ESPN Projections of 2009 Season

21 ESPN-ers predict: division winners, wild card teams, World Series champion, MVPs, Cy Young winners, breakout and underrated players, and a dark horse team for the AL and NL.

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You know it’s crazy world when ESPN seems to be more optimistic about the Giants than we are.

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 5, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions

we know what we’re talking about.

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 5, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Jim Caple really, really likes our chances, apparently.

Randy Johnson, Cy Young winner? In a rotation with Cain and Lincecum? now that WOULD be scary. If we got to the playoffs with our team in that scenario… i mean yeesh, throwing out those three guys, we’d have a chance against just about anybody.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Apr 5, 2009 4:55 PM PDT reply actions

/Jim Caple in his mom's basement

“GO GIANTS!”

//fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap

Adopted groomer for Mark Gardner's Mullet / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Apr 5, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

If this team plays 500 ball the first couple weeks does he become our ~~prophet~~ mascot for this season?

R. Ortiz is not the Run Dingerz.exe we are looking for.

by daveinexile on Apr 6, 2009 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions

If we got into the playoffs, that top 3 rotation could really do some damage

Wall-E for Best Picture 2008

by Useful_Idiot on Apr 5, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL East Coast Bias

Aside from Crazy Jim Caple, who thinks the Twins are winning the World Series, everyone else picked the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Cubs, Cards or Mets.

My plans for 2009: getting married and attending Tim Lincecum Bobblehead Day.

by Kitspool on Apr 5, 2009 10:33 PM PDT reply actions

in fairness...

I wouldn’t really count the Cubs or Cards as part of that “East Coast Bias” but yeah… there’s a lot of Yanks-Sox talk. Already.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Apr 5, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

In fairness, the Sox, Yanks and Rays are the best 3 teams in the AL, and the Cubs are the best in the NL.

To me, the best example of east coast bias was the trial of MLB.TV. They gave you the choice between Cubs vs Yankees and Mets vs Red Sox.

by MonkeyChow on Apr 6, 2009 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Every year since 2000, the Yankees have failed to win the World Series, and every year, the experts always seem to predict that this’ll be the year the Yankees win the World Series again!!!!! It gets a little tiresome.

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
Adopted Giant: Fred "Ruthless Aggression" Lewis

by jcb9 on Apr 6, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

In fairness, stuff things and stuff.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Apr 6, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions

What’s up with the amount of Card’s love and Nl West wild cards there!?

I know the outside the Cubs the NL Central is rather weak ( COUGH Astros, * cough Pirates*) but come on that is just going to inflate win totals for the rest for the rest of the division that does not melt down – not necessarily make them good.

I was rather surprised to see the NL West mentioned for Wild card as well. I guess they figure some will join the Padres in the fiery decent to the league basement thus allowing 2 teams in the NL to win over 86 games?

R. Ortiz is not the Run Dingerz.exe we are looking for.

by daveinexile on Apr 6, 2009 6:44 AM PDT reply actions

seems reasonable. I think the NL West is pretty unpredictable because of its old guys (RJ, ManRAM) and young players in key roles on each team.

co-dad of IshikaBOOM w/AfDC.
Ishikawa, let the boy hit against lefties.

by kennv on Apr 6, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions

if Carpenter and Wainwright stay healthy, the Cards’ pitching should be good enough to keep pace. And with Pujols in that lineup, they’ll have some offense. I think the Cards are a legitimate darkhorse in the Central— the Cubs are starting to look a bit old and creaky to my eyes.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Apr 6, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah but...

picking Carpender for NL CY is ridiculous. He was a really good pitcher in 2006, but c’mon? The dude hasn’t pitched in almost two years. I forget which “expert” picked him, but how often does a guy come back from two full years of injuries and pitches well enough to win the CY? I don’t have stats, but I’m willing to bet rarely or never.

by jnormous on Apr 7, 2009 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions