My A.L. Predictions
I have to hand it to Mark, he got his predictions posted before the season started; and they were pretty good. I must admit, he caught me off guard. When I was growing up I never predicted who would come in first in any division. It was usually just praying for the Red Sox and hating the Yankees. Kinda like this:
After that it was basically watching to see how the Sox would screw it up each year. Haven’t had to do that much lately. I guess the cumulative effect of the Hail Mary’s finally paid off.
My predictions for the A.L. follow - although they won’t be as well-formatted as Mark’s were (so, who did that for you anyway?) Here goes:
East
Tampa Bay/Toronto – Depends on whether Shields or Halladay has a better year.
Toronto/Tampa Bay – See above.
Baltimore – Its official: Angelos has finally driven them into a ravine.
Central
Detroit – Under Leyland, Willis is the new Carmona; Maglio challenges Vlad for MVP.
Cleveland – C.C. and the Sunshine Band can’t repeat . . . but come close.
Chicago – Sox pick up Nick Swisher! Oh. Never mind.
Kansas City – A small market team with small market guys.
Minnesota – Livan doesn’t help.
West
Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem and kinda near Yorba Linda too – Torii Hunter seals the deal.
Seattle – They fade down the stretch.
Texas – Millwood and pray for rain. And pray for rain. Repeat.
Oakland – Even with Duchscherer as the third starter.
Next, my N.L. predictions. . . .
