2011 Prediction Thread

[Cubs Fan Dan]

Someone has to do it right?

 

AL East: 1. Red Sox, 2. Rays, 3. Yankees, 4. Blue Jays, 5. Orioles

AL Central: 1. White Sox, 2. Twins, 3. Tigers, 4. Indians, 5. Royals

AL West: 1. Athletics, 2. Rangers, 3. Angels, 4. Mariners

AL Wildcard: Twins

 

NL East: 1. Braves, 2. Phillies, 3. Marlins, 4. Mets, 5. Nationals

NL Central: 1. Reds, 2. Cubs, 3. Brewers, 4. Cardinals, 5. Pirates, 6. Astros

NL West: 1. Rockies, 2. Giants, 3. Dodgers, 4. Padres, 5. Diamondbacks

NL Wildcard: Phillies

 

World Series: Red Sox beat Braves in 6.

 

AL Cy Young: David Price

NL Cy Young: Tommy Hanson

AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez

NL MVP: Carlos Gonzalez

AL ROY: Kyle Drabek

NL ROY: Brandon Belt

AL Comeback Player of the Year: A.J. Burnett, NYY

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Carlos Beltran, NYM

[UMFan83]

I'll be incredibly wrong as always....

 

East

 

*Yankees 100-62

*Red Sox 93-69

Orioles 82-80

Rays 76-86

Blue Jays 74-88

 

Central

 

*Twins 91-71

Tigers 88-74

White Sox 83-79

Royals 70-92

Indians 66-96

 

West

 

*Rangers 86-76

Athletics 85-77

Angels 81-81

Mariners 73-89

 

Red Sox over Twins 3-0

Yankees over Rangers 3-0

 

Yankees over Red Sox 4-2

 

 

East

 

*Braves 93-69

*Phillies 90-72

Marlins 79-83

Nationals 71-91

Mets 68-94

 

Central

 

*Reds 91-71

Brewers 86-76

Cardinals 85-77

Cubs 76-86

Pirates 71-91

Astros 61-101

 

West

 

*Giants 94-68

Rockies 90-72

Dodgers 80-82

Padres 73-89

Diamondbacks 69-93

 

Giants over Phillies 3-2

Reds over Braves 3-1

 

Giants over Reds 4-1

 

Yankees over Giants 4-1

 

I don't like how that turned out. I didn't really put much thought into it.

 

AL MVP: Mark Teixeria

NL MVP: Albert Pujols

AL Cy: David Price

NL Cy: Tim Lincecum

[mookie]

Someone has to do it right?

 

AL East: 1. Red Sox, 2. Yankees, 3. Blue Jays, 4. Orioles, 5. Rays

AL Central: 1. Tigers 2. Twins, 3. White Sox 4. Royals 5. Indians

AL West: 1. Rangers 2. Angels 3. Athletics 4. Mariners

AL Wildcard: Twins

 

NL East: 1. Braves, 2. Marlins 3. Phillies 4. Nationals 5. Mets

NL Central: 1. Cubs 2. Brewers 3. Reds 4. Cardinals, 5. Pirates, 6. Astros

NL West: 1. Dodgers 2. Rockies 3. Giants 4. Diamondbacks 5. Padres

NL Wildcard: Marlins

 

World Series: Red Sox beat Braves in 7.

 

AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia

NL Cy Young: Tommy Hanson

AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez

NL MVP: Jason Heyward

AL ROY: Moose Tacos

NL ROY: Freddie Freeman

AL Comeback Player of the Year: A.J. Burnett, NYY

NL Comeback Player of the Year: Chipper Jones, ATL

[Cubswin11]

AL East: Red Sox, Yankee, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles

AL Central: Tigers, White Sox, Twins, Royals, Indians

AL West: Athletics, Rangers, Angels, Mariners

AL WC: Yankees

 

NL East: Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Mets, Nationals

NL Central: Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Cardinals, Pirates, Astros

NL West: Dodgers, Rockies, Giants, Diamondbacks, Padres

NL WC: Phillies

 

World Series: Red Sox over Braves in 6

 

AL MVP: Carl Crawford

NL MVP: Prince Fielder

AL CY: John Lester

NL CY: Roy Halladay

AL ROY: Kyle Drabek

NL ROY: Brandon Belt

AL Comeback POY: Mark Prior (I can hope)

NL Comeback POY: Chipper Jones

[Bull]

Someone, please do it right.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

AL West - Not the Cubs

AL Central - Not the Cubs

AL East - Not the Cubs

AL WC - Not the Cubs

 

NL West - Not the Cubs

NL Central - Possibly the Cubs

NL East - Not the Cubs

NL WC - Probably not the Cubs

 

ALCS - Not the Cubs over not the Cubs

NLCS - Not the Cubs over probably not the Cubs

WS - Not the Cubs over not the Cubs

[mookie]

i made some odd picks, but where is this athletics love coming from?

[Cubswin11]

i made some odd picks, but where is this athletics love coming from?

They are going to have one of the best rotations and bullpens in baseball and their offense should/could be good enough to get it done also the play in a average-bad division. I think the Rangers will have a down year from last year, they rely on guys who have issues staying healthy (Hamilton, Cruz, Kinsler) and they had a lot of young pitchers see a spike in IP last year due to their deep playoff run and that could lead to their SP's regressing/not being as effective.

[Little Slide Rooter]

AL East: Red Sox

AL Central: White Sox

AL West: Rangers

AL WC: Yankees

 

NL East: Phillies

NL Central: Brewers

NL West: Giants

NL WC: Braves

 

ALDS

Red Sox over Rangers

Yankees over White Sox

 

ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees

 

NLDS

Phillies over Giants

Brewers over Braves

 

NLCS

Phillies over Brewers

 

WC: Phillies over Red Sox

 

The thing I really dont get is how many people chose the Braves over the Phils. Braves definitely are a good young team, but have their share of question marks such as Tommy Hanson and the health of Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson. Even without Utley and Lidge, that Phillies rotation is just tough to beat, and when June-July roll around, and Utley isnt back yet, they'll go out and get what they need. Who knows, maybe Aramis Ramirez would fit them nicely.

[TruffleShuffle]

when June-July roll around, and Utley isnt back yet, they'll go out and get what they need.

 

their payroll is $162 million, how much more money do you think they have to throw around?

[mookie]

How exactly is Tommy Gunn Hanson a question mark?

[UMFan83]

AL East: Red Sox

AL Central: White Sox

AL West: Rangers

AL WC: Yankees

 

NL East: Phillies

NL Central: Brewers

NL West: Giants

NL WC: Braves

 

ALDS

Red Sox over Rangers

Yankees over White Sox

 

ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees

 

NLDS

Phillies over Giants

Brewers over Braves

 

NLCS

Phillies over Brewers

 

WC: Phillies over Red Sox

 

The thing I really dont get is how many people chose the Braves over the Phils. Braves definitely are a good young team, but have their share of question marks such as Tommy Hanson and the health of Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson. Even without Utley and Lidge, that Phillies rotation is just tough to beat, and when June-July roll around, and Utley isnt back yet, they'll go out and get what they need. Who knows, maybe Aramis Ramirez would fit them nicely.

 

Mine is just a gut feeling based on the injuries and the age of their offensive regulars.

 

32,31,32,32,35,38,23. Those are the ages of their expected offensive regulars (once Utley and Brown come back). While most of them are still young enough to mostly be in their prime, they are still at the age where decline and injuries are not that uncommon.

 

We'll see. It's mostly a gut prediction based on how everyone loves the phillies this year despite a shaky offense.

[Guest]

Here's a fun game: Find a Phillie you can pretty much guarantee an .800+ OPS for this year, especially if Utley doesn't come back. I'll start: Ryan Howard.

[mookie]

Um, Ruiz?

[UMFan83]

Here's a fun game: Find a Phillie you can pretty much guarantee an .800+ OPS for this year, especially if Utley doesn't come back. I'll start: Ryan Howard.

 

Jimm-....Raul Ib...does Bobby Abreu still play for them?

[UK1679666180]

Phillies 88-92 wins

Braves 85-89 wins

Marlins 80-84 wins

Mets 79-83 wins

Nationals 71-75 wins

 

Reds 85-89 wins

Brewers 84-88 wins

Cards 81-85 wins

Cubs 77-81 wins

Pirates 65-69 wins

Astros 64-68 wins

 

Rockies 88-92 wins

Giants 85-89 wins

Dodgers 78-82 wins

Padres 78-82 wins

Dbacks 70-74 wins

 

Phillies def. Giants to wins NLCS

MVP: C. Gonzalez

CY Young: Halladay

Roy: D. Brown

 

Red Sox 88-92

Yankees 84-88

Rays 82-86

Blue Jays 81-85

Orioles 72-76

 

Twins 85-89

Sox 84-88

Tigers 82-86

Royals 73-77

Indians 72-76

 

Athletics 84-88

Rangers 82-86

Anaheim 80-84

Mariners 68-72

 

MVP: Mauer

CY Young: Sabathia

Roy: Hellickson

Red Sox def. Twins

Phillies def. Boston in 5.

[evv98]

NL East

Phillies

Braves

Nationals

Marlins

Mets

 

NL Central

Brewers

Reds (WC)

Cubs

Cardinals

Pirates

Astros

 

NL West

Rockies

Giants

Diamondbacks

Dodgers

Padres

 

AL East

Red Sox

Yankees (WC)

Orioles

Rays

Blue Jays

 

AL Central

White Sox

Tigers

Twins

Royals

Indians

 

AL West

Rangers

Athletics

Angels

Mariners

 

World Series: Red Sox over Rockies

NL MVP: Ryan Howard

AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez

NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum

AL Cy Young: John Lester

[BeerHere]

NL East

Phillies

Braves

Marlins

Nationals

Mets

 

NL Central

Brewers

Cards

Cubs

Reds

Stros

Bucs

 

NL West

Giants

Rocks

Diamondbacks

Dodgers

Padres

 

AL East

Red Sox

Yankees

Orioles

Rays

Blue Jays

 

AL Central

Twins

White Sox

Tigers

Royals

Indians

 

AL West

A's

Rangers

Angels

Mariners

[Guest]

Phillies 88-92 wins

Braves 85-89 wins

Marlins 80-84 wins

Mets 79-83 wins

Nationals 71-75 wins

 

Reds 85-89 wins

Brewers 84-88 wins

Cards 81-85 wins

Cubs 77-81 wins

Pirates 65-69 wins

Astros 64-68 wins

 

Rockies 88-92 wins

Giants 85-89 wins

Dodgers 78-82 wins

Padres 78-82 wins

Dbacks 70-74 wins

 

Phillies def. Giants to wins NLCS

MVP: C. Gonzalez

CY Young: Halladay

Roy: D. Brown

 

Red Sox 88-92

Yankees 84-88

Rays 82-86

Blue Jays 81-85

Orioles 72-76

 

Twins 85-89

Sox 84-88

Tigers 82-86

Royals 73-77

Indians 72-76

 

Athletics 84-88

Rangers 82-86

Anaheim 80-84

Mariners 68-72

 

MVP: Mauer

CY Young: Sabathia

Roy: Hellickson

Red Sox def. Twins

Phillies def. Boston in 5.

I'm going with UK

 

Except switch the Giants and Rockies and Red and Brewers, and I think the Giants are a good bet to win 100 games. Also, I think Boston wins the WS.

[Exile on Waveland]

Red Sox

Yankees*

Rays

Jays

Orioles

 

Twins

Tigers

White Sox

Royals

Indians

 

A's

Rangers

Angels

Mariners

 

 

Braves

Phillies*

Marlins

Mets

Nationals

 

Reds

Brewers

Cubs

Cardinals

Pirates

Astros

 

Rockies

Giants

Dodgers

Padres

Dbacks

 

*denotes Wild Card

 

World Series: Red Sox over Phillies

 

Individual Awards: Meh, don't really care.

[ELCABALLO45]

Here's a fun game: Find a Phillie you can pretty much guarantee an .800+ OPS for this year, especially if Utley doesn't come back. I'll start: Ryan Howard.

 

Going into Last year how many Giants did you think you could name?

[TruffleShuffle]

Here's a fun game: Find a Phillie you can pretty much guarantee an .800+ OPS for this year, especially if Utley doesn't come back. I'll start: Ryan Howard.

 

Going into Last year how many Giants did you think you could name?

 

the phillies will have to win with pitching, and they will as long as they stay healthy, because their SP are awesome.

 

but TT is right, their offense doesn't look nearly as strong on paper as it has in recent years, because werth is gone, utley is hurt, rollins just isn't that good any more and ibanez is aging (albeit pretty gracefully).

[Guest]

A's

Twins

Red Sox

Yankees (WC)

 

Giants

Reds

Phillies

Braves (WC)

 

A's over Yankees

Red Sox over Twins

Giants over Braves

Phillies over Reds

 

Red Sox over A's

Phillies over Giants

 

Red Sox over Phillies

[AllStarMe]

Throw in my 2 cents...

 

NL E: Braves

NL C: Reds

NL W: Rockies

NL WC: Giants

 

AL E: Red Sox

AL C: Twins

AL W: Rangers

AL WC: Yankees

 

NLDS: Braves over Giants

NLDS: Rockies over Reds

NLCS: Braves over Rockies

 

ALDS: Red Sox over Twins

ALDS: Rangers over Yankees

ALCS: Rangers over Red Sox

 

WS: Braves over Rangers in 6

 

NL MVP: Jason Heyward and Carlos Gonzales (tie)

AL MVP: Robinson Cano

NL CY: Ubaldo Jimenez

AL CY: David Price

NL Comback: Jason Bay

AL Comeback: Ian Kinsler

[C.C.]

Phillies 88-92 wins

Braves 85-89 wins

Marlins 80-84 wins

Mets 79-83 wins

Nationals 71-75 wins

 

Reds 85-89 wins

Brewers 84-88 wins

Cards 81-85 wins

Cubs 77-81 wins

Pirates 65-69 wins

Astros 64-68 wins

 

Rockies 88-92 wins

Giants 85-89 wins

Dodgers 78-82 wins

Padres 78-82 wins

Dbacks 70-74 wins

 

Phillies def. Giants to wins NLCS

MVP: C. Gonzalez

CY Young: Halladay

Roy: D. Brown

 

Red Sox 88-92

Yankees 84-88

Rays 82-86

Blue Jays 81-85

Orioles 72-76

 

Twins 85-89

Sox 84-88

Tigers 82-86

Royals 73-77

Indians 72-76

 

Athletics 84-88

Rangers 82-86

Anaheim 80-84

Mariners 68-72

 

MVP: Mauer

CY Young: Sabathia

Roy: Hellickson

Red Sox def. Twins

Phillies def. Boston in 5.

 

Not one team wins at least 90 games?