found a whole lot of baseball though.
For the record
I picked Ottawa to win the Cup before the season started
so I guess I'll stick with that.
As far as baseball is concerned
here's why you'll be laughing at me come October:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL EAST - New York Mets
Hitting is too good and they've got money to fill in the rotation if El Duque’s too old and/or Mike Pelfrey & Joe Maine are too young or ineffective
NL CENTRAL-Milwaukee Brewers
They finished at the bottom of the league
in hitting,fielding and pitching last year
They will win sooner or later with all that talent
NL WEST-Los Angeles Dodgers
Addition of Jason Schmidt & healthy Randy Wolf
young players all over the place and still coming
however several old guys need to stay healthy
solid rotation and bullpen
NL WILD CARD- Atlanta Braves
The return to form of Tim Hudson is a key
Bullpen most improved in the League
Young hitters keep getting better
Andruw Jones a big season in walk year
NL NOTES
Phillies bullpen will do in a pretty good team
Nationals will be baseball’s worst
Cardinals will fall a long way from championship
Rockies & D’backs coming on.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL EAST - Boston Red Sox
Best rotation in the league
Enough hitting to get by
No worries with Papelbon closing once more
AL CENTRAL-Cleveland Indians
MVP candidates in Travis Hafner & Grady Sizemore
Emerging stars in Josh Barfield & Andy Marte
Good young starters - Veteran bullpen
AL WEST- L.A. Angels of Anaheim
They’ve got VLAD
Top end starters especially if Bartolo Colon returns strong
Up and coming hitters in Kotchman & Kendrick
Smart manager in Mike Scioscia
AL WILD CARD - New York Yankees
This team will score plenty
excellent bullpen
Got to believe they’ll paper over starting rotation
if they can somehow find the money
AL NOTES
Don’t discount Twins, Blue Jays, White Sox
and especially Oakland, always more than it seems
