My Standings (2008 Version)

Today, I will reveal my predictions for the way I believe Major League Baseball's standings will look at the end of the season. Throughout the season, I will do progress reports to see how accurate these predictions are. Last season, I ended at 78.7% accurate by taking the total number of teams in the division, subtracting the number of spots I was off by, and then taking those totals and dividing by the total points possible for the league (122). Let's see if I can improve my accuracy this season!

NL Central

  1. Milwaukee(2)
  2. Chicago
  3. Cincinnati
  4. Houston
  5. St Louis
  6. Pittsburgh

NL East

  1. New York(1)
  2. Philadelphia (Wild Card)(4)
  3. Atlanta
  4. Florida
  5. Washington

NL West

  1. Los Angeles(3)
  2. Arizona
  3. Colorado
  4. San Diego
  5. San Francisco

AL Central

  1. Detroit(3)
  2. Cleveland
  3. Minnesota
  4. Chicago
  5. Kansas City

AL East

  1. Boston(1)
  2. New York (Wild Card)(4)
  3. Toronto
  4. Tampa Bay
  5. Baltimore

AL West

  1. Los Angeles(2)
  2. Seattle
  3. Oakland
  4. Texas

Postseason

NLDS -  New York over Los Angeles (3-1) & Milwaukee over Philadelphia (3-2)
ALDS -  Detroit over Boston (3-2) & Los Angeles over New York (3-1)

NLCS - Milwaukee over New York (4-3)
ALCS - Detroit over Los Angeles (4-1)

World Series - Milwaukee over Detroit (4-2)

Does this come as a major shock to anyone? As a fan of a contender (and a homer), I do not think there is any other way my predictions can go. I would expect the same from fans of any of the playoff teams mentioned above and many of the teams I predicted for the top halves of their division. That is the great thing about the beginning of the season... every team has a chance because every team (besides Boston and Oakland) is 0-0. I am sure my predictions will be off overall, but as long as my predictions about the Brewers are accurate, I am perfectly fine with that.

4 Comments

Good picks. Very stand-up of you to lay the homer card right out there. I'm not sure about Milwaukee's pitching depth come October, but if the kids produce, this could be a dangerous team. I hope it goes something like this (except the Sox early exit). My brother and I kicked around the idea of a trip to Milwaukee if the Brewers made the playoffs last year. My foolish brother is getting married the end of October this year, but early October . . .


Go Brewers!

-Dan

http://fansonthefield.mlblogs.com

By FANSONTHEFIELD.net on March 26, 2008 8:26 PM
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KC last? Baltimore last? Pitt last? I'd be surprised if they don't become contenders....they are young, but they have some sticks, might shock some people. Dodgers win the West? That is a pretty good pick. Other than that, I like the WS winner, that's the only one that counts anyway.

By nwest33@hotmail.com on March 28, 2008 10:41 AM
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Steve,

Great Job with the site!

Brewers win the Series.

Nice.

I never would have guessed.

By yogibrewer on March 29, 2008 8:59 PM
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Cant argue with those predictions. The Tigers is a little more believable than the Brewers; but I would love to see a Milwaukee – Detroit WS.

By noelb@chiefsnet.com on March 31, 2008 8:23 PM
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