March is approaching, the time of year when a young man's fancy often turns to love and, much more importantly, baseball. We have had some, umm, vigorous discussions on baseball in the past, and I know we have more than a few serious baseball fans here. So let's have some fun with it :-) So, in the spirit of getting non-political discussions going on list, I'm making a proposal.
I will, over the course of the next few days, write up a set of predictions on the winners in each of the divisions, plus the wildcard, in the upcoming season. Just as last year, I'll try to fill in some commentary explaining my predictions and so on. I did that last year and then spent a large amount of time crowing over the fact that I got most of them right :-) Well, here's a challenge - prove that it was just beginner's luck :-) I'd like to see our other baseball fans do the same - before Opening Day everyone on the list who considers themselves a baseball fan should write up a set of predictions. As the season goes on we can compare them, talk about how those predictions have been borne out and, at the end of the season, crown a Brin-L baseball champion, second in prestige only to being the World Series MVP :-) My first cut - just to get things started. I'm not holding myself to these _at all_ - I haven't thought about them, I just want to get things going. AL East: New York AL Central: Chicago AL West: Seattle AL Wildcard: Oakland NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona NL Wildcard: St. Louis And, even though I've repeatedly argued that the postseason is little more than luck :-) - AL Pennant: New York NL Pennant: Atlanta, but I _really_ want to pick Houston, and will probably argue myself into it by the time I write up the ones to which I'm sticking. WS: New York Well, here's hoping we get something going. Gautam
