It's OPENING DAY!! Who's your team and how far do you think they go?

[charlie and algernon]

Mine:

Florida Marlins - Most likely finish third in the NL East, but if their pitching is healthy, could compete for a Wild Card spot.

Baltimore Orioles - Will (Should) do better this year, could have 75 to 85 wins, but not enough in the powerful AL East. Another year of 4th or 5th in the division. Sigh.

[HERVEPA]

1. Phillies lose to Sox in World Series

[Old Troop]

55. Yup

[blueamy66]

2. DBacks

right into the toilet

[NewJeffCT]

3. I think the Yankees will do well this year

barring a series of big injuries.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. I sort of hope you're wrong

at least today

:hi:

[Angry Dragon]

24. .............

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

[Lugnut]

46. From your lips.....

I'm reserving judgement for now. The starting line-up is pretty solid. Pitching is always a crap shoot. CC was a little shaky today but Joba stepped up. We'll see.

[marmar]

4. Vamos, los tigres !!!!

[surrealAmerican]

5. The Cubs.

I've learned not to think in terms of hopes or expectations.

[murielm99]

44. There's always next year.

[LibDemAlways]

7. Dodgers

Will continue their losing ways with idiot owner Frank McCourt, new manager Don Mattingly, and a sad roster of pitiful pitchers who never should have made it to the big leagues.

[meow2u3]

8. Let's go Mets!

I've been a Met fan--win or lose--since I was 6, and despite my loyalty to the Mets, I don't think they'll do very well this year.
Bernie Madoff singlehandedly ruined my team :grr: :mad: ;(

[Richardo]

9. I look for the Pittsburgh Pirates to win as many as 40 games this year.

:boring: :dunce: :eyes:

[PRETZEL]

12. I love my Bucs,

I think the moves they made the last couple of years who are now their starting lineup was pretty good. I like them, maybe even to the point where .500 isn't unreasonable.

[Richardo]

14. God I hope you're right - this season makes 19 years since they've seen post-season play.

...or have even played .500

I dread the annual trading deadline because I know every decent prospect will be leaving town.

[PRETZEL]

20. Not this year,

virtually everyone with value is still under their rookie contracts. Cutch, Walker, Alverez, Tabata we have for another couple of years.

This will probably be the first year in a long while where nobody's calling the Pirates for salary dumps.

[hifiguy]

10. If Morneau is back to stay

and everyone stays reasonably healthy, I expect my Twins to claim their 7th division title in the last 10 years. Beyond that, I am not sure how far they might go. It's all matchups in the post season.

But I like the the Red Sawx to win it all, probably via beating the Phils in the WS. Gotta say that would be a hell of a WS.

[LynneSin]

11. Cincinnati Reds suprised me last year - made it to the playoffs

but I suspect my 2nd favorite team, the Phillies, will win the World Series!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. When you're a Cub fan you treat the whole season the way players treat a no-hitter in progress.

Somewhere in the middle of things, once you realize there's a chance at a no-hitter, you clam up. You never say the pitcher's got a no-hitter going.

With the Cubs, same deal. Somewhere along the middle of the season when you realize they're doing good-- no 'June Swoon,'-- you take a deep breath and hold it. The moment you say they have a chance, they have no chance.

[Rambis]

16. Exactly

the last three years I have invested nothing emotionally in the cubs and it has felt very good not to even give a ****-

[Bertha Venation]

15. Angels all the way, baby!

GO, HALOS! Time to repeat, boys!

[TheMightyFavog]

17. The Milwaukee Brewers

If they stay healthy, they have a really good shot at winning the NL Central.


But that's a pretty goddman big IF.

[Iggo]

18. Dodgers.

How far? Who knows?

Smart money is on them laying an egg.

[Duer 157099]

19. Giants. Don't know how far, but it'll be fun watching them go there

that is, if Brian Wilson is back in the game. Haven't read yet if he's ok.

[Brother Buzz]

31. He should be back

We're big Giants fans, too.

My son is attending the Sunday game at Dodgers stadium, part of his Disneyland high school band trip. Here's the shirt he designed for the game, and here's hoping Brian Wilson attends the game and sees the shirt.

[ceile]

21. Astros

I have no idea what's going to happen, but I can guarantee it's not going to be pretty.

[cloudbase]

38. They'll probably finish behind the Pirates.

Last night was just a preview.

[Broken_Hero]

22. Mariners, Baby!!

They are going all the way to the promised land, they will win the WS.........







































hopefully, sometime before I leave this realm. :D

[pokerfan]

60. I see them winning seventy games this season

:bounce:

[JonLP24]

23. Rockies

Hope they go all the way.

[givemebackmycountry]

25. Kansas City Royals

I am hoping that they will still be relevant come late August.
That would be cool!

[Broken_Hero]

27. I hope to catch a game up there this june, or july

I'm thinking of interleague play, when they play the Cubbies...

[gratuitous]

34. Yeah, I don't know anything about Major League Baseball either

I'd be happy for a relevant game after the Fourth of July. Or maybe an ownership transplant to replace the cheap bastard who's there only for the revenue sharing money.

[Scout]

26. Tigers! ... everybody is in first place today n/t

[one_voice]

28. .....

Don't know how far they'll go...but I'm hoping they're still playing in October!

Go PHILS!!!!!

[FLAprogressive]

29. Cubs and the Rays

[tigereye]

30. ah, the sad and much maligned Pirates

but hope springs eternal in my delusional world... :hide:

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Go get 'em Tigers!

I think this will be the year they slaughter the Twinsies. I was right about the Packers this year, and I hope I'm right about the Tigers. :)

[KamaAina]

56. That's "Twinkies" to you.

:P

[jobycom]

33. The Rangers, to the World Series, Baby!!!

I say that every year. Last year for the first time it happened to be true. I also predict every year that the Saints are going to the Super Bowl. Ironically, both predictions finally came true in the same year. :) For a brief time, I was a genius!

[old mark]

35. Phils take the NL East,and who knows after that....nt

[KamaAina]

36. No way the Giants can go any farther than last year!

except maybe a Series sweep. :P

[Brigid]

37. Go Cubbies!!!

Ah, Opening Day . . . :)

[femmocrat]

39. Pirates. Don't even ask. n/t

[rurallib]

40. Cub fan. Fully expecting history to repeat itself

for the 104th consecutive year

I think this guy is in the rotation

[bigwillq]

41. New York Yankees

Think they can win the World Series.

Off to a good start after a 6-3 win today. :woohoo:


:bounce:

[trackfan]

42. Dodgers. Probably not much better than last year. I did use it as an excuse

to have hot dogs, including the "Official Hot Dog of Los Angeles", i.e. the bacon wrapped hot dog, which found its origins in Mexico City, mid 20th century, then worked its way north to Tijuana, finally crossing the border and taking over the streets of LA, to be finally recognized as our official hot dog.

[emilyg]

43. Braves. Will do ok.

[abq e streeter]

45. God help me, it's the Cubs...

and with a little luck, they could be slightly over .500. That's the upper limit, I suspect. More likely to be a little below .500

[MilesColtrane]

47. Texas Rangers, and they'll contend for the the AL West for sure.

There's so much luck involved in getting to the playoffs though, I'll decline to put them in there automatically.

[brendan120678]

48. I'm betting the Mets will stay competetive in the NL East...

At least until their Home Opener next week.

[TZ]

49. I was AT Opening Day yestereday in DC...damn it was COLD!

Should not have to wear a Parka during Cherrry Blossom season! That said, even though they lost 2-0 the Nats played really well, including some really good defense (outside of the 1st inning goof) and their pitching was pretty good-- Livan doesn't throw hard, radar indicated many 67 mph pitches but he still has some good stuff. I think they will be better..around .500. I think with luck they might even finish third in the division. I'm not convinced the Marlins are that much better than them, sorry C+A. But everyone around here knows in 2012 that the Nats are looking towards with the return of Strasburg and with Bryce Harper coming up.

[geardaddy]

50. Hopefully the Twinkies will do well

[Highway61]

51. Boston Red Socks

First game on ESPN at 4 (edt) today! :woohoo:

[we can do it]

52. Indians, Break .500

[JTG of the PRB]

53. Rockies, and we're going all the way this year!

IhopeIhopeIhopeIhope.

GO ROCKIES!!! :woohoo:

[backwoodsbob]

54. Tigers should be good

added a little pitching and the power is good.

[some guy]

57. Colorado Rockies.

They'll go all the way.


No virgins allowed on that team. :)

[HughBeaumont]

58. Indians. I expect them to be mathematically eliminated by next month or so.

[K8-EEE]

59. DODGERS!

(they suck though. even more than last year.) My hub is there right now I think! He was just going to go there after work & see if he could score some cheap tix.