2009 MLB Prediction Thread

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Kansas wins the central hahahaa.

These are my predictions for gambling purposes.

I see good value in the Royals at 10 to 1 to win the Central.

Many "experts" have them slotted anywhere from first to last, but the majority I've seen have them coming in third place.

Either way, they'll be much improved which was my original point in crowning them the Champs of that division.

Lets see your predictions, buddy.

Hope fading after Royals lose of 16 of 21 games
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)???After beginning the year on such a promising note, the Kansas City Royals must feel trapped in a cruel and savage time warp.

It???s no longer 2009. It???s 2005. They???re not the team that improved its record three years in a row, charmed everyone who believes in the work ethic and became the sexy pick in the AL Central. Again they look like stumblebums and sadsacks, hopeless also-rans in the midst of a long and dreary 100-loss year.

The schedule, in what almost seemed an act of mercy, gave the Royals Monday off before they launch a nine-game road trip. So there was time to collect their thoughts following a painful 1-5 homestand in which almost nothing went right and even Zack Greinke(notes) failed to hold a three-run lead.

What???s so shocking is that just three weeks ago, the bad times finally seemed to be behind them.

 

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So far from what I see it's Boston vs. either the Phillies or *gasp* the Dodgers.

 

[soxmuscle]

Haha.

Once again, hindsight is 20/20; you don't have the right to question my picks given that you didn't make predictions of your own.

You're making an NFL Prediction thread and actually participating in it instead of constantly bumping it and tearing apart people who had the balls to make their predictions.

Eli Manning MVP?

 

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AL MVP -Derek Jeter (NYY)

Comeback player of the year- David Ortiz (Bos)

Wow.....who would have thought this would almost be the case.


Although I don't think he has all of the numbers to be MVP this year he sure has made a case.
I was just kidding with this one, and with the god awful start Papi had and then to turn it around I would give him the comeback player award if it was done within the season.

 

[soxmuscle]

Jeter shouldn't win it but he'll be in contention, for sure.

 

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Jeter shouldn't win it but he'll be in contention, for sure.

They say that being on a winning team helps out...I can see if the stats are the same.

 

[soxmuscle]

Nobody's stats are comparable to Joe Mauer.

Has a full time catcher ever had a better season than the one Joe Mauer is currently having?

When all is said and done and if he can remain healthy, Joe Mauer will go down as the best catcher to ever live.

 

[Double D]

Obviously to late for predeictions, but Cards and Phillies in the NLCS looks pretty good. Thats series would be fun.

 

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Nobody's stats are comparable to Joe Mauer.

Has a full time catcher ever had a better season than the one Joe Mauer is currently having?

When all is said and done and if he can remain healthy, Joe Mauer will go down as the best catcher to ever live.

There were a few good defensive and offensive catchers out there, that's a position that's hard to judge so soon.
They may try to save him and switch him to first in the future.

Here's my real short list in no special order.

Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Bill Dickey

The generous picks..
Munson
Fisk
Pudge
Piazza (mostly his bat)

 

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Yankees beat Red Sox, clinch American League East title

The Yankees finally can christen their new home with Champagne after they clinched the American League East title and home field advantage in the playoffs Sunday afternoon against - of all teams - their bitter rivals, the Red Sox.
Hideki Matsui's two-run single off Takashi Saito in the sixth inning erased a one-run Boston lead and prompted the 47,576 fans at the new Stadium to leap to their feet, beginning the celebration that was capped by the Yanks' 4-2 victory.
As the game ended, the Yankees streamed onto the field, the Sox filed out of the visiting dugout, forced to endure Yankee merriment for the second time in five years. The Yankees last clinched the division in a game against the Red Sox in 2005 when they won on the next-to-the-last day of the season at Fenway.
Mark Teixeira gave the Yankees an insurance run in the eighth inning by blasting his 38th homer - one off the lead in the AL - off Daniel Bard.
Andy Pettitte (14-7) was terrific and perhaps cleared up any lingering concerns that his left shoulder is fatigued. He allowed seven hits and two runs in six innings, striking out four and walking three. Pettitte has won at least 14 games in a season 12 times.
He was a tick better than Boston starter Paul Byrd (1-3), who allowed three runs and seven hits in 5.2 innings.
Brian Bruney retired all five batters he faced over the seventh and eighth innings, Phil Coke struck out David Ortiz to end the eighth and Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his 44th save. The Red Sox had the tying runs on with one out on a hit and a Robinson Cano error and they were in scoring position when Rivera retired Jacoby Ellsbury on a tapper back to the mound for the final out with everyone who was left in the seats standing.
The Yankees gathered near the mound for hugs and back slaps as Frank Sinatra's version of "New York, New York" blared through the loudspeakers and fans applauded.
The Yankees have the choice of whether they want to play in the division series that has a day off between Games 1 & 2, a choice they could make because it would mean only using three starting pitchers in the first round and they could use everyone in their bullpen in every game. The deadline to pick is one hour after their opponent is settled, which right now looks like it would be the AL Central winner.
The Yankees trailed, 2-1, entering the bottom of the sixth inning but scored twice with two out to take the lead. Mark Teixeira singled on a pop into center that Jacoby Ellsbury dove for but couldn't snare and Alex Rodriguez battled back from an 0-2 count to hit a liner into center for another hit.

Read more: Yankees sweep Red Sox, clinch American League East title
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[Triple Threat]

I know it's only the AL east title, but it was great that the Red Sox players had to watch the Yankees celebrate.

 

[tucker01]

Worst attendance for MLB since 2003.

 

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I wonder why.

 

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AL Pennant - Boston Red Sox
NL Pennant - Atlanta Braves x
World Series - Boston Red Sox

AL East: Boston Red Sox x
AL Central: Kansas City Royals x
AL West: Oakland Athletics x
AL Wild Card: New York Yankees x

NL East: Atlanta Braves x
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks x
NL Wild Card: New York Mets x

AL Sleeper - Oakland x , KC x , Minnesota?
NL Sleeper - San Franciscox , Arizona x, Cincinnatix , Pittsburgh x
AL Cy Young - Josh Beckett (Bos) x
AL MVP - David Ortiz (Bos) x
AL Rookie of Year - Matt Wieters (Bal)

NL MVP - Carlos Beltran (NYL) x

NL Cy Young - Javier Vasquez (Atl) hmmmm

NL Rookie of Year - Tommy Hanson (Atl) Good pick

Best Rotation - Boston Red Sox (Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Wakefield, Penny, Smoltz, Buchholz) x
Best Offense - Texas Rangers x while they were good, the Angels and Yankees had better numbers.
Best Bullpen - Boston Red Sox (Papelbon, Okajima, Ramirez, Delcarmen, Masterson, Saito, Lopez)

x Yankees and Angels tied for most saves while Boston was 14. I can't find a separate bullpen stat site.....blown saves, lost leads...

 

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AL
Red Sox X
Detroit ?
Oakland X
Wild Card-Royals X

NL
NYM X
Cubs X
Padres X
Wild Card-Cardinals X

NL champ-Cubs X
AL champ-Oakland X

Cubs win, cubs win, cubs win!

YouTube - Harry Caray memorable calls(audio)

The Cards won their division and Boston settled for the WC

 

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I am picking the Mets to win it all.

AL East: Boston X
AL Central: Minnesota ?
AL West: Anaheim of California County
WC: Tampa Bay X

NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: St Louis
NL West: LA
WC: Florida

X
Not bad.

 

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AL East: Tampa X
AL Central : Minnesota ?
AL West: Angels
WC: Yanks X

NL East: Mets X
NL Central: Chicago X
NL West : LA
WC: Philly X

AL Champs: Tampa X
NL Champs: Cubs X

WS: Cubs X

It's OK.

 

[tucker01]

Was waiting for someone to do that LOL.

 

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The reason I never make predictions it's due to the fact I don't watch every team play, especially the West coast teams.

Next year once they make trades and sign free agents I'll jump in, I really did like that Texas team.
Let's see if the Jays improve, that GM you had was bad.

 

[tucker01]

Jays are a decent team in a ridiculously hard division. Boston, New York, Tampa.

The basically had only on real starting pitcher Halladay..... the rest were rookies.

Halladay is for sure gone now, he was pretty tight with richarddi.

 

[I Are Baboon]

The reason I never make predictions it's due to the fact I don't watch every team play, especially the West coast teams.

Neither do I. I only watch Red Sox and Yankees games. I watch a shit ton of ESPN though and listen to sports talk radio, so I get to hear a lot of opinions about different teams. I just kind of go by that.

With the NFL, I can sit watch any game no matter who's playing. With baseball though, I have a hard time staying interested without the Sox or Yanks playing, unless there is some reason for me to watch.

 

[tucker01]

Neither do I. I only watch Red Sox and Yankees games. I watch a shit ton of ESPN though and listen to sports talk radio, so I get to hear a lot of opinions about different teams. I just kind of go by that.

With the NFL, I can sit watch any game no matter who's playing. With baseball though, I have a hard time staying interested without the Sox or Yanks playing, unless there is some reason for me to watch.

Exact same as me.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Speaking of needing a reason to watch, I'm looking forward to that Twins/Tigers game tomorrow.

IAB prediction: Twins 9, Tigers 2. Twins get swept by NYY in ALDS.

 

[tucker01]

Speaking of needing a reason to watch, I'm looking forward to that Twins/Tigers game tomorrow.

IAB prediction: Twins 9, Tigers 2. Twins get swept by NYY in ALDS.

Yep excited. 5pm start. In minny

I hope minny wins,but that will be good for NYY if they do.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Yep excited. 5pm start. In minny

I hope minny wins,but that will be good for NYY if they do.

5:00 start means I *might* get to see the whole game before falling asleep.

I think the only chance the Yanks had of losing the ALDS was if Detroit wrapped up the division Saturday and the could pitch Verlander in games 1 and 4.

 

[tucker01]

5:00 start means I *might* get to see the whole game before falling asleep.

I think the only chance the Yanks had of losing the ALDS was if Detroit wrapped up the division Saturday and the could pitch Verlander in games 1 and 4.

If the Yanks blow this, it is one of the biggest collapses.

 

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If the Yanks blow this, it is one of the biggest collapses.

Stop that!

Even though they kicked their ass during the season this team right now is very hot.

 

[tucker01]

Stop that!

Even though they kicked their ass during the season this team right now is very hot.

Can't help it.... this team has a disgusting amount of talent.

 

[I Are Baboon]

There is absolutely no chance in hell that the Twins can beat the Yankees.

 

[Triple Threat]

There is absolutely no chance in hell that the Twins can beat the Yankees.

Reverse psychology will not work.