I have the yankees as an early favorite. Who do you guys have?
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SF Giants. I pick these guys every year 
I like your pick, Bobby. And your track record is better than most over the past few years. But I'd feel a lot better about it if Frank McCourt still owned the Dodgers and Timmy could still sit at 93-94.
I question whether the Yankees will even make the playoffs. They're the third best team in their division. They have huge questions at first, second, short, third, #5 starter and the entire bullpen.
The Cardinals came close last year and have the best pitching. I believe that makes them the favorite. If the Tigers solve their bullpen issues I believe they're the AL favorite.
The Red Sox will make the playoffs again. But it's hard to have the magic two years in a row. Aside from the sum of the parts being better than the individual talent last year, they also escaped being against the ropes against the Tigers and Cardinals. It was a magical season.
AL East - Red Sox
AL Central - Tigers
AL West - Rangers
Wild Card 1 - A's
Wild Card 2 - Rays
NL East - Nationals
NL Central - Cardinals
NL West - Dodgers
Wild Card 1 - Pirates
Wild Card 2 - Giants
Angels all the way, gotta believe, it's Spring Training time.
The REAL baseball world series:
D1- Cal State Fullerton
DII- UCSD
DIII- Trinity (Tx)
The rest are interesting but....
Originally Posted by BOF:
The REAL baseball world series:
D1- Cal State Fullerton
DII- UCSD
DIII- Trinity (Tx)
The rest are interesting but....
Okay, I'm in on this one too :
D1- Arizona State(Alma Mater)
D2- UCSD (Hometown team)
D3- Amherst (Son's team starting next season)
Bring it on !
I like to see Cincinnati make a good run at it especially with Billy Hamilton. I can't wait to watch him.
The Braves to Shock the World!
World Series Champion - Dodgers
World Series - Dodgers vs Tigers
AL Championship - Tigers vs Red Sox
NL Championship - Dodgers vs Cardinals
AL East - Red Sox
AL Central - Tigers
AL West - Rangers
Wild Card 1 - Athletics
Wild Card 2 - Yankees
NL East - Braves
NL Central - Cardinals
NL West - Dodgers
Wild Card 1 - Pirates
Wild Card 2 - Nationals
RJM, your such a homer it hurts sometimes!
OK, you guys have fun picking your hometown team for the series....my MLB focus is if the Astros can make a 12 win improvement over 2013 and only lose 99 games. It's good to have goals. And I used to laugh at the Royals.
I'll go A's to win it all.
Originally Posted by oldmanmoses:
RJM, your such a homer it hurts sometimes!
What's being a homer about picking the champions to win their division and lose in the playoffs?
RJM, its not that you picked the champs to repeat its that you had to get a dig in at the Yanks to do it, that's all.
I dislike the Bosox and Yankees almost equally but I have no beef with RJM's projections. I'm not sold on the Braves. I would probably swap Texas and Oakland. I guess you could make a case for picking NYY over the Rays for second wildcard but the Yankees have some big question marks in their rotation, and they've had a major reshuffling this year, and even when an influx of free agent talent does work, it can take a season for the team to gel.
In reality I have no beef either. Actually I think it is wide open across the board in each division and especially in the wild card races in each league and would not hazard a guess as to what is going to happen this year. I will just hold on and enjoy the ride!
AL
Red Sox, Tigers, A's for division, Rays and either Rangers or Angels for second wild card.
NL
Nationals, Cardinals, Dodgers for division, Braves and Brewers for wild cards. As much as i would like to see Pittsburgh back in for their feel good story, I think they have gone backwards and Cincinnati did hardly anything, and as much as Hamilton will be exciting to watch, his offense will pale in comparison to what they lost in Choo, and you will see dramatic decreases in Votto's and Phillips counting stats. Milwaukee on the other hand, quietly improved, gets Braun back, and in a short series their top three pitchers will be a tough matchup for just about everyone. Don't have a strong feeling for the Braves, but I don't know who else to pick in NL.
Cardinals
Yeah, a homer pick, but all that good young pitching will be a year older. I just hope it stays healthy. If a couple young position players pan out as hope, it could make things better.
I think either Boston or Oakland in the AL.
My two surprise teams are Milwaukee and Kansas City. Roayls have a great shot at a wild card spot.
Originally Posted by oldmanmoses:
RJM, its not that you picked the champs to repeat its that you had to get a dig in at the Yanks to do it, that's all.
It was a response to the opening post. And true.
Originally Posted by Go44dad:
OK, you guys have fun picking your hometown team for the series....my MLB focus is if the Astros can make a 12 win improvement over 2013 and only lose 99 games. It's good to have goals. And I used to laugh at the Royals.
Being a long-suffering Royals fan, there is always hope this time of year. 1985 seems SOOO LONG ago, but the Pirates give me hope.
Gotta be a homer and pick my Rays. Resigning Loney,Myers a year older. Price still here , hope they come out strong.