Divisions and awards predictions
It's time for the division winners and awards predictions. Let's see what you got and we'll compare at the end of the year.
AL East
1. Red Sox- Duh!
2. Yankees- They need pitching and they might get it, but a little too late.
3. Devil Rays- These aren't the Rays you're used to.
4. Blue Jays- First manager fired: John Gibbons
5. Orioles- They are terrible, but McPhail has them in the right direction
AL Central
1. Tigers- Only the bullpen is a question mark
2. Indians- Pitching depth is amazing
3. Royals- Optimistic, but possible. The Twins will be looking to fit in here.
4. Twins- Could be number 3, but young pitching must show up.
5. White Sox- They're fairly old and injury prone
AL West
1. Mariners- Yep, I said it. They aren't bad.
2. Angels- Pitching injuries mounting and Vlad is in decline
3. A's- Not as bad as you think
4. Every bit as bad as you think
NL East
1. Braves- Hard fight, but they have the players to pull it off.
2. Mets- Tough battle, but they get the wildcat
3. Phillies- Guys, you need pitching to win divisions
4. Marlins- As tough as the fight will be for 1st, the fight for the cellar will be hot too.
5. Nationals- Young and improving, but not going anywhere this year.
NL Central
1. Cubs- Like beating up the kids from the short bus for their lunch money
2. Brewers- Braun and Fielder can't get them to the top.....yet.
3. Reds- They've got a decent team, but pitching concerns keep them from the top.
4. Astros- Just look at that lineup. Yeah, now look past Oswalt in the rotation.
5. Cardinals- Ha Ha Ha! They suck!
6. Pirates- Pittsburgh still has a team, right?
NL West
1. Diamondbacks- Baby backs looking good.
2. Rockies- In the wildcard hunt all season.
3. Dodgers- Not as good as the hype would lead you to believe.
4. Padres- Very bland and mediocre
5. Giants- Remember that movie Major League?
AL Cy Young- Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young- Johan Santana
AL MVP- David Ortiz
NL MVP- David Wright
AL ROY- Adam Jones
NL ROY- Kosuke Fukudome
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Mine
AL East - Red Sox
AL Central - Indians (I don't think the Tigers have the pitching and some of the position players are a little aged)
AL West - Angels (by default. Even with pitching problems, they're a good team in a poor division)
NL East - Mets (too much talent not to win this year)
NL Central - Brewers (horrible division where no team is particularly good, and the Cubs are always chokalicious, or failalicious)
NL West - D'Backs (a mediocre young team gets a year older and a year better. That's enough in that division)
AL CY - Bedard
NL CY - Santana
AL MVP - A. Rodriguez
NL MVP - Matt Holliday
AL ROY - Adam Jones
NL ROY - Kuroda
Royaldaddy, you should come drop some predictions in the "Big Prediction Contest" thread
I probably disagree with you.
by NYRoyal on
Mar 29, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
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how can you even attempt to predict the NL MVP?
its been a joke so many times, and very prone to the "best story"/"best final two weeks approach...
by royalsreview on
Mar 29, 2008 3:17 PM EDT
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MVP and CY awards are jokes
The criteria that the BBWAA uses for those awards is laughable. Batting average, HR's, RBI, contending team, clutch hitter, blah, blah, blah. For pitchers, it is basically wins and losses with a touch of ERA and the same contending team and intangibles BS.
I probably disagree with you.
by NYRoyal on
Mar 29, 2008 3:22 PM EDT
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Here Goes
The finish line will look something like this:
AL East: Red Sox, Rays, Yankees, Blue Jays, Orioles
AL Central: Indians, Tigers, Royals, Twins, White Sox
AL West: Angels, Mariners, Rangers, A's
NL East: Phillies, Mets, Braves, Nationals, Marlins
NL Central: Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Astros
NL West: Dbacks, Dodgers, Rockies, Padres, Giants
NL: D'backs over Cubs
AL: Red Sox over Indians
WS: Red Sox over D'backs
by lordbyronk on
Mar 29, 2008 3:31 PM EDT
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Adam Jones
Not eligible for the award. :-)
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.
by doublestix on
Mar 29, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
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That's right. I forgot about that.
I guess I'll go with Ellsbury.
I probably disagree with you.
by NYRoyal on
Mar 29, 2008 4:01 PM EDT
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My chance to be wrong
AL East - Boston
AL Central - Detroit
AL West - Los Angeles
AL WC - Cleveland
ALCS - Detroit over Boston
NL East - New York
NL Central - Milwaukee
NL West - Arizona
NL WC - Los Angeles
NLCS - New York over Arizona
WS - Detroit over New York
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore
NL MVP: David Wright
AL Cy: Justin Verlander
NL Cy: Johan Santana
AL ROY: Daric Barton
NL ROY: Kosuke Fukudome
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by RoyalsRetro on
Mar 29, 2008 5:16 PM EDT
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My magic eight ball predicts the following
AL East - Boston
AL Central - Cleveland
AL West - Seattle
AL WC - Detroit
ALCS - Cleveland over Boston
NL East - New York
NL Central - Chicago
NL West - Colorado
NL WC - Los Angeles
NLCS - Chicago over New York
WS - Chicago over Cleveland
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez
AL Cy: Erik Bedard
NL Cy: Jake Peavy
AL ROY: Jacoby Ellsbury
NL ROY: Geovany Soto
by TXroyal on
Mar 29, 2008 8:14 PM EDT
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yep
AL East
1. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays
3. Yankees
4. Rays
5. Orioles
AL Central
1. Indians
2. Tigers
3. White Sox
4. Royals
5. Twins
AL West
1. Mariners
2. Angels
3. Rangers
4. A's
NL East
1. Braves
2. Mets
3. Phillies
4. Marlins
5. Nationals
NL Central
1. Cubs
2. Brewers
3. Astros
4. Reds
5. Cardinals
6. Pirates
NL West
1. Rockies
2. Diamondbacks
3. Padres
4. Dodgers
5. Giants
ALWC
Red Sox over Tigers
Mariners over Indians
ALCS
Red Sox over Mariners
NLWC
Rockies over Braves
Cubs over Diamondbacks
NLCS
Cubs over Rockies
WS
Red Sox over Cubs in 7
AL Cy Young- Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young- Jake Peavy (though I think Santana will win it)
AL MVP- Manny Ramirez
NL MVP- Carlos Beltran
AL ROY- Evan Longoria
NL ROY- Johnny Cueto
Blown Save
by BlownSave on
Mar 29, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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Predictions
AL East: 1. Boston, 2. New York*, 3. Tampa Bay, 4. Toronto, 5. Baltimore
AL Central: 1. Detroit, 2. Cleveland, 3. Chicago, 4. Kansas City, 5. Minnesota
AL West: 1. Los Angeles, 2. Seattle, 3. Oakland, 4. Texas
NL East: 1. New York, 2. Atlanta, 3. Philadelphia, 4. Florida, 5. Washington
NL Central: 1. Milwaukee, 2. Chicago*, 3. Cincinnati, 4. Houston, 5. St. Louis, 6. Pittsburgh
NL West: 1. San Diego, 2. Arizona, 3. Los Angeles, 4. Colorado, 5. San Francisco
* = Wild Card
ALCS: Boston vs. Detroit
NLCS: New York vs. Chicago
WS: Detroit over New York in 5
AL CY - Felix Hernandez
NL CY - Brandon Webb
AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP - Ryan Braun
AL ROY - Clay Buchholz
NL ROY - Jay Bruce
by Royals Nation on
Mar 30, 2008 1:53 AM EDT
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