Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Only a week from Opening Day. Post you're predicitions right here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted March 24, 2003 Alright...let's see. AL East: NY Central: Twins West: A's Wildcard: Boston NL East: Philadelphia Cenral: Cardinals West: Diamondbacks Wildcard: Braves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted March 24, 2003 AL EAST: Yankees AL CENTRAL: Twins AL WEST: Mariners AL WILDCARD: Angels NL EAST: Braves NL CENTRAL: Cardinals NL WEST: Diamondbacks NL WILDCARD: Phillies WORLD SERIES: Seattle over Arizona Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy no nose Report post Posted March 24, 2003 AL EAST: 1.Boston Red Sox 2.New York Yankees* 3.Toronto Blue Jays 4.Baltimore Orioles 5.Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL CENTRAL 1.Minnesota Twins 2.Cleveland Indians 3.Chicago White Sox 4.Detroit Tigers 5.Kansas City Royals AL WEST 1.Oakland A's 2.Anaheim Angels 3.Seattle Mariners 4.Texas Rangers NL EAST 1.Philadelphia Phillies 2.Atlanta Braves 3.New York Mets 4.Florida Marlins 5.Montreal Expos NL CENTRAL 1.St. Louis Cardinals 2.Cincinatti Reds 3.Pittsburgh Pirates 4.Houston Astros 5.Chicago Cubs 6.Milwaukee Brewers NL WEST 1.San Francisco Giants 2.Arizona Diamondbacks* 3.L.A. Dodgers 4.San Diego Padres 5.Colorado Rockies *=Wildcard team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bravesfan Report post Posted March 24, 2003 ( _ ) denotes rank in best record. AL: East: Yankees (2) Central: Twins (4) West: A's (1) Wildcard: Angels (3) NL: East: Braves (2) Central: Cardinals (3) West: Diamondbacks (1) Wildcard: Astros (4) ALDS: Yankees over Angels A's over Twins NLDS: Braves over Cardinals Astros over Diamondbacks ALCS: A's over Yankees NLCS: Astros over Braves World Series: A's over Astros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cartman Report post Posted March 24, 2003 AL EAST: 1.Boston Red Sox 2.New York Yankees* 3.Toronto Blue Jays 4.Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5.Baltimore Orioles AL CENTRAL 1.Minnesota Twins 2.Chicago White Sox 3.Cleveland Indians 4.Detroit Tigers 5.Kansas City Royals AL WEST 1.Oakland A's 2.Anaheim Angels 3.Seattle Mariners 4.Texas Rangers NL EAST 1.Philadelphia Phillies 2.Atlanta Braves 3.New York Mets 4.Florida Marlins 5.Montreal Expos NL CENTRAL 1.Houston Astros 2.St. Louis Cardinals 3.Pittsburgh Pirates 4.Cincinnatti Reds 5.Chicago Cubs 6.Milwaukee Brewers NL WEST 1.Arizona Diamondbacks 2.Los Angeles Dodgers* 3.San Fransisco Giants 4.Colorado Rockies 5.San Diego Padres Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crazy Dan Report post Posted March 24, 2003 AL West: A's AL East: Yankees AL Central: Twins Wild Card: Angels NL West: Giants NL Central: Cardinals NL East: Braves Wild Card: Diamondbacks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tyler McClelland Report post Posted March 24, 2003 I predict my Pirates will win AT LEAST five games. Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest treble charged Report post Posted March 24, 2003 American League EAST 1. New York Yankees 2. Boston Red Sox 3. Toronto Blue Jays 4. Baltimore Orioles 5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays CENTRAL 1. Minnesota Twins 2. Cleveland Indians 3. Chicago White Sox 4. Kansas City Royals 5. Detroit Tigers WEST 1. Anaheim Angels 2. Oakland A's (Wildcard) 3. Seattle Mariners 4. Texas Rangers National League EAST 1. Atlanta Braves 2. Philadelphia Phillies 3. Montreal Expos 4. New York Mets 5. Florida Marlins CENTRAL 1. Houston Astros 2. St. Louis Cardinals 3. Chicago Cubs 4. Cincinnatti Reds 5. Pittsburgh Pirates 6. Milwaukee Brewers WEST 1. Los Angeles Dodgers 2. San Fransisco Giants (Wildcard) 3. Arizona Diamondbacks 4. San Diego Padres 5. Colorado Rockies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted March 25, 2003 AL East: NY Central: Twins West: A's Wildcard: I will go out on the limb and say the White Sox. NL East: Philadelphia Central: Houston West: Dodgers Wildcard: Diamondbacks I also pretty sure that the Detroit Tigers will finish in their rightful place in the AL Central. That being last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted March 25, 2003 I also pretty sure that the Detroit Tigers will finish in their rightful place in the AL Central. That being last. Don't count out Kansas City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 25, 2003 We should keep track of these and look back at the end of the season. Anyway..... AL East: Boston. There, I said it. The Red Sox didn't pick up a high valued free agent, but their low level moves speak volumes..... 1. Replaced Shea Hillenbrand with Bill Mueller. Hillenbrand sucks. Mueller boasts a .370 OBP, a big improvement over Hillenbrand's .313 career mark. And Mueller's a better fielder too. 2. Replaced Rey Sanchez with Todd Walker. Rey's fielding is nice, but he can't hit. 3. Replaced Jose Offerman/Tony Clark with Jeremy Giambi. Clark and Offerman were pathetic last year, and one of these days, Jeremy might resemble Jason at the plate. 4. Replaced Carlos Baerga with a David Ortiz/Kevin Millar platoon. Not to mention they already have superstars in Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Lowe, and Pedro Marinez. AL Central: Minnesota. AL West: Oakland. Another 100 win team will place them among baseball's great teams. AL Wild Card: New York. NL East: Philadelphia. NL Central: St. Louis Somehow, I think the pitching will hold up. NL West: San Francisco. Several good pitching prospects to watch. NL Wild Card: Houston. Honorable Mention (teams that will surprise): Toronto Texas Cincinnati AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez. One of these days, the best, most deserving player will win the award. NL MVP: Barry Bonds. I might be wrong, but I'm not going to bet that way. AL Cy Young: Pedro Martinez. NL Cy Young: Randy Johnson. AL RotY: Hideki Matsui. Teixeira might have a shot, but he'll probably spend too much time in AAA. NL RotY: Marlon Byrd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HurriShane 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2003 AL East: Yankees Central: Twins West: A's Wild card: Boston MVP: Arod NL East: Phillies Central: Cards West:Diamondbacks Wild card: Braves MVP:Jim Thome ALCS Boston over A's NLCS Diamondbacks over Phillies World Series Diamondbacks over Red Sox in 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest geniusMoment Report post Posted March 25, 2003 There is not two t's in cincinnati. Why does everyone spell my cities name wrong, it makes me very sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bloodice Report post Posted March 25, 2003 al west: angels al central: twins al east: yankees wildcard: mariners nl west: diamondbacks nl central: cardinals nl east: braves wildcard: giants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cartman Report post Posted March 25, 2003 1. Replaced Shea Hillenbrand with Bill Mueller. Hillenbrand sucks. Mueller boasts a .370 OBP, a big improvement over Hillenbrand's .313 career mark. And Mueller's a better fielder too. Well Hillenbrand is still starting since ha is hitting everything in sight right now. He will start at 3rd most games and at 1st when Lowe pitches. Mueller is a bench playor most games I bet. Sanchez being gone will hurt Lowe for one. He needs a great defensive infield which he surely doesnt have this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Does anyone have a list of top rated rookies this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Well Hillenbrand is still starting since ha is hitting everything in sight right now. He will start at 3rd most games and at 1st when Lowe pitches. Mueller is a bench playor most games I bet. That seems to be Hillenbrand's MO. Good first half player it seems. Does anyone have a list of top rated rookies this year. Here's a few..... 3B Mark Teixeira, Tex RF Hideki Matsui, NYY SS Jose Reyes, NYM C Victor Martinez, Cle SP Jose Contreras, NYY 2B Brandon Phillips, Cle 1B Hee Choi, ChC SP Jerome Williams, SFG C Joe Mauer, Min OF Chris Snelling, Sea SP Jesse Foppert, SFG CF Marlon Byrd, Phi RF Michael Cuddyer, Min SP Kurt Ainsworth, SFG 1B Travis Hafner, Cle RP Francisco Rodriguez, Ana CF Joe Borchard, CWS SP John Patterson, Ari CF Rocco Baldelli, TB OF Juan Rivera, NYY OF Jayson Werth, Tor SP Jeremy Bonderman, Det DH Jack Cust, Balt 1B Ken Harvey, KC 3B Brandon Larson, Cin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Joe Mauer will start the season in Single A. He's a couple years away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted March 25, 2003 True. I'm hoping he stops in Rochester so I can see him play in Scranton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Sometimes the best prospects don't spend anytime in Triple AAA. Although Rochester is likely different than Edmonton so it might change. I hope Mauer is the real deal. He's a local kid, by all accounts down to earth. It would also shut myself and others up you are mad the Twins didn't draft Mark Prior. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChris Report post Posted March 25, 2003 AL East: Boston. Mark it down: The Yankees' pitching will let them down this year. AL Central: Minnesota. Chicago could make it interesting, but probably not. AL West: Oakland. This could be the last go-around for them, when they lose Tejada. Wild card: Seattle. Hard to pick against the champs, but I think Seattle makes up for last year. NL East: Braves. Pains me to say it, but I think the burden of expectations will weigh too heavily on the Phillies this year. Being the favourites in a city like Philadelphia is TOUGH...just ask the Eagles and Flyers. NL Central: St. Louis. Virtually the same team as last year should be enough. NL West: San Francisco. Should be the class of the league, even without Kent. Wild card: Houston. Narrowly beating out Philadelphia and Arizona. Continually beating up on the Cubs, Pirates and Brewers will help immensely. World Series: San Francisco over Oakland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moral suasion 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Sometimes the best prospects don't spend anytime in Triple AAA. Although Rochester is likely different than Edmonton so it might change. I hope Mauer is the real deal. He's a local kid, by all accounts down to earth. It would also shut myself and others up you are mad the Twins didn't draft Mark Prior. I read that Mauer is doing really poorly and may get cut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted March 25, 2003 AL East: It'll be a dogfight, but I think the Yankees squeak past the Red Sox. AL Central: Twins, with only the White Sox providing any real competition. AL West: A's. Wild Card: Red Sox NL East: Philly in a close race over Atlanta. NL Central: St. Louis. NL West: Giants. Wild Card: Dodgers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 25, 2003 Sometimes the best prospects don't spend anytime in Triple AAA. Although Rochester is likely different than Edmonton so it might change. I hope Mauer is the real deal. He's a local kid, by all accounts down to earth. It would also shut myself and others up you are mad the Twins didn't draft Mark Prior. I read that Mauer is doing really poorly and may get cut. Good one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2003 AL West: Mariners AL Central: Twins AL East: Red Sox AL Wild Card: A's NL West: Dodgers NL Central: Cardinals NL East: Phillies NL Wild Card: Giants Division Series Seattle over Minnesota Oakland over Boston Los Angeles over St. Louis Philadelphia over San Francisco League Championships Oakland over Seattle Los Angeles over Philadelphia World Series Oakland over Los Angeles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Czech Republic Report post Posted March 26, 2003 Chicago Cubs are gonna get the NL Central. This is our year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted March 26, 2003 AL East ----------- Boston Red Sox New York Yankees * Baltimore O's Toronto Blue Jays Tampa D Rays AL Central ------------- Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers AL West ------------ Oakland A's Seattle Mariners Anaheim Angels Texas Rangers NL East ----------- Atlanta Braves Philly Phillies New York Mets Florida Marlins Montreal Expos NL Central -------------- St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Milwaukee Brewers NL West ------------ L.A Dodgers Arizona Cardinals * San Fran Giants San Diego Padres New York Yankees (2) Oakland A's (3) Boston Red Sox (1) at Minnesota Twins (3) Minnesota (3) Vs Oakland (4) Arizona (3) Atlanta (1) L.A (1) St. louis (3) Arizona (0) St Louis (4) World Series Oakland A's (4) St. Louis Cardinals (2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted March 26, 2003 Go Brewers!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted March 26, 2003 Chicago Cubs are gonna get the NL Central. This is our year! If you keep telling yourself that, it's bound to happen! Actually I pck the Cubs to finish in 3rd in Central. AL East-New York AL Central-Minnesota AL West-Oakland AL Wildcard-Anaheim NL East-Atlanta NL Central-St.Louis NL West-Arizona AL Wildcard-Houston Oakland over New York, Minnesota over Anaheim Oakland over Minnesota Arizona over Houston, St.Louis over Atlanta Arizona over St.Louis World Series: Oakland 4 Arizona 2 MVP-Miquel Tejada AL MVP-Magglio Ordonez NL MVP-Albert Pujos AL CY Young-Mark Mulder NL CY Young-Curt Schilling AL R.O.Y.-Joe Borchardt NL R.O.Y.-Marlon Byrd AL M.O.Y.-Ron Gardenhire NL M.O.Y.-Jimy Williams AL Improved-Corey Koskie NL Improved-J.D. Drew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
