ESPN rankings

[JoeMcClenahan]

Hey guys, i posted this in the ms forum because i thought their ranking was lousy, and james asked me to post it here. These are the ESPN predictions for 2002. The mets are way off IMO as well.
AL East W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
New York 104 58 .642 - 919 680 45.5 1.5
Boston 92 70 .568 12 851 727 4.5 24.5
Toronto 77 85 .475 27 781 839 1.0
Baltimore 66 96 .407 38 721 861
Tampa Bay 61 101 .377 43 696 902

AL Central W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
Chicago 89 73 .549 - 827 762 40.5 .5
Minnesota 81 81 .500 8 791 796 6.5
Cleveland 78 84 .481 11 827 852 3.0 .5
Kansas City 64 98 .395 25 725 906
Detroit 63 99 .389 26 708 883

AL West W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
Oakland 96 66 .593 - 850 669 31.5 6.0
Seattle 91 71 .562 5 792 691 10.0 9.5
Texas 88 74 .543 8 901 830 6.5 5.5
Anaheim 82 80 .506 14 769 751 2.0 1.0

NL East W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
Atlanta 88 74 .543 - 748 686 25.5 5.0
Philadelphia 83 79 .512 5 735 706 13.0 1.5
Florida 82 80 .506 6 753 736 7.5 3.0
New York 80 82 .494 8 704 717 4.0 1.8
Montreal 69 93 .426 19 705 830

NL Central W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
St. Louis 90 72 .556 - 797 711 28.8 5.0
Houston 87 75 .537 3 837 783 13.8 11.0
Chicago 81 81 .500 9 779 781 4.8 2.0
Cincinnati 80 82 .494 10 785 796 3.0 3.3
Milwaukee 73 89 .451 17 735 832 .5
Pittsburgh 72 90 .444 18 689 765

NL West W L Pct GB RF RA #DIV #WC
San Francisco 88 74 .543 - 772 717 22.5 4.3
Colorado 85 77 .525 3 967 931 12.0 5.0
Arizona 84 78 .519 4 729 713 11.0 5.0
Los Angeles 79 83 .488 9 706 709 2.0 2.5
San Diego 77 85 .475 11 728 765 2.5 1.0

[JoeMcClenahan]

Heres the web site as well.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2002/d...rojections.html

[Baseball Guru]

Whoaaaaa, these rankings do suprise me :biggrin:

I agree that the M's should still win the AL West although it will be a lot closer this year...

I am shocked that they are predicting a 4th place finish for the Mets....Hell, last year with no hitting they finished with a better record than they are predicting here......Not quite sure why.....They upgraded their hiting tremendously and really only lost 1 key starter in Appier......Keys will be health but one cant predict that...If healthy the Mets will conted for the East, if not, they may be accurate...

I also see the NL West as being San Fran and Zona...Throw COlorado out of that mix...I think Zona will win it....

[RockieBill]

Very interesting...for computer projections. Remember, these are the same people that said the Rockies would win the NL West last season. There's probably a few things to wonder about, though. Running 50 seasons worth of the same guys through a computer should at least point out their strengths and weaknesses. Tippett's comments seem well thought out, and fairly detailed. The main thing that sim's fail to simulate are injuries, and they can affect a club like no other single factor.

Diamond Mind is in the business of selling their sims, and it's probably as good as any. For perfect hindsight, check out their projections for last season. (http://www.diamond-mind.com/articles/proj2001.htm)

[PissedPrincess]

I do, however LOVE the page 2 guys. I love when these ARROGANT MORONS look like fools with their predictions. I cancelled my subscription to ESPN Mag, after their STUPID and FACTLESS story about Boston teams and their fans.


ESPN CAN KISS MY A$$


:ppsmilie:

[bama45]

I don't think Oakland will win their division-their pitching is great, but their power hitting has dropped like a rock since they let Jason Giambi get away. The latest news is that outfielder Jermaine Dye will not be ready to play by opening day.

[imgreat95]

guys.. these are not "predictions" made by ESPN... in fact, espn had nothing to do with them, aside from publishing the results. These are the results of a computer simulation. Intended totally and completely for fun. Yet, there is some basis on it. Basically, it assumes that averyone will perform at his expected level given his age, experience, etc.... Of course, as Bill said, it doesn't factor in ijuries, and off years... It is just meant as if it were a perfect world.

Honestly though, I could see it happening just like that. Or I could see it happening totally different. That's why the preseason is so much fun.