Phillies Nation 2012 Playoff Projections
Three Phillies Nation Staff Members Anticipate Seeing This Celebration Again in October. Photo: AP
The regular season is rapidly approaching and what good would a baseball blog be without predictions and projections? Today begins part one of the Phillies Nation projections as our staff predicts who will reach the playoffs and win the World Series. Tomorrow, we will bring our 2012 Award Predictions and Tuesday we will provide our predictions for what appears to be a wild NL East.
Some statistics of our picks: All Phillies Nation staff picked the Phils to win the NL East but that doesn’t mean we didn’t like the other teams in the NL East. Of our picks, 6 writers picked the Marlins to advance to the postseason while 3 have the Braves and 2 have the Nats advancing. Another Phillies Nation favorite are the Tigers. Every Phillies Nation staff member picked the Motown Cats to easily win their division with win totals approaching and exceeding 100.
Six Phillies Nation writers picked the Phils to win the NL Pennant in 2012 with three saying they will win the World Series. The Tigers, Rangers, Marlins, and Rays were also popular picks to reach and/or win the World Series.
| Pat Gallen NL Standings NL East – Phillies 92-70 NL Central – Brewers 88-74 NL West – Dodgers 88-74 Wild Card – Marlins 88-74 & Giants 86-76 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Marlins over Giants Phillies over Marlins Dodgers over Brewers Phillies over Dodgers in NLCS (6 Games) AL Standings | Kieran Carobine NL Standings NL East – Phillies 94-68 NL Central – Reds 87-75 NL West – Diamondbacks 90-72 Wild Card – Marlins 89-73 & Dodgers 86-76 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Marlins over Dodgers Phillies over Marlins Diamondbacks over Reds Phillies over Diamondbacks in NLCS (5 Games) AL Standings |
| Robert Cowie NL Standings NL East – Phillies 91-71 NL Central – Cincinnati 87-76 NL West – Colorado 88-74 Wild Card – Marlins 90-72 & Giants 82-80 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Marlins advance Phillies over Marlins Colorado over Cincinnati Phillies over Colorado in NLCS (5 Games) AL Standings | Don M. NL Standings NL East – Phillies 94-68 NL Central – Brewers 92-70 NL West – Giants 91-71 Wild Card- Marlins 89-73 & Cardinals 88-74 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Marlins advance Phillies over Marlins Brewers over Giants Phillies over Brewers in NLCS AL Standings |
| Jonathan Nisula NL Standings NL East – Phillies 94-68 NL Central – Brewers 85-77 NL West – Dodgers 84-78 Wild Card – Braves 88-74 & Giants 83-79 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Braves over Giants Phillies over Braves Brewers over Dodgers Phillies over Dodgers in NLCS (5 Games) AL Standings | Amanda Orr NL Standings NL East – Phillies 91-71 NL Central – Brewers 86-76 NL West – Giants 84-78 Wild Card- Braves 86-76 & Marlins 85-77 Wild Card One Game Playoff – Marlins over Braves Marlins over Phillies Brewers over Giants Brewers over Marlins in NLCS AL Standings |
| Ian Riccaboni NL Standings NL East – Phillies 93-69 NL Central – Cardinals 94-68 NL West – Diamondbacks 89-73 Wild Card – Nationals 90-72 & Dodgers 88-74 Wild Card One Game Playoff: Dodgers over Nationals Cardinals over Dodgers Phillies over Diamondbacks Cardinals over Phillies in 6 AL Standings | Corey Seidman NL Standings AL Standings |
| Nick Staskin NL Standings NL East – Phillies 90-72 NL Central – Brewers 93-69 NL West – Giants 89-73 Wild Card – Braves 87-75 & Nationals 86-76 Wild Card One Game Playoff: Nationals over Braves Brewers over Nationals Phillies over Giants Phillies over Brewers in 7 AL Standings |
