I'm usually full of shit, but here's mine:

AL West - Angels
AL Central - Twins
AL East - Red Sox
Wild Card - Yankees

ALDS
Yankees over Twins
Red Sox over Angels

ALCS
Yankees over Red Sox

NL West - Dodgers
NL Central - Reds
NL East - Mets
Wild Card - Phillies

NLDS
Reds over Phillies
Mets over Dodgers

NLCS
Reds over Mets

World Series
Reds over Yankees

The Reds have it all, a strong, young, deep pitching staff, defense up the middle, speed, and some young bats with power.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

Reds ?

I predict I'm going to hate the new Yankee Stadium.

I'm a met fan but i don't even see them making the playoffs

I like the Mets chances of making the playoffs this year. The 2 relievers they got should add a few wins, and probably get Santana the Cy Young. That said, they are going to need Delgado to be productive all season.

I do hope my Yankees win it all, I also hope A roid doesn't come back from hip surgery. If their starting pitchers are healthy going into the playoffs, they have a real good chance.

Baseball doesn't start until August.

Jim.. I bet you'll like the house of George but hate the prices.

If it was really the house of George I don't think it would be so bad. But it's the house of Hank & Hal, and that's pathetic in a Kim Jong Il way.

Speaking of which, how fucking funny is it that he picks the day the new American President is debuting at NATO to publicly humiliate himself with that Knox of a launch. I'm no fan of Obama, but Fuck if Kim didn't hand it to him on a platter.

Jordan Schafer home run in first major league at bat. 99th player to do so. Braves 4 Phils 1 Woo hoo ! Go Braves !!!!!

The Cubs will gack it up once again. Fuck 'em.

Go Diamondbacks!

I predict the Cubs will choke again

My prediction rides with Tom Glavines shoulder.

Glavine is a Hall of Fame pitcher, but he should have hung it up after getting 300 wins.

I'm afraid Tom is toast ! The Braves still have a pretty decent pitching staff and Tommy Hanson is waiting in the wings !

The Astros will suck.

Actually, we did well.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

But at what cost.

At what cost to our SOULS???

AL East - NYY, hard to bet against them
AL Ctl - Twins, in their new home
AL West - California Angels
AL Wild Card - White Sox

NL East - Phillies, look strong
NL Central - St. L., my Reds will win 85
NL West - LA, Rockies pitching will falter
NL wild card - Atlanta?

Yankees will lose to either St.L. or the Phillies in the series.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

As a Mets fan I hate to say this but I'm putting my money on the Phillies this year.

That Cuban kid should be starting the Reds home opener. Same w/Strasberg in DC. The earlier arbitration/free agency would be worth the change in atmoshpere and buzz created for the teams. Mets should be starting Ike Davis at 1B.

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers, cause Dontrelle is going to be like the old Dontrelle.
AL West: Mariners, which will be scary in the playoffs.
AL Wildcard: Rays, I think Boston won't have enough offense.

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers, I'd go SF if they had any power in their lineup.
NL Wild Card: Rockies

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, who knows how good he can be sober?
AL Cy Young: Sabathia, Guy is a lock for another 18 wins, if he doesn't have another slow spring, that will put him to 22.

NL MVP: Pujols, unless they are tired of voting for him
NL Cy Young: Halladay, guys going to pitch in a lot of one run games. Not one run difference, he's only going to give up 1, and the Phillies will score 6. He has a legit shot at 25+ wins and sub 2 ERA.

World Series: Yankees over Phillies. That will be my prediction for the next 3-4 years, or until Chase Utley or Ryan Howard leaves Philly. Philly will win one or 2 more championships, but I can't pick against my team.

Mets will fire their manager by the all star break, and not let the GM make any moves at the trading deadline because he'll be gone when the season is over. Too bad the Wilpons can't be forced out.

Point of Order:

You know how we have a "Not Worth it's Own Thread" thread?

I think here, as with other annual sports threads, each year requires it's own thread.

Carry on.

Can't really argue with your choices Chuck but sure would like to see the Braves supplant the Phillies. I hope the Mets are in the basement when it's over.

I'll be a total homer here and predict the Diamondbacks will come out of the West, over the Dodgers. Caveats: if Brandon Webb's shoulder goes bad, or Manny gets a new steroid doctor, i'd have to give the Dodgers the leg up.

Erics Phillies... if they win it all he gets my account for a day. Chair Leg.... you want in on this?.

AL East: damn Yankees
AL Central: Detroit (not buying the Twins' pitching)
AL West: Angels, as always
Wildcard: Tampa Bay

AL Pennant: damn Yankees

NL East: Phillies (an AL East-worthy team)
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers, in a photo-finish
NL Wild Card: Cubs.

NL Pennant: in an inexplicable upset over the Phillies, Cardinals.

World Series: God Damn Yankees in 5.

AL East - NYY
AL West - Seattle
AL Central - Detroit
Wild Card - Tampa Bay

MVP Miguel Cabrera
CY Young John Lester

NL East - Phillies
NL West - Colorado
NL Central - St. Louis
Wild Card - Giants

MVP - Pujols (Who else?)
Cy Young - Halladay

World Series - St. Louis over Yanks in 6.

AL east- Yankees
AL cent- Tigers
AL west- Mariners
Wild card- Angels

NL east- Marlins
NL cent- Cards
NL west- Dodgers
Wild card- Rockies

World series- Yankess/Dodgers (Yanks in 6)

I love it that everyone is overlooking the Braves. Hopefully the rest of the NL is as well.

Colorado rockies

I agree w/Fenris about the Braves. I think they will sniff around the wild card spot until sometime in August. They are a young team with a lot of upside coming in the next few years.

Tonight I see the Reds are in Pittsburgh.

Help snap me out of my denial

Find me a better game, I get 'em all

Might as well watch St. Louis and revere one of the best ballplayers of all time.

I watched it, but Felipe Lopez was the hero with his Grand Salami. The Great Poo-holes wasn't even on base when Lopez batted in all four Cardinal runs.

NE Patriots in 4

Go Jets...

Just watched the Rockies' Jimenez no hit the Braves....the fucker !

Damn, and the Mets and Cardinals went 20 innings, first 18 scoreless.

I might need Burg's financial wizardry to help me with this question but I'm wondering what will be higher come the first of October, the Dow Jones or the ERA of the Royals bullpen. They gave up a 6-1 lead in a span of about six batters a couple of days ago.

You ain't lying. He was throwing bbs. Today the Braves got a lead off triple from Diaz to stop the no hit shit. A 2 run rally in the ninth got them the win. Heyward got a two run single with 2 out and the count full. This kid is for fucking real.

Heyward does look to be the real thing. This could be a big year for NL rookies. In another month you'll have Strasburg and Chapman coming up. I might take in a Phillies game to see them live, Mets are too far, too much traffic. Mets 1B prospect Ike Davis is supposed to be good too.

I do like that the Braves are just letting that kid play, not sticking him in the minors for 2 months to keep him from arbitration for an extra year.

I'm also thinking of going to see the Trenton Thunder a couple times this year. The catcher there is supposed to be the one that will replace Posada, since the guy they have at AAA looks to be a DH or 1B.

My friend called with tickets, it's the Dayton Dragons hosting the South Bend Silver Hawks tonight.

The Royals are batting .300 as a team and have the third worst record in baseball. Now that takes talent. So does ending the game by swinging at a wild pitch but Butler did it last night.

Fucking unbelievable ! The Braves trailed the Phillies with 2 down in the ninth and Glaus hits a two run homer. Heyward comes up and after 2 pitches ties the game with a long home run to right center. Cue wild and frenzied crowd. Wagner sits the Phillies down in the top of the 10th and McLouth leads off the bottom of the 10th with a shot to right. BRAVES WIN !!!!! The best and funniest part- as McLouth is rounding the bases the Braves dugout empties. NOT ONTO THE FIELD BUT INTO THE CLUBHOUSE. You should have seen the look on McLouth's face when he reached the dugout ! They were all grinning ear to ear when they left and they mobbed him in the tunnel. Best feeling I've had from a Braves team in years !

I'll probably watch the Phils-Braves tonight, Halliday against Hudson.

Preparing to do so. I had a Dish network tech over today. Now have HDTV on every tv. woo hoo !