SEASON 34 PREVIEW

ROBERT E. McCABE SEASON 34 PREVIEW ISSUE 

Memphis, TENN (McC.COM) – Welcome to season 34 and to McCabe Magazines season preview issue. We would also like to welcome two (2) new owners, AmCan Arizona Diamondbacks and rod33 of the Chicago Cubs to the best baseball league and owners on the whatifsports website, welcome aboard.

SEATTLE MARINERS The World Champions Over ST LOUIS CARDINALS 

After reviewing all of the baseball rosters at every level top to bottom, front office personnel, and speaking with some of the top baseball mines in and around the national past-time,  we here at McCabe Magazine have selected the Seattle Mariners as the season 34 World Series Champions. Representing the American League in the World Series will be the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mariners had the best record  in baseball the last 2 seasons, winning 121 games in season 33 and 122 in 32. They were our season 33 choice to win the Robert E. McCabe World Series trophy, however they were upset by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the League championship series 4 games to 2. 

The Cardinals will come out of the AL South, toughest division in baseball to capture its 4th pennant in team history, with the last one coming in S14. St Louis had the best record (105-57) in the AL last season but was swept in the divisional round by the Houston Astros. Leading the Mariners to the World Series will be last year's MVP and Rookie of the Year Award winner Junior Meng (57 HR 135 RBI 33 SB 324 BA 1.131 OPS), All-Star catcher Yovani Morales, Harry Thayer (2B) and Miguel Mesa (20-2, 1.09 WHIP 2.19 ERA) the NL Cy Young Award winner. Here are the players that will lead the Cardinals to the pennant, staff ace and AL season 33 Cy Young Award winner Adam Bradford (22-2, 0.98 WHIP 1.98 ERA), along with All-Stars Winston Stein (3B), Louie Rosa (1B), Yorrick Calhoun (P) and  Don Seaver (P). 

The Playoff Picture

In the American League the Cardinals will beat the Washington Nationals for the American League pennant, and in the senior circuit the Mariners will knockoff the Cleveland Indians to win the National League pennant. The division winners in the American League will be the Milwaukee Brewers, Nationals, Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics. In the National League the titleholders will be the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Richmond Virginians, and the Mariners. The wildcard winners will be the Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, and the San Diego Padres.   

We look forward to another exciting season, enjoy, and good luck to all.

Season 34 Prediction
American League				National League
AL North	W	L		NL North	W	L
Milwaukee Brewers	91	71		Cleveland Indians	94	68
Chicago White Sox	83	79		Chicago Cubs	79	83
Toronto Blue Jays	71	91		Detroit Tigers	69	93
Minnesota Twins	69	93		Cincinnati Reds	67	95
AL East	W	L		NL East	W	L
Washington Nationals	93	69		Philadelphia Phillies	96	66
New York Yankees	88	74		New York Mets	91	71
Boston Red Sox	78	84		Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74
Baltimore Orioles	73	89		Rochester Broncos	71	91
AL South	W	L		NL South	W	L
St. Louis Cardinals	101	61		Richmond Virginians	90	72
Houston Astros	92	70		Florida Marlins	80	82
Kansas City Royals	89	73		Atlanta Braves	65	97
Texas Rangers	74	88		Tampa Bay Rays	61	101
AL West	W	L		NL West	W	L
Oakland Athletics	87	75		Seattle Mariners	102	60
Anaheim Angels	76	86		San Diego Padres	89	73
San Francisco Giants	75	87		Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78
Los Angeles Dodgers	68	94		Colorado Rockies	80	82

McCABE MAGAZINE SEASON 34 POST-SEASON AWARDS  

Most Valuable Player

Bartolo Hernandez Washington D.C. Nationals Age: 29 B/T: L/R Born: Bani, DO Position(s): 3B/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Cy Young Award Winner

Miguel Mesa Seattle Mariners Age: 26 B/T: S/R Born: Ashtabula, OH Position(s): P (SP2) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Rookie of the Year 

Sal Belt Los Angeles Dodgers Age: 23 B/T: L/L Born: Early, IA Position(s): RF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Fireman of the Year

Charlie Graves Seattle Mariners Age: 30 B/T: L/L Born: Pasadena, TX Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

STAT OF THE DAY

Spring Training Champions

NL Seattle Mariners 15-3 - Cactus League Champions AL Washington Nationals 14-4 - Grapefruit League Champions

	Team Spring Training Stats
	Top 10 OPS
Rank	Franchise	Owner	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS
1	Chicago Cubs	rod33	120	206	25	6	34	113	12	0.312	0.882
2	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	123	189	21	5	31	119	14	0.293	0.868
3	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	109	190	30	2	36	107	12	0.292	0.854
4	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	99	184	23	2	33	96	5	0.293	0.847
5	Houston Astros	bballer2117	112	190	33	6	22	109	15	0.294	0.836
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	130	191	42	4	24	126	31	0.290	0.835
7	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	104	188	27	1	33	102	13	0.284	0.824
8	New York Yankees	tomcecil	99	187	28	3	24	98	22	0.295	0.822
9	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	108	185	27	3	26	106	16	0.285	0.813
10	Colorado Rockies	axtell	94	202	27	2	21	91	13	0.308	0.802
	Team Spring Training Stats
	Top 10 WHIP
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
1	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	15	3	7	41	39	55	130	1.16	2.13
	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	14	4	5	59	57	44	118	1.16	3.21
3	Cleveland Indians	bbwinksdaddy	7	11	3	52	44	55	151	1.19	2.36
4	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	9	9	4	79	77	45	111	1.21	4.36
5	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	11	7	5	72	70	44	111	1.24	3.92
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	13	5	6	80	72	47	147	1.29	4.04
7	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	13	5	7	66	57	63	131	1.31	3.13
	New York Yankees	tomcecil	12	6	9	76	71	40	110	1.31	3.97
9	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	9	9	7	79	75	44	108	1.32	4.30
	San Diego Padres	jgarron	10	8	5	91	76	53	114	1.32	4.13