ESPN.com Page 2 Baseball Predictions...

[Mik]

They have them for every month. Some of them are really good.

 

One of my favorites...

 

June 5 -- Jason Giambi, his weight down to 111 pounds, is pulled from the Yankees starting lineup because he no longer has the strength to hold up his bat. Giambi denies ever using steroids.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/april

[Der Kommissar]

April 26 -- Off to a 5-14 start, Tigers' manager Alan Trammell warns his players not to peak too early and to pace themselves for the long season.

 

As someone unfortunate enough to have the Tigers as my hometown team, I was able to get a good chuckle out of this one.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

April 16 -- The earth stops spinning on its axis for three hours during the first Yankees-Red Sox matchup of the season, won in the ninth inning by the Red Sox when a routine groundball goes directly between Derek Jeter's legs and allows the winning run to score.

 

April 17 -- Alex Rodriguez's record-setting five home runs are not enough for the Yankees to beat the Red Sox, as Derek Jeter makes nine errors in a 15-12 loss.

 

April 19 -- The Yankees win the final game of the season's first series with the Red Sox, as Alex Rodriguez moves directly in front of Derek Jeter before each pitch and fields both shortstop and third base flawlessly.

 

I can see this happening.

[Guest Anglesault]

April 7 -- The MLB office announces it just realized it forgot to include the Brewers on the 2004 schedule, but that it will try to fit them in "here and there" when other teams have days off

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

I think that would be much better if it were the Expos.

[Guest Anglesault]

June 18 -- Jeff Weaver pitches a perfect game and drives in six runs for the Dodgers, as the Yankees lose the first game of an interleague series in Los Angeles.

 

Not funny.

 

At all.

[Red Baron]

May 11 -- In an effort to jumpstart the team the same way it did in 2003, management of the World Champion Marlins, sporting a disappointing 13-18 record, fire manager Jack McKeon to "find someone a little bit older."

 

May 12 -- Finding that there is no one older, the Marlins re-hire McKeon

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Earl Weaver is right there.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

June 9 -- The Orioles honor first baseman Rafael Palmeiro with a Viagra Giveaway Night promotion. The stadium is packed during the early innings, but most fans have cleared out to go home or check into nearby hotels about an hour into the game.

 

HAR HAR

 

June 13 -- Saying the team's stadium is outdated and no longer offers competitive revenue streams, Orioles owner Peter Angelos announces the team will seek public financing to build a replacement for Camden Yards in time for the 2006 season.

 

???

 

Sept. 6 -- Orioles' utility man Melvin Mora and his wife celebrate Labor Day by giving birth to another set of sextuplets.

 

lol

[Bored]

Bleh, only two A's ones. First was an ultra cheesy Bobby Crosby joke and the second was a little shot at Moneyball.

 

Speaking of predictions, the worst prediction EVER is in my sig courtesy of the 1987 SI Baseball Preview.

 

"Believe it! Cleveland is the best team in the American League"

 

The Indians would lose 101 games that season.

[Guest Anglesault]

Did they specifically say it was for 87? maybe they were gazing into the crystal ball for 95.

[Dr. Tom]

Heh, I remember that issue. Joe Carter and Cory Snyder were on the cover, IIRC.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

Maybe they were looking into the future and saw Major League (the movie)?

[Guest Bottled Black]

Too lazy to get the exact quote but I loved the one about Mr. Mets size 74 1/8th hat being too small for Barry Bonds head.