The Cubs took two out of three from the Dodgers this week, bringing their record to 22-25. They now trail the Reds by 5.0 games for first place in the NL Central and are 4.0 games behind the second place Cardinals. Derrek Lee continued his hot hitting going 7-9 in the series with the Dodgers. In the first game of [...]
Category Archives: Predictions
The Cubs First Baseman Of The Future
May 5, 2010 – 8:22 am
A few days ago, I wrote about first basemen the Cubs could potentially target once Derrek Lee’s contract expires at the end of this season. In a nutshell, I looked at potential free agents Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, and Adam Dunn. My conclusion? If Pujols is available, you spend what you have to spend to [...]
2010 Predictions: NL Central
April 5, 2010 – 5:58 am
Are the Cubs going to win the NL Central? Let’s start from the premise that anything is possible. With that said, let’s take a look at the NL Central. Chicago Cubs — In the interest of full disclosure, I need to say from the start that I am a Cubs fan and an optimist. Keep [...]
2010 Predictions: NL West
April 2, 2010 – 4:45 am
The NL West should be interesting in 2010. The Dodgers won the division last year, and the Rockies went to the playoffs as the NL Wildcard team. What will the division look like in 2010? Let’s take a look. Arizona Diamondbacks — Arizona is a team whose sum total is less that the total of [...]
2010 Predictions: NL East
March 31, 2010 – 7:09 am
Let’s take a look at the NL East. The Phillies have been the class of the division for the past two years. Will their dominance continue in 2010 or will the Braves, Mets, Marlins, or Nationals dethrone the Fightin’ Phils? Atlanta Braves — After the 2009 season, the Braves were talking like a team that [...]
2010 Predictions: AL West
March 29, 2010 – 5:41 am
Today, I’d like to focus on the AL West. This is a really interesting division with the Angels trying to rebound from losing three of their key players, the revamped Mariners, the young Oakland A’s, and a Texas Rangers team that could soar or crash. Los Angeles Angels — In 2009, the Angels won 97 [...]
2010 Predictions: AL Central
March 26, 2010 – 6:03 am
The AL Central is considered a division that is completely up for grabs. The Twins, Tigers, and White Sox are favored, but it wouldn’t take a lot for the Indians and Royals to find themselves in contention. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the AL Central. Chicago White Sox — For the [...]
2010 Predictions: AL East
March 24, 2010 – 5:51 am
Today I start my annual ritual of picking the winners and losers in each division in baseball. Some people like to call them predictions, others prognostications. In truth, it’s probably accurate to call the whole exercise a waste of time. Even so, here we go with the AL East.
