Please, No Wagering
I am always looking for new ways to show my stupidity. In that spirit, I present my foolish predictions for the 2005 season. After the season, I will dig these up and laugh at how wrong I was. Here goes:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Central
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
West
Seattle Mariners
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
MVP David Ortiz
Cy Young Johan Santana
Rookie of the Year Jeremy Reed
Manager of the Year Alan Trammel.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
Central
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers
West
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Ariona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
MVP Albert Pujols
Cy Young Tim Hudson
Rookie of the Year J.J. Hardy
Manager of the Year Bruce Bochy
POSTSEASON
ALDS Twins over Yankees
ALDS Red Sox over Mariners
ALCS Twins over Red Sox
NLDS Marlins over Cardinals
NLDS Braves over Padres
NLCS Marlins over Braves
World Series Marlins over Twins
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wow. a small market world series? a bold prediction.
<__trans phrase="Posted by:"> jc | April 5, 2005 10:14 PM
hrm...as a bucco fan and seattle resident, i take
heart in your faith in the m's, but we ain't got
no arms.
maybe next year we can get some pitchers, but until
then i'll hope *one* of my teams will beat .500....
<__trans phrase="Posted by:"> loeb | April 6, 2005 7:25 PM
What's up with everyone on the Marlins bandwagon again this year? And the Twins have essentially 2 rookies hitting in the 3/4 hole. Bold predictions indeed.
<__trans phrase="Posted by:"> briankopec | April 7, 2005 8:10 PM
I think a "small market" World Series is a bit of a longshot, but I have this gut feeling that the big Red Sox/Yankees rivalry will burn each other out this year.
The Mariners might be a bit of reach, but I think you need to throw one "what the hell" pick in there -- and the M's definitely qualify. Lots of things need to go right for them to fulfill this prediction (specifically they have to keep their young arms healthy).
I like the Twinkies, but I think the AL Central will be pretty competive. I would normally have major problems with having rookies (or more accurately "near-rookies") in the heart of a contending lineup, but I have an extremely high opinion of those guys. They're both studs.
<__trans phrase="Posted by:"> trev | April 7, 2005 10:18 PM