Opening Day Predictions (Over a Week Later)

Somehow I've let my job get in the way of posting here at RTWF.com. I promise to rectify this.

Anyway, here are my predictions for this coming season -- along with some notable predictions from last year:

Mark Prior Wins:

Last year: 15 (not even close)

This year: F*ck Mark Prior; put me down for 2.

Kerry Wood Pitches:

Last year: 15 (I actually wasn't too far off on this one)

This Year: However many it takes to get 40 saves, that seems like a good goal.

Barrett Punches Thrown:

Last Year: 2 (Does his fight with Zambrano count? Nailed it.)

This Year: F*ck Barrett too. Look for Zambrano to get his revenge in this category.

Lou Pinella Ejections:

Last Year: 7 (What did he get? 2? Maybe 3? Weak.)

This Year: 10 (Double digits guarantees us the pennant.)

Wins by the White Sox:

Last Year: 62 (73 is not that far off...)

This Year: 62 (still gunning for 100 losses in this category)

Prior Update

Good News: The Cubs say that the surgery went well.

Bad News: They are reporting that he's on the shelf for the rest of the year. Looks like they found exactly what I speculated.

The Worst News: My official Mark Prior prediction is shot.

Told you

"the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season will be caught by a St. Louis Cardinal"
-RFS

Low and inside. Yadier Molina. Cardinals lose.

F yeah.

Official Predictions for the 2007 Season

Yo, RFS here.

I think it's time the public got an unbiased (East-coast...ahem) and strictly analytical perspective on what can be expected after the first pitch hits the mitt Sunday night (thats right, first prediction: the first pitch of the 2007 Major League Baseball season will be caught by a St. Louis Cardinal -- I know it's sad).

Anyways, sit back, take some notes (yes, that means you Peter Gammons), and allow me to take the role of the hypothetical weatherman and give you my expected forecast for the upcoming MLB season.

Projected Team Finishes:

NL Central:

1st) Chicago Cubs
2nd though 6th) everyone else

NL East, NL West, and the entire American League:

It's doesn't matter.

The Playoffs:

World Series Champs: Chicago Cubs

How they get there is inconsequential, just tedious details really.

Individual Awards:

NL MVP: Derek Lee (with Aramis a close second)

NL Cy Young: Carlos Zambrano (he promised me)

NL Rookie of the Year: Felix Pie

NL Batting Champion: Lee

Mark Prior Wins: 15 (trust me on this one)

Kerry Wood Pitches: 15 (for the record, I hope I'm wrong)

Barrett Punches Thrown: 2 (one more for A.J. and one for the guy that decides to suspend him)

Lou Pinella Ejections: 7 (I'd like to see this number get to double digits, but he took last year off so he's rusty)

Wins by the White Sox: 62 (you heard it here first, they're losing 100. Mark us down for 6 of those)