Grey’s picks are in red. Rudy’s are in blue.
AL Pennant Winner – The Indians, balanced offense, Pronk staying healthy and a Sabathia/Carmona 1-2 punch gets them to the Series.
AL Pennant Winner - The Yankees. Feel like Girardi, the young pitchers, and being an underdog for the first time in more than a decade will revive this team.
NL Pennant Winner – San Diego Padres, strong pitching and just enough offense get them through October.
NL Pennant Winner - Milwaukee Brewers. Feel like the Mets, Phillies, and Cubs will find a way to lose. The Brewers have the hitting and pitching pieces (well, except a closer) – this is the year they put it together.
2008 World Series Champion – Padres’s pitching/Petco holds the Indians’s offense in check.
2008 World Series Champion - Yankees. It won’t be pretty but they’ll find a way.
AL MVP – Grady Sizemore, he goes 35/30, but it’s only a no-brainer when he ignites the division winner.
AL MVP - Alex Rodriguez. I know. Boring.
NL MVP – Chase Utley, giving the Phillies the MVP trifecta.
NL MVP - Prince Fielder. He’ll hit his weight.
AL Cy Young – Erik Bedard, barely edging out Sabathia.
AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander. Offense gives him 21 Wins.
NL Cy Young – Cole Hamels, edges out Santana and Peavy because of the wins.
NL Cy Young - Johan Santana. I’ve got too much invested in him not to think this.
AL Rookie of the Year – Daric Barton, only because the Rays are a bunch of cheap bastards.
AL Rookie of the Year - Adam Jones. He’ll get 400+ ABs which can’t be guaranteed for other rookies.
NL Rookie of the Year – Manny Parra, he doesn’t look good this spring, but the Brewers are committed to him. The Rays should take some notes from the Brewers on how to manage rookies.
NL Rookie of the Year – Joey Votto. Dusty will mold him.
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Zach Greinke, a 25 year old comeback player and he fizzles out again in 2009. Catch the excitement!
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Johnny Damon. He’s got one very good year left in him. I’m seeing .295/110/20/75/30
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Pedro Martinez, showing stretches of vintageness (is that a word?).
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Rafael Furcal, two good ankles and a contract year.
One winner will receive:- $50 Amazon Gift Certificate.
To enter, type your picks for each of the 11 categories in the comment section below by 11:59 PST Wednesday, April 3o, 2008. The winner will be the one that beats the experts’ choices. So if you get 8 out of 11, and Grey gets 4 and Rudy gets 7, you win. Ain’t that swell? (In case of a tie, one winner will be chosen at random from all winning entries.) If you want to make an educated guess, try this link. Or this link. After that, I can’t help you, cause that would be cheating.
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Good luck! And go (whatever team you like)!
AL Pennant Winner: Detroit Tigers
NL Pennant Winner: Atlanta Braves
2008 World Series Champion: Detroit Tigers
AL MVP: Carl Crawford
NL MVP: Matt Holliday
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year: Jay Bruce
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Jhonny Peralta
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Miguel Tejada
It pays to be so drunk the night before that you wake up early…
AL Pennant – Boston – not much has changed there. Baby Yankees win again.
NL Pennant – I want to say Cubs (Zambrano, Lilly, Hill, Marmol)… but I’m going with Arizona. I have no idea how/why they won last year, so lets say they’ll do it again.
World Series – Boston – Root for us cuz we spend less than the Yankees but more than everyone else!!!
AL MVP – Markakis.. No just kidding. Its Arod. Though Yahoo now says my boy Butler is gonna win a batting title soon. Funny…
NL MVP – Ryan Howard. Small park, many homers, an avg over .280
AL Cy Young – CC Sabathia
NL Cy Young – Johan Santana
AL ROY – Is Butler still a rookie? I pick him. If not, Longoria
NL ROY- Chase Headly
AL Comebacker – Mark Teahen, bane of my fantasy existence. 17 homers in limited time to 7! You taught me to learn about hr/fb ratio. Still hate you though.
NL Comebacker – Jorge Cantu – Go Marlins
AL Pennant Winner – Detroit Tigers
NL Pennant Winner – Chicago Cubs
2008 World Series Champion – Detroit Tigers
AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP – Ryan Braun
AL Cy Young – Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young – Jake Peavy
AL Rookie of the Year – Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year – Johnny Cueto
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Keith Foulke
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Randy Johnson
Mediocrates’s last blog post..I have a fever and the only cure is…
AL Pennant Winner – Los Angeles Angels
NL Pennant Winner – Colorado Rockies
2008 World Series Champion – Colorado Rockies
AL MVP – Vladimir Guerrero
NL MVP – Hanley Ramires
AL Cy Young – James Shields
NL Cy Young – Brandon Webb
AL Rookie of the Year – Alexei Ramirez
NL Rookie of the Year – Jayson Nix
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Dontrelle Willis
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner – New York Yankees
NL Pennant Winner – Milwaukee Brewers
2008 World Series Champion – Milwaukee Brewers
AL MVP – Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP – Prince Fielder
AL Cy Young – CC Sabathia
NL Cy Young – Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year – Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year – Geovany Soto
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Rich Harden
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Andruw Jones
AL Pennant Winner: Seattle Mariners
NL Pennant Winner: San Diego Padres
2008 World Series Champion: Seattle Mariners
AL MVP: Adrian Beltre
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Chris Young
AL Rookie of the Year: Daric Barton
NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Francisco Liriano
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner: Cleveland Indians
NL Pennant Winner: New York Mets
2008 World Series Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore
NL MVP: Chase Utley
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Alexei Ramirez
NL Rookie of the Year: Jayson Nix
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Lyle Overbay
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Pedro Martinez
Yankee homerism is such an ugly disease.
This is the Tigers year, but I’d love to see the Dodgers win it, just for Torre to say fuck you to NYC.
AL Pennant — BoSox (transition year for NYY — kids can’t carry aging Giambi, Damon, Matsui, Mussina etc. — I HATED typing that);
NL Pennant — NY Mets (Santana is a huge upgrade from Glavine — Maine will be huge);
2008 Champs — BoSox (I HATED Typing that even more);
AL MVP — Miggy Cabrera (Crazy offense);
NL MVP — Ryan Howard (It’s like he plays his home games in Williamsport);
AL Cy Young — J. Beckett (Central Div offenses will inflate numbers of CC and JV — Verlander that is, not Vazquez);
NL Cy Young — J. Peavy (great stuff, great park, weak hitting division);
AL ROY — A. Jones (who else is there?);
NL ROY — G. Soto (who else is there?);
AL Comeback Player — M. Bradley (he’s gonna mash in that park);
NL Comeback Player — M. Tejada (clean as a whistle).
Grey — I’ve been reading you about a month now…laughed more than I could count….Grasshopper owe Master 30 more lol’s and will not rest until debt is repaid…
AL Pennant — Yankees
NL Pennant — Diamondbacks
2008 Champs — Yankees
AL MVP — A-Rod
NL MVP — Holliday
AL Cy Young — Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young — Johan Santana
AL ROY — Jacoby Ellsbury
NL ROY — Edison Volquez
AL Comeback Player — Jason Giambi
NL Comeback Player — Randy Johnson
SportsHubris’s last blog post..Pay-Rod? The top 10 teams A-Rod could be on for a bargain.
Hey James (#7), you realize that if it’s the Indians against the Mets in the World Series, it makes it a little harder for the Diamondbacks to win. Bordering on impossible…
Never underestimate the Mets’ ability to choke…
AL Pennant — Red Sox
NL Pennant — Mets
2008 Champs — Mets
AL MVP — A-Rod
NL MVP — Matt Holliday
AL Cy Young — Verlander
NL Cy Young — Johan Santana
AL ROY — Adam Jones
NL ROY — Fukudome
AL Comeback Player — Francisco Liriano
NL Comeback Player — Nick Johnson
AL Pennant – Tigers
NL Pennant – Diamondbacks
2008 Champs – Diamondbacks (Snakes win four tense ones, Tigers win 2 blowouts)
AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera (I could drive in 120 in that line-up – Cabrera will be closer to 140.)
NL MVP – Ryan Howard (60/160…and 1 SB, edging Pat Burrell, with Utley 3rd)
AL Cy Young – JJ Putz (50+ Saves for a resurgent Mariners, one Blown Save all year)
NL Cy Young – Brandon Webb
AL ROY – Jacoby Ellsbury (defense, too many runs and SBs to ignore)
NL ROY – Justin Towles (Joe Mauer+)
AL Comeback Player – Mike Sweeney (DH prospers in Oakland and avoids DL)
NL Comeback Player – Rafael Furcal
AL Pennant – Cleveland Indians
NL Pennant – Atlanta Braves
2008 Champinos – Cleveland Indians
AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP – David Wright
AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez (gotta root for the home team sometimes)
NL Cy Young – Johan Santana
AL ROY – Evan Longoria
NL ROY – K Fukudome
AL Comeback – Richie Sexson (and again)
NL Comeback – Nick Johnson
Jon S’s last blog post..Final Roster Decisions Loom; Last Predictions
Scott — the Williamsport made me laugh — first time i have all year — well played
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AL pennant: Red Sox
NL pennant: Braves
’08 Champs: Yankees (no one said my picks had to be consistent – thinking outside the box)
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP: Andruw Jones (you gotta give me some style points for that one…he should have won in ’06 though)
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy
AL ROY: Clay Buccholz
NL ROY: Joey Votto (so many Reds to choose from)
AL Comeback POY: Francisco Liriano
NL Comeback POY: Nick Johnson (but man I like jorge Cantu as well)
AL Pennant Winner: Cleveland Indians
NL Pennant Winner: Chicago Cubs
2008 World Series Champion: Cleveland Indians
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP: Jose Reyes
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Vernon Wells
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Nick Johnson
AL Pennant Winner – Yankees
NL Pennant Winner – Mets
2008 World Series Champion – Mets
AL MVP – ARod
NL MVP – David Wright
AL Cy Young – King Felix
NL Cy Young – Johann Santana
AL Rookie of the Year – Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year – Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Zach Greinke
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Pedro Martinez
AL Pennant Winner: Detroit Tigers
NL Pennant Winner: New York Mets
2008 World Series Champion: Detroit Tigers
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP: David Wright
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Phil Hughes
NL Rookie of the Year: Joey Votto
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Travis Hafner
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner – YANKEES (Last year in Yankee Stadium..here come the ghosts)
NL Pennant Winner – Phillies
2008 World Series Champion – YANKEES (I believe that will be #27..thats right!)
AL MVP – Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP – Ryan Howard
AL Cy Young – Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young – Jake Peavy
AL Rookie of the Year – Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year – Johnny Cueto
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Zach Greinke
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Nick Johnson
sizemore MVP? he has to hit .300 first.
AL Pennant Winner – Tigers
NL Pennant Winner – Mets
2008 World Series Champion – Mets
AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP – Ryan Howard
AL Cy Young – CC Sabathia
NL Cy Young –Jake Peavy
AL Rookie of the Year – Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year – Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year – Dontrelle Willis
NL Comeback Player of the Year – Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner: Detroit Tigers
NL Pennant Winner: New York Mets
2008 World Series Champion: Detroit Tigers
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL MVP: David Wright
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury
NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Hank Blalock
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Nick Johnson
AL Pennant Winner: Cleveland Indians
NL Pennant Winner: Chicago Cubs
2008 World Series Champion: Cleveland Indians
AL MVP – Alex Rodriguez.
NL MVP – Prince Fielder
AL Cy Young: Jeremy Bonderman
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Clay Buchholz
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Dontrelle Willis
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Randy Johnson
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AL Pennant Winner: L.A. Angels of Anaheim
NL Pennant Winner: Arizona Diamondbacks
08 World Series Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks
AL MVP – Alex Rodriguez.
NL MVP – Matt Holliday
AL Cy Young: Jake Peavy
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year: Manyy Parra
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Jason Bay
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Vernon Wells
that’s the ballsiest AL Cy Young pick yet….
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AL Pennant Winner: RedSox
NL Pennant Winner: NYMets
2008 World Series Champion: NYMets
AL MVP: Carl Crawford
NL MVP: Chase Utley
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett
NL Cy Young: Brandon Webb
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year: Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Zach Greinke
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner: Boston Red Sox
NL Pennant Winner: Arizona Diamondbacks
2008 World Series Champion: Boston Red Sox
AL MVP: Alex Rodriquez
NL MVP: Matt Holliday
AL Cy Young: Daisuke Matsuzaka
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year: Jay Bruce
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Jhonny Peralta
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Miguel Tejada
AL Pennant Winner: New York Yankees
NL Pennant Winner: New York Mets
2008 World Series Champion: New York Yankees
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP: David Wright
AL Cy Young: Jonathan Papelbon
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Vernon Wells
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
AL Pennant Winner: New York Yankees
NL Pennant Winner: Philadelphia Phillies
2008 World Series Champ: Philadelphia Phillies
AL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL MVP: Chase Utley
AL Cy Young: Daisuke Matsuzaka
NL Cy Young: Brandon Webb
AL ROY: Evan Longoria
NL ROY: Edinson Volquez
AL Comeback POY: Bartolo Colon
NL Comeback POY: Rafael Furcal
AL Pennant — Yankees
NL Pennant — Diamondbacks
2008 Champs — Yankees
AL MVP — A-Rod
NL MVP — Holliday
AL Cy Young — Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young — Johan Santana
AL ROY — Evan Longoria
NL ROY — Edison Volquez
AL Comeback Player — Jason Giambi
NL Comeback Player — Randy Johnson
AL Pennant Winner — Boston Red Sox
NL Pennant Winner — Los Angeles Dodgers, unless Ned Colletti successfully sabotages his own team again. Cheers to the worst general manager in baseball.
2008 World Series Champion — Red Sox
AL MVP — Alex Rodriguez
NL MVP — David Wright
AL Cy Young — Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young — Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year — Evan Longoria
NL Rookie of the Year — Justin Upton
AL Comeback Player of the Year — Zach Greinke
NL Comeback Player of the Year — Pedro Martinez
AL Pennant Winner: Detroit Tigers
NL Pennant Winner: LA dodgers
2008 World Series Champion: LA dodger
AL MVP: Carl Crawford
NL MVP: Matt Holliday
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Adam Jones
NL Rookie of the Year: Jay Bruce
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Jason Giambi
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Kerry Wood
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AL Pennant: Rays
NL Pennant: Cubs
WS Champ: Cubs
AL MVP: Dustin Pedroia
NL MVP: Ryan Howard
AL Cy Young: Cliff Lee
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
AL Rookie: Evan Longoria
NL Rookie: Geovany Soto
AL Comeback: Cliff Lee
NL Comeback: Kerry Wood
This still counts, right?
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@Freak: If Ryan Howard wins MVP I’m going to eat my own pinkie toe out of frustration. He’s not even the MVP of his team.