who will win AL West?

bagsangels · 08-26-2004, 07:33 PM

Im gonna have to go with the Angels. Although the A's Keep on winning. But with that 21-6 win im going with Anaheim.

streetballer67 · 08-26-2004, 07:53 PM

Oakland followed by Anaheim, you can count the Rangers out from now on.

ctorg · 08-27-2004, 08:34 AM

I'm thinking the A's.

The Rangers should be very happy with their performance this year. It's much, much better than anyone expected. I don't think they'll be in it at the very end, though.

Just look here to see what the initial thoughts were this year.

rangers85 · 08-27-2004, 11:13 AM

I think to make playoffs someone will have to win the west. I don't think a Wild Card comes from there since Oakland, Anaheim, and Texas will be beating up on each other to end the season while Boston gets to play the weaker East teams.

My homer pick wants me to pick Texas, but I think Oakland edges them out with all 3 teams finishing something like within 3 games of each other.

Skipaway · 08-27-2004, 11:43 AM

Playoff odds by baseballprospectus:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/st...cs/ps_odds.htm

AL West Div WC Total
Anaheim 23.4% 12.4% 35.8%
Oakland 66.9% 6.8% 73.7%
Seattle 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Texas 9.6% 8.2% 17.8%

Remaining strength of schedule and the performance so far are considered. It probably overrated teams that lost significant players lately, like the White Sox, and underrated teams that got significant helps half way through the season.

Dargone · 08-27-2004, 05:55 PM

I say the Angels, of course I may be biased...

View Poll Results: Who will win AL West?
Oakland Athletics	11	57.89%
Anaheim Angels	4	21.05%
Texas Rangers	3	15.79%
Other(cant remember that other team but i know they are doing really poorly);-)	1	5.26%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

08-26-2004, 07:33 PM	#1
bagsangels Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 332	who will win AL West? Im gonna have to go with the Angels. Although the A's Keep on winning. But with that 21-6 win im going with Anaheim.

08-26-2004, 07:53 PM	#2
streetballer67 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,004	Oakland followed by Anaheim, you can count the Rangers out from now on. __________________ Visit Here!!!

08-27-2004, 08:34 AM	#3
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I'm thinking the A's. The Rangers should be very happy with their performance this year. It's much, much better than anyone expected. I don't think they'll be in it at the very end, though. Just look here to see what the initial thoughts were this year. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

08-27-2004, 11:43 AM	#5
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Playoff odds by baseballprospectus: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/st...cs/ps_odds.htm AL West Div WC Total Anaheim 23.4% 12.4% 35.8% Oakland 66.9% 6.8% 73.7% Seattle 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Texas 9.6% 8.2% 17.8% Remaining strength of schedule and the performance so far are considered. It probably overrated teams that lost significant players lately, like the White Sox, and underrated teams that got significant helps half way through the season. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

08-27-2004, 11:13 AM	#4
rangers85 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX...home of the mighty TCU Horned Frogs Posts: 909	I think to make playoffs someone will have to win the west. I don't think a Wild Card comes from there since Oakland, Anaheim, and Texas will be beating up on each other to end the season while Boston gets to play the weaker East teams. My homer pick wants me to pick Texas, but I think Oakland edges them out with all 3 teams finishing something like within 3 games of each other.

08-27-2004, 05:55 PM	#6
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I say the Angels, of course I may be biased... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell