Thursday, October 16, 2008

2008 MLB Predictions, Revisited

Way back on March 31st I put forth my baseball predictions for all the world to see. Now, almost 7 months later, I am here to check on how I fared. The awards won't be out for another month or so but division and wild card winners have been decided for over 2 weeks. How close was I? Can evaluate baseball talent at all?

DIVISION

PREDICTION

ACTUAL

AL East

Boston Red Sox

Tampa Bay Rays

AL Central

Detroit Tigers

Chicago White Sox

AL West

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

AL Wild Card

Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox

NL East

New York Mets

Philadelphia Phillies

NL Central

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

NL Wild Card

Philadelphia Phillies

Milwaukee Brewers


That's an "eh" performance. Overall I got 5 of the 8 teams to make the playoffs right. I vastly overrated the Tigers and Indians. In my defense, I did say I would not be surprised if the White Sox and Twins were competitive and in the hunt all year. The Marlins and Astros were also undervalued by me. I also said the Mets had the best chance to choke and they did. I had the Brewers 2nd in the NL Central. Same goes for the Diamondbacks in the NL West. I had the Rays improving this year, up to 3rd, but not winning the division.

Overall not a bad performance. Unfortunately I don't think I'll hit on many - if any - pf my award winners.


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