Now that the 2008 Major League Baseball regular season has drawn to a close, it's time to see how well (or poorly) I was able to prognosticate the final standings. Back in March, I posted on my Sporting News blog my predictions for each of the baseball divisions. Today, I take a look back at my first prediction, the NL Central (home of my Reds).
First, my predictions from March:
1. Cubs
2. Reds
3. Brewers
4. Pirates
5. Astros
6. Cardinals
How'd I do? The actual standings for 2008:
1. Chicago Cubs 97-64
2. Milwaukee Brewers 90-72
3. Houston Astros 86-75
4. St. Louis Cardinals 86-76
5. Cincinnati Reds 74-88
6. Pittsburgh Pirates 67-95
I got the division winner correct (but so did most of America probably). I picked the Reds as second...which obviously was a giant mistake. I also missed terribly on the Cardinals, I truly thought that they'd be awful (who would have thought that Lohse would be any good, certainly not me after enduring his so-called pitching for the Reds in the past). Overall, I'd give my efforts a C-, barely passing thanks to picking the Cubs as division winner and the Brewers in the top half.
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3 comments:
I don't think anyone outside of St. Louis thought the Cardinals would be as good as they were.
I also thought the Reds would finish 2nd/3rd in the division, but like everyone else I had the Cubs winning the division too.
The one prediction that I got right was that the Yankees would not make the playoffs...though I didn't pick the Rays (I went with the Blue Jays). And, the one prediction that I got way wrong (like a lot of people) was the Tigers....I thought they would make the ALCS, so it shows how much I really know.
Good work, I'm looking forward to how you did in the rest of the divisions.
You were just an optimistic fan. That's OK.
I think Volquez will lead the Reds to big things eventually
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