March 25th, 2008 khawe Posted in Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series 6 Comments »
The 2008 MLB season is upon us so what better time then to lay out our predictions for this baseball season - which promises to be one for the ages. So, below are our entire predictions for the 2008 MLB season, including final standings, who makes the playoffs and who will be the 2008 MLB World Series champions.
2008 MLB Regular Season Predictions
American League East
- Boston Red Sox
- New York Yankees
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
- Detroit Tigers
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleveland Indians
- Minnesota Twins
- Kansas City Royals
American League West
- Los Angeles Angels
- Seattle Mariners
- Texas Rangers
- Oakland A’s
National League East
- New York Mets
- Atlanta Braves
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Washington Nationals
- Florida Marlins
National League Central
- Chicago Cubs
- Houston Astros
- Cincinnati Reds
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Pittsburgh Pirates
National League West
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Colorado Rockies
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- San Diego Padres
- San Francisco Giants
2008 MLB Post-season Predictions
American League Wild Card: New York Yankees
National League Wild Card: Atlanta Braves
American League Champion: Detroit Tigers
National League Champion: New York Mets
World Series Champion: Detroit Tigers
February 8th, 2008 khawe Posted in Baltimore Orioles, MLB, Trades and Signings No Comments »
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard was traded to the Seattle Mariners for five prospects today - the deal has been on the table for awhile. In exchange for the left-hander the Orioles received outfielder Adam Jones, reliever George Sherrill and pitchers Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio.
The Mariners now have a solid pitching core that will feature Bedard, newly signed Carlos Silva and current Mariners Felix Hernandez, Jarrod Washburn and Miguel Batista. Last season Bedard went 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA and 221 strikeouts.
The Orioles continue their push towards youth and rebuilding - last month the Orioles traded former AL MVP Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros. Without Bedard the Orioles will be without an ace pitcher and will go with young unproven pitchers.
December 12th, 2007 khawe Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Trades and Signings 1 Comment »
Remember when Miquel Tejada was considered to be one of the best shortstops in all of baseball? Remember when he hit 34 Homer’s, 150 RBI’s and batted .311 in 2004? Remember him winning the 2002 AL MVP award? Seems like a long time ago doesn’t it? The Baltimore Orioles seem to have that same mind set because today they announced a trade with the Houston Astros for the fomer all-star. In exchange for Tejada the Orioles are getting 5 young prospects from the Astros, including: outfielder Luke Scott, thirdbaseman Michael Costanzo, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate.
Tejada has had a rough go with the Orioles the past couple of seasons and never quite lived up to his promise that the organization would end its losing ways. But that shouldn’t be put on Tejada’s shoulders…
Tejada has seen his numbers decline steadily since that 2004 season, with his worst year stat wise since his rookie season coming in 2007. Tejada started his career with the Oakland Athletics and played there for 7 seasons before signing with the Orioles in 2003.
