maggsmaggs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Pick a range in the poll and put your answer in a reply. We shall see who is the Soxtalk Nostradamus. I will go with 85-77, good enough for a third place finish and 11 games out of first place behind the Tigers and 8 games behind the Indians. Edited March 27, 2008 by maggsmaggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirdog Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 81. We will be average and always lingering in 3rd place in the division, flirting with 2nd so we won't make any drastic trades. In fact, we may trade more young players by July with the hope to catapult us to 2nd place but we will end up with a 3rd place finish about 18 back from Detroit and 8 back of Cleveland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 85 was the number I picked earlier as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 86-89 range, but I'm an optimist for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox It To Em Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 90-93. I'm a homer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTank Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 93, because I really think guys in the division like Sheffield, Pudge, and Maggs can have future injuries as they age. Also, with Detroit's horrible bullpen and mostly crap rotation with the exception of Verlander, they can have major problems winning. Offense doesn't win it all. We should be able to get some wins against The Almighty Detroit Tigers if the above injuries should happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidehawkeye Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 88... like many here, Im an optimist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenomSox Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 a billion! Â no wait, 88. Â it'll be a fun season, even if we don't make the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Best Case 90-92 Â Worst Case 70-72 Â Â Realistic 81-84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxWS05 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 93 wins, the glass is half full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 76, not too much better than '07. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I was thinking 88 to 90, so I took the 86-89 option. Â If 2 of the 3 back end of the rotation actually have decent years, and if this team stays healthy... they have a shot at a playoff spot. But ultimately, I think they'll fall just short of the post-season. Â Now, if the rotation sucks, and/or the team has health problems, then they'll be lucky to play .500 baseball. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) 87-75 Edited March 27, 2008 by joesaiditstrue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 QUOTE(rangercal @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) Best Case 90-92Â Worst Case 70-72 Realistic 81-84 Â agree, although this year will be a step in the right direction for the future of the franchise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I went with 82-85. I really can see this team surprising a bit though, I can also see them falling flat on their faces again. It'll be an interesting season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 86-76 Â Whoever voted for 98-100 please explain why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut33tillman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'll say 85-77 I really do feel this is a team that can and will surprise and shock some people...if they can find any consistency out of the back end of the rotation, and vasquez can rebound and put up another good year I feel this team can do some special things it's just really unfortunate we play in the toughest division in baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Interesting. Despite the fact that a lot of people on this board have been panick-posting at laughable levels of hyperbole, so far, the poll shows only 2 votes for a record below .500. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 01:09 PM) Interesting. Despite the fact that a lot of people on this board have been panick-posting at laughable levels of hyperbole, so far, the poll shows only 2 votes for a record below .500. Â Well, you know it's one thing to b**** and complain, and completely another when you have to look at the actual numbers and pick your team to have a crappy season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I think they'll finish with 86-89 wins, but still good enough for 3rd place. I also think that Detroit will not make the playoffs. Their bullpen reminds me of ours last year. Utter crap. They'll win 90-92 games but I think that Seattle and the Halos will win more. With the injuries to Lackey and Escobar, it wouldn't surprise me if Seattle won the AL West. The Angels will still be good enough to make the playoffs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 84-78, although the upside could be higher. We won't win anything special, and we'll be in third place in the Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 01:09 PM) Interesting. Despite the fact that a lot of people on this board have been panick-posting at laughable levels of hyperbole, so far, the poll shows only 2 votes for a record below .500. Â Its early and a lot of people haven't made their predictions yet. I am curious to see what some people are going to pick, and who won't be willing to post their totals personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) 84. The offense rebounds a fair amount with the Swisher and Cabrera additions, and one of the 3 back end starters comes up with a decent year to complement Mark and Javy (don't ask me which one, just a feeling). I also have a hard time seeing the bullpen being quite as putrid as it was last year. They don't have enough for a huge year without an awful lot of breaks going their way though. Edited March 27, 2008 by ZoomSlowik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 78 wins. its gonna be real hard to be over .500 when we will have an automatic loss with floyd every fifth day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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