Baseball picks
 

Ok everyone, time to see what everyone's picks are. Who do you think is going to win:

American League Pennant:

National League Pennant:

World Series:

MVP (AL and NL):

Rookie of the Year (AL and NL):

Cy Young Award (AL and NL):

I'll post my picks a bit later.

Collin

AL: Kansas City (I can dream can't I???)

NL: St. Louis

WS: KC

AL MVP: Mike Sweeny (KC)

NL MVP: Barry Bonds (SF)

AL Rookie:???

NL Rookie:???

AL Cy Young: Zito (OAK)

NL Cy Young: Kerry Wood (CHC)


***These are based on absolutely no research or particular knowledge of current MLB. I personally find MLB to be too pompous and unfair to be enjoyable. I also have to wonder how both players and management can't look at the NFL and say "that's what we should try to be like."

I will not be following MLB this summer to see how my picks work out.

Rangers all the way.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Seriously, I have lost track of the sport! It is sad, but in Lubbock, TX, there just isn't much exposure to MLB (which makes me even sadder for my son). I am stuck in the days of Nolan Ryan kicking Robin Ventura's arse on the mound. WOOHOO! Guess I should be a hockey fan, but alas, the Lubbock Cotton Kings ain't the Stars.

Maybe some of the responses to this thread will get me to watch again....

Gonna stick w/ my SF Giants!! I had total faith last season, and even though we didn't make it all the way, 2nd best team in all of baseball isn't bad (neither is NL champs, especially considering all the awesome teams in the NL)... I'm a true fan (not bandwagon, like some, lol)... gonna have to go w/ giants again this season :)

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AL: Boston (c'mon Sox, y'all are due)

NL: Houston (jeff kent, and the maturing of our pitching staff should equal good things.

MVPs: A-Rod AL, Sosa NL

Cy Young: Casey Fossum BoSox, Curt Shilling D'Backs

Rookies? no clue

Kitso
KS 361

My prediction is that it's Saint Louis's year BABY!

Re: Baseball picks
 

American League Pennant:
Boston Red Sox
(playoff teams: NYY, OAK, and MIN - sox win wildcard, take it to house in playoffs)

National League Pennant:
St. Louis Cardinals
(playoff teams: ATL as wc, PHI, LA)

World Series:
the sox in 6 (they'll win it on the road, because they're the sox)

MVP (AL and NL):
AL - Eric Chavez (then Manny, Ja. Giambi)
NL - Albert Pujols (then Thome, Bonds)

Rookie of the Year (AL and NL):
AL - Hideki Matsui (then Josh Phelps, Travis Hafner)
NL - Hee Seop Choi (then Joe Thurston, Jerome Williams)

Cy Young Award (AL and NL):
AL - Mike Mussina (then Pedro, one of the A's)
NL - Kevin Millwood (then Maddox, Johnson/Schilling)

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Some dark horses, for Beta, who's delusional about the NFL's salary cap:

-for Cy Young: Watch out for KRIS BENSON - he'll be sick as hell

-the Cubs might be nasty this season - assuming they play the young guys . . . either way, they're no longer the cubbies anymore, they're for real (and for a while)

-the Mets are going to suck (again) - Floyd's exceptionally overrated, and Glavine is only good for about 12 wins anymore. Don't expect Astacio to see the end of the season

-The BoSox will be unreal . . . and will still finish 3 games behind the yankees, who will have 102 wins (sox 99, next closest 95)

-Atlanta is on the way down, too - if they average 4 runs a game, i'll crap myself . . . the Giants probably can't do what they did last year, either

AL: Yankees, white sox, Oakland, Seattle with the wild card.

Yankees

NL: Phillies, Astros, Giants, cardinals for the wild card

Who knows, no real frontrunner in the group, I'll say SF again

Yankees win the world series again.

Cy Young- Pedro, even though he sits the last two weeks of the season to rest after the sox fade from contention.

NL Cy young: Randy Johnson greatest lefty ever

fixed it for ya

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American League: Minnesota Twins

National League: St. Louis

World Series: Minnesota Twins

MVP: American League-Garrett Anderson, Angels ( his time is now!!!)

National League- Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds

Rookie of the Year: American-Brandon Phillips , Cleveland Indians:D

Check Back with me on the N.L. rookies


Cy Young:American- Barry Zito, A's

National- Greg Maddux, Braves


Darkhorse Picks : American- Chicago White Sox ( As long as Frank Thomas doesn't bitch and play like he's supposed to, they got a 50/50 chance) and my Cleveland Indians ( gotta root for my team.)

National- Chicago Cubs ( keep an eye on this team. Dusty Baker and Co. will be right in the mix) and the Dodgers.;)

Rangers???:eek: you're scaring me

Just curious, who do you think is better than Johnson?

Anyone remember Pedro Guerero?

American League Pennant:
Yankees (Sox will be close, as will A's and Twins)
National League Pennant: St. Louis is going to be nasty this year
World Series: Yanks in 6

MVP (AL and NL):
AL - Alfonso Soriano (with Ja. Giambi and Torii Hunter close)
NL - Albert Pujols (with Bonds close behind)

Rookie of the Year (AL and NL):
AL - Josh Phelps (Matsui close)
NL - not sure - Choi possibly (edited to add Marlon Byrd and Lyle Overlay to the mix - both could be nasty)
Cy Young Award (AL and NL):
AL - Mike Mussina (With Pedro close - Mussina's out to prove something after a mediocre year last year)
NL - Randy Johnson (with Schilling close)

Koufax
George Herman Ruth

Koufax maybe. I'll have to disagree on Ruth.

The Yankees will win the World Series! The Yankees will win the World Series!

check his numbers, dude - in an era of high offensive numbers (although not great power stats), he held opponents to retardedly low OPS and BA against, won 20 games a couple times, and had a lifetime ERA under 3. Oh yeah, he also hit pretty well from the 9-hole too . . .

i'll dig up a link for you later

Ruth was nasty.

Was perhaps the best lefty of the era, and would have gone to the Hall of Fame as a pitcher if he didn't move to the outfield.

Also, clutch in the World Series - he had the longest Series scoreless innings streak for a while, might still have it.

Red Sox all the way! It's time!

With baseball season starting up, time to bump this thread up.

Angels had a bad first game yesterday - I have Lackey on one of my fantasy teams, so that's not good.

Got Clemens starting today against Toronto...I'm interested to see how Matsui does in his first regular season game after a solid spring.

Somebody's been sniffing on George Stienbrenner's money,I see. There's at least 4-5 teams that can give the Yankees a serious fit this year. I'm waiting to see if the Bronx Bombers' pitching staff can hold up.

Jeter already separated his left shoulder in the third inning...so if the Yankees do win a something something I doubt it will be with my most favorite player...sigh

I sniff nothing! My boyfriend Derek Jeter dislocated his shoulder. I will happily nurse him back to health.;) :D

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AL Pennant: Angels
NL Pennant: D-Backs
World Series: D-Backs
AL MVP: Pay-Rod
NL MVP: Sosa
AL ROY: Matsui
NL ROY: No Clue
AL Cy Young: Halladay
NL Cy Young: Schilling

My prediction: it will be a subway series.
The World Series: Yankees vs. Mets.
I will be happy with just one of those teams preferably the Yankees!!!:D

Sure. Just as long as you don't Spoil Derek. Steinbrenner might think you're trying to set a bad example on your boyfriend:p

GO GIANTS!!!

I have to support my boys! I know they are basically a brand new team, but they seem to be meshing pretty well. And for everyone who says they ride on Barry's coat tails, did you see Santiago, Snow, and Durham step up and hit homers last night? I believe in my team!

You and me both! Go Giants!!

NEW YORK
GO METS!!!

I'd like the record to show this pick...and since I've decided there is no shame in being a fairweather fan in a sport that you don't really follow anyways, so I've started paying attention just b/c the Royals are 11-1 at this point.

I seen highlights of the games between My Indians and the Royals. K.C. look pretty good. I think they'll do well in the Central Division.

Sorry, It looks like Philly might do it the way they been playing. and Jim Thome is actually getting used to the N.L. picthers:eek: can't wait to see how he do around July-August.

American League Pennant: Yankees

National League Pennant: Giants

World Series: Giants

MVP
NL Bonds
AL Giambi

Rookie of the Year ????

Cy Young Award
NL Schilling
AL Zito