Baseball picks

[KSigkid]

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

[Betarulz!]

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.

[dzandiloo]

Rangers all the way.



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....

[GiantsChic]

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

[thesweetestone]

American League Pennant: NYC

National League Pennant: ATL

World Series: ATL

MVP (AL and NL): Jeter, Maddox

Rookie of the Year (AL and NL): ???

Cy Young Award (AL and NL): Greg Maddox

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

[Hootie]

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

[KSig RC]

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

[Thrillhouse]

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

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by Thrillhouse
NL Cy young: Randy Johnson third greatest lefty ever

fixed it for ya

[sigtau305]

Originally posted by KSigkid
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

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

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.

[sigtau305]

Originally posted by dzandiloo
Rangers all the way.

Rangers??? you're scaring me

[Thrillhouse]

Originally posted by KSig RC
fixed it for ya

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

Anyone remember Pedro Guerero?

[KSigkid]

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)

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by Thrillhouse
Just curious, who do you think is better than Johnson?

Koufax
George Herman Ruth