2011 MLB Predictions

[AnythingChicago]

Warning: Before reading this, please note that the rather contraversial rules are subject to change. Please refrain from posting facepalms, LOL symbols, or any othe symbol of your dislike of this thread. Seriously.

Alright, now that you've read the warning on to the rules. I have decided to make a little game similar to the 'NFL Weekly Pick'em' thread. You post your predicted regular season standings (you are encouraged to predict records; it will give you more points). Then, you will pick the postseason results based on your regular season predictions (predicting the final result of the series is encouraged). There will be a point system posted below. This system will determine the winner. And remember, it is subject to change. I will be asking that you tally up your own points. Also, you are free to change your predictions whenever you want up until Opening Day. Thanks for reading and I hope some of you chooseto play along.

My Predictions

Regular Season

AL

AL East

1. Boston Red Sox, 104-58

2. New York Yankees, 93-69

3. Tampa Bay Rays, 79-83

4. Baltimore Orioles, 78-84

5. Toronto Blue Jays, 77-85

AL Central

1. Chicago White Sox, 90-72

2. Minnesota Twins, 87-75

3. Detroit Tigers, 85-77

4. Kansas City Royals, 64-98

5. Cleveland Indians, 57-105

AL West

1. Texas Rangers, 91-71

2. Oakland Athletics, 86-76

3. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 81-81

4. Seattle Mariners, 62-100

NL

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies, 110-52

2. Atlanta Braves, 85-77

3. Washington Nationals, 78-84

4. Florida Marlins, 69-93

5. New York Mets, 68-94

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers, 85-77

2. St. Louis Cardinals, 84-78

3. Chicago Cubs, 84-78

4. Cincinnati Reds, 82-80

5. Pittsburgh Pirates, 73-89

6. Houston Astros, 70-92

NL West

1. San Francisco Giants, 92-70

2. Colorado Rockies, 89-73

3. Los Angeles Dodgers, 82-80

4. San Diego Padres, 75-87

5. Arizona Diamondbacks, 70-92

Postseason

AL

ALDS

Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox

BOS 3-0

New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers

TEX 3-2

ALCS

Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox

BOS 4-2

NL

NLDS

Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies

PHI 3-0

Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants

SF 3-2

NLCS

San Francisco Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies

PHI 4-2

2011 Major League Baseball World Series

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox

PHI 4-2

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And now the point system. Please, if you see anything that needs to be changed, please tell me in a constructive manner.

Get the last place team right – 1 point.

Get any team below 2nd place but above last place right – 2 points.

Get a 1st place team right – 4 points.

Guess the 2nd place team in a division right - 2 points.

Guess the wild card correctly – 6 points.

Guess a team’s record right – 11 points.

Guess a one-game-playoff correctly – 11 points.

Guess a DS matchup right – 10 points.

Guess a CS matchup right – 11 points.

Guess the AL or NL champion correctly – 12 points.

Guess the World Series matchup correctly – 19 points.

Guess the World Series winner correctly – 25 points

Guess the entire order of a division correctly – 9 points.

Get the entire division order jumbled up – -1 points. Guess the team with the best or worst MLB record at the end of the regular season – 9 points for best, 6 points for worst.

Guess the team with the AL or NL best or worst record right – 6 points for best, 4 points for worst.

Guess all playoff teams correctly – 25 points.

Guess every single team’s division order correctly – 95 points. (13 points if you guess more than half right, 39 points for more than three quarters.)

Guess the MVP, Cy Young Award winner, ROY, or Manager of the year correctly – 23 points each.

Guess a team’s last playoff round correctly – 5 points.

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DO NOT ADD ANY MORE PREDICTIONS! BASEBALL IS ALREADY UNDERWAY!

[DEAD!]

I'll pick the AL champ to win the World Series...

[MEANS]

no way the Sawks sweep the SOX in 3.

[AnythingChicago]

no way the Sawks sweep the SOX in 3.

Well, let's look at the matchups:

Buehrle vs. Beckett. BOS wins 9-7. Shootout in Fenway.

Peavy vs. Lester. BOS wins 3-2. Great matchup, but Fenway pushes Lester to the win.

Lackey/Buchholz vs. Floyd/Danks. BOS 5-2. No contest, Sawks sweep.

And part of it is my White Sux hatership.

[OnWis97]

No points for getting the second place team right?

[tigerslionspistonshabs]

My Predictions

Regular Season

AL

AL East

1. Boston Red Sox, 106-56

2. New York Yankees, 91-71

3. Tampa Bay Rays, 76-86

4. Baltimore Orioles, 73-89

5. Toronto Blue Jays, 72-90

AL Central

1. Chicago White Sox, 96-66

2. Minnesota Twins, 93-69

3. Detroit Tigers, 85-77

4. Kansas City Royals, 66-96

5. Cleveland Indians, 60-102

AL West

1. Texas Rangers, 90-72

2. Los Angeles Angels, 85-77

3. Oakland Athletics, 82-80

4. Seattle Mariners, 71-91

NL

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies, 115-47

2. Atlanta Braves, 86-76

3. Washington Nationals, 79-84

4. Florida Marlins, 76-86

5. New York Mets, 71-91

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers, 92-70

2. St. Louis Cardinals, 88-74

3. Cincinnati Reds, 84-78

4. Chicago Cubs, 81-81

5. Houston Astros, 70-92

6. Pittsburgh Pirates, 65-97

NL West

1. San Francisco Giants, 94-68

2. Colorado Rockies, 85-77

3. Los Angeles Dodgers, 82-80

4. Arizona Diamondbacks, 82-80

5. San Diego Padres, 71-91

Postseason

AL

ALDS

1.Boston Red Sox vs. 4.Minnesota Twins

BOS 3-1

2.Chicago White Sox vs. 3.Texas Rangers

CHI 3-1

ALCS

Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox

BOS 4-1

NL

NLDS

1.Philadelphia Phillies vs. 4.St. Louis Cardinals

PHI 3-0

2.San Francisco Giants vs. 3.Milwaukee Brewers

MIL 3-2

NLCS

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

PHI 4-1

2010 Major League Baseball World Series

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox

BOS 4-2

MVP- AL-Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox; NL-Albert Pujols, St.Louis Cardinals

Cy Young- AL-Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers; NL-Zack Greinke, Milwaukee Brewers

ROY- AL-Desmond Jennings, Tampa Bay Rays; NL-Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals

Manager of the year- AL-Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins; Ron Roenicke, Milwaukee Brewers

[AnythingChicago]

Shoot! That reminds me. Awards. Here ya go.

MVP

AL: Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW

NL: Buster Posey, C, SF

Cy Young

AL: Jonathan Papelbon, CL, BOS

NL: Cliff Lee, SP, PHI

Rookie of the Year

AL: Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

NL: Mark Rodgers, SP, MIL

Manager of the Year

AL: Bob Geren, OAK

NL: Fredi Gonzalez, ATL

EDIT: OnWis97: I added that for ya. 2 points per.

[BrySmalls]

The Cubs continue their curse and Dunn hits only 27 HRs in his first year with the White Sox.

That is all.

[NJTank]

My early predictions

AL East

1. Red Sox 97-65

2. Yankees 93-69 (wild card)

3. Rays 84-78

4. Orioles 82-80

5. Blue Jays 77-85

AL Central

1. Twins 91-71

2. White Sox 88-74

3. Tigers 76-86

4. Royals 68-94

5. Indians 57-105

AL West

1. Rangers 92-70

2. Angels 89-73

3. Athletics 84-78

4. Mariners 69-93

NL East

1. Phillies 118-44

2. Braves 87-75

3. Marlins 82-80

4. Nationals 73-89

5. Mets 64-98

NL Central

1. Brewers 93-69

2. Cardinals 91-71

3. Reds 89-73

4. Cubs 81-81

5. Astros 74-88

6. Pirates 71-91

NL West

1. Giants 95-77

2. Rockies 92-70 (Wild Card)

3. Padres 80-82

4. Dodgers 77-85

5. Diamondbacks 61-101

ALCS

Twins over Rangers

NLCS

Phillies over Brewers

World Series

Phillies over Twins

[FiddySicks]

Giants vs A's World Series. Just before the start of game 3 at AT&T Park a massive earthquake will strike, forcing them to cancel the series and awarding the championship to both teams.

I can still dream, right?

[MEANS]

no way the Sawks sweep the SOX in 3.

Well, let's look at the matchups:

Buehrle vs. Beckett. BOS wins 9-7. Shootout in Fenway.

Peavy vs. Lester. BOS wins 3-2. Great matchup, but Fenway pushes Lester to the win.

Lackey/Buchholz vs. Floyd/Danks. BOS 5-2. No contest, Sawks sweep.

And part of it is my White Sux hatership.

yeah well at least my team has won in the past 103 years, anyway those matchups could easily go the other way, and if Peavys healthy we'll send him out in game 1 not 2. Game 3 no contest? What? Floyd/Danks are just as good if not better than those two.

[AnythingChicago]

no way the Sawks sweep the SOX in 3.

Well, let's look at the matchups:

Buehrle vs. Beckett. BOS wins 9-7. Shootout in Fenway.

Peavy vs. Lester. BOS wins 3-2. Great matchup, but Fenway pushes Lester to the win.

Lackey/Buchholz vs. Floyd/Danks. BOS 5-2. No contest, Sawks sweep.

And part of it is my White Sux hatership.

yeah well at least my team has won in the past 103 years, anyway those matchups could easily go the other way, and if Peavys healthy we'll send him out in game 1 not 2. Game 3 no contest? What? Floyd/Danks are just as good if not better than those two.

Remember, these are all opinions.

[njmeadowlanders]

Yanks

Red Sox *WC*

Orioles

Blue Jays

Rays

Twins

ChiSox

Tigers

Royals

Indians

Rangers

Angels

A's

Mariners

Phils

Braves

Marlins

Mets

Nats

Reds

Brewers

Cardinals

Cubs

Pirates

Astros

Rockies

Giants *WC*

Dodgers

Padres

D-Backs

PHI over SF & CIN over COL

NYY over TEX & BOS over MIN

PHI over CIN

BOS over NYY

BOS over PHI

[Lights Out]

I don't feel like making a full list of all the divisions, so I'll just predict that the Greinke and the Brewers will shock the world and beat the Red Sox in the World Series.

[rangerfan94]

In a shocking prediction.

My favorite team, The Pirates,Will finish in last place.

[Sport]

NL East

1. Phillies

2. Braves WC

3. Marlins

4. Nationals

5. Mets

NL Central

1. Reds

2. Brewers

3. Cardinals

4. Cubs

5. Astros

6. Pirates

NL West

1. Rockies

2. Giants

3. Dodgers

4. Padres

5. Diamondbacks

AL East

1. Red Sox

2. Yankees WC

3. Blue Jays

4. Orioles

5. Rays

AL Central

1. Twins

2. White Sox

3. Tigers

4. Indians

5. Royals

AL West

1. Rangers

2. Angels

3. A's

4. Mariners

[McCall]

Warning: Before reading this, please note that the rather contraversial controversial rules are subject to change. Please refrain from posting facepalms, LOL symbols, or any othe symbol of your dislike of this thread. Seriously.

Fixed.

PREDICTIONS

NL East

1. Phillies 101-61

2. Braves 89-73

3. Nationals 81-81

4. Marlins 78-84

5. Mets 71-91

NL Central

1. Reds 91-71

2. Cardinals 90-72 WC (I'm willing the Cardinals into the playoffs this year. It'll probably bite me in the @$$, but...)

3. Brewers 86-76

4. Cubs 78-84

5. Astros 70-92

6. Pirates 66-96

NL West

1. Rockies 93-69

2. Giants 90-72

3. Dodgers 84-78

4. Padres 77-85

5. Diamondbacks 72-90

AL East

1. Yankees 100-62

2. Red Sox 95-67 WC

3. Rays 83-79

4. Orioles 80-82

5. Blue Jays 75-87

AL Central

1. Twins 88-74

2. Tigers 85-77

3. White Sox 81-81

4. Indians 75-87

5. Royals 65-97

AL West

1. Rangers 93-69

2. Angels 88-74

3. Athletics 83-79

4. Mariners 74-88

NLDS

1. Phillies vs 4.Cardinals (PHI 3-1)

2. Rockies vs 3. Reds (COL 3-1)

ALDS

1. Yankees vs 3. Twins (NYY 3-2)

2. Rangers vs 4. Red Sox (TEX 3-2)

NLCS

Phillies vs Rockies (COL 4-3)

ALCS

Yankees vs Rangers (TEX 4-2)

World Series

Rangers vs Rockies (NL Home-Field)

World Champions

Colorado Rockies (4-3)

MVP

NL - Albert Pujols, STL

AL - Adrian Gonzalez, BOS

CY YOUNG

NL - Adam Wainwright, STL

AL - David Price, TB

MANAGER of the YEAR

NL - Charlie Manuel, PHI

AL - Buck Showalter, BAL

[AnythingChicago]

Warning: Before reading this, please note that the rather contraversial controversial rules are subject to change. Please refrain from posting facepalms, LOL symbols, or any othe symbol of your dislike of this thread. Seriously.

Fixed.

PREDICTIONS

NL East

1. Phillies 101-61

2. Braves 89-73

3. Nationals 81-81

4. Marlins 78-84

5. Mets 71-91

NL Central

1. Reds 91-71

2. Cardinals 90-72 WC (I'm willing the Cardinals into the playoffs this year. It'll probably bite me in the @$$, but...)

3. Brewers 86-76

4. Cubs 78-84

5. Astros 70-92

6. Pirates 66-96

NL West

1. Rockies 93-69

2. Giants 90-72

3. Dodgers 84-78

4. Padres 77-85

5. Diamondbacks 72-90

AL East

1. Yankees 100-62

2. Red Sox 95-67 WC

3. Rays 83-79

4. Orioles 80-82

5. Blue Jays 75-87

AL Central

1. Twins 88-74

2. Tigers 85-77

3. White Sox 81-81

4. Indians 75-87

5. Royals 65-97

AL West

1. Rangers 93-69

2. Angels 88-74

3. Athletics 83-79

4. Mariners 74-88

NLDS

1. Phillies vs 4.Cardinals (PHI 3-1)

2. Rockies vs 3. Reds (COL 3-1)

ALDS

1. Yankees vs 3. Twins (NYY 3-2)

2. Rangers vs 4. Red Sox (TEX 3-2)

NLCS

Phillies vs Rockies (COL 4-3)

ALCS

Yankees vs Rangers (TEX 4-2)

World Series

Rangers vs Rockies (NL Home-Field)

World Champions

Colorado Rockies (4-3)

MVP

NL - Albert Pujols, STL

AL - Adrian Gonzalez, BOS

CY YOUNG

NL - Adam Wainwright, STL

AL - David Price, TB

MANAGER of the YEAR

NL - Charlie Manuel, PHI

AL - Buck Showalter, BAL

Thanks! Full predictions, cool. And I tend to spell controversial that way. I think of the word "traverse". Who knows why.

[TxRangersFan]

SLIGHTLY REVISED...

[AnythingChicago]

Let's just say you'll either come in dead last...or win the whole thing. And are you sure that the Nats rotation stacks up better than Philly?