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04/02/04

NL WEST PREDICTION

San Francisco - some nice acquisitions put the Giants over the top in this

parity filled division

San Diego - the balance of fine young hurlers and crafty veteran pitchers

will steady this once rocky ship

Los Angeles - solid pitching but an anemic lineup will result in middle-of-

the-pack status for LA

Arizona - could finish anywhere, but a contending team means avoiding

the injury bug which is unlikely on this "veteran" club

Colorado - last only because someone has to be. improved, but the poor

pitching means more home wins and road losses, as always

NL CENTRAL PREDICTION

Houston - great pitching, a veteran lineup, and a closer ready to shine

Chicago - even without Prior, the Cubs will contend and should win the

wild card at least

St. Louis - better than advertised, they might give Houston and Chicago a

run for their money

Pittsburgh - unlike Colorado, the Pirates are 4th only because someone

has to be. the best of the 3 worst Central teams

Cincinnati - lack of starting pitching, like last year, will doom this team

Milwaukee - a hodgepodge of mediocre talent with little hope to win

consistently

NL EAST PREDICTION

Philadelphia - overhyped, but still the most well rounded team

Atlanta - probably won't contend, but they won't fall too far either

New York - veteran pitching and young talent up the middle should make

the Mets exciting this year

Florida - lost too much from last year's wild card (and World Series) team

Montreal - too many shaky arms won't be able to carry the 'Spos through

the season's rough patches

03/31/04

AL WEST PREDICTION

Oakland - a very tough division, but the A's pitching should more than

make up for their shaky offense

Anaheim - loads of talent through free agency could mean a wild card

or better

Seattle - underrated every year but stuck in an ultracompetitive division

Texas - searching for pitching for the 93rd consecutive year

03/30/04

AL CENTRAL PREDICTION

Minnesota - too much experience coupled with young talent for this

weak division

Chicago - enough talent to contend but Guillen must make it work

Kansas City - these overachievers still only won 83 games last year and

should approach similar numbers this year

Detroit - veteran free agents make this team more competitive but still

years away from contention

Cleveland - few veterans coupled with youngsters not even projected to be

All-Stars might spell a last place finish

03/29/04

AL EAST PREDICTION

Boston - great starters, good closer, solid hitting = tough to beat

New York - unmatched talent but a lot of ?'s in the rotation

Toronto - emerging starts might be closer to New York than New York

is to Boston

Baltimore - hefty lineup but susceptible pitching up and down the rotation

Tampa Bay - steady lineup with a few future stars but the rotation of five

"who's that" guys will keep them in the cellar

tomorrow: AL Central

Blog archive 03/05/04 - 03/26/04