East
- Mets - Can they rebound from the late season collapse of last year? Adding Santana doesn't hurt, and their young stars will only get better.
- Braves* - I don't love them as much as Andrew Jackson does. Tom Glavine is back!
- Phillies - I'm sure sure how I feel about Ryan Howard. Is he a monster young player ready to carry this team into the playoffs, or is he a strikeout waiting to happen? Either way, they don't have enough to get over the top.
- Nationals
- Marlins
- Cubs - FU-KU-DO-ME! Love the guy so far. Kara thinks his name is inappropriate. He needs to be a solid OBP guy for the big sticks. Hopefully the pitching doesn't do them in.
- Brewers - I don't like this team. Meet Prince Fielder. I hope they lose every game, and the Chorizo wins every race.
- Reds - These uni's are sweet!
- Cardinals
- Astros
- Pirates
- Diamondbacks - Great young players should be fun watch develop. Byrnes may be one of my favorite people in baseball. I just want to hang out with him.
- Rockies - Are they as good as the last few months of last season? I'd pick them for the wild card if they didn't flaunt so much purple.
- Padres - It's all about pitching north of the border.
- Dodgers - Andruw Jones is overrated, Jeff Kent always seems like he's in a bad mood, and Joe Torre hasn't managed in years.
- Giants
East
- Red Sox - Some good young talent combined with mashers in the middle. I like their chances
- Yankees - Just when I was feeling nostalgic for the good old crazy Yankee owner quotes, Hank Steinbrenner proves he's just like George. This team is nearly eligible to receive a reduced rate at Denny's - not that they'd need it. More on this with Detroit, but this should be addressed
- Blue Jays
- Rays
- Orioles
- Indians - Love the pitching staff. Since we are fond of nicknames, it's hard to not root for Pronk.
- Tigers* - They may outscore every other team in baseball, but is Todd Jones really the guy they plan to bring in to close? Another culprit of non-uniformity. Take for example, our friend, Todd. Cap and jersey logos are different, not to mention the sleeves.
- White Sox
- Twins
- Royals
- Mariners - Bedard and Hernandez anchor a solid staff for a weak, yet productive lineup
- Angels - Missing pitchers John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, and Scott Shields make this team vulnerable.
- A's
- Rangers
2 comments:
What would my life be like without Peter Gammons?? Yeah, I don't see the Braves winning the division, and how are Glavine and Smoltz still the number 1 and 2 starters for the Braves?? They violate my previous post on Brett Favre. If they stay healthy though, they'll beat the Cubs in the NL Championship.
Good luck to the Cubbies. The Brewers aren't ready to win the division--they need another year to build their swagger. Just thinking of how poor the NL Central has been since they realigned the divisions makes me dry-heave.
I appreciate you listing the NL West in reverse order, with the Giants finishing 5th (or 1st in this case). Having said that, I think the Rockies will end up winning the division. And as much as I hate to say it, the Dodgers might even finish 2nd--their pitching staff is definitely good enough.
The Red Sox will definitely win the East and go to the Series. The most important person in their organization isn't even on the roster--Bill James, the father of Sabermetrics. Efficient metrics x Time = 4 rings in the next 10 years.
Thank you for questioning the Tiger's bullpen. Todd Jones may produce ground ball outs, but he looks more like a guy who Chris Hansen asks "What are you doing here?" than a closer. No way they win without a reliable pen.
I think the AL West depends on how much of a lead the Ms get on the Angels before their staff comes back--in the end, Scioscia's leadership will catch up with Seattle and the LAA-AA-AAngels will lose to the Sox in the AL championship.
Ryan dont hate on the Dodgers. Just embrace them, if you dont you will get tired of watching that AAA baseball in San Francisco.
Although as much as I hate to say it, if the Dodgers dont get some offense going 4th place is where they are going to finish.
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