I completely forgot to run the AL-version of this. Ooops.
AL East
I said…
1.New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
5. Toronto Blue Jays
Reality said…
1.New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Well, the first two were pretty easy. Both teams won 95 games despite the overwhelming feeling that neither was as good as we thought they were. Both proved it by losing in the division series. I blew it on Toronto; turns out JP knows what he’s doing more than I thought. Baltimore went through another manager and GM. Tampa Bay finally has a shot with new ownership.
AL Central
I said…
1. Minnesota Twins
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Chicago White Sox
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Kansas City Royals
Reality said…
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Kansas City Royals
Two quick qoutes from my White Sox preview: “This team is not going in the right direction” and “This is a team on the verge of collapse”
Oy….
Honestly, if you disregard my horrible misreading of the 2005 World Champions, I still didn’t do all that well. The Twins underachieved all season. The Indians are a fine young team that isn’t quite there yet. Everybody knew that. Detroit was terrible and KC horrific. We knew that going in.
AL West
I said…
1. Los Angeles Angels
2. Texas Rangers
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Oakland Athletics
Reality said…
1.Los Angeles Angels
2. Oakland Athletics
3. Texas Rangers
4. Seattle Mariners
I whiffed pretty good here too. I seriously underestimated Oakland’s ability to grow up quick. I overestimated the Rangers (and the M’s to a lesser extant). The Angels, despite some treacherous going late in the season, were a pretty easy call.
Posted by Frinklin at November 5, 2005 09:43 PM | TrackBack