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I had a semi-successful set of predictions last year. I picked Rays, Twins, Rangers and Red Sox(WC) in the AL and Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers and Giants(WC) in the NL. I had the Twins over the Cards in the WS. Obviously that didn't happen but I am pretty pleased with getting 5/8 of the post seasons teams correct (including the Giants and Rangers). I hope to do as well again this year. So, here goes:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
1. Red Sox 97-65 2. Yankees 89-73 3. Orioles 82-80 4. Rays 78-84 5. Blue Jays 76-86 Division Record: 422-388
Josh Johnson gets jobbed, finishes 2nd in Cy Young voting, posting a 2.89 era, 19-7 record, 198 k's.
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Josh Johnson gets jobbed, finishes 2nd in Cy Young voting, posting a 2.89 era, 19-7 record, 198 k's.
I guess you don't follow non-Red Sox baseball much do you, friend?
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I'm a Yanks fan, but I think if Philly stays healthy, they are going to run away with the whole thing this year.
That's a big if.
But yeah, healthy with that staff, there's no reason they shouldn't win it all.
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I don't see the Jays regressing to 69, or even 75 wins, as the two predictions so far suggest. They're definitely a tough team to read given the up-and-down seasons a lot of their players have had recently (Bautista, Lind, Hill, Escobar, etc.) and the inexperience on their roster. I'm not sure they'll meet the surprising year they had in 2010, but I still think they're better than the Orioles and a .500, darkhorse kind of team.
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Josh Johnson gets jobbed, finishes 2nd in Cy Young voting, posting a 2.89 era, 19-7 record, 198 k's.
I guess you don't follow non-Red Sox baseball much do you, friend?
It's not an outrageous claim, but it's like me saying the same thing about Clay and A-Gonz.
I think 4/5 is just having fun with the whole beginning of the season deal.
I mean, in part I am. I think the Marlins will probably be slightly over .500, but competitive into August. A few breaks and I could see them challenging for the wildcard.
The JJ prediction I'll stand by for sure. I'm predicting his era to go UP by more than half a run, but with a better bullpen for his wins to increase, but because of a lack of publicity (and probably not playing for a playoff team) that he won't win the Cy Young and I'll whine about it.
The Mike Stanton thing may be a little bit of hyperbole, but only slightly. If he homered at the same rate as he did last year with as many at bats as Pujols, he'd have hit 36 as a 20 year old rookie. Dude is a freak. And word is that he's one of the hardest working guys you'll ever see. If he's healthy, I think 35 HRs is almost a sure thing. If I were to put money on a specific # I'd say 38, which again is only a slight improvement over last year. Will 38 that lead the NL? Probably not, but it'll likely be top 3 or so.
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4/5 wrote:
pearljamfan80 wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
4/5 wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
4/5 wrote:
Mike Stanton leads the NL in HRs.
Josh Johnson gets jobbed, finishes 2nd in Cy Young voting, posting a 2.89 era, 19-7 record, 198 k's.
I guess you don't follow non-Red Sox baseball much do you, friend?
It's not an outrageous claim, but it's like me saying the same thing about Clay and A-Gonz.
I think 4/5 is just having fun with the whole beginning of the season deal.
I mean, in part I am. I think the Marlins will probably be slightly over .500, but competitive into August. A few breaks and I could see them challenging for the wildcard.
The JJ prediction I'll stand by for sure. I'm predicting his era to go UP by more than half a run, but with a better bullpen for his wins to increase, but because of a lack of publicity (and probably not playing for a playoff team) that he won't win the Cy Young and I'll whine about it.
The Mike Stanton thing may be a little bit of hyperbole, but only slightly. If he homered at the same rate as he did last year with as many at bats as Pujols, he'd have hit 36 as a 20 year old rookie. Dude is a freak. And word is that he's one of the hardest working guys you'll ever see. If he's healthy, I think 35 HRs is almost a sure thing. If I were to put money on a specific # I'd say 38, which again is only a slight improvement over last year. Will 38 that lead the NL? Probably not, but it'll likely be top 3 or so.
That's a fair assessment.
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