Tuesday, March 29, 2005
DISCUSSION QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 2005 TWINS PREDICTIONS
Good morning! I am still in Florida.
After reading the words of our first guest columnist, Rita Maloney, today you will have suffer through my writing again. But worry not! Tomorrow, through Friday, you will get to read the thoughts of three new guest columnists. So, thank you again for stopping by the site and putting up with reading my writing.
Seth Speaks 2005 MLB Predictions
Today, I will be posting my thoughts on the 2005 season. Please head over to Stick and Ball Guy's site today. He has invited me to be a part of his 2005 SBG Twins Blogger Contest. He asked all of the Twins bloggers to send him the winners of all six divisions, the two Wild Cards, the AL Champion, the NL Champion, the World Series champion, the AL and NL MVPS and the AL and NL Cy Young Award winners. So, today, I am going to give my responses to all of them, but I will also predict a little more about the 2005 season. I hope you enjoy it.
AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
AL EAST
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
AL WEST
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland A's
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners
NL CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
NL EAST
Florida Marlins
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
NL WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
AL WILD CARD - Baltimore Orioles
NL WILD CARD - St. Louis Cardinals
AL CHAMPION - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
NL CHAMPION - St. Louis Cardinals
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL CY YOUNG
1.) Johan Santana - Minnesota Twins
2.) Bartolo Colon - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3.) Mike Mussina - New York Yankees
NL CY YOUNG
1.) Carlos Zambrano - Chicago Cubs
2.) Roy Oswalt - Houston Astros
3.) Mark Mulder - St. Louis Cardinals
Honorable Mention - I think the NL Cy Young winner is so difficult to predict because I mentioned the above three and that doesn't include Jason Schmidt, Jake Peavy, Mark Prior, Kerry Wood or Oliver Perez.
AL MVP
1.) Miguel Tejada - Baltimore Orioles
2.) Vladimir Guerrero - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3.) Mark Teixeira - Texas Rangers
4.) Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins
5.) Alex Rodriguez - New York Yankees
NL MVP
1.) Albert Pujols - St. Louis Cardinals
2.) Miguel Cabrera - Florida Marlins
3.) Jim Thome - Philadelphia Phillies
4.) Scott Rolen - St. Louis Cardinals
5.) Aramis Ramirez - Chicago Cubs
AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1.) Jason Bartlett - Minnesota Twins
2.) Dan Meyer - Oakland A's
3.) Tadahito Iguchi - Chicago White Sox
NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1.) Garrett Atkins, Colorado Rockies
2.) Clint Barmes, Colorado Rockies
3.) JD Closser, Colorado Rockies
DISCUSSION QUESTION OF THE WEEK - 2005 Twins Predictions
OK, I am going to get home next weekend and will be really busy getting caught up. So, on Monday, I will be posting my thoughts on the 2005 Minnesota Twins season. I need your help though. I want your thoughts on what the Twins will do in 2005. So, here are some questions to consider, and again, simply e-mail me your answers to the questions or anything else you would like to write about the Twins upcoming season. Use the questions as a starting point. Here were my thoughts going into last season.
How many Wins will the Twins record this year? Where will they place in the division?
Will Johan Santana duplicated his 2004 season?
Which other pitchers will step-it-up in 2005?
Who will disappoint?
Can Joe Mauer stay healthy and, if so, what will he do this year?
What are your predictions for Justin Morneau?
Which hitter will step up?
Who will disappoint?
Who will be the Twins leader in:
HR:
Batting Average:
Stolen Bases:
Wins:
ERA:
Which minor leaguer will have the most impact on the Twins in 2005?
What would you say that X-Factor is for the team?
What storylines are you hoping to read?
Again, I would appreciate your help with this question and Monday's article. Here's how it works. I will post these questions the rest of the week. Please think them over and then send me an e-mail with your answers/response. Then on Monday, your thoughts will be posted on this site. Thanks for your help!