Did Connie Mack's Phillies Predictions Come True??
Prior to the start of the 2011 baseball season, I made a few predictions. It's time to see how many came true.
#1. Chase Utley will start fewer than one-third of the games (54-games)
Wrong: Quite the oppositte. Utley played in 103-games, missing just 59, ironically, roughly one-third of the season.
#2. The Phillies will acquire Michael Young from Texas
Wrong: That would have been a shame for Young. He would have missed the opportunity to play in the World Series!
#3. The Phillies will trade Joe Blanton away
Wrong: His last start was May 14, then he went missing. Reports had him hiding out in Canada. Regardless, he wasn't getting traded unless "cash-for-clunkers" came back!
#4. Ryan Howard will hit less than 40-home runs
Correct: Not even close, Howard hit just 33-homers. He did blow out his achilles though, and no, I didn't see that coming!
#5. The Phillies would have four 20-game winners
Wrong: You might think that wasn't such a rediculous statement at the time. Uh, how about zero!!!
#6. Roy Oswalt will be the pitcher with the most wins
Wrong: He did log the most bulldozer hours
#7. Shane Victorino will go on the DL at some point
Correct: What can I say, he's frah-gee-lee.
#8. The Phillies will have two Gold Glove winners. Bonus: It will be Rollins and Victorino.
Wrong: Only one winner, and throw away the bonus, it was Polanco. Who saw that coming?
#9. Polanco will have the lowest batting avereage of his career (his lowest had been .285 with a minimum 400 at-bats)
Correct: .277, OUCH!!!
#10. The Phillies will have at least five players in the All Star Game
Correct: Roy Halladay (Starting Pitcher), Placido Polanco (elected starter), Shane Victorino, Cole Hamels, and Cliff Lee
I got 4-of-10, not bad! I felt pretty stupid when I started to check my answers, missing five of the first six, but I had a nice recovery. Better luck next time I guess :)
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