- Ok so being a Rays fan i would love to just say that this is an easy call and that the Rays are going to win it all and never lose a game. Being a fan of baseball i know that's not even close to happening so why would i be stupid and just blindly go for it. The Rays are off to an even worse start this year then last year. They are 4 games under .500 14 games into the season and at this point last year they were 6-8, not great but a full game better then this year. If you recall the East last year won by less then 2 games so one game does make a big difference. The Sox are improved this year by adding some veteran pitching and keeping Jason Bay. They are going to make a run at winning the division this year just like they always do so you can't count them out. The Yanks are not as good as they were last year at this point, the current pitching staff is not good enough to really do much damage. The minor leaguers that they have are seemingly a lot better then the pro ball players that they have. Chin Ming Wong is hurt still i think and he just isn't going to be able to pitch like he has before. I used to think that he was one of the best pitchers in baseball but then he got hurt and just hasn't been the same since. The Orioles are really good this year and they have a chance at making a run at the East. The outfield that they have is one of the best in all of baseball, they have speed and good arms in all three spots. Their hitting is vastly improved over last year and they can go a long way if the pitching is just OK. They don't have to pitch to well because they are going to score 6-7 runs per game. Lastly the Blue Jays are the best team in the division. Doc Holladay and the rest of the pitching staff is the best in the east if not the entire league. They have good enough hitting to really do some damage and early in the year they are the leading the division. They can drive in runs and play good solid defense to go along with great pitching. This is the most well rounded team and if they can stay healthy then they will be headed to the world sereies. All this being said i don't think that the Blue Jays are going to win the division. That honor belongs to the Red Sox this year, as much as it kills me to type this i think they are going to really get going and become unstoppable about half way through the year and then just coast for a month or so going into the playoffs. The Rays will be in contension battling with the Jays for the wild card spot and the O's are going to fade out late because pitching and defense wins games, not offense. The Rays are going to get the supposed high power offense going, there are sparks right now, just no fire yet. The Yanks are living in the past and trying to outspend everyone to win, they didn't do it right and now have to try and win with their team of overrated players. I hate the Red Sox so this is really depressing me but i think that when push comes to shove they are the best team this decade and are going to win the East again. I really wanted to pick the Rays to win it but they are already 4.5 games back of the lead and can't really afford to fall much further back, but they are going to until the offense shows up. The pitching is ok and will come around.
So there you have it, every division picked and the only thing left to do is call the world sereies. That'll be left for a later post, can't give it all away now.
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