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1962 through 2012 (17-July): 145.
Most against opponent: 17, Cubs.
Most by batter: 6 -- Piazza; 5 -- Beltran, Johnson, McReynolds, Milner, Ventura.
@Shea -- 71.
@Citi -- 7.
@Polo -- 6.
Most away -- 10 @Wrigley.
By pitcher -- 2, Willey 1963 & Hamilton 1967.
Walk-off -- 5, Harkness 1963, Hickman 1963, Jorgensen 1980, Teufel 1986, McReynolds 1991.
Extra innings -- 5, Harkness, Jorgensen, Teufel, Hundley 1995, Agbayani 2000.
Postseason -- 1, Alfonzo, 1999 NLDS Game 1.
Postseason extra-inning walk-off that never was -- Ventura, 1999 NLCS. Doofus!
1962 through 2012 (17-July): 145.
Most against opponent: 17, Cubs.
Most by batter: 6 -- Piazza; 5 -- Beltran, Johnson, McReynolds, Milner, Ventura.
@Shea -- 71.
@Citi -- 7.
@Polo -- 6.
Most away -- 10 @Wrigley.
By pitcher -- 2, Willey 1963 & Hamilton 1967.
Walk-off -- 5, Harkness 1963, Hickman 1963, Jorgensen 1980, Teufel 1986, McReynolds 1991.
Extra innings -- 5, Harkness, Jorgensen, Teufel, Hundley 1995, Agbayani 2000.
Postseason -- 1, Alfonzo, 1999 NLDS Game 1.
Postseason extra-inning walk-off that never was -- Ventura, 1999 NLCS. Doofus!
What are your 2013 MLB Predictions?
Braves 201
We are just weeks away from spring training. Most of the players have signed, and except for Upton heading to Atlanta, most teams know their roster for the upcoming season. I would love to hear everyone's predictions on the upcoming season. Feel free to include playoff predictions as well.
AL East
1. Baltimore O's
2. New York Yankees 3 GB
3. Toronto Blue Jays 4 GB
4. Boston Red Sox 6 GB
5. Tampa Bay Rays 9 GB
The AL East is slowly but surely losing its place as the best division in baseball. The Yankees are getting old, the Red Sox have no team chemistry, and the Rays have no fan support. The Orioles could very well dominate this division in baseball for the next few years to come
AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Kansas City Royals 2 GB (Wild Card #2)
3. Detroit Tigers 5 GB
4. Minnesota Twins 5 GB
5. Cleveland Indians 10 GB
There's always a couple teams each year that come out of nowhere. This year, I think it will be the Royals. This division is gonna come right down to the last month, and in the end I think the White Sox will win it, and one Chicago baseball team will finally get in the playoffs. The Royals have a very bright future ahead, and they will be headed to their first playoff game in a while. For Detroit, they will come up just short of the playoffs after playing in the world series the previous year.
AL West
1. Texas Rangers
2. Los Angeles Angels 1 GB (Wild Card #1)
3. Oakland Athletics 7 GB
4. Seattle Mariners 13 GB
5. Houston Astros 34 GB
Texas will win the AL West. The Angels will live up to their expectations this year, and come up 1 Game short from winning this division, and host the wild card game. This division will go back and forth all season, and will come down to the final series in baseball. The Athletics 2012 dream season was just a fluke, The mariners won't play too good, but it looks like they have a bright future ahead. The astros, well they are the astros.
NL East
1. Atlanta Braves
2. Philadelphia Phillies 2 GB (Wild Card #2)
3. Washington Nationals 6 GB
4. New York Mets 24 GB
5. Miami Marlins 26 GB
The NL East is going to be the most dominant division, if it isn't already. I have the Braves barely scooting this one by now that they got Justin Upton. With both brother on the team, that will make the chemistry outstanding. No, i'm not saying that because they're my team either. The Phillies season last year was just a fluke. They are a very good baseball team, but are getting old. They have a few more years to compete, unless they get some young talent. The Nationals will be one of those teams that doesn't live up to their 2013 expectations, and the Marlins and Mets will battle for the bottom two spots of the division. This will be a 3 team race before the Nationals fall off in September.
NL Central
1. Cincinatti Reds
2. Pittsburgh Pirates 2 GB (Wild Card #1)
3. St. Louis Cardinals 4 GB
4. Milwaukee Brewers 5 GB
5. Chicago Cubs 24 GB
Nothing like a 4 team race. That's exactly what the NL Central will be. Pittsburgh will finally get to the playoffs, and they get to face their in state rival at their home ballpark. Brewers will have a strong season, but come up short.
NL West
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. San Francisco Giants 6 GB
3. LA Dodgers 8 GB
4. Colorado Rockies 18 GB
5. San Diego Padres 24 GB
The Diamondbacks are a lot better than people think. Kirk Gibson is an outstanding manager, and I have always loved him. San Francisco is a great team with outstanding pitching, but their pitchers will struggle. This season will only be a fluke for them. Even though the season will be a fluke, they will still fall up only 6 games short.
Playoffs
AL Wild Card Game
Angels defeat Royals 6-4
ALDS
Angels over White Sox 3-2
Orioles over Rangers 3-2
NL Wildcard Game
Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 5-4 on a walkoff home run
NLDS
Braves over Pittsburgh 3-1
D-Backs over Reds 3-2
ALCS
Angels over Orioles 4-2
NLCS
This just sounds too good to be true. Justin Upton gets traded to the Braves from the D-Backs, and Martin Prado, Chris Johnson, and Justin Upton all get to face their former team with a spot in the World Series on the line.
Braves over D-Backs 4-3
World Series
In an intense world series, the Braves will win it all. Atlanta will finally not choke in the playoffs, and win the world series in 7 games in front of the home crowd. Not trying to sound biased, but I gotta support my team! :)
Can't wait to hear everyone else's opinions!
Answer
AL West
1. Angels
2. Rangers WC
3. A's
4. Mariners
5. Astros
Athletics were a fluke in 2012, they had too many comebacks and walk offs to reasonably repeat. Rangers aren't as good as they were the past 3 seasons, but I think they will be just good enough to get a playoff spot. I also think they will sign Bourn. Angels are just too good. Hamilton, Pujols, Trout, and Trumbo in one lineup is just filthy.
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. White Sox
3. Royals
4. Indians
5. Twins
Not much to say here. Tigers by far superior. White Sox will hover around .500. Royals are a year or two away from being good.
AL East.
1. Rays
2. Jays (Wild Card)
3. Yankees
4. Orioles
5. Red Sox
Rays have too much pitching to not be the favorites in my eyes. Shields will not be missed. Longoria will be back in full force and be a finalist for the MVP. Jays added a ton of talent, I think they were the pieces they really needed to contend. Cabrera and Reyes getting on base for Bautista, Encarnacion, and Lawrie. Yankees are aging, they need to remodel the team badly. Orioles will fall back to earth, their run differential indicated they were not as good of a team as their record indicated. Red Sox are probably the worst team, they have way too many question marks.
NL West.
1. Giants
2. Dodgers Wild Card
3. Dbacks
4. Padres
5. Rockies
Giants are the class of the division. Expect a bounce back year from Lincecum, and the offense to be just enough to win. Belt could breakout and be a star. Dodgers have a ton of talent, if they can have a healthy Kemp and Crawford they might actually be better than the Giants. Tons of pitching depth, they have 7 or 8 major league quality starters. Dbacks are not a good team. At least for now Upton is gone, Prado is a good player be he isn't the impact guy Upton is. Padres and Rockies are well below the other 3.
NL Central
1. Reds
2. Cardinals
3. Pirates
4. Brewers
5. Cubs
Reds are the class of the division, adding Choo makes them slightly better. Cardinals will contend for a playoff spot, but who knows what you can expect from Carpenter, Beltran and Furcal with their age. Pirates will probably finish at or near .500. Brewers aren't contenders in my eyes with the Hart injury and Greinke not being there. Cubs are by far the worst. They don't have the pieces to contend at this point.
NL East
1. Nationals
2. Braves (Wild Card)
3. Phillies
4. Mets
5. Marlins
Nationals are just too good, they have no holes. Braves aren't as improved as people like to think. The Uptons have the potential to be 6 win players each every year, yet they haven't lived up to it. Losing Bourn, Chipper, Prado, and Hanson hurts and might outweigh the Uptons. Phillies are just getting old, its time for them to rebuild. Mets without Dickey don't stand a chance in my eyes, and the Marlins are on par with the Astros now.
Wild Card Games
Blue Jays beat the Rangers. Darvish crumbles against the power of the Jays.
Dodgers beat the Braves. Kershaw shuts them out.
ALDS
Angels over Jays in 4
Tigers over Rays in 5. Verlander has to win 2.
NLDS
Nationals over Dodgers in 5
Giants over Reds in 4
ALCS
Angels over Tigers in 6.
NLCS
Nationals over Giants in 5
World Series
Nationals over Tigers in 6. Jayson Werth steps up and wins series MVP.
AL West
1. Angels
2. Rangers WC
3. A's
4. Mariners
5. Astros
Athletics were a fluke in 2012, they had too many comebacks and walk offs to reasonably repeat. Rangers aren't as good as they were the past 3 seasons, but I think they will be just good enough to get a playoff spot. I also think they will sign Bourn. Angels are just too good. Hamilton, Pujols, Trout, and Trumbo in one lineup is just filthy.
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. White Sox
3. Royals
4. Indians
5. Twins
Not much to say here. Tigers by far superior. White Sox will hover around .500. Royals are a year or two away from being good.
AL East.
1. Rays
2. Jays (Wild Card)
3. Yankees
4. Orioles
5. Red Sox
Rays have too much pitching to not be the favorites in my eyes. Shields will not be missed. Longoria will be back in full force and be a finalist for the MVP. Jays added a ton of talent, I think they were the pieces they really needed to contend. Cabrera and Reyes getting on base for Bautista, Encarnacion, and Lawrie. Yankees are aging, they need to remodel the team badly. Orioles will fall back to earth, their run differential indicated they were not as good of a team as their record indicated. Red Sox are probably the worst team, they have way too many question marks.
NL West.
1. Giants
2. Dodgers Wild Card
3. Dbacks
4. Padres
5. Rockies
Giants are the class of the division. Expect a bounce back year from Lincecum, and the offense to be just enough to win. Belt could breakout and be a star. Dodgers have a ton of talent, if they can have a healthy Kemp and Crawford they might actually be better than the Giants. Tons of pitching depth, they have 7 or 8 major league quality starters. Dbacks are not a good team. At least for now Upton is gone, Prado is a good player be he isn't the impact guy Upton is. Padres and Rockies are well below the other 3.
NL Central
1. Reds
2. Cardinals
3. Pirates
4. Brewers
5. Cubs
Reds are the class of the division, adding Choo makes them slightly better. Cardinals will contend for a playoff spot, but who knows what you can expect from Carpenter, Beltran and Furcal with their age. Pirates will probably finish at or near .500. Brewers aren't contenders in my eyes with the Hart injury and Greinke not being there. Cubs are by far the worst. They don't have the pieces to contend at this point.
NL East
1. Nationals
2. Braves (Wild Card)
3. Phillies
4. Mets
5. Marlins
Nationals are just too good, they have no holes. Braves aren't as improved as people like to think. The Uptons have the potential to be 6 win players each every year, yet they haven't lived up to it. Losing Bourn, Chipper, Prado, and Hanson hurts and might outweigh the Uptons. Phillies are just getting old, its time for them to rebuild. Mets without Dickey don't stand a chance in my eyes, and the Marlins are on par with the Astros now.
Wild Card Games
Blue Jays beat the Rangers. Darvish crumbles against the power of the Jays.
Dodgers beat the Braves. Kershaw shuts them out.
ALDS
Angels over Jays in 4
Tigers over Rays in 5. Verlander has to win 2.
NLDS
Nationals over Dodgers in 5
Giants over Reds in 4
ALCS
Angels over Tigers in 6.
NLCS
Nationals over Giants in 5
World Series
Nationals over Tigers in 6. Jayson Werth steps up and wins series MVP.
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