Purdue129 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) ESPN's got all of their predictions up. Neyer was the only one who picked us to win the Central. 4 of their guys, including Jason Stark and Gammons, picked the Twins to win the World Series. Their first power ranking has us 22nd ... :rolly http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor...ster&id=2027562 edit: link to picks: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=05expertpicks Edited April 3, 2005 by Purdue129 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Didn't Gammons pick the royals last year. I'm not worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I'm still pissed that King Kauffman picked us fourth. I can see second, maybe even third... but fourth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue129 Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Apr 3, 2005 -> 08:45 AM) Didn't Gammons pick the royals last year. I'm not worried. Hopefully he's just jinxed both Minny and the Cubs since that's his WS match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 One prediction for both Iguchi and McCarthy for ROY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I can't believe how many people picked the Twins to get in the world series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 3, 2005 -> 03:52 PM) I can't believe how many people picked the Twins to get in the world series. Exactly what I was thinking. They must think if they just wish really, really hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 3, 2005 -> 10:01 AM) Exactly what I was thinking. They must think if they just wish really, really hard... Haha yeah, that better be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 How do they see them winning when they only got worse this offseason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Jim Caple picked Cleveland to win the AL wild card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 QUOTE(Hall of Famer @ Apr 3, 2005 -> 12:25 PM) How do they see them winning when they only got worse this offseason? To the geniuses at ESPN, that's what they say about the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 stark picks the twins and the giants in the world series....wtf?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSox8 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I love gammons predictions....LOL. Total lovefest for him there....Twins over Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Giants in the WS...not a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) I really don't see the Twins or Cubs in the World Series this year, but the reason the White Sox get no love in any predictions is because this team has a lot to prove. this year, it's hit or miss, because the starters are shaky and we're not sure if Podsednik is the type of hitter he was in 03 or 04, or if Everett can step up in Frank's absence, or if Iguchi can adjust to the MLB, or if Crede can come back from a down year...I'm confident, though. we could win the division, or we could finish as low as 4th. Edited April 3, 2005 by AirScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeless_joe21 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Phil Rogers picked Zack Greinke as the AL Cy Young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) These predictions are ridiculous. Surpise to me ESPN has us on 2 Sunday nighters this year, Sox @Twins and Dodgers @ Sox. And thats just the 1st half of the schedule, the 2nd half they do a couple weeks in advance. Edited April 3, 2005 by Be Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Well, SI picked the Twins to "hold off Indians" this year, so we'll see if the jinx continues... I'm very confident that the southsiders can get it done. But, the Sox did have hot and cold flashes during spring training, so we'll just have to see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Twins have won the division 3 straight years. Their rotation is very solid, and with Santana at the top of it, there is always a chance that he can get hot and just completely take over in the playoffs...I'm sure that's their thinking behind the Twins making it to the World Series. Never be surprised when you see the Twins picked to win the division...ever. The Cubs and Giants, on the other hand, is funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 What exactly did the Twins do this offseason that suddenly makes them better than the Angels, Yankees, or Red Sox? Maybe it's just no longer cool to pick the Red Sox in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Lost Koskie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 3, 2005 -> 01:34 PM) What exactly did the Twins do this offseason that suddenly makes them better than the Angels, Yankees, or Red Sox? Maybe it's just no longer cool to pick the Red Sox in the series. Well of course they signed the immortal Juan Castro. And Mike Redmond should be good for atleast 30 homers. They also got rid of Mr .310 OBP too, which is actually a good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox91403 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Go to the sportsnation vote heading and take a look at some of the crap there. They actually have Jeremy Bonderman listed with other AL pitchers as preseason pick for the Cy Young. But, no Buehrle. Unreal. They also have Maggs listed for MVP. They do have Konerko as a finalist for HR champ, but he is currently in last place. f*** em, Prove them wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Lots of people like Bonderman to break out this year. As far as him winning a Cy Young, though.... :banghead And the people that are putting Minny in the World Series are banking on a year-long, healthy Joe Mauer. Whether or not that's a smart thing to do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 A lot of their logic is kind of flawed. They use the fact that they have Santana, who no one wants to face in a short series, while ignoring the fact that the Red Sox can counter with Schilling and the Yankees can counter with the Big Unit. The difference between those 3 is nonexsistent in the playoffs. They also seem to ignore the fact that Radke had a career year last year and Silva's ERA would be expected to go higher considering how many baserunners he allowed (4.21 ERA's don't coincide with 1.43 WHIP's very often). I don't know how at this point in the year you can really pick the Twins rotation to do better in a series against the Yankees when you matchup Santana, Radke, and Silva against Johnson, Pavano, and either Mussina or Wright (Twins don't even have a quality 4th), especially considering the vast difference in offensive firepower. They also cite their excellent defense, but in losing Koskie and Guzman they lost two solid defenders, and are replacing them with liabilities in Cuddyer and Bartlett. They also make it sound like their bullpen is unstoppable, when in fact they really only had 3 solid performers. In fact, I'd probably take the Yankee's pen this year because Rivera/Gordon/Rodriguez should be at least as good as Nathan/Rincon/Romero, if not better. I have no problem with people picking the Twins to win the division, but to think that they can get by the Yankees/Red Sox/Angels trio much less win the series makes me seriously question their qualifications as a baseball expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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