Courtesy of new poster J.R. King, here's how ESPN's Baseball Tonight team sees the season unfolding.
Peter Gammons, ESPN: 87-75 2nd in NL East
Jayson Stark, ESPN: 91-71, 2nd in NL East
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN: 86-76, 3rd in NL East
Buster Olney, ESPN: 94-68, 1st in NL East
Rob Neyer, ESPN: 85-77, 2nd in NL East
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN: 90-72, 2nd in NL East
Steve Phillips, ESPN: 90-72, 2nd in NL East
Keith Law, ESPN: 91-71, 1st in NL East
Jim Caple, ESPN: 90-72, 1st in NL East
Eric Karabell, ESPN: 88-74, 2nd in NL East
Rob Neyer must not like the NL East if he things 85 wins is good for second place.
Posted by: Tim | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 04:44 PM
I am enjoying that most are projecting us to be 90+ game winners, and honestly, I don't believe they will be far off either.
Posted by: sdphillie | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 04:46 PM
I don't know, I can't see Phillies winning more than 85. I can attribute that to being 19 and only seeing 1 playoff appearance in my lifetime, but hey if they do make it to even the playoffs I'll be pleasantly surprised to say the least.
Posted by: ZT | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 04:58 PM
Rob Neyer is a long time Phillie hater. He grew up a Kansas City fan in the 70s and 80s.
Posted by: Mike H. | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 05:09 PM
ESPN Magazine predicts 2nd place finish with NL Wild Card berth. Ryan Howard is featured on the cover.
Posted by: J. Weitzel | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 05:27 PM
Neyer picked the Phillies to make the World Series in 2005.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=05expertpicks
Posted by: jmg | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 07:54 PM
I read Neyer on a pretty regular basis. I wouldn't call him a Phillies-hater either.
Actually kind of agree with Neyer. Still sticking to 84 wins.
Posted by: MG | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 08:13 PM
92 wins...don't bothering reasoning with me.
Posted by: GM-Carson | Friday, March 30, 2007 at 08:20 PM