September Prediction Thread

[RightFieldCoder]

Brewers 12-16 (79-83)

Cubs 12-17 (80-82)

Cards 15-16 (80-82)

 

One game playoff making the NL Central winner 81-82.

[splitterpfj]

The spot that has me most concerned is that trip to Cincy and Pittsburgh.

[Ennder]

Brewers 15-13 (82-80)

Cubs 13-16 (81-81)

Cards 15-16 (80-82)

 

 

Brewers starting rotation has looked better as of late while the Cubs has been breaking down. Zambrano seems to struggle late in the season a lot, Lilly is wearing down since he's never been healthy a full year before and Marshall and Marquis are finally coming down to earth. Pujols is hurting, Rolen might be done for the year soon and I just can't believe the Cardinals rotation is going to hold up since its all RP's.

[pebadger]

My only predictions are that, now having climbed back above .500, the Brewers will not make the postseason if they fall back under .500 again, and that they will make the postseason if they can push their record to 5 over at some point in September.

[splitterpfj]

This is the spot in the schedule that scares me most. We're 1/2 game back as we leave town, I hope we're no more than 2 back when we get back home.

[jlau20]

Yeah, this whole 13 out of the next 16 games being on the road could be interesting. Now would be an awesome time to turn out one of those rare winning road trips.

[Tbadder]

I think for the first time in my life I just can't even phantom a prediction. None of these teams deserve a playoff spot. I guess the Crew might do something, don't the Cubs and Cards have to play each other something like seven/ eight more times?

 

If we do fall out I agree it could be early. Cincy at this point is clearly a better team, playing at their place could be our Waterloo. On the other hand if they decide not to play like the Brewers on the road, it could set up the rest of the month I guess.

[rluzinski]

Since this thread, the Brewers have won 6 of 9 and are now 3 games over. How the Brewers would have to finish for some final records:

 

94-68: 23-0

85-77: 14-9

82-80: 11-12

78-84: 7-16

75-87: 4-19

 

10 home games, 13 road games.

[logan82]

I guess my 97-65 prediction is out of the question now.

[pitchleague]

I don't know about that. We're 5-1 in our last six and really starting to play solid baseball again, like we did at the beginning of the year. It's almost like that series in SF woke us up again. I know we lost 2 or 3 in Chicago, but darn if they didn't play really well all three games and nearly won 2 (or almost all 3!).

 

I'll predict we win 2 in CIN, 2 in PIT (shocker there!), 2 vs CIN, 1 in HOU, 2 in ATL, 2 vs STL, and 2 vs SD. That puts us at 84-78, I think.

 

No prediction on Cubs or Cards. I don't care what they do. Okay, that's not true. I just don't feel like making predictions about them. But I do think 84 wins can seriously win this division.

[1992casey]

I merged the two prediction threads into this one. I kept Hall4President's post as the lead message in the thread, but chose splitter's title.

 

This new toy is fun. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[rluzinski]

10 home games and 10 road games left. How the Brewers would have to finish for various end-of-season records.

 

87-79: 14-6

85-77: 12-8

82-80: 9-11

78-84: 5-11

75-87: 2-18

 

You'd like to think that 85 wins would do it.

[TooLiveBrew]

rluz, thanks for this and all the great stat work you do for bf.net

[Tbadder]

If they've gone 7-3 since posting the statistical possiblities, then Russ needs to do more analysis consistently thru the season.

[rluzinski]

Once again, I see the Brewers winning only 10 more games this year to finish at 75-87 in 5th place behind Cincy and Pittsburgh. How can anyone put a rosy picture on what has happened to this team?

 

At least this prediction didn't come true. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[jlau20]

Whoops. I posted twice in this thread within a week and didn't seem to remember doing so.

 

I guess I have two chances to be right then?

[rluzinski]

Two threads with very similar topics were merged.

[SeriesFinale]

My prediction for the Crew's final record is on pace to come true...unfortunately, they now need to go 8-5 in the toughest part of the schedule in what was my most optimistic prediction, and now I'm not convinced at all that 84 wins will make the playoffs.