AL West Slugfest

Faroo6 · 04-18-2005, 12:23 AM

Well, if the first two weeks of the season are any indication this is gonna be a knock 'em out dog fight til the end.

All four teams have six wins with the Rangers having 7 losses being the only team not tied for first place.

benchwarmer · 04-18-2005, 12:26 AM

it will be a tight race all the way to the end. no more then 3 games will seperate those 3 teams.

abailey3313 · 04-18-2005, 11:31 AM

I still think the Angels will come out on top, but the division should play out interestingly. The Mariners are improved and should do some damage (at least more than last season), but I suspect they'll drip down to the cellar. Between the Rangers and A's for second place, I'd probably take the A's, simply because they have the better pitching. Offensively, the Rangers are the better team, but unless they add an arm, it's going to be difficult trying to out score everyone.

Final Predicted Standings:
Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

Skipaway · 04-18-2005, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abailey3313

I still think the Angels will come out on top, but the division should play out interestingly. The Mariners are improved and should do some damage (at least more than last season), but I suspect they'll drip down to the cellar. Between the Rangers and A's for second place, I'd probably take the A's, simply because they have the better pitching. Offensively, the Rangers are the better team, but unless they add an arm, it's going to be difficult trying to out score everyone.

Final Predicted Standings:
Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

Rangers got better offense? It's a illusion of the park.They looked like the 4th best offense last season according to run scored, but their team OPS+ was 94, 11th in AL.

A's was 9th in run scored, but 5th in OPS+, and they improved more offesively than the Rangers.

Skipaway · 04-18-2005, 04:14 PM

Another look at the Rangers last year: 12th in runs scored in road games, and 5th in runs allowed in road games.

An above average pitching team, and a below average hitting team! Pitching was the reason for their success!

04-18-2005, 11:31 AM	#3
abailey3313 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,718	I still think the Angels will come out on top, but the division should play out interestingly. The Mariners are improved and should do some damage (at least more than last season), but I suspect they'll drip down to the cellar. Between the Rangers and A's for second place, I'd probably take the A's, simply because they have the better pitching. Offensively, the Rangers are the better team, but unless they add an arm, it's going to be difficult trying to out score everyone. Final Predicted Standings: Angels Athletics Rangers Mariners __________________

04-18-2005, 04:14 PM	#5
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Another look at the Rangers last year: 12th in runs scored in road games, and 5th in runs allowed in road games. An above average pitching team, and a below average hitting team! Pitching was the reason for their success! __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

04-18-2005, 12:26 AM	#2
benchwarmer Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 1,461	it will be a tight race all the way to the end. no more then 3 games will seperate those 3 teams.