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Do you really know baseball? Think you can out-Vegas Vegas? Throw your predictions down below and maybe you, too, could join the ranks of past winners Jdog and electric carrot. Try to get them in before Friday so you don't have any additional info, but I'm putting this up kinda late so I might still accept them after the deadline.

I'll throw down the gauntlet. Please copy and paste my formatting (even if you don't have the same order of finish) to make it easier when I have to tabulate all this.

Red Sox: 97
Yankees: 91
Rays: 86
Jays: 78
Orioles: 73

Twins: 87
White Sox: 86
Tigers: 83
Royals: 69
Indians: 66

Rangers: 88
Athletics: 81
Angels: 80
Mariners: 72

Phillies: 95
Braves: 93
Marlins: 85
Mets: 74
Nationals: 68

Reds: 88
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 80
Pirates: 69
Astros: 66

Rockies: 91
Giants: 87
Padres: 79
Dodgers: 78
Diamondbacks: 73

Okay, now tell me how wrong I am.
Posted by Dave Rutt on Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 01:32 PM EDT.
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Mick Doherty - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:01 PM EDT (#231892) #

I didn't do the math, but keep in mind that your numbers of wins have to add up to 2430  for it to work!! I'm not gonna do that either, but FYI ...

Red Sox: 94
Rays: 93 (WC)
Jays: 86
Yankees: 83
Orioles: 58

Tigers: 84
Twins: 82
White Sox: 81
Indians: 73
Royals: 64

Rangers: 90
Athletics: 85
Angels: 80
Mariners:  68

Phillies: 103
Braves: 86
Marlins: 82
Mets: 70
Nationals: 65

Brewers: 88
Cardinals: 85 (WC)
Reds: 83
Cubs: 81
Pirates: 65
Astros: 65

Padres: 86
Giants: 84
Rockies: 81
Dodgers: 77
Diamondbacks: 67

P.S. I will be wronger than you! I always epic-fail at these!

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James W - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:18 PM EDT (#231894) #
Red Sox: 88
Yankees: 93
Rays: 95
Jays: 74
Orioles: 79

Twins: 86
White Sox: 86
Tigers: 87
Royals: 64
Indians: 65

Rangers: 78
Athletics: 92
Angels: 84
Mariners: 62

Phillies: 91
Braves: 94
Marlins: 88
Mets: 70
Nationals: 71

Reds: 86
Brewers: 87
Cardinals: 86
Cubs: 88
Pirates: 69
Astros: 66

Rockies: 89
Giants: 90
Padres: 68
Dodgers: 74
Diamondbacks: 79

There aren't always 2430 games completed though. Not all rainouts get made up, and tiebreaker games count in the standings.
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Dave Rutt - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:25 PM EDT (#231895) #
Damnit Mick! I'm gonna have to dock you points for this. Not that it'll make a difference ;)

Please copy and paste my formatting (even if you don't have the same order of finish) to make it easier when I have to tabulate all this.
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Dave Rutt - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:26 PM EDT (#231896) #
P.S. how are the Cards gonna win the wild card with fewer wins than the Braves?
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Thomas - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:30 PM EDT (#231897) #
Mick, you have the Cards winning the Wild Card despite the Braves having more wins. I guess that'll be the biggest feather in La Russa's cap.
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whiterasta80 - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:38 PM EDT (#231901) #

Red Sox: 91
Yankees: 94
Rays: 84
Jays: 80
Orioles: 71

Twins: 94
White Sox: 90
Tigers: 77
Royals: 68
Indians: 64

Rangers: 81
Athletics: 84
Angels: 85 (after a tiebreak)
Mariners: 68

Phillies: 97
Braves: 95
Marlins: 78
Mets: 78
Nationals: 68

Reds: 86
Brewers: 88
Cardinals: 80
Cubs: 72
Pirates: 72
Astros: 69

Rockies: 86
Giants: 90
Padres: 71
Dodgers: 76
Diamondbacks: 80

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Mike Green - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:42 PM EDT (#231902) #
Red Sox: 93
Yankees: 89
Rays: 87
Jays: 75
Orioles: 90

Twins: 86
White Sox: 88
Tigers: 83
Royals: 73
Indians: 70

Rangers: 87
Athletics: 82
Angels: 80
Mariners: 73

Phillies: 89
Braves: 90
Marlins: 81
Mets: 76
Nationals: 68

Reds: 89
Brewers: 82
Cardinals: 83
Cubs: 77
Pirates: 69
Astros: 66

Rockies: 88
Giants: 85
Padres: 79
Dodgers: 78
Diamondbacks: 75

The O's at 90 are pure hunch...
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AWeb - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 02:59 PM EDT (#231905) #

Red Sox: 95
Yankees: 89
Rays: 84
Jays: 84
Orioles: 75

Twins: 83
White Sox: 90
Tigers: 84
Royals: 70
Indians: 70

Rangers: 89
Athletics: 86
Angels: 79
Mariners: 72

Phillies: 95
Braves: 89
Marlins: 76
Mets: 78
Nationals: 69

Reds: 89
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 75
Pirates: 68
Astros: 66

Rockies: 90
Giants: 93
Padres: 76
Dodgers: 79
Diamondbacks: 71

I consistently finish in the middle/bottom of the pack on these, but whatever. As per usual, it's hardest for me to predict which team in particular will really stink.

Disclaimer: Note that predictions here may not reflect predictions made during other comments on the site.  

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Chuck - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 03:04 PM EDT (#231906) #

The O's at 90 are pure hunch...

And still the league office deems them the official 5th place team. They may need a lawyer.

Can the season start soon? I have been subjecting myself, in very small doses, to ESPN's 30 Clubs in 30 Days. Harold Reynolds and Mitch Williams are such inane talking heads that the blathering nonsense spewing forth from our country's political leaders seems a reasonable alternative.

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Nick Holmes - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 03:18 PM EDT (#231907) #
American League
East
Boston 90 72
Tampa Bay 89 73
New York 88 74
Baltimore 86 76
Toronto 80 82

Central
Minnesota 90 72
Chicago 88 74
Detroit 81 81
Cleveland 68 94
Kansas City 67 95

West
Texas 89 73
Oakland 84 78
Los Angeles 80 82
Seattle 68 94


National League
East
Atlanta 90 72
Philadelphia 89 73
Florida 80 82
Washington 79 83
New York 78 84

Central
St. Louis 83 79
Milwaukee 82 80
Cincinnati 80 82
Chicago 75 87
Houston 73 89
Pittsburgh 67 95

West
San Francisco 89 73
Colorado 88 74
San Diego 83 79
Arizona 80 82
Los Angeles 70 92
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Nick Holmes - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 03:22 PM EDT (#231908) #
Formatting fail. One more time:

Boston 90
Tampa Bay 89
New York 88
Baltimore 86
Toronto 80

Minnesota 90
Chicago 88
Detroit 81
Cleveland 68
Kansas City 67

Texas 89
Oakland 84
Los Angeles 80
Seattle 68

Atlanta 90
Philadelphia 89
Florida 80
Washington 79
New York 78

St. Louis 83
Milwaukee 82
Cincinnati 80
Chicago 75
Houston 73
Pittsburgh 67

San Francisco 89
Colorado 88
San Diego 83
Arizona 80
Los Angeles 70
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Mick Doherty - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 03:34 PM EDT (#231909) #
Um ... I took a Philosophy class called "Logic" to fill my math requirement in college. Still can't believe they let me do that, but that reflects my math ineptitude. Please delete one win from the Braves, who will tie the Cardinals buut NOT grab the playoff spot. The Cox years are over.
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Mick Doherty - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 03:42 PM EDT (#231910) #

Again, my math skills epic-suck, but via addition in my head, I see Dave  predicting a total of 2359 wins, with almost 50 more in the NL.  If the NL wins the interleague battle, that's possible, but would  be a HUGE Vegas upset. No , wait, with two additional teams in the NL, nevermind. </EmilyLitella>

For me, I have 2351 wins, with WAY more (almost +190) in the NL. That is wrong.  I will lose. (There's oe predictionsure to be right, anyway!)

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mathesond - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 04:04 PM EDT (#231912) #
Red Sox: 94
Yankees: 92
Rays: 85
Jays: 82
Orioles: 74

Twins: 86
White Sox: 88
Tigers: 81
Royals: 71
Indians: 70

Rangers: 85
Athletics: 87
Angels: 77
Mariners: 73

Phillies: 89
Braves: 91
Marlins: 82
Mets: 75
Nationals: 72

Reds: 86
Brewers: 87
Cardinals: 83
Cubs: 84
Pirates: 70
Astros: 64

Rockies: 88
Giants: 89
Padres: 73
Dodgers: 77
Diamondbacks: 75

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Jdog - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 04:16 PM EDT (#231914) #
My attempt:

Red Sox: 96
Yankees: 89
Rays: 82
Jays: 86
Orioles: 74

Twins: 87
White Sox: 92
Tigers: 82
Royals: 69
Indians: 71

Rangers: 81
Athletics: 89
Angels: 85
Mariners: 71

Phillies: 95
Braves: 90
Marlins: 85
Mets: 76
Nationals: 66

Reds: 90
Brewers: 91
Cardinals: 82
Cubs: 77
Pirates: 73
Astros: 58

Rockies: 89
Giants: 90
Padres: 75
Dodgers: 75
Diamondbacks: 73
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Ron - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 04:23 PM EDT (#231915) #

Red Sox: 93
Yankees: 91
Rays: 92 (wc)
Jays: 76
Orioles: 75

Twins: 92
White Sox: 90
Tigers: 88
Royals: 72
Indians: 69

Rangers: 81
Athletics: 89
Angels: 87
Mariners: 83

Phillies: 94
Braves: 90 (wc)
Marlins: 83
Mets: 70
Nationals: 68

Reds: 88
Brewers: 92
Cardinals: 89
Cubs: 88
Pirates: 68
Astros: 0

Rockies: 82
Giants: 90
Padres: 70
Dodgers: 89
Diamondbacks: 91

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electric carrot - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 04:34 PM EDT (#231916) #
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Not sure why the formatting is so wack.  Can't seem to fix it.


Red Sox: 96

Yankees: 90
Rays: 86

Jays: 83

Orioles: 77


Twins: 86
White Sox: 84

Tigers: 81

Royals: 68
Indians: 73


Rangers: 87

Athletics: 82
Angels: 83
Mariners: 77


Phillies: 96

Braves: 91
Marlins: 82

Mets: 82
Nationals: 70

Reds: 82

Brewers: 90
Cardinals: 81

Cubs: 85
Pirates: 69

Astros: 72

Rockies: 85
Giants: 85
Padres: 75
Dodgers: 81
Diamondbacks: 81

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Mick Doherty - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 04:42 PM EDT (#231917) #
Did you cut and paste that from a Word doc? that's what usually causes that kind of code bomb.
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dan gordon - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 05:22 PM EDT (#231919) #
Red Sox: 96
Yankees: 89
Rays: 79
Jays: 80
Orioles: 78

Twins: 91
White Sox: 89
Tigers: 85
Royals: 66
Indians: 64

Rangers: 86
Athletics: 80
Angels: 81
Mariners: 71

Phillies: 94
Braves: 90
Marlins: 82
Mets: 75
Nationals: 70

Reds: 86
Brewers: 89
Cardinals: 85
Cubs: 79
Pirates: 69
Astros: 70

Rockies: 85
Giants: 94
Padres: 77
Dodgers: 79
Diamondbacks: 70

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Hodgie - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 05:24 PM EDT (#231920) #
My first failure, I mean prediction of this sort.....

AL East
New York: 96
Boston: 94
Tampa Bay: 83
Toronto: 81
Baltimore: 74

Central
Chicago: 90
Minnesota: 87
Detroit: 83
Cleveland 73
Kansas City 61

West
Texas: 92
Los Angeles: 86
Oakland: 83
Seattle: 63

East
Atlanta: 94
Philadelphia: 90
Florida: 82
Washington: 75
New York: 70

Central
Cincinnati: 92
Milwaukee: 86
St. Louis: 81
Chicago: 79
Pittsburgh: 71
Houston: 61

West
Colorado: 90
San Francisco: 88
Los Angeles: 83
San Diego: 75
Arizona: 67


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Mudie - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 06:01 PM EDT (#231922) #
Red Sox: 96
Yankees: 91
Rays: 88
Jays: 76
Orioles: 78

Twins: 86
White Sox: 89
Tigers: 82
Royals: 59
Indians: 66

Rangers: 90
Athletics: 87
Angels: 79
Mariners: 74

Phillies: 98
Braves: 85
Marlins: 82
Mets: 75
Nationals: 71

Reds: 91
Brewers: 87
Cardinals: 80
Cubs: 79
Pirates: 68
Astros: 67

Rockies: 84
Giants: 90
Padres: 74
Dodgers: 85
Diamondbacks: 67
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kinguy - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 07:05 PM EDT (#231927) #
Red Sox: 93
Yankees: 87
Rays: 90
Jays: 87
Orioles: 72

Twins: 85
White Sox: 82
Tigers: 86
Royals: 73
Indians: 70

Rangers: 88
Athletics: 80
Angels: 78
Mariners: 70

Phillies: 98
Braves: 88
Marlins: 83
Mets: 68
Nationals: 71

Reds: 84
Brewers: 88
Cardinals: 82
Cubs: 78
Pirates: 71
Astros: 68

Rockies: 89
Giants: 86
Padres: 78
Dodgers: 73
Diamondbacks: 75
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eungar - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 08:01 PM EDT (#231929) #

Red Sox: 97
Yankees: 93
Rays: 92
Jays: 77
Orioles: 71

Tigers: 94
Twins: 93
White Sox: 89
Royals: 70
Indians: 68

Rangers: 85
Athletics: 84
Angels: 82
Mariners: 76

Phillies: 97
Braves: 94
Marlins: 85
Nationals:78
Mets: 74
 

Reds: 85
Brewers: 84
Cardinals: 83
Cubs: 77
Pirates: 74
Astros: 66

Rockies: 89
Giants: 88
Padres: 83
Dodgers: 78
Diamondbacks: 63
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Jim - Wednesday, March 30 2011 @ 08:03 PM EDT (#231930) #
Red Sox: 95
Yankees: 91
Rays: 84
Jays: 77
Orioles: 74

Twins: 85
White Sox: 89
Tigers: 87
Royals: 71
Indians: 69

Rangers: 86
Athletics: 85
Angels: 70
Mariners: 70

Phillies: 93
Braves: 90
Marlins: 83
Mets: 72
Nationals: 66

Reds: 90
Brewers: 86
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 81
Pirates: 71
Astros: 68

Rockies: 89
Giants: 85
Padres: 75
Dodgers: 75
Diamondbacks: 70
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#2JBrumfield - Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 09:34 AM EDT (#231938) #

AL East:  Boston  97  NY Yankees  87  Tampa Bay  85  Toronto  75  Baltimore  74.

AL Central:  Chicago White Sox  92  Minnesota  87  Detroit  76  Kansas City  75  Cleveland  63.

AL West:  Oakland 91  LA Angeles 89  Texas  82  Seattle  69.

 

NL East:  Philadelphia  92  Atlanta 90  Florida 84  Washington 72  NY Mets 66.

NL Central:  St. Louis 90  Chicago Cubs 84  Cincinnati 83  Milwaukee 82  Houston  70  Pittsburgh 62.

NL West:  Colorado 93  LA Dodgers 87  San Francisco 85  Arizona 75  San Diego 73.

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perlhack - Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 10:47 AM EDT (#231943) #
Red Sox: 96
Yankees: 94 (WC)
Rays: 92
Jays: 89
Orioles: 71

Twins: 86
White Sox: 85
Tigers: 81
Royals: 69
Indians: 67

Rangers: 86
Athletics: 85
Angels: 76
Mariners: 69

Phillies: 97
Braves: 94 (WC)
Marlins: 81
Mets: 71
Nationals: 70

Reds: 86
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 85
Cubs: 78
Pirates: 67
Astros: 66

Rockies: 88
Giants: 90
Padres: 73
Dodgers: 80
Diamondbacks: 73
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christaylor - Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 11:04 AM EDT (#231945) #
Red Sox: 93
Yankees: 91
Rays: 86
Jays: 81
Orioles: 76

Twins: 86
White Sox: 82
Tigers: 82
Royals: 74
Indians: 70

Rangers: 86
Athletics: 81
Angels: 79
Mariners: 72

Phillies: 93
Braves: 91
Marlins: 85
Mets: 75
Nationals: 70

Reds: 85
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 80
Pirates: 70
Astros: 66

Rockies: 88
Giants: 87
Padres: 80
Dodgers: 80
Diamondbacks: 73
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Anders - Thursday, March 31 2011 @ 11:22 AM EDT (#231946) #
Red Sox: 95
Yankees: 87
Rays: 88
Jays: 82
Orioles: 73

Twins: 86
White Sox: 89
Tigers: 81
Royals: 66
Indians: 68

Rangers: 88
Athletics: 81
Angels: 80
Mariners: 72

Phillies: 93
Braves: 91
Marlins: 83
Mets: 76
Nationals: 71

Reds: 86
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 81
Cubs: 83
Pirates: 71
Astros: 68

Rockies: 88
Giants: 90
Padres: 81
Dodgers: 81
Diamondbacks: 67
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#2JBrumfield - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 08:37 AM EDT (#231970) #

No change of predictions, just a reformat I meant to do yesterday because I couldn't read instructions! ;D


Red Sox: 97
Yankees: 91
Rays: 86
Jays: 75
Orioles: 74

Twins: 87
White Sox: 92
Tigers: 76
Royals: 75
Indians: 63

Rangers: 82
Athletics: 91
Angels: 89
Mariners: 69

Phillies: 92
Braves: 90
Marlins: 84
Mets: 66
Nationals: 72

Reds: 83
Brewers: 82
Cardinals: 90
Cubs: 84
Pirates: 62
Astros: 70

Rockies: 93
Giants: 85
Padres: 73
Dodgers: 87
Diamondbacks: 75

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bpoz - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 11:10 AM EDT (#231975) #
BOS 102
NYY 88
TB 83
TOR 91
BAL 74

MIN 84
CHI 87
DET 87
KC 64
CLE 62

TEX 83
OAK 82
LAA 87
SEA 70


PHI 101
ATL 91
FLO 83
NYM 68
WAS 72

CIN 85
MIL 87
STL 84
CHI 83
PIT 61
HOU 70

COL 89
SF 85
SD 82
LAD 80
ARI 65

I used the space bar to line up my numbers, but it did not work. Sorry but I tried to be neat.
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Timbuck2 - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 11:30 AM EDT (#231976) #
I may not usually have much to say but I love playing 'El Predicto' :)

Red Sox: 95
Yankees: 85
Rays: 90
Jays: 86
Orioles: 73

Twins: 91
White Sox: 88
Tigers: 84
Royals: 60
Indians: 66

Rangers: 88
Athletics: 76
Angels: 87
Mariners: 68

Phillies: 100
Braves: 83
Marlins: 85
Mets: 78
Nationals: 67

Reds: 90
Brewers: 88
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 80
Pirates: 65
Astros: 66

Rockies: 90
Giants: 89
Padres: 79
Dodgers: 78
Diamondbacks: 73
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Gerry - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 11:48 AM EDT (#231977) #
Red Sox: 95
Yankees: 89
Rays: 87
Jays: 78
Orioles: 75

Twins: 89
White Sox: 88
Tigers: 85
Royals: 75
Indians: 68

Rangers: 89
Athletics: 82
Angels: 78
Mariners: 71

Phillies: 93
Braves: 90
Marlins: 82
Mets: 74
Nationals: 72

Reds: 89
Brewers: 85
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 79
Pirates: 69
Astros: 66

Rockies: 88
Giants: 89
Padres: 77
Dodgers: 76
Diamondbacks: 70

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Jonny German - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 01:32 PM EDT (#231979) #
Red Sox: 94
Yankees: 89
Rays: 85
Jays: 82
Orioles: 76

Twins: 87
White Sox: 81
Tigers: 89
Royals: 66
Indians: 70

Rangers: 85
Athletics: 88
Angels: 79
Mariners: 68

Phillies: 94
Braves: 87
Marlins: 77
Mets: 77
Nationals: 77

Reds: 91
Brewers: 87
Cardinals: 82
Cubs: 81
Pirates: 67
Astros: 66

Rockies: 87
Giants: 85
Padres: 74
Dodgers: 84
Diamondbacks: 75
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Brian - Friday, April 01 2011 @ 01:37 PM EDT (#231980) #
Red Sox: 94
Yankees: 88
Rays: 84
Jays: 81
Orioles: 76

Twins: 86
White Sox: 87
Tigers: 84
Royals: 67
Indians: 69

Rangers: 86
Athletics: 89
Angels: 81
Mariners: 70

Phillies: 91
Braves: 93
Marlins: 83
Mets: 70
Nationals: 72

Reds: 87
Brewers: 83
Cardinals: 84
Cubs: 81
Pirates: 68
Astros: 65

Rockies: 94 
Giants: 89
Padres: 80
Dodgers: 79
Diamondbacks: 71

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joeblow - Saturday, April 02 2011 @ 10:56 AM EDT (#232010) #
Red Sox: 96
Yankees: 88
Rays: 77
Jays: 78
Orioles: 74

Twins: 86
White Sox: 92
Tigers: 76
Royals: 73
Indians: 68

Rangers: 94
Athletics: 88
Angels: 74
Mariners: 70

Phillies: 95
Braves: 93
Marlins: 85
Mets: 70
Nationals: 76

Reds: 90
Brewers: 91
Cardinals: 80
Cubs: 77
Pirates: 69
Astros: 66

Rockies: 91
Giants: 94
Padres: 74
Dodgers: 76
Diamondbacks: 68
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