MLB 2006 Predictions

[robsmyth40]

Mets over Cards in 5 / Cubs over Giants in 4
Yankees over Angels in 3 / BoSox over ChiSox in 5

Cubs over Mets in 6 / Yankees over BoSox in 5

Cubs over Yankees in 7

[Guerrero Mad Man 2715]

AL West:
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Athletics
4. Mariners

AL Central:
1. Cleveland
2. White Sox (Wild Card)
3. Twins
4. Tigers
5. Royals

AL East:
1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Devil Rays
4. Orioles
5. Blue Jays

NL West:
1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies

NL Central:
1. Cardinals
2. Astros (Wild Card)
3. Cubs
4. Brewers
5. Reds
6. Pirates

NL East:
1. Mets
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Nationals
5. Marlins

ALDS:
Angels over White Sox (3 - 2)
Red Sox over Indians (3 - 2)

NLDS:
Cards over Giants (3 - 0)
Mets over Astros (3 - 1)

ALCS:
Angels over Red Sox (4 - 2)

NLCS:
Cardinals over Mets (4 - 3)

World Series
Angels over Cards (4 - 2)

AL MVP: Travis Hafner
NL MVP: Barry Bonds

WS MVP: Vladimir Guerrero

AL Cy Young: Mark Buehrle
NL Cy Young: Mark Mulder

[robsmyth40]

you are overestimating the Angels a bit.........

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

and you are underestimating the Nationals A LOT!!
The Phillies should be fourth.

[Guerrero Mad Man 2715]

bahhh, Angel haters...

[Astro]

See as how most teams dont even have their lineups set for 2006, I'll wait till around March to make my predictions, in the BF prediction thread

[steveox]

Nationals had a miracle season.I dont expect for them to win like that again.Remember they are still the montreal expos and the same group runs that front office with bad management.

[redlegsfan21]

Tim Wakefield(111) will break Cy Young's(112) record for most career losses as a Red Sox. That's my prediction

[Lprof]

Originally Posted by robsmyth40

Mets over Cards in 5 / Cubs over Giants in 4
Yankees over Angels in 3 / BoSox over ChiSox in 5

Cubs over Mets in 6 / Yankees over BoSox in 5

Cubs over Yankees in 7

As an openly biased White Sox fan, I am puzzled as to how you get the Cubs into these games without having to buy tickets. It is a spotty lineup with aging, unreliable or injury prone pitching ( and one counting heavily on two unproven rookies). Usually, that doesn't get a team too far. As for the war of the Sox, it is reasonable to think they will get that far, and then who knows?

[ElHalo]

This is a bit early, but what the hey:

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
Wild Card: Blue Jays

NL East: Braves (I'm going to keep picking them until they lose, been burned before)
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Mets

ALCS: Yankees over Blue Jays
NLCS: Mets over Cardinals

WS: Yankees over Mets (this really isn't my NY bias showing; I just think these are the two best teams in baseball right now)

AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero
NL MVP: Albert Pujols

AL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Cy Young: Pedro Martinez

AL Batting Champ: Guerrero, .339
NL Batting Champ: Pujols, .345

AL HR Champ: Alex Rodriguez, 46
NL HR Champ: Pujols, 44

AL RBI Champ: Rodriguez, 152
NL RBI Champ: Pujols, 138

AL OPS Champ: Travis Hafner, 1.070
NL OPS Champ: Pujols, 1.110

AL W Champ: Randy Johnson, 20
NL W Champ: Dontrelle Willis, 23

AL ERA Champ: Johan Santana, 2.57
NL ERA Champ: Pedro Martinez, 2.38

AL K Champ: Johan Santana, 251
NL K Champ: Pedro Martinez, 234

AL WHIP Champ: Johan Santana, 0.968
NL WHIP Champ: Pedro Martinez, 0.945

[Dravecky43]

Originally Posted by Guerrero Mad Man 2715

NL MVP: Barry Bonds

Frankly, I hope you're right, but I don't think his season will be THAT good. I'm guessing something like .320-35-100 with 150 walks and Albert winning the MVP again.

[robsmyth40]

Originally Posted by Lprof

As an openly biased White Sox fan, I am puzzled as to how you get the Cubs into these games without having to buy tickets. It is a spotty lineup with aging, unreliable or injury prone pitching ( and one counting heavily on two unproven rookies). Usually, that doesn't get a team too far. As for the war of the Sox, it is reasonable to think they will get that far, and then who knows?

Like I said, I think the Cubs did well in the offseason (so far) and that they will be a better balanced team with plenty of depth and speed. If Kerry Wood and Mark Prior stay healthy and can contribute, and the bullpen does at least an ok job, watch out.

Who thought the White Sox would win the WS last season? Ditto the Red Sox in 2004, the Marlins in 2003, the Angels in 2002, and the Diamondbacks in 2001.

It seems to be a trend....

[UnderPressure]

You got the Marlins and Red Sox mixed up, dude.

[VTSoxFan]

Originally Posted by Guerrero Mad Man 2715

AL East:
1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Devil Rays
4. Orioles
5. Blue Jays

I'd like to know where you got your optimism. The Sox have a front office that's about as organized as a bucket of live bait; at the point we have no CF, SS, leadoff hitter and a weird platoon at 1B. You know I'd love to see this prediction come true (except switch the Jays and Yanks ), but right now I don't see it happening this way.

I also don't see the Jays falling off the map like this. Their owner is finally ponying up some $ for his team, and they should be better than last place.

Originally Posted by VTSoxFan

You know I'd love to see this prediction come true (except switch the Jays and Yanks )

Gee Annie, I have never thought that you would be such a bad sport.

[Big_Mac]

as of the moves right now...

al east
1. yankees
2. blue jays (wc)
3. red sox
4. devil rays
5. o's

al central
1. white sox
2. indians
3. twins
4. tigers
5. royals

al west
1. oakland (it's there year, got that feeling)
2. los angeles of whatever angels
3. seattle
4. texas

nl east
1. braves (like el halo, i've picked against the braves so many times. like USC in college football, no matter how you try to pick against them, they'll oull through. plus, i don't see anyone else in the divison to de-throne them. losing mazzone will hurt though.)
2. mets (wc)
3. nats
4. phillies
5. marlins

nl central
1. cards
2. astros
3. cubs
4. brewers
5. pirates
6. reds

nl west
1. giants
2. dodgers
3. padres
4. diamondbacks
5. rockies

[Blackout]

Originally Posted by Guerrero Mad Man 2715

AL West:
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Athletics
4. Mariners

AL Central:
1. Cleveland
2. White Sox (Wild Card)
3. Twins
4. Tigers
5. Royals

AL East:
1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Devil Rays
4. Orioles
5. Blue Jays

NL West:
1. Giants
2. Padres
3. Dodgers
4. Diamondbacks
5. Rockies

NL Central:
1. Cardinals
2. Astros (Wild Card)
3. Cubs
4. Brewers
5. Reds
6. Pirates

NL East:
1. Mets
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Nationals
5. Marlins

ALDS:
Angels over White Sox (3 - 2)
Red Sox over Indians (3 - 2)

NLDS:
Cards over Giants (3 - 0)
Mets over Astros (3 - 1)

ALCS:
Angels over Red Sox (4 - 2)

NLCS:
Cardinals over Mets (4 - 3)

World Series
Angels over Cards (4 - 2)

AL MVP: Travis Hafner
NL MVP: Barry Bonds

WS MVP: Vladimir Guerrero

AL Cy Young: Mark Buehrle
NL Cy Young: Mark Mulder

hahahaha thanks, i needed a good laugh

[BillyF29]

Why not??

AL East
1. New York
2. Boston
3. Toronto
4. Tampa Bay
5. Baltimore

AL Central
1. Cleveland
2. Minnesota (WC)
3. Chicago
4. Detroit
5. Kansas City

AL West
1. Los Angeles
2. Oakland
3. Texas
4. Seattle

NL East
1. New York (although I know better, like Halo said)
2. Atlanta
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington
5. Florida

NL Central
1. St. Louis
2. Milwaukee (WC) Yep, I just went there!!!!
3. Houston
4. Chicago
5. Cincinnati
6. Pittsburgh

NL West
1. San Francisco
2. San Diego
3. Los Angeles
4. Arizona
5. Colorado

Playoffs
New York d. Minnesota (3-2)
Los Angeles d. Cleveland (3-1)
New York d. St. Louis (3-1)
San Francisco d. Milwaukee (3-2)

New York d. Los Angeles (4-2)
New York d. San Francisco (4-1)

New York d. New York (4-3)

[BillyF29]

I forgot to explain myself about Milwaukee, they will be playing in a super weak division this year, outiside of St. Louis. I think Houston will finally feel their age, and the rest just wont be that good. I don't feel Milwaukee is better than say Atlanta, Philly, San Diego, or even LA, but they will win more games next year, I think.

BTW:
AL MVP=Travis Hafner
NL MVP= Baroid

[digglahhh]

Originally Posted by BillyF29

BTW:
AL MVP=Travis Hafner
NL MVP= Baroid

Hafner is going to be exclusively a DH this year, I believe.

If David Ortiz couldn't pull out the MVP last year with that season and all those late game heroics, I'm skeptical that Hafner can pull it out. That said I think he's a fantastic hitter.

[Dravecky43]

Originally Posted by BillyF29

New York d. New York (4-3)

LOL. Good one.

[Dravecky43]

Originally Posted by BillyF29

NL MVP= Baroid

Um, I don't recognize the name. Would someone fill me in?

[Clockwork]

NL East
Mets
Braves
Phillies
Nats
Marlins

NL Central
Cardinals
Cubs (WC)
Brewers
Astros
Pirates
Reds

NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL CYA: Pedro Martinez

NLDS:
Cubs/Mets: Cubs
Dodgers/Cardinals: Cardinals

NLCS:
Cubs/Cardinals: Cubs

Al East
Yankees
BLUE JAYS - this is more of a knock on the sox than anything.
Red Sox
Orioles
Devil Rays

AL Central
Indians
White Sox (WC)
Tigers
Twins
Royals

AL West
Angels
Rangers
A's
Mariners

AL MVP: Gary Sheffield
AL CYA: Mark Buerhle sounds good

ALDS:
White Sox/Yankees: White Sox
Indians/Angels: Angels

ALCS:
White Sox/Angels: Angels


World Series: Cubs vs Angels, Angels in 6

[BasEbaLlKnoItAll]

Way too early for this but Ill throw it out there.

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Blue Jays
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Astros
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Braves


...probably change it as the season approaches.

[KingJ]

Be prepared for the Nationals to take it all in my dreams! Totally unrealistic, but hey, this is for fun!

AL East:
1. Yankees 97-65
2. Blue Jays 93-69 (WC...it could be boston...it could be Cleveland)
3. Red Sox 91-71
4. Orioles 73-89
5. Devil Rays 69-93 (why are so many people ranking them so high? they haven't done squat)

AL Central:
1. White Sox 109-53
2. Cleveland 92-70
3. Twins 70-92
4. Royals 66-96
5. Tigers 65-97

AL West:
1. Athletics 96-66
2. Angels 92-70
3. Rangers 91-71
4. Mariners 39-123

NL East:
1. Nationals 98-64
2. Mets 94-68 (WC)
3. Phillies 85-77
4. Braves 68-94
5. Marlins 59-103

NL Central:
1. Cubs 100-62
2. Astros 88-74
3. Brewers 83-79
4. Cardinals 76-86
5. Pirates 72-90
6. Reds 68-94

NL West:
1. Dodgers 92-70
2. Diamondbacks 84-78
3. Giants 81-81
4. Padres 67-95
5. Rockies 47-115

ALDS:
White Sox over Blue Jays 3-1
A's over Yankees 3-2

NLDS:
Cubs over Mets 3-0
Nationals over Dodgers 3-2

ALCS:
White Sox over A's 4-0

NLCS:
Nationals over Cubs 4-3 (Curse lives on thanks to an unbelievebale Top 9th, 2 out, 0-2 count grand slam while down 3 by Cristian Guzman in Game 7 )

World Series
White Sox over Nationals 4-0

AL MVP: Troy Glaus
NL MVP: Ryan Church

WS MVP: Jim Thome

AL Cy Young: Cliff Lee
NL Cy Young: John Patterson