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Benihana · 12-13-2012, 04:44 PM

1. Latos, Cueto and Bailey all finish with an ERA betwen 3.00 and 3.25
2. Mesoraco catches more games than Hanigan and finishes with almost 20 HR
3. Reds come very close to being the [first team ever?] to have every starter on the team finish with at least 20 HR

mattfeet · 12-13-2012, 04:50 PM

2013?

mattfeet · 12-13-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Benihana

1. Latos, Cueto and Bailey all finish with an ERA betwen 3.00 and 3.25
2. Mesoraco catches more games than Hanigan and finishes with almost 20 HR
3. Reds come very close to being the [first team ever?] to have every starter on the team finish with at least 20 HR

I honestly think every one of these has a great chance of happening.

MikeThierry · 12-13-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mattfeet

I honestly think every one of these has a great chance of happening.

8 players with 20 HR's seems a bit ambitious.

Benihana · 12-13-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeThierry

8 players with 20 HR's seems a bit ambitious.

That's why they are BOLD PREDICTIONS.

Although I don't think it's entirely out of the question with this lineup.

Superdude · 12-13-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Benihana

1. Latos, Cueto and Bailey all finish with an ERA betwen 3.00 and 3.25
2. Mesoraco catches more games than Hanigan and finishes with almost 20 HR
3. Reds come very close to being the [first team ever?] to have every starter on the team finish with at least 20 HR

I see us coming up a bit shy on 3, but the fact that there's even a chance of that happening is crazy in today's game.

1) Choo has career year in GABP and hits 25 homers with .400+ OBP
2) Votto completes the staggering year he was on pace for before the knee injury. 1.100+ OPS
3) We crack the 100 win mark and stomp the Central once again

MikeThierry · 12-13-2012, 05:07 PM

1. Chris Carpenter learns Kung Fu and challenges Karate Kid Cueto to a fight. It ends up in a draw and Chris Carpenter tries to find the right words to explain it to his son.

2. Oscar Taveras comes up due to a Carlos Beltran injury and has a Pujols type rookie year. Wins rookie of the year.

3. The Chicago Cubs still blow.

_Sir_Charles_ · 12-13-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeThierry

3. The Chicago Cubs still blow.

I don't think you're quite grasping the concept of BOLD predictions. That's a predetermined FACT. Big difference.

Okay, I'll go.

1. We get our first Cy Young winner...in Homer Bailey.

2. Wire to wire champs. 105 wins.

3. Bruce tops 40 dingers / 100 rbi's, but Votto takes the MVP in a cake walk.

MikeThierry · 12-13-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_

I don't think you're quite grasping the concept of BOLD predictions. That's a predetermined FACT. Big difference.

Okay, I'll go.

1. We get our first Cy Young winner...in Homer Bailey.

2. Wire to wire champs. 105 wins.

3. Bruce tops 40 dingers / 100 rbi's, but Votto takes the MVP in a cake walk.

True, I just had to get my random shot in at the Cubs. I know I shouldn't expect anything less than suckage from a team that hasn't been relevant since the Ottoman Empire.

Tadasimha · 12-13-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeThierry

True, I just had to get my random shot in at the Cubs. I know I shouldn't expect anything less than suckage from a team that hasn't been relevant since the Ottoman Empire.

Props for the historical reference!

1. Broxton is injured by the end of May and Chapman is the closer again, effectively ending the starter experiment when he wins a Cy Young as a closer.

2. Mike Leake wins 15 games as a starter and also hits 15 home runs.

3. Albert Pujols' and Josh Hamilton's holier-than-thou attitudes alienate a large portion of the Angels locker room as a kind of holy war brews between the two and the Angels fail to make the playoffs again.

RedsManRick · 12-13-2012, 05:29 PM

1. Shin-Soo Choo misses more than 50 games to injury
2. Ryan Ludwick leads the team in RBI
3. The team fails to win 90 games... and still wins the NL Central.

Ghosts of 1990 · 12-14-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick

1. Shin-Soo Choo misses more than 50 games to injury.

I honestly have a strange, strange feeling about this too.

kaldaniels · 12-14-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghosts of 1990

I honestly have a strange, strange feeling about this too.

Post Madson Stress Disorder

Vottomatic · 12-16-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick

1. Shin-Soo Choo misses more than 50 games to injury

Meh. I'm betting he does everything to stay healthy considering he'll be in a contract year.

klw · 12-13-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Benihana

3. Reds come very close to being the [first team ever?] to have every starter on the team finish with at least 20 HR

If Leake starts he is the only one who could get 20 homers. Arroyo could get a few, Latos and Bailey could luck into a couple but I doubt Cueto could get 1 let alone 20. Chapman is a wildcard as we haven't seen him swing.

Record for most players with 20 homers is 7 in AL, 6 in NL
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr7.shtml
AL 7 players
1996 Baltimore Orioles
2000 Toronto Blue Jays
2005 Texas Rangers
2009 New York Yankees

NL6 players
1965 Milwaukee Braves
2003 Atlanta Braves

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Benihana Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 8,664	3 Bold Predictions for 2013 1. Latos, Cueto and Bailey all finish with an ERA betwen 3.00 and 3.25 2. Mesoraco catches more games than Hanigan and finishes with almost 20 HR 3. Reds come very close to being the [first team ever?] to have every starter on the team finish with at least 20 HR __________________ Go BLUE!!! Last edited by Benihana; 12-13-2012 at 04:47 PM.

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mattfeet Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,412	Re: 3 Bold Predictions for 2012 2013?

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MikeThierry Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis, Mo Posts: 3,246	Re: 3 Bold Predictions for 2013 1. Chris Carpenter learns Kung Fu and challenges Karate Kid Cueto to a fight. It ends up in a draw and Chris Carpenter tries to find the right words to explain it to his son. 2. Oscar Taveras comes up due to a Carlos Beltran injury and has a Pujols type rookie year. Wins rookie of the year. 3. The Chicago Cubs still blow. __________________ “Our next home stand follows this road trip.” “I just want to tell everyone Happy Easter and Happy Hanukkah.” says on the day before Easter Mike Shannon

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RedsManRick Stat Wanker Hodiernus Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 14,988	Re: 3 Bold Predictions for 2013 1. Shin-Soo Choo misses more than 50 games to injury 2. Ryan Ludwick leads the team in RBI 3. The team fails to win 90 games... and still wins the NL Central. __________________ Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

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