Swami Naktap - Special to Cobbfather Post Gazette
New York Pride of the Yankees (99-63, 2nd place)
--Swami Naktap sees the best 99 win team in the league last season bettering that feat, and leaping past Fargo into 100 win territory. Naktap sees what might be the most powerful offense in the history of modern baseball of all time, ever, beyond all doubt, blast the haters right out of the Bronx. But swami says that even though the young pitching staff is good, they are not as collossal as their counterparts in the lineup.
Prediction: 101-61 - 1st place
Fargo Rat Bastids (108-54, 1st place)
--Swami Naktap sees a team that dealt away it's two best players in Moises Tererro and Ed Morris, and does not see who will replace the 100+ HR's lost in the trades. Swami says that Fargo will be competitive, but not the juggernaut they were last season when they flamed out in the playoffs after earning a first round bye. Like a graceful ballerina tripping in a critical part of a dance, Fargo will fall into a wildcard spot from their previously lofty heights.
Prediction: 98-64 - 2nd place
Sioux Falls Great Danes (71-91, 3rd place)
--Naktap sees great leaps forward from the Great Danes, chasing the ever closer giant Snausage that is the division championship. But Swami also sees the Great Danes being corralled by the electric fence of 3rd place, as Fargo and New York have a leash around Sioux Falls neck. As the abundant litter of puppies in the minor leagues grow into fierce gargantuan dog beasts, the Great Danes will break free of their position in the standings, but this year, they will be begging for table scraps from the top tier of the NL North.
Prediction: 81-81 - 3rd place
Augusta Angry Armadillos (65-97, 4th place)
--Swami Naktap wonders what an Armadillo does when it is angry. He thinks it rolls up into a ball and hides, stewing all the while cursing its inability to do anything other than roll away. Swami says that Augusta will have a similar season, unless Pinky Matheson can start every game for Augusta, and even then that might be an adventure. There is enough talent to keep Augusta from ending the season as roadkill, but swami expects a lot of close calls along the way.
Prediction: 72-90 - 4th place