Bored/ Division predictions

by bballfanr33 on Feb 10, 2007 10:40 AM PST Comment 24 comments

So im bored and I decided it would be cool to do a thread predicting the outlook of all the divisions as well as the playoffs. Heres mine.

AL West

Texas
Oakland
Anaheim
Seattle

Al Central.

Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland

AL EAST

New York
Boston
Toronto
Baltimore
Tampa Bay

NL WEST

Los Angeles
San Diego
Arizona
San Francisco
Colorado

Nl Central

Chicago
St Louis
Houston
Milwaukee
Cincinatti
Pittsburg

Nl East.

Florida
New York
Atlanta
Washington
Philladelphia

Playoffs/;

AL Wild card: Boston
Nl Wild Card: St Louis

Minnesota over the yankees
Texas Over Boston

Los Angeles over st louis
Chicago over Florida

Chicago over los angeles

World series
Chicago over Texas

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I'm bored too

AL West

1a. Anaheim
1b. Oakland (the A's can easily win this division)

Texas
Seattle

Al Central

1. Cleveland
2a. Detroit
2b. Minnesota
2c. Chicago
5. Kansas City

AL EAST

New York
Boston
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Baltimore

NL WEST

1. Arizona
2a. Los Angeles
2b. San Francisco
2c. San Diego
5. Colorado

Nl Central

1a. Milwaukee
1b. St Louis
3a. Chicago
3b. Houston

Cincinatti
Pittsburg

Nl East

New York
Florida
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Washington

Playoffs:
AL Wild card: Boston
Nl Wild Card: St Louis

Division Series Round

Cleveland over the Yankees
Boston Over Anaheim

Arizona over Florida
New York over Milwaukee

Championship Series Round

Cleveland over Boston
Arizona over New York

World Series

Arizona over Cleveland

There are a lot of tight races and no clear favorites outside of the New York/New York tandem. Going to be an interesting year.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Feb 10, 2007 11:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Excellent choice with Milwaukee

I LOVE the Brew Crew's rotation (even though they traded away DD) and their hitting is underrated. Also watch out for Yovani Gallardo to make their pitching even better.

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by vignette17 on Feb 10, 2007 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't see NYY as a clear favorite

In fact, I think Boston is slightly better. Matsuzaka, Schilling, Beckett, Papelbon, Wakefield...there's some "ifs" there (if Matsuzaka can make the transition from Japan, if Papelbon can make the adjustment from the bullpen)...but that rotation is potentially the best in the league, with apologies to Detroit and no apologies to our divisional rivals. Ortiz, Ramirez, Drew is a scary middle of the lineup, probably equal to Abreu/A-Rod/Giambi.

Arizona...wide open as that division and entire league is, I can't see that happening, this year anyway

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by Cutthemullet on Feb 11, 2007 7:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agree somewhat

I agree that Boston can win the AL East, but if they do New York is pretty much a lock for the Wild Card unless two AL Central teams blow up. It's hard to believe that the Yankees won't get their 95 wins, as much as I despise the Yankees. Boston could win 100 or 85, depending on how their pitching works out. Boston could have the best rotation in baseball if everything clicks for them, but there are a lot of question marks on that team.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Feb 11, 2007 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That should

make alot of cubbies fans happy.

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by apilgrim on Feb 10, 2007 3:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

robb those are totally ridiculous predictions

really.

five of those six teams probably won't (cubs, twins) or almost certainly won't (rangers, marlins, dodgers) win their divisions.

i hope this is just to stir up some debate and not based on any actual baseball-related evaluation.

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by xbhaskarx on Feb 10, 2007 4:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

honestly

thats what I think will happen.We shall see.

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by bballfanr33 on Feb 10, 2007 4:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Honestly, if Kansas City

finishes ahead of Cleveland, I'll buy Robb a hooker.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Feb 10, 2007 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm totally bookmarking that comment...

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by Poppy on Feb 10, 2007 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If the price is below $4.99?

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by alox on Feb 11, 2007 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is that the price for the hooker

who will wink at you, but won't do anything else?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Feb 11, 2007 6:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not neccessarily true...

someone once said that there is good in everything. If that's true, then the beauty of addictive street narcotics is that money is no barrier to temporary love for the extremely ugly.

Lots of money can also be good. Just look at Randy Johnson.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 11, 2007 8:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Mentioning Randy Johnson

gives a whole new complexion to the conversation.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Feb 11, 2007 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

One best read in Braile.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 11, 2007 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Robb's picks

Perhaps the worst picks I have ever seen. 1st, Texas seriously regressed with all of the free agent losses that they had. 2nd, Minnesota lost a huge portion of their rotation and are filling them with retreads (they WILL regress). 3rd CHW should be no lower than 3rd and probably 2nd. 4th Cubs still have huge holes, though this one is perhaps the most probable because of the weakness of that division. 4th Philly last and Florida first is just plain crazy. By all means Philly should be min. 3rd and in some people's minds are 1st based on depth of pitching staff (6 legit starters.) Also, your seletion of the 83 win champs has to be pure nosalgia. And need I say more about your WS match up of Tex v. Cubbies. That has to be the best joke on this site in quite awhile. IF you truly believe these picks makes me wonder what other fairy tales you believe as well.

by jasonlbe on Feb 10, 2007 10:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I thought the A's

won the Super Bowl

"Is it because I often panic when making sandwiches?" - Crow

by LawDaddy on Feb 10, 2007 10:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Cleveland in last place

They have a better chance at being the best team in the league than finishing in last place.

I seem to recall not only predicting order of finish in another thread, but actually including W-L records too. This time I'll throw in the Sports Illustrated wrinkle of putting overall team ranking in parentheses next to each team. Useful because the AL East arguably has 3 of the top 5 teams in the majors; NL West, not so much.

AL East