Weekly Poll

by Tom Dakers on Mar 25, 2009 2:26 PM EDT in Fun Comment 4 comments

I was hoping to find some news worth talking about this morning but there really isn't anything today. I did have hopes for a moment when I saw that Richard Griffin had put up new questions and answers. A lot of fun can be had with those, most of the time. But this time? Boring simple questions with boring simple answers.

So let's put up a poll. It is a bit early but I'm curious to see who you all think will win the AL East this year. It should be an interesting season, I don't think there is a concensious choice for who will take the division. We've profiled 3 of the 4 other teams, with the Red Sox preview coming next week.

Last week most of us picked Michael Barrett as the best choice for backup catcher. I'll admit I was surprised at the support for Curtis Thigpen. I guess we'll find out soon if JP and Cito agree with us.

Poll

Who will finish first in the AL East?

Baltimore Orioles (hey, we had a worst to first last year)

9 votes

Boston Red Sox

73 votes

New York Yankees

23 votes

Tampa Bay Rays

19 votes

Toronto Blue Jays

47 votes

171 votes | Poll has closed

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I didn't vote...

So sue me.

This division is going to be decided by injuries. Them what gets injured will lose. IF – Boston, NY and TB ALL get injured the Jays will be champs! More than likely – NOT.

There is a real chance that the top three (four) teams here could bludgeon each other into insensibility. This could be the most competitive race in the AL East EVER.

by Mylegacy on Mar 25, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

Well the nice part is the vote isn't writen in stone....no one will go back and say "you were sooooo wrong"

And you are right….I think the winner will be the one of Yankees and Red Sox that have the fewest injuries, both teams have aging rosters. Tampa is interesting, their Pythag record was 1 game worse than the Jay’s Pythag record. They finished 5 games better, we were 7 games worse. Luck like that (good or bad) doesn’t generally carry over from one season to the next.

You are right, it should be great fun to watch

by Tom Dakers on Mar 25, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions