SI.com predicts the baseball season

[David H]

Reds picked to finish last in the NL Central? 27th overall?

That's laughable.

[PokerFink]

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No respect for the Phils

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Meh. They're ranked 6th in the NL, which is about right considering their recent history.

I'm hoping it will change for the better, but I won't be surprised if we finish two or three games out. Again.

[MikeyPatriot]

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These rankings are total bogus. No respect given to Toronto, Minnesota, Philadelphia, or Florida. Dodgers at 4? Every year the tires turn, and they don't go anywhere.

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I don't think it's so much a disrespect to the Twinkies as much as it is a respect to the AL Central. Considering they lost 2 of their top pitchers from last year (Radke and Liriano) plus the fact that there are 4 strong teams in the division means someone's gonna get left out. Any of the non-KC teams could finish at the top.

[youtalkfunny]

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No respect for the Phils

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Seriously.

Every year I predict something like 84-78, 2-3 games out of the playoffs. This year I say 92-70. Playoffs, baby, playoffs!

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[Quinn Warren]

Unless the cards make a deal, I don't see them winning more games than Chicago.

[crockpot]

these predictions seem about halfway between public opinion and the "correct" rankings, which is far better than i expected out of SI.

[SuperUberBob]

Mets, only 5th?

If Pedro was playing all of this season, the Mets should be a shoe-in for the WS. Now, it's not as certain.

[kolotoure]

No they wouldn't

[ltb]

cardinals ranked #6?
hahahahah, are we sure the sporting news didn't write this? can they honestly say that and put the cubs at 15 and brewers at 18?

ridiculous

[HajiShirazu]

I agree. I thought they seemed pretty reasonable, which means that just like always with these things, they will just be mostly wrong instead of the absolute opposite of the correct final order.