My unrealistic 2006 predictions

[Ding Dong Johnson]

CF - Pierre 328/402/455/857

2B - Walker 316/377/502/879

1B - Lee 322/418/583/1001

3B - Ramirez 328/409/585/994

SS - Tejada 316/384/523/907

RF - Green 308/382/516/898

C - Barrett 294/368/495/863

LF - Murton 307/381/501/882

 

Zambrano - 34 starts, 1.01 WHIP, 2.18 ERA

Prior - 34 starts, 1.08, 2.21 ERA

Wood - 32 starts, 1.11 WHIP, 2.83 ERA

Maddux - 32 starts, 1.18 WHIP, 3.03 ERA

Williams - 30 starts, 1.19 WHIP, 3.11 ERA

 

Team goes 118-44, sweeps playoffs and WS

 

Yes, I have been sniffing glue...

[wekse]

this might happen, on a video game

[Andy]

Seven .300 hitters...hmmm...

[Drew Doughty]

Pierre is roiding, definitely.

[otis89]

Expecting Walker to still be here? That's really unrealistic.

[ChiCubsFan]

Seven .300 hitters...hmmm...

 

Darn you Michael Barrett! Cut him!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

CF - Pierre 328/402/455/857

2B - Walker 316/377/502/879

1B - Lee 322/418/583/1001

3B - Ramirez 328/409/585/994

SS - Tejada 316/384/523/907

RF - Green 308/382/516/898

C - Barrett 294/368/495/863

LF - Murton 307/381/501/882

 

Zambrano - 34 starts, 1.01 WHIP, 2.18 ERA

Prior - 34 starts, 1.08, 2.21 ERA

Wood - 32 starts, 1.11 WHIP, 2.83 ERA

Maddux - 32 starts, 1.18 WHIP, 3.03 ERA

Williams - 30 starts, 1.19 WHIP, 3.11 ERA

 

Team goes 118-44, sweeps playoffs and WS

 

Yes, I have been sniffing glue...

 

What did Barrett do to your family?

[muntjack]

Every hitter with an OPS over .850?

 

Every pitcher with an ERA under 3.11?

 

This would be the greatest team of all time, and it's not even close.

 

Sounds good.

[AlwaysaCub]

The worst part is, not too much of that is completely out of the realm of possibility. Some of it is, but most of it is plausible. And that kills me, because it still won't happen.

[WrigleyField 22]

CF - Pierre 328/402/455/857

2B - Walker 316/377/502/879

1B - Lee 322/418/583/1001

3B - Ramirez 328/409/585/994

SS - Tejada 316/384/523/907

RF - Green 308/382/516/898

C - Barrett 294/368/495/863

LF - Murton 307/381/501/882

 

Zambrano - 34 starts, 1.01 WHIP, 2.18 ERA

Prior - 34 starts, 1.08, 2.21 ERA

Wood - 32 starts, 1.11 WHIP, 2.83 ERA

Maddux - 32 starts, 1.18 WHIP, 3.03 ERA

Williams - 30 starts, 1.19 WHIP, 3.11 ERA

 

Team goes 118-44, sweeps playoffs and WS

 

Yes, I have been sniffing glue...

 

What did Barrett do to your family?

 

Lowest BA, Lowest OBP, second lowest SLG only to Pierre

 

In reality with the way the offseason is looking, hes more likely to be about 4th or 5th in all those categories.

[snoodmonger]

I want what he's drinking. Those ERAs are a riot.

[CubfaninCA]

Put all these guys on the Cardinals and it would happen.

[AramisRamirez]

okay now check out the realistic prediction:

 

CF pierre .272 BA, .331 OBP, 45 SB, 17 CS

SS perez .248 BA, .299 OBP

1B lee .280 BA, .346 OBP, 29 HR, 94 RBI

3B ramirez .278 BA, .359 OBP, 31 HR, 96 RBI

C barrett .266 BA, .310 OBP, 10 HR

LF murton .269 BA, .335 OBP, 14 HR

2B cedeno .270 BA, .336 OBP, 19 SB, 9 HR

RF patterson .249 BA, .299 OBP

 

SP1 zambrano 219 IP, 11-4, 3.33 ERA

SP2 prior 157 IP, 10-5, 3.77 ERA

SP3 wood 96 IP, 3-2, 4.98 ERA

SP4 maddux 200 IP, 12-16, 4.73 ERA

SP5 rusch 163 IP, 6-6, 5.10 ERA

 

RP dempster 42 saves, 2.01 ERA

 

cubs finish with a .500 record and 4 games out of the playoff picture. poor zambrano gets no run support again as corey patterson struggles mightily at the plate. lee falls back to earth, aramis gets injured for his usual 20 games which limits his numbers yet again, and the pitching staff is hampered by injuries all year. wood continues his decline and uncle greg has half-retired as he sips pina colada's at the mound while throwing 65 mpg fastballs to albert pujos.

[treebird]

okay now check out the realistic prediction:

 

CF pierre .272 BA, .331 OBP, 45 SB, 17 CS

SS perez .248 BA, .299 OBP

1B lee .280 BA, .346 OBP, 29 HR, 94 RBI

3B ramirez .278 BA, .359 OBP, 31 HR, 96 RBI

C barrett .266 BA, .310 OBP, 10 HR

LF murton .269 BA, .335 OBP, 14 HR

2B cedeno .270 BA, .336 OBP, 19 SB, 9 HR

RF patterson .249 BA, .299 OBP

 

SP1 zambrano 219 IP, 11-4, 3.33 ERA

SP2 prior 157 IP, 10-5, 3.77 ERA

SP3 wood 96 IP, 3-2, 4.98 ERA

SP4 maddux 200 IP, 12-16, 4.73 ERA

SP5 rusch 163 IP, 6-6, 5.10 ERA

 

RP dempster 42 saves, 2.01 ERA

 

cubs finish with a .500 record and 4 games out of the playoff picture. poor zambrano gets no run support again as corey patterson struggles mightily at the plate. lee falls back to earth, aramis gets injured for his usual 20 games which limits his numbers yet again, and the pitching staff is hampered by injuries all year. wood continues his decline and uncle greg has half-retired as he sips pina colada's at the mound while throwing 65 mpg fastballs to albert pujos.

 

what will you do if that season actually comes to pass?

[WrigleyField 22]

okay now check out the realistic prediction:

 

CF pierre .272 BA, .331 OBP, 45 SB, 17 CS

SS perez .248 BA, .299 OBP

1B lee .280 BA, .346 OBP, 29 HR, 94 RBI

3B ramirez .278 BA, .359 OBP, 31 HR, 96 RBI

C barrett .266 BA, .310 OBP, 10 HR

LF murton .269 BA, .335 OBP, 14 HR

2B cedeno .270 BA, .336 OBP, 19 SB, 9 HR

RF patterson .249 BA, .299 OBP

 

SP1 zambrano 219 IP, 11-4, 3.33 ERA

SP2 prior 157 IP, 10-5, 3.77 ERA

SP3 wood 96 IP, 3-2, 4.98 ERA

SP4 maddux 200 IP, 12-16, 4.73 ERA

SP5 rusch 163 IP, 6-6, 5.10 ERA

 

RP dempster 42 saves, 2.01 ERA

 

cubs finish with a .500 record and 4 games out of the playoff picture. poor zambrano gets no run support again as corey patterson struggles mightily at the plate. lee falls back to earth, aramis gets injured for his usual 20 games which limits his numbers yet again, and the pitching staff is hampered by injuries all year. wood continues his decline and uncle greg has half-retired as he sips pina colada's at the mound while throwing 65 mpg fastballs to albert pujos.

 

what will you do if that season actually comes to pass?

 

I'd laugh at Maddux bringing Pina Colada's to the pitcher's mound. Then I'd cry watching drunk Maddux looks over his shoulder at a Pujols HR.

[SouthSideRyan]

Geez Barrett again getting shafted.

 

If that starting 5 only gets 75 decisions, I'll eat my hat.