Our predictions for the 2006 season (made independently despite their similarity):
NICK MOSVICK
AL West
Oakland
AL Central
Cleveland
AL East
New York
AL Wild Card
Twins
AL Division Round
Minnesota over New York
Oakland over Cleveland
AL Championship
Oakland over Minnesota
NL West
Los Angeles
NL Central
St. Louis
NL East
New York
NL Wild Card
Atlanta
NL Division Round
New York over Los Angeles
St. Louis over Atlanta
NL Championship
St. Louis over New York
World Series
St. Louis over Oakland
AL MVP
Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP
Albert Pujols
AL Cy Young
Johan Santana
NL Cy Young
Jake Peavy
AL Rookie of the Year
Joel Zumaya
NL Rookie of the Year
Matt Cain
NICK NELSON
AL West
Oakland
AL Central
Cleveland
AL East
New York
AL Wild Card
Minnesota
AL Division Round
Minnesota over New York
Oakland over Cleveland
AL Championship
Oakland over Minnesota
NL West
Los Angeles
NL Central
St. Louis
NL East
Atlanta
NL Wild Card
New York
NL Division Round
Atlanta over Los Angeles
St. Louis over New York
NL Championship
St. Louis over Atlanta
World Series
St. Louis over Oakland
AL MVP
Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP
Albert Pujols
AL Cy Young
Roy Halladay
NL Cy Young
Carlos Zambrano
AL Rookie of the Year
Francisco Liriano
NL Rookie of the Year
Jeremy Hermida
Sunday, March 26, 2006
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4 comments:
Come on! You pick the Twins to win the Wild Card spot and then have them going out in the ALCS? Everyone knows the Wild Card team has won 3 of the past 4 World Series.
Seriously though, I think putting the Twins in the playoffs might be a bit too hopeful. I'm crossing my fingers though.
Yeah, I didn't want the Twins pick to come off as homerish. But as I explained in my AL preview last week, there are a lot of reasons to think the Twins will improve quite a bit offensively this season. And that would allow them to win a lot of the close games they lost last year.
Maybe it is a little optimistic to expect them to post such a good record in what will be a tough division, but being pessimistic is just no fun.
Twins winning the wild card? Come on. I love the Twins too, but they won't be able to sniff the wild card spot this year.
A.J.- I wanted to be a little more creative, I really did, but I just can't see anyone in either league toppling these guys barring injury. The AP isn't totally against voting the same guy in on multiple occasions -- Barry Bonds won the NL MVP four consecutive times prior to Pujols winning it last year.
John- We shall see. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but with that pitching, all it will take is a few more breaks on offense.
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