joeynach Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 In this article from yahoo sports the author picks the sox to go back to the world series.....and lose. He predicts it will be the Sox, Tribe, Yanks, and A's out of the AL. With the sox beating the Tribe 4-3 in the ALCS and then losing to the Braves in the WS 4-2. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AufA...=yhoo&type=lgns He also makes his prediction for Cy Young, MVP, ROY, etc. While I agree with some of his assesments, and I do agree with his 4 AL playoff teams. I think if we get back to the WS, barring injury, there is no way we lose, our pitching is too strong, leadership is too strong, and now experience is too strong. We are goin back to back and everyone seems to know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Braves and post-season success don't go together well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 In-depth predicitions are so useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Braves and post-season success don't go together well. People here are worried about our bullpen...yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 They lost a couple of middle relievers, but there is so much depth in their system that they can trade for bullpen help if necessary. I wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 05:52 PM) People here are worried about our bullpen...yikes. You got that right. It might be worse than last year. And that's saying quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) You got that right. It might be worse than last year. And that's saying quite a bit. The Braves deal OF Jeff Francoeur to the A's for Pitcher Juan Cruz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Braves and post-season success don't go together well. They've been a hell of a lot more successful in the post-season over the past 15 years than we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 04:39 PM) They've been a hell of a lot more successful in the post-season over the past 15 years than we have. World Series wins by the Braves in the last 15 years: 1. World Series wins by the White Sox in the last 15 years: 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 this guy really went out on a limb with his individual award picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 04:43 PM) World Series wins by the Braves in the last 15 years: 1. World Series wins by the White Sox in the last 15 years: 1. :rolly The last time I checked, "post-season success" wasn't limited to WS victories. Since 1990... Braves 6 Division Series wins 4 NL Pennants 1 WS title Sox 1 Division Series win 1 AL Pennant 1 WS title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) Did anyone get the latest issue of The Sporting News magazine? My God, they love us to insane proportions. They have a hilarious photo of Ozzie stirring some batter with a chef's hat on. They think it will be White Sox over Cardinals in the World Series. They ranked us like this... #1 rotation in entire MLB (because of Vazquez addition and McCarthy as a 6th starter) #3 heart of the order in entire MLB (because of Thome, Konerko, Dye) #3 bullpen in entire MLB (because of Jenks, Cotts, and Politte, although they do mention Hermanson) #1 clubhouse in entire MLB (because of Ozzie and Frank is now gone) #2 bench in entire MLB (because of Mackowiak, Cintron, and Ozuna) Edited March 24, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 08:02 PM) Did anyone get the latest issue of The Sporting News magazine? My God, they love us to insane proportions. They have a hilarious photo of Ozzie stirring some batter with a chef's hat on. They think it will be White Sox over Cardinals in the World Series. They ranked us like this... #1 rotation in entire MLB (because of Vazquez addition and McCarthy as a 6th starter) #3 heart of the order in entire MLB (because of Thome, Konerko, Dye) #3 bullpen in entire MLB (because of Jenks, Cotts, and Politte, although they do mention Hermanson) #1 clubhouse in entire MLB (because of Ozzie and Frank is now gone) #2 bench in entire MLB (because of Mackowiak, Cintron, and Ozuna) hey, I agree with it. I'm not even really worried about our bullpen, it's not like we don't have enough workhorses for starters to offset that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I don't see our bullpen being #3 anymore with Matt Thornton and Boone Logan in it. That's the only ranking that I disagree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 07:02 PM) Did anyone get the latest issue of The Sporting News magazine? My God, they love us to insane proportions. They have a hilarious photo of Ozzie stirring some batter with a chef's hat on. They think it will be White Sox over Cardinals in the World Series. They ranked us like this... #1 rotation in entire MLB (because of Vazquez addition and McCarthy as a 6th starter) #3 heart of the order in entire MLB (because of Thome, Konerko, Dye) #3 bullpen in entire MLB (because of Jenks, Cotts, and Politte, although they do mention Hermanson) #1 clubhouse in entire MLB (because of Ozzie and Frank is now gone) #2 bench in entire MLB (because of Mackowiak, Cintron, and Ozuna) Did the new one just come out? I've been looking for it for a week now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDudeAbides Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 as soon as i saw braves i knew it was bullcrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 07:58 PM) :rolly The last time I checked, "post-season success" wasn't limited to WS victories. Since 1990... Braves 6 Division Series wins 4 NL Pennants 1 WS title Sox 1 Division Series win 1 AL Pennant 1 WS title They've failed to win it all with much better teams that had much better rotations and much better bullpens. They've also lost in the first round in their last 6 tries. As soon as they can get back Maddux and Glavine in the prime and locate a bullpen, I worry about their chances of even getting to the playoffs, much less winning the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 06:58 PM) :rolly The last time I checked, "post-season success" wasn't limited to WS victories. Since 1990... Braves 6 Division Series wins 4 NL Pennants 1 WS title Sox 1 Division Series win 1 AL Pennant 1 WS title Actually, post season success is limited to WS victories. Anything short of that for a team in the playoffs is a post season failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Did the new one just come out? I've been looking for it for a week now. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's the 3/31/06 issue with A-Rod on the cover and it says, "WATCH OUT, WHITE SOX!" It's a special double issue for baseball 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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