2007 MLB predictions!

[BYH]

OK folks one week to go before Opening Day. Whoohoo. So what better time than now to record our predictions for this season? Let's try to bump this thread occassionally so that we can take a look back and see in October how little we actually knew.

I'll start! I reserve the right to change these until next Monday (screw Sunday's prime-time game, Opening Day is Monday):

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

NL EAST: Braves
NL CENTRAL: Brewers (hi Bubbler!)
NL WEST: D-Backs
NL WILD CARD: Padres

Still not sure about the playoffs. Switching Papelbon to the bullpen really could tilt the balance of power in the AL.

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore (gotta be this year damnit)
AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana (who else?)
AL ROY: Philip Hughes

NL MVP: Andruw Jones, Atl
NL CY YOUNG: Ben Sheets, Milw
NL ROY: Chris Young, Arz

PLAYOFFS: Red Sox over Angels, Yankees over Tigers; Brewers over Padres, Braves over DBacks
LCS: Yankees over Red Sox; Braves over Brewers
WORLD SERIES: Yankees over Braves

 

[sportschick]

Ken Griffey Jr. will not finish the season healthy.

 

[BYH]

Sportschick thereby assures she can say she got all her predictions right even though she doesn't like baseball.

 

[sportschick]

Hey, I'm not a fraud like you. I make sure my predictions are good ones

 

[BYH]

Hey, I'm not a fraud like you. I make sure my predictions are good ones

Scoreboard.

 

[sportschick]

Scoreboard:

Peyton Manning -- Super Bowl MVP.

Eat it, biatch!

 

[Gutter]

NL CENTRAL: Brewers (hi Bubbler!)
NL CY YOUNG: Ben Sheets, Milw

You're worthy of your SportsJournalists.com March Madness victory.

 

[pallister]

In a big Year 99 ****-you to the Northsiders , White Sox over Cardinals, 4-2.

Early candidate for post of the year,

 

[cranberry]

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


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

AL MVP: Wells
AL CYA: Halladay
AL ROY: Young

NL MVP: Howard
NL CYA: Zambrano
NL ROY: Pelfrey

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

I predict that I will hear from the Future more than once this season: "I want to blow up Major League Baseball."

 

[SnoopyBoy]

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

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

AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY YOUNG: Santana

NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY YOUNG: Oswalt

 

[spnited]

AL:
East: Red Sox
Central: Twinkies
West: Angels
Wild Card: Blue Jays

MVP: Joe Mauer
Cy: Halladay
ROY: I have no idea

NL:
East Mets
Central: Brewers (becuase this entire division truly sucks)
West: Padres
Wild card: Phillies

MVP: Jose Reyes
Cy: Oswalt
ROY: I have no idea

Other things to bet on:

O/U on BYH calling A-Rod a fraud = 42
O/U on BYH saying the Mets suck = 36
O/U on Chris L (does he still exist?) touting some .220-hitting Red Sox minor leaguer as the next great thing = 16
O/U on somebody : calling Joe Mauer soft = 21

 

[slappy4428]

Dmitri Young will be a locker room cancer for the NATS!

 

[casty33]

Why not chime in, I always say:

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: A's
AL wild card: Red Sox

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Giants

Red Sox over Tigers
A's over Yankees
A's over Red Sox in ALCS

Phillies over Giants
Dodgers over Cubs
Phillies over Dodgers in NLCS

Phillies over A's in World Series

AL MVP -- David Ortiz
AL Cy -- Rich Harden
AL Rookie -- Delmon Young

NL MVP -- Chase Utley
NL Cy -- Carlos Zambrano
NL Rookie -- Mike Pelfrey

 

[zeke12]

Here are my, admittedly biased, picks:

AL EAST: Red Sox
AL CENTRAL: Tigers
AL WEST: Oakland
AL WILD CARD: Twins

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Astros
NL WEST: Dodgers
NL WILD CARD: Braves

AL MVP: Manny
AL CY YOUNG: Santana
AL ROY: Gordon (Garza is my sleeper)

NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY YOUNG: Smoltz gets a capper.
NL ROY: Chris Duncan (Is he still eligible?)

 

[Cristiano_Ronaldo]

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

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Astros
NL WEST: Dodgers
NL WILD CARD: Cardinals
NL SLEEPER: Brewers

AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY YOUNG: Santana
AL ROY: Gordon

NL MVP: Jose Reyes (Pujols a close, close second)
NL CY YOUNG: Oswalt
NL ROY: Pelfrey

ALDS: Angels over Red Sox; Tigers over Yanks
ALCS: Angels over Tigers
NLDS: Mets over Cards; Dodgers over Astros
NLCS: Mets over Dodgers
World Series: Mets over Angels (Six games)

 

[Guy_Incognito]

AL EAST: Yankees
AL CENTRAL: Indians
AL WEST: A's
AL WILD CARD: Red Sox
AL SLEEPER: Indians
AL BUST: White Sox

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Brewers
NL WEST: Padres
NL WILD CARD: Braves
NL SLEEPER: Brewers
NL BUST: Cards

AL MVP: A-Rod
AL CY YOUNG: Santana
AL ROY: Matzuzaka

NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY YOUNG: Sheets
NL ROY: Kouzmanoff

ALDS: Yanks over A's; Red Sox over Indians
ALCS: Yanks over Red Sox (heart over head)
NLDS: Mets over Padres; Braves over Brewers
NLCS: Mets over Braves
World Series: Yanks over Mets

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: A's
AL Wildcard: Red Sox

ALCS: A's over Yankees

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Brewers (this is the year, baby!)
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wildcard: Rockies

NLCS: Dodgers over Brewers

World Series: Dodgers 4, A's 2

AL MVP: Ortiz
AL Cy Young: Harden
AL Rookie of the Year: Matsuzaka

NL MVP: Wright
NL Cy Young: Penny
NL Rookie of the Year: Gallardo

 

[zeke12]

Surprising amount of love for the Brew Crew.

**** the Seligs.

 

[The Legacy of Mike Lum]

The NL Central will suck.