2007 MLB predictions!

Is that Hamlet?

 

CSI: Miami, actually.

 

How the hell do you end up a fan of the New York Yankees and Seattle Seahawks, anyway? Front-running baseball fan from Seattle?

 

How did I know this would come up?
Here it is in a nutshell.
My grandfather grew up in Eastern Washington prior to the Mariners existing and listened to the Yankees on the radio a lot. So, he became a Yankees fan.
My dad followed suit and was a big-time Yankees fan and even named my brother after Mickey Mantle. We children followed suit as we grew up in northern Idaho and Eastern Washington, rarely making trips to Seattle.
Eventually I moved to Seattle and had the joy of watching a bunch of crappy Yankees and Mariners teams square off in the Kingdome. I have always hated the Mariners, but never moreso than after sitting in the Kingdome when Edgar Martinez hit that goddamn, fucking double and suddenly every goddamn fucker in the greater Seattle area is a Mariners fan. Fuckthatshit.
Anyway, I have always been a Seahawks fan because my family never really cared about the NFL and I started actually paying attention very recently.

Happy?

 

Reasonably. Not quite as happy as I was at the end of Super Bowl XL, but I'll take what I can get.

 

Alex Gordon is a solid player all around.
I predict the Royals to fininsh above .500
George Brett said Gordon is a better hitter that he was at Gordon's age.

 

mykey likes them

 

And Jack Ham said Paul Posluszny is the best linebacker in Penn State history. Sorry, let's let the kids prove something before we elevate them to the level of the Hall of Famers that came before. Even if the Hall of Famers themselves are doing the hyping.

I know. Odd reference. Saw an NFL Network piece on Posluszny today.

Though I think Gordon has the better chance of living up to it.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST: Red Sox
CENTRAL: Tigers
WEST: Angels
WILD CARD: Blue Jays

ALDS
Red Sox over Tigers; Angels over Jays
ALCS
Red Sox over Angels

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST: Braves
CENTRAL: Cardinals
WEST: Dodgers
WILD CARD: Phillies

NLDS
Dodgers over Braves; Phillies over Cardinals
NLCS
Phillies over Dodgers

WORLD SERIES
Red Sox over Phillies

POST SEASON AWARDS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MVP: Vernon Wells, B-Jays
CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, Twins
ROY: Dice-K, Red Sox
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MVP: Ryan Howard, Phillies
CY YOUNG: John Smoltz, Braves
ROY: Chris Young, D-Backs

 

AL EAST: Red Sox
AL CENTRAL: Tigers
AL WEST: Angels
AL WILD CARD: Yankees

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Cubs
NL WEST: Dodgers
NL WILD CARD: Phillies

ALCS
Yankees over Tigers

NLCS
Dodgers over Mets

WORLD SERIES
Yankees over Dodgers


AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana
AL ROY: Alex Gordon

NL MVP: Alfonso Soriano
NL CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt
NL ROY: Mike Pelfrey

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST: Red Sox
CENTRAL: Tigers
WEST: Angels
WILD CARD: Yankees

ALDS
Red Sox over Angels; Tigers over Yankees
ALCS
Tigers over Red Sox

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST: Phillies
CENTRAL: Cubs
WEST: Dodgers
WILD CARD: Mets

NLDS
Dodgers over Phillies; Mets over Cubs
NLCS
Dodgers over Mets

WORLD SERIES
Tigers over Dodgers

POST SEASON AWARDS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MVP: David Ortiz, Red Sox
CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, Twins
ROY: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MVP: Ryan Howard, Phillies
CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt, Astros
ROY: Chris Young, D-Backs