david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (01/31/85)
We now have less than one month to go before Spring training opens.
This seems like a good time to make a stab at predicting September's
results. Why a good time? Two reasons:
(1) Major personnel shifts are probably over, and
(2) I'll be the first.
So here goes:
1985 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GUESSTIMATES
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST WEST EAST WEST
New York Atlanta Detroit Chicago
Chicago San Diego Toronto Minnesota
Pittsburgh Los Angeles Boston Oakland
Philadelphia Houston Baltimore Kansas City
Montreal Cincinnati New York California
St. Louis San Fransisco Cleveland Seattle
Milwaukee Texas
Best Bet: Atlanta
Best Dark Horse: Boston
Best Race: NL East
If you're wondering about the prognosticator's track record, you
wonder well. Last year, I only made predictions about the National
League. Did rather well in the West, but I'd rather not talk
about the East (it's not MY fault that Dallas Green successfully
obtained a pitching staff during the course of the season at minimal
cost).
1984 NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS
ACTUAL PREDICTED
EAST WEST EAST WEST
Chicago San Diego Philadelphia San Diego
New York Atlanta Montreal Los Angeles
Philadelphia Los Angeles New York Atlanta
St. Louis Houston Pittsburgh Houston
Montreal Cincinnati St. Louis Cincinnati
Pittsburgh San Fransisco Chicago(groan) San Fransisco
Hey, wait a minute! My crystal ball's starting to fog...
David Rubin
{allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!davidkenw@lcuxc.UUCP (K Wolman) (02/01/85)
RE: a predicted first place finish for the NY Mets this
year. As the old country saying goes:
Out of your mouth into God's ears!
Only a month to go for spring training. . . . Gentlemen
and ladies, synchronize your watches.
--
Ken Wolman
Bell Communications Research @ Livingston, NJ
lcuxc!kenw
(201) 740-4565
". . . Toto, I think we're not in the Bronx anymore!"
The opinions expressed in the preceding are those of the
author only. The author reserves the right to change said
opinions based on new information, phases of the moon, his
current workload, or various Ineffable Factors.ronin@reed.UUCP (Miguel Angel Colon) (02/06/85)
The way I see it the Mets should take it all, they have made the team stronger with trades, and Strawberry will be on fire. If predictions are going to start this early then let it be, METS, GAME 6 'nuff said Miguel C. (ronin) !reed!ronin