February 11, 200521 yr White Sox win AL Central w/ a 93-69 record. Konerko, Garcia, and Shingo will be All-Stars. Beuhrle will win 18 games and Garcia will win 19 with an ERA under 3.50 (11 wins in the 1st half earning him an All-Star appearance.) El Duque will stay healthy 90% of the season and win 13 games. Podsednik will steal 67 bases. PK will hit 40 HR and have 103 RBI. Dye will have 27 HR, bat .298, and have 98 RBI. Shingo will save 33 games and have a 2.89 ERA. Iguchi will hit 17 HR and end up with 56 RBI batting .301. Hermanson will have a good season. Crede will end up hitting .281. Aaron Rowand wil win the Gold Glove in CF. The Sox will lose in the 2nd round of the playoffs to the Red Sox.
February 11, 200521 yr QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Feb 11, 2005 -> 09:56 AM) White Sox win AL Central w/ a 93-69 record. Konerko, Garcia, and Shingo will be All-Stars. Beuhrle will win 18 games and Garcia will win 19 with an ERA under 3.50 (11 wins in the 1st half earning him an All-Star appearance.) El Duque will stay healthy 90% of the season and win 13 games. Podsednik will steal 67 bases. PK will hit 40 HR and have 103 RBI. Dye will have 27 HR, bat .298, and have 98 RBI. Shingo will save 33 games and have a 2.89 ERA. Iguchi will hit 17 HR and end up with 56 RBI batting .301. Hermanson will have a good season. Crede will end up hitting .281. Aaron Rowand wil win the Gold Glove in CF. The Sox will lose in the 2nd round of the playoffs to the Red Sox. What he said....but hopefully we can beat those Red Sox. I predict a fun year....hopfully like '83...
February 11, 200521 yr i think 95 wins is streatching it a bit, not to be pessimistic or anything, i just think around 89-91 wins is more realistic.
February 11, 200521 yr 161-1 we'll lose 15-3 to the Devil Rays then get swept by the Mariners in the playoffs in the first round.
February 11, 200521 yr 92-70. First place. Garcia and Rowand with All-Star appearances. That's all I got for now
February 11, 200521 yr I predict I won't post my predictions until Spring Training is almost over Edited February 11, 200521 yr by Cali
February 11, 200521 yr 91-71, 3 games ahead of the second-place Twins Three Sox pitchers win 16 or more games with ERAs under 4.50 and KW's long relief acquisitions pay off as well. By losing Maggs and Carlos, the Sox score fewer total runs, but win more games by manufacturing runs (by replacing Jose and Willie Harris with higher OBP hitters like Tad and Uribe and Pods' 45 stolen bases).
February 11, 200521 yr Is it ok to dream here? AL RPG Predictions: Pods will rank in top 30. Rowand will rank in top 20. Dye will rank in top 40, Thomas will rank #1 B level. Konerko will rank in top 20. Everett will rank in top 30. Uribe will rank in top 50. Iggy will rank in top 50. AJP will rank in top 50. Crede will rank in top 60. As a result the Sox will still score over 800 R. RPG ranks: 1-A77 Podsednik 4.34R (04) vs A26 Podsednik 6.30R (03) 2-A14 Rowand 6.89R (04) vs B21 Rowand 5.25R (03) 3-A54 Dye 5.17R (04) + B1 Thomas 8.97R (04) 4-A18 Konerko 6.69R 5-B58 Everett 4.40R (04) vs A20 Everett 6.49R (03) 6-A44 Uribe 5.43R A44 7-A45 Iggy = Polanco, Placido 5.46R (04) - Who he's being compared to. 8-A70 Pierzynski 4.55R (04) vs A35 Pierzynski 5.66R (03) 9-A71 Crede 4.39R A71 (04) vs A66 Crede 4.64R (03) Edited February 11, 200521 yr by JUGGERNAUT
February 11, 200521 yr 89 wins. Division winner Beaten in the first round by the Yanks, 4 games. And as far as my bold prediction is concerned...I predict we score around 900 runs. I think the offense clicks, and is what wins us the division. The pitching disappoints most(with only 1 starter below a 4.00 ERA in Buehrle), and the bullpen is 3rd fiddle in the division, behind Minny and Cleveland. Shingo gets hit a little more, but is still solid, Marte is better, Vizcaino is good enough, but Hermanson and Politte struggle to keep their ERAs below 4.00. Adkins makes the team as a long reliever and puts up an ERA in the 4.50 range with a WHiP in the 1.40-1.50 range.
February 11, 200521 yr I predict a slow start from both the offense and pitching staff. Strong bullpen year-round. Mid-season 'gelling' of the team results in our first division title since 2000.
February 11, 200521 yr AL NPERA predictions: Garcia & Buehrle : top A15 Garland & Contreras : top A25 - I just feel it this year! Hernandez : top B20 - I just don't see him having 162+ IP Cotts : top B40 - When Duque is on DL he'll get first nod. Herm : top B40 - If Cotts fails he'll take over the spot. Takatsu: top B10. Slight decline. Marte: top B10 vs LH, Herm: top B20 vs RH in 8th. Vizc: top B30 vs LH, Politte: top B30 vs RH in 7th. Adkins: topB70, & ??? : top B40 - they'll get one more guy They will give up no more than 730 R. AL NPERA ranks: A5 Garcia 3.10 vs A25 3.83 (03) A14 Buehrle 3.52 vs A20 3.71 (03) B26 Hernandez 3.17 vs B21 Hernandez 2.96 A29 Garland, Jon 4.10 vs A30 3.98 (03) A30 Contreras 4.13 vs B11 2.44 (03) B7 Takatsu 2.01 B17 Marte 2.89 vs B2 Marte 1.87 (03) B39 Vizcaino 3.34 vs B88 Vizcaino, Luis 4.75 (03) C41 Politte 3.55 vs C56 Politte 4.30 (03) B50 Hermanson 3.67 vs B57 Hermanson 4.05 B54 Cotts 4.02 vs C122 Cotts 7.73 B80 Adkins 4.80 vs C85 Adkins 5.29
February 11, 200521 yr QUOTE(Cali @ Feb 11, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) I predict I won't post my predictions until Spring Training is almost over Agreed. Any of our players may get injured in Spring Training and may not even start the season. I hope for the best though. This thread just came a little too early, that’s all.
February 11, 200521 yr As a result the Sox will still score over 800 R. -60+ They will give up no more than 730 R. -100+ Closely resembliing the ANA 04 team. 91W-71L. DET will improve on both it's record vs MIN (7-12), CLE (10-9), & KCR (8-11) but fall victim to the SOX (11-8). 05 DET vs SOX (8-11), vs MIN (9-10), vs CLE (11-8), & KCR (10-9). Percival will make that much of a difference. MIN will likewise finish 91W-71L but the Sox will own H2H & host the div champ game & win it. Edited February 11, 200521 yr by JUGGERNAUT
February 11, 200521 yr Pierzynski hits 20+ homers, the starting rotation will combine for 1,000 IP, and since Borchard won't make the team, Garcia will be the team leader in strikeouts.
February 11, 200521 yr Division records: 05 SOX vs CLE (11-8), vs DET (11-8), vs MIN (10-9), vs KCR (12-7) What it takes: +1, +3 +1 -1
February 11, 200521 yr i predict that jose contrereas fullfills his expectations and becomes one of the most dominating pitchers in the league. He most definitly has the stuff to do it too.
February 11, 200521 yr Predictions looke realistic. However, I will post mine during Spring Training. After the new players gel with the old ones and the chemistry starts to form.
February 11, 200521 yr I messed the whole thing up. 05 SOX vCLE 3, @MIN 3, @CLE 3, vSEA 3, vMIN 2, @DET 2, @KCR 3, @OAK 3, vDET 3, vKCR 3, @TOR 3, @TAM 3, vBAL 4, vTEX 3, @CUB 3, @ANA 4, @TEX 4, vANA 3, vCLE 3, @COL 3, @SDP 3, vARZ 3, vLOS 3, vKCR 3, vCUB 3, @DET 3, @OAK 3, vTAM 3, vOAK 3 pre-AS Break 51W 05 SOX @CLE 4, vDET 3, vBOS 4, @KCR 3, @BAL 4, vTOR 3, vSEA 3, @NYY 3, @BOS 3, vMIN 3, vNYY 3, @MIN 3, @SEA 3, @TEX 3, vDET 4, vKCR 3, vANA 3, @KCR 3, @MIN 3, vCLE 3, vMIN 4, @DET 4, @CLE 3 pos-AS break 40W I think the schedule favors us. We're done with OAK in the first 1/2 & I think that early series out W should set the tone for the rest. 6-3 vs OAK is +4W improvement. There's really nothing in the 1st 1/2 conducive to a long losing streak either. The worst stretch looks like @CUB 3, @ANA 4, @TEX 4, vANA 3. But that begins with a high-octane series I expect the Sox to win. The 2nd 1/2 is tougher. A worst nightmare stretch in @NYY 3, @BOS 3, vMIN 3, vNYY 3, @MIN 3. This will make or break the divsion crown for us. If we have a winning record out of that stretch the rest is gravy. I hope El-Duque can at least remain in the rotation through that stretch. Edited February 11, 200521 yr by JUGGERNAUT
February 11, 200521 yr Sox will go 90-72 winning the division by 1 game over the twins. They will lose in the 1st round to the Yankees they wont get swept.
February 11, 200521 yr Pods 50 sbs Iggy 40 sbs willie 20 sbs part time rowand 30 sbs 30 hrs Big Frank .340 avg 20 hrs from may - sept Dye 290 avg 30 hr Carl 20 hrs crede 25 hrs .275 paul .290 35 hrs aj .270 20 hrs Uribe 25 hrs .270 MB 20 wins FG 15 wins El duque 15 wins jc 15 wins JG 17 wins shingo 3.50 era 10 saves Marte 1.50 era Hermanson 3.33 era 30 saves Iggy gold glove MB Gold Glove Arow Gold glove in LF MB Iggy(voted in) Rowand marte all stars MB top 3 for cy young Ozzie Manager of the year KW Gm Of the year Attendence will reach 2,700,000 Final record 105-57 Playoffs : WSox vs Anaheim : 3-2 Sox WSox vs Yanks : 4-3 sox wsox vs san diego 4-1 sox
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