2010 MLB predictions

No way in hell do the Reds finish ahead of the Brewers and Cubs. Milwaukee and Chicago are both better than they played last year. I like St. Louis in the Central, but since they seem to decide to win the division every other year, I'll take Milwaukee.

Champs:
Yankees
White Sox
Rangers

Phillies
Brewers
Giants

WC
Red Sox
Dodgers

 

Not a single West Coast team in the bunch.

I remember the halcyon days when Barry Bonds was with the Giants, and they got plenty of electronic ink here. He had some lovely supporters, with muscles...so they claimed.

Now, it's just wimps like me sneaking in the random comment on Cliff Lee during his one-year sabbatical with the M's, plus the occasional unavoidable nod to Felix and/or the Angels.

Prediction: Nolan Ryan will make Texas interesting this year. He has already put them on the spot, saying that they will win 92. As for the West Coast teams in the AL West, they may be shuffled a bit, but this year will be a lot like last year. So maybe there's a reason for the indifference, other than geography.

As for the NL West, don't bogart that joint, my friend.

 

The Nats win 75 games. The Man wins 10 games. Tony Plush keeps getting cooler. I attend a dozen games, the Nats win 5 of those, and I spend $0 in parking.

 

AL EAST
1. New York Yankees
2. Tampa Bay Rays*
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Toronto Blue Jays

AL CENTRAL
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Kansas City Royals
5. Cleveland Indians

AL WEST
1. Seattle Mariners
2. Anaheim Angels
3. Texas Rangers
4. Oakland Athletics

NL EAST
1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Atlanta Braves*
3. Florida Marlins
4. New York Mets
5. Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. Houston Astros
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL WEST
1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Colorado Rockies
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. San Diego Padres


Divisional playoffs
AL
White Sox over Rays
Yankees over Mariners

National League
Cardinals over Braves
Phillies over Dodgers

LCS
Yankees over White Sox
Cardinals over Phillies

World Series
Yankees over Cardinals

AL MVP: Chone Figgins
AL Cy Young: Mark Buherle
AL Rookie of the Year: Scott Sizemore

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright
NL Rookie of the Year: Jason Heyward

 

That's me, zag. oop doesn't care about the Pirates.

 

How many titles did the previous 88 years worth of managers win? He's not going anywhere.