Mid-Season Awards

These are my mid-season awards. I will also be comparing them to the picks I made before the season started. To start, here are my offseason division and wildcard winners:

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

When I look at this list, I see that only a few teams really have a chance at making my predictions come true. Here are my current picks for the division and wildcard winners:

AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Chicago White Sox
AL West: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL Wildcard: Minnesota Twins

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wildcard: St. Louis Cardinals

My offseason awards, much like my division winners, were terribly picked. Here are the players I picked along with the Players I think will win now.

AL MVP: Ichiro Suzuki (Josh Hamilton is easily the MVP)
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander (Im gonna go with Earvin Santana)
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury (not a terrible pick but Evan Longoria is a better one)
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Fransisco Liriano (he still hasn't even come back, I'll give it to Mr. Board Game himself, Milton Bradley)
AL Manager of the Year: Rod Gardenhire (Joe Maddon clearly is the better choice)

NL MVP: Albert Pujols (dead on)
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana (More like Tim Lincecum)
NL Rookie of the Year: Chase Headley (I pick Geovanny Soto)
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood (Clearly the best choice)
NL Manager of the Year: Tony LaRussa (Charlie Manuel has to get more credit for winning a division with some very dangerous teams)

Lets see if my picks now are closer as the second half begins.