A's predicted to win World Series in Sports Illustrated "Top 10 Predictions for the 2014 Baseball Season."
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sportsillustrated.cnn.comPosted Jan 8, 2014, 4:36 AM UTC
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sportsillustrated.cnn.comWelp, there goes the season.
Seriously though, how often are those things actually right?
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Let's just win a damn playoff series first. Baby steps.
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Can we just close out one fucking Game 5???
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Hot damn reading those comments is going to give me an aneurysm.
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Holy shit. It was way worse than I ever could have imagined. I've never seen the words "saber-nerds" written so often with such animosity.
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They're just jealous.
Source: NERD POWER!
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I know. I knew they were going to be bad, but I had to look at them anyways. Now I wish I hadn't.
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Oh man, I don't put any stock in what that dude thinks, but it got me feeling that baseball buzz again...
When do pitchers and catchers report again??
I hate winter.
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In 37 days but who's counting?
- Pitchers & catchers: Feb 14
- Position players: Feb 19
- 1st spring game: Feb 26
- Season opener: Mar 31
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Yeah I didn't have any less faith in them before this prediction, it's just nice to see them considered favorites before the season starts by someone outside of the Bay Area.
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Directly from the comment section:
" the A's just don't have enough firepower in their lineup. The AL West will be even more competitive than last season "
Where have I heard this before?
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This seems a little early. Rosters will change a lot before the season even starts. If the Rangers get Tanaka, that could change these predictions very quickly.
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They were predicted last year too
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Shit.
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Meh, at least if it was ESPN predicting the A's winning the Pennant you'd know the Armageddon was nigh.
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It's nice but it means literally nothing.
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Jinx schminx. Starting the season with high expectations and the feeling that you can truly hang with anybody can only be a good thing in my mind
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I don't think this guy understands that the Angels and A's are in the same division. If the first 2 items happen, the Angels will win the division IMO. Maybe the only AL West team in the postseason.
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Wait.. people.... finally... think the A's are good.... in the preseason?
We have almost reached the Mountaintop, ladies and gentlemen!
The only downside as an SI subscriber for 7 years they are rarely right about anything baseball preseason.
GOD DAMN IT WHY DOES NATIONAL MEDIA HAVE TO RECOGNIZE US
well to be fair, it's only one guy (so far).