With 81 games in the books, we are officially at the halfway point of the 2012 season. The so-called experts at Sports Illustrated made some pre-season predictions that are looking a little off a this point.
| Team | Won | Lost |
Predicted Wins |
Predicted
Losses |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL East | |||||
| Washington Nationals | 47 | 32 | 84 | 78 |
The Nationals were expected to improve this year, but they appear to have taken a giant leap forward. |
| New York Mets | 44 | 38 | 75 | 87 | One of the surprises of the first half, the Mets were thought to be also-rans following their off-season ownership troubles. |
| Atlanta Braves | 42 | 39 | 82 | 80 | The Braves have kept a steady ship following last season’s late collapse. |
| Miami Marlins | 39 | 42 | 89 | 73 | The Fish surrounded a great May with struggles in April and June. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 46 | 94 | 68 | Injuries to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Roy Halladay have kept the Phillies out of their usual spot in the pennant chase. |
| NL Central | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 36 | 70 | 92 | Last year the Pirates flirted with respectability for the first time since 1992 before faltering after one bad call cost them a game. This year, they may be for real. |
| Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 37 | 89 | 73 | The Reds are right at their expected pace. |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 39 | 87 | 75 | The defending champions have dealt with the loss of Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter better than anyone expected them to. |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | 43 | 84 | 78 | After finally winning the NL Central last year, the Brewers have struggled after losing Prince Fielder. |
| Houston Astros | 32 | 50 | 57 | 105 | The rebuilding Astros have been a little better than expected in their final season in the National League. |
| Chicago Cubs | 31 | 50 | 66 | 96 | The rebuilding Cubs have been a little worse than expected in Theo Epstein’s first year as the savior of the franchise. |
| NL West | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 37 | 83 | 79 | The Dodgers had a surprising first half, sparked on by their ownership change. |
| San Francisco Giants | 45 | 37 | 90 | 72 | The Giants have had an eventful first half, with a perfect game and 4 straight shutouts. |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 39 | 42 | 88 | 74 | The DBacks struggled in the first half, and that was before losing Daniel Hudson for the season. |
| San Diego Padres | 33 | 50 | 70 | 92 | The Padres have been a little worse than expected in the first half. |
| Colorado Rockies | 31 | 50 | 79 | 83 | The Rockies have struggled in the first half and have turned to a 4 man rotation to try and turn things around. |