they will be 5 games over 500 and win the division torry hunter will not be around to see them lose the division because he will be in the air like a baseball when he tryes to score and we take him out at the plate

let's look these over

What he said....but hopefully we can beat those Red Sox.

 

I predict a fun year....hopfully like '83...

 

I predicted a fun year....I was right. What do I win?

overall record 75-79 wins

I got a feeling we're going to get there.

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.

How wrong can you be. Shame on you Wite.

95-67

 

1st AL Central

 

MB = 20 game winner

 

Kong with another 40 HR season ( it is a contract year for him ya know )

 

Garcia = 18 game winner

 

Pods steals another 70

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Not bad.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Feb 11, 2005 -> 04:33 PM)

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. 

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AJ has 17 homers

The Sox's Fab 5 currently have 735 IP

Freddy Leads the team with 114 K's.

AJ has 17 homers

The Sox's Fab 5 currently have 735 IP

Freddy Leads the team with 114 K's.

I'll give you the Pierz prediction, that was nice but MB, FG and JG combined for '04 had nearly 700 IP. So you'd only need for the Cubans to pick up around 340. So 190 for Contreras and 150 for El Duque would about get it done. Who else would lead the team in strikeouts? Contreras doesn't pitch enough innings to rack up enough Ks.

I can't remember having more questions about a Sox team before the season started. I want to follow them real close in spring training before I make a prediction about the regular season.

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How about now, my hellerine friend?

How about now, my hellerine friend?

I was going to try to give you a decent reply but then I noticed you're banned. Por que? Do I have to worry too?

Ozzie Ball proves to dissapoint because the talent isnt good enough.

 

Podsenick hits an abysmal .250 but still manages to steal 40-50 SB's

 

Iguchi starts off slow, really slow. But then in 2nd half finally figures out MLB pitching and rises his avg. to .270 after hitting .330 after the break

 

Dye proves to be a bright spot hitting .290 with 30 HR's

 

Konerko falls back to his 2003 year but still has power and hits .260 with 30 HR's

 

Rowand another bright spot hits .285 with 25HR's and 25 SB

 

Pieryznski hits .289 but hits into more double plays than Konerko

 

Crede struggles again but improves upon last year with a .250 avg and 22 dingers

 

Uribe falls back to normal and hits .270ish with 15-20 HR's

 

Frank Thomas struggles but towards the end figures things out

 

Starting Rotation:

Buehrle another 16-18 wins and solid year

Freddy Garcia 14-15 wins

El Duque only pitches 100 innings b4 getting hurt looks to be RP next year

Contreras starts off strong with 6 straight wins but than really loses it after a couple tough losses and ends up with 11 wins

Garland finally shows himself for the pitcher we all think he is and gets 15 wins

 

Bullpen:

Shingo era in mid 3's and another solid job closing

Hermason makes us think that Koch never left

Vizcaino ends up era 3.98 but gets rocked against the all important twins

Marte returns to normal and era in the 2's

Pollite era in mid to high 4's

Cotts era in the low 4's praises the sox for getting rid of mike jackson

overall record 75-79 wins and next year we have Josh Fields, Brian Anderson, and B-Mac to look forward too.  Also dont resign Konerko and trade Contreras paying the amount of money yanks are paying us to the team he is traded too and we make a run at Ben Sheets.