Thursday, July 15, 2010

Crystal Ball

No, not that crappy Styx song. Just a few bold predictions for the second half. With apologies to Heath Ledger... "And here we go!"

1. Led by a terrible lineup and their famous loose-cannon manager, the White Sox come back to Earth and finish in third place. Minnesota wins the AL Central, Detroit finishes second.
2. The Cardinals straighten out their bullpen and ride Big Albert (NL MVP once again) and a solid rotation to another division title. Dusty's Reds collpase and miss the playoffs completely.
3. The Rockies finally get healthy and hold off the collection of contenders in the NL West.
4. The Rays lack of offense catches up with them and they finish behind New York and Boston, both playoff teams.
5. In a battle that goes down to the final weekend, Atlanta claims the NL East crown. The Phillies finish a close second and bring home the wild card.
6. Cliff Lee and company bury the Angels and coast to the division title. The Rangers finish 2010 with the best record in the league. Josh Hamilton takes the AL MVP award.
7. After finishing 75-87, Lou Piniella resigns as Cubs manager and is replaced by Ryne Sandberg. During the offseason, GM Jim Hendry is cut loose. Somewhere in Peoria, IL, a grown man weeps with joy.
8. Matthew McConaughey makes another bad movie.
9. Steve Guttenberg and Buba Smith sign on for "Police Academy 10."
10. All reality TV shows join forces to create one mega program that features dancing fat people on a desert island. Each week they will sing against bachelors who are also gourmet chefs pretending to be models in New Jersey. Nearly 200 million viewers tune in for the first episode, then the planet explodes.

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