Here is the predictions of 2011 Baseball Season, Be ready for some shocking picks, (Or Non-Picks)
Lets review 2010 Picks
AL--Yankees, Tigers, Angels and Wild Card White Sox
Oops only got Yankees, I picked Rangers, Rays and Twins for 3rd
NL--A little better, Phillies, Cards, Giants, Wild card Reds
Got Giants, Did pick Reds for Playoffs
Picked Phillies over Braves for World Series
First some notes,
Red Sox look loaded but they have serious pitching questions, Yankees Starting Rotation could be among the worst in Baseball. The question is who will be this years Rays? Well how about the Rays? But bullpen is a question, How about the Orioles.
Twins, Tigers, White Sox should be a shootout
Can the Rangers even without Lee contend? how about the A's, Are the Angels done?
Phillies on paper should win 125 games, (On Paper) but they have lots of questions in the field, They are getting Old, Is Lee really that good, Oswalt talks about retirement does he have a full tank?, Who knows about Hammels and what about the bullpen again?
The Braves seem to be solid, The Marlins with a tiny payroll seems to over achieve, The Nats could make a jump, and for the 2nd year in a row I predict the Mets lose 100 Games
The Cards have health issues that will cost them. The Brewers have been toying with their fans for years now, Could this be the Year, are the Reds for real. Then there are the Cubs, Astro's and are the Pirates still in the league?
Was the Giants the baseball version of VCU or Butler, and How about the Rockies? They seem poised to make a big Move
American League
AL East
Red Sox (Hitting is the best in Baseball, But relying on Beckett and Lackey?)
Yankees (If AJ Burnett, Hughes and Young Nova come up big the Yankees can win it all)
Orioles (Buck Showalter gets the most out of his teams)
Rays (If the Bullpen finds itself the rays could be a playoff team)
Blue Jays (Oh Well)
AL Central
Twins (Just cannot pick against them)
White Sox* (Wild card Team)
Tigers (Stays in till September)
Royals (Jumps ahead of the Indians)
Indians ( Cleveland hits rock bottom as a Sports City)
AL West
A's (Why Not)
Rangers (Slips from last year)
Mariners (Begins its rise up, May Contend)
Angels (The Mighty has fallen)
National League
NL East
Braves (New Manager, Great results, Much Better)
Phillies (Note no asterisk, That means No Playoffs)
Marlins (Will Fade in 2nd half of season
Nationals (Some Hope in Washington)
Mets (100 losses and contends with Indians, and Pirates as worst team in baseball)
NL Central
Brewers (Good Pitching and good bats)
Reds* (Last year no fluke)
Cubs (Very weak bottom 4 in this division)
Cardinals (Injuries, age and stress of Albert Pujols drags team down)
Astro's (Not Much Hope)
Pirates (Hopeless)
NL West
Rockies (Finally gets over the Top)
Giants (They are good but not that good)
Dodgers (?)
D-Backs (?)
Padres (?)
Playoffs
AL
Red Sox over White sox
Twins over A's
ALCS
Twins over Red Sox (Twins don't have to face Yankees and get over the Top)
NL
Braves over Reds
Brewers over Rockies
NLCS
Braves over Brewers
World Series
Rematch of 1991--Same Result
Twins over Braves
