Game Over
Well, the 2007 baseball season is now completely over (although it was over for Oakland back in June if you know what I mean). What better time could there be to go over my pre-season predictions? Probably after all the awards are announced, but let's do this now anyways.
Let me just preface this with the fact that I'm on a red-hot prediction streak of 1 year. That's right, it was me who predicted that the Cardinals would win it all in 2006 back before that season even started. Was I as clairvoyant this year?
I did, in fact, have the Red Sox in the World Series! Except I them losing to the Dodgers in seven games. So that was so close, yet so, so far. I had the Rockies finishing last in the NL West.
I few things I predicted came to pass: Like Zito sucking it in SF, the Phillies in the post-season, and (big surprise) Bonds breaking the all-time home run mark. I had the standings in the AL East right (with New York as the wild card losing in the first round of the playoffs). I also successfully predicted the White Sox tanking, the Royals losing fewer than 100 games, and the poor Pittsburgh Pirates in last in the NL Central. I also predicted a Cy Young season for San Diego's Chris Young, which was a possibility for a while there.
But it isn't all sunshine for my ability to call it: I thought Randy Johnson was in for a big season. I also thought Jason Schmidt was gonna win 20 games. I somehow dared to believe Rich Harden would pitch a triumphant, full season. I predicted Clemens would play... with the division champion Astros. I prognosticated the Nationals losing over 100 games (they didn't even lose 90), Teixeira as an AL MVP candidate, and the A's and the Rangers battling it out for the crown in the AL West - with the Angels bombing.
So, congrats to Boston and our boy Bobby Kielty. Tune in next spring for Fearless Pete's MLB 2008 fool-proof predictions.
Let me just preface this with the fact that I'm on a red-hot prediction streak of 1 year. That's right, it was me who predicted that the Cardinals would win it all in 2006 back before that season even started. Was I as clairvoyant this year?
I did, in fact, have the Red Sox in the World Series! Except I them losing to the Dodgers in seven games. So that was so close, yet so, so far. I had the Rockies finishing last in the NL West.
I few things I predicted came to pass: Like Zito sucking it in SF, the Phillies in the post-season, and (big surprise) Bonds breaking the all-time home run mark. I had the standings in the AL East right (with New York as the wild card losing in the first round of the playoffs). I also successfully predicted the White Sox tanking, the Royals losing fewer than 100 games, and the poor Pittsburgh Pirates in last in the NL Central. I also predicted a Cy Young season for San Diego's Chris Young, which was a possibility for a while there.
But it isn't all sunshine for my ability to call it: I thought Randy Johnson was in for a big season. I also thought Jason Schmidt was gonna win 20 games. I somehow dared to believe Rich Harden would pitch a triumphant, full season. I predicted Clemens would play... with the division champion Astros. I prognosticated the Nationals losing over 100 games (they didn't even lose 90), Teixeira as an AL MVP candidate, and the A's and the Rangers battling it out for the crown in the AL West - with the Angels bombing.
So, congrats to Boston and our boy Bobby Kielty. Tune in next spring for Fearless Pete's MLB 2008 fool-proof predictions.
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