2009 Predictions
by jlot10 on Apr 5, 2009 7:15 PM MDT
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PrintI thought about this last week when they announced Fowler was going to make the team. Hope I'm not stealing anyone's thunder.
Pl's leave comments on where you think your answer will leave us in the standings and any other predictions/expectations.
As an example: I believe our young team will mature quicker than most of the mainstream "experts" and will win 85+ games and compete for the wide open NL West and wild card.
NL West
1. Dbacks
2. Rocks
3. Dodgers
4. Giants
5. Padres
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Realistically speaking
I think our ceiling is something like 86 wins if most of what we’re hoping for from certain guys (Morales, JDLR, Fowler, Stewart, Helton) comes to fruition. Low end, we’re probably about 80 wins.
But I pick the Rox to win the division every year. So: Colorado, LA, Arizona, SF, SD in the NL West.
Elsewhere:
NL Central: CHI, CIN, STL, MIL, PIT, HOU
NL East: NY, PHI, FLA, ATL, WAS
AL West: ANA, OAK, TEX, SEA
AL Central: MIN, KC, CLE, CHI, DET
AL East: BOS, TB, NY, BAL, TOR
LA and TB are the Wild Cards.
Boston over Chicago in the Series.
MVP: David Wright, BJ Upton
CY: Johan Santana, Zack Greinke
ROY: Fowler, Matt Wieters
Manager: Hurdle, Trey Hillman
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
Make that PHI as the NL Wild Card
LA isn’t getting it with 85 wins. Oops. :)
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
Okay then... you'll see how much of a homer I am this year
NL West:
1. Rockies 91-71, Jimenez becomes our first 20 game winner, woot!
2. Dodgers 85-77
3. D-backs 83-79
4. Giants 80-82
5. Padres 66-96
NL Central:
Cubs
NL East:
Mets
Wildcard:
Braves
Cy Young – Ubaldo? Hair B There!
MVP: Wright,
ROY: Dexter, woot!
MOY: Jim Tracy (kidding, sort of, I have no idea)
AL East:
Boston
AL Central
Twins
AL West
A’s – Matty MVP! No, I’m just kidding, maybe top five, though.
Wild Card:
Angels win a one game playoff against the Yankees
MVP: Youkilis
Cy Young: Liriano
ROY: Anderson
MOY: Gardenhire
The Mets will beat the Angels in the Series, Fox will be thrilled, and we won’t hear the end of it.
It's ok
I voted 90+ wins too
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Apr 5, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Here's mine, FWIW:
NL West:
1. Rockies 89-73
2. Dodgers 87-75
3. D-backs 83-79
4. Giants 77-85
5. Padres 64-98
NL Central:
Cubs
NL East:
Braves
Wildcard:
Dodgers
Cy Young – Billingsley
MVP: Utley (it’s his turn to win)
ROY: Tommy Hanson
MOY: Lou Piniella
AL East:
Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central
Indians
AL West
Angels—still can’t pick against them
Wild Card:
Yankees
MVP: Crawford
Cy Young: Shields
ROY: Wieters
MOY: Scoscia
Rockies beat Rays in six games.
Eschew Obfuscation!
I'm a happy camper!
The first three posts here are from folks who know farrrrrrrrrrrrrr more about baseball than I, and all of them are thinking what I’m thinking.
I’m thinking 92 wins this year. Just a gut feeling that our Rox are actually gonna be much better than projections would have us believe. Yeah, the rotation is a little shaky. When isn’t it? With our lineup, I’m thinking the Rox will simply outscore the competition most of the time.
The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day. ~Gabe Paul
2009 predictions
If at least 2 of three of Tulo, Iannetta, Helton play a full season and they do not win gold gloves, there needs to be a riot.
I am with rockhead, I’m thinking 91 wins for the team, for the main reason of:
Ubaldo domination in 2009.
He sets the single season K with 225 and the single game K mark with 15 against the Padres in the first home series against the Padres. I say that he will win 20 games exactly. 2nd in the CY voting behind Johan, EAST COAST BIAS…..
There was this 1B that used to hit homeruns for the Rockies a few years ago. Helton? Was that his name? Oh he will be back. Helton wins the comeback player of the year.
ROY: Fowler/Weiters
CY: Santana/Kazmir
MVP: Hanley Ramirez/Alex Gordon
Toronto goes into total rebuild and the Rox get Roy Halladay at some point in mid June for a lot less than people expect would cost, due to the fact that Roy wants to play at home. (oh god please, please, please, please, please)
Big prediction: One of the Rockies starters throws a no-hitter at home (Cook?)….Not so big prediction: the Mets will continue to have none.
NL:
West: Rockies
Central: Cubs
East: Phillies
WC: Braves (the Mets blow it again)
Rockies over Braves (sweet, sweet 1995 revenge)
Phillies over Cubs
Rockies over Phillies
AL:
West: Angels
Central: Twins
East: Rays
WC: A’s (you can suck it, Boston)
Rays over A’s
Angels over Twins
Rays over Angels
Rockies over Rays. (someone hits a walk-off homer)
Dex knows.....
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 6, 2009 12:38 AM MDT reply actions
(someone hits a walk-off homer)
It’ll be Barmes in Game 1. And 2-4. I really like your predictions, tho (especially Halladay!), but I don’t think the Rays will win the AL East. Wild Card contenders for sure, tho.
Here’s my list:
NL West
1. Rockies, 2. Dodgers, 3. Snakes, 4. Giants, 5. Padres
Rockies clinch their first division championship in very convincing fashion after the Dodgers lineup falls victim to the injury bug after the ASG. Helton is Comebacker of the Year, U-Ball and Fowler make very good arguments for Cy Young and ROTY respectively.
Senior Circuit
West: Rockies
Central: Cubbies
East: Phillies
Wild Card: Dodgers
Junior Circuit
West: Angels
Central: Twinkies
East: Red Sox
Wild Card: Rays
Rox over Cubbies, Dodgers over Phillies, Rockies over Dodgers
Angels over Rays, Red Sox over Twins, Red Sox over Angels
As much as it pains me to say it, Red Sox will win the 07 World Series rematch, but it won’t be a sweep this time around.
"Admirably obsessive." - Uni Watch, March 24th, 2009
It's like a belly-botton
everyone’s got one
Predictions:
NL West:1 the Manny’s, 2 Rockies, 3 Stunties, 4 D-bags , 5 Fathers
NL Central: St. Louis, Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Reds, Pirates
NL East: Phillies, NY Mets, Marlins, Braves, Nationals
Wild Card: New York Mets
CY Young: Santana
MVP: Pujols (this is like Tiger vs the field)
ROY: Jason Motte
AL West: Texas Rangers, Angels, A’s, M’s
AL Central: Minnesota Twins, KC Royals, ChiSox, Indians, Tigers
AL East: Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Rays, Orioles, B-Jays
Wild Card: New York Yankees
CY Young: Jon Lester
MVP: Hamilton
ROY: Wieters
World Series: Boston Red Sox vs the Cardinals
"Suck it monkeys, the Rockies will win this year", Rox Girl 1-11-2009
Rox won 74 games last year...
…somehow, I think the people saying they’ll win 90+ this season might be slightly off their rocker.
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Went from 76 to 90 two years ago.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
The Shawn Chacon Experience - Life as a Rockies fan, one day at a time: Because we're all still recovering from those nine blown saves.
Touche.
But you had to win like 50 of 51 games to do it. (Or something like that. Perhaps time has somewhat clouded my memory.)
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Everyone is entitled to spring optimism...
and people are seriously underestimating us.
Eschew Obfuscation!
A lot actually depends on the Diamondbacks and we'll be able to see starting this afternoon.
If you look at how the two teams performed when they weren’t playing each other, any given season teams at our talent levels last year should be expected to split the season series, adding six wins to our total and taking away six from yours. Instead, you guys walloped us. If you do it again, the Rockies will have a miserable season again. If not, 90 plus wins isn’t as far away anymore.
That's a very astute observation.
I made the comment a few weeks ago, when Jim predicted 89 wins for the Dbacks this season, that without destroying the Rockies, we’re only 67-77 last season. Rox go 71-73 w/o playing Arizona.
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