Mets over Cards in 5 / Cubs over Giants in 4
Yankees over Angels in 3 / BoSox over ChiSox in 5
Cubs over Mets in 6 / Yankees over BoSox in 5
Cubs over Yankees in 7
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Mets over Cards in 5 / Cubs over Giants in 4
Yankees over Angels in 3 / BoSox over ChiSox in 5
Cubs over Mets in 6 / Yankees over BoSox in 5
Cubs over Yankees in 7
Last edited by robsmyth40; 01-02-2006 at 10:06 AM.
Angel Fanatic #1
AL West:
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Athletics
4. Mariners
AL Central:
1. Cleveland
2. White Sox (Wild Card)
3. Twins
4. Tigers
5. Royals
AL East:
1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Devil Rays
4. Orioles
5. Blue Jays
NL West:
1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies
NL Central:
1. Cardinals
2. Astros (Wild Card)
3. Cubs
4. Brewers
5. Reds
6. Pirates
NL East:
1. Mets
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Nationals
5. Marlins
ALDS:
Angels over White Sox (3 - 2)
Red Sox over Indians (3 - 2)
NLDS:
Cards over Giants (3 - 0)
Mets over Astros (3 - 1)
ALCS:
Angels over Red Sox (4 - 2)
NLCS:
Cardinals over Mets (4 - 3)
World Series
Angels over Cards (4 - 2)
AL MVP: Travis Hafner
NL MVP: Barry Bonds
WS MVP: Vladimir Guerrero
AL Cy Young: Mark Buehrle
NL Cy Young: Mark Mulder
"The AL Team representing Orange County" - Joe Buck "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim near the Arrowhead Pond, south of Santa Barbera" - Dan Patrick "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of USA...near San Juan Capistrano" - Peter Gammons...Chris Berman
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you are overestimating the Angels a bit.........
It's good to be back
and you are underestimating the Nationals A LOT!!
The Phillies should be fourth.
Cristobal
Angel Fanatic #1
bahhh, Angel haters...
"The AL Team representing Orange County" - Joe Buck "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim near the Arrowhead Pond, south of Santa Barbera" - Dan Patrick "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of USA...near San Juan Capistrano" - Peter Gammons...Chris Berman
Louisville Cardinals
See as how most teams dont even have their lineups set for 2006, I'll wait till around March to make my predictions, in the BF prediction thread
Team Veteran
Nationals had a miracle season.I dont expect for them to win like that again.Remember they are still the montreal expos and the same group runs that front office with bad management.
Super Moderator
Tim Wakefield(111) will break Cy Young's(112) record for most career losses as a Red Sox. That's my prediction
Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.
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As an openly biased White Sox fan, I am puzzled as to how you get the Cubs into these games without having to buy tickets. It is a spotty lineup with aging, unreliable or injury prone pitching ( and one counting heavily on two unproven rookies). Usually, that doesn't get a team too far. As for the war of the Sox, it is reasonable to think they will get that far, and then who knows?Originally Posted by robsmyth40
Greek God of Baseball
This is a bit early, but what the hey:
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
Wild Card: Blue Jays
NL East: Braves (I'm going to keep picking them until they lose, been burned before)
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets
ALCS: Yankees over Blue Jays
NLCS: Mets over Cardinals
WS: Yankees over Mets (this really isn't my NY bias showing; I just think these are the two best teams in baseball right now)
AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
AL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Cy Young: Pedro Martinez
AL Batting Champ: Guerrero, .339
NL Batting Champ: Pujols, .345
AL HR Champ: Alex Rodriguez, 46
NL HR Champ: Pujols, 44
AL RBI Champ: Rodriguez, 152
NL RBI Champ: Pujols, 138
AL OPS Champ: Travis Hafner, 1.070
NL OPS Champ: Pujols, 1.110
AL W Champ: Randy Johnson, 20
NL W Champ: Dontrelle Willis, 23
AL ERA Champ: Johan Santana, 2.57
NL ERA Champ: Pedro Martinez, 2.38
AL K Champ: Johan Santana, 251
NL K Champ: Pedro Martinez, 234
AL WHIP Champ: Johan Santana, 0.968
NL WHIP Champ: Pedro Martinez, 0.945
"Simply put, the passion, interest and tradition surrounding baseball in New York is unmatched."
Sean McAdam, ESPN.com
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN!!!
Frankly, I hope you're right, but I don't think his season will be THAT good. I'm guessing something like .320-35-100 with 150 walks and Albert winning the MVP again.
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Like I said, I think the Cubs did well in the offseason (so far) and that they will be a better balanced team with plenty of depth and speed. If Kerry Wood and Mark Prior stay healthy and can contribute, and the bullpen does at least an ok job, watch out.
Who thought the White Sox would win the WS last season? Ditto the Red Sox in 2004, the Marlins in 2003, the Angels in 2002, and the Diamondbacks in 2001.
It seems to be a trend....
Last edited by robsmyth40; 01-04-2006 at 12:13 AM.
Blessing
You got the Marlins and Red Sox mixed up, dude.
Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.
Ever Hopeful BoSox Mod
I'd like to know where you got your optimism. The Sox have a front office that's about as organized as a bucket of live bait; at the point we have no CF, SS, leadoff hitter and a weird platoon at 1B. You know I'd love to see this prediction come true (except switch the Jays and Yanks), but right now I don't see it happening this way.
I also don't see the Jays falling off the map like this. Their owner is finally ponying up some $ for his team, and they should be better than last place.
--Annie
Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none. -Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (1706-1790)
Remember Yellowdog
ABNY
Gee Annie, I have never thought that you would be such a bad sport.You know I'd love to see this prediction come true (except switch the Jays and Yanks
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as of the moves right now...
al east
1. yankees
2. blue jays (wc)
3. red sox
4. devil rays
5. o's
al central
1. white sox
2. indians
3. twins
4. tigers
5. royals
al west
1. oakland (it's there year, got that feeling)
2. los angeles of whatever angels
3. seattle
4. texas
nl east
1. braves (like el halo, i've picked against the braves so many times. like USC in college football, no matter how you try to pick against them, they'll oull through. plus, i don't see anyone else in the divison to de-throne them. losing mazzone will hurt though.)
2. mets (wc)
3. nats
4. phillies
5. marlins
nl central
1. cards
2. astros
3. cubs
4. brewers
5. pirates
6. reds
nl west
1. giants
2. dodgers
3. padres
4. diamondbacks
5. rockies
Circle of Bosses
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Why not??
AL East
1. New York
2. Boston
3. Toronto
4. Tampa Bay
5. Baltimore
AL Central
1. Cleveland
2. Minnesota (WC)
3. Chicago
4. Detroit
5. Kansas City
AL West
1. Los Angeles
2. Oakland
3. Texas
4. Seattle
NL East
1. New York (although I know better, like Halo said)
2. Atlanta
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington
5. Florida
NL Central
1. St. Louis
2. Milwaukee (WC) Yep, I just went there!!!!
3. Houston
4. Chicago
5. Cincinnati
6. Pittsburgh
NL West
1. San Francisco
2. San Diego
3. Los Angeles
4. Arizona
5. Colorado
Playoffs
New York d. Minnesota (3-2)
Los Angeles d. Cleveland (3-1)
New York d. St. Louis (3-1)
San Francisco d. Milwaukee (3-2)
New York d. Los Angeles (4-2)
New York d. San Francisco (4-1)
New York d. New York (4-3)
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I forgot to explain myself about Milwaukee, they will be playing in a super weak division this year, outiside of St. Louis. I think Houston will finally feel their age, and the rest just wont be that good. I don't feel Milwaukee is better than say Atlanta, Philly, San Diego, or even LA, but they will win more games next year, I think.
BTW:
AL MVP=Travis Hafner
NL MVP= Baroid
Pedrophile/Food Metaphor
Hafner is going to be exclusively a DH this year, I believe.
If David Ortiz couldn't pull out the MVP last year with that season and all those late game heroics, I'm skeptical that Hafner can pull it out. That said I think he's a fantastic hitter.
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT COME WITH A SCORECARD
In the avy: AZ - Doe or Die
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN!!!
LOL. Good one.New York d. New York (4-3)
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN!!!
Um, I don't recognize the name. Would someone fill me in?
Masochist/Phillies fan
NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Nats
Marlins
NL Central
Cardinals
Cubs (WC)
Brewers
Astros
Pirates
Reds
NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL CYA: Pedro Martinez
NLDS:
Cubs/Mets: Cubs
Dodgers/Cardinals: Cardinals
NLCS:
Cubs/Cardinals: Cubs
Al East
Yankees
BLUE JAYS - this is more of a knock on the sox than anything.
Red Sox
Orioles
Devil Rays
AL Central
Indians
White Sox (WC)
Tigers
Twins
Royals
AL West
Angels
Rangers
A's
Mariners
AL MVP: Gary Sheffield
AL CYA: Mark Buerhle sounds good
ALDS:
White Sox/Yankees: White Sox
Indians/Angels: Angels
ALCS:
White Sox/Angels: Angels
World Series: Cubs vs Angels, Angels in 6
Last edited by Clockwork; 01-03-2006 at 06:10 PM.
Hey, Dad.... wanna have a catch?
New York Baseball Fan
Way too early for this but Ill throw it out there.
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Blue Jays
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Astros
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Braves
...probably change it as the season approaches.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination."
-Vin Scully
Western fan of the East
Be prepared for the Nationals to take it all in my dreams! Totally unrealistic, but hey, this is for fun!
AL East:
1. Yankees 97-65
2. Blue Jays 93-69 (WC...it could be boston...it could be Cleveland)
3. Red Sox 91-71
4. Orioles 73-89
5. Devil Rays 69-93 (why are so many people ranking them so high? they haven't done squat)
AL Central:
1. White Sox 109-53
2. Cleveland 92-70
3. Twins 70-92
4. Royals 66-96
5. Tigers 65-97
AL West:
1. Athletics 96-66
2. Angels 92-70
3. Rangers 91-71
4. Mariners 39-123
NL East:
1. Nationals 98-64
2. Mets 94-68 (WC)
3. Phillies 85-77
4. Braves 68-94
5. Marlins 59-103
NL Central:
1. Cubs 100-62
2. Astros 88-74
3. Brewers 83-79
4. Cardinals 76-86
5. Pirates 72-90
6. Reds 68-94
NL West:
1. Dodgers 92-70
2. Diamondbacks 84-78
3. Giants 81-81
4. Padres 67-95
5. Rockies 47-115
ALDS:
White Sox over Blue Jays 3-1
A's over Yankees 3-2
NLDS:
Cubs over Mets 3-0
Nationals over Dodgers 3-2
ALCS:
White Sox over A's 4-0
NLCS:
Nationals over Cubs 4-3 (Curse lives on thanks to an unbelievebale Top 9th, 2 out, 0-2 count grand slam while down 3 by Cristian Guzman in Game 7)
World Series
White Sox over Nationals 4-0
AL MVP: Troy Glaus
NL MVP: Ryan Church
WS MVP: Jim Thome
AL Cy Young: Cliff Lee
NL Cy Young: John Patterson
The Q: Can the Cubs hold a 6-5 lead with 2 outs and nobody on in the 9th?
The A: No
***********My Rant on Bud Selig***********
Selig is like a stray pigeon. Pigeons are too self-absorbed to care about anyone else. They poo on people they don't like; they poo on people they don't even know. The only real difference between Selig and a pigeon is that Selig intends to bury our heritage, our traditions, and our culture,
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