yeeehaw!, OK, here we go, it’s time for my Annual guestimates for this year’s finishes… part science, part hope, part guess… Are you ready?
AL East
Red Sox
YankeesBlue JaysRaysOrioles
Not many surprises here, money will still be king, and a healthy Red Sox Team will take it’s turn as division lead. Predictions? 20 game winners for 2 on the Sox staff (Lester/Bucholz). CC Opts out of his contract because of frustration. Jeter hits the 3,000 hits in May. John Farrell makes an impact in Totonto and Manny drives Joe Madden nuts. WELCOME TO THE AL EAST MARK REYNOLDS!
AL Central
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Indians
Royals
This is again this year, a three team battle. My mind says Minnesota, my heart wants Detroit. Neither thinks Chicago is blowing any more than hot air. The Indians are next year’s story, and that other team is going to be part of a lawsuit between the big market/small market teams at the end of the season.
AL WEST
Angels
Rangers
Athletics
Mariners
Mike Scocia is a crafty bastard, and I see him getting the job done this year with duct tape and a prayer. That being said, I picked the Mariners last year partially on emotion, partially on the expectations of their roster. Maybe now that I don’t care, they’ll actually do something. Billy Beane might be smart, but he seems to be lost in the mire of small market madness, and I don’t see that changing any time soon. Nolan Ryan will pull out all the stops to get the job done, but he won’t have Scocia.
NL EAST
Phillies
Braves
Marlins
Nationals
Mets
Good luck on the wild card, Atlanta.
NL Central
Cardinals
Brewers
Reds
Cubs
Astros
Pirates
It pained me to write that, but the truth is the truth, the division is inheriting the suck of the NL West. The Pirates MIGHT beat the Astros, but I see a new ownership group of the Astros including Roger Clemens, then the entire team will be banned from baseball for life. Albert will win the division single handedly.
NL West
Diamondbacks
Padres
Rockies
Dodgers
Giants
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh!
Yeah, i know, but you can hope, right? I am a fan of most of the managers here, I like Donny Baseball, and I am a big fan of Kirk’s, but I think the Padres continue to suprise everyone, and it comes down to the Pad’s and Rockies. Everybody talks about how awesome the Giant’s pitching is, but I am not on the bandwagon. It’s not a great division, and the Giants got hot at the right moment. But hey, they have a trophy and I don’t, so what do I know?
