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    Mr KLC
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    Sports Illustrated Picks Astros To Win World Series

    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    Wild Card - Rangers Over Red Sox

    Division - Astros over Rangers
    Royals over Blue Jays

    Championship - Astros over Royals

    NATIONAL LEAGUE

    Wild Card - Giants Over Cardinals

    Division - Cubs over Giants
    Dodgers over Mets

    Championship - Cubs over Dodgers

    WORLD SERIES

    Astros over Cubs



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    GO ASTROS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    It will be interesting how a young team handles this expectations. Last year, nobody expect anything from them and they played great. Now, the bullseye will be on their backs and they will be the hunted and not the hunter.

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    They picked Cleveland to win it last year lol

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    I needed a good laugh

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    They do not have a clue

    We all guess at everything in sports same as stocks

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    NL champ definitely will come out of the Central this year. Cubs are due - I know I know.

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    No way

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    Sports Illustrated has not picked the correct team to win in something like 30 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry N. Lloyd View Post
    Sports Illustrated has not picked the correct team to win in something like 30 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSideBet View Post
    NL champ definitely will come out of the Central this year. Cubs are due - I know I know.
    You know the Astros play in the American League these days, right?

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    Not enough pitching

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    ^
    Plenty of team speed, Gomez, Springer, Altuve, Correa.
    Good up the middle defense. (except Castro)
    RP is pretty good.
    SP - ordinary.

    They'll compete for a WC, World Series, I can't see it.

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    If memory serves me correctly the biggest issue was relief pitching that killed them in playoffs and I didn't see much upgrades during offseason

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    You know the Astros play in the American League these days, right?
    Yessir I was just prognosticating like the SI staff.

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    Astros won't make the playoffs.

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    Go Astros!

    Actually have a bet with my friend from about 4 or 5 years ago that the Astros would win the WS before the Cubs. Might be the year we finally settle it.

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    He's right about the Astros, but they'll be facing the Cubs.

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    Rotation has been terrible thus far

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    Rotation has been terrible thus far
    McCullers will be back soon, wish they'd kept Velasquez.

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    Breaking News: Sports Illustrated regrets to inform you about our April's Fool edition of picking Astros to win World Series.

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    Okay, someone is injected roids into these Houston players the last year or so. Even Altuve is going to hit 30+ homeruns this year.

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    everyone on this team has gotten better except Gomez...the guy sucks and always has

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post
    AMERICAN LEAGUE

    Wild Card - Rangers Over Red Sox

    Division - Astros over Rangers
    Royals over Blue Jays

    Championship - Astros over Royals

    NATIONAL LEAGUE

    Wild Card - Giants Over Cardinals

    Division - Cubs over Giants
    Dodgers over Mets

    Championship - Cubs over Dodgers

    WORLD SERIES

    Astros over Cubs



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    GO ASTROS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I saw that prediction 2 years ago, only they had them in 2017. Same magazine.

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    Well Astros can't beat the Rangers even once so no way they out them in a playoff series. Maybe someone else could knock out Texas for them, but...yeah

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