Monday, August 25, 2008

Pre-season Division Favorites (from the polls)

AL West - No surprise here the Slobs got the bulk of the votes. The Slobs have been one of the leagues best since Slobs took over the Slobs in season 2. In 7 seasons the Slobs have 7 division titles, 1 WS Title and 1 AL title. The Dirt Bags managed a few votes. The DBs were respectable last season and only finished a few games out of a playoff spot. Surprisingly the Royals and Splashdogs didn't receive any votes. One could assume voters didn't factor in the addition of the legendary Tuck Buck to the Royals rotation.
My prediction: Slobs

AL South - No surprise that the Corn Dogs received the bulk of the votes after their domination of the AL last season. Four time WS champs the Deuce Droppers weren't to far behind in the voting. This was a bit of a surprise because they struggled last season to make the playoffs, but maybe the addition of Ramon Dong will help them out this season. The Rangers and Rubber Duckies also received votes in the poll.
My prediction: Deuce Droppers

AL East - The Yankees received the bulk the votes in the East poll. No shocker as they are 8 time AL East champs. Last season things tightened up a bit the East though as the Yankees struggled. The Senators followed the Yankees in the voting. They battled last season with Yankees for the division, so if they can improve this may their season to knock off the Yankees. The Athletics and Dung Beeltes also received votes in the poll.
My prediction: Yankees

AL North - From top to bottom this is probably the most competitive division in the league. The Multiple Spouses received the most votes. They deserved it as they were one of the top teams in the AL all last season, and managed to knock the DDs out of the playoffs in the first round. Detroit followed closely behind the MSs in votes. They were the number 1 wild card team last season, and battled with the MSs all last season for the division title. The 4 time AL North champs the Blue Jays followed closely behind Detroit. The Barracudas followed the Blue Jays. The Barracudas have been one the best managed teams since cmchristians took over in season 4. The Barracudas have been over .500 in four of the last five seasons.
My prediction: Multiple Spouses

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