Give predictions of divisions..

[3rdAnswer]

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<font color="blue">NL EAST
Philly
ATL
Florida
Montreal
New York

NL Central
Cubs
Astros*
Cardinals
Pitt
Milwaukee
Cincy

NL West
San Fran
LA Dodgers
Arizona
Colorado
San Diego

AL West
Anahiem
Seattle
Oakland
Texas

AL Central
Minnesota
Kansas City
Detroit
ChiSox
Cleveland

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees**
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Orioles</font>


<font color="blue"> That's for now. It'll defintely change on the day before the first game of the season. </font>

[SPTO]

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NYJets37 said:

And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.

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Well my reasoning is the demise factor + the projected toughness of the entire AL as a whole. It'll be hard for the Yanks to sustain a high level of play throughout the entire year. One bad stretch could put them in 3rd.

To be honest tho that's the kind of thing that will likely happen to the Jays. They've been bitten by the long losing streak and they're my pick for the Wild Card. We'll see what happens.

[SPTO]

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NYJets37 said:

And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.

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Well my reasoning is the demise factor + the projected toughness of the entire AL as a whole. It'll be hard for the Yanks to sustain a high level of play throughout the entire year. One bad stretch could put them in 3rd.

To be honest tho that's the kind of thing that will likely happen to the Jays. They've been bitten by the long losing streak and they're my pick for the Wild Card. We'll see what happens.

[SPTO]

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NYJets37 said:

And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.

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Well my reasoning is the demise factor + the projected toughness of the entire AL as a whole. It'll be hard for the Yanks to sustain a high level of play throughout the entire year. One bad stretch could put them in 3rd.

To be honest tho that's the kind of thing that will likely happen to the Jays. They've been bitten by the long losing streak and they're my pick for the Wild Card. We'll see what happens.

[mickj]

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And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.


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It's not so much the yankees declining as much as the rest of the AL East(minus tampa bay) getting better as a whole. Everyone's pitching staffs and hitting has vastly improved. Baltimore (getting J. Lopez, Raffy, Tejada and Ponson returning) and Tornto (getting Miguel Batista and Ted Lily as well as their phenomonal offense from last year) have the talent for a bid for the AL East title and both of them IMO will have better teams than the Yankees.

Maybe me putting them at fourth was a bith harsh (yeah, i admit to being a Yankee-*****), but I can't see them finishing any better than third this year.

[mickj]

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And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.


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It's not so much the yankees declining as much as the rest of the AL East(minus tampa bay) getting better as a whole. Everyone's pitching staffs and hitting has vastly improved. Baltimore (getting J. Lopez, Raffy, Tejada and Ponson returning) and Tornto (getting Miguel Batista and Ted Lily as well as their phenomonal offense from last year) have the talent for a bid for the AL East title and both of them IMO will have better teams than the Yankees.

Maybe me putting them at fourth was a bith harsh (yeah, i admit to being a Yankee-*****), but I can't see them finishing any better than third this year.

[mickj]

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And for the people picking the Yankees as 3rd or 4th in the East, come on. They certainly dropped off big time as a playoff team, but with Sheffield, vazquez, Brown, and Lofton, they are still a very talented baseball team. The Yankees demise might be coming, but it's a lot of wishful thinking that it's going to happen this year.


<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

It's not so much the yankees declining as much as the rest of the AL East(minus tampa bay) getting better as a whole. Everyone's pitching staffs and hitting has vastly improved. Baltimore (getting J. Lopez, Raffy, Tejada and Ponson returning) and Tornto (getting Miguel Batista and Ted Lily as well as their phenomonal offense from last year) have the talent for a bid for the AL East title and both of them IMO will have better teams than the Yankees.

Maybe me putting them at fourth was a bith harsh (yeah, i admit to being a Yankee-*****), but I can't see them finishing any better than third this year.

[Stoud]

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AL EAST:

1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Blue Jays
4. Orioles
5. Devil Rays

AL Central:

1. Royals
2. Twins
3. White Sox
4. Tigers
5. Indians

AL West:

1. Angels
2. Mariners
3. Athletics
4. Rangers

NL East:

1. Marlins
2. Phillies
3. Expos
4. Braves
5. Mets

(you read right)

NL Central:

1. Cubs
2. Astros
3. Cardinals
4. Pirates
5. Brewers
6. Reds

NL West:

1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Rockies
5. Diamondbacks

I'm not gonna presume the playoffs, they can always go either way. It's sad to say, but the M's will probably get beat out by the Angels this year. Well...it's sad for me to say...

[Stoud]

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AL EAST:

1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Blue Jays
4. Orioles
5. Devil Rays

AL Central:

1. Royals
2. Twins
3. White Sox
4. Tigers
5. Indians

AL West:

1. Angels
2. Mariners
3. Athletics
4. Rangers

NL East:

1. Marlins
2. Phillies
3. Expos
4. Braves
5. Mets

(you read right)

NL Central:

1. Cubs
2. Astros
3. Cardinals
4. Pirates
5. Brewers
6. Reds

NL West:

1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Rockies
5. Diamondbacks

I'm not gonna presume the playoffs, they can always go either way. It's sad to say, but the M's will probably get beat out by the Angels this year. Well...it's sad for me to say...

[Stoud]

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AL EAST:

1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Blue Jays
4. Orioles
5. Devil Rays

AL Central:

1. Royals
2. Twins
3. White Sox
4. Tigers
5. Indians

AL West:

1. Angels
2. Mariners
3. Athletics
4. Rangers

NL East:

1. Marlins
2. Phillies
3. Expos
4. Braves
5. Mets

(you read right)

NL Central:

1. Cubs
2. Astros
3. Cardinals
4. Pirates
5. Brewers
6. Reds

NL West:

1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Rockies
5. Diamondbacks

I'm not gonna presume the playoffs, they can always go either way. It's sad to say, but the M's will probably get beat out by the Angels this year. Well...it's sad for me to say...

[AI_Franchise03]

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cub said:
Franchise - You have the Astros finishing third in the division and winning the wild card?


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Yeah, I missed that. Houston is #2 in NL Central, while St. Louis finished 3rd.

[AI_Franchise03]

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cub said:
Franchise - You have the Astros finishing third in the division and winning the wild card?


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Yeah, I missed that. Houston is #2 in NL Central, while St. Louis finished 3rd.

[AI_Franchise03]

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cub said:
Franchise - You have the Astros finishing third in the division and winning the wild card?


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Yeah, I missed that. Houston is #2 in NL Central, while St. Louis finished 3rd.

[AI_Franchise03]

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I think everyone is underestimating the Devil Rays. It was well apperant last season that the Rays under Lou Pinella were much tougher. This wasn't the same team of the previous years where you pretty much expected to win against, and now entering their second year under Lou certainly won't hurt that.

[AI_Franchise03]

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I think everyone is underestimating the Devil Rays. It was well apperant last season that the Rays under Lou Pinella were much tougher. This wasn't the same team of the previous years where you pretty much expected to win against, and now entering their second year under Lou certainly won't hurt that.