Baseball is back. The sounds, sights, and smells of the game make us all reminisce. Sure, millennials with their technology intruding the sport have changed the procedures of playing the game. Some of it is detrimental, but a lot of it is very productive. One change I’d like to see: Get rid of replay. We are already enough like robots we no longer need our umpires to be one. That’s what replay is doing. If there is a controversial call, get the umpires to gather about and decide it in one minute, as opposed to much more with replay. The mistakes are part of life. An umpire blowing a call shows us that they, like us, are human beings, not robots. Future generations can learn from this.
Now that my rant is over, here are my 2016 MLB predictions
AL East Champion: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central: Kansas City Royals
AL West: Houston Astros
AL Wildcards: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers
NL East Champion: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wildcards: Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
1st overall pick of 2017 Rule 4 Draft: Seattle Mariners
World Series Champion: Chicago Cubs
Play Ball!