2008 Major League Baseball Prediction Thread

[Campbell17]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Pick your divisions, wins per team if you wish:

AL
East

Boston Red Sox 97 wins
New York Yankees 92 wins
Tampa Bay Rays 86 wins
Toronto Blue Jays 80 wins
Baltimore Orioles 58 wins

Central

Cleveland Indians 94 wins
Detroit Tigers 92 wins
Kansas City Royals 77 wins
Chicago White Sox 74 wins
Minnesota Twins 69 wins

West

Los Angeles Angels 88 wins
Texas Rangers 81 wins
Oakland Athletics 76 wins
Seattle Mariners 75 wins

NL
East

New York Mets 95 wins
Atlanta Braves 88 wins
Philadelphia Phillies 82 wins
Washington Nationals 75 wins
Florida Marlins 67 wins

Central

Chicago Cubs 90 wins
Milwaukee Brewers 84 wins
Cincinnati Reds 77 wins
St. Louis Cardinals 74 wins
Houston Astros 74 wins
Pittsburgh Pirates 74 wins

West
Los Angeles Dodgers 91 wins
Arizona Diamondbacks 87 wins
Colorado Rockies 85 wins
San Diego Padres 85 wins
San Francisco Giants 64 wins

I'll call the Tigers beating the Yankees in the play-in game.

NLCS
Dodgers over Cubs

ALCS
Indians over Red Sox

World Series
Dodgers over Indians

Joe Torre wont win the world series for them. And what? 82 wins for my Phils? Dude they got better and are the NL's best team. They brought in Lidge, Jenkins, and Feliz, and groomed Hamels to become an ace, not to mention pulled Myers out of the bullpen. 2 great pitchers. Go Phils!

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Campbell17

Joe Torre wont win the world series for them. And what? 82 wins for my Phils? Dude they got better and are the NL's best team. They brought in Lidge, Jenkins, and Feliz, and groomed Hamels to become an ace, not to mention pulled Myers out of the bullpen. 2 great pitchers. Go Phils!

This is what Baseball Prospectus has to say about the Phillies:

Philadelphia Phillies (80-82, 849 RS, 870 RA). Here’s what I can’t figure out: in what ways will the Phillies be better in 2008 than they were in 2007? Defense at third base, an extra month of good play at second, arguably at closer. That’s it. They’re likely to see offensive declines at most spots, and the rotation is a major problem, as is the bullpen in front of Brad Lidge. The idea that they’re the favorite in the division is addled, and the possibility of a significant dropoff is better than the possibility of a repeat title.

They are a little less optimistic than I am.