I think that the Red Sox will become the AL Wild Card in 2006 but I do not see the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2006.
216484
Technically every team has a chance of winning, the Red Sox have a leginament chance but because the player in a power division i doubt they may even make the playoffs. The AL East is loaded with teams that can easily win any other divison. Back to the Sox, Yes they have some of the best pitching and once they get Foulke on a roll they will be unstopable. But they arent very good fielders. Manny isnt very fast, Crisp is hurt and Nixon has had his moments so they dont have much luck in the outfield. Loretta is a decent 2B and Varitek is great but overrated. Lowell their other infielder is slipping from his Marlin days and isnt a productive of a hitter anymore. The Sox dont have much hitting anymore. Ortiz and Rameriz and well thats it. Ortiz is supposably on steriods not because he just got good but he has been hitting double the homers since his twins days and ever since i checked isnt not that easy to hit over the green monster. Even though they are in first now they play in the hands down best divison and there are over 100 games left, i dont think they will hold up.
309940
well the past few years, they have not had the talent to kick butt in the NL and make a move at the world series. This season there is tremendous promise from a talented core of young dynamite hitters and they do have enough pitching to make a run at it. Two teams will stand in their way- the st louis cardinals and the ny mets, both have talent pool respectively to setback the phillies. the phillies likely will get the wild card and very well could make the world series. if pujols and the rest of the cardinals hitters forget to show up again in the NL championship series again this year, then the phils are good enough to supplant them from the top. only time will tell but your team is exciting to watch- pat burrell and aaron rowand are two great players and the team is loaded with talent (they are abit young but hey they have a shot)\nDEFINATELY A SHOT BUT I WOULD RANK THEM THIRD BEST IN NL UP TO THIS POINT BEHIND STL AND NYM
558932
Mets are the best team in the national league, so i feel like they will win the NL, but I don't think anybody will be able to beat either the White Sox or the Tigers, those 2 teams are excellent all around.  Mets could shock them i suppose, but i would still favor the white sox or tigers over them.
270001
Hey I'm a Tigers fan, so please don't ruin this for me.  lol.  The Tigers haven't made the playoffs since 1987 when I was 6 years old.  So even though we all know they are probably going to blow it at the end of the season, at least let us Tiger fans "pretend" that they will win the World Series this year.  I say that before every season, but perhaps this year I may actually be right.
294319
It's got to be the Red Sox.  I want the Red Sox and Toronto to finish 1-2 in the East.  Forget the Yankees - they are a bunch of beat up old men.  The only real NY baseball team is the METS!!!!
100857
I think the big story is going to be Roger Clemens going to the Rangers instead of the Astros.  That move will also make the Rangers the biggest surprise of the year, I like them to be the wild card in the AL, leaving either the Yanks or the BoSox out of the playoffs.
12490
Sooner or later.  \n\nAnd the division will be weak.  The pitching is proabbly better than the competition, but I think the Piazza signing was a mistake. I love the guy, but it is the wrong ballpark for him.
57334
No.  I think a National League team will take it.  They seem to have made the bigger moves during the off-season.
138230
No way.  All the other sports let so many teams in, it kind of cheapens the regular season.  In baseball, the regular season actually means something.  I think the wild card is enough.
510735
I'm not a Cubs fan but just once I'd like to see them at the very least win a NL pennant.  You Cubs fans have suffered like no other franchise.  If the day ever comes that they look like they have a real shot at winning a pennant I for one will be rooting for them.  As a matter of fact the only time I wouldn't be rooting for them is if by chance they played the Yankees in the world series.  Other than that I'm okay with the Cubs winning.
308205
Dude, it's way too early to even think about that.\n\nAs a Tiger Fan For Life, I am just happy they are winning; and I am enjoying while it lasts.\n\nSeeing as how The Tigers haven't finished .500 or better for the last 12 years...it is refreshing to see them do so well.\n\nIF (and that is a pretty big word) they stay healthy I expect them to give the white sox a run for thier money.\n\nI am NOT saying they will win the Central Division. \n\nBut it would be nice.\n\nSeriously, a 2nd place finish would be awesome!\n\nWild Card? It could happen. With Toronto winning The East we wont have to play those evil yankees or evil red sox.
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I am!!!\n\nBeing a Tiger Fan For Life, I never would have thought this was possible.\n\nHow can ANYONE NOT be impressed???\n\nThey have the BEST record in baseball right now. Are 20 games OVER .500 (not UNDER)!!!\n\nIt's like all the pieces are coming together. I believe Jim Leyland is the key. He says it's the players, but he's keeping the players focused on TODAY, not next week.\n\nThey have won 14 out of thier last 15, and are currently \n2 1/2 games in front of the white sox.\n\nWill this last all season? I hope so, but I doubt it.\n\nThe white sox are just too good a team for us to over take (as much as I would love that!).\n\nWe might win the wild card...but seriously i would be very happy if they won 82=84 games (considering they havent seen .500 in 12 years).\n\nWe;ll see...the next 10 games will show us just how good they really are (2 more with Cleveland, 4 with the evil yankees, and 3 with the equally evil red sox).
425556
I'm guessing that they might get wild card....\nalthough I'd love to see them win the division
181148
The Tigers are a lot better than they used to be. They are a strong contender for the Wild Card but they will not win their division because the White Sox are just too good of a team.
425333
Yeah, you are way late, that was a month ago, and I always knew they'd win it. They didn't have a great regular season, but their postseason was awesome. I knew they were gonna smash the Tigers in the World Series.
607378
Tough call to make. They have some good young arms on that staff but the hitting needs to keep up. Losing Maroth may hurt them but the biggest worry for them is Ozzie and when he gets the Sox on the tear they've been just missing so far this year.
189375
No the won't make the playoffs this year, but they are much improved.  They won't finish last, hopefully the Cubs will do that, lol!  I am a White Sox fan, so I hate the Cubs!