MLB: Preseason Predictions

[pyrocyz]

Alright baseball fans, its time to call your shot.


NL East - Philly
NL Central - Brewers
NL West - Colorado
NL Wild Card - Atlanta

AL East - Boston
AL Central - Detroit
AL West - LA Angels
AL Wild Card - Texas

World Series - Colorado over Boston (its going to be a cold world series)

NL MVP - Braun
NL Cy Young - Ubaldo Jimenez

AL MVP - Adrian Gonzalez
AL Cy Young - David Price


I always like to get others opinions and see how we do throughout the year.

 

[IcSyU]

NL East: Philly
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Braves

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Yankees

World Series: Phillies over Red Sox

 

[chuckd4735]

Brewer fans are so cute!

NL East - Philly
NL Central - Reds
NL West - Giants
NL Wild Card - Atlanta

AL East - Boston
AL Central - Twins
AL West - Angels
AL Wild Card - Yankees

World Series - Boston over Atlanta

 

[pyrocyz]

Brewer fans are so cute!

I like cubs fans when they implode even more. Do you have any predictions?

 

[chuckd4735]

I like cubs fans when they implode even more. Do you have any predictions?

Yeah I added them. As a Brewers fan you cant talk much crap at all, but continue if you may...

 

[jdoggivjc]

I like cubs fans when they implode even more. Do you have any predictions?

Yeah I added them. As a Brewers fan you cant talk much crap at all, but continue if you may...

Wow, there are a lot of pots and kettles in this thread...

 

[CyJack13]

NL East - Philly
NL Central - Cubs
NL West - Rockies
NL Wild Card - Atlanta

AL East - Boston
AL Central - Twins
AL West - A's
AL Wild Card - Rays

World Series - Boston over Philly

 

[dtclones]

I like cubs fans when they implode even more. Do you have any predictions?

I'm surprised you didn't pick Greinke for NL Cy Young... especially since you picked the Brewers to win (where many people have them 4th in the Central) and Braun for NL MVP. Here are my picks:

NL East: Philly
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Giants
NL Wildcard: Rockies

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Rangers
AL Wildcard: Yankees

NL MVP: Carlos Gonzalez
NL Cy Young: Cliff Lee (I actually think Greinke has a good shot though)

AL MVP: Robinson Cano
AL Cy Young: David Price

Phillies over Red Sox in 5

 

[chuckd4735]

Wow, there are a lot of pots and kettles in this thread...

Fair enough, but you cant make the argument that the Brewers have a more successful organization than that of the Cubs...

 

[jdoggivjc]

NL East: Atlanta
NL Central: Cincinnati
NL West: San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia

AL East: Boston
AL Central: Minnesota
AL West: Texas
AL Wild Card: Detroit

World Series: Philadelphia over Boston

 

[pyrocyz]

I'm surprised you didn't pick Greinke for NL Cy Young... especially since you picked the Brewers to win (where many people have them 4th in the Central) and Braun for NL MVP. Here are my picks:

NL East: Philly
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Giants
NL Wildcard: Rockies

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Rangers
AL Wildcard: Yankees

NL MVP: Carlos Gonzalez
NL Cy Young: Cliff Lee (I actually think Greinke has a good shot though)

AL MVP: Robinson Cano
AL Cy Young: David Price

Phillies over Red Sox in 5

Greinke will have to be very dominant to win the Cy Young even though he will have missed possibly a month of the season. Hopefully he can be good, but I think that Gallardo has a better chance of winning it than Greinke.

 

[gocubs2118]

NL East: Philly
NL Central: Reds (barf)
NL West: Giants
NL Wild Card: Braves

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Athletics
AL Wild Card: Yankees

World Series: Red Sox over Braves

 

[jdoggivjc]

Fair enough, but you cant make the argument that the Brewers have a more successful organization than that of the Cubs...

I'm not much of a fan of either team, but that statement is certainly up for debate. Any real "success" that the Cubs truly had as an organization occurred before the Brewers/Pilots were even in existence. And at least the Brewers have been in the World Series in the last 60 or so years.

If it weren't for the fact that the Cubs are one of the oldest organizations in baseball, stating that the Cubs are a successful organization (in terms of wins and championships) would be an overstatement.

 

[dtclones]

I don't get all the Cincinnati love. They came out of nowhere last year because a bunch of guys had career years (Joey Votto) or a resurgence (Scott Rolen). I don't see it happening again. Their pitching won't cut it.

 

[dtclones]

Greinke will have to be very dominant to win the Cy Young even though he will have missed possibly a month of the season. Hopefully he can be good, but I think that Gallardo has a better chance of winning it than Greinke.

Oh, I guess I didn't realize he was going to be out for a while. Nevermind then.

 

[chuckd4735]

I'm not much of a fan of either team, but that statement is certainly up for debate. Any real "success" that the Cubs truly had as an organization occurred before the Brewers/Pilots were even in existence. And at least the Brewers have been in the World Series in the last 60 or so years.

If it weren't for the fact that the Cubs are one of the oldest organizations in baseball, stating that the Cubs are a successful organization (in terms of wins and championships) would be an overstatement.

The only thing the Brewers have to hang their hats in is an AL pennant in 1982 and a wild card birth in the last couple of years. In that same time, the Cubs have won 5 division titles and have had a wild card birth. If your making the argument based solely off of world series appearances than yes, the Brewers have been more successful.

 

[jdoggivjc]

I don't get all the Cincinnati love. They came out of nowhere last year because a bunch of guys had career years (Joey Votto) or a resurgence (Scott Rolen). I don't see it happening again. Their pitching won't cut it.

Cincinnati is as viable as any pick for the NL Central outside of Pittsburgh and Houston. With the Cardinals blowing out its pitching in spring training, the Cubs being the Cubs, and the Brewers being the Brewers, the Reds could easily win what is an extremely wide open division, even if they won it last year to players having "career years" to do so - it may not take "career years" out of Reds players to do it this year.

 

[pyrocyz]

Oh, I guess I didn't realize he was going to be out for a while. Nevermind then.

Yeah he cracked a rib playing pick up basketball. Should be cleared to throw again very soon.

 

[jdoggivjc]

The only thing the Brewers have to hang their hats in is an AL pennant in 1982 and a wild card birth in the last couple of years. In that same time, the Cubs have won 5 division titles and have had a wild card birth. If your making the argument based solely off of world series appearances than yes, the Brewers have been more successful.

But hey - at least Brewers fans don't go blaming all of their teams' problems over the last century on a goat and a dorky-looking guy wearing glasses and a Walkman, so at least they've got that going for them...

 

[dtclones]

Cincinnati is as viable as any pick for the NL Central outside of Pittsburgh and Houston. With the Cardinals blowing out its pitching in spring training, the Cubs being the Cubs, and the Brewers being the Brewers, the Reds could easily win what is an extremely wide open division, even if they won it last year to players having "career years" to do so - it may not take "career years" out of Reds players to do it this year.

I agree with you, I think a lot of people pick the Reds by default because the division is so wide open. Really, the only decent argument against the Reds is that they are kind of unproven. The Cards lost a big piece of the puzzle with Wainwright but they still have potentially a very potent line up. Nobody wants to pick the Cubs because, like you said, they are the Cubs and same with the Brewers.