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Pitchers and Catchers report so its time for Jack Attack's MLB Predictions

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Predictions
No innings limit for Strasburg
Astros reach 65 wins minimum
Wainwright doesn't resign with Cardinals
Hamilton and Pujols play less then 250 games combined
Marlins set record for lowest amount of wins in MLB
Arod will retire
Berkman plays less then 100 games and retires
Mike Trout wins AL MVP
Strasburg wins NL CY Young
Bryce Harper wins NL MVP
Verlander wins AL CY Young

AL East
1. Blue Jays
How long will it take the team to gel?
2. Rays
Young players ready to take next step
3. Yankees
Injuries and Age cause Yankees to miss playoffs
4. Orioles
Step back from last year
5. Red Sox
No Comment

AL Central
1. Tigers
Prince Fielder leads Tigers to Division Title
2. White Sox
3. Indians
4. Royals
5. Twins

AL West
1. Athletics
Moneyball III wins divison
2. Angels
Will Pujols and Hamilton stay healthy?
3. Rangers
No Hamilton is a problem
4. Mariners
5. Astros
Will reach 65 wins minimum

NL East
1. Nationals
Love there pitching. Will offense hold up?
2. Braves
Bunch of moves help them clinch Wild Card spot
3. Phillies
Rebuilding moves them up
4. Mets
Rebuilding Year
5. Marlins
No Comment

NL Central
1. Reds
Weak Division = Reds win division
2. Pirates
Pirates fall short again
3. Cardinals
Cardinals take step back with loss of Carpenter
4. Brewers
5. Cubs

NL West
1. Dodgers
High Payroll = 90+ Wins
2. Giants
Giants take 1 of 2 wild card spots
3. Diamondbacks
4. Rockies
5. Padres

Playoffs

NL Wild Card
Braves over Giants

AL Wild Card
Rays over Angels

Division Series
Nationals over Reds
Dodgers over Braves
Blue Jays over Athletics
Tigers over Rays

NLCS
Nationals over Dodgers

ALCS
Tigers over Blue Jays

World Series
Nationals over Tigers in 6

Cardinals expectations and goals

Catchers and Pitchers report
Off season I give them a C-
They need someone to come off the bench and they get Ty Wigginton. He won't help them at all. They didn't solve there pinch hitting issues or hitting with RISP.
They need left hand pitching. JP Howell out there. And they get Randy Choate 37 years old. It doesn't fix the problem. It puts a band aid on it. But what is done is done.

What I would like to see this year
Adam Wainwright resign at a reasonable deal
Leader of the pitching staff he is needed

Find Oscar Tavares At Bats
Rosenthal and Miller take steps forward and are ready to be in rotation by 2014
Get rid of Garcia
Get rid of Westbrook
Find a SS of the future

Cardinals fixing the problem before game 7

OK Cardinals have lost 2 games in a row and watch a 3 games to 1 lead go to 3-3. 
How to fix the Cardinals? Easy in 5 steps.

1. Stop shooting yourself in the foot
Don't make errors, make the routine play, don't walk batters. Once the Cardinals calmed down the Giants scored 1 run after the 2nd inning. And when the Giants make a mistake you capitalize on them.

2. Work the count
Stop 1st pitch swinging, make Matt Cain throw you pitches and when he makes a mistake you capitalize 

3. Get to the bullpen with a lead
Bullpen has been lights out from Rosenthal to Motte. Get to the bullpen with a lead.

4. Step Up
Where is Allen Craig, David Freese, Jon Jay? 

5. Add offense
We can't win with Kozma and Descalso take one out and put in M Carp at 2nd if he is not in lineup replacing Holliday.


I am a homer and going with the Cardinals.  Matt Cain has struggled vs the Cardinals and Kyle Lohse has been dominate in the playoffs.

Baseball Predictions Revisited. Playoff Preview.

AL East
1. Yankees
2. Red Sox
3. Rays
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles
I said Yankees win division and I was right.  I said Red Sox get 2nd (my bad) and Orioles in 5th (stupid pre season magazine that gave me bad info)
AL Central
1. Tigers
2. Royals
3. Indians
4. White Sox
5. Twins
(Said Tigers win division and was right, but didn't get order right)
AL West
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Mariners
4. Athletics
(I bought into the Angels hype. And got bad info on A's from Pre Season Magazine) Got Rangers finishing in second right.

So I went 3/5 in the playoffs picks with a 60% rate. Not bad. 
 
AL Playoffs
Wild Card
Rangers beat Red Sox

Rangers beat Yankees
Angels beat Tigers

Angels beat Rangers in 7


Revised Playoff Prediction
Wild Card
Rangers over Orioles
Division Series
Yankees over Rangers in 4
A's over Tigers in 5
AL Championship
Yankees over A's in 6

NL
NL East
1. Phillies
Most talented team in NL, but carious about their injuries with health of Utley and Howard. My gut says they take a step back and hit major injury bug (Reds 2011), but my head says they win NL East
2. Braves
3. Nationals
4. Marlins
5. New York Mets
Friend cough cough Henry Jordan talked me into the hype of the Phillies. Should of gone with my gut and the Nationals.

NL Central
1. Cardinals
Deep team, will win NL if stay healthy
2. Reds
3. Pirates
4. Brewers
5. Astros
6. Cubs
I bought into the Cardinals hype. I am an homer.
 
NL West
1. Giants
2. DBacks
3. Rockies
4. Dodgers
5.  Padres
Got the Giants right and in my defense didn't think the Dodgers would make a trade.

So 4 out of 5 playoffs teams (80%) in the NL so in total I'm 7 out of 10 (70%) in playoff teams. 

NL Playoffs
Braves beat Reds

Cardinals beat Braves
Giants beat Phillies

Giants beat Cardinals




Revised NL Predictions
NL Wild Card
Braves over Cardinals 

NL Division Series
Nationals over Braves in 4
Giants over  Reds in 5

NLCS
Giants over Nationals in 6

World Series
I picked the Giants to win it all. I'm gonna stick with my pick.  Giants defeat the Yankees in 7 and its a party by the bay.
  
Giants beat Angels in 6






Predictions for MLB Year
More info on Ryan Braun comes out                                          False
Giants get a bat to get them to the World Series                         True Hunter Pence
Pujols struggles in first few months adjusting to the AL                0 Home Runs in April
Chris Carpenter comes back in July                                            Off by 2 months
Last year for Lance Berkman                                                      TBD but sounds like it
Roy Oswalt signs with Cardinals due to Carpenter being out        Signs with Rangers
Andy Pettite return doesn't last long                                             Breaks foot/ankle

                                    So 5/7

NFL Preview

Team that takes step back
NY Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
New Orleans

Team that takes step forward
Buffalo Bills 6 wins to 8
Kansas City Chiefs 7 wins to 9

Predictions
Both Tebow and Sanchez take step back as QBs
Atlanta makes NFC Championship game
Cowboys choke in December

NFC East

3. Giants

Eagles
Cowboys
Redskins

NFC North

1. Packers

6. Lions
Bears
Vikings

NFC South 
2.Falcons
5. Saints
Panthers
Bucs

NFC West

4. 49ers

Seahawks
Cardinals
Rams

Packers Falcons get bye
Lions beat  Giants
Saints beat 49ers

Packers beat Lions
Falcons beat Saints

Packers beat Falcons

AFC East

1. Patriots

Bills
Jets
Dolphins

AFC South

2. Texans

Titans
Jaguares
Colts

AFC North

3. Ravens

5. Bengals

Steelers
Browns

AFC West

4. Broncos

6. Chiefs

Chargers
Raiders

Chiefs beat Ravens
Broncos beat Bengals

Texans beat Broncos
Patriots beat Chiefs

Patriots beat Texans

Packers beat Patriots

MLB Predictions

AL East
1. Yankees
Got the offense, will the pitching hold up?
2. Red Sox
Rebound year, team on a mission
3. Rays
Young talent, year away
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles

AL Central
1. Tigers
Prince Fielder takes team to AL Central Title
2. Royals
Prospects coming up, but need another year to get them experience in the major leagues
3. Indians
Uboldo Jiminez helps Indians finish 3rd
4. White Sox
5. Twins

AL West
1. Angels
Pujols + Pitching = AL West
2. Rangers
Take step back. Darvish is good, but not #1 Ace they hope that will replace Wilson, and Feliz struggles.
3. Mariners
4. Athletics

AL Playoffs
Wild Card
Rangers beat Red Sox

Rangers beat Yankees
Angels beat Tigers

Angels beat Rangers in 7

NL
NL East
1. Phillies
Most talented team in NL, but carious about their injuries with health of Utley and Howard. My gut says they take a step back and hit major injury bug (Reds 2011), but my head says they win NL East
2. Braves
Rebound year, with a make the playoffs for Chipper Jones campaign
3. Nationals
Strasburg leads Nationals to 3rd place
4. Marlins
Need more offense
5. New York Mets
In a worse mess then the Astros

NL Central
1. Cardinals
Deep team, will win NL if stay healthy
2. Reds
Will they rebound from last year?
3. Pirates
Young team that keeps adding top prospect in draft. When will it all come together?
4. Brewers
5. Astros
6. Cubs

NL West
1. Giants
Lincium leads Giants to 1st, but will offense carry them to NL Title
2. DBacks
3. Rockies
4. Dodgers
5.  Padres

NL Playoffs
Braves beat Reds

Cardinals beat Braves
Giants beat Phillies

Giants beat Cardinals

Giants beat Angels in 6


Predictions for MLB Year
More info on Ryan Braun comes out
Giants get a bat to get them to the World Series
Pujols struggles in first few months adjusting to the AL
Chris Carpenter comes back in July
Last year for Lance Berkman
Roy Oswalt signs with Cardinals due to Carpenter being out
Andy Pettite return doesn't last long

Top 7 Albert Pujols Moments

With Albert Pujols gone time to look back at his top 7 moments as a St. Louis Cardinals.

1. Double in Game 6 of 2011 World Series. In what could of been his final at bat he doubles in the 9th inning and starts the rally that wins the Cardinals the game.
2.  Game 5 Home run vs Astros 2005 NLCS
3. Game 3 World Series Pujols hits 3 home runs.
4. Cardinals win 2011 World Series
5. Cardinals win 2006 World Series
6. June 4-5, 2011 vs Cubs back to back games walk off Home Runs
7. Game 7 2004 NLCS. Pujols hits game tying double. Cardinals end up going to World Series