Thursday, March 23, 2006

MLB Preview

OK folks, I am going to undertake a large project in one sitting. I am going to do the unimaginable and accurately predict the final standings of every division in Major League Baseball. Based on what? I really have no response, but I was pretty close with my mid-season projections last year so hopefully I'll see half of that success this year. To the preview:

AL EAST
New York Yankees 98-64
Boston Red Sox 93-69
Toronto Blue Jays 84-78
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 75-87
Baltimore Orioles 68-94

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 96-66
Chicago White Sox 91-71
Minnesota Twins 78-84
Detroit Tigers 77-85
Kansas City Royals 61-101

AL WEST
Los Angeles Angels 95-67
Oakland Athletics 94-68
Seattle Mariners 76-86
Texas Rangers 73-89

1. NY Yankees 2. Cleveland 3. LA Angels 4. Oakland

ALCS- Cleveland vs. Oakland

Winner- Cleveland

NL EAST
New York Mets 90-72
Atlanta Braves 88-74
Philadelphia Phillies 83-79
Washington Nationals 76-86
Florida Marlins 51-111

NL CENTRAL
St. Louis Cardinals 101-61
Milwaukee Brewers 93-69
Houston Astros 84-78
Pittsburgh Pirates 77-85
Chicago Cubs 73-89
Cincinnati Reds 65-97

NL WEST
San Diego 81-81
Los Angeles Dodgers 77-85
San Francisco Giants 74-88
Colorado Rockies 71-91
Arizona Diamondbacks 66-96

1. St. Louis 2. NY Mets 3. Milwaukee 4. San Diego

ALCS- St. Louis-NY Mets

Winner- St. Louis

World Series Pick- Cleveland over St. Louis

Yeah, I said it.

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