Do you think the Red Sox will win the AL East, Wild Card, Penant, or WS next season?
817758
The Red Sox are yesterdays news.  The will be lucky to finish behind the Yankees and Blue Jays.  Pretty soon everyone will be bailing out.  Schilling is done.  Pedro is in NY and Terry Francona may be the worse manager in baseball.  But don't fear Boston fans, 2090 is just around the corner!!!!!
958814
Ummm.  It is a possibility...\n\nI am a White Sox fan myself...  And I think it is reasonable to say the Sox will do BETTER.\n\nBut your reasoning is not that accurate.\n\nThe Twins will not do bad, simply because Liriano is out.\nThe Tigers, nor will any team ever play bad "due to frustration"\n\nThe thing the Sox need is a new coach.  I hate to admit it as I was always a great fan for Oz, he was the only coach in the league who was one with his team, and he did not just sit in the corner of the dugout, speechless.  He was standing up talking and laughing with his guys.  But this past season he lost a lot of game for them with stupid decisions, mostly concerning pitching changes, changing too late or putting the wrong guy in at the wrong time.\n\nAnother reason I think the Sox will not improve drastically, is because they made no real changes.  In order for a team to go from a poor season to a good one, is to make off-season changes.  Which has not yet happened yet (Cotts gone, thats a start).  Now that Soriano is out of the market the Sox are in a jam.\n\nExpect them to be in the running this year, though.
444188
The WORLD CHAMPION White Sox, of course.\n\n(EDIT: LOL, Elizabeth - hey, I can't help what went down last night nor in last year's ALCS. I don't have a problem with the Angels, though. Believe me, I cheered like crazy for them when they KO'd the Yankees those last 2 playoff series - 2002 and 2005. They were the White Sox playoff opponent that scared me most last season, too - if the White Sox had lost a playoff series last season, I'd have been OK only had it been the Angels, or perhaps the Cardinals in the World Series. But I'm just happy for my team, as you surely were in 2002, huh?)
584238
Getting a little ahead of yourself, aren't you?  It's only May!  LOL\n\nThat being said, may I add...\n\nGod willing, Boston will not only defeat the Evil Empire, but they'll send them back to the Bronx in shame.  \n\nGO SOX GO!
357231
Almost make the wild card, but fail short, like last year.\n\nTake a look at American League.  The possible wild card contenders include Red Sox, Yangkees, Blue Jays, Athletics, Angels, White Sox, Twins.  If Indians cannot clich the devision, is hard to make the playoffs.
244498
I think they will get into the playoffs, but by the wild card.  They have good new talent, but the team never really worked together, so they will not be too good at the beginning of the season, but will be great by the end to the season!  And I think that Brian Roberts will be able to play on opening day too!  I think that they will be able to beat the Red Sox, but probably not the Yankees with all their new talent :(:(:(:(:(:(!
382407
A.L. East - Boston Red Sox\nA.L. Central - Detroit Tigers\nA.L. West - Oakland A's\nA.L. Wild Card - Cleveland Indians\n\nN.L. East - Atlanta Braves\nN.L. Central - Chicago Cubs\nN.L. West - San Francisco Giants\nN.L. Wild Card - St. Louis Cardinals\n\nWorld Series - Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox\n\nWorld Series Win: The Chicago Cubs
687533
I hope it is.  It's been a long drought since 1984.  \n\nI guess I can't complain too much though.  Unlike many Cubs fans and - until recently Red Sox and White Sox fans - I CAN remember my favorite team winning the World Series.\n\nI think the Tigs will stay in contention.  They seem to be having some troubles with the Yankees, but they can't possibly continue the winning streak they were on for the whole year.  If they stay healthy and continue to play good baseball, I can see an interesting September - and, hopefully, October too.
245873
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.
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Cardinals.  An offense like that can only be denied for so long.  And our pitching is MUCH better overall this year, which is what we needed.\n\nPlus, they've proven they can win consistantly--even with FOUR frontrunners (Pujols included) currently on the temporary DL.\n~+~+~+~+~+~+~\n\nThey did just lose a couple games pretty badly.  But we all have our bad days, right?  I'm waiting for our starting pitching to be healthy again, and then we'll see what happens.   ;)  White Sox just beat about HALF of the St. Louis Cardinals team, if ya know what I mean...
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Being a Tiger fan I should say The Tigers...no one (not even me) thought they would be where they are now.\n\nBut seriously, you have to consider The Reds!\n\nThey are only 1 1/2 games behind The Cardinals, and could take the wild card.\n\nWouldn't it be sweet to see The Reds & The Tigers in The WORLD Series?\n\nBoston is not surprising....everyone knew they were good.\n\nI am not a big fan of the red sox, but I'd rather see them win the East than those darn yankees!!
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NL East - Braves (again *sigh*)\nNL Central - Cardnials\nNL West - (Do I have to pick one) Dodgers\nNL Wild Card - Astros
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Red Sox vs. Mets \n\nRed Sox in 6 with Ortiz as the MVP
572284
To all those who have answered in the negative, my response is who would of thought that the past five world champions would have been the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago White Sox?  Especially when many believed the final two were "cursed" and would never win the championship again.  \n\nIt all boils down to three things.  The first is talent, especially in the areas of pitching and defense.  So far, the Tigers have excelled in both.  If (and that little word can be the biggest in the English language) they keep up both as they have so far, then they are a very serious contender for the championship.  \n\nSecondly is coaching.  Jim Leyland is a proven veteran manager, who has proven he can develop talent and win championships.  He has surrounded himself with an excellent coaching staff, that has the ability to get the most of of the availiable talent the team has.  The Tigers have nothing to worry about in this category.  \n\nThe third is maturity and team focus.  The Tigers have kept an even keil so far, as they have gone about their business.  Pudge Rodriguez is once again offering his veteran leadership, and the addition of Kenny Rogers has not only strengthened their pitching staff what he has done on the field, but also how he has mentored others on the staff off the field to reach their potential.  \n\nDo I think the Tigers will win the World Series?  I will say they definitely have a strong chance to, but it is too early in the season to see if their current success will continue into the heart of the summer, especially when they have to face teams like the Red Sox and Yankees.  The White Sox are the team to beat in their division, and, in there earlier series this year, Chicago showed Detroit why they are the defending World Champs.  If, in August, the Tigers have the same winning percentage that they do now, and have shown they can beat the three previously mentioned teams, then my answer is Yes, I do believe the Tigers will win the World Series.  But, like I said eariler, that little word "if" can be the biggest word in the English language.
424478
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!
163048
The Tribe will be competitive but unfortunately the White Sox were a good team that just got better over the winter and so I'd be surprised if Chicago does not win the division.  \nWe still need some pitching and a good right-handed bat.  But I think Cleveland will end up around 85 to 90 wins.  I wish Dolan would pry open his wallet and keep some of these players...\nAnyway, I'm still excited to go see some spring training next week.
420665
They won't win the division but I think they are definitely contenders for the Wild Card this year.  I wish they would.  I love Ned Yost.