Spring Training games start in a few days, let's make predictions!

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles
(Devil) Rays

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West
Mariners
Angels
A's
Rangers

NL East
Mets
Phillies
Braves
Marlins
Natspos

NL Central
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
Astros
Pirates

NL West
Diamondbacks
Padres
Dodgers
Rockies
Giants

Playoffs
Tigers over Mariners
Red Sox over Indians
Mets over Cubs
Brewers over Diamondbacks

Tigers over Red Sox
Mets over Brewers

Tigers over Mets

Awards
AL MVP: Magglio Ordonez
NL MVP: Prince Fielder

AL CY: Josh Beckett
NL CY: Johan Santana

AL ROY: Jacoby Ellsbury
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 5:25 PM. Reason : ]

2/26/2008 5:05:18 PM

AL East: Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Indians

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Arizona

AL Cy Young: Beckett
AL MVP: Cabrera
AL RoY: Jobitch (I can't remember if he is still a rookie... i know he is still a prospect per BA)

NL Cy Young: Peavy
NL MVP: Wright
NL RoY: Fuck you, do me

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 5:10 PM. Reason : x]

2/26/2008 5:09:43 PM

I totally forgot Cabrera is in Detroit now. He gets my vote for AL MVP instead of Ordonez -- I figure someone on that team has to win it.

2/26/2008 5:12:28 PM

if I'm lucky, my Twins will finish in 3rd/4th...we have NO chance of finishing ahead of Cleveland or Detroit

2/26/2008 5:13:32 PM

AL East: Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Mariners

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dbacks
NL Wild Card: Reds

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
AL MVP: Arod
AL RoY: Evan Longoria (he's on Tampa, Ernie, how can be the the NL ROY?)

NL Cy Young: Santana
NL MVP: Soriano
NL RoY: The Fuck You Dome

2/26/2008 5:17:03 PM

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees
Rays
Jays
O's

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Twins
Royals

AL West
Angels
Mariners
Rangers
A's

NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Nats
Marlins

NL Central
Cubs
Brewers
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Diamondbacks
Dodgers
Rockies
Padres
Giants

World Series
Mets over Tigers

Awards
AL MVP: A-Rod
NL MVP: Jose Reyes

AL CY: Josh Beckett
NL CY: Dan Haren

AL ROY: Daric Barton
NL ROY: J.R. Towles

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM. Reason : 1]

2/26/2008 5:17:37 PM

Jason Bay and Hanley Ramirez won ROY playing for some pretty shitty teams. Not Tampa Bay shitty, but pretty bad.

2/26/2008 5:20:22 PM

you didnt understand the context of my point

He's on Tampa, thus he couldn't win the NATIONAL LEAGUE Rookie of the Year

He could very well win the AL rookie of the year...I picked him to do so

2/26/2008 5:23:39 PM

er, woops

2/26/2008 5:24:25 PM

The Mets are far from the lock that everyone thinks they are.

2/26/2008 5:28:05 PM

If Duaner Sanchez comes back as healthy as he seems to be I think this team will win 100+. But I've been wrong before.

2/26/2008 7:20:24 PM

so, ernie, do you follow this "baseball"

2/26/2008 7:24:39 PM

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees
Blue Jays
Rays
Orioles

AL Central
Indians
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Royals

AL West
Angels
Mariners
Rangers
A's

NL East
Mets
Phillies
Braves
Nats
Marlins


NL Central
Cubs
Brewers
Cardinals
Astros
Pirates
Reds

NL West (Toughest division to pick)
Padres
Rockies
Dodgers
Diamondbacks (Last year was a fluke)
Giants

Awards
AL MVP: Vlad Guerrero (Can't believe he doesn't have one already)
NL MVP: Matt Holiday

AL CY: Justin Verlander
NL CY: Jake Peavy

AL ROY: Clay Buchholz
NL ROY: Homer Bailey

2/26/2008 7:36:39 PM

as God as my witness, if Fagglio wins MVP I will stab my eyeballs with a rusty dipstick

2/26/2008 7:44:07 PM

My prediction for AL West Division Leader:


My prediction for AL CY Winner:


[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 8:49 PM. Reason : yo]

2/26/2008 8:45:02 PM

I think ncstatetke misses someone...

2/26/2008 8:46:27 PM

The Cincinnati Reds will win the World Series!

2/26/2008 8:52:40 PM

The goddam Mets are going to take it all. As much as I hate to say that, this is their year.

2/26/2008 11:08:53 PM

How far the Mets go is going to depend on their starting pitching. Johan will be money, but can Pedro hold up all year? Will we see the good Oliver Perez or the bad Oliver Perez (or the really really bad Oliver Perez)? They have a few holes in the bullpen too. That said, if they can stay healthy...they should win the division. I don't think Willie Randolf is that great of a manager, but the talent on that team should make up any mistakes as long as they keep their heads on straight down the stretch.

2/26/2008 11:58:47 PM

AL West
Mariners
Angels
Rangers
A's

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
Twins
White Sox
Royals

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees
Blue Jays
Rays
Orioles

NL West
Dodgers
Rockies
Padres
Diamondbacks
Giants

NL Central
Brewers
Cubs
Astros
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates

NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Nationals
Marlins


NL Awards:

Rookie of the Year: J.R. Towles
Cy Young: John Smoltz
MVP: Ryan Braun

AL Awards:

Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
Cy Young: Erik Bedard
MVP: Victor Martinez

10 team race for the NL Playoffs (Braves, Mets, Phils, Brewers, Cubs, Astros, Rockies, Padres, Dodgers, D-backs) and 6 team race for the AL (Red Sox, Yanks, Tigers, Indians, Mariners, Angels)

ALDS: Red Sox vs Indians
ALDS: Tigers vs Mariners

NLDS: Brewers vs Braves
NLDS: Mets vs Dodgers

ALCS: Red Sox vs Tigers

NLCS: Brewers vs Mets

WS: Mets vs Tigers

Detroit Tigers, 2008 World Series Champion.

I agree that the Mets are probably the best in the NL East, but they're not as great as everybody says. There are better teams in the AL, but overall I think the NL is better and there will be a lot closer records and races. The Astros are my sleeper pick to surprise everybody this year, but I didn't wanna go out on a limb and say they'd actually do it. And I probably overrated the Braves a little, but so what.

2/27/2008 4:23:21 PM

I think the NL is improving and probably has better pitching than the AL (especially with the addition of Santana and Haren) but to say it is better than the AL is quite a stretch... I think there are a great number of teams that have a chance to make the playoffs in the NL as opposed ot the AL though.

And the Braves will be one of the better third place teams in recent NL history this year.

[Edited on February 27, 2008 at 4:35 PM. Reason : x]

2/27/2008 4:35:35 PM

I think the NL West will be fun to watch this year. It'll be a crapshoot even more than usual. I picked Arizona but I could any team other than the Giants winning.

2/27/2008 4:39:54 PM

NL
East: Mets
Central: Cubs
West: Rockies
WC: Braves
Cy Young: Santana
MVP: Mark Teixeira
ROY: Cameron Maybin

AL
East: Sox
Central: Tigers
West: Angels
WC: Tribe
Cy Young: CC
MVP: Vlad
ROY: Clay Buchholz

2/27/2008 4:46:10 PM

^^^ I just meant that I think maybe the top couple teams are in the AL, but pretty much every NL team is better than the A's, Rays, Orioles, Royals.. Maybe I just meant more competitive top to bottom.. but I am gonna go ahead and predict

National League, 2008 All-Star Game Champions

they're due...

2/27/2008 4:49:45 PM

some bold predictions here.

you guys ever stray from espn.com?

2/29/2008 12:51:00 PM

its baseball

theres no parity

everyones picking their 8 division champs from the same pool of 12-15 teams

2/29/2008 12:56:42 PM

AL East
Sox
Yankees
Blue Jays
Rays
Orioles

AL Central
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
Royals
Twins

AL West
Angels
A's
Mariners
Rangers

NL East
Phillies
Braves
Mets
Nationals
Marlins

NL Central
Cardinals
Cubs
Brewers
Reds
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Giants

Playoffs
Red Sox over Indians
Tigers over Angels
Phillies over Cardinals
Braves over Dodgers

Tigers over Red Sox
Phillies over Braves

Tigers over Phillies

[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM. Reason : ]

2/29/2008 12:57:14 PM

AL East
Boston
*New York
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Baltimore

Tampa Bay will surprise a lot of people if Kazmir is healthy and they DON'T sign Barry Bonds. Boston and New York are the default playoff picks. Until someone proves they can knock them off, they belong here. Baltimore will be the worst team in the league.

AL Central
Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Chicago WhiteSox
Kansas City

Everyone is high on Detroit, but I'm not sold on their pitching. With the exception of Verlander, their starters were below average last year. They'll be able to outscore teams with mediocre pitching, but they'll struggle against teams with solid pitchers. Kansas City and Minnesota are a year or two away from being a solid team...yes, Kansas City. Cleveland was a game away from the World Series last season and only got better this offseason.

AL West
Los Angeles
Seattle
Oakland
Texas

It'll be a battle between LA and Seattle, but getting Hunter in the outfield and in the lineup will help tremendously. If Oakland can get and stay healthy, they could surprise.

NL East
New York
*Atlanta
Philladelphia
Florida
Washington

The top 3 in this division could contend in any division in baseball. I don't think the Phillies staff can hold together long enough to outdo Atlanta or New York. Florida will be better than you think.

NL Central
Chicago
Milwaukee
Houston
St. Louis
Cincy
Pittsburgh

Chicago's got the pieces this year. The Brewers will take the division if their pitching stays strong, but I don't think it will. St. Louis has a ailing Albert Pujols and not much else. The Reds are a year away and the Pirates will never be good under their current ownership.

NL West
Arizona
Los Angeles
Colorado
San Deigo
San Fran

I can't believe more people aren't picking Arizona. They were a young team last year and will only get better...not to mention they added Haren. Honestly, you could flip a coin here between the top 4 teams in this division. The only reason there won't be two wildcards here is because they'll beat each other to death in the regular season.

NL Champ: New York Mets
AL Champ: Cleveland Indians

World Series Champion: Cleveland Indians

[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 1:20 PM. Reason : 1]

2/29/2008 1:18:39 PM

Quote :

"The only reason there won't be two wildcards here is because they'll beat each other to death in the regular season."

I can think of another reason: this isn't the NFL.

2/29/2008 1:41:18 PM

What I mean by that is divisional opponents play each other more

2/29/2008 1:43:01 PM

I know what you meant, I'm just saying there won't be two wildcards in any division.

2/29/2008 1:44:58 PM

haha you're right on that, meant playoff teams...oh well

2/29/2008 1:46:05 PM

The Yankees are playing Virginia Tech in Blacksburg tomorrow. That's kind of neat.

3/17/2008 9:46:25 PM

Brackman done for the year....again.

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/1004011.html

[Edited on March 18, 2008 at 6:52 AM. Reason : holy long link batman]

3/18/2008 6:50:59 AM

Opening Day Bump.

3/24/2008 11:41:17 PM

ah crap^ thats right it starts in like what 5 hours?!

Fuck Boston, but none the less, baseball is finally back! Go A's!

also, ^^ that sucks. even if I wasn't a Yankees fan, that's still sucky news for us who want to see Brackman play with the big boys.

[Edited on March 24, 2008 at 11:48 PM. Reason : PLAY BALL!!]

3/24/2008 11:47:25 PM

Quote :

"also, ^^ that sucks. even if I wasn't a Yankees fan, that's still sucky news for us who want to see Brackman play with the big boys."

well, considering he did have the surgery late last season, it's more a continuation of his rehab. I think he had the surgery in August, which 9-12 months puts him back throwing in August 08. No reason to think he'd be on a roster somewhere.

3/25/2008 6:35:23 AM

Bump for "Opening Night". More like Opening Eve, because the real season begins tomorrow!

Braves (Hudson) @ Nationals (Perez) in the new Nationals Park - 8p ESPN tonight

3/30/2008 12:53:17 PM

AL East
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Yankees
Rays
Orioles

AL Central
Indians
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Royals

AL West
Angels
Mariners
A's
Rangers

NL East
Phillies
Mets
Braves
Nationals
Marlins

NL Central
Cubs
Brewers
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates
Astros

NL West
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Padres
Rockies
Giants

Playoffs
Angels over Blue Jays
Indians over Red Sox
Cubs over Mets
Dodgers over Phillies

Angels over Indians
Cubs over Dodgers

Angels over Cubs

3/30/2008 1:20:55 PM

Nationals' stadium looks a lot like Turner Field

3/30/2008 6:41:43 PM

yeah it's "Turner North" hehe

http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/stories/2008/03/30/turnernorth_0330.html

3/30/2008 6:54:37 PM

Just saw that the Reds have Corey Patterson leading off. Dusty Baker: dumb manager or dumbest manager?

4/1/2008 4:39:38 PM

who would you have leading off, Keppinger?

4/1/2008 4:42:43 PM

Is his career OBP higher than .300? If so, I think he'd be a much better candidate than Patterson.

[Edited on April 1, 2008 at 4:54 PM. Reason : ]

4/1/2008 4:53:49 PM

i dunno they just dont have a lot of speed to work with...i guess baker's philosophy is patterson is the best base stealer on the team...but that doesnt mean baker isnt still a dumb manager for many other reasons

4/1/2008 5:01:07 PM

Someone should tell Dusty that you can't steal first.

4/1/2008 5:01:58 PM

just checked...Freel led off for them most of last year...course he is now Patterson's backup...also its worth noting that the Reds suck but at least they have a decent closer this year (and a hellva 2nd baseman named Taco)

4/1/2008 5:13:32 PM

NL East
Braves
Phillies 4 games behind braves
Mets 5 games behind braves
Marlins
Natspos

4/1/2008 5:41:00 PM

If the Nationals could somehow snag a couple P's, they could be someone to atleast take note of in the NL East race.

4/1/2008 5:45:34 PM

I can't find the jinx thread but whatever

Wolf has a no-hitter but it doesn't need jinxing, 99 pitches so far (9 Ks and 4 BBs

RANDY WOLF

4/16/2008 12:04:21 AM