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Sunday, March 28, 2010

PREDICTION THREAD and BASEBALL IMAGE

Okay, Opening Day approaches. The season starts next Sunday. Time for predictions.


Oh, and here is a Baseball Image:

Gamingboy Posted: March 28, 2010 at 12:27 PM | 97 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. Swedish Chef Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:29 PM (#3487442)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Mariners
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Mauer
AL CY: Lester
AL RoY: Smoak

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Howard
NL CY: Hanson
NL RoY: Strasburg

AL: Yankees
NL: Reds

WC: Reds
   2. Random Transaction Generator Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:35 PM (#3487444)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: A's
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Teixeira
AL CY: F.Hernandez
AL ROY: Feliz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Reds
NL MVP: Utley
NL CY: Halladay
NL ROY: Strasburg

AL: Yankees
NL: Phillies

Champs: Phillies
   3. zachtoma Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:42 PM (#3487445)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: Twins
ALW: Rangers
ALWC: Red Sox
MVP: Alex Rodriguez
CYA: Greinke
ROY: Michael Taylor

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Rockies
NLWC: Marlins
MVP: Hanley Ramirez
CYA: Roy Halladay
ROY: Jason Heyward

In the past, a Marlins WC berth has meant a Marlins WS win, but that has to end sometime, right? Yankees over Cardinals
   4. Accent Shallow Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:44 PM (#3487446)
NL MVP: Utley

I'm not sure this is ever going to happen, unless Howard goes down while Utley carries the team, or unless he goes nuts and hits 45 bombs. The past two years he's finished 14th (!) and 8th, despite being arguably the best player on a team that won consecutive pennants (and one WS).
   5. Jose Can You Seabiscuit Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:51 PM (#3487448)
ALE: New York
ALC: Minnesota
ALW: Los Angeles
ALWC: Boston
MVP: Mark Teixeira
CYA: Felix Hernandez
ROY: Neftali Feliz
NLE: Philadelphia
NLC: Chicago
NLW: Colorado
NLWC: St. Louis
MVP: Albert Pujols
CYA: Danny Haren
ROY: Alcides Escobar (I'm pretty sure he still qualifies)

AL: Boston
NL: St. Louis
WC: St. Louis
   6. Random Transaction Generator Posted: March 28, 2010 at 01:55 PM (#3487450)
NL MVP: Utley

I'm not sure this is ever going to happen, unless Howard goes down while Utley carries the team, or unless he goes nuts and hits 45 bombs. The past two years he's finished 14th (!) and 8th, despite being arguably the best player on a team that won consecutive pennants (and one WS).

I know, it seems like a longshot, but I'm going with the idea that since Howard and Rollins have already won, the voters will look for someone on that team that ISN'T him, and they'll pick Utley this time.

If not, then I could see Halladay winning it...
   7. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:14 PM (#3487462)
ALE: Boston
ALC: Minnesota
ALW: Seattle
ALWC: Chicago White Sox
MVP: Joe Mauer!
Cy Young: Josh Beckett
ROY: Neftali Perez
Comeback: Eric Chavez
NLE: Philly
NLC: St. Louis
NLW: Colorado
NLWC: Florida
MVP: Pujols
Cy Young: Carlos Zambrano
ROY: Buster Posey
Comeback: Tim Hudson

AL: Seattle
NL: St. Louis
   8. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:15 PM (#3487463)
I should add that I miss the days when Colonials owned teams.
   9. AndrewJ Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:27 PM (#3487469)
I know, it seems like a longshot, but I'm going with the idea that since Howard and Rollins have already won, the voters will look for someone on that team that ISN'T him, and they'll pick Utley this time.

If not, then I could see Halladay winning it...

A pitcher hasn't won the National League MVP in 42 years (not that Seaver, Carlton, Maddux and R. Johnson never posted MVP-caliber seasons since). Unless Halladay goes 23-2 or something, it ain't happening.
   10. zachtoma Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:47 PM (#3487476)
By post #5, every AL West team has been predicted to win the division. And one of those posts wasn't a prediction.
   11. zachtoma Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:47 PM (#3487477)
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   12. i'm not STEAGLES and you shouldn't be either Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:48 PM (#3487478)
AL East: yankees
AL Central: white sox
AL West: mariners
AL WC: devil rays
AL MVP: milton bradley
AL CY: cliff lee
AL ROY: scott sizemore

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: dodgers
NL WC: bravos
NL MVP: pujols
NL CY: halladay
NL ROY: heyward

AL: Yankees
NL: Phillies

Champs: Phillies
   13. Fancy Pants is braggadocious about his Handle Posted: March 28, 2010 at 02:56 PM (#3487483)
AL: Boston
NL: St. Louis
WC: St. Louis

FWIW I'm going with Spain for the world cup.

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Mauer
AL CY: Felix
AL ROY: Smoak

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY: Halladay
NL ROY: Heyward

AL: Red Sox
NL: Dodgers

WS: Red Sox
   14. Dale Sams Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:07 PM (#3487489)
AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Seattle
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Teixiera
AL CY: Sabathia
AL ROY: Carlos Santana

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY: Halladay
NL ROY: Heyward

AL: Rays
NL: Braves

WS: Braves
   15. Fancy Pants is braggadocious about his Handle Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:16 PM (#3487493)
@14: Tex MVP with Yankees missing the playoffs seems unlikely...
   16. JJ1986 Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:16 PM (#3487495)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rangers
AL MVP: Kinsler
AL Cy: Sabathia
AL ROY: Martin Perez

NL East: Marlins
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL MVP: Hanley
NL Cy: Johnson
NL ROY: Heyward

AL: White Sox
NL: Cardinals

WS: White Sox
   17. heyyoo Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:25 PM (#3487500)
NLW: Padres
NLC: Pirates
NLE: Nationals
ALW: A's
ALC: Royals
ALE: Blue Jays

......

Oh wait...we're picking FIRST place ?

NLW: D Backs
NLC: Brewers
NLE: Phillies
NLWC:Cardinals
ALW: Angels
ALC: Tigers
ALE: Red Sox
ALWC: Yankees

NL: Phillies
AL: Red Sox

WS: Phillies

NL CY: Halladay
NL MVP: Justin Upton
NL ROY: Strasburg
AL CY: Verlander
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
AL Roy: Matusz
   18. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:45 PM (#3487509)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
AL Champion: Red Sox
AL MVP: Victor Martinez
AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia
AL ROY: Austin Jackson

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL Champion: Cardinals
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

World Series: Red Sox
   19. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: March 28, 2010 at 03:50 PM (#3487510)
Alex Rodriguez will start dating Barbara Bush. (the younger one)
   20. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: March 28, 2010 at 04:12 PM (#3487516)
Alex Rodriguez will start dating Barbara Bush. (the younger one)

He'll see the older one secretly on the side.
   21. Rafael Bellylard: Built like a Molina Posted: March 28, 2010 at 04:17 PM (#3487521)
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champion: Red Sox
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
AL Cy Young: Mark Buehrle
AL ROY: Neftali Perez

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Giants
NL Wild Card: Rockies
NL Champion: Giants
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

WS: Giants
   22. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: March 28, 2010 at 04:44 PM (#3487528)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champion: Yankees
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia
AL ROY: Wade Davis

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Brewers
NL Champion: Phillies
NL MVP: Ryan Braun
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

World Champion: Yankees
   23. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:05 PM (#3487537)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Kevin Youkoukoulees
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
AL ROY: Carlos Santana

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Matt Kemp (warning -- willfully eccentric choice!)
NL Cy Young: Doc Halladay
NL ROY: Heyward

Champs: Dodgers
   24. Sam M. Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:13 PM (#3487543)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champion: Rays
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
AL ROY: Brian Matusz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Brewers
NL Champion: Brewers
NL MVP: Matt Kemp
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Alcides Escobar

World Champion: Tampa Bay
   25. Forsch 10 From Navarone (Dayn) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:19 PM (#3487545)
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Yankees
AL MVP: Longoria
AL Cy: Felix
AL Rookie: Michael Taylor

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Braves
NL MVP: Tulowitzki
NL Cy: Halladay
NL Rookie: Heyward

WS: Red Sox over Phillies
   26. Gamingboy Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:38 PM (#3487553)
My Safe Picks:

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Mauer
AL Cy Young: Sabathia
AL ROY: Smoak


NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Braves
NL MVP: Pujols
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Jason Hayward (narrowly defeating Strasburg)

AL Champ: Angels
NL Champ: Phillies
WS Champ: Angels

Yes, the Angels. Again. I have been going on autopilot for the last few years (after going on auto-pilot for the Cardinals for a few years before that) but damnit I WILL be right one of these times.

DARING! Picks:
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL MVP: Adam Jones (as Mauer-Morneau and Teixeira-Jeter-Rodriguez split votes, the Orioles superstar in waiting breaks through)
AL Cy Young: Mariano Rivera
AL ROY: Danny Valencia

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Someone not named Albert Pujols.
NL Cy Young: Jair Jurrjens
NL ROY: Aroldis Chapman

AL Champ: Yankees
NL Champ: Braves
World Series Champ: In his final season, Bobby Cox rides into the sunset having finally defeated his greatest foe. However, he is not allowed to actually be in the clubhouse during the trophy ceremony due to the fact he was ejected in Game 5 and suspended games 6 and 7 of the series.
   27. jmurph Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:42 PM (#3487555)
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champion: Red Sox
AL MVP: Mauer
AL Cy Young: Lester
AL ROY: Austin Jackson

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Giants
NL Wild Card: Braves
NL Champion: Braves
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Lincicum
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

World Series: Red Sox
   28. Cris E Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:43 PM (#3487556)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: Twins
ALW: Mariners
ALWC: Red Sox
MVP: Joe Mauer
CYA: Sabatthia
ROY: Neftali Perez

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Rockies
NLWC: Marlins
MVP: Albert Pujols
CYA: Roy Halladay
ROY: Jason Heyward

AL: Yankees
NL: Phillies

Ws: Philles
   29. JJ1986 Posted: March 28, 2010 at 05:46 PM (#3487557)
ROY: Neftali Perez


AL ROY: Neftali Perez


ROY: Neftali Perez


Weird.
   30. Tom (and his broom) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 06:07 PM (#3487566)
AL East: Blue Jays
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Yankees
AL MVP: Longoria
AL Cy: Jake Peavy
AL Rookie: Brett Wallace

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Giants
NL WC: Rockies
NL MVP: Kung Fu Panda
NL Cy: Santana
NL Rookie: Dan Runzler

WS: Angels over Braves
   31. villageidiom Posted: March 28, 2010 at 06:17 PM (#3487569)
By post #5, every AL West team has been predicted to win the division. And one of those posts wasn't a prediction.
I'll make a bold prediction that ultra-radical realignment will be adopted midseason, and the AL West will be won by Seibu.

EDIT: Yes, I realize that Seibu is actually in the east.
   32. Athletic Supporter leads the nation in drifters Posted: March 28, 2010 at 07:02 PM (#3487584)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: White Sox
ALW: Angels
ALWC: Red Sox
MVP: Gordon Beckham
CYA: Jake Peavy
ROY: Brett Wallace

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Braves
MVP: Al Pujols
CYA: Clayton Kershaw
ROY: Jason Heyward
   33. Rich Rifkin Posted: March 28, 2010 at 07:17 PM (#3487589)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: White Sox
ALW: Rangers
ALWC: Rays
MVP: Mark Teixeira
CYA: Felix Hernandez
ROY: Brian Matusz*

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Brewers
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Braves
MVP: Prince Fielder
CYA: Roy Halladay
ROY: Jason Heyward

*Does he qualify?
   34. Uncle Willy Posted: March 28, 2010 at 07:29 PM (#3487593)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: White Sox
ALW: Angels
ALWC: Rays
MVP: Mauer
CY: Sabathia

NLE: Marlins
NLC: Brewers
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Phillies
MVP: Wright
CY: Oswalt

AL champ: Yankees
NL champs: Dodgers
WS: Yankees in 5 games
   35. franklloyd Posted: March 28, 2010 at 07:38 PM (#3487597)
AL East: YANKS
AL Central: PALE HOSE
AL West: ANGELS
AL Wild Card: RED SOX
AL MVP: A-ROD
AL Cy Young: KING FELIX EARNS HIS 1ST CROWN
AL ROY: JUSTIN SMOAK

NL East: PHILS
NL Central: CARDS
NL West: ROCKIES
NL Wild Card: BRAVES
NL MVP: Albert PRINCE ALBERT IN THE CAN
NL Cy Young: HALLADAY
NL ROY: HEYWARD

AL Champion: YANKS
NL Champion: PHILS

World Series: YANKS #28
   36. Drexl Spivey Posted: March 28, 2010 at 09:14 PM (#3487615)
AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: A's
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
AL Champion: A's
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: Ben Sheets
AL ROY: Neftali Feliz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Rockies
NL Champion: Brewers
NL MVP: Ryan Braun
NL Cy Young: Yovani Gallardo
NL ROY: Alcides Escobar

World Champion: Brewers
   37. vortex of dissipation Posted: March 28, 2010 at 09:22 PM (#3487618)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
AL MVP: Mark Teixeira
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Giants
NL MVP: Joey Votto
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum

AL Champion: Mariners
NL Champion: Reds
World Champion: Mariners
WS MVP: Ichiro!
   38. Accent Shallow Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:06 PM (#3487625)
Weird.


Interestingly enough, Neifi Perez's middle name is Neftali.
   39. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:09 PM (#3487626)
AL East: Blue Jays


Now that's a bold prediction.
   40. WillYoung Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:19 PM (#3487629)
I'm stunned at how many people are picking Teixeira for MVP.
   41. Rich Rifkin Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:26 PM (#3487634)
"I'm stunned at how many people are picking Teixeira for MVP."

Only 6 picked him. I did. Here is my reasoning:

1. The voters prefer an MVP to come from a playoff team, preferably a playoff team which wins its division and maybe has the best record in its league. The Yankees should fit that bill;

2. The voters prefer a guy who gets a lot of RBIs. Given that line-up, his hitting ability and where he hits in that line-up, Teixeira should get a lot of RBIs;

3. Teixeira is a fine hitter;

3. East Coast Portuguese heritage bias. And they hate A-Rod.
   42. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:28 PM (#3487636)
He almost won it last year. Doesn't seem like a particularly eccentric choice to me.
   43. Tuque Posted: March 28, 2010 at 10:37 PM (#3487640)
I'm glad I'm seeing some Gordon Beckham love here.

AL:
East: Orioles
Central: Royals
West: Athletics
WC: Red Sox

NL:
East: Nationals
Central: Astros
East: Braves
West: Nationals
WC: Rangers

NL MVP: Jurrjens
AL MVP: Mariners
NL CY: Jurrjens
AL CY: Lee

Champion: Yankees
   44. Voros McCracken, Human Shield Posted: March 28, 2010 at 11:01 PM (#3487647)
The AL West looks fun this year. The first four picks on here for that division were all four teams in the division.

Off the top of my head I'm thinking:

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL WILD!! Card: Red Sox
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL CYA: Justin Verlander
AL ROY: Lou Marson (what the hell, I needed one odd pick although I don't know if he's still a rookie)

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Dodgers
NL WILD!! Card: Braves
NL MVP: Tim Lincecum
NL CYA: Tim Lincecum
NL Roy: Logan Morrison

ALCS: Yankees - Rangers
NLCS: Dodgers - Phillies
World Series: Yankees - Dodgers
Winner: Yankees
   45. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 28, 2010 at 11:10 PM (#3487654)
I was thinking the other day that it's kind of a shame that the Dodgers weren't any good during the Yankees' last dynasty. A revival of the old Yankees-Dodgers rivalry would have been fun. I don't even know if it exists anymore -- it's been 30 years since the last time they met in the WS, right?
   46. Randy Jones Posted: March 28, 2010 at 11:59 PM (#3487670)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CYA: Felix Hernandez
AL ROY: Matusz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Cardinals
NL MVP: Braun
NL CYA: Halladay
NL ROY: Heyward

AL: Yankees
NL: Brewers
WS: Yankees
   47. Voros McCracken, Human Shield Posted: March 29, 2010 at 12:19 AM (#3487676)
I think a pitcher winning an MVP could still happen, but I think it wouldn't be so much due to the absolute greatness of the season as it might be due to there not being any outstanding hitting candidates. If a bunch of the big bats have off years or miss 30+ games due to an injury, and THEN some pitcher has an absolute monster, it could happen.

I think the greater influence of stat-geekery on the vote might make it more likely to happen these days.
   48. AJM Posted: March 29, 2010 at 12:24 AM (#3487678)
AL:
East: Yankees
Central: Twins
West: Mariners
WC: Devil Rays
MVP: ARod
CY: Felix
ROY: Taylor

NL:
East: Phillies
Central: Cardinals
West: Dodgers
WC: Mets (hey, what the hell)
MVP: Pujols
CY: Halladay
ROY: Heyward

AL: Devil Rays
NL: Cardinals
WS: Devil Rays
   49. Kiko Sakata Posted: March 29, 2010 at 12:37 AM (#3487682)
I think a pitcher winning an MVP could still happen ...

I think the greater influence of stat-geekery on the vote might make it more likely to happen these days.


I hadn't really noticed stat geeks being more inclined to elect pitchers as MVPs. I don't remember seeing much talk about Grienke last year, for example, and he would have seemed to have a pretty strong argument.

That said, my predictions:

AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Yankees

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Braves

AL Pennant: White Sox
NL Pennant: Cardinals
World Series winner: White Sox

AL RoY: Austin Jackson
AL Cy: Felix Hernandez
AL MVP: Evan Longoria

NL RoY: Jason Heyward
NL Cy: Carlos Zambrano
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
   50. fret Posted: March 29, 2010 at 01:03 AM (#3487690)
AL:
East: Orioles
Central: Royals
West: Athletics
WC: Red Sox

NL:
East: Nationals
Central: Astros
East: Braves
West: Nationals
WC: Rangers

NL MVP: Jurrjens
AL MVP: Mariners
NL CY: Jurrjens
AL CY: Lee

Champion: Yankees


???
   51. fret Posted: March 29, 2010 at 01:25 AM (#3487694)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY: King Felix
AL RoY: Neftali Feliz

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Braves
NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY: Santana
NL RoY: Heyward

AL Champion: Rangers
NL Champion: Cardinals
World Champion: Cardinals
   52. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 29, 2010 at 02:19 AM (#3487707)
???


You've missed the joke.
   53. PreservedFish Posted: March 29, 2010 at 02:28 AM (#3487710)
I hadn't really noticed stat geeks being more inclined to elect pitchers as MVPs.


I think that stat geeks are 1,000% less likely to declare pitchers ineligible for MVP, or to only vote them as high as 2nd, or any of the other nonsense that the writers bring to this award.

But at the same time, VORP and WARP and Win Shares and whatever tend to all say that pitchers are not as valuable as hitters.

I don't remember seeing much talk about Grienke last year, for example, and he would have seemed to have a pretty strong argument.


Not with the year Mauer had. A pitcher needs to absolutely dominate the league, be on a playoff team, and do it all in a year where there is confusion on who the best hitters were. Pedro had all this going for him in 1999 and almost won. IIRC there was at least one NYC voter that suddenly decided that pitchers were ineligible, despite voting for someone like Aaron Sele the year before.
   54. Brian White Posted: March 29, 2010 at 03:01 AM (#3487715)
You've missed the joke.


Was it just one joke? Or several? I'm confused.

Anyway:

NL East: Atlanta
NL Central: Chicago
NL West: San Francisco
NL WC: Philadelphia

AL East: Tampa
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Texas
AL Wild card: New York

World Series: Minnesota over Atlanta in 7

NL MVP: Fat Ichiro
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: King Felix
AL ROY: Neftali Perez-Feliz
   55. fret Posted: March 29, 2010 at 03:01 AM (#3487716)
You've missed the joke.

Yes I have. I know I'm an idiot, but would someone care to fill me in?
   56. Petuniaviles Posted: March 29, 2010 at 04:00 AM (#3487737)
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Yankees

NL East: Braves
NL Central: <strike>who cares</strike> Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Giants

WS: Boston over Atlanta in 5

AL MVP: Teixeira
AL CY: Lester
AL ROY: Feliz

NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY: Halladay
NL ROY: Heyward
   57. Lassus Posted: March 29, 2010 at 05:09 AM (#3487756)
AL East - Red Sox
AL Central - Twins
AL West - Mariners
AL WC - Orioles

NL East - Mets (Oh yes I did)
NL Central - Reds
NL West - Rockies
NL WC - Braves

Mets over Orioles in 6

AL MVP - A-Rod
NL MVP - Pujols

AL Cy - Matusz
NL Cy - Chapman
   58. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: March 29, 2010 at 06:05 AM (#3487765)
Not with the year Mauer had. A pitcher needs to absolutely dominate the league, be on a playoff team, and do it all in a year where there is confusion on who the best hitters were. Pedro had all this going for him in 1999 and almost won. IIRC there was at least one NYC voter that suddenly decided that pitchers were ineligible, despite voting for someone like Aaron Sele the year before.


Two writers, Neal in Minnesota and King in NY left him off their ballots entirely.

AL East: Rays
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Yankees
AL MVP: Longoria
AL Cy: Felix
AL Champ: Rays

NL East: Marlins
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Hanley
NL Cy: Halladay
NL Champ: Rockies
WS Champ: Rockies
   59. bunyon Posted: March 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM (#3487794)
Given how I did in my brackets, I welcome this chance to again showcase my brilliance at forecasting.


ALE: Yankees
ALC: Twins
ALW: Rangers
ALWC: Rays
AL Cy: Felix
AL MVP: A-Rod
AL pennant: Yankees

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cubs
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Braves
NL Cy: Halladay
NL MVP: Howard
NL Pennant: Cubs

World Series: Yankees over Cubs, 4-1
   60. bunyon Posted: March 29, 2010 at 12:36 PM (#3487796)
Alex Rodriguez will start dating Barbara Bush. (the younger one)

He does like to follow Jeter.
   61. There are no words... (Met Fan Charlie) Posted: March 29, 2010 at 03:29 PM (#3487892)
ALE: Yankees
ALC: Twins
ALW: Mariners
ALWC: Red Sox
AL Cy: Cliff Lee
AL MVP: Victor Martinez
AL pennant: Yankees

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Braves
NL Cy: Johan Santana
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Pennant: Dodgers

Yankees over Dodgers in 6.
   62. Lassus Posted: March 29, 2010 at 07:08 PM (#3488124)
bump
   63. John M. Perkins Posted: March 29, 2010 at 07:19 PM (#3488129)
ALE: Red Sox
ALC: Twins
ALW: Rangers
ALWC: Mariners
AL CY: Greinke
AL MVP: Mauer
AL ROY: Smoak
AL Pennant: Rangers

NLE: Braves
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Giants
NLWC: Phillies
NL CY: Halladay
NL MVP: Pujols
NL ROY: Heyward
NL Pennant: Braves

Braves over Rangers in 7
   64. robinred Posted: March 29, 2010 at 07:55 PM (#3488147)
NL WEST: Colorado
NL CENTRAL: Milwaukee
NL EAST: Philadelphia
NLWC: LA Dodgers

AL WEST: LA Angels
AL CENTRAL: Minnesota
AL EAST: NY Yankees
ALWC: Boston

NL MVP: Troy Tulowitzki
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez

World Series: Rockies over Twins in 7, in the coldest World Series ever and has Selig talking about neutral sites and people actually agreeing with him.


Notes:

I think the AL East top 3 is very hard to call. I could see NYY, BOS and TB all with 90-95 wins.
Teams that will be better than many think: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Washington
Teams that will disappoint: Seattle, San Francisco, St.Louis, Texas
   65. Davo Malvolio Posted: March 29, 2010 at 07:59 PM (#3488150)
AL EAST: Red Sox
AL CENT: White Sox
AL WEST: Angels
AL WILD: Yankees
AL MVP : Kendry Morales
AL CYA : Jon Lester
AL ROY : Brett Wallace

NL EAST: Phillies
NL CENT: Cardinals
NL WEST: Giants
NL WILD: Mets
NL MVP : Albert Pujols
NL CYA : Johan Santana
NL ROY : Madison Bumgarner
   66. Spivey Posted: March 29, 2010 at 08:02 PM (#3488153)
AL West: Texas
AL Central: Minnesota
AL East: New York
Wild Card: Boston
AL CYA: Felix Hernandez
AL ROY: Neftali Feliz
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez

NL West: Colorado
NL Central: St. Louis
NL East: Philadelphia
Wild Card: Milwaukee
NL CYA: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Jason Heyward
NL MVP: Albert Pujols

Yankees over Colorado
   67. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: March 29, 2010 at 08:18 PM (#3488165)
I know I'm an idiot, but would someone care to fill me in?

I don't know that there's really much to miss -- just a bit of a surreal set of predictions. I didn't get it, either, until I got to the MVP: Mariners part. But I also happen to know that guy personally and he's not a titanic moron or major Royals homer, so I knew something up when I saw that the AL Central.
   68. phredbird Posted: March 29, 2010 at 08:30 PM (#3488184)
cardinals and dodgers will play for the NL championship.

yanks and angels for the AL pennant.

cards/yanks series.

my beloved el birdos will take the yanks in 7 nailbiting games and TLR will tearfully retire.
   69. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: March 29, 2010 at 08:30 PM (#3488185)
AL West: Angels
AL Central: White Sox
AL East: New York
Wild Card: Boston
AL CYA: Felix Hernandez
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez

NL West: Dodgers
NL Central: St. Louis
NL East: Philadelphia
Wild Card: Rockies
NL CYA: Roy Halladay
NL MVP: Albert Pujols

Dodgers over Angels
   70. Davo Malvolio Posted: March 29, 2010 at 09:52 PM (#3488274)
Time for predictions.


OK, I don't see why we all have to use the same format.


* No batter will hit more than 45 homeruns.
* We will have a 20+ game winner.
* The American League will win the all-star game; the starting pitcher for each side will be making his first all-star appearance.
* Carlos Silva will be more valuable than Milton Bradley. ;) Justin Upton will be more valuable than Albert Pujols.
* The Pirates will finish over .500, despite their lack of players who are good at baseball.
* A closer will win the Cy Young Award.
* The only no-hitter of the year will be thrown by...... John Danks.
* Gary Sheffield and Jermaine Dye are the only two prominent currently unsigned players who will play this year.
   71. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: March 30, 2010 at 06:49 AM (#3488508)
* Gary Sheffield and Jermaine Dye are the only two prominent currently unsigned players who will play this year.

Someone will take a chance on Pedro.
   72. From Moses to Sandy Koufax Posted: April 03, 2010 at 07:34 PM (#3491747)
ALE: Red Sox
ALC: Tigers
ALW: Angels
ALWC: Yankees

ALCS: Angels v. Red Sox
AL Pennant: Angels

NLE: Phillies
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Rockies
NLWC: Cubs

NLCS: Rockies v. Cardinals
NL Pennant: Rockies

WS Champ: Angels

MVP: M Cabrera, Pujols
CY: Felix, Halladay
ROY: B Wallace, I Desmond

Comeback Player of the Year: The Duke
   73. Lassus Posted: April 04, 2010 at 04:52 AM (#3491910)
Only 72 predictions?

Cowards! Last chance.
   74. Fancy Pants is braggadocious about his Handle Posted: April 04, 2010 at 07:18 AM (#3491951)
Do you know who wasn't a cowars? KLaw.
He picked Halladay for AL Cy Young, and Lester for NL Cy Young, in the espn preseason picks.*


(*ok, they've fixed that by now, but it was still funny)
   75. Phil Coorey. Posted: April 04, 2010 at 07:26 AM (#3491953)
AL EAST - YANKEES
AL CENTRAL - TIGERS
AL WEST - ANGELS
AL WILD CARD - RAYS

NL EAST - PHILLY
NL CENTRAL - CARDINALS
NL WEST - DODGERS
AL WILD CARD - BRAVES
   76. Phil Coorey. Posted: April 04, 2010 at 07:27 AM (#3491954)
AL EAST - YANKEES
AL CENTRAL - TIGERS
AL WEST - ANGELS
AL WILD CARD - RAYS

NL EAST - PHILLY
NL CENTRAL - CARDINALS
NL WEST - DODGERS
AL WILD CARD - BRAVES
   77. Gamingboy Posted: April 04, 2010 at 12:51 PM (#3491968)
Secondary predictions:
There will be a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays at one point of the year.
Ichiro will get at least 200 hits. Again.
The Pirates will have a losing season.
The Orioles will have their best year since 1997, but still won't make it to .500
Ken Griffey will hit a HR in his final regular season at-bat. The pitcher will deny floating him one, nobody will believe him.
One or more of this group will throw a no-hitter: Scott Baker, Roy Halladay, Mark Buerhle, Tim Lincecum and Rick Nolasco
   78. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader Posted: April 04, 2010 at 01:20 PM (#3491971)
AL East: Rays
Al Central: Twins
Al West: A's
WC: Red Sox

AL Champ: A's

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Rockies
WC: Phillies

NL Champ: Braves

WS: A's

AL MVP: Longoria
AL Cy: Brett Anderson
AL ROY: Austin Jackson

NL MVP: Pujols
NL Cy: Jonathan Sanchez
NL ROY: Heyward
   79. 'Spos Posted: April 04, 2010 at 01:22 PM (#3491972)
AL West: Angels
AL Central: Twins
AL East: Tampa Bay
AL WC: Boston

AL CYA: Mark Buerhle
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL ROY: Neftali Perez

NL West: Rockies
NL Central: St. Louis
NL East: Philadelphia
NL WC: Atlanta

NL CYA: Roy Halladay
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL ROY: Jason Heyward

WS: Atlanta over Boston

Bonus: Jays & Baltimore tie for fourth place with 76 wins, Yankees win 80 as their rotation underperforms.
   80. Gamingboy Posted: April 04, 2010 at 01:37 PM (#3491976)
The Mets will have injuries.
Jason Heyward will win the HR Derby in Anaheim.
The AL will win the ASG (again)
Ron Washington will not last the season.
   81. Melo's Love Handles (NJ) Posted: April 04, 2010 at 01:51 PM (#3491980)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Rays
AL MVP: Cano
AL Cy: Felix
AL Champ: Yankees

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Pujols
NL Cy: Halladay
NL Champ: Braves
WS Champ: Yankees
   82. Devin has a deep burning passion for fuzzy socks Posted: April 04, 2010 at 03:25 PM (#3492008)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Kendry Morales
AL CY: C.C. Sabathia
AL ROY: Matusz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Braves
NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez
NL CY: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Strasburg

AL Champ: Red Sox
NL Champ: Cardinals

WS Winner: Cardinals
   83. Accent Shallow Posted: April 04, 2010 at 03:42 PM (#3492012)
Strasburg will not pitch particularly well in his debut.
Austin Jackson will start the season hot, resulting in much wailing and gnashing of teeth among the NY media.
Josh Beckett will continue to be talked about as if he were Walter Johnson circa 1913.
Chris Tillman will not have a successful MLB career. (May require some time to validate)
The Rangers will talk Jason Neighborgall out of retirement.
Ben Sheets will be awful.
Adrian Gonzalez will not be traded.
BJ Upton will hit like it's 2008.
Mike Cameron will either have a raw OPS >.850 or <.750.
Aroldis Chapman is going to obliterate AA.
Daniel Moskos will continue to make Pirate fans despise Littlefield.
Jason Heyward will hit sometime like .275/.350/.450 for the year.
Chad Billingsley will remember that he's really good.
Russell Martin will not.
Chien-Ming Wang is done.
Manny will not be a top 10 hitter in the game.
Chase Utley will continue to get less MVP support than his teammates.
The Giants will continue to have a good bullpen, and Brian Wilson will continue to look like an idiot.
Prince Fielder will gain weight as the season goes on.
Mark Reynolds will not break his K record.
   84. Infinite Yost (Voxter) Posted: April 04, 2010 at 04:09 PM (#3492030)
There will be a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays at one point of the year.


It seems like there is one every year. Given that this "rivalry" is less than 15 years old, and for most of it one of the teams as sucked big-time, there's an awful lot of bad blood between the Sox & Rays.
   85. Arnett Mead (Arjun) Posted: April 04, 2010 at 04:43 PM (#3492048)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Rays
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
AL CY: Zack Greinke
AL RoY: Neftali Feliz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL WC: Braves
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL CY: Tim Lincecum
NL RoY: Jason Heyward

AL Champion: Yankees
NL Champion: Cardinals
World Champion: Yankees
   86. Swedish Chef Posted: April 04, 2010 at 04:52 PM (#3492053)
The Blue Jays organization will breathe a sigh of relief when Vernon Wells is abducted by an UFO mid-game in July. It still doesn't top the Toronto sports news as the Leafs players are having their feet measured for next season's skates that day.
   87. Rafael Bellylard: Built like a Molina Posted: April 04, 2010 at 05:42 PM (#3492064)
In related news, the Tampa Bays Rays will start out the season 45-15, but will be bumped from the lead sports story in local media because the Buccaneers signed a backup offensive tackle.
   88. karkface killah Posted: April 04, 2010 at 05:42 PM (#3492065)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Miggy
AL CY: Lester
AL RoY: Neftali

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Giants
NL WC: Marlins
NL MVP: Hanley
CY: Doc Halladay
NL RoY: Heyward

WS: Rangers over Phillies (Bust out the booger sugar!)
   89. JMM Posted: April 04, 2010 at 06:19 PM (#3492069)
Angels/Twins/Devil Rays/[Red Sox]
Rockies/Brewers/Phillies/[Braves]

Felix Hernandez/Ubaldo Jimenez
Joe Mauer/Ryan Braun

Phillies over Red Sox in 5
   90. Baldrick Posted: April 04, 2010 at 06:24 PM (#3492073)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY: Felix
AL RoY: Matusz

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Utley
CY: Haren
NL RoY: Heyward (who I don't actually think is going to have a great year, but I can't really see any other obvious pick)

ALCS
Yankees over Red Sox

NLCS
Rockies over Phillies

And the stupid Yankees will pummel the Rockies and win another World Series.
   91. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: April 04, 2010 at 06:48 PM (#3492078)
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY: Felix
AL RoY: Matusz

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Dodgers
NL MVP: Utley
CY: Santana
NL RoY: Heyward

Yankees over Phillies
   92. Gamingboy Posted: April 04, 2010 at 08:07 PM (#3492095)
I'm stuck waiting for a flight in a few hours, so I guess I'll give some more:
Joe Mauer will hit the first HR at Target Field. Failing that, he will hit the first TWINS home run in Target Field (regular season, obviously).
During a meeting between the Dodgers and Padres, Vin Scully and Dick Enberg will bump into each other outside the press box and reminsce about the good old days.
Ozzie Guillen will say some crazy and rather hilarious ####.
Kevin Millar will find a job somewhere. It might be MLB Network, or NESN, but it'll be a job.
Joe Nathan will be pointed out every time he gets within sight of a FSN North camera. Bert may or may not circle him.
Representatives from all three branches of Government will be present for Strasburg's home debut in DC.
The Marlins-Mets games in Puerto Rico will all have large crowds, but not all of them will be sell-outs
   93. Crispix Attacks Posted: April 04, 2010 at 08:51 PM (#3492108)
NL RoY: Heyward (who I don't actually think is going to have a great year, but I can't really see any other obvious pick)

I say the Cubs win the division and Tyler Colvin wins RoY.
   94. Repoz Posted: April 04, 2010 at 09:09 PM (#3492112)
AL East: Rays
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL WC: Red Sox
AL MVP: Longoria
AL CY: Lester
AL RoY: Matusz

NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL WC: Phillies
NL MVP: Tulo
CY: Ubaldo!
NL RoY: Heyward

Rays over Braves
   95. TerpNats Posted: April 04, 2010 at 09:38 PM (#3492124)
AL East: Tampa Bay
AL Central: Chicago
AL West: Los Angeles
AL wild card: Minnesota
AL MVP: Mauer
AL Cy Young: Sabathia
AL Rookie: Wallace

NL East: Philadelphia
NL Central: St. Louis
NL West: Colorado
NL wild card: Atlanta
NL MVP: Zimmerman
NL Cy Young: Halladay
NL Rookie: Chapman

AL playoffs: Tampa Bay over Minnesota, Chicago over Los Angeles; Tampa Bay over Chicago
NL playoffs: Philadelphia over St. Louis, Colorado over Atlanta; Colorado over Philadelphia

World Series: Colorado over Tampa Bay in six, as Fox executives privately gripe about two "wrong" teams making the fall classic
   96. Accent Shallow Posted: April 04, 2010 at 11:12 PM (#3492166)
What are the odds that the wild card doesn't come from the AL East?

3-1? More?
   97. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: September 29, 2010 at 08:01 PM (#3651440)
b u m p .

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