Every time a sports season rolls around the Right Wing staff takes aim at predicting how things will go. Now, baseball is nearly upon us once more, and the boys wanted a crack at the 2008 season.
Predicted Statistical Leaders for 2008 (with total)
Home Runs: Alex Rodriquez NYY 57
RBI: Ryan Howard PHI 162
Hits: Ichiro Suzuki SEA 201
Wins: Daisake Matsuzaka BOS 19
Strikeouts: Johan Santana NYM 185
Order of Finish:
American League
EAST:
Boston, New York, Baltimore, Toronto, Tampa Bay
CENTRAL:
Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, Chicago, Kansas City
WEST:
Anaheim, Texas, Seattle, Oakland
National League
EAST:
New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida
CENTRAL:
St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
WEST:
San Diego, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Arizona
Playoffs
NL: New York, San Diego, St. Louis, Atlanta(WC)
AL: Boston, Anaheim, Detroit, Cleveland(WC)
Championship Series
NL: New York over St. Louis
AL: Boston over Detroit
World Series
Boston over New York
Other Business
- During the last round of primaries, Barack Obama and John McCain further solidified their holds on their respective party’s nominations. The funny thing is, during their victory speeches neither man mentioned Hillary Clinton at all. The Clinton campaign is unraveling. If I remember right, Bill never had to write a check to himself during his campaigns.
- Barack Obama was given a standing ovation for blowing his nose… which was surprisingly more insightful than anything the candidates have said to this point.
- With McCain in a commanding lead on the GOP side, the NY Times decided it was time to move in for the kill. The launched a story about an affair that McCain had in 2000. The only trouble with the article is that it credits only an “unnamed source.” Apparently, unnamed sources rank as front page with the NY Times, especially when it comes to taking down a Republican. Remember, I have no particular love for McCain, I don’t trust the man. But I find it incredibly suspicious that this story breaks in the midst of an election cycle.
- Hillary Clinton, distraught over falling behind Obama, loosed a vicious tirade against free enterprise and capitalism. Apparently, when the mainstream goes with someone else, Clinton’s only fallback was the hardcore socialist lefties. Sad times, indeed.
- In NFL news, the Atlanta Falcons won a coin toss at the league’s scouting combine. This coin toss victory assures the Falcons of drafting third overall. Now comes the discussion of what to do with said pick. Do you draft a quarterback (Matt Ryan) if he is available, do you take Glenn Dorsey if his names is still on the board? Do you trade the pick away and garner more picks later on? The choices are endless.
-In related news to that, rumor is swirling that the NY Giants have offered Atlanta their first round choice (Pick no. 32) for DeAngelo Hall. We’ll see where that goes…
