This is where you go out on a limb and no one joins you on that limb.... but when the 2013 season comes to a conclusion, you roll back here and say "I TOLD YOU SO!"
I'll get us started with some BOLD predictions....
Pedro Alvarez Leads the NL in HRs (40+)
Josh Beckett finishes inside the Top 5 in NL Cy Young votes
Zach Cozart Slugs 22+ HRs
Lorenzo Cain goes 25-25
Bobby Parnell finishes with a Sub-3 ERA and a +10 K/9
Anthony Rizzo Finishes 2nd in the NL in HRs (37-40)
Max Scherzer K's 250+
Brett Anderson Wins 17 with a 3.25 ERA and an 8.50 K/9
Matt Moore Finishes Top 3 AL Cy Young
Ryan Howard goes 35-105
Brett Lawrie goes 105-25-90-35-.300
.... and the Mets Win the NL EAST!!!!
lol, j/k on that last one.... but lets hear yours!
Last edited by Metropolitans on Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:23 pm, edited 2 times in total.
14Team-Keeper C Lucroy 1B Rizzo 2B Kinsler 3B Frazier SS Zobrist OF Trout OF Elsbury OF Crawford Ut Cain,Morales BN Profar,Puig,Carter,Young,Gattis SP Strasburg SP Scherzer RP Cishek RP Parnell P Veras P Albuqerque P Anderson BN Beckett,Cobb,Fernandez
Mike Trout pulls a hamstring rounding the bases after hitting a homer then breaks his ankle when he jumps on home plate (Hey, I can dream right)
Robinson Cano leads the AL with 130 RBI.
Brandon Moss, Chris Carter and Yoenis Cespedes finish in the top 6 for AL home runs.
Aramis Ramirez finally has a hot 1st half, but fades in the 2nd.
NL rookie of the year will go to: Yasiel Puig
Justin Smoak leads the Mariners in home runs.
The Red Sox and Yankees tie for last place.
The Houston Astros don't finish in last place.
Team Izzy C Mauer 1 E5 2 Cano 3 ARam S Rollins CI LaRoche MI Altuve O Melky, Pagan, Morse, Hunter, Ruggiano SP Lee, Fister, Estrada, McCarthy, Lohse RP Chapman, Jansen, Frieri, Fujikawa Bench 1 Hart S Cabrera O Eaton U Ortiz P Marcum P Miller P Fernandez
Love these lists. They never get old. * Soriano and Rizzo combine for 70+ HRs, but also just a .265 BA and Cubs lose 100 games...again * Ike Davis's AVG jumps 50pts and he ends up around .275 38HR 110RBI * Martin Prado hits .320 with 50 doubles and swipes 20 bags * Brandon Belt finally figures out big league pitching in route to .290avg and 25HRs * Brian Roberts breaks another hip and decides to officially hang up his spikes * Greg Holland eclipses 100Ks and leads the AL in Saves * Kendrys Morales hits .290 with 30HR and desperately begs (along with fantasy owners) for Seattle to trade him * Chase Utley returns to form, hits .285 and goes 25/20 * James McDonald wins 15 games and posts his first sub-4.00 ERA season * Wil Myers is promoted in early May and ends up leading the Rays in RBI * Bryce Harper hits .285 and just barely misses a 30/30 season...leads Washington to repeat as NL East Champions
Yasiel Puig goes 50-120-50-.340... with a floor of 30-90-30-.300
14Team-Keeper C Lucroy 1B Rizzo 2B Kinsler 3B Frazier SS Zobrist OF Trout OF Elsbury OF Crawford Ut Cain,Morales BN Profar,Puig,Carter,Young,Gattis SP Strasburg SP Scherzer RP Cishek RP Parnell P Veras P Albuqerque P Anderson BN Beckett,Cobb,Fernandez
I like these threads when the predictions are bold but at least POSSIBLE--that is to say, the prediction has a very slim chance of being realized, but there is reason enough to support the premise that it COULD happen. Predictions like that are not only fun, but actually useful, because every season crazy things do happen. Some of the predictions in this thread fit that criteria, while others, like that last one, don't. I find that prediction neither fun nor useful. May as well say that Stephen Strasburg is going to win 30 games with a 1.05 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, and 325 Ks. It's just not going to happen, in any universe.
On the contrary, I could see Strasburg winning 24 games, having a 2.15 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 275 Ks, and being the unanimous choice for NL Cy Young and NL MVP. Is it likely? Hell no. Is it possible? Yes.
A few others:
-Stanton hits 60 HR's -Matt Harvey is top 5 in NL Cy Young voting -Joey Votto hits 70 2B's but only 18 HRs -Salvador Perez goes .300, 25, 90, 90 and finishes top 10 in AL MVP voting -Jay Bruce finally takes the next step and realizes the full potential of his power by mashing 50 HR's
thatguy27 wrote:I like these threads when the predictions are bold but at least POSSIBLE--that is to say, the prediction has a very slim chance of being realized, but there is reason enough to support the premise that it COULD happen. Predictions like that are not only fun, but actually useful, because every season crazy things do happen. Some of the predictions in this thread fit that criteria, while others,like that last one, don't. I find that prediction neither fun nor useful.
really man??? take a friggin valium n chill the F out, its CLEARLY a JOKE! hence the .... holy shit bro, relax n take a joke!
my "REAL" predictions are listed above.... I only added the Yasiel Puig prediction bc I feel like the last week or so, I've heard some pretty outrageous things about the kid, Bo Jackson comparisons, "Trouts-Speed with Big-Hurts Power", etc etc.... So I JOKINGLY added to the hype train... RELAX!
14Team-Keeper C Lucroy 1B Rizzo 2B Kinsler 3B Frazier SS Zobrist OF Trout OF Elsbury OF Crawford Ut Cain,Morales BN Profar,Puig,Carter,Young,Gattis SP Strasburg SP Scherzer RP Cishek RP Parnell P Veras P Albuqerque P Anderson BN Beckett,Cobb,Fernandez
I'll add one more. With the Lohse signing I think the Milwaukee Brewers are a favorite for the playoffs.
Team Izzy C Mauer 1 E5 2 Cano 3 ARam S Rollins CI LaRoche MI Altuve O Melky, Pagan, Morse, Hunter, Ruggiano SP Lee, Fister, Estrada, McCarthy, Lohse RP Chapman, Jansen, Frieri, Fujikawa Bench 1 Hart S Cabrera O Eaton U Ortiz P Marcum P Miller P Fernandez
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