I have seen a ton of articles about baseball's biggest 2009 surprises. These articles are basically writers saying - man was I wrong about my predictions and the only plausible explanation is that whatever actually happened was a huge surprise.
Isn't it possible that the Mets, Cubs, and Indians weren't disappointing - its just that they are bad teams that everyone fell in love with in the preseason. Isn't it possible that the AL Central is a weak division and Detroit built a team based on starting pitching and defense and the core of their offense is still around from their 06 run? Detroit isn't a surprise anymore than the Indians are a surprise.
For the record I stand by my pre-season picks. I am not going to tell you Cleveland and Atlanta and Oakland were surprise teams. I will be man and just tell you - I had no idea. I guessed poorly. I am not a fortune teller. That is why baseball is so great, no one knows.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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