twins scout) - I got the Patriots. Tough to go against an experienced hot hand. Josh Rabe (former Twins OF, current head coach at his alma mater Quincy University in Illinois) - Patriots 31 Rams 30, James White MVP. Hector Lujan (Twins RH RP prospect) - I got the Patriots winning 30-24. Daniel Adler (Twins Director of Baseball Operation) - Patriots 27, Rams 23 Daniel Palka (former Twins OF prospect, current OF/DH of the White Sox) - 19-3 Browns win Alex Hassan (former Red Sox OF, current Twins Assistant Director of Player Development) - Patriots by one million points Jared Finkel (Twins RH RP prospect, spent 2018 in Cedar Rapids) - I got the Rams! Ryan Costello (Twins 1B prospect, acquired in the Zack Duke trade) - I got Patriots, 27 to 24 Corey Koskie (former Twins 3B, owner of Linklete) - I am not a football guy at all. Put me down for Patriots though. Willie Joe Garry (Twins OF prospect and 2018 draft pick) - I hate to say it, but you can never bet against the GOAT so sadly I have to say the Patriots Robbie Rinn (Twins 1B prospects, played in Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers in 2018) - See his run of tweets… all pro-Patriots. Billy Boyer (Twins first-year minor league base running and infield coordinator) - As much as it pains me to say it, being a Seahawks fan and all, ,I will go Rams 35 Pats 27. Cory Provus (Twins radio voice) - Pats 38. Rams 24 Trevor Plouffe (former Twins 3B) - Rams 34-31. LaTroy Hawkins (former Twins RHP, current Special Assistant to Baseball Operations) - 30-27 Patriots. Austin Malinowski (Minnesotan and former Twins LHP) - At some point. Tom Brady is going to have to pass the torch and move on, but this won’t be the year. Patriots 34, Rams 31. MVP goes to Sony Michel. Adam Brett Walker (former Twins OF prospect) - I’m going to say 24-17. Patriots are going to sneak out a win. I can't bet against Tom Brady as much as I want to! #GoJags Mike Trombley (former Twins RHP) - Patriots 30-14 Frank Jagoda (Miracle pitching coach) - I’m going with the Patriots. I’m not a typical Buffalo Bills fan who wants NE to lose. I think Brady is the absolute best! And if they win I can say the Bills play the best team in the league twice a year! Ryan Smith (Kernels hitting coach) - I’ve got the Pats. Hard to bet against Brady and Belichick! Travis Harrison (former Twins 3B/OF prospect) - I’m going Patriots 31-26. Tom Brady is the man. I’m also predicting next year’s super bowl will be my COWBOYS winning over the Colts! Jeremy Zoll (Twins Director of Player Development) - As a Pats fan, you’re going to get a biased reply here. Pats 31-23. Brady throws for 3 TD, with Gronk catching at least 1. Austin Schulfer (Twins RHP prospect and 2018 draft pick) - I think the Rams win 23-20. The Pats have a chance to make a field goal to sent it to OT and they miss. Only bold prediction I have Denny Hocking (former Twins infielder) - Tom Brady for 6. Seth Pinkerton (Twins RHP prospect and 2018 draft pick) - As much as I don’t want to say it, but Pats will win. Then I’ll have to hear it from my college roommates about how good TB12 is. 31-20. TB12 MVP with 2 pass TD and a Rush! hope I’m wrong. Jordan Gore (Twins infield prospect, played in Cedar Rapids and Chattanooga in 2018) - Can’t bet against Brady. Going with the Pats Tony Thomas (former Twins minor leaguer and a Saints player) - I think the Rams will win even though being from New Orleans and a huge Saints fan. Trey Vavra (former Twins 1B/OF prospect) - Patriots 41, Rams 31 Jacob Blank (Twins RHP prospect and 2018 draft pick) - I have the Patriots winning 31-28 this year on a last second FG Caleb Abney (first-year GCL Twins pitching coach) - I’ll say Rams 34-31. Trevor Hildenberger (Twins RHP) - Rams Goff and CJ Anderson went to Cal. Go Bears! Dallas Gallant (former Twins RH RP prospect) - I’m going to go with the same team and score as last year! 31-21 Pats Dave St. Peter (Twins president) - Pats 34, Rams 33 Aaron Whitefield (Twins OF prospect, played in Ft. Myers in 2018): 24-14. Derek Molina (Twins RH RP prospect) - Patriots got it I think. Can’t see Brady losing. Dereck Rodriguez (former Twins RHP prospect, debuted in 2018 with the Giants) - I hate to say it, but I really think Brady is going to pull it off again. Even though I’d rather see the Rams win. And finally... since he's been tweeting about aliens and time travel a lot, here is Jose Canseco's prediction... or ,telling us what the score will be? Now it’s your turn. Leave your predictions below. Click here to view the article

As we have in recent years, Twins Daily asked past, present and future Minnesota Twins to make their Super Bowl predictions. A lot of the players in the Twins system played football in high school, and are sports fans in general. Find out how some of your favorite players think Super Bowl 50 will go down. (Page will be updated as more players send in their predictions)Below, in no particular order, other than the order I received them in, are the picks of several current, former or future Minnesota Twins. Be sure to make your Super Bowl 50 predictions in the comments below. Some of these answers are great! --------------------------------------------------------------------- James Beresford: Panthers.. Know nothing about football but played in Charlotte last season and loved the city! Logan Wade: I think the Denver Broncos will win by a score of 20-14. Peyton Manning will once again be too good and steer the Broncos around the paddock. Daniel Kihle: Well, since I am a lifetime Denver Broncos fan, I am going with them! I think it is going to be a close game, but Peyton will end up throwing the winning pass late in the game. 24-21 Denver. Dave St. Peter: Denver 24, Carolina 23 .... Manning with an Elway-like ride into the sunset. Zack Larson: Carolina 27 Denver 14. I think it's going to be a defensive game, but Carolina’s Defense is going to pressure Peyton and make him throw some INTs Corey Koskie: Did the Blue Bombers make it? Alex Perez: For Super Bowl 50, I predict that Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers will steam roll the Denver Broncos with a final score of 31-13. Cam Newton and his guys won't be stopped trying to capture that illusive Lombardi Trophy. Corey Williams: 23-16 Broncos Zach Granite: I'm expecting to see a lot of field goals, the Denver Broncos upset the Panthers 23-20 on a walk off 38 yard field goal by McManus. Logan Darnell: Taylor Rogers would kill me if I don't pick the Broncos! The Broncos take it to Panthers 31-21 Jeff Reboulet: Panthers 27 Broncos 17 Lots of turnovers and probably a defensive score for both teams. If Manning can catch Panthers being too aggressive undercutting short routes then it could be a game. Lewis Thorpe: Denver 21 Panthers 24. Hope it's a close game, but I think Cam Newton will have an awesome game. It will be battle of the quarterbacks. Brian Gilbert: I predict Carolina over Denver. With Carolina winning by 10. The final score being 27-17. I expect to see that Denver will score first and will have the lead the majority of the game. The 4th quarter is where Cam Newton will take over the game and the Carolina Panthers will be Super Bowl Champs Steve Singleton: Carolina 38, Denver 16 Tight game in the first half with Denver getting 3 FG's. Carolina leads 14-9 at half. Runs away with it in 24-7 second half. 38-16. Cam Newton MVP. 4 TD, 2 rushing. Blake Schmit: 31-30 Broncos. Peyton leads the Broncos over SuperCam for his second Super Bowl win! Trey Cabbage: I don't have a score prediction, but I have to go with my man "The Sheriff" Peyton Manning. #VFL I'm Tennessee born and UT raised so I have to say Peyton, but I hope Cam has a good game and makes it exciting. Ryan O’Rourke: Carolina 34 Denver 17. Cam takes over with his legs to evade Denver's pass rush. (Should have been 27-24 New England) Travis Blankenhorn: 38-24 Panthers. I think Cam Newton and the Panthers are too much to stop. Trey Vavra: Cam Newton is a beast. Enough said. Panthers 24, Broncos 20 Trevor Hildenberger: Panthers 27 Broncos 13. I expect the Panthers defense to force a couple turnovers and Cam to take advantage of those short fields. Greg Olson with a pair of touchdown catches but Jonathan Stewart wins the MVP. Taylor Rogers: Broncos 27-24! Have to go with the hometown team. Hopefully Peyton Manning can go out like John Elway did. If the defense can slow down Mr. Newton then it will be one of the greatest defenses ever. Jason Adam: Broncos are my team so I'll have to hope that Denver's defense can contain Cam and give Peyton the chance to win it on a last-minute drive. Final score: Denver wins 20 - 17 Stephen Gonsalves: I have Panthers over Broncos 28-17. It will be close and boring in the first half, a defensive grind. Then Super Man Cam will have gotten himself loose and have 1 rushing TD and two through the air. Callan Pearce: I'm not to sure on whose better but I'm going to go for a Panthers 36 -24 Broncos CK Irby: You have to hope for a late 4th quarter, game winning drive from Peyton to cap off his career. Broncos win. 21-17 Tyler Stirewalt: Well, I think I am a little biased in my answer because i have always been a Broncos fan because Elway is my favorite player. So I am going to take the Broncos 24-21. I think it is going to be a big defensive game. Both great defenses with the upper hand going to the Panthers offense. I think Peyton needs to have long drives and keep the ball away from Cam because if you give that man too many opportunities he will score. So Broncos offense has to play better than they have been past couple games establish the run which is very tough against the Panthers. Brett Doe: Peyton Manning pulls the upset winning 21-17, and he rides off into the sunset as a champion! Tanner English: Welp, my team is the Steelers, but since I'm a Carolina boy I'm gonna go with the Panthers. I have no idea about a score, and I don't really even care. I'm honestly more interested in the food that's going to be served at the Super Bowl party I'll be attending. Haha! AJ Murray: My pick is Denver winning 24-21. Expect to see Denver go ahead with a late field goal in the 4th. Alex Meyer: I'll go with 31-20 Panthers. Too much Cam in this one and not enough Peyton. I don't think Peyton has the fairy tale ending, even though I'm hoping he does as a Colts fan. Onas Farfan: I'd like Broncos to win. This could be Peyton's last ride. Score 30-28. Todd Van Steensel: I want the Panthers to win, expect it to be low scoring. Carolina to win 17-13, and Cam Newton dabs his way to an MVP. Matt Fox: I am picking the Carolina Panthers to cover and win 27-17 in a tight game for 3 quarters. A long punt return by Ohio State Buckeye Teddy Ginn sets up another Buckeye Corey Brown for a touchdown midway through the 4th quarter to put the game out of reach. Tanner Vavra: I hope the Broncos win so Peyton can finally retire on top like he's trying to. It could happen, but I think Carolina is going to win 20-17 Mat Batts: I will say Broncos win 27-24. They will kick a field goal on their last drive with the clock running down. One final two-minute drill for Peyton Manning. Tim Shibuya: I will have to root for my "hometown" team, the Denver Broncos. They were the closest football team to me growing up, so by default, I always rooted for them. We'll go with the Broncos defeating the Panthers 17-14. Brian Dinkelman: Going with Denver 24-23. With many people expecting Carolina to win, seems like the opposite happens. Plus, would be a good send off for Peyton. Jeff Manship: I'm predicting the Panthers to win. They have shown their dominance all year, so I'm going to go with a score of 34-17. I expect Cam to rise to the occasion and throw for 2 TD's and rush for a TD with over 300 yards passing. Ryan Walker: 28-24 Panthers. They've just been so electric. I don't see the Broncos beating them. LaMonte Wade: 17-14 panthers. Whichever offense can run the ball effectively will win the game in my opinion. Both defenses secondaries are too good to throw on all game. Jared Wilson: I expect to see The Sheriff come out on top and ride off into the sunset after one of the greatest NFL careers the sport has ever seen. He deserves to go out on top. Score: 27-24 Broncos Luke Bard: I hope I can get as close as last year! 31-16 Panthers! AJ Achter: Panthers 31-20. As much as I'd like Peyton to end his career with a win, he and the Broncos offense are going to have trouble keeping pace with Cam and the Panthers. Austin Diemer: Panthers winning 24-17. With two very strong defenses, I think Cam is going to be able to execute more and get the job done. Brandon Peterson: I got the Broncos winning 24-20. I think that the Panthers may win, but really hoping the Broncos do so Peyton can go out with a win. Going to be a good game, Broncos D will win it for them. Adam Brett Walker: I think the score will be 27-21 Carolina with the win. I think Denver will turn the ball earlier which will lead to a a panthers score. After that they will have control of the game and get the win. Bryant Hayman: I think the Broncos are going to take this one 38-35. I think Peyton is going to have a great game, and the defense is going to have a crucial stop late in the game against the Panthers. -------------------------------------------------------------- Unofficial Predictions: 26 have picked the Panthers, 21 have picked the Broncos. Again, please feel free to make your Super Bowl Predictions in the comments below. Click here to view the article

The Twins Daily and Vikings Journal writers posted their Super Bowl predictions earlier in the week. Today, I asked several current, former and future Twins to make their Super Bowl predictions as well. So, keep reading to see their picks and then be sure to post your predictions before the game starts. (Third Baseman Tyler Mautner correctly picked the Patriots 28-24 win. Three guys predicted the Patriots would win 27-24.)AJ Achter – 46th round pick in 2010, Achter was my choice for Twins minor league reliever of the year in 2012. He reached AAA in 2013 and debuted with the Twins in September of 2014. Patriots 28-20 Jason Adam – 23 year old righty came to the Twins in August for Josh Willingham. He had made eight appearances in AAA for the Royals, but the Twins wanted him to start in AA. He pitched in the AFL. Seahawks 26-16 Luke Bard – Twins supplemental first round pick in 2012 out of Georgia Tech. He had surgery in May and missed all of the 2014 season. Patriots 27-24 Jack Barrie – The 6-4, 250 pound, 18-year-old first baseman from Australia played in the GCL in 2014. Go Patriots! Mat Batts – Twins 17th round pick in 2014 out of UNC-Wilmington. Following the long college season, he threw another 60.2 innings between the GCL, E-Town and Cedar Rapids. Combined, he went 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA. Seahawks 17-9 David Bromberg – Twins 32nd round pick in 2005 reached AAA in 2012. Twins minor league pitcher of the year in 2009 when he went 13-4 with a 2.70 ERA and struck out 148 in 153.1 innings. Seahawks 34-21 Nick Burdi – Twins 2nd round pick this season out of Louisville. Pitched a combined 20.1 innings in 20 games between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers. He walked 10 (four in his first game) and struck out 38. Seahawks 31-23 Chad Christenson – Cedar Rapids native played for the Kernels in 2014. 25th round pick in 2013. He hit 24 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs while stealing 30 bases in 2014. Patriots 42-34 Chris Colabello – Claimed by the Blue Jays in December. Twins signed out of independent leagues. American League player of the month in April 2014. Patriots 27-21, “can’t go against my guys!” Jack Cressend – Pitched in 78 games out of the Twins bullpen from 2000 through 2002. The Twins had signed him after the Red Sox waived him three starts into the 1999 season. Seahawks 26-20 Andro Cutura – Twins 7th round pick in 2014 out of Southeastern Louisiana University. He will make his professional debut in 2015. Patriots Logan Darnell – Twins sixth round pick in 2010 out of Kentucky. Debuted for the Twins in May. Posted a 3.60 ERA in 115 innings at Rochester. Won Rochester’s Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service. Seahawks 28, Patriots 27. “Hawks will take it with Russell Wilson winning drive.” Pat Dean – Twins 2nd round pick in 2010 out of Boston College. Has pitched in AAA, though he spent all of the 2014 season in New Britain. Patriots 21-17 Austin Diemer – Twins 28th round pick in 2014 from Cal State-Fullerton. Played in Elizabethton this year. Patriots “They aren’t going to let Seattle get two in a row.” Onas Farfan – Twins 21st round pick in 2014 from Ridgewater Community College in Wilmar, MN. Graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper. Seahawks Dallas Gallant – Twins 23rd round pick in 2010 out of Sam Houston State. Posted a 0.64 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP and struck out 46 in 28 innings in Cedar Rapids in 2014. Patriots 35-20 Mitch Garver – Twins 9th round pick in 2013 out of New Mexico. My choice for Twins Minor League Hitter of the Year in 2014 when he hit .298/.399/.481 (.880) with 29 doubles and 16 homers in Cedar Rapids. “Tom Brady will deflate enough balls to win 21-17” Kyle Gibson – Twins 1st round pick in 2009 out of Missouri, he debuted in 2013 and won 13 games in 2014 for the Twins. Seahawks 27-17 Stephen Gonsalves – Twins 4th round pick in 2013 out of high school in California. Spent time in Elizabethton and Cedar Rapids in 2014. Patriots 31, Seahawks 21 Zach Granite – Twins 14th round pick in 2013 out of Seton Hall. Spent much of an injury-filled 2014 in Cedar Rapids. ( ) Patriots 27-20 Bryan Haar – Twins 34th round pick in 2012 out of the University of San Diego. He knocked 20 doubles, five triples and 14 home runs for the Kernels in 2014 before moving up to Ft. Myers for the final few weeks. Seahawks win 35-30. Nate Hanson – Twins 28th round pick in 2008 out of the University of Minnesota after playing at Eden Prairie High School. Split 2014 between New Britain and Rochester. “I’ll take the Patriots 31-28. Seattle’s D is banged up and Tom Brady will isolate the guys on Seattle’s D that are banged up.” Zach Hayden – Twins 23rd round pick in 2013 out of South Carolina-Aiken, he pitched in the GCL in 2014. Patriots by 10 Will Hurt – Twins 16th round pick in 2012 out of high school in Kentucky, Hurt played in Elizabethton in 2014. Seahawks by at least 14 CK Irby - Twins 10th round pick in 2013 out of Samford University. In 33.1 innings at Elizabethton, he struck out 51 in 2014. Patriots 27-21. Jacque Jones – Twins 2nd round pick in 1996, he played for the Twins from 1999-2005. He hit 189 doubles and 132 home runs for the Twins. Here are the Top 5 Moments of his career. Seahawks 33-17 Zack Jones – 4th round pick in 2012 out of San Jose State. Pitched late in the year for Ft. Myers and then in the AFL. Patriots 27-17 Jason Kanzler – Twins 20th round pick in 2013 out of the University of Buffalo. Split 2014 between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers and posted a .788 OPS with 11 doubles, nine triples, 12 homers and 27 steals. His heroics, and maybe his mustache, helped the Miracle to the FSL Championship. Patriots by 149 (no, that is not a typo) Pat Kelly - Twins 12th round pick in 2014 after three years at Nebraska. The Red Wing (MN) native played second base in Elizabethton after signing. Patriots 35-21 Max Kepler – Signed in 2009 out of Germany, Kepler spent the entire 2014 with the Miracle where he posted a .726 OPS with 31 extra base hits. He then hit .307 with an .808 OPS in the AFL. “Marshawn Lynch is winning it all. #BeastMode” Kyle Knudson – Twins 9th round pick in 2009 out of the University of Minnesota, Knudson spent the entire 2014 season with the New Britain Rock Cats. “Tom Brady ain’t going to lose. Patriots 27-13” Zach Larson – Twins 20th round pick in 2012, Larson hit .265 with 11 doubles in 41 games with Cedar Rapids before a hamstring injury. Patriots 28, Seahawks 20 Randy LeBlanc – Twins 10th round pick in 2014 out of Tulane, he posted a 2.70 ERA in Elizabethton. Patriots 27-24 Brett Lee – Twins 10th round pick in 2011 out of St. Petersburg College, he was a Florida State League All Star in 2014. He went 10-5 with a 2.46 ERA for the Miracle. Patriots 35, Seahawks 24 Jeff Manship -Twins 14th round pick in 2006 out of Notre Dame. He debuted with the Twins in 2009. He pitched for the Twins in parts of four seasons. The last two years, he has pitched for Colorado and Philadelphia. He has signed with Cleveland for 2015. Seahawks 24-20 Dustin Martin – Came to the Twins in 2007 in the Luis Castillo trade. Was in the organization through 2011. Spent parts of last two seasons playing for Gary Gaetti in Sugar Land. Patriots 28-17 Tyler Mautner – Twins 14th round pick in 2014 out of the University of Buffalo. He spent the season with Elizabethton. Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 Chris Mazza – Twins 27th round pick in 2011 out of Menlo College. Posted a 2.79 ERA and struck out 62 in 48.1 innings in Cedar Rapids this year. Patriots 23-20 Alex Meyer – Came to the Twins after the 2012 season from the Nationals in exchange for Denard Span. He spent 2014 in AAA where he posted a 3.52 ERA and struck out 153 batters in 130.1 innings. Recently, he reflected on his 2014 and looked to 2015. “I’m going with the Legion of Boom (Seattle), and the score being 24-19.” Ethan Mildren – Twins 12th round pick in 2013 out of the University of Pittsburgh. Split 2014 between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers. Patriots by 10 Eric Milton – Came to the Twins before the 1998 season in the Chuck Knoblauch deal. Pitched for the team from 1998 through 2003. In six years, won 57 games, was an All Star and threw a no-hitter. Patriots 23-17 Miles Nordgren – Twins 23rd round pick in 2014 out of Birmingham Southern College. Threw 44.1 innings in the GCL this season. Patriots Ryan O’Rourke – Twins 13th round pick in 2010 out of Merrimack College. Pitched primarily at New Britain though pitched a game in Rochester in their final weekend. The Massachusetts native dominates left-handed hitters and was recently invited to Twins spring training. Patriots 28-17 Dan Osterbrock – Twins 7th round pick in 2008 out of the University of Cincinnati. Pitched in the Twins system in 2011. Last two seasons have been in independent ball. Went 11-4 in Atlantic League in 2014. Patriots 28-17 Callan Pearce – Signed out of South Africa, Pearce debuted in the States in 2014 as an 18-year-old in the GCL. Seahawks 36, Patriots 33 Greg Peavey – The Twins selected Peavey in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft in December. He spent 2014 between AA and AAA with the Mets. Seahawks 24-17 Brandon Peterson – The Savage, MN, native was the Twins 13th round pick in 2013 out of Wichita State. After a month in Cedar Rapids, he was promoted to Ft. Myers. He was my choice for Twins minor league relief pitcher of the year in 2014. “Patriots by 8, Got to go with Belichick” AJ Pettersen – Twins 25th round pick in 2011 from the University of Minnesota. Got to AA before retiring in June of 2014. New varsity coach baseball at Chanhassen High School. Seahawks 31-17 Jeff Reboulet – Twins 10th round pick in 1986. He debuted with the Twins as a 28 year old in 1992 and stayed with the Twins, playing all over the diamond, through the 1996 season. Spent seven more seasons in the big leagues. Patriots 24-17 Taylor Rogers – Twins 11th round pick in 2012 out of the University of Kentucky. My choice for Twins minor league starting pitcher of the year in 2013. In 2014, went 11-6 with a 3.29 ERA in New Britain. Pitched in the AFL. Seahawks 31-27 Blake Schmit – Twins 26th round pick in 2014 out of the University of Maryland. The Eden Prairie native played in Elizabethton after signing. Seahawks 31-27 Tim Shibuya – Twins 23rd round pick in 2011 out of UC-San Diego. Went 7-4 with a 3.64 ERA in Ft. Myers. He was awarded a Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service. Seahawks 20-17 Steve Singleton – Twins 11th round pick in 2006 out of the University of San Diego. Split the 2011 season between New Britain and Rochester, his final season in pro ball. Now a college hitting coach. Seahawks 37-27 Aaron Slegers – Twins 5th round pick in 2013 out of Indiana. Made 20 starts for Cedar Rapids before ending the season with three starts in Ft. Myers. Seahawks 27-20 Kevin Slowey – Twins 2nd round pick in 2005 out of Winthrop. Less than two years later he was pitching for the Twins. He remained with the Twins through the 2011 season. In five seasons with the Twins, won 39 games. Spent last two years with the Marlins. Going to spring training with Phillies this year. “I see the Patriots winning 24-21… no deflation.” Tony Thomas – Cubs 3rd round pick in 2007, he came to the Twins on a minor league deal last year and spent the season in New Britain. He was an Eastern League All-Star and returns for the Twins for the 2015 season. Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service winner in 2014. Seahawks 28-24 Stuart Turner – Twins 3rd round pick out of the University of Mississippi in 2013. After big league camp last spring, he spent 2014 with the Ft. Myers Miracle. Seahawks 27-24 – “Shout out to Tharald Simon, 2010 class at Eunice High. It was fun throwing passes to him back in the day!” Lewis Thorpe – As an 18-year-old in 2014, he made 16 starts in Cedar Rapids, posting a 3.52 ERA. He struck out 80 in 71.2 innings. Seahawks by 14 Matt Tomshaw – Twins 42nd round pick in 2011 out of Jacksonville University. He won 11 games and posted a 3.50 ERA in 136.1 innings for Ft. Myers in 2014. Selected by the Marlins in minor league Rule 5 draft in December. Seahawks Todd Van Steensel – The Australian returned to the Twins before the 2014 season and posted a 1.39 ERA in 58.1 innings between Cedar Rapids and Ft. Myers. Struck out 71 in 58.1 innings. Patriots by 10, Love me some Tom Brady Tanner Vavra – Twins 30th round pick in 2013 out of Valparaiso University. Hit .258 with 18 extra base hits in 81 games for Cedar Rapids in 2014. He was the Kernels winner of the Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service. Seahawks 24-20 Trey Vavra – Twins 33rd round pick in 2014 out of Florida Southern College where he played for Lance Niekro, the son of former Twins pitcher Joe Niekro. Hit .319/.392/.454 (.846) with 20 doubles in 50 games at Elizabethton. Patriots 27, Seahawks 24 Adam Brett Walker – Twins 3rd round pick in 2012 out of Jacksonville University. After hitting 27 homers in Cedar Rapids in 2013, he hit 25 homers in Ft. Myers in 2014. Patriots 24-17 Ryan Walker – Twins 18th round pick in 2013 out of Texas-Arlington. He spent the 2014 season playing primarily second base for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. “I’ve got the Seahawks 31-27. I think their defense will be able to contain the Pats enough to win.” Tommy Watkins – Twins 38th round pick in 1998 out of high school in Ft. Myers, Watkins toiled slowly through the team’s farm system. In August of 2007, at 27, he made his big league debut. He hit .357 in his nine game stint with the Twins. He retired following the 2009 season. He will begin his third season as the hitting coach with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Patriots 35-17 Jason Wheeler – The Twins 8th round pick in 2011 out of Loyola Marymount. In 2014, he began at Ft. Myers before being promoted to New Britain. He made one start in Rochester. Following the season, he was named to the Twins 40-man roster. Patriots 24-21 Stephen Wickens – Twins 33rd round pick in 2011 out of Florida Gulf Coast University. He spent most of 2014 with the New Britain Rock Cats though he missed a lot of time with injury. Was the Miracle’s Harmon Killebrew Award winner in 2013. Patriots 24, Seahawks 23 Corey Williams – Twins 3rd round pick in 2011 out of Vanderbilt, he missed all of 2014 with Tommy John surgery. The left-hander should return early in the 2015 season. Patriots 35-28 We've got 69 predictions so far. 40 are picking the Patriots while 29 are picking the Seahawks. I'm sure what we all want is a good, enjoyable game to watch. 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