Next one I am taking is the Nationals.
I Do not really think they have a shot at winning it all, but would love to have them make a run at the playoffs while holding their ticket. They have a lot of small sub-stories on the team. Boone is coming back to the league after a battle with Alcoholism, he has already been bumped up to the pro spring training squad. Shaun Hill is trying to be the Ace he is supposed to be after having to deal with injuries for the last couple years. Nick Johnson, also once very good is coming back to playing 100% healthy now and he is excited to get going. They got some young players that are supposed to be very good, even the older players are talking about them. I also think that this being a sell year for Florida will mean some extra much needed victories. They are moving into a new Stadium and that should boost their confidence a little bit as well. They just have too much coming togeather this year to be set at these large of odds.
Nationals 125-1
I Do not really think they have a shot at winning it all, but would love to have them make a run at the playoffs while holding their ticket. They have a lot of small sub-stories on the team. Boone is coming back to the league after a battle with Alcoholism, he has already been bumped up to the pro spring training squad. Shaun Hill is trying to be the Ace he is supposed to be after having to deal with injuries for the last couple years. Nick Johnson, also once very good is coming back to playing 100% healthy now and he is excited to get going. They got some young players that are supposed to be very good, even the older players are talking about them. I also think that this being a sell year for Florida will mean some extra much needed victories. They are moving into a new Stadium and that should boost their confidence a little bit as well. They just have too much coming togeather this year to be set at these large of odds.
Nationals 125-1
Well going with my homer pick Seattle Mariners
The last two years M's fans have complained for starting pitching. This year management heard the call and went out and got 2 legitimate starters. Bedard's arrival has vastly overshadowed one of the best young arms coming into his next season in Felix. This could be one of the best starting rotations in the bigs this year. The bullpen will be deep and should do better this year just with having better starting pitching. And if the bullpen has been anything close to how it has in the last couple years the boost starting pitching should add should make this a very very good team when on the defensive side. The offense did not downgrade this season, but imo it did not get any better. M's Bats have seemed to click coming out of the all-star break the past couple seasons, but fizzled out as starting pitching unraveled. This year, I do not see that happening. I think the angels being that big of favorites in this division is an absolute joke. I see Seattle winning this division and having decent tools to make a World Series run. So I'll take this team at these odds.
Mariners 30-1
The last two years M's fans have complained for starting pitching. This year management heard the call and went out and got 2 legitimate starters. Bedard's arrival has vastly overshadowed one of the best young arms coming into his next season in Felix. This could be one of the best starting rotations in the bigs this year. The bullpen will be deep and should do better this year just with having better starting pitching. And if the bullpen has been anything close to how it has in the last couple years the boost starting pitching should add should make this a very very good team when on the defensive side. The offense did not downgrade this season, but imo it did not get any better. M's Bats have seemed to click coming out of the all-star break the past couple seasons, but fizzled out as starting pitching unraveled. This year, I do not see that happening. I think the angels being that big of favorites in this division is an absolute joke. I see Seattle winning this division and having decent tools to make a World Series run. So I'll take this team at these odds.
Mariners 30-1
Next Team I am taking is Colorado
This is more of a taking a team that came off the season hot. They won 20 of 21 before running into Boston. I dont care who you are that builds confidence. This is a fairly young team, but they were last year. They have awesome defense and were shutting people down at the end of the year in Colorado. I really like Troy Tulowitzki in his 2nd year. They have good solid veterans on the team too, and we have to remember many people were calling them the best team in the NL far and away up through the playoffs. They had some starting pitching woes last season with injuries, but that should be better to start the season this year. When you have 5-6 really good bats and the pitching they brought at the end of last season, I will take a shot on them doing something similar this season. They got a good boost of confidence and sometimes that is all a young team needs.
Colorado Rockies 25-1
This is more of a taking a team that came off the season hot. They won 20 of 21 before running into Boston. I dont care who you are that builds confidence. This is a fairly young team, but they were last year. They have awesome defense and were shutting people down at the end of the year in Colorado. I really like Troy Tulowitzki in his 2nd year. They have good solid veterans on the team too, and we have to remember many people were calling them the best team in the NL far and away up through the playoffs. They had some starting pitching woes last season with injuries, but that should be better to start the season this year. When you have 5-6 really good bats and the pitching they brought at the end of last season, I will take a shot on them doing something similar this season. They got a good boost of confidence and sometimes that is all a young team needs.
Colorado Rockies 25-1
Last Team I am taking is Chicago...... the White Sox that is.
This team has fallen from where it once was. But, I cannot pass at these odds on this team. I think that Detroit is the hot pick. I think Cleveland has some value, but no where near enough when I can get the Sox at around 100-1. This is not a team that is that bad. They will have at least two lefty starters and their bats are not bad either. Their pitching does not have much depth and that scares me, but again at these odds I will take the risk of losing one of their top 3 arms. I have watched a couple interviews on this team this year, and it was not about wanting to contend for their division, they were adamant and confident they were going to contend for the WS. I'll take a shot with them at these odds.
Chicago White Sox 90-1
This team has fallen from where it once was. But, I cannot pass at these odds on this team. I think that Detroit is the hot pick. I think Cleveland has some value, but no where near enough when I can get the Sox at around 100-1. This is not a team that is that bad. They will have at least two lefty starters and their bats are not bad either. Their pitching does not have much depth and that scares me, but again at these odds I will take the risk of losing one of their top 3 arms. I have watched a couple interviews on this team this year, and it was not about wanting to contend for their division, they were adamant and confident they were going to contend for the WS. I'll take a shot with them at these odds.
Chicago White Sox 90-1
