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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I don't think anyone outside of St. Louis thought the Cardinals would be as good as they were.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI think Volquez will lead the Reds to big things eventually
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