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 Post subject: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:06 am 
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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

CENTRAL

1. Twins 93-69
2. White Sox 90-72(WC)
3. Tigers 86-76
4. Royals 70-92
5. Indians 61-101
Division Record: 400-410

WEST

1. Rangers 89-73
2. Angels 85-77
3. A's 81-81
4. Mariners 69-93
Division Record: 324-324

American League Record: 1146-1122


NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST

1. Braves 95-67
2. Phillies 91-71 (WC)
3. Marlins 81-81
4. Nationals 74-88
5. Mets 67-95
Division Record: 408-402

CENTRAL

1. Reds 89-73
2. Brewers 84-78
3. Cardinals 82-80
4. Cubs 77-85
5. Astros 68-94
6. Pirates 65-97
Division Record: 465-507

WEST

1. Giants 92-70
2. Rockies 91-71
3. Dodgers 83-79
4. Diamondbacks 73-89
5. Padres 72-90
Division Record: 411-399

League Record: 1284-1308

MLB RECORD: 2430-2430


PLAYOFFS
DIVISIONAL SERIES
Red Sox over White Sox
Twins over Rangers
Braves over Reds
Phillies over Giants

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Red Sox over Twins
Phillies over Braves

WORLD SERIES
Red Sox over Phillies


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:13 am 
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I'm not gonna give you win/loss records but I'll pick the winners:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox
Twins
Athletics

Yankees


NATIONAL LEAGUE

Phillies
Reds
Giants

Brewers

ALCS: Red Sox over Athletics and Yankees over Twins
ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees

NLCS: Phillies over Brewers and Reds over Gaints
NLCS: Reds over Phillies

WS: Red Sox over Reds

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:17 am 
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reds :haha:


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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Spike wrote:
reds :haha:


Rose, Bench, Morgan and Perez is a good core to build around.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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Spike wrote:
reds :haha:

Yeah, that's my fuck you pick.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
Spike wrote:
reds :haha:

Yeah, that's my fuck you pick.

don't talk to me like i'm a picking yankees fan, bro.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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AL EAST
(the math might not be perfect here, but I tried)
NYY-95 W
BOS-90 W
TBR-83 W
BAL-81 W
TOR-69 W

AL CENTRAL
MIN-90
CWS-85
DET-83
CLE-71
KAN-68

AL WEST
OAK-89
TEX-85
LAA-78
SEA-68

NL EAST
PHI-94
ATL-91
FLA-88
WAS-75
NYM-67

NL CENTRAL
MIL-83
STL-82
CIN-82
CHC-75
HOU-72
PIT-66

NL WEST
COL-91
LAD-90
SFG-87
ARI-79
SDP-75

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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There will be hits

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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there's no way Baltimore jumps up to 80+ wins... i know they've improved, but no chance it's that significant.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.

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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.

:haha:

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.

:haha:

I guess you don't follow non-Red Sox baseball much do you, friend?

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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ejny wrote:
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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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.

:haha:

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.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.

:haha:

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.

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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.

:haha:

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.

That's what opening day is all about.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.

:haha:

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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 Post subject: Re: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
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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.

:haha:

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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