"Official" 2008 MLB Predictions Thread

[Audiodrama]

2008 MLB Predictions

American League East

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Tampa Bay Rays

5. Baltimore Orioles

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Cleveland Indians *

3. Chicago White Sox

4. Minnesota Twins

5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

1. Seattle Mariners

2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

3. Oakland Athletics

4. Texas Rangers

ALDS

Boston Red Sox def. Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers def. Seattle Mariners

ALCS

Boston Red Sox def. Detroit Tigers

National League East

1. New York Mets

2. Philadelphia Phillies *

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

National League Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers

2. Chicago Cubs

3. St. Louis Cardinals

4. Houston Astros

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. San Diego Padres

3. Arizona Diamondbacks

4. Colorado Rockies

5. San Francisco Giants

NLDS

New York Mets def. Milwaukee Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers def. Philadelphia Phillies

NLCS

New York Mets def. Los Angeles Dodgers

World Series

Boston Red Sox def. New York Mets (4-0)

World Series MVP: Dustin Pedroia

Regular Season Awards

American League MVP: Magglio Ordonez, Detroit

National League MVP: Ryan Howard, Philadelphia

American League Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Seattle

National League Cy Young: Johan Santana, New York

American League Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston

National League Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin, Florida

[buzzcut]

AL East:

Boston

Toronto

New York Yankees

Baltimore

Tampa Bay

AL Central:

Detroit

Chicago White Sox(Wild Card)

Cleveland

Minnesota

Kansas City

AL West:

Los Angeles Angels

Seattle

Texas

Oakland

ALCS: Detroit over Boston

NL East:

New York Mets

Philadelphia(Wild Card)

Washington

Atlanta

Florida

NL Central:

Houston

Milwaukee

St. Louis

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

NL West:

Los Angeles Dodgers

Colorado

San Diego

Arizona

San Francisco

NLCS: New York Mets over Los Angeles Dodgers

World Series: New York Mets over Detroit in 6

[KevinMcD]

ALE:BOS, NYY, TOR, BAL, TB

ALC:CLE, DET, MIN, CWS, KC

ALW:LAA, SEA*, OAK, TEX

NLE:NYM, PHI, ATL, WAS, FLA

NLC:CHC, MIL, HOU, STL, PIT, CIN

NLW:LAD, SD*, AZ, COL, SF

BOS over SEA

LAA over CLE

CHC over SD

LAD over NYM

LAA over BOS

LAD over CHC

LAD over LAA in 6

ALMVP:A-Rod (NYY)

NLMVP:Wright (NYM)

ALCY:Beckett (BOS)

NLCY:Penny (LAD)

[Atomic]

2008 MLB Predictions

American League East

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Tampa Bay Rays

5. Baltimore Orioles

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Cleveland Indians*

3. Minnesota Twins

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2. Seattle Mariners

3. Oakland Athletics

4. Texas Rangers

ALDS

Boston Red Sox def. Cleveland Indians

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim def. Detroit Tigers

ALCS

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim def. Boston Red Sox

National League East

1. Philadelphia Phillies

2. New York Mets*

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

National League Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers

2. Chicago Cubs

3. St. Louis Cardinals

4. Houston Astros

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West

1. Arizona Diamondbacks

2. San Diego Padres

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

4. Colorado Rockies

5. San Francisco Giants

NLDS

Philadelphia Phillies def. Milwaukee Brewers

Arizona Diamondbacks def. NY Mets

NLCS

Arizona Diamondbacks def. Philadelphia Phillies

World Series

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim def. Arizona Diamondbacks

[usahockeyrube]

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Detroit, Minnesota (WC)

AL West: Angels

NL East: Mets, Philadelphia (WC)

NL Central: Cubs

NL West: Padres

World Series: Detroit v. New York Mets

Champion: Mets

[TBGKon]

AL East:

Boston

Toronto

Yankees

Tampa Bay

Baltimore

AL Central:

Detroit

Cleveland(Wild Card)

White Sox

Minnesota

Kansas City

AL West:

Angels

Seattle

Texas

Oakland

ALCS: Detroit over Boston

NL East:

New York Mets

Philadelphia

Atlanta

Washington

Florida

NL Central:

Cubbies

Milwaukee (Wild Card)

Houston

St. Louis

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

NL West:

Dodgers

Arizona

San Diego

Colorado

San Francisco

NLCS: New York Mets over Los Angeles Dodgers

World Series: Detroit over Mets in 5

Regular Season Awards

American League MVP: Magglio Ordonez, Detroit

National League MVP: David Wright, Mets

American League Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Detroit

National League Cy Young: Johan Santana, Mets

American League Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay

National League Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin, Florida

[DG_ThenNowForever]

Well, I don't really know much about baseball anymore, but I'll hazard the following guesses:

AL East: Toronto

AL Central: Cleveland

Al West: Seattle

NL East: New York

NL Central: Milwaukee

NL West: Los Angeles

AL Wild Card: Los Angeles

NL Wild Card: Chicago

World Series: Los Angeles over Los Angeles of Anaheim

[McCall]

I've been so busy, I haven't been able to study the teams as much as usual, so I'm kinda flying blindly here:

National League

East: Phillies

Central: Cubs

West: Dodgers

Wild Card: Mets

American League

East: Red Sox

Central: Tigers

West: Angels

Wild Card: Indians

NL Playoffs:

Dodgers over Mets

Phillies over Cubs

Dogers over Phillies

AL Playoffs:

Indians over Red Sox

Tigers over Angels

Tigers over Indians

World Series

Dodgers over Tigers, 4-2

2008 World Champions

Los Angeles Dodgers

(Or, one of the other 29 teams. )

[HedleyLamarr]

AL East: Boston, New York, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore

AL Central: Cleveland, Detroit*, Chicago, Minnesota, Kansas City

AL West: Anaheim, Texas, Seattle, Oakland

NL East: Atlanta, New York*, Philadelphia, Washington, Florida

NL Central: Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh

NL West: Colorado, San Diego, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Francisco

Detroit over Boston

Cleveland over Anaheim

Atlanta over Milwaukee

Colorado over New York

ALCS: Cleveland over Detroit

NLCS: Atlanta over Colorado

World Series: Atlanta over Cleveland

[lets_go_red]

2008 MLB Predictions

American League East

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Baltimore Orioles

5. Tampa Bay Rays

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Cleveland Indians *

3. Minnesota Twins

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2. Seattle Mariners

3. Texas Rangers

4. Oakland Athletics

ALDS

Boston Red Sox def. Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers def. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

ALCS

Detroit Tigers def. Boston Red Sox

National League East

1. New York Mets

2. Philadelphia Phillies

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

National League Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers

2. Chicago Cubs

3. Cincinnati Reds

4. St. Louis Cardinals

5. Houston Astros

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. San Diego Padres*

3. Colorado Rockies

4. Arizona Diamondbacks

5. San Francisco Giants

NLDS

Milwaukee Brewers def. Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Mets def. San Diego Padres

NLCS

Milwaukee Brewers def. New York Mets

World Series

Milwaukee Brewers def. Detroit Tigers (4-3)

World Series MVP: Ryan Braun

- Biased??? Yes, but I can't go against the Brew Crew

[PeytonManningRocks]

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WEST

Boston

New York (WC)

Toronto

Baltimore

Tampa Bay

CENTRAL

Detroit

Cleveland

Minnesota

Chicago

Kansas City

WEST

Los Angeles

Seattle

Oakland

Texas

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST

New York

Philadelphia

Atlanta

Florida

Washington

CENTRAL

Chicago

Milwaukee

Houston

St. Louis

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

WEST

Los Angeles

San Diego (WC)

Arizona

Colorado

San Francisco

ALDS

Yanks def. Tigers

Red Sox def. Angels

ALCS

Yanks def. Red Sox

NLDS

Mets def. Padres

Cubs def. Dodgers

NLCS

Mets def. Cubs

WORLD SERIES

Yankees def. Mets in 7

MVP: Derek Jeter

OFFSEASON AWARDS

AL MVP: Derek Jeter

NL MVP: Derrek Lee

Don't really want to predict the others right now.

BTW, I'm flattered that more than one person is picking the Dodgers (Let's just hope they don't fold up like a cheap tent this August)

[FiddySicks]

2008 MLB Predictions

American League East

1. New York Yankees

2. Boston Red Sox*

3. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Baltimore Orioles

5. Tampa Bay Rays

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Chicago White Sox

3. Cleveland Indians

4. Minnesota Twins

5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2. Texas Rangers

3. Seattle Mariners

4. Oakland Athletics

ALDS

Detroit Tigers def. Boston Red Sox

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim def. New York Yankees

ALCS

Detroit Tigers def. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

National League East

1. New York Mets

2. Philadelphia Phillies

3. Washington Nationals

4. Atlanta Braves

5. Florida Marlins

National League Central

1. Chicago Cubs

2. Milwaukee Brewers*

3. Cincinnati Reds

4. St. Louis Cardinals

5. Houston Astros

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West

1. Arizona Diamondbacks

2. San Diego Padres

3. Colorado Rockies

4. Los Angeles Dodgers

5. San Francisco Giants

NLDS

Arizona Diamondbacks def. Milwaukee Brewers

Chicago Cubs def. New York Mets

NLCS

Chicago Cubs def. Arizona Diamondbacks

World Series

Detroit Tigers def. Chicago Cubs (4-1)

World Series MVP: Dontrelle Willis

[Coast2CoastAM2006]

um why is people picking the brewers to win the world series? They are not even making the playoffs nevermind winning a World Series. If they have a winning season i'll be shocked like hell. They've been irrelevant since the early 80s.

oh and the Red Sox is winning the world series against some throwaway team.

[DEAD!]

um why is people picking the brewers to win the world series? They are not even making the playoffs nevermind winning a World Series. If they have a winning season i'll be shocked like hell. They've been irrelevant since the early 80s.

oh and the Red Sox is winning the world series against some throwaway team.

... maybe the Ball-In-Glove is having a hypnotizing effect on them?

AL East: Boston

AL Central: Detroit

AL West: Los Angeles

AL Wild Card: New York

NL East: Atlanta

NL Central: Cincinnati

NL West: Los Angeles

NL Wild Card: Chicago

ALDS: Boston > Detroit

Los Angeles > New York

NLDS: Cincinnati > Atlanta

Los Angeles > Chicago

ALCS: Los Angeles > Boston

NLCS: Los Angeles > Cincinnati

World Series.... Los Angeles > Los Angeles

... er.... Angels > Dodgers

[Shumway]

American League East

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Tampa Bay Rays

5. Baltimore Orioles

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Cleveland Indians

3. Chicago White Sox

4. Minnesota Twins

5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

2. Seattle Mariners *

3. Oakland Athletics

4. Texas Rangers

ALDS

Detroit Tigers def. Seattle Mariners

Los Angeles Angels def. Boston Red Sox

ALCS

Tigers def. Angels

National League East

1. Philadelphia Phillies

2. New York Mets *

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

National League Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers

2. Chicago Cubs

3. St. Louis Cardinals

4. Houston Astros

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

National League West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. Arizona Diamondbacks

3. San Diego Padres

4. Colorado Rockies

5. San Francisco Giants

NLDS

Philadelphia Phillies def. Milwaukee Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers def. New York Mets

NLCS

Los Angeles Dodgers def. Philadelphia Phillies

World Series

Tigers def. Dodgers (4-1)

World Series MVP: Placido Polanco

Regular Season Awards

American League MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit

National League MVP: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee

American League Cy Young: Fausto Carmona, Cleveland

National League Cy Young: Danny Haren, Arizona

American League Rookie of the Year: Brandon Wood, Los Angeles

National League Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin, Florida

[Joshawaggie]

AL East:

Boston

Toronto

New York

Tampa Bay

Baltimore

AL Central:

Detroit

Cleveland (Wild Card)

Minnesota

Kansas City

Chicago

AL West

Los Angeles-Anaheim

Seattle

Oakland

Texas

NL East:

New York

Philadelphia (Wild Card)

Atlanta

Washington

Florida

NL Central:

Chicago

Milwaukee

Houston

St. Louis

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

NL West:

Arizona

Los Angeles

Colorado

San Diego

San Francisco

ALCS:

Detroit over Boston

NLCS:

Chicago over Arizona

World Series:

Detroit over Chicago 4-2

[DDR]

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EAST

Boston

New York

Toronto

Tampa Bay

Baltimore

CENTRAL

Detroit

Chicago (WC)

Cleveland

Minnesota

Kansas City

WEST

Los Angeles

Seattle

Texas

Oakland

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST

New York

Philadelphia

Atlanta

Washington

Florida

CENTRAL

Chicago

Milwaukee (WC)

St. Louis

Houston

Pittsburgh

Cincinatti

WEST

Arizona

San Diego

Colorado

Los Angeles

San Francisco

ALCS: Chicago over Los Angeles

NLCS Chicago over Arizona

World Series: Chicago over Chicago

World Series MVP: Josh Fields

[mania]

AL East:

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Tampa Bay Rays

4. Toronto Blue Jays

5. Baltimore Orioles

note: I wouldn't be surprised if every team in the division, save Baltimore, won 80 games.

AL Central:

1. Detroit Tigers

2. Cleveland Indians*

3. Kansas City Royals

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Minnesota Twins

AL West:

1. Los Angeles Angels

2. Texas Rangers

3. Seattle Mariners

4. Oakland Athletics

note: I don't expect any team besides the Angels to win over 80 games. They'll walk away with the division EASILY.

NL East:

1. New York Mets

2. Philadelphia Phillies*

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

NL Central:

1. Milwaukee Brewers

2. Chicago Cubs

3. Cincinnati Reds

4. St. Louis Cardinals

5. Houston Astros

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West:

1. Arizona Diamondbacks

2. San Diego Padres

3. Colorado Rockies

4. Los Angeles Dodgers

5. San Francisco Giants

ALCS: Detroit over Boston

NLCS: Arizona over New York

WS: Arizona over Detroit, 7 Games

[BaltimoreFan]

American League East

Boston

New York*

Toronto

Tampa Bay

Baltimore

American League Central

Detroit

Cleveland

Chicago

Kansas City

Minnesota

American League West

Los Angeles

Seattle

Texas

Oakland

ALDS

Boston Red Sox def. Los Angeles Angels

Detroit Tigers def. New York Yankees

ALCS

Detroit Tigers def. Boston Red Sox

National League East

Philadelphia

New York*

Atlanta

Washington

Florida

National League Central

Chicago

Milwaukee

Cincinnati (surprise wild card contender)

Houston

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

National League West

Arizona

Colorado

Los Angeles

San Diego

San Francisco

NLDS

Arizona Diamondbacks def. New York Mets

Chicago Cubs def. Philadelphia Phillies

NLCS

Arizona Diamondbacks def. Chicago Cubs

World Series

Detriot Tigers def. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-2)

World Series MVP: Justin Verlander

Regular Season Awards

American League MVP: Magglio Ordonez, Detroit

National League MVP: Derrek Lee, Chicago

American League Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Detriot

National League Cy Young: Brandon Webb, Arizona

American League Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay

National League Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati

[chuckymack]

Here's my prediction:

The Cubbies WILL NOT win the World Series this year. That is all.