Ok. We're about half way through the season. Time to revisit those 10 "Bold" Predictions that I made a few months back. Some were good, some where just awful. Here we go.
- Randy Johnson will win 27+ games for the New York Yankees, but still lose out to Johan Santana for the Cy Young.
WRONG - I still think Johnson will win 20, but 27 looks out of reach. Also, Santana actually looks human. Could the AL CY Young actually go to Jon Garland???
- With all the distraction and injuries, Barry Bonds will hit less than 30 HRs for the first time in 14 seasons. Overall, major league baseball will see a dramatic drop in HR totals. By the way, Adam Dunn will win the HR title.
CLOSE - Bonds has been a no-show and Dunn is still within range. Will somebody please wake up Derek Lee from his dream!
- The AL East pennant will come down to the Yankees......and the Baltimore Orioles. The RedSox will falter as Matt Clement never lives up to the hype and Schilling and Wells spend significant time on the DL.
CLOSE - I still think it'll be the Yanks and the O's. Clement has been better than I thought. Schilling and Wells have been non-factors.
- The Detroit Tigers (who lost over 100 games in 2002 and 2003) will battle for the AL Central, only to lose out to the Minnesota Twins in the final week of the season.
DRAW - Who saw the White Sox coming on? Otherwise, Detroit would only be 5 games behind.
- The San Francisco Giants, w/o Bonds for most of the season (see above), will win the NL West. Armando Benitez will save 50+ games for the Giants and will be considered for the NL Cy Young Award.
WAY OFF!! - I still think the F. Alou will figure out how to make a run at the division. Benitez going down killed the Giants chances (even more than Bonds).
- Mark Prior and Kerry Wood will win a total of 10 games b/t them (injuries, injuries, injuries)
CLOSE - They have a total of 9 wins. We'll see if they can get one more.
- Preston Wilson will win the Comeback Player of the Year honors. He'll stay healthy for most of the season and hit 30+ HRs w/ 100+ RBIs.
CLOSE - Wilson's having a good year, but Ensberg is having an AWESOME Year.
- The newly formed Washington Nationals will win more games than the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
CORRECT - Go Nationals!!!
- The Oakland A's will battle the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (stupid name!!) for the AL West title. Billy Beane will once again prove he is the best GM in baseball (yes, better than Theo Epstein).
CORRECT - They're beginning to make their run.
- Finally......., the New York Yankees will win the World Series over the SF Giants in 6 games. I'll take a week of vacation during the series, and spend hundreds of $$$ to enjoy every moment.
HALF CORRECT - Those Giants ruined everything....
Well, there you go. We'll see how the predictions hold up in the second half. Go Yanks!!!! | 
