Recapping My Bold Predictions for the 2015 Season

During the 2014 season I was donned by our twitter followers “The Yankees Wizard” for all my late game and in-game predictions I would make. I predicted a few Chris Young walk off home runs, the Chase Headley walk off single that started his Yankees tenure and the David Robertson blown save that set up Derek Jeter’s walk-off win in his final Yankee Stadium at bat three or four innings before they transpired. Ever since then I have made a fool of myself making any and every prediction that I can to try and re-harness my wizardry with varying degrees of success. Twice during the 2015 season I made a set of BOLD predictions that I felt at the time had little chance of coming true and I will recap both sets (SEEN HERE and SEEN HERE) for you today before this final game of the 2015 regular season.

In my first set of bold predictions I predicted that Alex Rodriguez would have a moderately good season in his return and that Carlos Beltran, with all the extra rest as a DH, would have a monster season for the Yankees. In the prediction I mention that A Rod would finish the season with 33 HR’s and 86 RBI and heading into the final weekend he had exceeded both totals with the club. I also called for Beltran to belt one 30 times in 2015 although that number will likely fall short with his 19 current home runs.

Alex Rodriguez, if he gets enough at bats due to injuries, will be a 20 home run guy in 2015. Rodriguez may only hit .265 but will drive 20 balls over the fences for 60 RBI.

I also predicted that Mark Teixeira would play in at least 135 games while having a healthy and productive season in 2015. While Teixeira finished with just 111 games played he was one freak foul ball off the shin from hitting 40+ home runs, a possibly 145-150 games played and possibly an American League East Division title without gluten in his life. Milk makes for strong bones, just saying Mark.

Mark Teixeira will play in 135 games because every player that has had a comparable wrist surgery is much better the second year removed like Teix will be in 2015.

This prediction took a little longer than I expected it to before coming true but I think we can all say that Robert Refsnyder is your starting second baseman right now, at least against left-handed starting pitching. No?

Robert Refsnyder comes up and stays up with the big league club. The Yankees are riding the hot bats of Stephen Drew and Brendan Ryan now but it won’t last forever, if it even lasts long at all. Refsnyder will be up and get the same confidence and backing from management that Luis Severino is getting now.

The Yankees won with me in the stands once again. I think the Yankees should buy me season tickets and a home in New York. Just saying.

The streak will continue. I was born in the Bronx, New York and have since moved down to Atlanta, Georgia where my live Yankees watching has become few and far between. In my 29 years of living I have never once seen the Yankees lose while I was in the stands and that streak continues on August 29th when I’m down in Atlanta watching them play the Atlanta Braves.

With my final prediction I had the New York Yankees winning 89 games and the second Wild Card in the American League. In the comments section I was told “and then you wake up.” They were right, I woke up and the Yankees had 87 wins entering the Wild Card Playoff Game in the Bronx. Whoops.

Yankees win the second Wild Card with 89 wins

Maybe half of this prediction will come true?

The New York Yankees will not only win the American League East Division but they will also win the 2015 World Series. The AL East seems easier said than done at this point but I have faith in this team and I truly think, if healthy, this team is special. Sure the starting rotation isn’t top notch and the offense relies on #TooManyDamnHRs sometimes but they find new and inventive ways to win every single night it seems and play their best against the best teams and the best pitchers. That’s scary for opposing teams in the postseason. Those are mine, what are yours?