Sunday, August 1, 2010

Major League Baseball (4 months down 2 to go)

Well the trade deadline has passed and some teams like the Yankees, Rangers, Cardinals, and Dodgers made moves to improve their teams while others like the Giants, Reds, Rays, and Twins for the most part stayed pat. The trade deadline passing and the calendar turning to August means the season is 2./3 over. I will give my predictions for division and wild card winners, awards, and the entire playoffs.
Standings
AL East
1. Rays (1)
2. Yanks (WC #4)
3.Red Sox
4. Jays
5. O's
AL Central
1. Twins (#3)
2. White Sox
3. Tigers
4.KC
5. Indians
AL West
1. Rangers (#2)
2. Angels
3. A's
4. Mariners
NL East
1. Atlanta (2)
2. Phillies
3. Marlins
4. Mets
5. Nats
NL Central
1. Cards (3)
2. Reds
3. Brewers
4. Cubs
5. Astros
6. Pirates
NL West
1. Padres (1)
2. Giants (WC 4)
3. Dodgers
4. Rockies
5. D-Backs
Awards
AL MVP- Josh Hamilton OF Texas
NL MVP- Albert Pujols 1B Cardinals
AL Cy Young- David Price Rays
NL Cy Young- Josh Johnson Marlins
AL Manager of the year- Ron Washington Rangers
NL Manager of the year- Bud Black Padres
AL ROY- Neftali Feliz Closer Rangers
NL ROY- Jason Heyward OF Braves
Playoff predictions
Wild Card
AL
Rangers over Yanks in 5- Cliff Lee's two wins lead Texas to 1st ever ALCS
Rays over Twins in 4- Rays depth of pitching key to series win
NL
Cards over Padres in 4- Cardinals starting pitching ends Padres cinderella season
Braves over Giants in 5-Braves use offensive edge and homefield to win a great series
LCS
Cards over Braves in 6- Carp and Wainwright dominate, Cards make 3rd WS in 7 years
Rays over Rangers in 6- Rays pitching depth overcomes Cliff Lee to reach 2nd world series in 3 years
World Series (NL Homefield)
Cards over Rays in 6- Cards ride two aces, homefield, and Pujols-Holliday combo to 11th World title in franchise history MVP- Pujols.

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