The Tuesday Discussion: Fun Predictions

September 20, 2022

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We decided to have some fun this week with some quick and simple predictions. We sent the following to our writers:

We're at the point where the pressure of what's to come will make the final weeks interesting.

Let's make some simple predictions:

• How many home runs will Aaron Judge end the season with?

• How many wins will the Yankees end with?

• Who will be the American League Wild Card teams?

And two from the rest of the MLB...

• Will Albert Pujols reach 700 homers?

• Will Paul Goldschmidt win the Triple Crown?

• Who will the NL Wild Card teams be?

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Paul Semendinger:

• Judge ends the year with 64 homers.

• The Yankees will have 95 wins

• The A.L. Wild Card teams will be the Rays, the Jays, and the Mariners

• Pujols will end with 702 homers

• Paul Goldschmidt will not win the Triple Crown.

• The N.L. Wild Cards will be the Braves, the Phillies, and the Padres.

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James Vlietstra:

• Judge…64 Homers

• Yankees…97 wins

• AL wildcard…Tampa, Toronto, Seattle

• Pujols…yes

• Goldschmidt… no

• NL Wildcard…Mets, Brewers, Padres

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Lincoln Mitchell:

• How many home runs will Aaron Judge end the season with?-63

• How many wins will the Yankees end with?-97

• Who will be the American League Wild Card teams? Blue Jays, Rays, Mariners

• Will Albert Pujols reach 700 homers? I wish I could say yes, but I have a feeling he will come up a little short.

• Will Paul Goldschmidt win the Triple Crown? No, and it won’t be very close.

• Who will the NL Wild Card teams be? Braves, Padres, Phillies

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Cary Greene:

• How many home runs will Aaron Judge end the season with? - 65

• How many wins will the Yankees end with? - 98

• Who will be the American League Wild Card teams? - Rays and Blue Jays

• Will Albert Pujols reach 700 homers? - No

• Will Paul Goldschmidt win the Triple Crown? - No

• Who will the NL Wild Card teams be? - Braves, Padres, Brewers

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Ed Botti:

• How many home runs will Aaron Judge end the season with? Based his average HR per game (.4041) and estimating he will play in 12 of the final 16 games, I project 64 Home Runs.

• How many wins will the Yankees end with? I project an 8-8 record over the final 16 games, bringing the season total to 96 Wins.

• Who will be the American League Wild Card teams? Seattle, Toronto and Tampa Bay ( I would like to say Baltimore, but their first half was too much to overcome. But, they are a team on the rise in 2023).

• Will Albert Pujols reach 700 homers? Pujols has 698 Home Runs and the Cardinals have 13 games remaining, I believe he will hit 700.

• Will Paul Goldschmidt win the Triple Crown? He has a shot at batting average and RBI, but I do not think he will overcome Kyle Schwarber for the most home runs. He trails by 4.

• Who will the NL Wild Card teams be? I believe Atlanta will catch the Mets and win the NL East and Milwaukee will catch the Phillies for a wild card. My NL Wild cards are Mets, San Diego and Milwaukee.

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Tamar Chalker:

• How many home runs will Aaron Judge end the season with? 64

• How many wins will the Yankees end with? 97

• Who will be the American League Wild Card teams? Toronto, Tampa, Seattle

• Will Albert Pujols reach 700 homers? Yes

• Will Paul Goldschmidt win the Triple Crown? No

• Who will the NL Wild Card teams be? Atlanta, Philly, Milwaukee

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Tim Kabel:

• I predict Aaron Judge will hit 67 home runs. My preseason prediction was 54. People accuse me of drinking Kool-Aid. It was rather tasty.

• I will stick with my original prediction that the Yankees will win 98 games.

• The AL wildcard teams will be Toronto, Tampa Bay, and Seattle.

• Albert Pujols will hit 700 home runs.

• Paul Goldschmidt will not win the triple crown.

• The NL wildcard teams will be the Mets, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee.

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Mike Whiteman:

• Aaron Judge will end up with 66 home runs...and the Triple Crown

• The Yankees will win 98 games

• The Blue Jays, Rays and the.....White Sox will be AL Wild Cards

• Albert Pujols will reach 701 home runs for his career

• Paul Goldschmidt will not win the Triple Crown

• The Mets, Phillies and Brewers will be NL Wild Cards