2006 Predictions

[BGarrett7]

Re: 2006 Predictions

Another year, another round of stubborn Mets picks.

And another first round loss.

[tc23]

Re: 2006 Predictions

AL East- Yanks
AL Central- White Sox
AL West- Angels
AL Wildcard- Indians

AL Winner- Yankees
AL MVP- Vlad
AL Cy- Johan Santana


NL East- Braves
NL Central- Cardinals
NL West- Dodgers
NL Wildcard- Mets


NL Winner- Cardinals
NL MVP- Pujols
NL Cy- Zambrano

Comeback Player of the Year: Nomar Garciaparra

World Series Champions : St Louis Cardinals (another long year for Cubs fans)

[sportsdude]

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People are on crack if they think the Yankees are missing the post season. Our teams have been built for the long haul for the last 5 years - which is why we have success in the regular season and blow in the post season. The trend will continue this year.

Built for the long haul? How, by calling up a few rookies and praying that they play better than the creaky old men they replaced? By signing a center fielder with a noodle of an arm? By signing a 41 year old left handed pitcher who looks like he belongs in a NASCAR? I'm sorry man but the Yankees are never built for the future. The Yankees are always built for the year at hand, and that's it.

[Birdsonbat]

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AL East - Yankees
AL Central - Indians
AL West - Angels
AL Wildcard - Red Sox

AL Winner - Indians
AL MVP - Vladimir Guerrero
AL ROY - Kenji Johjima
AL Cy Young - Johan Santana

NL East - Braves
NL Central - Cardinals
NL West - Dodgers
NL Wildcard - Mets

NL Winner - Cardinals
NL MVP - Albert Pujols
NL ROY - Prince Fielder
NL Cy Young - Roy Oswalt

[ehh]

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Built for the long haul? How, by calling up a few rookies and praying that they play better than the creaky old men they replaced? By signing a center fielder with a noodle of an arm? By signing a 41 year old left handed pitcher who looks like he belongs in a NASCAR? I'm sorry man but the Yankees are never built for the future. The Yankees are always built for the year at hand, and that's it.

I don't mean the long haul as in years and years, I mean the long haul as in 162 games and not a 5 or 7 game playoff series.

That's great, but just because I think they'll fall short makes me on crack huh?

Um, okay. Terribly sorry I offended you. I'll be nicer from now on.

[marinersfan09]

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Ok....here we go

AL East- Yankees
AL Central- White Sox
AL West- A's
AL Wild Card- Indians

AL Winner- Yankees
AL MVP- Travis Hafner
AL ROY- Jon Papelbon
AL Cy Young- Rich Harden

NL East- Braves
NL Central- Cardinals
NL West- Giants
NL Wild Card- Mets

NL Winner- Cardinals
NL MVP- Albert Pujols
NL ROY- Jeremy Hermida
NL Cy Young- Dontrelle Willis

World Series Champion: New York Yankees in six (they are due)

[larrygiterdone]

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AL East- Orioles
AL Central- Royals
AL West- Angels
AL Wild Card- Blue Jays

AL Winner- Royals
AL MVP- Travis Hafner
AL ROY- Jon Papelbon
AL Cy Young- Rich Harden

NL East- Marlins
NL Central- Pirates
NL West- Rockies
NL Wild Card- Brewers

NL Winner- Marlins
NL MVP- Albert Pujols
NL ROY- Jeremy Hermida
NL Cy Young- Dontrelle Willis

World Series Champion: Florida Marlins in six

[GBrushTWood]

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Honestly, I have a feeling people are really placing expectations way too high for Jonathan Papelbon. He was pretty good in his time last year, but he still only has 1 good pitch - a fastball.
It is a damned good pitch, might I add, but he has not proven he can successfully throw anything else to Major Leaguers yet. Until he does that and proves he can succeed through a full season and the playoffs, I think all annointings as the next coming of Clemens should be tempered just a bit.

I think people see the following:
- Throws 95
- Has the physical composition of a healthy, robust, "horse" type starter
- Intense competitor
- Clemens type delivery
- Short term success

and correlate that with being really, really good. These are necessary traits of becoming a filthy pitcher, but they are not sufficient enough to place high expectations. Personally, I see him as a #2 or 3 starter, which is still pretty good.

[TheMatrix31]

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AL East:

New York Yankees (1)
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

AL Central:

cleveland Indians (3)
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals

AL West:

Anaheim Angels (2)
Oakland A's (4)
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners

AL MVP: Vladimir Guererro
AL Rookie of the Year: ???
AL CY Young: Rich Harden

American League Divisional Series:

Yankees over A's in 4 games
Angels over Indians in 5 games

American League Championship Series:

Angels over Yankees in 6 Games

AL CHAMPION: ANAHEIM ANGELS

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NL East:

Atlanta Braves (2)
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Florida Marlins
Montreal Expos

NL Central:

St. Louis Cardinals (1)
Houston Astros (4)
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds

NL West:

San Francisco Giants (3)
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies

NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Tim Hudson
NL Rookie of the Year: ???

National League Divisional Series:

Braves over Astros in 5 games (Maybe this is the damn year we beat those freakin' Astros)
Cardinals over Giants in 4 games

National League Championship Series:

Braves over Cardinals in 7 games

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: ATLANTA BRAVES

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**** WORLD SERIES 2006***

Atlanta Braves over Anaheim Angels in 6 games
World Series MVP: Chipper Jones

WORLD CHAMPION: ATLANTA BRAVES






**Prays**

[rsox]

Re: 2006 Predictions

AL
East: Red Sox
Central: Indians
West: A's
Wild Card: Yankees

AL Winner: Red Sox
MVP: David Ortiz
ROY: Justin Verlander
Cy Young: Rich Harden

NL
East: Braves
Central: Cardinals
West: Giants
Wild Card: Astros

NL Winner: Braves
MVP: Albert Pujols
ROY: Joey Devine
Cy Young: Roy Oswalt

World Series: Red Sox over Braves in 6

[sportsdude]

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Isn't Joey Devine the guy who gave up a grand slam in his first pitching experience in the majors last year? If it is, I remember watching that live. I kinda felt bad for him, but then I remembered he's a Brave.

[BGarrett7]

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Isn't Joey Devine the guy who gave up a grand slam in his first pitching experience in the majors last year?

His first two appearances, actually.

[bsbllstr876]

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AL East- Red Sox
AL Central- White Sox
AL West- Angels
AL Wildcard- Yankees

AL Winner- White Sox
AL MVP- A-Rod
AL Cy Young- Doc

NL East- Mets
NL Central- Cards
NL West- Dodgers
NL Wildcard- Braves

NL Winner- Mets
NL MVP- Pujols
NL Cy Young- Pedro

World Series Winner- Mets

[BatsareBugs]

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Isn't Joey Devine the guy who gave up a grand slam in his first pitching experience in the majors last year? If it is, I remember watching that live. I kinda felt bad for him, but then I remembered he's a Brave.

Yeah, one of them was to Xavier Nady, his very first outing.

[sportsdude]

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I want to change my ROY predictions for both leagues.

AL ROY: Ian Kinsler
NL ROY: Ryan Zimmerman

I would choose Conor Jackson for NL, but I wonder how many ABs he'll get this year. Also, from reading a bunch of stuff, I've gathered that Conor Jackson is supposed to be the next great power hitter? Apparently he is just crushing the ball this spring, which I know is not a good indicator of regular season success, but like I said, it seems like every scout and analyst is drooling over this kid. Is he as good as advertised?