The 2005 Baseball Thread


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OK so since the season is less than one week away I figure try to get a survey going of who will win what this year. I'd put it in some kind of poll but there would be too many questions. So We'll do division winners, wild card, league champs, WS champs, league MVPS and league Cy Youngs.

AL East:

AL Central:

AL West:

AL Wild Card:

AL Champs:

AL MVP:

AL Cy Young:

NL East:

NL Central:

NL West:

NL Wild Card:

NL Champs:

NL MVP:

NL Cy Young:

WS Champs:

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Mine are

AL East: New York Yankees

AL Central: Cleveland Indians

AL West: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim aka Identity Crisis

AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox

AL Champs: NY Yankees

AL MVP: David Ortiz

AL Cy Young: Randy Johnson

NL East: Atlanta Braves

NL Central: St. Louis

NL West: LA Dodgers (I have no idea, its most up for grabs with Bonds out)

NL Wild Card: New York Mets

NL Champs: St. Louis

NL MVP: Albert Pujols

NL Cy Young: Tim Hudson

WS Champs: St. Louis

what is there to predict? the cubs are gonna win it all :)

AL East: no clue

AL Central: no clue

AL West: no clue

AL Wild Card: no clue

AL Champs: no clue

AL MVP: no clue

AL Cy Young: no clue

NL East: philadelphia

NL Central: chicago!!!!!!!

NL West: san diego

NL Wild Card: new york mets

NL Champs: cubbies!

NL MVP:

NL Cy Young: kerry wood

WS Champs: chicago cubs!

Though I agree with BroChaos, I'll fill in the rest for fun so here goes:

AL East: New York Yankees

AL Central: Minnesota Twins

AL West: Anaheim Angels

AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox

AL Champs: Anaheim Angels

AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero

AL Cy Young: Randy Johnson

NL East: Atlanta Braves

NL Central: St Louis Cardinals

NL West: Giants w/Bonds, Padres without

NL Wild Card: Chicago Cubs

NL Champs: Chicago Cubs

NL MVP: Albert Pujols

NL Cy Young: Carlos Zambrano

WS Champs: Chicago Cubs

being a mets fan, i just have to inform you all that they will be winning the series this year

I'm a Mets fan too, but be realistic man. I'll be happy just making the playoffs. If they somehow win a series great but for me just making it would be an accomplishment in light of recent years.

AL East: boston

AL Central: cleveland

AL West: anaheim

AL Wild Card: yankees

AL Champs: yankees

AL MVP: A-rod

AL Cy Young: i'm not sure.

NL East: atlanta

NL Central: st. louis

NL West: san fran.

NL Wild Card: chicago

NL Champs: st.louis

NL MVP: albert pujols

NL Cy Young: roger clemens

WS Champs: st. louis

AL East: NY Yankees (i hate them !)

AL Central: Chicago White Sox (i hate them even more !)

AL West: L.A. Angles (still not used to their new name)

AL Wild Card: Boston

AL Champs: NY Yankees (I hope I'm wrong)

AL MVP: Alex Rod

AL Cy Young: No idea but a guess would be Randy Johnson

NL East: Florida (look out for them)

NL Central: Chicago Cubs (lots to prove & they will succeed)

NL West: SF Giant's

NL Wild Card: Philadelphia

NL Champs: Chicago Cubs

NL MVP: Aramis Ramirez or Nomar (probably Nomar)

NL Cy Young: Carlos Zambrano

WS Champs: Chicago Cubs ! 7 games & they win in NY against Randy Johnson with Aramis being MVP of series.

Cubs better sign Aramis Ramirez to an extension today, he'll be pretty pricey and well wanted after this year. He's not even on top of his game and will be the best 3rd baseman in MLB in a couple of years, offense & defense.

$%@#&*^ Mets' bullpen. Wasted a gem by Pedro. Gonna be the achilles heel all year unless they get some serious help. And Looper was the one who was supposed to have the LEAST questions marks out of that pen. Didn't record an OUT!! Just 14 PITCHES to blow the game. AAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!

Just had to let that out. And I'm a pessimist. Not giving up on the season or anything yet lol, but that was a brutal loss. And I know it's only one game but the Mets have no bullpen and it jsut concerns me seriously. I mean to see your big weakness exposed in game one that blatantly is worrying. And again, GETTING to Looper was supposed to be the real concern, he was supposed to be fine.

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