2008 Season Prediction

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#1 Post by **Ghosts** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:56 pm

talking about your own team is easy.

picking how all of the divisions are going to pan out is hard.

since we're all sort of waiting around, i thought we could try our hand at predicting 2008 final standings for each division.

rules:

pick regular final order of finish and final record & Rodriguez Cup match-up and winner (in how many games)

scoring:

6 point for every correct team order of finish picked.
6 points for every team record picked within 5 games.
20 points for for each correct Rodriguez Cup team picked.
25 points for correctly picking the Rodriguez Cup champion.
40 additional points for correctly picking length of Rodriguez Cup series length (if you pick the series winner)

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maybe we can get the commish to award some CP's for this? if not, I'll offer the winner the 33 year old A ball NON-CATCHER of their choice.

how do the rules sound?

Sandgnats (Bill) · #2 Post by **Sandgnats (Bill)** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:54 pm

Woo Hoo!
I love little games like these! The only problem is that it's a little early for my predictions. I will wait until April(in game) to make mine. If I win, I will hold you to that 33 y.o. single A player-so don't go and signing him to a long deal!!!

Duane · #3 Post by **Duane** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:17 pm

I'm still waiting for the 29 year old A player for the question-answer session

#4 Post by **Ghosts** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:54 pm

Thoroughbreds wrote:I'm still waiting for the 29 year old A player for the question-answer session

i though joe davis was going to turn 29 this last sim.

i was off by a year!

sorry, i'm going to have to change the deal: you're getting a 28 year old A ball player.

but not until i get a little more info on Bill(s). just a little more...

Tyler · #5 Post by **Tyler** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:37 pm

No-body else wants to try? Why not, I'll take a shot at it, at least for the IL. SL later tonight if I have time.

IL DIXIE
West Virginia Coal Sox (102-60)
New Orleans Trendsetters (100-62)
Charleston Statesmen (94-68)
San Antonio Calzones de Laredo (80-82)
Florida Featherheads (68-94)
Kentucky Thoroughbreds (48-114)

IL PAN-ATLANTIC
Arlington Bureaucrats (96-66)
New Jersey Hitmen (95-67)
Gloucester Fishermen (81-81)
London Underground (74-88)
Manchester Maulers (74-88)
Connecticut Nutmeggers (59-103)

West Virginia Coal Sox def. New Jersey Hitmen (3-1)
Arlington Bureaucrats def. New Orleans Trendsetters (3-2)

West Virginia Coal Sox def. Arlington Bureaucrats (4-0)

#6 Post by **Ghosts** » Mon May 26, 2008 3:57 pm

L DIXIE
New Orleans Trendsetters (94-68 )
Charleston Statesmen (91-71)
West Virginia Coal Sox (89-73)
San Antonio Calzones de Laredo (85-77)
Kentucky Thoroughbreds (72-90)
Florida Featherheads (64-98 )

IL PAN-ATLANTIC
New Jersey Hitmen (98-64)
Arlington Bureaucrats (96-66)
London Underground (77-85)
Gloucester Fishermen (75-87)
Connecticut Nutmeggers (72-90)
Manchester Maulers (69-93)

New Jersey def. Charlston (3-1)
New Orleans def. Arlington (3-1)

New Orleans def. New Jersey (4-1)

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SL - Great Lakes

Crystal Lake (97-65)
Kalamazoo (90-72)
Canton (84-78 )
Omaha (82-80)
Duluth (76-86)
Fargo (73-89)

SL - Desert Hills

Aurora (102-60)
Bakersfield (94-68 )
Palm Springs (92-70)
Tempe (82-80)
Reno (80-82)
Yuma (73-89)

Bakersfield def. Kalamazoo (3-1)
Aurora def. Crystal Lake (3-0)

Aurora def. Bakersfield (4-1)

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Aurora def. New Orleans to bring the Rodriguez cup "home" (4-2)

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NOTE: i did this COMPLETELY on the fly...please don't be offended if I disrespected your team! I'm in the middle of a BBQ at my house (which I decided I wanted to start "early"....just "because"...and tonight's SIM will have nothing to do with me getting "realy tired" at about 9 PM CST).

Good luck everyone!

#7 Post by **John** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:09 pm

While I'm certainly not clever enough to make accurate predictions, I will mention a few things that stand out to me:

In the ultra-competitive Dixie I believe New Orleans will be given a serious run for their money as they try to repeat as division champs. Charleston's pitching staff is a thing of beauty... can their hitting keep up? George Riley is going to have a say in who wins the Dixie this year as he clubs for the Coal Sox. I have a positive feeling that San Antonio's focus on pitching will pay dividends.
They may not be ready to compete yet, but I've been very impressed by the rebuilding job in Kentucky. Maybe it's Bill's solid (yet drunken) advice. Regardless, I feel this team is getting things turned around. I also have great confidence in the new ownership team helming the Florida Featherheads.
Arlington is better... yes, even without Jesus Luna. Don't expect a 22 game separation between them and New Jersey again this year.
Gloucester has some exciting young talent on their team. I look for them to be one of the surprise stories of the 2008 season. How big a surprise? That remains to be seen...
Dean and Bill have combined to build a powerhouse in Crystal Lake. This mid-market team is no joke: they will be contending in '08 and far into the future.
I see Omaha and Fargo having an opportunity to make some noise in the Great Lakes division.
Lordy, the Desert hills is a tough division. Good luck calling a winner here. I will say that Reno massively improved their team with their recent free agent signings.

Tyler · #8 Post by **Tyler** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:47 pm

And now for the SL.

SL GREAT LAKES
Crystal Lake Sand Gnats (102-60)
Omaha Cyclones (92-70)
Kalamazoo Badgers (85-77)
Fargo Dinosaurs (77-85)
Duluth Warriors (71-91)
Canton Longshoremen (69-93)

SL DESERT HILLS
Palm Springs Codgers (103-59)
Aurora Borealis (95-67)
Bakersfield Bears (94-68)
Reno Tenpinners (77-85)
Yuma Bulldozers (54-108)
Tempe Knights (51-111)

Palm Springs Codgers def. Bakersfield Bears (3-2)
Crystal Lake Sand Gnats def. Aurora Borealis (3-0)

Crystal Lake Sand Gnats def. Palm Springs Codgers (4-2)

Rodriguez Cup: West Virginia Coal Sox def. Crystal Lake Sand Gnats(4-1)

Duane · #9 Post by **Duane** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:12 pm

so the Codgers get to lose 2 playoff series in this one

Tyler · #10 Post by **Tyler** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:22 pm

Thoroughbreds wrote:so the Codgers get to lose 2 playoff series in this one

Good catch. Fixed.

#11 Post by **Ghosts** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:09 pm

Bears wrote:IL DIXIE
New Orleans Trendsetters (94-68 )
Charleston Statesmen (91-71)
West Virginia Coal Sox (89-73)
San Antonio Calzones de Laredo (85-77)
Kentucky Thoroughbreds (72-90)
Florida Featherheads (64-98 )

because almost nobody else took the bait (and it's too long to do it all at once), here are the actual results for IL Dixie:

New Orleans Trendsetters (96-66) (Prediction 1st, 94-68 )
West Virginia Coal Sox (90-72) (Prediction 3rd, 89-73)
Charleston Statesmen (87-75) (Prediction 2nd, 91-72)
SA Calzones de Laredo (80-82) (Prediction 4th, 85-77)
Florida Featherheads (80-82)(Prediction 6th, 64-98 )
Kentucky Thoroughbreds (65-97) (Prediction 5th, 72-90)[/b]

#12 Post by **Ghosts** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:16 pm

Bears wrote:IL PAN-ATLANTIC
New Jersey Hitmen (98-64)
Arlington Bureaucrats (96-66)
London Underground (77-85)
Gloucester Fishermen (75-87)
Connecticut Nutmeggers (72-90)
Manchester Maulers (69-93)

Actual Results

New Jersey Hitmen (97-65) Prediction: 1st (98-64)
Arlington Bureaucrats (94-68 ) Prediction: 2nd (96-66)
Gloucester Fishermen (91-71) Prediction: 4th (75-87)
Manchester Maulers (72-90) Prediction: 6th (69-93)
London Underground (62-100) Prediction: 3rd (77-85)
Connecticut Nutmeggers (58-104) Prediction: 5th (72-90)

#13 Post by **John** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:09 pm

Pretty accurate predictions there! I'm personally pleased with tabbing Gloucester as a team to watch.

#14 Post by **Ghosts** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:02 pm

Bears wrote:
SL - Desert Hills

Aurora (102-60)
Bakersfield (94-68 )
Palm Springs (92-70)
Tempe (82-80)
Reno (80-82)
Yuma (73-89)

Feel a bit better about our home division...but man did i over-estimate tempe's resurgence.

Aurora 112-50 Prediction 1st, 102-60
Bakersfield 100-62 Prediction 2, 94-68
Palm Springs 93-69 Prediction 3, 92-70
Reno 77-85Prediction 5th, 80-82
Tempe 65-97 Prediction 4th, 82-80
Yuma 54-108Prediction 6th, 73-89

#15 Post by **Ghosts** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:08 pm

Bears wrote:
SL - Great Lakes

Crystal Lake (97-65)
Kalamazoo (90-72)
Canton (84-78 )
Omaha (82-80)
Duluth (76-86)
Fargo (73-89)

wishful thinking about CL, i guess, but who could have predicted this? still, i think their run skewed the rest of the group downward. again, a bit over-optimistic about omaha's turnaround (though it's coming!)

Crystal Lake 118-44 Prediction 1st, 97-65
Kalamazoo 92-70 Prediction 2nd, 90-72
Canton 72-90 Prediction, 3rd 84-78
Duluth 64-98 Prediction 5th, 76-86
Fargo 64-98 Prediction 6th, 73-89
Omaha 61-101 Prediction 4th, 82-80