OT Baseball

Opening Day is just around the corner and the rosters are pretty
well set so here is my prediction for the NL Central.

1. St. Louis 92-70
2. Cincy 87-75
3. Milwaukee 85-77
4. Chicago 79-83
5. Houston 75-87
6. Pittsburgh 70-92

I get squeamish when the Cards are favored to win the division.
I'd rather they were underdogs with a chip on their shoulder but
with the Fab Four (Pujols, Holliday, Carpenter, Wainwright) you
got to pick the Cards to win.

Cincy is my surprise pick. Walt Jockety has built a nice ballclub
there. I love good defense up the middle and the Reds have Gold
Glovers at second and short (Phillips, Cabrera), not to mention
another Gold Glover at third (Rolen). The Reds are my pick for
the NL Wild Card and a scary presence looming in the rear view
mirror if the Cards can't stay healthy.

Milwaukee has added some pitching to go along with a potent offense
but their bullpen sucks.

Chicago will find a way to lose.

Houston has Oswalt and little else.

Pittsburgh is, well ... Pittsburgh.

As for the rest of the Major League I'm gonna follow the money and
pick the Mets in the East and the Dodgers in the West.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 03/29/2010 12:03 PM, Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Opening Day is just around the corner

Which proves there is a God!

HTH,

Russell

On Mar 29, 1:16*pm, "Russell D." wrote:
On 03/29/2010 12:03 PM, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Opening Day is just around the corner

Which proves there is a God!

HTH,

Russell

Opening day for softball in MA is Thursday. Both granddaughters made
their high school teams, (oldest first base/pitcher, youngest pitcher)
Looks like grandpa will be busy for the next two months, or longer if
they make the playoffs. Good thing, too, as all of our streams here
are completely blown out.

On 29-Mar-2010, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Opening Day is just around the corner and the rosters are pretty
well set so here is my prediction for the NL Central.

1. St. Louis 92-70
2. Cincy 87-75
3. Milwaukee 85-77
4. Chicago 79-83
5. Houston 75-87
6. Pittsburgh 70-92

As long as this is OT
Let's go Mets - although they suck but the Yankees don't
Quite a few changes w the Yankees but they should be as good as last yr
The Mets will be worse
If I could take a pill to not root fopr the Knicks and Mets I would take
that pill

We have a baseball field on our property w a pitching mound 60.6" from home
plate
Over the barn is a HR - hitting the top roof a triple- 2nd roof a double
and-- the chicken pen is a single
I learned that hard way -when playing -to move all cars and the horses
A windshield last yr was $200

I have been warming up - The Mets could usse a releiever
I couldn't do any worse that some of their other pitchers last yr

So I am at home , sitting by the phone , awaiting for a call from Port St
Lucie - MET minor league base

Fred

On Mar 31, 10:57*am, "Fred" wrote:
On 29-Mar-2010, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Opening Day is just around the corner and the rosters are pretty
well set so here is my prediction for the NL Central.

1. St. Louis *92-70
2. Cincy * * *87-75
3. Milwaukee *85-77
4. Chicago * *79-83
5. Houston * *75-87
6. Pittsburgh 70-92

As long as this is OT
Let's go Mets - although they suck but the Yankees don't
Quite a few changes w the Yankees but they should be as good as last yr
The Mets will be worse
If I could take a pill to not root fopr the Knicks and Mets I would take
that pill

We have a baseball field on our property w a pitching mound 60.6" from home
plate
Over the barn is a HR - hitting the top roof a triple- 2nd roof a double
and-- the chicken pen is a single
I learned that hard way *-when playing *-to move all cars and the horses
A windshield last yr was $200

I have been warming up - The Mets could usse a releiever
I couldn't do any worse that some of their other pitchers last yr

So I am at home , sitting by the phone , awaiting for a call from Port St
Lucie - MET minor league base

Fred

On Mar 31, 10:57*am, "Fred" wrote:


As long as this is OT
Let's go Mets - although they suck but the Yankees don't
Quite a few changes w the Yankees but they should be as good as last yr
The Mets will be worse
If I could take a pill to not root fopr the Knicks and Mets I would take
that pill

We have a baseball field on our property w a pitching mound 60.6" from home
plate
Over the barn is a HR - hitting the top roof a triple- 2nd roof a double
and-- the chicken pen is a single
I learned that hard way *-when playing *-to move all cars and the horses
A windshield last yr was $200

I have been warming up - The Mets could usse a releiever
I couldn't do any worse that some of their other pitchers last yr

So I am at home , sitting by the phone , awaiting for a call from Port St
Lucie - MET minor league base

Fred

Well, in my book, a pitcher what growed up 5 feet and a half inch
(more or less) from home plate and is awaiting anything other than
mourners has got a great deal of spunk.

Proud of ya.....that's what I am.

g.