Comments on: Everybody has an opinion – prediction round-up http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ron http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112002 ron Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:01:39 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112002 David, a lyric from a Twisted Sister song, I think. Mcb, High expectations are good. If they don't pan out, you become depressed. Big deal. But if they to come to fruition, that feeling can last forever, almost. Baseball depression only lasts til football season,er.. hockey season. David, a lyric from a Twisted Sister song, I think. Mcb, High expectations are good. If they don’t pan out, you become depressed. Big deal. But if they to come to fruition, that feeling can last forever, almost. Baseball depression only lasts til football season,er.. hockey season.

]]> By: The 2009 Tigers - they might not suck http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112001 The 2009 Tigers - they might not suck Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:15:49 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112001 [...] happened. I’m not ready to go back to picking the team in the bottom half even though that is the prevailing wisdom. I have them at 84 wins and a second place finish this year. And here’s [...] [...] happened. I’m not ready to go back to picking the team in the bottom half even though that is the prevailing wisdom. I have them at 84 wins and a second place finish this year. And here’s [...]

]]> By: Tim D http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112000 Tim D Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:30:00 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-112000 81-81. In a weak division, they will be in it until Labor Day. 81-81. In a weak division, they will be in it until Labor Day.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111999 Dylan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111999 I am impatiently waiting for billfer's preview post... I am impatiently waiting for billfer’s preview post…

]]> By: How bad is Detroit? « Michigan Expat http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111998 How bad is Detroit? « Michigan Expat Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:58:44 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111998 [...] At least we’ve got the Tigers… [...] [...] At least we’ve got the Tigers… [...]

]]> By: mcb. http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111996 mcb. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:35:56 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111996 I would agree that this team could really go either way. Luck has more than a little bit to do with it. I hate that people try to predict the outcome of the season.... all it does is give unreasonably high or unreasonably low expectations for everyone. There is a reason that we actually play the games... I would agree that this team could really go either way. Luck has more than a little bit to do with it. I hate that people try to predict the outcome of the season…. all it does is give unreasonably high or unreasonably low expectations for everyone. There is a reason that we actually play the games…

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111995 David Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:34:15 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111995 @Mark Some "experts" do it better than others, but usually yea, in many cases their knowledge/predictability skill seems piss-poor and they go with the established favorites (ie Red Sox) Bill's Opening Day post must be a biggie! @Mark
Some “experts” do it better than others, but usually yea, in many cases their knowledge/predictability skill seems piss-poor and they go with the established favorites (ie Red Sox)

Bill’s Opening Day post must be a biggie!

]]> By: Mark in Chicago http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111994 Mark in Chicago Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:06:57 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111994 The "experts" have a tendency to rely heavily on the previous season when making their predictions for the current year. In other words, they generally have no idea what they're talking about. The “experts” have a tendency to rely heavily on the previous season when making their predictions for the current year. In other words, they generally have no idea what they’re talking about.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111993 David Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:02:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111993 what? what?

]]> By: ron http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111992 ron Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:55:49 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111992 David, "we'll bite and we'll claw until they've lost and we won. Whoa, wake up the sleeping giant." David, “we’ll bite and we’ll claw until they’ve lost and we won. Whoa, wake up the sleeping giant.”

]]> By: Chauncey http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111990 Chauncey Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:02:05 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111990 To me, the Tigers look to be clearly better than last year, at least defensively and in their middle relief, which you would think would translate to at least 5-8 more wins- maybe even more. So that right there puts them in the low 80's for wins. If the back end of their rotation and they figure out what they're doing in the 8th-9th innings early on, then this is definitely a team that could win 90+ games. But like others have said, if those areas don't work out and cause problems the whole year, then this is a team that will be closer to .500, or under, than to 90 wins. One thing about all these national media predictions, and last year proved it for the Tigers- they get too hung up on what happened the previous year, and tend to not follow the team closely enough through ST to make an educated prediction. To me, the Tigers look to be clearly better than last year, at least defensively and in their middle relief, which you would think would translate to at least 5-8 more wins- maybe even more. So that right there puts them in the low 80′s for wins. If the back end of their rotation and they figure out what they’re doing in the 8th-9th innings early on, then this is definitely a team that could win 90+ games. But like others have said, if those areas don’t work out and cause problems the whole year, then this is a team that will be closer to .500, or under, than to 90 wins.

One thing about all these national media predictions, and last year proved it for the Tigers- they get too hung up on what happened the previous year, and tend to not follow the team closely enough through ST to make an educated prediction.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111989 David Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:36:51 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111989 Tigers have enough strengths and pieces to win the World Series They also have enough weakness to only win 70 something. The only thing I'll say outright is I think they are a pretty sure lock to be over .500 when it is all said and done... Beyond 82 wins this team is too hard to predict atm...you can't predict injuries(possibly anyone) or major regressions or major bounce backs (Verlander/Inge/Guillen/Bonderman/Polanco) or how long hot rooks will stay hot rooks(Porcello/Perry) Like Verlander said this team is a "Sleeping Giant", but will it still be sleeping come September? Tigers have enough strengths and pieces to win the World Series

They also have enough weakness to only win 70 something.

The only thing I’ll say outright is I think they are a pretty sure lock to be over .500 when it is all said and done… Beyond 82 wins this team is too hard to predict atm…you can’t predict injuries(possibly anyone) or major regressions or major bounce backs (Verlander/Inge/Guillen/Bonderman/Polanco) or how long hot rooks will stay hot rooks(Porcello/Perry)

Like Verlander said this team is a “Sleeping Giant”, but will it still be sleeping come September?

]]> By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111988 Dave BW Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:29:21 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111988 Go Plexiglass Principle!!! Go Plexiglass Principle!!!

]]> By: ron http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111987 ron Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:50:06 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111987 This is the perfect storm. Hopefully, the team will have "Win one for the Gipper" mentality all year long. This is the perfect storm. Hopefully, the team will have “Win one for the Gipper” mentality all year long.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111982 Dylan Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:48:58 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/04/everybody-has-an-opinion-prediction-round-up/#comment-111982 I'm ready to get this season going. Should be a fun ride, the division is essentially up for grabs. I’m ready to get this season going. Should be a fun ride, the division is essentially up for grabs.

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