Anyone think the Indians and Reds have a shot at the postseason this year?
472964
i believe the indians as crazy at it sounds will actually beat the white sox for the division tittle. now i am a braves fan myself. but after seeing what they pulled last season, almost taking the division right out of the white sox hands. i believe the indians will be in the ALCS but will most likely losing to the angels. \n\nas for the reds, they have no chance. sure they have a good young team but they are in the NL central with the powerhouse teams like the Cardnials and Astros or even the Brewers.
344590
Cardinals great hitting\nWhite Sox they won last year, the cubs might never win\nIndians they are more likely\nMarlins the have Dontrel Willis\nOrioles by defult\nYankees a team that has a better chance then any of the others win it this year. The mets can not win that division.
217577
Yes I think they will make the playoffs, but how far they advance is the question.
411269
No.  The AL Central is one of the best divisions in baseball with the defending World Series Champions in the White Sox who upgraded their squad with the additions of Jim Thome and Javier Vasquez, a hungry Cleveland Indians team that just missed the postseason last year and the always dangerous Twins.  \n\nThe Tigers are off to a hot start and have good balance of experienced (Pudge Rodriquez, Magglior Ordonez, Dimitri Young, Placido Polanco) and young hitters (Chris Shelton, Curtis Granderson and Craig Monroe) along with a decent starting rotation, but in the end the Tigers thin bullpen and the fact that the White Sox and Indians are just better teams, will prevent them from capturing the division title.
684522
Anything is possible. They have a shot. Another team to look out for is the White Sox, last years World Series champions (It's like hell as a Cubs fan plus White Sox fans are super annoying without winning the World Series. I have to route for my home town, none the less). They average as a team batting .300 . That has to account for something. The Tigers are up now, but I predict the Sox getting their record back up. The funny thing is that the White Sox always lose to the worse teams (Cubs, D-Rays, Blue Jays).
117541
they should have a winning record, but i think making the playoffs is a stretch.  they're not as good as the cards or the astros, and the brewers are much improved.  this could very well be the toughest division to win in baseball.\n\njuan pierre will jump start the offense, a huge improvement over corey patterson.  if aramis ramirez and derrek lee can stay healthy, holy cow... they are gonna score a lot of runs.\n\nbut the questions about kerry wood and the closer situation make me worried.  carlos zambrano will have to be the one to carry them. \n\ni'd say 85 wins for the fuzzy cubbies this year.
192935
they could possibly win one this year or next year. They have a good basketball team with labron james and are expected to make it to the mlb players, so they have a good chance this year
15728
It looks like they're straightening out the pitching and if that works out they could have a great year. I hate to see Damon go but there are some good center fielders available.  I'd say it's another playoff but no world series year.
52923
Although the NL West remains the weakest division in baseball, I highly doubt Arizona's chances of making the playoffs this year, espeically since only 4 teams from each league can advance to the postseason.\n\nThe Giants look like they are in prime position to win that division, unless the Padres continue to get better.
305964
I think it's highly possible.  Not only Cubs are playing well this season, Marlins is also the one of worst teams in MLB right now.
1014213
I think they'll win the div. , but the Cards. are looking the BEST in the Nat. league
1087062
Yes, I am concerned about when they plat the Tigers. I am a Red Sox fan, and while the Sox have enjoyed successful domination over the Tigers for a couple of years, this Tiger team is good and hard to beat. My prediction is they go all the way to win their division and get into the playoffs. How they will fare there depends on how healthy they remain and if they continue to get good pitching and timely hitting.\n\nGood luck!!
1117028
With the team hitting the way the are and if A.J. Burnett can come back healthy, probably better than a lot of people will give them credit for.  However, they need to surpass the Yankess and/or Red Sox just to make the playoffs and I don't see that happening, not this year at least.
568949
I believe they have a very good chance. They were dominating the first part of the season with some excellent pitching and offense and defense. And don't worry, everybody has a slump, they bounce right back and get into the flow of things. So, yes, I believe they will make it int othe playoffs.
601257
They have a chance.  They are in a terrible division, and they are an ok team.  Their pitching is good and their ballpark helps them.
23916
they should do okay, probably perform better as a whole than last years did.  Each guy will fit some of the roles the Cubs needed to fill, last year they depended too much on the homerun
3488
I think they a good chance of winning this year.