Predictions - 2008

[BeerHere]

NLEast Braves

NLCent Cubs

NLWest Rockies

NLWild Reds

 

ALEast RSox

ALCent Cleveland

ALWest Seattle

ALWild Detroit

 

 

Notables:

Fukodome .280/.370

Pie .260/.320

 

Zambrano 18 wins 3.50

Lilly 15 wins 3.70

Hill 17 wins 3.00

Dempster Demoted to the pen by ASB

Marquis 6 wins by ASB and gets traded making room for Gallagher

Wood 36 saves

[erik316wttn]

I'll just make my WS predictions.

 

Mets over Tigers in 6.

[C.C.]

NLEast Mets

NLCent Cubs

NLWest Dodgers

NLWild Dbacks

 

ALEast RSox

ALCent Tigers

ALWest Seattle

ALWild Cleveland

[apete6]

NL:

East: Mets

Cent: Cubs (by 1 game)

West: Dbacks

WC: Phillies

 

MVP: Carlos Beltran

ROY: GEOVANY SOTO

Cy Young: Johan Santana

 

AL:

East: Red Sox

Cent: Indians

West: Mariners (after signing Barry Bonds in May)

WC: Tigers

 

MVP: Grady Sizemore

ROY: Clay Buchholz

Cy Young: Erik Bedard

 

Division Series:

Mets over Cubs in 4

Dbacks over Phillies in 4

Indians over Mariners in 4

Tigers over Red Sox in 5

 

Championship Series:

Mets over Dbacks in 5

Tigers over Indians in 7

 

World Series: Mets over Tigers in 7

[TruffleShuffle]

Mets 93-69

Braves 88-74

Phillies 86-76

Nats 72-90

Marlins 70-92

 

Brewers 90-72

Cubs 88-74

Reds 85-77

Astros 76-86

Cards 74-88

Pirates 73-89

 

D'backs 90-72

Rockies 89-73 - Wild Card

Dodgers 86-76

Padres 79-83

Giants 64-98

 

Red Sox 95-67

Yankees 93-69 - Wild Card

Devil Rays 79-83

Blue Jays 76-86

Orioles 61-101

 

Indians 95-67

Tigers 91-71

White Sox 83-79

Royals 72-90

Twins 72-90

 

Angels 87-75

Mariners 81-81

A's 74-88

Rangers 68-94

 

 

NL MVP - David Wright

AL MVP - Grady Sizemore

NL Cy Young - Johan Santana

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL ROY - Kosuke Fukudome

AL ROY - Clay Buchholz

 

First round: Mets over Rockies, D'backs over Brewers, Red Sox over Angels, Indians over Yankees

ALCS: Indians over Red Sox

NLCS: D'backs over Mets

WS: Indians over D'backs

Edited March 27, 2008 by TruffleShuffle

[wekse]

Mets 93-69

Braves 88-73

Phillies 86-76

Nats 72-90

Marlins 70-92

 

Brewers 90-72

Cubs 88-74

Reds 85-77

Astros 76-86

Cards 74-88

Pirates 73-92

 

D'backs 90-72

Rockies 89-71 - Wild Card

Dodgers 86-74

Padres 79-83

Giants 64-98

Red Sox 95-67

Yankees 93-69 - Wild Card

Devil Rays 79-83

Blue Jays 76-86

Orioles 61-101

 

Indians 95-67

Tigers 91-71

White Sox 83-79

Royals 72-90

Twins 72-90

 

Angels 87-75

Mariners 81-81

A's 74-88

Rangers 68-94

 

 

NL MVP - David Wright

AL MVP - Grady Sizemore

NL Cy Young - Johan Santana

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL ROY - Kosuke Fukudome

AL ROY - Clay Buchholz

 

First round: Mets over Rockies, D'backs over Brewers, Red Sox over Angels, Indians over Yankees

ALCS: Indians over Red Sox

NLCS: D'backs over Mets

WS: Indians over D'backs

 

lots of teams playing more or less games in the regular season...just an fyi.

 

*edit* maybe not "lots", but a few

[jersey cubs fan]

Mets 93-69

Braves 88-73

Phillies 86-76

Nats 72-90

Marlins 70-92

 

Brewers 90-72

Cubs 88-74

Reds 85-77

Astros 76-86

Cards 74-88

Pirates 73-92

 

D'backs 90-72

Rockies 89-71 - Wild Card

Dodgers 86-74

Padres 79-83

Giants 64-98

Red Sox 95-67

Yankees 93-69 - Wild Card

Devil Rays 79-83

Blue Jays 76-86

Orioles 61-101

 

Indians 95-67

Tigers 91-71

White Sox 83-79

Royals 72-90

Twins 72-90

 

Angels 87-75

Mariners 81-81

A's 74-88

Rangers 68-94

 

 

NL MVP - David Wright

AL MVP - Grady Sizemore

NL Cy Young - Johan Santana

AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander

NL ROY - Kosuke Fukudome

AL ROY - Clay Buchholz

 

First round: Mets over Rockies, D'backs over Brewers, Red Sox over Angels, Indians over Yankees

ALCS: Indians over Red Sox

NLCS: D'backs over Mets

WS: Indians over D'backs

 

lots of teams playing more or less games in the regular season...just an fyi.

 

*edit* maybe not "lots", but a few

 

Predicting rain outs that don't get made up and a playoff game to determine a champ is as ballsy as it gets.

[TruffleShuffle]

yeah i was too busy trying to make sure that i had the right number of wins (81 times 30) and forgot to check the loss column to make sure i had every team at 162 games. should be better now.

[Tracer Bullet]

Cubs over Tigers in 6.

[CubinNY]

NL East

Mets

 

NL Central

Brewers

 

NL West

D'Backs

 

NL Wild Card

Padres

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AL East

Red Sox

 

AL Central

Tigers

 

AL West

Angles

 

AL Wild Card

Indians

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World Series

Boston v. New York

 

World Series Winner

New York

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Firings

Joe Girardi, Ozzy Guillen, Charlie Manuel

[bukie]

AL

East

Boston 97-65

NY Yankees 94-68

Tampa Bay 77-85

Toronto 75-87

Baltimore 63-99

 

Central

Detroit 98-64

Cleveland 95-67

Minnesota 79-83

Chi Sox 77-85

Kansas City 68-94

 

West

LA Angels 91-71

Oakland 83-79

Seattle 81-81

Texas 74-88

 

NL

East

NY Mets 92-70

Philadelphia 87-75

Atlanta 87-75

Florida 72-90

Washington 67-95

 

Central

Milwaukee 93-69

Chi Cubs 88-74

St. Louis 75-87

Cincinnati 74-88

Houston 70-92

Pittsburgh 67-95

 

West

LA Dodgers 90-72

Arizona 89-73

San Diego 87-75

Colorado 83-79

San Francisco 57-105

 

Playoffs:

Detroit over LA Angels, Cleveland over Boston, Arizona over Milwaukee, NY Mets over LA Dodgers

Detroit over Cleveland, NY Mets over Arizona

NY Mets over Detroit

[UMFan83]

Mr. Pessimism is back! I'm surprised to see so many people here on the Brewers NL Central bandwagon.

 

AL East

Yankees 97-65

Red Sox 95-67

Blue Jays 85-77

Rays 79-83

Orioles 63-99

 

AL Central

Tigers 91-71

Indians 90-72

White Sox 80-82

Royals 76-86

Twins 75-87

 

AL West

Angels 85-77

Mariners 83-79

Rangers 76-86

A's 72-90

 

NL East

Mets 93-69

Braves 89-73

Phillies 84-78

Nationals 72-90

Marlins 66-96

 

NL Central

Brewers 89-73

Cubs 83-79

Reds 79-83

Astros 76-86

Cardinals 72-90

Pirates 68-94

 

NL West

Dodgers 92-70

Diamondbacks 90-72

Rockies 84-78

Padres 84-78

Giants 62-100

[Anomalied]

I have no idea if the math checks out, but whatever.

 

National League East

1. New York Mets (99-63)

2. Philadelphia Phillies (89-73)

3. Atlanta Braves (84-78)

4. Washington Nationals (78-84)

5. Florida Marlins (65-97)

 

National League Central

1. Chicago Cubs (91-71)

2. Milwaukee Brewers (89-73)

3. Cincinnati Reds (82-80)

4. Houston Astros (79-83)

5. St. Louis Cardinals (77-85)

6. Pittsburgh Pirates (73-89)

 

National League West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70)

2. Arizona Diamondbacks (88-74)

3. Colorado Rockies (85-77)

4. San Diego Padres (85-77)

5. San Francisco Giants (71-91)

 

American League East

1. Boston Red Sox (101-61)

2. New York Yankees (93-69)

3. Toronto Blue Jays (87-75)

4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (81-81)

5. Baltimore Orioles (72-90)

 

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers (103-59)

2. Cleveland Indians (94-68)

3. Chicago White Sox (80-82)

4. Minnesota Twins (78-84)

5. Kansas City Royals (77-85)

 

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels (95-67)

2. Seattle Mariners (88-74)

3. Texas Rangers (75-87)

4. Oakland Athletics (70-92)

 

National League MVP: Jose Reyes (NYM)

National League Cy Young: Cole Hamels (PHI)

National League Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto (CIN)

 

American League MVP: David Ortiz (BOS)

American League Cy Young: Justin Verlander (DET)

American League Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria (TAM)

[Roast]

I'm really shocked that so many people have so much love for the brewers. We beat them out last year (granted, barely) and they didn't really get any better. We did.

 

EDIT: well, I suppose they did shape up their pen a bit - but they also have Kendall as their starting catcher now..

Edited March 27, 2008 by Roast

[javy knows my name]

NL:

East: Mets

Cent: Cubs (by 1 game)

West: Dbacks

WC: Phillies

 

MVP: Carlos Beltran

ROY: GEOVANY SOTO

Cy Young: Johan Santana

 

AL:

East: Red Sox

Cent: Indians

West: Mariners (after signing Barry Bonds in May)

WC: Tigers

 

MVP: Grady Sizemore

ROY: Clay Buchholz

Cy Young: Erik Bedard

 

Division Series:

Mets over Cubs in 4

Dbacks over Phillies in 4

Indians over Mariners in 4

Tigers over Red Sox in 5

 

Championship Series:

Mets over Dbacks in 5

Tigers over Indians in 7

 

World Series: Mets over Tigers in 7

So the Dbacks will have the best record in the NL in your scenario?

[Outshined_One]

AL East

Boston

NY Yankees

Tampa (finishing above .500!)

Toronto

Baltimore

 

AL Central

Detroit

Cleveland (WC)

White Sox

Minnesota

Kansas City

 

AL West

LA Angels

Seattle

Oakland

Texas

 

NL East

NY Mets

Atlanta (WC)

Philadelphia

Washington

Florida

 

NL Central

Cubs

Milwaukee

Cincinnati

St. Louis

Houston

Pittsburgh

 

NL West

Arizona

San Diego

Colorado

LA Dodgers

Giants

 

AL ROY: Jacoby Ellsbury

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera

AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia

 

NL ROY: Colby Rasmus

NL MVP: Jose Reyes

NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

 

World Series: Cubs over Red Sox in 6. :D

[CubinNY]

Can one of the mods sticky this so we can look at it and the end of the season?

[CoolHandLuke]

AL East: Yankees

AL Central: Indians

AL West: Angels

AL WC: Red Sox

 

NL East: Mets

NL Central: Cubs

NL West: Diamondbacks

NL WC: Brewers

 

 

WS: Yankees over Mets

[CoolHandLuke]

I'm really shocked that so many people have so much love for the brewers. We beat them out last year (granted, barely) and they didn't really get any better. We did.

 

EDIT: well, I suppose they did shape up their pen a bit - but they also have Kendall as their starting catcher now..

 

I think a major factor is that while our core hitters are leaving their prime years, the Brewers core hitters are only just approaching theirs. Adding Gallardo (assuming he comes back fine in mid april), Parra, and Villanueva to the rotation for a full year in place of Vargas and Capuano should be a big improvement from within. They are also adding about 2 months of a very good hitter by having Braun for a full year. They also signed a decent centerfielder, which allows them to improve the defense a bit, by moving a natural infielder back to the infield and getting Braun in a spot where his lack of defensive prowess will hurt them the least. I still think the Cubs take the division, but I think it will be a very heated competition.

[javy knows my name]

I'm really shocked that so many people have so much love for the brewers. We beat them out last year (granted, barely) and they didn't really get any better. We did.

 

EDIT: well, I suppose they did shape up their pen a bit - but they also have Kendall as their starting catcher now..

 

I think a major factor is that while our core hitters are leaving their prime years, the Brewers core hitters are only just approaching theirs. Adding Gallardo (assuming he comes back fine in mid april), Parra, and Villanueva to the rotation for a full year in place of Vargas and Capuano should be a big improvement from within. They are also adding about 2 months of a very good hitter by having Braun for a full year. They also signed a decent centerfielder, which allows them to improve the defense a bit, by moving a natural infielder back to the infield and getting Braun in a spot where his lack of defensive prowess will hurt them the least. I still think the Cubs take the division, but I think it will be a very heated competition.

love this.

[apete6]

NL:

East: Mets

Cent: Cubs (by 1 game)

West: Dbacks

WC: Phillies

 

MVP: Carlos Beltran

ROY: GEOVANY SOTO

Cy Young: Johan Santana

 

AL:

East: Red Sox

Cent: Indians

West: Mariners (after signing Barry Bonds in May)

WC: Tigers

 

MVP: Grady Sizemore

ROY: Clay Buchholz

Cy Young: Erik Bedard

 

Division Series:

Mets over Cubs in 4

Dbacks over Phillies in 4

Indians over Mariners in 4

Tigers over Red Sox in 5

 

Championship Series:

Mets over Dbacks in 5

Tigers over Indians in 7

 

World Series: Mets over Tigers in 7

So the Dbacks will have the best record in the NL in your scenario?

 

No, the Mets would, but they can't play the Phillies in the division series. I think the Dbacks will have more wins than the Cubs, so we get the shaft and have to face Santana in a short series.

[DiamondMind]

AL West -- Angels (Mariners, A's, Rangers)

AL Central -- Indians (Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Twins)

AL East -- Red Sox (Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles)

AL Wild Card -- Tigers

 

NL West -- D'Backs (Rockies, Padres, Dodgers, Giants)

NL Central -- Cubs (Reds, Brewers, Astros, Pirates, Cardinals)

NL East -- Braves (Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Nationals)

NL Wild Card -- Rockies

 

ALCS: Indians over Red Sox

NLCS: D'Backs over Cubs

 

WS: Indians over D'Backs

 

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore

AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia

AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury

 

NL MVP: Matt Holliday

NL Cy Young: Brandon Webb

NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome

[Post Count Padder]

Well, I already did this in my blog so I'll just copy and paste it here:

 

AL East:

 

1. Red Sox- I just think they have more weapons than the Yankees at this point.

2. Yankees- Not far behind, I give them the Wild Card. Hitters and pitchers are getting older. Hughes, Joba and Kennedy will help.

3. Blue Jays- Some talent, not enough to ever over take the top 2 in the division

4. Devil Rays- Plenty of young talent, a breakout year for the club is due shortly.

5. Orioles- Have some young talent, but nothing special. They'll spend the year in the cellar.

 

AL Central:

 

1. Tigers- Solidified team with acquisition of Cabrera/ Willis. Sure, at a cost of two of baseball's best prospects (Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin), but the team seems to be primed for another playoff run.

2. Indians- They had a great season last year, almost reaching the World Series. They'll give Detroit a run and could still make a playoff appearance.

3. Twins- Bye-bye Johan. Still have a decent team, but a lot of question marks, such as the roation and at third base.

4. White Sox- Just can't put it together. With the acquisition of Nick Swisher, they'll be better. However, it's not enough.

5. Royals- Butler and Gordon should provide plenty of offense and Teahan should rebound from his putrid 2007 season. but the rest of the team isn't as encouraging.

 

AL West:

 

1. Mariners- This will be a tough division. Acquiring Bedard probably gave Seattle the advantage.

2. Angels- Losing Lackey for the first month won't help their chances.

3. A's- Billy Beane is never a player in the FA market, but he always fields an above average team.

4. Rangers- Pitching isn't there.

 

NL East:

 

1. Phillies- I really see them improving upon last year. They made the playoffs despite suffering injuries all year. Adding Lidge to the mix moves Myers back to the rotation where he's better suited. Lidge will miss the beginning of the season, but I think he'll be effective when he returns.

2. Mets- Adding Santana and getting Pedro back from injury should help the team in it's playoff quest.

3. Braves- Have enough young guys to make it interesting.

4. Marlins- Lots of young talent. They won't be great, but they'll make some teams sweat.

5. Nationals- Were busy with minor moves this offseason, but other than Shawn Hill, the rotation is a mess.

 

NL Central:

 

1. Cubs- Improved offense by adding Fukudome. Pitching could have used another addition, but Zambrano, Lilly, Hill is as good a top-3 in the NL as any.

2. Brewers- Improved bullpen, but it's not enough.

3. Reds- Dusty's in town. How long before he destroys Harang, Cuetto, and Bailey's careers ala Prior and Wood?

4. Astros- Rotation is a mess, but offense is decent.

5. Cardinals- Fallen from grace after winning the World Series only a couple of years ago. Pitching is a question mark, and how bad is the offense? LaRussa has Cesar Izturis penciled in as the starting shortstop and batting 9th—behind the pitcher.

6. Pirates- I don't think I need an explanation.

 

NL West:

 

1. D-backs- Adding Haren to the rotation makes this team very formidable. This will be one of the tougher divisions in baseball. Any of the top 4 could come in first.

2. Dodgers- They have plenty of talent to put everything together.

3. Rockies- If pitching can hold up, it will compliment the superb offense and defense.

4. Padres- Hitting isn't there, and PETCO Park is not very nice toward hitters. However, their pitching staff is as good as any.

5. Giants- Too old and too untalented to compete for even 4th place.

 

 

Playoffs:

 

AL- Yankees over Mariners, Red Sox over Tigers

NL- Cubs over D-Backs, Phillies over Dodgers

 

AL- Red Sox over Yankees

NL- Cubs over Phillies

 

World Series- Cubs over Red Sox in 7 (Yeah, I'm a Cubs fan, big whoop, wanna fight about it? My blog, I can be hopeful if I want. If I wanted to be unbiased, I'd say Cubs over D-Backs, but losing to the Phillies in the NLCS, and I'd have the Red Sox beating the Phillies in the WS)

 

Awards:

 

AL Cy Young- Justin Verlander (Tigers)

Honoranble Mention- CC Sabathia (Indians), Josh Beckett (Red Sox), Erik Bedard (Mariners)

 

AL MVP- David Ortiz (Red Sox)

Honorable Mention- Alex Rodriguez (Yankees), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), Grady Sizemore (Indians)

 

AL Manager of the Year- John McLaren (Mariners)

Honorable Mention- Terry Francona (Red Sox), Joe Girardi (Yankees), Jim Leyland (Tigers)

 

AL ROY- Adam Jones (Orioles)

Honorable Mention: Evan Longoria (Rays), Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), Clay Buchholz (Red Sox)

 

NL Cy Young- Cole Hamels (Phillies)

Honorable Mention- Jake Peavy (Padres), Johan Santana (Mets), Carlos Zambrano (Cubs)

 

NL MVP- Matt Holliday (Rockies)

Honorable Mention- Ryan Howard (Phillies), Aramis Ramirez (Cubs), David Wright (Mets)

 

NL Manager of the Year- Lou Piniella (Cubs)

Honorable Mention- Charlie Manuel (Phillies), Bob Melvin (D-Backs), Joe Torre (Dodgers)

 

NL ROY- Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs)

Honorable Mention- Jay Bruce (Reds), Geovany Soto (Cubs), Andy LaRoche (Dodgers)

[NOLA]

NL CENTRAL Cubs Reds Brewers Astros Cards Pirates

NL WEST Dbacks Dodgers Rockies Padres Giants

NL EAST Mets Braves Phils Nats Marlins

AL CENTRAL Tigers Indians White Sox Royals Twins

AL WEST Angels Mariners A's Rangers

AL EAST Red Sox Yankees Rays Jays Orioles

 

NL MVP:Aramis 

NL CY:Santana

NL ROY:SOTO

MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM:Rockies

MOST SURPRISING TEAM: Reds

 

AL MVP:Mags Ordonez

AL CY:CC Sabathia

ALROY:C Bucholz

MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM:Yankees

MOST SURPRISING TEAM: Rays

 

PLAYOFFS (seeding numbered):

WC Dodgers over 1.Mets

2.Cubs over 3.Dbacks

Cubs over Dodgers

 

WC Indians over 1.Red Sox

2.Tigers over 3.Angels

Tigers over Indians

 

WS: Tigers over Cubs

[Bote McBoteface]

eh, playoff teams will probably be:

 

Mets, Brewers, Dbacks, Cubs

 

Red Sox, Indians, Angels, Yankees/Tigers

 

 

Mets over Cubs in the NLCS, Indians winning the ALCS and World Series.

 

That'd be my choices.