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Chapter 1: What predictions are made for the Pirates' season?
Rolling out predictions for Pirate season. We've gone from 72 from Mark Cabali, 91 from I don't remember who. No, it wasn't. Cabali was serious about that. Fan Twitter brought to you by South Hills Kia, Peters Township. Visit them at SouthHillsKia.net. Fan text line brought to you by Edgar Snyder and Associates, a personal injury law firm where they always say,
There's never a fee unless we get money for you. And Bob, here are the upcoming ticket drops for the night before featuring Jason Aldean with John Morgan and Shane Profit at Rivers Casino on April 22nd. March 28th, noon to 1 p.m. Pool City, 555, no, 5555 Mountain View Drive, West Mifflin, PA. 15122, that's 5555 Mountain View Drive.
March 29th from 1 to 2 p.m., Donaldson's Crossroads, 4004 Washington Road, McMurray, 15317. All right, we're taking win totals, and we're going to do our own little time capsule. We'll do a little more of that at noon. But, Bob, I'd like to start with the majors as a whole rather than the Pirates. Are you prepared for that? Yeah. Limits, are you prepared for that? Let's do it.
Let's start with the AL East. Who you got?
I'm going to go with the Toronto Blue Jays. Why, Bob? Because I like their team, and I think they added to their team. I think they were close, and they didn't get there, but I think this year they do. I think this is a team that can get all the way back.
I'm picking the Boston Red Sox. I think that Roman Anthony is going to be an unbelievable star, as we saw in the WBC. And a rotation that starts off with three pretty good players. Three pretty good pitchers, I should say. They had 89 wins last year. Why can't they get into the mid and upper 90s? I think they can. I think they will. Limits?
Okay.
Yeah, Bob, I'm going to lock this up with you. I like the Blue Jays here. They return a significant amount of players. I know Bo Bichette went to the Mets who the Pirates will play today, but Vladdy last year in the playoffs was unbelievable. He really was. Ernie Clement led the playoffs in hits.
He's probably not going to have as great of a year as he did in the postseason, but I really like their rotation. I like their roster, and I think that they will be the AL East champions.
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Chapter 2: Who are the favorites in the AL East according to the hosts?
I think they'll be a wildcard team. Um... Boston would be a wildcard team too. You need three? I know. I'm trying to think of who else I want to have in there. I'm going with... I'm going to go Cleveland. Okay.
I'm going Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners. Are you getting all this down limits for the time capsule? I'm trying.
You guys are going fast.
Well, you can always tape it and play it later. Who are your wildcards?
It automatically tapes. I know. I am going with, in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles.
Wait, I meant to pick the Orioles, and I apologize for that. Take out the Blue... No. Take out the Blue Jays for me.
Whoa! Take out the Blue Jays.
Take out the Blue Jays, add in the Orioles, and I have Orioles, Yankees, and Mariners as my wild cards. You?
I go Red Sox, Orioles... I don't think the Yankees are going to make the playoffs.
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Chapter 3: Which teams are expected to win the American League divisions?
It's a baseball scheme. It is. It's like a football team. They redevelop and reemerge. I'm picking the Brewers. Darn it. Maybe even damn it, Bob. Okay. Who in the West? You have to go with the Dodgers.
No, you don't. No, you don't. I mean, you don't, but you do because, really, how many years in a row have they won this thing? Yeah, I'm going with the Dodgers. I mean, the Padres will give them a run. I think the Padres are going to go into the wild card. It's a sick joke.
I mean, they go out. The one thing they need is a closer. So who do they go out? They go out and get Edwin Diaz. It's ridiculous, Bob. They're going to win the division. Of course they are. If Kyle Tucker, 250 million or whatever they gave him.
Eight guys could get hurt and they'll still win the division, Bob.
They could win with Tanya Tucker out there with the rest of their lineup.
Tanya Tucker. They could win with Cole Tucker out there, Bob. Not that one.
Go that far. I'll stop at Tanya. All right. Go ahead. Limits. Dodgers. Yeah, I have the Dodgers too. My three wild cards, Bob. Wait till you hear this. Are you excited? Yes. Phillies. Cubs. And Pirates. Okay. You like that?
Yeah.
We could see a Pirates-Phillies three-game series. How awesome would that be?
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Chapter 4: Who are the wildcard teams in the American League?
That would be awesome.
Would that be in Crankulant limits? Although I guess the Pirates as the last wild card would play the worst division winner. So I have Pirates-Phillies-Padres as wild cards. Pirates-Phillies-Padres. Limits, who do you have?
Bob. Wrong. Sometimes I consider you a dad in this business and as a fatherly mentor.
And so you're going to take every one of my picks? Pirates, Padres, Phillies. Thank you, son. We're out of our minds.
I appreciate you've learned well. The Pirates aren't going to make the playoffs. We've all gone nuts.
Oh, come on. We've all gone nuts, Bob. It's opening day.
I know. Well, they're going to win the World Series at least. AL, okay. Oh, I'm sorry. NL Championship Series, Bob. You're going to have the Dodgers.
Wrong. Wait a minute. Dodgers-Cubs. I'm just going to do that.
I think the Dodgers finally get upset. And I think you're going to see the Brewers and... Did I pick the Phillies to make the playoffs? The Phillies. The Brewers and the Phillies. Limits?
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Chapter 5: What predictions are made for the National League divisions?
I think Paul Skeens will take the Pirates to the playoffs and win the National League MVP.
That's logical, but it won't happen just because of the way people vote on those committees. Why not, Bob? Clayton Kershaw's won it. Justin Verlander's won it. I understand that. I don't think they'll do it. Especially if... A guy like Otani is still roaming around and doing everything he does. Screw Otani. What if Skeens wins 18 games?
If he hits 45 home runs and he has a .296 ERA and wins 15 games, how can youā If Otani's healthy, then he wins the award, there's no question, because he's a pitcher and a hitter.
AL Cy Young Award, Bob. I'll throw out some names for you.
I'm just going to go to Eric Skubel, and I think he's going to sign a massive contract with the New York Yankees next year. Limits? Limits.
do you have some options that you could throw out there for me? I didn't research this part of those.
Hunter Brown, Valdez, uh, The red saw. Garrett. Crochet. I have crochet. Crochet. There you go. You can knit yourself a little AL. AL crochet. Yeah, blanket and send it to him. I'm going to go with Scooble. NL Cy Young, we all pick skeins and we can move on. The NL rookie of the year. We have a local kid, Weatherholt.
Weatherholt's my pick. Even though he's on a bad team, I think he's going to get an extended everything because he's on a bad team, and I think you're going to see a nice season from him.
The ESPN people, somebody pick Bubba Chandler for this. I'm going to go Connor Griffin. I think he comes up and starts raking. Limits? I think J.J. Weatherholt's going to win it for the Cardinals. What's going to be the biggest story in baseball this season, Bob? Um...
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