The magazine picked Washington to win the National League pennant in four of the previous six years.
Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals open their season Thursday. By Scott Allen Scott Allen Reporter covering D.C. pro and local college sports Email Bio Follow March 25 at 3:23 PM In addition to providing a final tuneup for both teams ahead of Opening Day, Monday’s exhibition game between the Nationals and Yankees at Nationals Park was supposed to be a meaningless rematch of last season’s World Series, at least according to the experts at Sports Illustrated.
Last year marked the fourth time in six seasons that Sports Illustrated picked the Nationals to win the National League pennant, and the third time the magazine tabbed Washington as World Series champs. Despite winning four National League East titles since 2012, the Nationals are still looking for their first playoff series win.
Sports Illustrated’s 2019 MLB preview issue is on newsstands this week, and if you’re the superstitious type, there’s no need to worry about an SI jinx — cover or otherwise — this year. The two regional covers feature Bryce Harper’s Phillies and Manny Machado’s Padres, and not only is SI not picking the Nationals to reach the World Series for a change, the magazine predicts Washington will fail to reach the postseason.
They're loved in Philly—and feared everywhere else. Get ready for the new-look @Phillies https://t.co/V6K4uB4wdr pic.twitter.com/1MmfE01U2E — Sports Illustrated March 20, 2019 This year marks Harper’s first SI cover since 2015, when the magazine picked the Indians to beat the Nationals in the World Series, and the first time the Phillies have graced the cover of the MLB preview issue since 2011, when the starting rotation of Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and Joe Blanton made them World Series contenders.
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