All B.B. teams are not created equal

[Value Buy]

Pick your divisional championship teams now, and we will see who is right in October.

Then pick your eventual champs who will be in the World Series,
All picks must be made by Friday, noon, to be in the game.

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AL East: Red Sox NL East: Phillies
AL West: Rangers NL West: Giants
AL Central: Twins NL Central: Reds
Wild Card: White Sox Wild Card: Braves

World Series: Red Sox over Braves.

Yes, you read that correctly, I'm saying the Yankees won't make it to the post season.
I hope my prediction for the World Series is wrong too.

GO O'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Value Buy]

AL East: Red Sox NL East: Phillies
AL West: Angels NL West: Dodgers
AL Central: White Sox NL Central: St Louis
Wild Card: Yankees Wild Card: Cubs

World Series: White Sox over Phillies.

Cinncinati, I believe will not make it this year.

[spydah]

I don't get into baseball until July, can I make my picks then?

[Value Buy]

Mar 31, 2011 19:22:09 GMT -5 spydah said:

I don't get into baseball until July, can I make my picks then?

No. We could always start a new one on July 1st, so we could get it correct.
Right now, Adam Dunn just hit his first home run as a White Sox.
Sox up 4 zip in Cleveland.
Cubbies just fell behind Pittsburgh, 4 to 2

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Well, it's been a month. This is how I'm doing:

AL East: My prediction, Boston, current standing: last place.
AL West: My prediction Texas, current standing: tied for 1st place.
AL Central: My prediction Twins, current standing: tied for last place.

NL East: My prediction, Philadelphia, current standing: 1st place.
NL West: My prediction, San Fransisco, current standing: tied for 2nd place.
NL Central: My prediction, Cincinnati, current standing : 2nd place.

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Two months in:

AL East: Boston, 2nd place (only a couple percentage points away from first).
AL West: Texas, 1st place.
AL Central: Twins, last place.

NL East: Philadelphia, 1st place.
NL West: San Fransisco, 1st place.
NL Central: Cincinnati, 3rd place.

Not too bad so far.

[nalto]

The M's are making a serious push in the West...didn't think I'd be saying that this season!

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All Star Break:

AL East: Boston 1st place.
AL West: Texas 1st place.
AL Central: Twins 4th place (6.5 games back, they are not out of it yet).

NL East: Philadelphia 1st place.
NL West: San Fransisco 1st place.
NL Central: Cincinnati 4th place (4 games back).

[robbase]

go brooklyn dodgers

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LOL! ;D

[Cookies Galore]

Jul 21, 2011 12:25:08 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

World Series: White Sox over Phillies.

I like the way you think value-buy!

I don't!

[Value Buy]

White sox knocked out of the race by the evil Yankees, then, Sox go to Minnesota and sweep the Twins who have killed them for four years. Go Figure.

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Hi Value Buy and everyone else I am a refugee from the Lifestyle board and a fan of those " evil Yankees, Not sure if I should start a new thread but this is a BB one. as everyone knows Jeet ( dereck Jeter got 3,000 hits this year and Mo ( Rivera) is closing in on 600 saves and right after that the record ( 602). This would be a raity for twoplayers on one team same season, assuming Mo does it this year. That is the brag, now the question, which one impresses you more and why For me, no doubt the saves , b/c not only have only two guys ever done that , but a save always means something. Closers are the only players who perform under presure every time ou.

[Value Buy]

Aug 29, 2011 21:06:14 GMT -5 @sfm22fmmmdd said:

Hi Value Buy and everyone else I am a refugee from the Lifestyle board and a fan of those " evil Yankees, Not sure if I should start a new thread but this is a BB one. as everyone knows Jeet ( dereck Jeter got 3,000 hits this year and Mo ( Rivera) is closing in on 600 saves and right after that the record ( 602). This would be a raity for twoplayers on one team same season, assuming Mo does it this year. That is the brag, now the question, which one impresses you more and why For me, no doubt the saves , b/c not only have only two guys ever done that , but a save always means something. Closers are the only players who perform under presure every time ou.

The 'SAVES" stat is impressive, but I remember when a "save" meant the relief pitcher came in with the tieing or winning run on base. Now, those were saves.

[Value Buy]

Mar 31, 2011 16:27:46 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

AL East: Red Sox NL East: Phillies
AL West: Angels NL West: Dodgers
AL Central: White Sox NL Central: St Louis
Wild Card: Yankees Wild Card: Cubs

World Series: White Sox over Phillies.

Cinncinati, I believe will not make it this year.

Detroit 9 games up over WS
Yanks 2 1/2 games up over Boston
Rangers three over LA

Milwaukee blew out ST Louis (6 1/2)
Phillies tied with Atlanta
Arizona 6 1/2 over San Fran

So much for my predictions, but Phillies and Yanks still in it.

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My Tigers are on a 9 game winning streak and 9.5 games ahead of the White Sox! Go Tigers!

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My team is trying to avoid a 100 loss season so I'm going to say go Tigers and Rangers!

[Cookies Galore]

Sept 8, 2011 17:57:02 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Mar 31, 2011 16:27:46 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

AL East: Red Sox NL East: Phillies
AL West: Angels NL West: Dodgers
AL Central: White Sox NL Central: St Louis
Wild Card: Yankees Wild Card: Cubs

World Series: White Sox over Phillies.

Cinncinati, I believe will not make it this year.

Detroit 9 games up over WS
Yanks 2 1/2 games up over Boston
Rangers three over LA

Milwaukee blew out ST Louis (6 1/2)
Phillies tied with Atlanta
Arizona 6 1/2 over San Fran

So much for my predictions, but Phillies and Yanks still in it.

In what universe are the Phillies tied with Atlanta?

[Value Buy]

Sept 12, 2011 20:30:45 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Sept 8, 2011 17:57:02 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Detroit 9 games up over WS
Yanks 2 1/2 games up over Boston
Rangers three over LA

Milwaukee blew out ST Louis (6 1/2)
Phillies tied with Atlanta
Arizona 6 1/2 over San Fran

So much for my predictions, but Phillies and Yanks still in it.

In what universe are the Phillies tied with Atlanta?

Yeh, kind of blew that one didn't I.......
well the Phillies are way up!
Detroit last night showed the White Sox just how done they are.

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That is how we roll in the D!!! ;D

Tigers all the way!

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WE ARE DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!! Tigers all the way.

[Cookies Galore]

Sept 17, 2011 11:35:38 GMT -5 @angel33 said:

WE ARE DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!! Tigers all the way.

Look at the two of us sitting pretty atop our divisions! Just got home from the Phillies game and it was awesome! I fully remember the dark days of Phillies fandom, so five straight division wins are not taken for granted!

Good luck, Tigers!

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Thanks Meghan. Goose was just saying "who do you want the Tigers to play against in the World Series.?" I of course said The Phillies without a moment hesitation! That would be an awesome series!

[Cookies Galore]

Sept 18, 2011 9:58:54 GMT -5 @angel33 said:

Thanks Meghan. Goose was just saying "who do you want the Tigers to play against in the World Series.?" I of course said The Phillies without a moment hesitation! That would be an awesome series!

It would be the best, I'm rooting for the same series!

[Deleted]

Okay, let's see how I did.

AL East: Yankees. I was way wrong on that one as I predicted they wouldn't even be the wild card.
AL West: Texas Rangers.
AL Central: Detroit. I predicted the Twins who ended up in last place. LOL.
AL Wild Card: Tampa Bay. I predicted the White Sox.

NL East: Phillies. I predicted the Phillies.
NL West: Arizona. I predicted San Fransisco Giants.
NL Central: Milwaulkee. I predicted the Reds.
NL Wild Card: St.Louis. I predicted the Braves (dang, they collapsed!).

I predicted that Boston would win the World Series. HA! My predictions were terrible. It's a good thing I didn't bet any money on this.
* Even though this was a painful season for my team, they played with heart this September. It was highly enjoyable watching the Red Sox collapse. Go O's!!!

[Value Buy]

Sept 29, 2011 10:41:36 GMT -5 @familycfo said:

Okay, let's see how I did.

AL East: Yankees. I was way wrong on that one as I predicted they wouldn't even be the wild card.
AL West: Texas Rangers.
AL Central: Detroit. I predicted the Twins who ended up in last place. LOL.
AL Wild Card: Tampa Bay. I predicted the White Sox.

NL East: Phillies. I predicted the Phillies.
NL West: Arizona. I predicted San Fransisco Giants.
NL Central: Milwaulkee. I predicted the Reds.
NL Wild Card: St.Louis. I predicted the Braves (dang, they collapsed!).

I predicted that Boston would win the World Series. HA! My predictions were terrible. It's a good thing I didn't bet any money on this.
* Even though this was a painful season for my team, they played with heart this September. It was highly enjoyable watching the Red Sox collapse. Go O's!!!

My picks were attrocious
AL East: Red Sox NL East: Phillies
AL West: Angels NL West: Dodgers
AL Central: White Sox NL Central: St Louis
Wild Card: Yankees Wild Card: Cubs

World Series: White Sox over Phillies.

The White Sox, who should have won their division actually managed to match the Chicago Cubs futility total of games under five hundred.
How Boston could blow it, is beyond me......
Atlanta permitted St Louis to sneak in

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Why should the White Sox have been the team to win the Central? The Indians and the Twins have won the division far more often than the W. Sox have....so it does confuse me on why you would pick the W. Sox to win the Division over the other teams.

[Value Buy]

Sept 29, 2011 20:44:09 GMT -5 @angel33 said:

Why should the White Sox have been the team to win the Central? The Indians and the Twins have won the division far more often than the W. Sox have....so it does confuse me on why you would pick the W. Sox to win the Division over the other teams.

As a devout White Sox fan since 1959 (I was in grade school)
it is my fate to always hate the Twinkies, much like Chicago football fans can never accept the Vikings as equals. It is in our blood.
Cleveland?
Two words.
"Major League" can never accept our fate against them
If you remember, many pundits really felt the Sox had the best pitching staff in the majors this year. They were wrong.

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Go Tigers!