2013 MLB Prediction Thread

[SouthSideRyan]

cubs death pool: mark grace is killed in prison

 

I was at the movies...

[bukie]

AL West: A's, Angels*, Rangers, Mariners, Astros

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

ALDS: A's over Jays, Angels over Tigers

NLDS: Nats over Dodgers, Cubs over Giants

 

ALCS: A's over Angels

NLCS: Cubs over Nats

 

WS: Cubs over A's

 

Are we sure we want a drunk guy running the bracket selection committee?

Yes. Yes we do.

 

EDIT: Oh, wait, I see what I did wrong. I fixed it now.

[Formerly Snayke]

AL: Jays, Tigers, Angels, Rangers* Rays**

NL: Nationals, Reds, Dodgers, Braves*, Giants**

[Iloveoldstyle]

Why start with the AL? NL was here first....

 

NL East

Nationals

Braves*

Phillies

Mets

Marlins

 

NL Central

Cardinals

Reds*

Pirates

Cubs

Brewers

 

NL West

Dodgers

Giants

Padres

Dbacks

Rockies

 

AL East

Jays

Rays*

O's

Yanks

Sox

 

AL Central

Tigers

Royals

Indians

Twins

Spawns of Satan

 

AL West

Rangers

Angels*

A's

Mariners

Astros

 

Wildcard

Reds > Braves

Rays > Angels

 

NLDS

Reds > Nationals

Cardinals > Dodgers

 

ALDS

Jays > Rays

Rangers > Tigers

 

NLCS

Reds > Cardinals (lesser of two evils...i was hoping to see this matchup last october though..we could at least say we suffer from a tough schedule)

Rangers > Jays

 

WS

Rangers > Reds (they finally get theirs)

 

NL MVP : Kemp

AL MVP : Trout

 

NL CY : Strasburg

AL CY : Verlander

[NewUserName]

NL Braves, Reds, Giants. Cards, Nats

 

AL Rays, Tigers, Rangers. Angels, Blue Jays

[mookie]

NL East

 

Nationals

Braves

Phillies

Mets

Marlins

 

NL Central

 

Reds

Cardinals

Pirates

Brewers

Cubs

 

NL West

 

Dodgers

Diamondbacks

Giants

Padres

Rockies

 

NL Cy Young - Steven Strasburg

NL MVP - Adrian Gonzalez

NL ROY - Oscar Taveras

 

PLAYOFFS

 

WC Play In Game

 

Braves v. Diamondbacks (Braves)

 

Dodgers v. Braves (Braves)

Nationals v. Reds (Nationals)

Nationals v. Braves (Nationals)

 

AL East

 

Blue Jays

Orioles

Red Sox

Rays

Yankees

 

AL Central

 

Tigers

White Sox

Royals

Indians

Twins

 

AL West

 

Angels

Athletics

Rangers

Mariners

Astros

 

AL Cy Young - David Price

AL MVP - Albert Pujols

AL ROY - Dylan Bundy

 

PLAYOFFS

 

WC Play In Game

 

Orioles v. Athletics (Athletics)

 

Athletics v. Angels (Angels)

Tigers v. Blue Jays (Blue Jays)

Angels v. Blue Jays (Angels)

 

WORLD SERIES

 

Angels v. Nationals (THE MOTHERFUCKING NATIONALS BABY)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Irrational called shot: Cubs vs. Cardinals WC playoff game.

[imb]

dark horse picks are more fun than regular picks

 

al mvp: edwin encarnacion

nl mvp: jason heyward

 

al cy young: max scherzer

nl cy young: mat latos

[Guest]

Rays

Tigers

Angels

Blue Jays/Athletics

 

Nationals

Cardinals

Giants

Braves/Reds

 

Blue Jays over Athletics

Braves over Reds

 

Tigers over Blue Jays

Rays over Angels

Nationals over Braves

Giants over Cardinals

 

Rays over Tigers

Nationals over Giants

 

Nationals over Rays

[toonsterwu]

NL East - Easiest division to do. I gave some thought to Phillies over Braves, but don't like their depth.

 

1. Nationals

2. Braves - Really wonder if this team is a bit over-hyped.

3. Phillies - I wonder what happens to this team. A slow start and it could easily be blown up a bit.

4. Mets

5. Marlins

 

NL Central - I went with the Cardinals depth, major and minor, allowing them to make a move to eke out the division. Really wanted to push the Brewers higher, but ... just don't love the rotation enough.

 

1. Cardinals

2. Reds

3. Brewers

4. Pirates

5. Cubs - Wouldn't stun me if they came in 3rd or 4th ... but if they are out of it, sure feels like Theo and Jed will sell, pushing the record down.

 

NL West - Money buys you a lot ... particularly in a weak division. I like Towers confidence for the Dbacks, and uh, their bullpen looks really good, but boy, it sure feels like that SP has to dominate to carry that offense.

 

1. Dodgers

2. Giants - My random hunch is that Lincecum will tear it up in the 2nd half.

3. Rockies - Don't know why, but I sort of like this squad, if they can get some decent pitching, and I think they can.

4. Diamondbacks

5. Padres

 

Wildcards: Giants and Reds edge out the Braves. Giants over Reds.

 

Playoffs: Giants over the Dodgers, Nationals get their revenge on the Cardinals, Nationals over Giants.

 

AL East - Toughest division to figure. Keep Changing my mind. Could honestly see any of the teams win it. Wouldn't stun me if all five teams were above .500.

 

1. Blue Jays - Can't put my finger on it, but I don't really love this team. Still ... it looks really solid.

2. Yankees - This looks crazy. On paper, this team is bleh. Their system is a bit over-rated, IMO. Yet ... if they can hang around until the guys get back, I just wonder if they can make a 2nd half surge. Despite his poor start, Sabathia should lead a solid rotation again.

3. Rays - You know what, I don't love their pitching. That may sound crazy.

4. Orioles - Hurts me to put them here. A lot went right for them last year, and they really still don't have impact pitching. To expect the pen to be that good again ...

5. Red Sox - Rotation is decent-solid. Lineup is decent-solid, but needs Ortiz and probably another big bat. Defense should be good. Pen could be strong. So ... ? Not sure. At best, only things I can say to put them 5th are

 

a) Feels like a rebuilding year

b) Do they have a willingness to move the top chips needed to make a big move? Not sold.

 

AL Central - I think 1-4 could be close.

 

1. Tigers

2. Royals

3. White Sox

4. Indians - Do think they will hang around for awhile.

5. Twins

 

AL West - Something surprising is bound to happen. This isn't that shocking, but it would be a surprise.

 

1. Athletics - The SP could be good. The BP could be solid. The defense should be good enough. Can they hit enough?

2. Rangers

3. Angels - This may look ridiculous at year's end, but do they have enough pitching?

4. Mariners - Z's last stand? I do think some of their youngsters will improve.

5. Astros

 

Wildcard: Yankees over Rangers.

 

Playoffs: Tigers over Yankees. Athletics over Blue Jays. Hmm ... I'll go out on a freaking limb. Why not. A's over Tigers.

 

World Series: Nationals over A's.