Comments on: 2009 Predictions http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/04/06/2009-predictions/ A Chicago Cubs Blog and Fan Site Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:35:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mastrick http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/04/06/2009-predictions/#comment-13561 Mastrick Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:21:54 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=2682#comment-13561 Florida has pitching out the yin yang - six quality starters. But, as always they have issues with their position players (Bonafacio at third, rookie Maybin in center and Baker at C) and bench (zero pinch-hitting power.) Nonetheless, good pitching can beat good hitting! Florida has pitching out the yin yang – six quality starters. But, as always they have issues with their position players (Bonafacio at third, rookie Maybin in center and Baker at C) and bench (zero pinch-hitting power.) Nonetheless, good pitching can beat good hitting!

]]> By: Joe Aiello http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/04/06/2009-predictions/#comment-13560 Joe Aiello Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:01:39 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=2682#comment-13560 Sherm, Every year I try to pick the best teams on paper. This year I decided to play some hunches. I agree with you a lot of Florida, but I couldn't bring myself to pick them. The Yankees have a pretty darn good starting staff and they're slowing ridding themselves of those old bad players. Sherm,

Every year I try to pick the best teams on paper. This year I decided to play some hunches. I agree with you a lot of Florida, but I couldn’t bring myself to pick them. The Yankees have a pretty darn good starting staff and they’re slowing ridding themselves of those old bad players.

]]> By: sherm http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/04/06/2009-predictions/#comment-13559 sherm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:52:41 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=2682#comment-13559 Wow -- same picks as my grandson made. And he's 21 months old. I'll tell you the same thing I told him -- "You're nuts." Detroit? Only if they can score 14 runs a game. The White Sox should win their division fairly easily. Watch KC, as they are much improved. Yankees? They might not even make the playoffs. They sure as hell won't win that division. The Braves will take fourth in their division -- behind everyone except Adam and the Dunnettes. Florida will be the sleeper...the Mets are the favorite. You may have gotten three division winners right, but I wouldn't bet on Arizona over the Dodgers. And Colorado might sneak in there if Jason Marquis can go 29 - 1. Sherm Wow — same picks as my grandson made. And he’s 21 months old.

I’ll tell you the same thing I told him — “You’re nuts.”

Detroit? Only if they can score 14 runs a game. The White Sox should win their division fairly easily. Watch KC, as they are much improved.

Yankees? They might not even make the playoffs. They sure as hell won’t win that division.

The Braves will take fourth in their division — behind everyone except Adam and the Dunnettes. Florida will be the sleeper…the Mets are the favorite.

You may have gotten three division winners right, but I wouldn’t bet on Arizona over the Dodgers. And Colorado might sneak in there if Jason Marquis can go 29 – 1.

Sherm

]]> By: Mastrick http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/04/06/2009-predictions/#comment-13557 Mastrick Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:48:07 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=2682#comment-13557 Ya got the Mets in second and fifth Joe, I assume you meant Washington for fifth. I see the Sox winning the AL Central again with CLE, MIN, DET and KC following up, AL East is okay except I'd flip-flop BOS and TB. In the NL East I like NYM, PHI, ATL, FLA then WAS. The NL Central looks good, in the NL West I'd go with LAD, ARI, COL, SF and SD. Poor Padres! Shame I can't feel sorry for them, I'm still sore from when Garvey and the Pads knocked the Cubs out. Ya got the Mets in second and fifth Joe, I assume you meant Washington for fifth. I see the Sox winning the AL Central again with CLE, MIN, DET and KC following up, AL East is okay except I’d flip-flop BOS and TB.

In the NL East I like NYM, PHI, ATL, FLA then WAS. The NL Central looks good, in the NL West I’d go with LAD, ARI, COL, SF and SD. Poor Padres! Shame I can’t feel sorry for them, I’m still sore from when Garvey and the Pads knocked the Cubs out.

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