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mongo
03-23-2009, 05:36 AM
It's that time again, bitches. season starts in a week. put up your best guesses! i'll get some prizes lined up for the year end winrar. also, i'm going to close this the first day of the season. so hurry the fuck up.
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: White Sox
AL West Winner: Angels (A's are a fucking close 2nd)
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Mets
NL Central Winner: Cards
NL West Winners: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Cubs
NL Champions: Cards
World Series Champions: Yankees
AL MVP: Matt Holiday, Oak
AL Cy Young Winner: King Felix, Sea
AL ROY: Matt Wieters, Bal
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, Stl
NL Cy Young Winner: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Chris Perez, Stl
BeeRand
03-23-2009, 05:56 AM
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: White Sox
AL Champions: Angels
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Giants
NL Wild Card: Mets
NL Champions: Giants
World Series Champions: Giants
AL MVP: Justin Morneua, Min
AL Cy Young Winner: C.C. Sabathia, NYY
AL ROY: M. Wieters , Bal
NL MVP: Ryan Howard, Phi
NL Cy Young Winner: Brandon Webb, Ari
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, Fla
American League
AL East Winner: Rays
AL Central Winner: Tigers
AL West Winner: Angels (I want to be cool and say the As, but I can't)
AL Wild Card Yankees
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Mets
NL Central Winners: Cubs
NL West Winners: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL Champions: Cubs
World Series Champions: Yankees (I'll be a homer)
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, DET (I wanna say Mauer, but I can't say the Twins will win and he's been passed over for that kind of reason)
AL CYA: CC Sabathia, NYY
AL ROY: Matt Wieters, BAL
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
NL CYA: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, FLA
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 10:05 AM
American League
AL East Winner: Red Sox
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champions: Rays
National League:
NL East Winners: Mets
NL Central Winners: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL Champions: New York Mets
World Series Champions: New York Mets
AL MVP: Evan Longoria, TB
AL CYA: Roy Halladay, Tor
AL ROY: Matt Wieters, Bal
NL MVP: David Wright, NYM
NL CYA: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, Fla
marquis
03-23-2009, 12:40 PM
American League
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card Red Sox
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winners: Cubs
NL West Winners: D-Backs
NL Wild Card: Dodgers
NL Champions: Cubs
World Series Champions: Yankees (I may be dreaming but it's my dream)
AL MVP: Derek Jeter, NNY
AL CYA: Roy Halliday, NYY
AL ROY: Matt Wieters, BAL
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
NL CYA: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, FLA
slimshde99
03-23-2009, 01:21 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Mets
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL Champions: Mets
World Series Champions: Mets (they need to have a healthy team for this to happen..)
AL MVP: Justin Morneau, MIN
AL Cy Young Winner: Roy Halladay, TOR
AL ROY: Travis Snider, TOR
NL MVP: David Wright, NYM
NL Cy Young Winner: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, FLA
VoxAngelikus
03-23-2009, 03:38 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Red Sox
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Athletics
AL Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets
NL Champions: Dodgers
World Series Champions: Dodgers
AL MVP: Eva Longoria, TB
AL Cy Young Winner: Chien Ming Wang, NYY
AL ROY: Travis Snider, TOR
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, Stl
NL Cy Young Winner: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
TheImpossibleMan
03-23-2009, 03:53 PM
AL East: Rays. It's hard to bet against the Yankees on this one but I think the Rays' pitching staff is legit and will only get better.
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
Wild Card: Yankees (No Sox in the playoffs? This is DELICIOUS! (http://p0j0lO7uQBo)
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wildcard: Phillies? Not sure on this one
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL MVP: Teixiera or Longoria
AL Cy Young: Sabathia (I don't think Mark Tex or Sabathia will necessarily deserve the awards, but there will be a ridiculous amount of hype around them and they'll be followed constantly...basically if they are one of the ten best actual players at their positions, they'll get defaulted the awards)
World Series Winner: Whoever Wins the AL East
VoxAngelikus
03-23-2009, 04:09 PM
AL MVP: Teixiera or Longoria
AL Cy Young: Sabathia (I don't think Mark Tex or Sabathia will necessarily deserve the awards, but there will be a ridiculous amount of hype around them and they'll be followed constantly...basically if they are one of the ten best actual players at their positions, they'll get defaulted the awards)
Spoken like a true Yankee fan. "All our players have to do is have a mediocre season and they'll STILL be the best in the universe and win all the awards because we spent the most money of all!!"
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Indians
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Giants
NL Wild Card: Cardinals
NL Champions: Philliess
World Series Champions: Yankees
AL MVP: Mark Teixeira
AL Cy Young Winner: C.C. Sabathia
AL ROY: Elvis Andrus
AL MOY: Eric Wedge
NL MVP: Aramis Ramirez
NL Cy Young Winner: Carlos Zambrano
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin
NL Moy: Bruce Bochy
mongo
03-23-2009, 04:12 PM
everybody (except me) has said maybin for nlroy. did you fuckers all forget about david price?
It's not that easy for a pitcher to win an award like ROY over an every day position player, unless he is absolutely light years ahead
Besides, it's called predictions, some people have to be wrong
ShitBreak
03-23-2009, 04:38 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Red Sox
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Mets
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Cardinals
NL Champions: Mets
World Series Champions: Mets
AL MVP: Big Tex, NYY
AL Cy Young Winner: Halladay, TOR
AL ROY: Elvis Andrus, TEX
NL MVP: The Poogenator
NL Cy Young Winner: Johan Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin, FLA
jemeske
03-23-2009, 04:59 PM
The O-Town Ken Machas are going to make a number of you look silly come November.
TheImpossibleMan
03-23-2009, 09:14 PM
Spoken like a true Yankee fan. "All our players have to do is have a mediocre season and they'll STILL be the best in the universe and win all the awards because we spent the most money of all!!"
I'm an Orioles fan you drunk Jerseyite. What, you don't think there is a media bias towards East Coast teams, especially the Yankees?
The O-Town Ken Machas are going to make a number of you look silly come November.I will say that the A's scare me. They never make major FA moves...and now they've traded for Holliday and signed Giambi and Cabrera...its just unnerving. Billy Beane is a mad god.
everybody (except me) has said maybin for nlroy. did you fuckers all forget about david price?
Seeing as how David Price plays for the Rays in the American League... No.
mongo
03-23-2009, 09:25 PM
Seeing as how David Price plays for the Rays in the American League... No.
god i hate you. i can't space out for one fucking minute...
lolol. I just especially liked it because you picked Wieters (as I did) for AL ROY (and Wieters/Price is pretty clearly the preseason race for ROY).
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 09:30 PM
everybody (except me) has said maybin for nlroy. did you fuckers all forget about david price?
You picked Wieters too. I like Price but Wieters is going to be in Baltimore so there is no chance I'd pick someone else...
Genius
03-23-2009, 09:31 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: A's
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
AL Champions: Red Sox
National League:
NL East Winner: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winner: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets
NL Champions: Dodgers
World Series Champions: Dodgers
AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young Winner: CC Sabathia
AL ROY: Elvis Andrus
NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young Winner: Brandon Webb
NL ROY: Andrew McCutchen
comicfan
03-23-2009, 09:40 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Red Sox
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: A's
AL Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champions: Red Sox
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets
NL Champions: Mets
World Series Champions: Red Sox
AL MVP: Jeter, NYY
AL Cy Young Winner: Halladay, TOR
AL ROY: Weiters, BAL
NL MVP: Pujols, Stl
NL Cy Young Winner: Santana, NYM
NL ROY: Maybin, FLA
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 09:44 PM
Yankees won't win another WS with Jeter at SS.
Yankees won't win another WS with Jeter at SS.
The Red Sox won two with that defensive dynamo in left. The Phillies won with Howard and Burrell*shrug*. Now admittedly the Phillies were an awesome defensive TEAM, but that was hugely thanks to Utley and Rollins.
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 09:51 PM
The Red Sox won two with that defensive dynamo in left. The Phillies won with Howard and Burrell*shrug*. Now admittedly the Phillies were an awesome defensive TEAM, but that was hugely thanks to Utley and Rollins.
1B and LF are considered the least defensive important positions. SS is much more important.
1B and LF are considered the least defensive important positions. SS is much more important.
A defensive run saved is a defensive run saved. Albert Pujols was about as valuable last year in terms of defensive against the average as most great SSs.
Genius
03-23-2009, 09:57 PM
Are you saying no team has won a WS with a defensive liability at SS? Because I would beg to differ.
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 10:03 PM
No, I would say that none of the past 56 playoff teams had a 35 year old defensive liability at SS.
American League:
AL East Winner: Rays
AL Central Winner: Twins
AL West Winner: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
AL Champions: Twins
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Padres
NL Wild Card: Cards
NL Champions: Cubs
World Series Champions: Cubs
What did you expect?
mongo
03-23-2009, 10:07 PM
You have got to be fucking high. Mariners?
No, I would say that none of the past 56 playoff teams had a 35 year old defensive liability at SS.
Why is defense magic? He's still an overall positive value player, more than can be said of any Red Sox SS in either of their 2 WS wins.
You have got to be fucking high. Mariners?
I just like that the first three letters are the same as my name.
How do you pick your teams?
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 10:16 PM
Where does it have Jeter as a positive value player? He has no range as could be seen in the WBC or the majority of games last year. His power is gone. His glove is gone. All he has going for him now is his average.
Say what ya will about Orlando Cabrera now but his glove helped the Red Sox win. He has been on a playoff team 4 of the last 5 seasons.
Defense is why TB went to the WS last year. All of the everyday players had below to average years except maybe Longoria but he was a rookie. They had pitching and defense.
Where does it have Jeter as a positive value player? He has no range as could be seen in the WBC or the majority of games last year. His power is gone. His glove is gone. All he has going for him now is his average.
Say what ya will about Orlando Cabrera now but his glove helped the Red Sox win. He has been on a playoff team 4 of the last 5 seasons.
Defense is why TB went to the WS last year. All of the everyday players had below to average years except maybe Longoria but he was a rookie. They had pitching and defense.
And the 04 Red Sox? 05 White Sox? 07 Red Sox?
The myth that pitching and defense wins championships is just that. A myth.
TheImpossibleMan
03-23-2009, 11:05 PM
Actually, the quality of a team's pitching staff and has a higher correlation coefficient with postseason success than any other major facet of the game (offense, defense, bullpen).
Actually, the quality of a team's pitching staff and has a higher correlation coefficient with postseason success than any other major facet of the game (offense, defense, bullpen).
Pitching also controls a greater %age of the GENERAL GAME, so that makes sense. The only particular thing that changes is a slight advantage for having a better front end because you can take away your 5th starter (possibly 4th depending on scheduling).
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 11:19 PM
'04 Red Sox had Pedro and Schilling Starting. Ortiz and Manny pounding the ball. Plus defense at C, SS and CF.
'05 White Sox had 4 starters with sub 4 ERAs.
'07 Red Sox had very good defensive players at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, CF and RF.
True you don't have to have the best defense but when your Defense up the middle is arm injury Posada, No range Jeter, Cano and whoever they throw in center its not gonna be pretty. Take out MVP A-Rod for awhile and all they have going for them is Teixeira who is a slow starter. Defense makes the pitchers better. Players that do not get to balls they are supposed to like Jeter, Mora, Manny and such are not helpful to their pitching staff.
I know you are a NY fan so you have a boner for Jeter. But he is not a help to the team. Even Cal Ripken moved when his defense got bad. And looking at the numbers Ripken was a better defender at SS then Jeter when he moved.
Hope it comes out right...
Player - Pos -- G -- PO -- A --- E -- DP --- FP --- lgFP - RFg - lgRFg - RF9 - lgRF9 - GS -- Inn
Ripken - SS - 158 - 228 - 467 - 14 - 109 - .980 - .971 - 4.40 - 4.19 - 4.53 - 4.66 - 157 - 1379.7
Jeter -- SS - 148 - 220 - 347 - 12 - 69 --- .979 - .971 - 3.83 - 3.84 - 4.05 - 4.39 - 147 - 1258.7
Jesus fucking christ. DEFENSE PROVIDES RUN VALUE. PITCHING PROVIDES RUN VALUE. OFFENSE PROVIDES RUN VALUE. ONE IS NOT MORE MAGIC THAN THE OTHER. I do not have a boner for Derek Jeter, he's a horrific defender. And he was just as fucking terrible (along with the Chunk Knoblauch's, Paul O'Neill's, etcs of the world) when the Yankees won 4 goddamn World Series.
Of course Derek Jeter should move and should've the day ARod arrived. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT, I'VE SAID THAT FOR A LONG TIME. What I am arguing is the rediculous comment that the Yankees (or any team, apparently) CANNOT win with bad defense. That's a false premise on it's face.
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 11:24 PM
I said the Yankees will not win with Jeter at SS. They have spent BILLIONS of fucking dollars this century and haven't won shit since 2000. And they won't win shit until Jeter moves.
Jeter is a SELFISH player and his team is BETTER without him.
What the fuck is wrong with you? Are you able to read?
And, BTW, you are wrong. Jeter still provides value to his team.
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 11:30 PM
Yeah, he sells T-Shirts. Good for him.
Too bad he doesn't provide value on the baseball field.
Yeah, he sells T-Shirts. Good for him.
Too bad he doesn't provide value on the baseball field.
Holy fuck are you dumb.
In the worst offensive season of his career last year...
CHONE's WAR system (http://www.baseballprojection.com/war/j/jeted001.htm) put him at 2.7 wins above replacement.
Baseball Prospectus' WARP system (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/jeterde01.php) put him at 2.1 wins above replacement.
He was a very good for-average hitter (even in a very unlucky year by BABIP) and was similarly far above average at getting on base (the most important offensive act, even moreso for a top of the order hitter where power is less important).
Derek Jeter is a terrible defender. He would be more useful at another position. But stating that:
A. It is impossible to win with Derek Jeter defensively at shortstop OR
B. It is impossible to win with bad defense in general at shortstop
Is one of the stupidest things ever posted on this board. And I've read both Yelram AND taters posts.
mongo
03-23-2009, 11:37 PM
Predictions only you fuckers! Take it to the MLB thread!
TheImpossibleMan
03-23-2009, 11:51 PM
Pitching also controls a greater %age of the GENERAL GAME, so that makes sense. The only particular thing that changes is a slight advantage for having a better front end because you can take away your 5th starter (possibly 4th depending on scheduling).So, like, didn't this post prove my point? "Pitching doesn't win championships." "Actually it does." "Well sure, its the most important element of the game."
Rover
03-23-2009, 11:52 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Rays
AL Central Winner: Tigers
AL West Winner: A's
AL Wild Card: Twins
AL Champions: Tigers
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies (Mets are the frontrunner and collapse again. That isn't so much a prediction as it is tradition.)
NL Central Winner: Cards
NL West Winners: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Cubs
NL Champions: Cards
World Series Champions: Tigers
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera DET
AL Cy Young Winner: Roy Halladay TOR
AL ROY: Rick Porcello DET (if he heads north, which he will because the other option as the 5th starter is D-Train, which isn't nearly as impressive a nickname as it was 4 years ago, unless it stands for 'Doesn't throw strikes and Doesn't have the ability to control his fastball let alone his slider and would be better off Driving a Train')
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
NL Cy Young Winner: Cole Hamels PHI (if his elbow isn't fucked to start the year, otherwise I see no reason Lincecum can't win 2 in a row)
NL ROY: Not Cameron Maybin, you guys are all choking down this guy's cock. He'll be great eventually, but he'll strike out about a million times this season. A million and a half if he doesn't end up platooning. And won't hit for power. I can't see the NL ROY batting .270 and stealing 25 bases with 200Ks. He'll finish top 5.
Draven X 23
03-23-2009, 11:52 PM
I said 'with Derek Jeter at SS the Yankees will not win the WS.' That is a prediction.
Defense is just part of it. And congrats he is 2.7 better then a 'nobody'(down from 4.3 last year and 6.6 the year before). Whoop dee fucking doo. Put Pujols at SS and his WARP would be huge. Even though his defense would suck. WARP means jack shit to me. How many teams have won the WS with the best WARP? No one plays with a real life player equal to the WARP values of nothing. How about put another player there instead.
Derek Jeter is a selfish player who is just declining every year. He is about as useful as Christian Guzman at the plate. Would you trade Jeter for Guzman? No? Too bad because Guzman would help your team more then Jeter.
What would Jeters WARP be if he was a CF? or 3B? or 1B?
So, like, didn't this post prove my point? "Pitching doesn't win championships." "Actually it does." "Well sure, its the most important element of the game."
I suppose, but only within the idea that pitching is GENERALLY good. I didn't say pitching doesn't win championships, I said the expression is a myth. I've always heard it applied like "Well, yes team X was the best team in the Majors in the regular season, but do they have the pitching/defense to win in the playoffs?"
The game played is the same, but for some MINOR things (that maybe favor pitching SLIGHTLY). A good team is a good team, period.
I said 'with Derek Jeter at SS the Yankees will not win the WS.' That is a prediction.
There is a difference between won't (a perfectly sane prediction, even the biggest favorite has a small chance of winning any given year) and can't. Can't is a dumb statement. Won't is a prediction.
Defense is just part of it. And congrats he is 2.7 better then a 'nobody'(down from 4.3 last year and 6.6 the year before). Whoop dee fucking doo. Put Pujols at SS and his WARP would be huge. Even though his defense would suck. WARP means jack shit to me. How many teams have won the WS with the best WARP? No one plays with a real life player equal to the WARP values of nothing. How about put another player there instead.
Do you understand WARP? It scales to positional standards, which is precisely how value works. Value in sports is marginal and relative. Pujols is a first baseman. The player he replaces is a first baseman (his being out there means the Cards can't field another 1B). He WOULD be more valuable (before you consider defense) at SS, since he would be replacing a far worse player with his massive offensive skills as opposed to a 1B. The question of value, which is exactly what a system like WARP addresses, is whether that positional value outweighs defensive losses by taking up that position.
A: I don't think Jeter is a great player any more
B: I don't think the Yankees are going to win the series.
Having said that, if you think A is the reason for B, you might be huffing glue.
A: I don't think Jeter is a great player any more
B: I don't think the Yankees are going to win the series.
Having said that, if you think A is the reason for B, you might be huffing glue.
Precisely.
Draven X 23
03-24-2009, 12:26 AM
Yes, I know his bat has helped his shitty defense. But his bat is no longer doing that. And how is it they scored his TZ as only a -4 when they year before it was -16? There is no way his defense was that much better.
But I am talking overall Jeter is more of a negative for the Yankees right now then a positive on the field. And since Jeter is the 'lifeblood' of the Yankees I say he will be the downfall.
Yes, I know his bat has helped his shitty defense. But his bat is no longer doing that. And how is it they scored his TZ as only a -4 when they year before it was -16? There is no way his defense was that much better.
But I am talking overall Jeter is more of a negative for the Yankees right now then a positive on the field. And since Jeter is the 'lifeblood' of the Yankees I say he will be the downfall.
Defense has a lot more variation of chances, first off, so I wouldn't be shocked to see more variance in defensive value. However most defensive systems (the same ones that skewered him) agree his defense has gotten better (not good but better) for the most part in recent years.
Draven X 23
03-24-2009, 12:38 AM
Defense has a lot more variation of chances, first off, so I wouldn't be shocked to see more variance in defensive value. However most defensive systems (the same ones that skewered him) agree his defense has gotten better (not good but better) for the most part in recent years.
Yeah but the 2 WARP sites you gave have him very differently.
One says his RAA is -18 down from -6. While the other one says his TZ is -4 up from -16. So can he lower his RAA and up his TZ at the same time?
Jericho
03-24-2009, 12:38 AM
I just like that the first three letters are the same as my name.
How do you pick your teams?
You didn't pick the Marlins. Busted
Draven X 23
03-24-2009, 01:29 AM
There is a difference between won't (a perfectly sane prediction, even the biggest favorite has a small chance of winning any given year) and can't. Can't is a dumb statement. Won't is a prediction.
Umm...
Yankees won't win another WS with Jeter at SS.
Umm...
No, I would say that none of the past 56 playoff teams had a 35 year old defensive liability at SS.
Draven X 23
03-24-2009, 11:40 AM
But its true!
History shows it's very hard to win with a shortstop who's 35 years old, as Derek Jeter will be in June. (According to Sports Illustrated, none of the past 56 playoff teams has had a shortstop that old.) Jeter never fares well in defensive statistical analysis, and it is illogical to predict his range to increase as he ages.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9356618/Despite-A-Rod-woes,-Yanks-loaded-for-playoff-run
ninja33
03-27-2009, 02:54 PM
American League:
AL East Winner: Yankees
AL Central Winner: Indians
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays
AL Champions: Yankees
National League:
NL East Winners: Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubs
NL West Winners: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets
NL Champions: Dodgers
World Series Champions: Yankees
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
AL Cy Young Winner: CC Sabathia
AL ROY: Matt Wieters
NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young Winner: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin
Draven X 23
03-27-2009, 06:01 PM
Since I already talked about this elsewhere:
AL Batting Champ: Nick Markakis, Bal
AL Homerun Champ: Miguel Cabrera, Det
AL RBI Champ: Miguel Cabrera, Det
AL ERA Champ: Roy Halladay, Tor
AL Wins Champ: CC Sabathia, NYY
AL Saves Champ: Joe Nathan, Min
NL Batting Champ: Albert Pujols, StL
NL Homerun Champ: Ryan Howard, Phi
NL RBI Champ: Albert Pujols, StL
NL ERA Champ: Johan Santana, NYM
NL Wins Champ: Johan Santana, NYM
NL Saves Champ: Brad Lidge, Phi
TheImpossibleMan
04-06-2009, 01:14 AM
AL East: Rays. It's hard to bet against the Yankees on this one but I think the Rays' pitching staff is legit and will only get better.
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
Wild Card: Yankees (No Sox in the playoffs? [/URL][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0j0lO7uQBo&feature=related"]This is DELICIOUS! (http://p0j0lO7uQBo)
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wildcard: Phillies? Not sure on this one
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL MVP: Teixiera or Longoria
AL Cy Young: Sabathia (I don't think Mark Tex or Sabathia will necessarily deserve the awards, but there will be a ridiculous amount of hype around them and they'll be followed constantly...basically if they are one of the ten best actual players at their positions, they'll get defaulted the awards)
World Series Winner: Whoever Wins the AL East
I'm changing my NL MVP vote to David Wright, affirming my AL MVP pick as Longoria, and changing my AL Cy Young pick to Dice-K.
jemeske
04-06-2009, 01:16 AM
No takesies backsies!
Penguin Rick
04-06-2009, 12:13 PM
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL West: Texas Rangers
AL WC: Tampa Bay Rays
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: LA Dodgers (SF will be in it all the way though)
NL WC: St. Louis Cardinals
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin
WS: Yanks over Mets
AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young: Francisco Liriano
AL ROY: David Price
Swurgen
04-09-2009, 10:24 PM
I don't know quite where to put this so I'll frame it in the form of a prediction. Do you guys think that the AL will dominate interleague again? I think the AL as a whole is still well above the NL if they played each other over the course of a long season (short series wins mean nothing) and I was surprised to find people disagreeing. I just look at some of these NL teams and see a whole lot of dead wood on them. I think people don't realize the discrepency between leagues and are comparing the #'s of NL players competing against each other and it's somewhat misleading. I try and look at the players on each team and look at how deep some of these lineups are and I just don't see the NL being as good. There's a reason why only NL teams were willing to take a chance on Sheffield despite the DH being in the other league.
Mustard
04-09-2009, 10:27 PM
I predict the Braves will win 90 or more games this year.
VoxAngelikus
06-24-2009, 01:27 PM
AL Cy Young Winner: Chien Ming Wang, NYY
Wow I'm such a douche