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hatvol96

hatvol96

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the season is upon us. I'm going to watch the World Champion Cardinals(that's for you, Vader) Monday against FAU in the exhibition opener. Let's get everyone's predictions out on the table.
 
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The Cardinals will finish third place in their division this year.

Low and behold, the Cubs will finally win the division, but screw up somehow in the playoffs.
 
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I'm bias, therefore I think the Braves will be NL East Champs. New York has their big guns but their pitching is stank. Smoltz gets 20 wins, Hudson finds his niche, Hampton is comeback player of the year, Chuck James pitches like a young Glavine.

Andruw drops head, Chipper stay healthy, Francour learns how to take a pitch, McCann does it like McCann. The younger guys get nasty.

I can only hope.
 
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Business said:
I'm bias, therefore I think the Braves will be NL East Champs. New York has their big guns but their pitching is stank. Smoltz gets 20 wins, Hudson finds his niche, Hampton is comeback player of the year, Chuck James pitches like a young Glavine.

Andruw drops head, Chipper stay healthy, Francour learns how to take a pitch, McCann does it like McCann. The younger guys get nasty.

I can only hope.
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If anyone beats the Braves, it will be Philadelphia.
 
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Chicago will find a way not to win the Central. That's my prediction.

Ozzie from the White Sox makes news with Jay Marrioti, also a prediction.
 
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I dont care for baseball unless I see the Marlins beat the hell out of the Yankees with about half the payroll. That was a sweet World Series. I respect the Yankees history but not the fact they try to purchase all there wins, like the Cowboys.
 
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hatvol96 said:
If anyone beats the Braves, it will be Philadelphia.
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That is very true, but I don't see Ryan Howard doing what he did last year. Utley will be average after that huge deal.

I could see it comming down to Atlanta and Philly in the final weeks.
 
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Fine Vol said:
I dont care for baseball unless I see the Marlins beat the hell out of the Yankees with about half the payroll. That was a sweet World Series. I respect the Yankees history but not the fact they try to purchase all there wins, like the Cowboys.
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Half the payroll? Last I checked it was about a tenth of it. (And yes I'm being literal.)
 
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hatvol96 said:
The Indians will win the AL Central.
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I meant the Cubs. Everyone is picking them because of the money they spent. They'll find a way to blow it.

All those star players means that rehab starts will be for the Tennessee Smokies (they are in the Cubs Orgz. now aren't they)?
 
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the cubs won't make the post season...again.

the red sox and yankees will be crammed down our throats....again, regardless of who is actually in 1st place.
 
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I'm a huge red birds fan. I love'em and go see them very often. No one was happier than I when we pulled it out.

Here are my picks.

NLE- Philly
NLC- Cards
NLW-Padres/Dodgers (I know hedging a little here)

ALE- Yankees followed close by Blue Jays
ALC- Motor city kitties
ALW- A's

The two divisions that will be the closest will be ALE and NLW
 
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VolBeef88 said:
I'm a huge red birds fan. I love'em and go see them very often. No one was happier than I when we pulled it out.

Here are my picks.

NLE- Philly
NLC- Cards
NLW-Padres/Dodgers (I know hedging a little here)

ALE- Yankees followed close by Blue Jays
ALC- Motor city kitties
ALW- A's

The two divisions that will be the closest will be ALE and NLW
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The AL Central will be closer than the AL East. There will be three teams in contention going into the final week.
 
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Well, You'll see my true colors this summer, I'm a diehard Yankees fan, so I'm sure I'll take some heat for it sometime or another.

Here are my picks

ALE- Yanks
ALC- Twinkees
ALW- Angels

NLE- Mets
NLC- Brew Crew
NLW- D-Backs
 
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hatvol96 said:
The AL Central will be closer than the AL East. There will be three teams in contention going into the final week.
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I'm not loving Cleveland as much as you seem to be. I think the Tigers play the kind of ball (small ball and good defense) that will make them win it. The WHite Sox have very good pitching but small ball teams that play good defense can beat good pitching. And The Tigers aren't to shabby on the bump either.
 
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UTLCA said:
Well, You'll see my true colors this summer, I'm a diehard Yankees fan, so I'm sure I'll take some heat for it sometime or another.

Here are my picks

ALE- Yanks
ALC- Twinkees
ALW- Angels

NLE- Mets
NLC- Brew Crew
NLW- D-Backs
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Milwaukee wins the Central?:crazy:

Only if it's sausage racing.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
Milwaukee wins the Central?:crazy:

Only if it's sausage racing.
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I wouldn't get overconfident, Beef. The World Series seems to have made people forget the Cards barely cleared .500 last year. The NL Central is really bad. The fact my team, the Reds, was in contention into the final week last year speaks volumes about how bad the division is.
 
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Houston most likely lost Roger as well as Pettite, so all they had last year, their pitching, is gone. The Cubs are the Cubs and will always be that way, and the Cards still have no pitching and are just one more year older.

The Brewers on the other hand have a great coach, a great pitching coach, 3 solid starters, a hellacious closer, and a much more experienced and healthy lineup. Prince Fielder can hit 35+ hr, Rickie Weeks can swipe 40 bags at least and if he could gobble up some ground balls will be a stud, Bill Hall is keeping their best prospect in the minors at center, but somehow he will get up, and this year im drinking that Kool-Aid, I like 'em.
 
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NLE = Mets
NLC = Cardinals
NLW = Dodgers
NL wild card = Phillies

ALE = Red Sox
ALC = Indians
ALW = A's
AL wild card = Tigers

NLC will be the most competitve in the NL, strictly because the division is not that good, mediocre all around, followed closely by NLW

ALE will be a slugfest between the Yankees, BoSox and Blue Jays, while the ALC will not be as close as everyone thinks (in my opinion, the White Sox get tired of hearing Ozzie's mouth and the Tigers will not suprise anybody, but still good enough to win the WC). Rich Harden stays healthy and blows everyone away out west.
 
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hatvol96 said:
I wouldn't get overconfident, Beef. The World Series seems to have made people forget the Cards barely cleared .500 last year. The NL Central is really bad. The fact my team, the Reds, was in contention into the final week last year speaks volumes about how bad the division is.
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The Reds?

And I guess your right. I mean a NLC team didn't win the world series or anything.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
The Reds?

And I guess your right. I mean a NLC team didn't win the world series or anything.
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Does that change the fact that they barely cleared .500? Also, where are the two guys who pitched them through the postseason residing? Oh, that's right, not St. Louis.
 
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