2010 Predictions

It's that time of year again. It's time to make a fool of myself with my predictions for the upcoming season. It'll be fun to look back on these in October/November to see how things played out. Feel free to chirp in with comments or post predictions of your own:

AL East:

1. New York Yankees 97-65
2. Boston Red Sox 93-69 *wild card
3. Tampa Bay Rays 88-74
4. Baltimore Orioles 77-85
5. Toronto Blue Jays 67-95

Al Central:

1. Chicago White Sox 88-74
2. Minnesota Twins 84-78
3. Detroit Tigers 82-80
4. Cleveland Indians 78-84
5. Kansas City Royals 76-86

AL West:

1. Texas Rangers 93-69
2. LA Angels 90-72
3. Seattle Mariners 85-77
4. Oakland A's 74-88

NL East:

1. Philadelphia Phillies 93-69
2. Atlanta Braves 88-74 *wild card
3. Florida Marlins 82-80
4. New York Mets 80-82
5. Washington Nationals 77-85

NL Central:

1. St. Louis Cardinals 88-74
2. Chicago Cubs 84-78
3. Milwaukee Brewers 84-78
4. Houston Astros 81-81
5. Cincinnati Reds 78-84
6. Pittsburgh Pirates 69-93

NL West:

1. LA Dodgers 94-68
2. Arizona Diamondbacks 88-74
3. San Francisco Giants 84-78
4. Colorado Rockies 80-82
5. San Diego Padres 69-93

Playoffs:

1. ALDS: Yankees over White Sox in 4, Rangers over Red Sox in 5
2. NLDS: Braves over Dodgers in 5, Cardinals over Phillies in 5
3. ALCS: Yankees over Rangers in 6, Braves over Cardinals in 5
4. World Series: Put #28 on the board - Yankees over Braves in 6

As the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair would say," to be the man you gotta beat the man." I see no reason why the Yanks won't repeat.

Post season awards:

1. AL MVP: Robinson Cano
2. NL MVP: Ryan Howard
3. AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia
4. NY Cy Young: Chris Carpenter
5. AL ROY: Brian Matusz
6. NL ROY: Jason Heyward
7. AL Manager of the Year: Joe Girardi
8. NL Manager of the Year: Joe Torre

Other predictions:

1. The AL will continue its All-Star game dominance beating the NL yet again
2. There will be 1 no hitter and 1 perfect game

Feel free to share your thoughts or post your own predictions.

2 days til first pitch!!

Peace, love and Pinstripes,

J-Boogie