2011 Baseball predictions?

mdaudioguy
mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
edited July 2011 in The Clubhouse
Baseball season is upon us, but I can't wait for it to warm up a little more! Got my tickets for the home opener in Baltimore on Monday. :smile: (And there's snow outside right now!)

Let me just start this off by putting it out there - This is THE YEAR that the O's finally do it!

World Series? Nah, not going that far... yet.
Division title? Errr... AL East is pretty tough...
Wild card????

What I'm saying is that I'm thinking (read hoping) that they will finally bust .500 this year! It's been a long time... Oh, would I LOVE that!
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited March 2011
    With that pitching staff the Phillies should be strong.

    I don't give my Jays much chance.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,039
    edited March 2011
    Yanks/Detroit will be postponed today...when will MLB ever wise up scheduling the first week?
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,047
    edited March 2011
    I will go out on a limb here...the Cubs will not win the world series. :wink:
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2011
    I know everyone's defaulting to the Phils winning it all, but I wouldn't be so quick to automatically grant them even the NL East. Teams with strong rotations aren't always a shoe-in for a championship. Just look at the Braves in the '90's. Plus... their batting order has taken a few steps back and their preseason was nothing short of a disaster.

    I guess what I'm saying is that there always seems to be some "sure-fire" contender at this point and it rarely pans out. Hell... look at Seattle this time last year and what everyone was saying. It CLOSELY mirrors what others are saying about the Phils this year and we know how the Mariners turned out.

    Then again - I'm a Braves fan and probably talking out my ****.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited March 2011
    An Oriole cinderella season!!!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited March 2011
    brewers all the way...

    I can dream can't I???
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2011
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    I can dream can't I???

    Yup. Dodgers bring the title home to Brooklyn this year.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited March 2011
    The Pirates will get the 1st over all draft pick again for next year with a 40-122 record.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2011
    The STL Cardinals will win the World Series...

    next question
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited March 2011
    I keep seeing media pundits say Phils/Red Sox World Series. While I think that would be absolutely freakin' awesome, October is a looooong way away.

    On a bonus, Chase Utley has been showing steady improvement and was taking fielding practice. Hopefully he's not a season long DL'er. The Phils did pick up some decent temporary talent though so I don't think things are as bad as zombie boy puts it.

    I also keep hearing consistent rumblings about Pujols being a Phillie by years end since St. Louis doesn't want to pay him.

    Oh and steveinaz, Wainwright is not playing this season last I heard and without him, they lose a large chunk of their offense that a disgruntled Pujols will likely not fill. I think St. Louis has a chance but it's very uncertain.

    I'm just hoping that the Yankees start showing their age this year and start floundering. I would hate to see them in the playoffs again. Stupid Yankees.
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited March 2011
    I predict that baseball season will not be over before November. :rolleyes:
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited March 2011
    Red Sox....

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  • huggies
    huggies Posts: 149
    edited March 2011
    NL Division Champs
    Reds
    Phillies
    Giants

    NL WC
    Cardinals


    AL Division Champs
    A's
    Red Sox
    Twins

    AL WC
    Rays



    Champs
    Cincinnati Reds
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Oh and steveinaz, Wainwright is not playing this season last I heard and without him, they lose a large chunk of their offense that a disgruntled Pujols will likely not fill. I think St. Louis has a chance but it's very uncertain.

    I know you know your baseball inside out, but I'm kinda confused by this statement. How does losing Wainright hinder the Cardinals' offensive production?

    And yeah... I'm probably putting too much stock in the Phillies off-season woes. I'm a Braves fan that needs some glimmer of hope in this stocked division. Who know? Maybe the Marlins will creep up on everybody:tongue:
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited March 2011
    I'm excited about the team too.

    I'll be at opening day too. Please no rain.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited March 2011
    Vette C6.r wrote: »
    I'm excited about the team too.

    I'll be at opening day too. Please no rain.

    Look for me! Do you have my #?
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited March 2011
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    I know you know your baseball inside out, but I'm kinda confused by this statement. How does losing Wainright hinder the Cardinals' offensive production?

    And yeah... I'm probably putting too much stock in the Phillies off-season woes. I'm a Braves fan that needs some glimmer of hope in this stocked division. Who know? Maybe the Marlins will creep up on everybody:tongue:

    A pitcher has alot to do with offensive production. A pitcher's responsibility is to not allow hits. When you have an average set of bats and one big gun, you need to rely on pitchers to ensure that even a small lead wins a game. Wainwright is, by far, their best arm, IMO. With arguably the best bat in the game being Big Al, they compliment each other well. But when Big Al is the only offense of the game, the Cards struggle, especially if the pitcher can't keep up. So if Wainwright is out and he pitches, say, 20% of the games, that 20% is no longer a sure thing and at the end of the season, it stacks up.

    Maybe I look at it differently. Baseball really is a team sport even though we like to focus on the individual. It seems simple but honestly, it's alot of strategy and playing against odds.


    As far as the Phillies, alot of their sucktastic games in the pre-season were due to split squads playing two games at once. The Phils ran through a good deal of prospects in spring training and looked at quite a few players. I think they have more talent than they think and they have alot of work to do on development of that talent. Fortunately, the Phils have a fairly strong farm team system. So do the Braves and the Marlins for that matter. When the Phils did play the starters for a few innings, they were very potent. I really think it's hard to discount the talent that is on that team. They are going to be a joy to watch even if they don't get to the big show.

    But I'll tell ya, this kid-at-heart baseball fan is desperately hoping for a Phils vs. Red Sox World Series this year! If it happens, I will be glued to the tube for all of it!

    The Marlins though, they are always a dark horse. They aren't always "good" but they always seem to have a potential to ruin a season for another team in the NL East if they aren't a contender themselves. I honestly don't like the Marlins but at the same time, I love seeing the competition. They keep it interesting, that's for sure. And with a stacked division with the Phils, the Braves and the Mets, it's always a fun race in the NL East. Hopefully money grabbing Werth can do what he thinks he can for the Nats and they can actually get in the mix instead of padding the records of the rest of the NL East.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited March 2011
    Da Cubs....'nuff said.

    I'm betting the Cubs do it before the end of the world.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    Personally, I'll lose interest in a Phils vs. Red Sox World Series... I love me some dark horses. I love to see a story develop over the course of the season that nobody really saw coming. I love the teams where you get a different guy contributing every day, from the stars to the journeymen to the minor league call-ups...

    Unless it's the Yankees. :tongue:
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,039
    edited April 2011
    "A-Rod nearly outearns Kansas City Royals"...that just ain't right!
    No wonder there are so many Yanks haters out there, well along with the continued post season appearances. Yes, I'm a Yanks fan since age 5 but I do understand the anti-Yankees mindset. Of course, I don't want Boston in the WS and somehow I just don't think the Phils are going to make it amidst all the HIGH expectations.
    No sense in me making predictions though since I got the opening day postponement call wrong! :)
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited April 2011
    We're going to Boston this summer for a mini vacation and I'm trying to go when the Yanks are in town so I can root for them with my Yanks jersey on in Fenway. Yes, I hate the Sawx.


    Oh, Yanks will win W.S.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited April 2011
    Suck it.



    ;)

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited April 2011
    WOW! What a way to open the season! Come from behind win in the bottom of the 9th for the Phils!

    I think I know why. This kid was there and workin' his magic again in the 9th inning!

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    They should put him on the roster!

    His seats are just out of view off the side of the screen but right in the line of sight of the pitcher. There have been a couple times where the opposing team pitchers have said that the kid freaked them out!
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited April 2011
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Look for me! Do you have my #?

    72 degrees they are saying now.


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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited April 2011
    I predict the Orioles will start off looking promising, and then tank about a quarter of the way through the season.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    ^^ No way! In Buck We Trust! :smile:
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2011
    ROHfan wrote: »
    We're going to Boston this summer for a mini vacation and I'm trying to go when the Yanks are in town so I can root for them with my Yanks jersey on in Fenway. Yes, I hate the Sawx.


    Oh, Yanks will win W.S.

    Why not save yourself a lot of time and money? Just show up at Logan Airport with a sign that says "Please beat the **** out of me."
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited April 2011
    Prediction: My Tribe set the bar low enough yesterday that that for the rest of the year we can say, "Well, at least it wasn't as bad as the home opener" :biggrin:
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    WOW! What a way to open the season! Come from behind win in the bottom of the 9th for the Phils!

    I think I know why. This kid was there and workin' his magic again in the 9th inning!

    They should put him on the roster!

    His seats are just out of view off the side of the screen but right in the line of sight of the pitcher. There have been a couple times where the opposing team pitchers have said that the kid freaked them out!

    I'm still waiting for the bad karma from Jeffrey Maier to come back and bite the Yanks! (Probably a little too late now...) At least this kid doesn't interfere with play!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2011
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    Prediction: My Tribe set the bar low enough yesterday that that for the rest of the year we can say, "Well, at least it wasn't as bad as the home opener" :biggrin:
    But how 'bout that triple play?

    I predict I will not care about baseball again in 2011 until at least the playoffs... and then I will still not care.

    And as triple plays go... yesterday's by the Tribe had to be one of the least exciting in the history of the game
    More later,
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