*Official* 2007 MLB Predictions

[PattyWackit]

Post your playoff predictions here and pick a winner

AL:
Tigers
Red Sox
A's
Indians (Wild card)

NL:
Cardinals
Cubs (Wild Card)
Mets
Dodgers

A's over Tigers, Indians over Red Sox, Indians over A's
Cardinals over Dodgers, Cubs over Mets, Cardinals over Cubs

Indians over Cardinals in 6


That's at least how I want the 2007 season to turn out, the Indians already have solid offense and they really are improving their pitching this offseason.

[Travmire]

The Reds will go 162-0 and will sweep every team in the playoffs en route to a World Series.

[killerzombie787]

AL East: Red Sox (rotation is just to good)
AL Central: Tigers (more experince)
AL West: Oakland (still the best in the division)
Wild Card: Yankees (can't be the playoffs without the bombers)

NL East: Phillies (Great offense, rotation is not mind blowing; but probably the most solid)
NL Central: Cubs (Good offense, upgrades should payoff)
NL West: Dodgers (Great rotation)
Wildcard: Mets (starting pitching staff looks like crap, but the offense and solid bullpen will get them in)

[Jimothy51]

I will wait until all the rosters are pretty much set, but right now I am working on my predictions.

[brott]

No one is even considering the Jays.
The Jays will win it all this year the offense is jsut too good
average/HR/RBI/SB

Johnson .319/12/49/8 (mr. .450+ OBP)
Rios .302/17/82/15 ( and he was out for a month)
Wells .303/32/106/17 ( and they will have to pitch to him this year)
Thomas .270/39/114/0 (and he was walked 81 times... not this year)
Glaus .252/38/104/3 (OMG another HR guy? UGH! says thepitcher)
Overbay .312/22/92/5 (I think im going to just give up now)
Clayton .258/2/40/14 (nice I just have to worry about this guy stealin
Hill .291/6/50/5 (hit way over .300 the 2nd half)

Team .288/168/637/67 the HR and RBI will go up this year just because you cant pitch around anyone in this line up. maybe overbay will ahve a career year in walks :O

Pitching
Doc
A.J
Chacin
Ohka
ANYONE else

Its jsut ridicuous! Ohka is gonna have a crazy year. bargin of the season!
Ryan will shut the door everytime.. yes everytime :| cause he wont be used as much cause the jays will be winning by like 5 runs every night
ever see a 20 game winn with a 5 ERA? we might see one here!
Chacin is known to pitch just good enough to win.
what about the pen?
League and Arrardo will be amazing this year. Frasor will get his pitch back, Tallet will struggle a little but after he comes back up from the minors he will do well. Adams will be used as trad bait to get a more sutible SS come trade deadline. Id put the pitching stats up but I jsut got lazy. haha

well the jays will win. believe me or not, whether its Doc seeking out a 2-1 victory or chacin winning 19-17, The jays ahve all the toodl this year to win it all.

[a7x1337]

subject to change:

AL

1. Tigers
2. Yankees
3. Los Angeles
4. Red Sox (wc)

NL

1. Mets
2. Cardinals
3. Dodgers
4. Phillies (wc)

[kilianx20]

all i know is this is the year for philadelphia to see its first world series victory since 1980 with an upgraded pitching staff adding on garcia and the league mvp howard you can forget about it not speaking just because i live in philly but because i know

[navid]

blue jays ftw.

[a7x1337]

league mvp howard
pujols should've been nl mvp :preachon:

[UncleJemima83]

No one is even considering the Jays.
The Jays will win it all this year the offense is jsut too good
average/HR/RBI/SB

Johnson .319/12/49/8 (mr. .450+ OBP)
Rios .302/17/82/15 ( and he was out for a month)
Wells .303/32/106/17 ( and they will have to pitch to him this year)
Thomas .270/39/114/0 (and he was walked 81 times... not this year)
Glaus .252/38/104/3 (OMG another HR guy? UGH! says thepitcher)
Overbay .312/22/92/5 (I think im going to just give up now)
Clayton .258/2/40/14 (nice I just have to worry about this guy stealin
Hill .291/6/50/5 (hit way over .300 the 2nd half)

Team .288/168/637/67 the HR and RBI will go up this year just because you cant pitch around anyone in this line up. maybe overbay will ahve a career year in walks :O

Pitching
Doc
A.J
Chacin
Ohka
ANYONE else

Its jsut ridicuous! Ohka is gonna have a crazy year. bargin of the season!
Ryan will shut the door everytime.. yes everytime :| cause he wont be used as much cause the jays will be winning by like 5 runs every night
ever see a 20 game winn with a 5 ERA? we might see one here!
Chacin is known to pitch just good enough to win.
what about the pen?
League and Arrardo will be amazing this year. Frasor will get his pitch back, Tallet will struggle a little but after he comes back up from the minors he will do well. Adams will be used as trad bait to get a more sutible SS come trade deadline. Id put the pitching stats up but I jsut got lazy. haha

well the jays will win. believe me or not, whether its Doc seeking out a 2-1 victory or chacin winning 19-17, The jays ahve all the toodl this year to win it all.


ohka is a joke - i'm a huge brewers fan so i've seen him pitch about 10-12 times and only have seen 2 alright outings. the last time i saw him in person he did more at the plate than on the mound which is pathetic considering he batted around .150.



in addition, the cubbies blow - it'll be good to see them shell out 300 million and still be below .500 this year

[YankeesSuck]

I predict David Ortiz for AL MVP.

[beardo]

devil rays will break .500

[Devastation]

AL East: Blue Jays
AL Central: Tigers
Al West: Mariners
Wild Card: Yankees

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
Wild Card: Reds

Divisional Playoffs:
AL
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 1
Yankees 3, Mariners 2

NL
Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0
Reds 3, Phillies 2

ALCS
Tigers 4, Yankees 2

NLCS
Reds 4, Cardinals 3

World Series
Tigers 4, Reds 2

[SHAHKI]

AL EAST - YANKESS (FORGIVE ME)
AL CENTRAL- TIGERS
AL WEST- LA ANGELS
WILD CARD- CHI SOX

AL CHAMPIONSHIP - DETROIT 4 / NY YANKEES 2


NL EAST - METS
NL CENTRAL - CARDINALS
NL WEST - DODGERS
WILD CARD - PHILLIES

NL CHAMPIONSHIP - NY METS 4 / DODGERS - 2


WORLD SERIES 2008

DETROIT 4 / NY METS 2


The Cubs will be the surprise team of 2008, although failing to make the Playoffs, they will post the near record turn-around that Detroit did in 2006. The Cubs will be poised to make the run in 2008.

The Detroit Tigers will run the gamet in the American League, not quite posting the 35-5 record of 1984 that set the standard for modern day run offs from Opening Day, but they will lead wire to wire (this time without falling victim to their own stupidity on the final weekend of the season), and move away from the rest of the League.

For the next five seasons, the AL will come down to the Tigers and Yankees facing each other in the Post Season for the AL Championship. Both teams are loaded with young and up coming talent (especially pitching), and will make a mockery of the rest of the AL.

[BigMac]

World Series
Tigers 4, Reds 2

The Reds will go 162-0 and will sweep every team in the playoffs en route to a World Series.

Hey Hey, alright, I like it.

But seriously....
AL
East - Yankees
Central - White Sox
West - LA
Wild Card - Minnesota

NL
East - Mets
Central - Chicago
West - San Francisco
Wild Card- Reds(seriously, I like our chances A LOT better this year than previous years....we were only two games under .500 last season if I do recall correctly.)

[MagnavoxMan]

AL
East - Red Sox
Central - Indians (Greatest Franchise EVER!)
West - LA
Wild Card - Yankees

NL
East - Mets
Central - Reds
West - Dodgers
Wild Card- Cardinals

[Motion City]

REDS FTW

I predict that Adam Dunn will set the all time record for home runs and strikeouts for this year.

[psychotic n00b]

Twins win the world series 4-2.

no one else matters

[Devastation]

REDS FTW

I predict that Adam Dunn will set the all time record for home runs and strikeouts for this year.

I usually try to go to one Reds-Cubs game at Cincy every year, and I always try to sit behind third base, so I can give ol' Dunn a "Go Bats" chant.

I remember when he played for the Louisville Bats; he was awesome.

[Motion City]

I usually try to go to one Reds-Cubs game at Cincy every year, and I always try to sit behind third base, so I can give ol' Dunn a "Go Bats" chant.

I remember when he played for the Louisville Bats; he was awesome.

I usually get to about 5 games every year, up in the cheap seats with my friends.

[BigMac]

^^^ Same, nothing like bleacher bumming it at THE Great American Ballpark.

[Devastation]

It's a beautiful ballpark, no questioning that.

Although I still want someday to visit Wrigley Field.

[MagnavoxMan]

My uncle has season tickets to the Indians So I goto about 30 games with him, Jacobs Field is amazing and alot better than the old stadium with their damn trophs.

[PattyWackit]

Jacobs field is very nice, I only went to like 3-4 games last year but I went to some good ones, opening day when casey blake hit a grand slam, and then my FAVORITE on the 4th of july when we raped the yankees 19-1, such a good game

[MagnavoxMan]

then my FAVORITE on the 4th of july when we raped the yankees 19-1, such a good game

I was at that game it was awsome!

[gosox34]

AL East

1- Red Sox
2- Yankees
3- Blue Jays
4- Orioles
5- Devil Rays

AL Central

1- Tigers
2- Indians
3- Twins
4- White Sox
5- Royals

AL West

1- Angels
2- Rangers
3- Athletics
4- Mariners

NL East

1- Mets
2- Phillies
3- Braves
4- Marlins
5- Nationals

NL Central

1- Cardinals
2- Brewers
3- Astros
4- Cubs
5- Reds
6- Pirates

NL West

1- Dodgers
2- Padres
3- Diamondbacks
4- Giants
5- Rockies

AL Playoffs

Red Sox over Indians
Tigers over Angels

Red Sox over Tigers

NL PLayoffs

Dodgers over Phillies
Cardinals over Mets

Dodgers over Cardinals

World Series

Red Sox over Dodgers

[JaneEyre]

AL East: Red Sox (Although, it KILLS me)
AL Central: Indians
AL West: LAA
Wild Card: Yankees

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cards (I want to say the Cubs, but their pitching will fall apart, I promise you)
NL West: Dodgers
Wildcard: Cubs (just because)

[jchase081]

American League:

1. Boston Red Sox
2. Oakland A's
3. Cleveland Indians
4. New York Yankees(WC)

A's over Yankees 3-2
Red Sox over Indians 3-2


National League

1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. New York Mets(WC)

Cardinals over Mets 3-1
Phillies over Dodgers 3-2


ALCS: A's over Red Sox 4-3
NLCS: Cardinals over Phillies 4-2

World Series: Oakland A's over St. Louis Cardinals 4-3

[jchase081]

AL CY YOUNG: Rich Harden, OAK
NL CY YOUNG: Jake Peavy, SD
AL MVP: Bobby Crosby, OAK
NL MVP: Ryan Howard, PHI
AL ROY: Delmon Young, TB
NL ROY: Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD

[Devastation]

Hey buddy, we respect your opinions and we want you to be a contributing member here, so remember that double-posting is against the rules (use the 'edit' button).

And I could very well see the A's winning it all; In fact I would like to see them win it all.

[Chewy]

Hey buddy, we respect your opinions and we want you to be a contributing member here, so remember that double-posting is against the rules (use the 'edit' button).

And I could very well see the A's winning it all; In fact I would like to see them win it all.

that would be correct double posting is a no-no.

[Devastation]

By the way, I was going through one of the books my Uncle Bill left me when he died. In this case it was the Associated Press Pictorial History of Baseball, published 1989.

As obsolete as it may be this day in age, it has some great photos in it. I'll try to scan some in on Monday and share. Baseball kicks ass because of it's prestigious history and tradition and the photos in this book show that.

[YankeesSuck]

Ok I'm ready to do mine.

AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Oakland A's
Wild Card: New York Yankees (tough choice, Twins should be in the race too)

NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs (they may not but they look too good on paper)
NL West Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals

ALDS: Red Sox over Indians - Yankees over Oakland
ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees

NLDS: Mets over Cubs - Dodgers over Cardinals
NLCS: Dodgers over Mets

World Series: Red Sox over Dodgers

[a7x1337]

World Series: Red Sox over Dodgers
heehee.
after seeing spring training thus far, i stand by my picks. phils may win the nl east, but we'll have to see

AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, MIN (runner up: Roy Halladay, TOR)
NL CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt, HOU (runner up: Chris Carpenter, STL)
AL MVP: David Ortiz, BOS (he's finally going to get it, and yankee nation is going to have a frenzy)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL

[YankeesSuck]

heehee.
after seeing spring training thus far, i stand by my picks. phils may win the nl east, but we'll have to see

AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, MIN (runner up: Roy Halladay, TOR)
NL CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt, HOU (runner up: Chris Carpenter, STL)
AL MVP: David Ortiz, BOS (he's finally going to get it, and yankee nation is going to have a frenzy)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
Yeah I was thinking about the Phillies in NL East. But I'm not sure on their pitching though. Oh yes Ortiz has to be MVP this season. He has to get like 150 rbi's though lol. Because of the whole you know he isn't a fielder thing that comes up every time.

[PattyWackit]

glad to see people starting to give the Indians some love

[MagnavoxMan]

glad to see people starting to give the Indians some love

Im happy about that too

[beardo]

i think indians will be contenders for sure, only i dont acre what we are ranked, last year we were ranked 1 going into the season, too much pressure losing those key bullpen guys along with a shift in LF and not fixing otehr mistakes, we'll be back this year

[a7x1337]

ok, here are my complete predictions. hope this isn't too much

AL East

1. Yankees
2. Red Sox (wild card)
3. Toronto
4. Devil Rays
5. Orioles

AL Central

1. Tigers
2. Indians
3. Twins
4. White Sox
5. Royals

AL West

1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. A's
4. Mariners

NL East

1. Mets
2. Phillies (wild card)
3. Atlanta
4. Marlins
5. Nationals

NL Central

1. Cardinals
2. Chicago
3. Reds
4. Astros (higher if Clemens rejoins them)
5. Brewers
6. Pirates

NL West

1. Dodgers
2. Padres
3. Diamondbacks
4. Giants
5. Rockies

Playoffs:

AL Division Series:
Yankees over Red Sox
Angels over Tigers

NL Division Series:
Phillies over Mets
Cardinals over Dodgers

AL Conference Championship:
Yankees over Angels

NL Conference Championship:
Cardinals over Phillies

World Series:
Yankees over Cardinals

AL MVP: David Ortiz, BOS
NP MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, MIN (runner up: Roy Halladay, TOR)
NL CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt, HOU (runner up: Chris Carpenter, STL)
COMEBACK: Derek Lee, CHI

[PattyWackit]

here are my full picks, some have been updated from my previous post.

AL East

1. Red Sox
2. Yankees
3. Toronto
4. Devil Rays
5. Orioles

AL Central

1. Indians
2. Tigers (WC)
3. Twins
4. White Sox
5. Royals

AL West

1. A's
2. Angels
3. Rangers
4. Mariners

NL East

1. Mets
2. Phillies (WC)
3. Atlanta
4. Marlins
5. Nationals

NL Central

1. Reds
2. Cardinals
3. Cubs
4. Astros
5. Brewers
6. Pirates

NL West

1. Dodgers
2. Diamondbacks
3. Padres
4. Giants
5. Rockies

Playoffs:

AL Division Series:
Red Sox over Tigers
Indians over A's

NL Division Series:
Mets over Phillies
Dodgers over Reds

AL Conference Championship:
Indians over Red Sox

NL Conference Championship:
Mets over Dodgers

World Series:
Indians over Dodgers

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, CLE
NP MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
AL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana, MIN
NL CY YOUNG: Roy Oswalt, HOU
COMEBACK: Derek Lee, CHI