THIS GUY'S SPORTS BLOG

OK so I am a bit late on this one but we are only like 4 games in so technically it can still be a preview. I just want to give you guys predictions and insight on this season starting with divisional winners and wild card winners I will hold my post season predictions until the time comes. Lets start with my favorite division: AL EAST: With the Rays and now the Toronto Blue Jays turning into the Rays of the last few years this division is as crazy as it will ever get. Along with powerhouses like Boston and New york I cant help but go with the Red Sox and the new manager valentine. With what happened last september no matter how painful it is for me to recall I feel like this team has something to prove. With a stacked line up with Gonzalez , Ellsbury and Pedrioa and a great top 3 in the rotation with Lester, Beckett and Bucholtz its hard to go against these Red Sox. RIght now they are in a funk but when they get it together which they always do they could be the best team in baseball period up and down the line up. The return of Crawford is key though if he stumbles out the blocks again its going to be hard to fill that left field spot with Cody Ross as a everyday player. The only thing that scared the hell out of me is the bullpen with Bailey out right now and Aceves as the closer with bard in the rotation now. These sox if they can put it together will do damage with that rotation in the play offs. On the flip side New York is New York and they will always be in the division and with the Blue Jays having the best hitter in baseball right now (Bautista) its hard to go against them with all there farm talent developing in front of our eyes. They will be a force this season mark my words but not quite ready for post season play. Which leads me to my other team the Rays, ever the spoiler of the Red Sox and Yankees, the Rays come back with a stacked rotation and a mediocre at best line up, but when you have Price and Hellickson and the ace of the bunch James Shields, its going to be hard for any team to score runs on them which means they wont have to score much. This division is not only the best in baseball but the best in sports and yes everyone might think I am being biased because of my fandom for the Red Sox but I honestly do believe that the Sox can pull it. If you saw what I saw last year from July to September, they were unbeatable and if they can hit that stride with a new manager with a quirky baseball mind and not crumble they could ride it to the world series. Like I said this division is tough and everyone has a up hill climb to get to the division title and wild card spots.