2006 Predictions

[Mattingly]

I'm trying to find out if anyone has any predictions for the 2006 Yankee team. I'd like to know how you feel about the following:

--Number of wins they'll have this season
--Their place in the AL East standings at the end
--If making the playoffs, how far will they go

The individual player stats:

Pitching

--Who will be the wins leader?
--How many saves for Mo?
--Who in the pen will have the 2nd most number of saves, and how many?

Offense

--Who will play the most games at leadoff: Damon or Jeter?
--Who will hit in the #3, cleanup, #5 and #6 spots the most?
--Who will be our leaders in HR, RBI, OPS, BB, SB?

Defense

--Will any Yankee win a Gold Gloven?

If anyone wishes to add to these criteria, please feel free to do so.

[Myankee4life]

# of wins = 102
Place in standings= 1
To the WS

Johnson= 24W
Mo= 46S
Farnsworth= 8S

Damon more games at leadoff
Sheffield, Rodriguez, Matsui, Giambi
Arod- 52Hr's
Arod- 144RBI's
Arod- 1.111 OPS
Arod- 132 walks
Jeter- 19SB's

GG- Jeter,Rodriguez

( I know I overdid A-rod but I think he's peaking)

[godzilla]

Johnson will have 20+ wins
Mariano will have about 45-50 svs
farnsworth, myers or even villione can have about 5-10 svs

damon will lead off
Sheff, A-RoD, giambi and matsui
HR-Matsui with more than 50
RBI-A-Rod with about 135-150
OBS-A-rod or Giambi
BB-Giambi, A-Rod or even sheffield
SB- Jeter or A-rod with about 20-25

[Yankees4ever]

Number of wins = 120
Place in standings = 1
How far = WS

Johnson = 30+ wins
MO = about 40-45 saves
Farnsforth = 10 saves

Damon
Sheff, A-Rod, Giambi, Matsui
HR = A-Rod 60
RBI = A-Rod 150
OBS = A-Rod
BB = Sheff
SB = Jeter

A-Rod or Damon

[LouGehrig]

Ain't Kool Aid wonderful?

[Mattingly]

Ain't Kool Aid wonderful?

Me thinks that "Yankees4ever" drank quite a bit of it.

[mikesty]

--Number of wins they'll have this season
--Their place in the AL East standings at the end
--If making the playoffs, how far will they go

The individual player stats:

Pitching

--Who will be the wins leader?
R. Johnson. Wins? 1. :P
--How many saves for Mo?
Not sure. 40ish? At this rate, rofl, none.
--Who in the pen will have the 2nd most number of saves, and how many?
Farnsworth, no idea.

Offense

--Who will play the most games at leadoff: Damon or Jeter?
Definately Damon. phew.
--Who will hit in the #3, cleanup, #5 and #6 spots the most?
A-Rod will move to 3, then shef, then matsui, then giambi :P
--Who will be our leaders in HR, RBI, OPS, BB, SB?
HR - A-Rod, 40HR
RBI - A-Rod / Matsui
OPS - Giambi
BB - Damon
SB - Shef, rofl, I think he already has a pair

Defense

--Will any Yankee win a Gold Gloven?
At this rate, hell no.

[gehrigfan]

2006 Yankee Predictions

I think the first inning of the second game of the season said it all...Damon singled, Jeter doubled...men on second and third with no one out. Do we play small ball to guarantee we get some runs? Not with this lineup. Do we hit a sacrifice fly to get Damon home? Not with this lineup. Do we try to hit the ball on the ground to the right side to get Damon home? Not these guys. Sheffield, A-Rod and Giambi all struck out. IF THIS TEAM DOESN'T HIT HOME RUNS, THEY LOSE....and will lose this year, the same way they lost last year. If teams are beating the Yankees with small ball and great situational hitting, and Torre had the team playing more station-to-station baseball in the Spring, why are they playing the same way as last year's team? Bat Matsui third and Sheffield fifth and let's concentrate on playing better defense....and maybe we'll MAKE the Series this year. If they continue to play the way they did last year, they'll be lucky to make the playoffs and lose again in the first round when their home runs fail to show up.

[CuriousBoston]

????

# of wins = 102
Place in standings= 1
To the WS

Johnson= 24W
Mo= 46S
Farnsworth= 8S

Damon more games at leadoff
Sheffield, Rodriguez, Matsui, Giambi
Arod- 52Hr's
Arod- 144RBI's
Arod- 1.111 OPS
Arod- 132 walks
Jeter- 19SB's

GG- Jeter,Rodriguez

( I know I overdid A-rod but I think he's peaking)

162-102=60???
Johnson=24=win every 6.75 days.
Too many are LOB; same problem with Red Sox.
(Please submit recipe for Koolaid)