OPENING DAY!!!!

Ahhh Yankees baseball is officially back!

 

I want to wish everyone a very happy opening day! I hope all of your teams win (unless of course you're an Orioles fan, in which case... LETS GO YANKEES).

 

Sadly I cannot watch the game today. The softball team I coach has a double header today and it's an away game so I have to be on the bus at 3:00 p.m. sharp! This is going to be the first opening day game I've missed since 1995. I'm totally bummed.

 

My man, Bill is going to be at the game... which I'm totally jealous of. He's promised to texted me game updates during my softball game, but I don't know if I should look or not. Maybe I should just wait and watch the game when I get home, but it's not the same... I'm not going to be able to resist looking at the texts, but I'll watch the game when I get home regardless.

 

*** Text Message Alert: Bill says Camden is "Yankee Stadium, south." Apparently the Yankees are going to have plenty of people cheering them on today!

 

So I decided that I'd put my 2009 predictions down for everyone to see and laugh at.  (*) denotes wild card

 

American League

EAST:

Yankees                      ---

*Red Sox                    2.0

Rays                           3.0

Blue Jays                   10.0

Orioles                        25.5

 

CENTRAL:

Indians                        ---

Twins                          3.0

White Sox                  3.5

Royals                        6.0

Tigers                         9.0

 

WEST:

Angels                        ---

Athletics                     22.0

Rangers                     28.0

Mariners                     37.0

 

National League

 

EAST:

Mets                            ---       

*Phillies                      0.5

Marlins                        5.0

Braves                        20.0

Nationals                    34.0

 

CENTRAL:

Cubs                             ---

Cardinals                     6.0

Astros                         13.0

Brewers                      18.0

Reds                            23.0

Pirates                         31.0

 

WEST:

Rockies                                  ---

Dodgers                                 3.5

Giants                                     9.5

Diamondbacks                     12.0   

Padres                                   19.0

 

 

The Playoffs

 

ALDS: Yankees over Indians

                Red Sox over Angels

 

ALCS:  Yankees over Red Sox

 

NLDS: Mets over Cubs

               Phillies over Rockies

 

NLCS: Mets over Phillies

 

WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Mets

 

Yep, I said it... Subway Series for the 2009 World Series!

 

FINAL WHISPERER: I'll break down each division in my new few blogs...

 

Baseball Nerdish as Always,

Brit