My Predictions

Ok. Now I know it has been a very long time since I posted anything, but baseball season is upon us and it is time for me to make my preseason predictions.

First, the division winners and wild card teams.

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Seattle Mariners
AL Wildcard: Minnesota Twins

NL East: Atlanta Braves
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wildcard: San Diego Padres

REGULAR SEASON AWARDS

AL MVP: Ichiro Suzuki
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Fransisco Liriano
AL Manager of the Year: Ron Gardenhire

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year: Chase Headley
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
NL Manager of the Year: Tony LaRussa

Now for the fun part. Playoff Predicitons.
First, the American League.

ALDS
Yankees over Twins
Mariners over Tigers

ALCS
Yankees over Mariners

Now for the National League.

NLDS
Braves over Padres
Diamondbacks over Cardinals

NLCS
Diamondbacks over Braves

Now the World Series looks like it should be a thrilling one as it is a rematch of the 2001 World Series. It is also Alex Rodriguez's first World Series appearance.

Diamondbacks over Yankees

Out of all of the talent that the Bronx Bombers have, I see a struggle in their pitching staff and an electric Diamondbacks' lineup full of youngsters who will lead their team to their second World Championship in franchise history.

Prediction Time!

Wow, it's been a looooooong time. Good thing we don't have many readers. Well, the season has officially already started, but I don't really count the games in Japan, so technically, tomorrow is the season opener. Given that news, how about some preseason predictions? I'm sure Dave will post his also and then we can make updated predictions at the ASB. Here goes:

 

AL West: Seattle Mariners
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL East: New York Yankees
Wild Card: Texas Rangers

NL West: San Diego Padres
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL East: Atlanta Braves
Wild Card: Los Angeles Dodgers

AL MVP: Adrian Beltre
AL Cy Young: Jered Weaver
AL Rookie of the Year: Daric Barton
AL Manager of the Year: Ron Gardenhire
AL Comeback Player: Francisco Liriano

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Chris Young
NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto
NL Manager of the Year: Bobby Cox
NL Comeback Player: Kerry Wood

Seattle over Minnesota
New York over Texas
San Diego over Atlanta
St. Louis over Los Angeles

Seattle over New York
San Diego over St. Louis

Seattle over San Diego