ASTROS WIN S27 WORLD SERIES
HOUSTON ASTROS knockoff CINCINNATI
REDS 4-3
Quinton Bryne Leads the Astros to Back to Back World Championships
Detroit, MICH (McC.COM) - Spring training is over and the
season is ready to begin. That means it’s time to release the McCabe Magazines season
27 preview and postseason award winners. As in years past we have enlisted the
assistance of all 32 beat writers in each major league city, a panel of club
front office personnel, major league baseball players association, and of
course longtime contributor Tony “the Rock” Gambino, to help us complete this
year’s forecast.
Meet the Rock
Before we get started we would like to acknowledge those
readers who flooded our offices with letters, emails, and tweets, regarding the
true identity of Tony “the Rock”. It has been learned and confirmed that Tony
is not a Las Vegas insider or a point spread legend in Nevada as noted in the
Sportsbook section of the McCabe Magazine. He is actually Anthony Rogers a 42
year-old customer service employee at PetSmart in South Williamsport, PA., site
of the Little League World Series (LLWS), where he lives with his mom and dad,
and his pet yokie, Duke. In Williamsport, Tony has also worked the LLWS concessions
for 24 consecutive years and according to Tony, in 2014 he was asked by Mo’ne
Davis, female pitcher from Philadelphia, to help her with some pitches. So before her first LLWS game Tony met her and taught her the proper way to throw the curveball, the slider, and fastball. Davis went on to
pitch a 3 hit 8-0 shutout over the Newark Nationals of Delaware, and the rest as
they say is history. So I hope this is a lesson to all of those readers sending
hateful emails and letters about someone you really don’t know anything about.
Take your time to get to know someone before you burn them at the stake. As senior editor I would like to thank Tony for sharing this story. Tony
is a Great American, his gifts to the sports world and society is beyond
anything we can imagine, and we are glad to have him as a part of the McCabe Magazine staff.
The World Series Champions
Now let’s get down to business, our panel of experts have
selected the Houston Astros as our season 27 Worlds Series Champions. We have
them beating the Cincinnati Reds in a 7 game series and winning 100+ games for
the second time in team history. This is quite a turnaround for an organization
that hadn’t won 100, in fact had actually lost 100 games 5 times in team
history. Our National League Pennant winner will be the Cincinnati Reds who also won 100 games last year and was the NL number one seed going into the postseason. The Reds
visions of a world championship was derailed by the most dominating National
League major league team we here at McCabe have ever laid eyes on, the San
Diego Padres. Many here wanted the Padres a 5 time world champion, and 9 times
Pennant winner to be our selection. However, after much debate we decided to go with
the young suds from the Ohio valley.
American League Pennant Winner and Playoff Teams
Leading the way for the Astros is our season 27 MVP Quinton Bryne. He banged out 37 Homers and 106
RBIs last year and we look for him to do the same to opposing pitchers this
season. Bryne is not alone when it comes to giving the opponents nightmares,
the rest of the hit squad consist of Blake Henson (38 HR, 100 RBI), Richie Brush (36 HR, 109 RBI), Alex Salas (31 HR, 98 RBI), and Magglio Palacios (24 HR, 113 RBI, 319 BA). We
think this lineup can threaten the All-Time Run scoring record of 1103 runs set
by the season 2 Boston Red Sox, which was led by Hall of Famer Placido Ortiz. The best pitchers on the staff
is Al Oliva (17-5, 2.75 ERA) and Tito Bang (15-8, 3.63 ERA), but make no
mistake, it’s the offense that will fetch this organization the Robert E.
McCabe Major League Season 27 Baseball Trophy.
The division winners will be the Toronto Blue Jays, Washington
Nationals, Houston Astros, and the Anaheim Angels. The wildcard teams are the Minnesota
Twins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
National League Pennant Winner and Playoff Teams
The season 26 Reds won a National League high 101 games. Even
though the current version has lost a ton of talent from last year, we feel they
will continue to shake up the hierarchy in the National League. Reds
Centerfielder Charley Reynolds (30 HR, 98 RBI, 327 BA, 1.003
OPS) is a 4 year starter and a 4-time National League All-Star. This 24
year-old future MVP is the straw that stirs the drink. His running mate is Kris Guerrero (32 HR, 102 RBI) an Iron horse,
playing 161 games in seasons 23 and 24, 162 in S25, and 159 last season. In his
8 ML seasons Guerrero has averaged 30.8 Home Runs and 110.2 RBIs. The Ace on
the pitching staff is Carlos DeRojas (11-5, 6 CG) and along with number
2 starter Ezequiel Mendoza this should be a solid
rotation. There are more than a few problems we can see with this club 1)
DeRojas has spent some time on the DL with shoulder and elbow problems, 2)
Mendoza has 62 appearances at the major league level and of that 62 only 14 as
a starter, and 3) The loss of major league talent. The biggest lost via Free-Agency
was Victor Brown (42 HR, 127 RBI) who signed a 5-year
$53.0 M deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Other key loses; John Dorsey (20 HR, 70 RBI) released during the
offseason and signed by the San Diego Padres, Alan Drese (25 HR), traded to Toronto, Mack Crosby (24 HR, 70 RBI, 292 BA) traded to
Texas Rangers, and Anibal Frieri (305 BA) released and signed by
the New York Mets.
The division winners will be the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh
Pirates, Richmond Virginians, and the San Diego Padres. The wildcard teams will
be Atlanta Braves, and the Cleveland Indians.
After reading our own review several writers and upper management
folks wanted to change our choice of the Reds to the Padres, however Tony “the Rock”
convinced the staff that this was the correct choice.
McCabe Magazine S27 MVP
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McCabe Magazine S27 Cy Young Award Winner
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McCabe Magazine S27 Rookie of the Year
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McCabe Magazine S27 Fireman of the Year
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Season 27 Predictions
| AL North | W | L | NL North | W | L | |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 100 | 62 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | |
| Minnesota Twins | 97 | 65 | Cleveland Indians | 90 | 72 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 92 | 70 | Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 91 | Detroit Tigers | 68 | 94 | |
| AL East | W | L | NL East | W | L | |
| Washington Nationals | 93 | 69 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 67 | |
| New York Yankees | 90 | 72 | Rochester Broncos | 89 | 73 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 72 | 90 | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 83 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 68 | 94 | New York Mets | 73 | 89 | |
| AL South | W | L | NL South | W | L | |
| Houston Astros | 112 | 50 | Richmond Virginians | 94 | 68 | |
| Texas Rangers | 85 | 77 | Atlanta Braves | 91 | 71 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 73 | Florida Marlins | 85 | 77 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | Tampa Bay Rays | 64 | 98 | |
| AL West | W | L | NL West | W | L | |
| Anaheim Angels | 101 | 61 | San Diego Padres | 102 | 60 | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 63 | Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | |
| Oakland Athletics | 82 | 80 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 74 | 88 | |
| San Francisco Giants | 70 | 92 | Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 |
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