C.Rector Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Here's my prediction on how the 2004 season will end up: American League: East: New York (Assuming ARod trade goes through) ARod proves the difference between the division and the Wild Card. Central: Minnesota (Assuming Ozzie proves my impression of him as the Hispanic Terry Bevington proves correct) West: Seattle The Mariners's pickup of Guardado and their strong minor league system comes through. Wild Card: Baltimore The Orioles's pickup of strong hitters combined with young pitching makes them the AL's surprise team. AL Pennant: New York National League: East: Florida Defending world champions still possesses strong core of young pitchers combined with such clutch hitters as Jeff Conine and Mike Lowell. Look for Philadelphia to burn out under wild man Bowa. Central: Houston Astros win 100+ games with Clemens and Pettite in the lead. West: San Francisco Wild Card: Atlanta Surprise NL team: Pittsburgh. The Pirates have made a number of decent, underpublicized pickups such as Chris Singleton and reportedly Randall Simon. They went 50-48 during the last part of the 2003 season and if they can repeat that performance all season long, they could finish as high as 3rd place with the Cubs in 4th place. Remember, every year that the Cubs have made the playoffs, was followed by a losing season. NL Pennant: Houston World Series: Houston (Clemens signs multi-year contract after 2004 season, guaranteeing that the Cubs agony will endure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox61382 Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Some different picks to say the least, but do you truely believe that the picks you made will occur? Baltimore winning the wild card? Are you joking? They are a slightly better version of the Texas Rangers. Good offense and no pitching. Have you seen their starting pitching staff? The BoSox have twice as much talent as the O's. I also think Toronto(my surprise team in the AL) is also better than the O's(much better pitching). I also think 3 teams from the West are all better than the O's. Seattle still has a solid core. The A's have the best starting rotation in baseball. The Angels are probably the most talented team in the West. My point is that there is absolutely no way that Baltimore even has a remote chance of winning the Wild Card. The Phillys not making the playoffs and the Marlins making the playoffs? There is little doubt that the Marlins will be similar to the 2003 Angels with a big dropoff after the WS. Most people feel that the Phillys have the most talent in the NL and I tend to agree. Not even a bad manager can prevent such a talented team from making the playoffs. If the Cubs get Maddux, than I think there is little doubt that they will be the favorites to win the NL Central. As much as that sickens me I have to admit that they have an amazing starting staff and the addition of DLee was one of the most underrated this offseason. Pittsburgh might be a surprise team, unless they deal Benson or KWells. My surprise team in the NL is the trendy pick: San Diego. This team has an underrated starting staff and a much improved offense. I just can't wait for the season to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierSox Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Central: Minnesota (Assuming Ozzie proves my impression of him as the Hispanic Terry Bevington proves correct) Are you serious? I dont see any similarities between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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