Let's play ball!

Well it is that time of year again. The boys of summer are back and spring training is in full swing. The approaching season of baseball brings daily games and the ritual box score reading in the evening before bed and mornings before work. It also means the grass around the house will become thick and lush and will require weekly mowing once again. Something I do not necessarily relish.

So before the season begins it is time for my NL West predictions. For some reason I did not post them last year but I did find my predictions for 2005. For those that don't remember you can view them for yourself in the archives.

In summary here were my 2005 NL West predictions.

1. San Diego
2. Arizona
3. Giants
4. Los Angeles
5. Colorado

So how did I do come the end of the season you say? Results from baseballreference.com

West Division
Team           W   L  WL%  GB
SanDiego SDP  82  80 .506  --
Arizona  ARI  77  85 .475  5.0
SanFranc SFG  75  87 .463  7.0
LosAngls LAD  71  91 .438 11.0
Colorado COL  67  95 .414 15.0

A perfect match! I like to think I know the NL West well I only wish I had made predictions last year. Nothing is more important that reproducibility! Now that I have proven my greatness, for the time being, I invite you come back soon as I plan to post my 2007 picks shortly. You might want to take these babies to Vegas I'm so money!