[J Dilla]

Well it's that time of year. My favorite sports team is getting ready to start another, likely, losing season. And I'll be watching just about every game! So discuss your teams, the league, and post predictions.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
New York Yankees - Will have another final weekend race with the Bosox, but like the Braves I can't really bet against the team that's won the division every year since 1998 (Last time a different team won the AL East it was my beloved Orioles)
Boston Red Sox - Have a great team and will certainly get the Wild Card since nobody in 2nd place has a remote chance of having a better record as they will.
Toronto Blue Jays - Won't improve as much as they think, but will have something to care about at the end of August/early September.
Baltimore Orioles - The season ends in April as we watch Markakis blossom into, hopefully, the AL's Rookie of the Year. But -- if Cabrera, Bedard, and Lopez fulfill their unbelievable potential this year... watch out.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Best season in team history and could truly finish 4th. O's and Rays will battle to not be last into the final weekend.

Central
Chicago White Sox - The best team in baseball. End of story.
Cleveland Indians - Still need one or two more impact players to really give themselves a run at the postseason again. But the foundation for a dynasty is there.
Minnesota Twins - Johan is Johan, and the rest of the team unfortunately isn't as good as they think.
Kansas City Royals - It's not as much as finish 4th as it will be them and the Tigers are the two worst teams in the AL.
Detroit Tigers - I'm surprised a market like Detroit hasn't been able to assemble a winner in years. Things aren't changing for awhile.

West
Oakland Athletics - Billy Beane is the best GM in baseball. They have the opportunity to make some huge trade deadline acquistions to help them too.
L.A. Angels - A final weekend sort of deal between them and the A's. A's win out thanks to pitching.
Texas Rangers - Offense will get them to .500. Won't get them any higher.
Seattle Mariners - 75-win ballclub here, I like King Felix. Besides that they don't have much, of course Ichiro will have like 200 hits again.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
Atlanta Braves - By default.
New York Mets - This is going to be a 4-team race in the final 2 weeks and the Mets will be in thick of it. Possible Wild Card winner, but I think that no team in the East will have enoguh wins to get it.
Philadelphia Phillies - Another team in the division race.
Washington Nationals - Again, another team in the division race.
Florida Marlins - How long until these guys move to Vegas?

Central
St. Louis Cardinals - STILL the best team in the NL.
Milwaukee Brewers - If they stay healthy this is the team to watch this season. Could win enoughfor a Wild Card. Depends how teams out West and in the East play against one another (If 2 teams in either division are superior by a large amount than one of them will win the WC). If not, Milwaukee will be playing in October.
Houston Astros - Sorry guys, pitching can only get you so far. Especially without Clemens.
Chicago Cubs - If only Wood and Prior were healthy, if only.
Pittsburgh Pirates - Not good, but not terrible anymore. I don't see any signs of possible improvement in the next few years though.
Cincinatti Reds - Arroyo is one more piece to the puzzle. If they go out and get 2 more starters and a bullpen we could have a team playing in October.

West
L.A. Dodgers - Not good, but their division really does suck.
Arizona Diamondbacks - Can compete with the Dodgers for awhile, but will eventually trail off since they don't have the benefit of a cool fall.
San Diego Padres - Will finish with same record as last seaosn.
San Francisco Giants - Barry Bonds is a twat.
Colorado Rockies - Need to move out of Denver and to a place closer to sea level. The ballpark really, really hurts them. For our people in Denver, are there any place close by where they can build a new ballpark and play closer to sea level?

World Series?

Cardinals will win over the White Sox or Red Sox... doesn't matter really who as I think the Cards finally win another World Series this year.

[Keldon]

I say it will be the White Sox vs Braves in the World Series. But Braves drop the ball again in six games to the Sox.


P.S. The Colorado Avalanche will swoop in and hit 5,000 home runs and take the world series in 4.....because they're the king of all sports

[Keldon]

White Sox for the win tonight!

[U-1]

fuck..I won't lie I'm a Tigers fan for life.. I will never betray my city and jump on other teams bandwagons

[J Dilla]

U-1, on Apr 9 2006, 03:01 PM, said:

fuck..I won't lie I'm a Tigers fan for life.. I will never betray my city and jump on other teams bandwagons

Chris Shelton is a MONSTER. At least during the first week of the season.

Also, everyone, I totally called Milwaukee. Remember that in October.

[U-1]

wtf the Tigers are kicking ass... in the regular season whatever..they will do just like the Red Wings..and Pistons and suck in the playoffs.

[U-1]

U-1, on Apr 9 2006, 02:01 PM, said:

fuck..I won't lie I'm a Tigers fan for life.. I will never betray my city and jump on other teams bandwagons

and I stand correected.. they let alot of games slip outta hand.. they just don't wanna win it.. oh well maybe next year or never.

[J Dilla]

Anybody not expecting a Subway Series is just too optimistic.

[U-1]

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[U-1]

FUXCKKKKK x 2.. can these guys win a game.

[J Dilla]

U-1, on Oct 7 2006, 06:34 AM, said:

FUXCKKKKK x 2.. can these guys win a game.

They... uhhh... did.

[Belial]

Woot Tigers!

[U-1]

well fuck me.. they actually did it...

[Silver Cyclone]

The Tigers and A's in the ALCS? Well fuck me.

(This is Darkon, too lazy to log Emslie out)

[J Dilla]

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHA

I'm still laughing at the Yankees.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[U-1]

Tigers don't want shit.. I hope they lose.

[Belial]

I love Kenny Rogers.

[U-1]

Blighted Belial, on Oct 22 2006, 10:07 PM, said:

I love Kenny Rogers.

yeah I like Rogers..but fucking Verlander.. dammit they shoula won both games in the Motor city.. 3 on the road.. come on guys...win this.. thats all i want is another championship before I die.

[J Dilla]

Tigers will win at least 1 in St. Louis. It'l go 6 or 7 games, but I fully expect the Tigers to walk out champions. It won't be pretty and they won't necessarily outplay the Cards, but Leyland will do what is needed to win enough games.

[Belial]

Kaðall Oakenhorse, on Oct 23 2006, 08:19 AM, said:

It won't be pretty and they won't necessarily outplay the Cards, but Leyland will do what is needed to win enough games.

Detroit teams don't play pretty, we never have and we never will. It ain't our style. Take a drive through this town and you'll quickly understand why.

But yes, Tigers will win it, and they'll do it at home.