Predictions Sure To Be Wrong
Well, its time for the second annual firegardy.com MLB predictions. I will lay out my predictions for division winners, world series (but not each playoff round) and major award winners. Here goes:
American League
East: Yankees- I really think their pitching will live up to the hype. Having CC, Burnett, Wang, Pettitte is a pretty fearsome rotation.
Central: Indians- This division is a crapshoot. Top to bottom could be separated by only 5 games. I’m going with the Indians because if Victor Martinez and Hafner bounce back even a little, they will be dangerous. And having Matt LaPorta waiting in the wings doesn’t hurt.
West: Athletics
Wild Card: Devil Rays- I think everyone knows the AL east will have two playoff teams, just a matter of which two and I like the Devil rays and Yankees and hate the red sox.
MVP: Grady Sizemore
CY Young: Zach Grienke
Manager of the Year: Ron Gardenhire- despite the title of the blog, he is probably due.
National (children’s) League
East: Phillies- if it ain’t broke….
Central: Cubs- This division is pretty bad. The Cards will be decent because Tony LaRussa could grab 9 guys out of a bar at closing time and finish above 500.
West: the LA Mannys, I mean Dodgers. This Division is also pretty weak. There is plenty of good pitching, and the Diamondbacks are loaded with young, offensive talent, but I think he dodgers are just too good. They might have to add an arm for the rotation at some point.
Wild Card: The Mets….. No I’m serious.
MVP: Puljos- not exactly bold, but he is too good to not pick.
CY Young: Johan.
World Series: Yankees over Cubs. The Yankees are back, for better or for worse.
Leave your predictions in the comments section.
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Hopefully the Rays management doesn’t read this, or they’ll send you a bill for $1.
Since 2002, Gardy has been #2 in manager of the year 4 times, and #3 once. That’s some pretty consistently good managing … and I think you’re right that he’s due. But it probably won’t happen unless the Twins go crazy this year.
I don’t think Greinke will win the Cy Young. There are too many Red Sox voters … if Daisuke or Lester have a good year, it’ll go to one of them.
On a few of these things you have to go out on a limb. Its like the NCAA tournament, if you don’t pick a few upsets you can’t win.
True. I was just saying.
For me, predictions are such a crapshoot that I don’t even bother making them.
Spangler’s Sure to be 75% Correct Preseason Predictions
AL East
AL Central
AL West
NL East
NL Central
NL West
AL CY YOUNG: Roy Halladay AL MVP: Grady Sizemore AL Coach: Gardy
NL CY Young: Johan NL MVP: Pujols NL Coach: Tony La Russa
World Series
Cubs over Yankees
Two things:
a) Wow, not a Padres fan, eh? b) Picking the Cubs to win the the World Series? How’s the weather out on that limb?
A. Who does?
B. Same temperature when hell freezes
Touche.
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