Alex loves himself more than anybody.Part 1 was the National League and was yesterday. Now on to the American League.
AL West
LA Angels – They barely have to show up and they win this division every year.
Oakland – Billy Beane hasn’t impressed people in a while, though Matt Holliday and Jason Giambi will help. Not enough, though.
Texas – Plenty of offense, not enough pitching. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Seattle – Awful 2008 team lost good players and didn’t add anyone good. Not a good formula.
AL Central
Cleveland – Even without CC, they’re a good, evenly balanced team. Enough to win the Central.
Minnesota – No matter what, they always mystically compete. Credit Gardenhire.
Detroit – Remember last year when everyone thought they were WS favorites? Hee!
Chicago White Sox – Ozzie Guillen is a crazy nutball leading an aging team. Decline time.
Kansas City – Still a year or two away, though there is an opening this year with no dominant team in this division.
AL East
NY Yankees – Overloaded with talent, they have to win or Girardi loses his job.
Boston – Overloaded with talent, but like to pretend they are Tiny Tim to the Yankees.
Tampa Bay – Overachieved last year and won’t be able to duplicate it.
Toronto – Poor Blue Jays. Would win any NL division but can’t get a sniff in this one.
Baltimore – One of the poorest-run franchises in pro sports. Irrelevant.
3 comments:
I think KC will finish third in the AL Central. Detoit pitching will vanish in the second half.
I also think that the AL East will be the most interesting division in baseball to watch. There really are only 4 teams in that division...
The White Sox are an aging team? With Carlos Quentin, Dwayne Wise, Josh Fields, Alexei Ramirez and Chris Getz expected in the everyday lineup? And a rotation containing John Danks and Gavin Floyd? Okay... If the White Sox don't contend, it will be because those young guys don't contribute, in my opinion.
As a diehard Twins fan, I refuse to give any credit to Gardenhire. Gardenhire is the single reason the Twins didn't make it to the post season last year. He is the foremost reason the Twins never get over the hump. Credit the scouts, front office, coaches and minor league system, but give none to Gardenhire.
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