BB51's Midseason Predictions 2k6

[BronXBombers51]

Yup, it's time...

We're halfway through the 2006 season and almost nothing has been decided. We've got alot of close races that are sure to become even more heated through the dog days of summer.

Now if you're like me and your preseason predictions look like crapola, now's your chance to redeem yourself and make your best guesses for the second half of the season. Feel free to post your final standings for 2006, playoff matchups and World Series winner. You can predict the award winners for the season as well (MVP, Cy, ROY, etc.)

I'm working on mine and should have them up shortly.

[PlayingWithFire]

pre season

NL
East: Mets-good
Central: Cardinals-good
West: Giants-bad
Wild: Braves-good

AL
East: Yankees-still good
Central: Twins-em, they looked good
West: Angels-still good
Wild: A's-still good

Red Sox and Blue Jays will beat up on each other and will fall short in the wild card race-not really

WS
Yankees over Giants-not sure about the Giants

[BronXBombers51]

American League:
East:
1. New York Yankees, 94-68**
2. Boston Red Sox, 94-68*
3. Toronto Blue Jays, 91-71
4. Balitmore Orioles, 72-90
5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 70-92

Central:
1. Chicago White Sox, 97-65**
2. Detroit Tigers, 94-68
3. Minnesota Twins, 90-72
4. Cleveland Indians, 79-83
5. Kansas City Royals, 58-104

West:
1. Oakland Athletics, 91-71**
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 89-73
3. Texas Rangers, 83-79
4. Seattle Mariners, 79-83

National League:
East:
1. New York Mets, 95-67**
2. Florida Marlins, 81-81
3. Philadelphia Phillies, 79-83
4. Atlanta Braves, 69-93
5. Washington Nationals, 65-97

Central:
1. St. Louis Cardinals, 94-68**
2. Houston Astros, 88-74*
3. Milwaukee Brewers, 81-81
4. Cincinatti Reds, 79-83
5. Chicago Cubs, 70-92
6. Pittsburgh Pirates, 59-103

West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 83-79**
2. San Francisco Giants, 81-81
3. San Diego Padres, 78-84
4. Colorado Rockies, 77-85
5. Arizona Diamondbacks, 70-92

Playoffs:
Divisional Series:
Chicago White Sox def. Boston Red Sox, 5 games
New York Yankees def. Oakland Athletics, 5 games
New York Mets def. Houston Astros, 5 games
St. Louis Cardinals def. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games

League Championship Series:
Chicago White Sox def. New York Yankees, 6 games
New York Mets def. St. Louis Cardinals, 7 games

World Series:
Chicago White Sox def. New York Mets, 5 games


I'd like to add that I'm really unsure of these, so they might change. It's such a crapshoot.

American League Awards:
MVP- Travis Hafner, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz
Cy Young- Johan Santana, Roy Halladay, Francisco Liriano
Rookie of the Year- Francisco Liriano, Jon Papelbon
Comeback Player- Jim Thome
Manager of the Year- Jim Leyland

National League Awards:
MVP- Albert Pujols, David Wright, Carlos Beltran
Cy Young- Pedro Martinez, Carlos Zambrano, Brandon Webb
Rookie of the Year- Dan Uggla, ?
Comeback Player- Nomar Garciaparra
Manager of the Year- Joe Girardi

[TheYanks04]

Yeah well if the Yanks do not do something about a 4th and 5th starter they will be watching the playoffs from the golf course in October. You can't win when you have 2 reliable SPs, a number 3 that pitches like a #5 (RJ) and a 4 and 5 that on a good day manage to get to the 4th inning and who just blow out the bullpen.

And if they are depending on Carl Pavano to save them, well I just have to cry and scream for Cashman's head.

[BronXBombers51]

And if they are depending on Carl Pavano to save them, well I just have to cry and scream for Cashman's head.

What else is new?

[skinsfan]

AL
East: Boston, NYY*, Toronto, TB, Baltimore
Central: ChiSox, Minnesota, Detroit, KC, Cleveland
West: LAA, Oakland, Seattle, Texas

NL
East: NYM, Florida*, Philly, Atlanta, Washington :(
Central: STL, Cincy, Houston, Milwaukee, Cubbies, Pittsburgh
West: Colorado!, LAD, Arizona, SF

* denotes Wildcard

Playoffs:
ChiSox>NYY
Boston>LAA, ChiSox>Boston in a classic

NYM>Florida, NYM>STL
STL>Colorado

ChiSox repeat over NYM

while we're at it...

AL:
Avg: Mauer (over .400)
RBI: Manny
HR: Thome

NL:
Avg: Holliday
RBI: CLee
HR: Howard

MVP: They have to give it to Mauer even though it should be for Ortiz

Cy Young
AL: Liriano
NL: Tough call but it goes to Capuano.

[daullaz]

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

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

AL West: Oakland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Texas.

Boston over Detroit in 4. Oakland over Chicago in 5. Boston over Oakland in 6.

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

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

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

St. Louis over New York in 5. Houston over Los Angeles in 4. Houston over St. Louis in 7.

Boston over Houston in 6.

MVPs: Albert Pujols and David Ortiz.

Cys: Johan Santana and Roy Oswalt.

ROYs: Francisco Liriano and Dan "The Man" Uggla.

Comebacks: Jim Thome and Nomar Garciaparra.

Managers: Jim Leyland and Willie Randolph.

[Another Blown Save]

ALE: Boston, Tronto (WC), New York, Devil Rays, Baltimore
ALC: Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, Kansas City
ALW: Oakland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Texas

NLE: New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Florida, Washington
NLC: Houston, St. Louis (WC), Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburgh
NLW: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Colorado, Arizona

Chicago over Tronto, Boston over Oakland, New York over St. Louis, Houston over Los Angeles
Boston over Chicago, New York over Houston
Boston over New York

MVP: Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols
CY Young: Johan Santana, Tom Glavine
ROY: Francisco Liriano, Prince Fielder
MOY: Jim Leyland, Grady Little
CPOY: Jim Thome, Scott Rolen

[Havok1517]

AL EAST
Red Sox

AL CENTRAL
White Sox
Tigers (Wildcard)

AL WEST
A's

NL EAST
Mets

NL CENTRAL
Cards
Reds (Wildcard)

NL WEST
Dodgers

WS
Mets over Tigers in 6

NL MVP
Pujols

AL MVP
Ortiz

AL ROY
Papelbon

NL ROY
Uggla

AL MOY
Jim Leyland

NL MOY
Joe Girardi

[suppasonic]

AL East:
Yankees**

AL Central: Indians xxx

AL East: A's *

AL Wild Card:
White Sox *

NL East:
Mets**

NL Central:
Cubs

NL West:
Dodgers (Too close to say)

NL Wild Card:
Cardinals (Well, close, I guess)


Cubs were way off, as were Indians, but otherwise solid.