Here are my 2003 Baseball predictions.

NL East
Atlanta 95-67
Philadelphia 88-74
New York 80-82
Montreal 76-86
Florida 73-89

NL Central
Houston 92-70
St. Louis 90-72
Chicago 82-80
Cincinnati 77-85
Pittsburgh 74-88
Milwaukee 60-102

NL West
Arizona 93-69
San Francisco 86-76
Los Angeles 85-77
San Diego 75-87
Colorado 71-91

AL East
New York 103-59
Boston 92-70
Toronto 81-81
Baltimore 68-94
Tampa Bay 59-103

AL Central
Minnesota 97-65
Chicago 89-73
Cleveland 65-97
Detroit 61-101
Kansas City 54-108

AL West
Oakland 100-62
Anaheim 95-67
Seattle 84-78
Texas 71-91

Playoffs:
NLDS:Atlanta over St Louis,Arizona over Houston
ALDS:Anaheim over New York,Minnesota over Oakland
NLCS:Atlanta over Arizona 4-2
ALCS:Minnesota over Anaheim 4-1
World Series:Minnesota over Atlanta 4-2

Any thoughts?

National

East
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Atlanta - Still on top as long as the Jones brothers and the pitching staff is there

New York - Better pitching, still needing better coaching before being the top

Philly - Still young, will have up and down season, pitching will need to improve

Montreal - Vladimar will hit home runs, but the pitching staff will give up home runs

Florida - Young, no real threat

Central
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St Louis - Jim Edmonds healthy again, this team is ready to get hot again

Houston - Pitching better be solid at home, or they're TOAST

Cubs - Better pitching staff, but I still don't understand the firing of Don Baylor

Cinnci - Griffey is back, but does that help them? NOPE

Pitt - Won't be good, but will be better than...

Brewers - Can you say basement?

West
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Arizona - Will have something to say about Giants repeating

Giants - Still Bonds-powered, lost some pitching including Russ Ortiz

LA - Someone besides Green is going to have to step up,... Paul LaDuca?

SanDiego - No offense, but always finds a way to win

Colorado - Get rid of the park


American

East
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Yankees - Always find a way to win under Torre

Bo Sox - Pedro healthy again, Wild Card team

Toronto - Young, but will win over 50% of their games

Baltimore - Once again, young, but will find a way to win some; won't quite win 50% of their games

Tampa - Im STILL questioning why they made this team...

Central
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Minnesota - Better this year than last, how 'bout more fan support?

ChiSox - Will finish second only because of the competition in this division

Cleveland, Detroit, and KC all toss ups for last place in the league

West
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Oakland - AWESOME young pitching staff

Anaheim - Can the rally monkeys get back to the WS?

Seattle - Will put up a fight for 1st and 2nd in the league, but will once again fall short

Texas - Do you have a pitching staff?


NLDS: Atlanta over Houston; St. Louis over Arizona
ALDS: Yankees over Minnesota; Oakland over Boston
NLCS: St. Louis over Atlanta
ALCS: Oakland over Boston
WS: Oakland over St. Louis

National League:

East:

Atlanta: Lost Glavine, pick up Byrd and Ortiz.

Philly: Thome's bat and clubhouse presence add fuel to the fire.

Mets: Alot of talent....can't seem to gel.

Expos: Vladdy can't do this alone. Just padding his stats.

Fla: Dead last!


Central:

Houston: Kent proves to be BIG addition.

St Louis: Pitching always good.....not quite there down the stretch.

Reds: If starters can stay healthy, may surprise. Dempster a key.

Cubs: Baylorless Cubs will flounder. Moises Alou no help.

Pirates: May actually finish ahead of Cubs....or head SOUTH!!

Brewers: Too much brew.

West:

D-Backs: Good solid club in Arizona

Dodgers: Don't laugh, it could happen

Giants: Lose D. Baker, Kent and Ortiz. Bonds has NO HELP!

Padres: Good nucleus, not quite there yet.

Rockies: Even Helton and a healthy Walker can't save this team.


American League:

East:

Yanks: Good leadership. Jeter proves the boss wrong.

Red Sox: Hitting will improve....can Pedro stay healthy?

Blue Jays: Could actually flip flop with the O's.

Orioles: See above.

Devil Rays. Uh.....yeah. Same thing Pinella is thinking.

Central:

Twins: Pitching, hitting, defense, chemistry....tough to beat!

ChiSox: Made some good moves. Big Hurt is healthy...and hungry.

Indians: Just enough young arms and bats.

Detroit: Fill in blank.

KC: Byrd flew the coop. This team in trouble.

West:

Angels: Will repeat as division champs.

A's: Will battle Angels but fall short at the finish.

M's: See Detroit above.

Rangers: Have some young talent. Wait for the overhaul and 3 more years.


Are you ready for this??

Twins over Astros in World Series. Goes 5 games.

My picks...

American League

East

1) NY Yankees: All the baseball money can buy
2) Boston: How long can Pedro go?
3) Toronto: SkyDome used to be cool, what happened?
4) Baltimore: The slumping O's need Cal again
5) Tampa Bay: Improved under Lou, but still in the cellar

Central
1) Minnesota: The best bargain baseball around
2) Chicago Sox: If only they moved outta the south side
3) Kansas City: Suprising Royals do more with less
4) Cleveland: Thome's loss hurts them more then you think
5) Detroit: Why build a new park when you can't win a game?

West
1) Oakland: New manager, same result
2) Anaheim: Not overlooked anymore
3) Seattle: Will struggle more this year
4) Texas: The only sure thing in the West... last

National League

East
1) Atlanta: Dominating this division ever get old?
2) NY Mets: Will give Braves all they can handle
3) Philadelphia: Bowa proving to be a good manager
4) Florida: I-Rod will give them at least some power
5) Montreal/Puerto Rico: The team no one can love

Central
1) St. Louis: Talented, just needs the extra step
2) Houston: Stros are decent this year
3) Chicago Cubs: Baker will have em better
4) Pittsburgh: Dangerous in a few years if team stays
5) Cincinnati: Reds too inconsistent to predict
6) Milwaukee: Brewers too consistent to predict

West
1) Arizona: Still has the scariest pitching duo
2) Los Angeles: Dodgers getting better and better
3) San Fran: Losing Kent, Baker will cost em
4) San Diego: Goodbye Tony Gwynn, hello still empty stadium
5) Colorado: Rocky Mountain Loooooooooooow

Playoffs

Twins over Yankees, A's over Angels
Cards over Mets, D-Backs over Braves

A's beat Twins in 7 games
Cards beat D-Backs in 6 games

World Series: St. Louis over Oakland in 5

WPS

Looks like calling the hogs picks ended up being the most accurate. It looks like all of us overlooked the Marlins, Giants and Cubs. We gave Arizona and Anahiem too much credit.

LOL
I put the Marlins...."Dead Last!!!!"
Kind of funny to look back at these predictions.