while michael continues to grumble away over arcane(re: meaningless)issues, i'm here to put my money where my mouth is & make my 2009 baseball picks. what day the season begins on is far less important to me than that it begins, period. it's been a long winter. while i make no claims to being an expert, i can't really say what makes the expert's claims any more savvy than anyone else's. i don't think bill james does it anymore & he's one of the few i'd actually pay attention to, tho i did check in over at the "baseball prospectus" to see what that gang of numbers crunchers came up with.
anyway, here goes:
national league
east
mets
phillies
marlins
central
cubs
st louis
cincinati
west
arizona
dodgers
giants
i think the wild card team will be the phillies in the east.
american league
east
boston
new york
tampa bay
central
chicago
kansas city
cleveland
west
angels
oakland
texas
the wild card will continue to come from the east. this year it'll be the yankees.
there are a lot of ifs, ands, & buts, tho that's the nature of the game. i don't see the point in making predictions only to turn around & start qualifying them. i'm sticking w/these no matter what & i'll make my excuses at the end of the season.
i will say that if the yankee pitching comes through, they could be a very real beast in the east. if billy beane keeps holliday, things could be very interesting for the a's in oakland. if texas has TWO pitchers put up decent numbers, they could be a threat. & on & on & on & here i am doing exactly what i said i wouldn't do. the game does that to you. that's what makes the game endlessly interesting.
2 comments:
you left out my braves.
thanks for linking me to yr page.
will read yr writings...
matthew white
matthew, thanks for the comment. i didn't leave out the braves. i just don't think they're going to make much of a showing this season. lowe just isn't an ace. he's a great third or fourth starter. that's where i think the braves will end up, third or fourth.
i was raised as a braves fan. that goes way back. i've pulled for them regardless(during the good & bad years). i'm pulling for them this season. but picks are picks & you can't let your heart make them for you.
dj
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