post your BOLD predictions for the 2009 mlb season

[charlie and algernon]

Ryan Howard pushes north of 60 HR and makes a serious run at Bonds' HR season record.

The Brewers are this years Rays.

The Yankees have a firesale after missing another playoffs.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Year of the Mets.

[Rambis]

2. Cubs win after 101 years

:smoke:

[dana_b]

50. Amen!! n/t

[Catshrink]

61. WooHoo!!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Orioles win the World Series.

Go ahead. Laugh. It won't change the fact that I was the first one to say it and all the rest of y'all are bandwagoners.

[TZ]

19. Uhh take a look at the Odds for teams to win the WS

Team Odds
---------------------------------------
New York Yankees 3-1
Chicago Cubs 11-2
Boston Red Sox 7-1
Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1
Philadelphia Phillies 17-2
New York Mets 10-1
Tampa Bay Rays 11-1
Los Angeles Angels 13-1
Arizona Diamondbacks 14-1
St. Louis Cardinals 18-1
Minnesota Twins 20-1
Cleveland Indians 22-1
Chicago White Sox 25-1
Detroit Tigers 26-1
Milwaukee Brewers 30-1
Oakland Athletics 35-1
Atlanta Braves 35-1
Colorado Rockies 38-1
Florida Marlins 40-1
Houston Astros 40-1
San Francisco Giants 50-1
Toronto Blue Jays 60-1
Texas Rangers 70-1
Cincinnati Reds 80-1
Baltimore Orioles 100-1
Seattle Mariners 100-1
San Diego Padres 100-1
Washington Nationals 100-1
Kansas City Royals 100-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 150-1


Washington Nationals 100-1..BALTIMORE ORIOLES 100-1...Nuff said...:rofl:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. Yeah, the Orioles in the World Series would be about as likely as....

...the Rays in the World Series, or the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl. :P

[TZ]

22. Yeah but those teams..

actually have talent...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

29. Excuse me, I'll have you know that Luke Scott....

...was well-known as the Pride of DeLeon Springs. What other team can boast that?

[TZ]

31. Whatever team plays near DeLeon Springs....

:shrug: :P

[Tommy_Carcetti]

39. Actually, the pride factor is due to the fact he once ate 24 do-it-yourself pancakes...

....on the griddle at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill pancake house in DeLeon Springs State Park.



True story. I'm not BSing you.

[charlie and algernon]

24. marlins are only 40-1 odds? sweet

[Bunny]

4. Pittsburgh Pirates.

You can take that to the bank.




:eyes:

[Richardo]

6. ...will jettison any potential talent by the July trade deadline.

[Richardo]

12. I resent your implication that Paul Krugman plays for the Pirates

:grr:

[Bunny]

17. .

:spray: :rofl:


On the other hand, maybe if Krugman would suit up the Pirates might actually win a few. What do they have to lose? :shrug:

[Richardo]

18. 95 games?

Maybe he could pare it back to 92 games. :hi: :pals:

[PRETZEL]

63. Opening Day,

come from behind win.

1-0.:woohoo:

[Richardo]

68. Woo!

............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

PIT (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 11 3

STL (0-1) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1

:woohoo:

[GOPisEvil]

73. You are both invited to kiss my ass.

:D

[Richardo]

75. !

:hi:

We take it where we can get it, pal. I hope the Bucs can own the Astros again this year like they did in '08.

[EastTennesseeDem]

79. The Bucs obviously know how to play the Cardinals

Be losing in the ninth inning. You are going to get a guaranteed win.

[MrCoffee]

5. The Houston Astros win the NL Central, then implode spectacularly in the NLDS

Count on it.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. What is Are you Nuts for 200, Alex?

[MrCoffee]

9. Not nuts, just BOLD

BRAZEN, almost.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. One would say, almost, that is, reckless.

[LynneSin]

13. I'll take "Midlo's Mangled English" for $600 please Alex

:eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

16. I'll take "What does this post say?' for $1000 please, Alex.

[LynneSin]

23. Alex, let me have "LynneSin's DTM list" for $800

:D

[EastTennesseeDem]

7. Here it is in bold

Cardinals over Rays in seven

[LynneSin]

11. Cincinnati Reds will be in competition for the playoffs thru Flag Day on June 14th...

...when they will be statistically eliminated from the playoffs.

[tekisui]

14. Braves are back.

[ulysses]

52. they'll be better than last year.

That's a bold as I'm going to be.

[flvegan]

15. Cubs go to the Series. Manny Ramirez hits 50 homeruns, but

is still an asshole.

Josh Hamilton takes every American League hitting title there is.

Yankees spend $210 million for 3rd place in the AL East...again.

Papelbon takes the AL Cy Young award home.

[jobycom]

21. It's gonna be a Texas World Series!!!

:rofl: Bold equals "Dream on, Dumbass!" right?

[LynneSin]

25. It could be if Texas manages to leave the country and form their own nation

:eyes:

[jobycom]

37. Nah, they'd still find a way to blow it.

They'd forget to book the stadium for the first three games, then the sprinklers would go off during game four, and games five through seven would be called when gunfights erupted amongst the yuppies who just got their concealed carry permits, so both teams would have to forfeit.

[charlie and algernon]

26. and Vicente Padilla will win the AL Cy Young

[jobycom]

38. You bet! He dropped his ERA a whole point last year

From 5.76 to 4.74. This year he'll plunge it to 2.99, win 28, and it's all candy after that! :rofl:

[azmouse]

27. The Dbacks will suck as badly in the regular season as

they did in Spring Training. I don't have much hope for my team... :(

[charlie and algernon]

28. then can you please trade Webb and Haren to the Marlins?

Might as well let them pitch for a winning team :P

[azmouse]

32. As if....

:silly:

[charlie and algernon]

34. this IS the bold prediction thread

what do you think? Ronny Paulino and Jeremy Hermida for Brandon Webb and Dan Haren?

[azmouse]

36. How about we give you Rauch for a bag of baseballs?

yeah... he's that worthless.

[Initech]

30. Angels win AL West, but implode immediately to the Red Sox

I'd like to think something different is going to happen this year, but it's been way too fucking predictable. Unless the Yankees win the AL East, then they could advance to the ALCS.

[flvegan]

33. Sounds about right.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

59. Sounds like the last couple of years.

:)

Sorry, though, for that. Gotta be brutal.

[abq e streeter]

35. Cubs get off to amazing start, continue to win, fans begin to believe "this is FINALLY the year

and are shocked, SHOCKED I tells ya, when it turns out it wasn't.

[dana_b]

53. you mean a repeat of last year? and the year before...

and the year.... sigh. No! you're wrong! This IS the year, damnit!! x(

;)

[abq e streeter]

55. could be, ya never know. team looks great on paper again, but...

it IS the Cubs....

[Heidi]

40. I predict I will continue to be uninterested in MLB. (nt)

[SoxFan]

41. Yankees closer to 4th than 1st

Aging lineup, thin bullpen, two starters who could end up on the DL, psychotic ownership. What could possibly go wrong?

Bonus prediction: Toronto outfielder Travis Snider wins the AL Rookie of the Year

[Tektonik]

42. the Rays and Sox disappoint and the AL Central is the premier divsion in baseball

The Sox badly need a hitter, and by the time they get one, they may end up out of the race already.

The Yankees wil win the division, but aren't about to actually amount to anything.

The Rays will be in the WC race, but I think the Twins or A's will end up winning that.

Anyhow, Dodgers v. the AL wild card team is gonna happen.

[Blue_Tires]

43. Selig resigns and the league actually starts to reform...

i know that's more of a dream than a prediction, but still...one can hope

[MissMillie]

44. my bold prediction

the yankees will once again not make the playoffs

Is that bold enough?

[Patiod]

45. Like your Ryan Howard prediction

But will our boy Pat Burrell come through for you, C&A?

[charlie and algernon]

54. he's not on my team, he's on the Rays

[Patiod]

82. Marlins, Devil Rays, you're all Florida sea creatures

:evilgrin:

[mvd]

46. Phillies repeat

They lost the first game last year, too.

[Oeditpus Rex]

47. Some 2,430 games will be played

Each will have a winner and a loser, and each will render some people happy and others unhappy.



Some players will perform beyond expectations. Others will perform below expectations. The majority will perform close to expectations.



Beyond that, there are far too many variables and possibilities in baseball to predict outcomes on Opening Day. And that's part of its charm.

[KamaAina]

48. The Broors cannot possibly be this year's Rays

they simply haven't sucked enough in the recent past.

To be "this year's Rays", someone would have to come out of literally nowhere (Royals, Pirates, etc.).

[Angleae]

49. The Mariners will suck.

Again.

[gblady]

76. M's win it all.....

(ducks for cover)

[rurallib]

51. MLB gets stimulus money for underpaid athletes.

[Initech]

56. Steinbrenner gets stimulus money when Yankee Stadium goes bankrupt...

On account of the fact that their fans cant afford to pay the ridiculous concession / ticket prices.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

57. Brooklyn Superbas to take it all!

:hide:

[sarcasmo]

58. Mets/ Red Sox with out Billy Buckner. ABTY

Anyone But the Yankees. This Tiger fan sees my team with a 4.50 and up ERA, brutal pitching staff.

[Critters2]

60. A group of Filipino businesspersons will make a bid to purchase

the Cubs, and re-name them "The Manila Folders". :)

[DeepBlueC]

62. The Blue Jays will suck

Actually less a bold prediction than a proven business plan. :grr:

[CatholicEdHead]

64. Twins win the AL Central, ALDS, ALCS, & World Series

[3.14158675309]

81. +1

[BeachBaby]

65. Phillies for the repeat!

[flvegan]

70. Currently neck and neck with the Nationals.

Quality .000 baseball there.

:rofl:

[mvd]

80. LOL - but they ended up much more than .000 last year after the .000 start

:hi:

[BeachBaby]

84. +1.....

"World Champions. WORLD! FUCKIN'! CHAMPIONS!!!!!!" -- Chase Utley

[BeachBaby]

83. What a surprise to see you here!

:spank:

Just remember, Vegan Boy.....this is exactly how the Phils started out LAST year. And we both know how last year turned out.

That. Is. All.

[TZ]

85. Surprised?

He spent the day trashing the Nationals yesterday..One can only hope his BoSox get clobbered today...:crazy:

[BeachBaby]

86. I was being facetious, ya goof.

I would actually be surprised if he DIDN'T have something to say about my Phils. I would begin to wonder if something horrible had happened to The Vegan One, if he didn't chime in with one of his "Well good luck with THAT, Joan Bon Jovi" rants. :P

[TZ]

88. Yeah I know.

But he literally posted something about the Nats in every baseball thread yesterday...:crazy:

[Bombero1956]

66. I predict

that I won't care one way or another what happened this season just as much then as I do now.

[Xipe Totec]

67. I predict, I will figure out what mlb means, sometime in 2009 n/t

[enigmatic]

69. CC Sabathia will be over 300 pounds before the season is over

Trust me, I know.

signed,

A Cleveland Indians fan for 38 years...

[BarenakedLady]

71. I WON'T CARE!!!

Was that bold enough (since I couldn't do bold in the subject)?

Do you hate me yet? The Stooges and now this???

:rofl:

[charlie and algernon]

87. aw man, you're skating on thin ice now

but then I'm a big BNL fan, so I guess I can let this one pass... :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

72. The Cardinals will blow 162 saves this year.

They're 1 for 1. x(

Fans will revolt and hang DeWitt and Mozeliak by their toes from the arch.

[RoyGBiv]

74. The Royals Win!

The Royals Win!

No, no, no ... not really. Just a left over from April 1.

Of course, they are tied for first in their division with a 0 - 0 record because the three teams that played LOST today ... badly.

[jrandom421]

77. The Mariners

Ken Griffey Jr bats over .300, hitting 30 HRs, batting in 96 Runs and plays 2 days out of 5 in Right Field.

Felix Hernandez wins AL Cy Young going 22-9 with 2.71 ERA

Mariners win AL West

[Chan790]

78. Here's some of mine.

*Someone will flirt with .400 BA for most of the season. (but fail to hit .400 for the year.)
*The Yankees will finish in 3rd in the AL East.
*An NL team will win the WS.
*That NL team will not be the Phillies, Mets, Cubs or Braves. (I'm wagering on the Dodgers truth-be-told.)
*Only 1 AL East team makes the playoffs. It won't be the Rays.
*A's OF Matt Holliday and Twins C Joe Mauer will be traded before the trading deadline after their teams are eliminated from contention.
*The Pirates will finish no worse than 4th in the NL Central.
*Jacoby Ellsbury steals 70 bases.
*Alex Rodriguez returns by the end of April...but still finishes the season with under 30HRs.

WS: Dodgers over Red Sox in 7. (I love my Red Sox but I think they lose after a hard run.)