....and the only prescription is more Cowbell! If that video was made available by NBC it would so be on this blog. Instead you get my picks and insights for the upcoming season.For the Cardinals I expect an exciting, well played season of baseball. I like that we have a youth movement on our hands and I look forward to Wainwright, Rasmus and Ankiel establishing themselves as the next generation of Cardinals greats (clearly Wainwright is well on his way). But I think injuries will keep us well short of the playoffs. You can't take Carpenter and Mulder out of a rotation and expect a team to excel. Plus I feel Pujols elbow problem will land him on the DL at least once, if not off/on all season. Therefore my optimistic prediction for the Redbirds is a third place finish, although I will accept a fourth place standing as well. It will be fun, but not always a victory.
As for the rest of the league here are my playoff predictions:
NL
Philadelphia, Milwakee, Arizona and San Diego as my suprise wild card.
AL
Boston, Detroit, Seattle and Cleveland as my non-Yankee wild card.
World Series:
Detroit over Arizona.
The NL is hard to pick, but I really like the pitching staff of Arizona regardless of Randy Johnson. I think that team can put it together for a full season and grow as a team.
In the AL it was a tough choice between Detroit and Boston. Both teams look fantastic this season. But I put Detroit because I like their pitching more and because it would be great for the game. It was about 5 years ago Detroit lost almost 120 games. If they can turn it around and win there is hope for the Washingtons, Pittsburghs, Kansas Citys and Tampa Bays of the world. I want to see it happen.
Also, the Cubs will choke and it will be glorious. Play Ball!
2 comments:
I like most of your picks but I think they're just a little bit off. In the NL I'd go with New York, Milwakee, and San Diego with the wild card going to Houston. As for the AL I'll take Boston, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, and then I'm gonna go with New York for the wild card. (I'd like to say Detroit but I'm not sure they'll stand up) As for the Series I'm going to take the "Boomer Approach" and say San Francisco over Buffalo 17-10. No just kidding but I'll go with Milwakee over Los Angeles.
I actually have the Cards finishing ahead of Houston. I think the Angels are just a little too old to get the job done all year. I almost picked Milwakee to make the series, it was really tough for me to make and NL pick.
SF and Buffalo played each other in the regular season during their prime 1 time, and it was glorious. There were 0 punts, and I believe Buffalo won that game.
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