It’s here, folks. Opening Day. Well, opening day to the extent that most American baseball fans will think of it. For purposes of enjoying this day, we’re going to ignore the two games played by Oakland and Seattle in Japan last week — games that we later found out many fans did not know were being played.
I’ve heard some people even treat this day like a national holiday, taking a vacation day from the job to sit in front of ESPN and other outlets showing games. I work from home and if I don’t get stuff done I don’t get paid, so I’ll still be working, but the television will be on in the background.
Brad Beneke has penned detailed season previews you can access via links in the table below. Also below are predictions for the playoffs from Brad, Tony and Andy. The 2012 season is now officially underway.
| Brad |
Andy | Tony | |
| AL East | New York Yankees | New York Yankees | New York Yankees |
| AL Central | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers |
| AL West | Los Angeles Angels | Texas Rangers | Texas Rangers |
| AL Wild Card | Texas Rangers | Boston Red Sox | Los Angeles Angels |
| AL Wild Card loser | Tampa Bay Rays | Los Angeles Angels | Toronto Blue Jays |
| NL East | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies |
| NL Central | Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Brewers | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL West | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants |
| NL Wild Card | Los Angeles Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Brewers |
| NL Wild Card loser | Atlanta Braves | Washington Nationals | Washington Nationals |
| AL Champion | New York Yankees | New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers |
| NL Champion | Cincinnati Reds | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies |
| World Series Champion | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies |
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We’ve known each other for 25 years or more and this might be the most we’ve ever agreed on anything hahaha
Toronto can’t play defense and Boston isn’t healthy the Rays staff is too damn good to not win. I like St. Louis a lot, but until I know Carpenter is healthy AND Oswalt is signed no dice. The Braves starters will go deeper this year making that pen more dominating.
I look forward to what happens in fla when they don’t make it. What is the plan B in Miami?
The Phils could very well recover to be a WS contender. Right now, however, there is much panic among the Phandom here. The offense has been worse than we thought, the starting pitchers go out every game thinking that they can;t give up a run. It’s still early but in Philly it’s getting late already….(to paraphrase Yogi Berra).