Swami Naktap - Special to Cobbfather Post Gazette
AL East
Huntington Heat (100-62, 1st place)
--Swami Naktap knows many things, and one of them is that the Heat will be measuring their home runs in degrees Kelvin, their offense is that hot. But Huntington's Eble Park is a different animal than the friendly confines of Trenton, and it could result in more offensive explosions than the pitching staff would like to see. But swami says that with the additions of Ed Morris and Mendy Washington, the Heat should be too hot to handle this season.
Prediction: 100-62 - 1st place
Boston Massacre (81-81, 2nd place)
--Swami Naktap was not in the time or space of the original Boston Massacre, so he cannot comment on it's context to this baseball team. But if Swami Naktap sees what kinds of massacres are about to occur this season in Boston, and it is the annihilation of both exceptional and pitiful play, leaving only the remains of mediocrity. .500 is a noble goal, but swami says it isn't revolutionary.
Prediction: 81-81 - tie for 2nd place
Durham Radicals (79-83, 3rd place)
--Swami Naktap says that in chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atoms, molecules or ions with unpaired electrons on an otherwise open shell configuration. These unpaired electrons are usually highly reactive, so radicals are likely to take part in chemical reactions. Radicals play an important role in combustion, atmospheric chemistry, polymerization, plasma chemistry, biochemistry, and many other chemical processes, including human physiology. In baseball, Swami Naktap says Radicals are a .500 team.
Prediction: 81-81 - tie for 2nd place
Burlington Huskies (72-90, 4th place)
--Swami Naktap sees a great shift in organizational philosophy in the move from homer happy Hartford to the more bunt appropriate Burlington. Swami says that there isn't enough pitching to fully take advantage of the cavernous surroundings, but the superior defense should bail the pitchers out. Swami also sees a great amount of one run losses until the offense or pitching staff can become elite.
Prediction: 80-82 - 4th place