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On Sunday when the Season starts(exluding the 2 games the A's and the Redsox play) a MOD or ADIMN can close the topic and PIN it so we can all see how we did, at the end of the season.

AL East Redsox
AL CentalTigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card The Rays

AL MVPCarl Crawford
AL Cy Young CC Sabathia
AL Rookie of the Year Evan Longria
AL Comeback Player of the YearFransico Liriano

NL West Dogers
NL Central Cubs
NL East Phillies
NL Wild Card NY Mets

NL MVP Ryan Howard
NL Cy Young Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto
NL Comeback Player of the Year Mark Proir



I belive the Rays are ready to win now.

Carl Crawford will break out this year

CC is in a contract year

If Liriano gets 8 wins he will get the CBPOY

After the left side of the infeild the Mets Offense is full of Question Marks

Dont sleep on the Braves but I dont think they can win inl ess Chipper plays in 145 games

AL East Red Sox
AL Cental Tigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Yankees

AL MVP Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year Fransico Liriano

NL West D-Backs
NL Central Cubs
NL East Mets
NL Wild Card Braves

NL MVP David Wright
NL Cy Young Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto
NL Comeback Player of the Year Mark Prior

evan longoria will be in AAA for the beginning of the year.

Doesn't mean he won't win it.

Exhibit A: Ryan Braun

Olney predicted that the Yankees win the division and the red sox would be out of the playoffs in 2006, he was right. He then preicted the red sox would win the division and the Yankees the wild card in 2007, he was right. He now says the red sox will win the wild card while the Yankees win the division. So I'll say

AL East Yankees
AL Cental Indians
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Red Sox

AL MVP A-Rod
AL Cy Young Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year Harden

NL West D-backs
NL Central Brewers
NL East Braves
NL Wild Card Mets

NL MVP Utley
NL Cy Young Johanz
NL Rookie of the Year Clayton Kershaw
NL Comeback Player of the Year hmmm, idk Sheets?

AL East Redsox
AL Cental Tigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Yankees

AL MVP Manny or Arod
AL Cy Young Scott Kazmir
AL Rookie of the Year Daric Barton, but Longoria if he gets called up before mid May.
AL Comeback Player of the Year Ervin Santana

NL West Dogers
NL Central Brewers
NL East Mets
NL Wild Card Cubs/Braves

NL MVP Ryan Howard
NL Cy Young Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year Colby Rasmus if he's called up before mid-May. If not, then Upton.
NL Comeback Player of the Year Nick Johnson?

AL East -- Red Sox
AL Cental -- Indians
AL West -- Mariners
AL Wild Card -- Blue Jays

AL MVP -- David Ortiz
AL Cy Young -- Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year -- Ian Kennedy
AL Comeback Player of the Year -- Vernon Wells (or Travis Hafner)

NL West -- Diamondbacks
NL Central -- Brewers
NL East -- Mets
NL Wild Card -- Braves

NL MVP -- David Wright
NL Cy Young -- Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year -- JR Towles
NL Comeback Player of the Year -- Brad Lidge

AL East Boston Red Sox
AL Central Detroit Tigers
AL West Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card Cleveland Indians

AL MVP Miguel Cabrera
AL Cy Young Justin Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Comeback Player of the Year Joe Crede

NL West Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Central Chicago Cubs
NL East Atlanta Braves
NL Wild Card New York Mets/Philadelphia Phillies

NL MVP Chase Utley
NL Cy Young Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year Kosuke Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year Pedro Martinez

AL East: Red Sox
AL Cental: Tigers
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Indians

AL MVP: Alex Rodriquez
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Rich Harden

NL West: Dodgers
NL Central: Cubs
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: Phillies

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year: Geovany Soto
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Mark Prior

AL East -- Yankees
AL Central -- INdians
AL West -- Mariners
AL Wild Card -- Red Sox

AL MVP -- Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young -- Felix Hernandez
AL Rookie of the Year -- Joba Chamberlain
AL Comeback Player of the Year -- jesus I dunno...Wells I guess.

NL West -- Diamondbacks
NL Central -- Brewers
NL East -- Mets
NL Wild Card -- Dodgers

NL MVP -- Prince Fielder
NL Cy Young -- Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year -- Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year -- honestly, I don't care

AL East Boston
AL Cental Tigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Indians

AL MVP Miguel Cabrera
AL Cy Young Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year Carlos Gomez
AL Comeback Player of the Year

NL West Diamondbacks
NL Central Brewers
NL East Mets
NL Wild Card Reds

NL MVP Prince Fielder
NL Cy Young Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year Bruce / Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year

AL East: Yankees :)
AL Cental: Detroit
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Cleveland

AL MVP: I want to say A-Rod but I think it will be Miguel Cabrera...
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year: Joba Chamberlain
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Travis Hafner

NL West: Colorado
NL Central: Brewers
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: Dodgers

NL MVP: Matt Holliday
NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year: Geovany Soto
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Jason Bay

The Rays will have their first winning season...or at least a significantly better season than their last few.

The tightest division will probably be the NL West (minus the Giants).

World Series=Subway Series? I hope. :P

I don't know how people can think the Angels can still win with the amount of injury they have.

AL East: Sox
AL Cental: El Tigres
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Cleveland

AL MVP: The Big Papa
AL Cy Young: Beckett
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby and Clay tie
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Manny Hernandez

NL West: Rox
NL Central: Cubs
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: -d0j.-ers

NL MVP: Hanley
NL Cy Young: Bronson Arroyo
NL Rookie of the Year: Rasmus
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Arroyo

AL East Yankees
AL Cental Tigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Red Sox

AL MVP A-Rod
AL Cy Young Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year Joba Chamerlain
AL Comeback Player of the Year Rich Harden

NL West Colorado
NL Central Brewers
NL East Phillies
NL Wild Card Dodgers

NL MVP Prince Fielder
NL Cy Young Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year Clayton Kershaw
NL Comeback Player of the Year Pedro

AL East Boston
AL Central Detroit
AL West Oakland
AL Wild Card Anaheim

AL MVP Ortiz
AL Cy Young Daisuke
AL Rookie of the Year Ellsbury/Buchholz
AL Comeback Player of the Year Rich Harden

NL West Dodgers
NL Central Astros
NL East Mets
NL Wild Card Brewers

NL MVP Matt Holliday
NL Cy Young Jake Peavey
NL Rookie of the Year Bruce/Fukudome/Kershaw/Soto (one of those four will win it, IMHO)
NL Comeback Player of the Year Pedro

I lol at some of these picks. Rays in the playoffs? A's in the playoffs?

AL East: Yankees
AL Cental: Tigers
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Red Sox

AL MVP: A-Rod
AL Cy Young: Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year: Joba
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Francisco Liriano

NL West: Dodgers
NL Central: Cubs
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: Phillies

NL MVP: Utley
NL Cy Young: Johan
NL Rookie of the Year: Votto
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Pedro or Andruw

AL East - Red Sox
AL Cental - Tigers
AL West - Mariners
AL Wild Card - Blue Jays

AL MVP - Manny Ramirez
AL Cy Young - Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year - Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year - Rich Harden

NL West - Rockies
NL Central - Cubs
NL East - Mets
NL Wild Card - Braves

NL MVP - Matt Holliday
NL Cy Young - Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year - Jair Jurrgens
NL Comeback Player of the Year - Pedro Martinez

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Red Sox

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia
AL Rookie of the Year: Joba? idk
AL Comeback Player of the Year: idk

NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Central: Cubs
NL East: Mets
NL Wild Card: Brewers or Phillies

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year: Bruce or Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year: idk

You can't count anyone out. The A's were there in 2006 (yeah I know, it's barely the same team). In 2006, the Tigers hadn't been in the playoffs in 19 years. ANYTHING can happen which makes it so much fun.

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Red Sox

AL MVP: David Ortiz
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Vernon Wells maybe idk

NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Central: Cubs
NL East: Braves
NL Wild Card: Mets

NL MVP: Mark Teixeira
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Eric Gagne

AL East: Boston
AL Central: Detroit
AL West: Los Angeles
AL Wild Card: New York (but Rays aren't far)

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Johnny Damon

NL West: Colorado
NL Central: Chicago
NL East: New York
NL Wild Card: Cincinnati

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year: Justin Upton
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Andruw Jones

For the 2 of you who chose J-Up as NL ROY remember he's not eligable cause he burned it up with his callup late last season.

Ah, oh well. Jay Bruce could have a decent shot at it, sort of like the Braun/Longoria deal, again. And then, there's Fukudome, who may just seal the deal from the get go.

For AL come backers, I also like J.D. Drew. He was pretty nasty in August and I think he could stretch that sort of fire out over a few more months in 2008. He'll be streaky, but his final stat line might surprise people. Another possibility would be Julio Lugo. He was so good with the Rays - no reason he can't bounce back.

No, Dusty is racist. Bruce won't get a shot in center as they have Patterson, Hopper, Dickenson and even Freel to go through before its his shot.

AL East Redsox
AL Cental Tigers
AL West Mariners
AL Wild Card Yankees

AL MVP Arod
AL Cy Young Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year Ehh Longoria?
AL Comeback Player of the Year Rich Harden

NL West Dogers
NL Central Brewers
NL East Mets
NL Wild Card Cubs

NL MVP David Wright
NL Cy Young Johan Santana
NL Rookie of the Year Colby Rasmus
NL Comeback Player of the Year idc

Wow the M's are running away with it according to you guys. Haha

Oh, well, let me think then...

I thought Maybin might be a nice pick but he has been kicked all the way down to AA after hitting sub-Mendoza in ST.

There's Colby Rasmus, Geovany Soto, Jayson Nix, Clayton Kershaw, and Johnny Cueto.

3/4 or USA Today Writers and 3/4 ESPN writers pick the Mariners to win the West.

Its Nice to here.

AL East- Yankees
AL Central- Tigers
AL West- Angels
AL Wild Card- Red Sox

AL MVP- Alex Rodriguez
AL Cy Young- Erik Bedard
AL Rookie of the Year- Evan Longoria
AL Comeback Player of the Year- idk

NL West- Diamondbacks
NL Central- Brewers
NL East- Mets
NL Wild Card- Padres

NL MVP- David Wright
NL Cy Young- Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year- Chase Headley
NL Comeback Player of the Year-idk

AL East-Red Sox
AL Central- Tigers
AL West-Mariners
AL Wild Card-Indians

AL MVP-Nick Markakis
AL Cy Young-Josh Beckett
AL Rookie of the Year-Jacoby Ellsbury
AL Comeback Player of the Year-Francisco Liriano

NL West-Dbacks
NL Central-Cubs
NL East-Mets
NL Wild Card-Braves

NL MVP-Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young-Jake Peavy
NL Rookie of the Year-Kosuke Fukudome
NL Comeback Player of the Year-Andruw Jones

so DHB says

AL East:
Boston 62%
New York 38%
AL Central:
Detroit 86%
Cleveland 14%
AL West:
Seattle 67%
Los Angeles 29%
Oakland 5%
NL East:
New York 76%
Atlanta 14%
Philadelphia 5%
NL Central:
Chicago 52%
Milwaukee 43%
Houston 5%
NL West:
Arizona 43%
Los Angeles 33%
Colorado 24%

Sounds about right, what about the awards?

Its funny no one is picking the tigers, most of them have them missing the playoffs.

I really like the Tigers this year. We all know about their offense, but their pitching staff will be enough to carry them throughout the season. Verlander is already a bonafide ace. Bonderman, when healthy, has some of the best stuff in AL. This is the year that he finally turns the corner. DTrain was a fluke and is no longer a number 1 pitcher, but he could be a very servicable number 3.

That is the making of a great 1-2-3 combo. Combine that with their offense, and I think they are favorites in Central and maybe AL.

You kidding? It's Verlander then....no one...

Bonderman is 28-10 with a 3.65 ERA before the All Star break over the past 3 years. One of these years he will put up those numbers throughout the whole season, and Verlander and Bonderman will be one of the better 1-2 punches in the league.

Also, DTrain is better than the 5 ERA he posted last year. Hes never going to have an ERA below 3 again, but I see no reason why he can't settle into that 3.9-4.2 ERA range. If so, that is a very servicable number 3 pitcher.

Lol Jeremy Bonderman is a beast. I like him and Verlander up there, but after that it is question marks. I can see the Tigers trading for an RP or two, probably shopping future beast Brandon Hamilton around.

Ok, we'll see this year, but he's been very inconsistant.

Bondo established his changeup this spring...he'll surprise some people.