Continuing the tradition started last year, here are my picks for the upcoming baseball season.
East: Yankees
Central: Tigers
West: Angels
Wild Cards: Rays, Rangers
AL Champion: Angels
Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia
MVP: Albert Pujols
East: Braves
Central: Brewers
West: Giants
Wild Cards: Phillies, Dodgers
NL Champion: Braves
Cy Young: Zach Greinke
MVP: Jason Heyward
Another look at the forgotten players from the White Sox past.
Name: Wayne Edwards
Rank: 413
Position: P
Years With White Sox: 1989-1991
Edwards went 5-5 over his three campaigns with the Sox.
Name: Mike Diaz
Rank: 412
Position: 1B
Year With White Sox: 1988
Acquired from the Pirates for Gary Redus, Diaz last appeared in the majors with the ’88 squad. His greater claim to fame locally may be as part of the package the Cubs sent to the Phillies prior to the ’84 season that brought them Gary Matthews and Bob Dernier.
Name: Dane Johnson
Rank: 411
Position: P
Year With White Sox: 1994
Johnson managed 14 appearances before the premature end of the ’94 season.
Rumored for nearly 2 years, the Ozzie Guillen era for the White Sox came to an end last week, as Guillen was released from his contract and allowed to take his talents to South Beach. Guillen wrapped up his tenure as the third winningest manager in team history, in terms of victories, and the only manager to lead the team to multiple post-season appearances. That said. his act had started to grow stale and it became apparent that a change was needed in the clubhouse, something to shake up the underachieving bunch that has been run out for the past two years. So, as Guillen prepares to lead the re-christened Miami Marlins into their new stadium next season, who will take his place on the end of the White Sox bench?
Now that the 2010 season has come to an end, let’s take a look at team’s overall records in games I have personally attended over my entire life. Every game I can remember or have tracked down is included, even the postseason. Teams that move (Expos/Nationals), change “city” names (California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels) or change team names (Devil Rays/Rays) are split out per incarnation.
| TeamCity | TeamName | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | Diamondbacks | 12 | 2 | 0.857142857142857 |
| Florida | Marlins | 15 | 8 | 0.652173913043478 |
| Philadelphia | Phillies | 10 | 6 | 0.625 |
| Toronto | Blue Jays | 8 | 5 | 0.615384615384615 |
| Tampa Bay | Rays | 3 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Los Angeles | Dodgers | 9 | 7 | 0.5625 |
| Chicago | White Sox | 166 | 140 | 0.542483660130719 |
| Chicago | Cubs | 185 | 165 | 0.528571428571429 |
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