** Make your picks for the 2010 MLB Season **

[charlie and algernon]

Spring Training games start tomorrow, so get in your picks for the MLB season.


Make picks for the following:


AL East
AL Central
AL West
AL Wild Card

NL East
NL Central
NL West
NL Wild Card


AL Divisional Round
ALCS

NL Divisional Round
NLCS

World Series


Tie breaker - Final score of the deciding World Series game

[trumad]

1. I'll stick with your Avatar...

[joeybee12]

2. I refuse...

...I refuse to do so because it will get my hopes up!

[TZ]

3. You are picking...

the Yankees to repeat? :hide:

[joeybee12]

4. Grrrrrrrrr

:mad:

[flvegan]

5. All I know is that the Nationals WILL finish over .400 this season!

A Cinderella story if there ever was one!!

Leave that .364 of 2009 for the history books, the Nats are back!

[TZ]

6. I'm bookmarking this thread.

And if the Nats finish over .500,, which I think is possible, you are eating CROW (well just figuratively my vegan friend)

[flvegan]

7. Ah, but my dearest zoot...

.500 is also over .400. Not that the Nats need be concerned with such a lofty 50/50 win percentage.

[charlie and algernon]

8. the nats need some starters and some relievers before .500 is a possibility

I'll give you .400 because their offense will win some games.

[TZ]

10. They played over .500 ball the last month or so of the season

And they've picked up a few veteran pitchers and receivers. I think its entirely possible.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Tell 'em TZ

Right behind you.

[flvegan]

14. Against teams using 3rd stringers because they had nailed down playoff berths?

Hmmmm...or was it the Mets and the Braves, two teams phoning it in by season's end.

[Jack Rabbit]

9. !!

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

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


AL Divisional Round - Yankees, Red Sox
ALCS - Yankees

NL Divisional Round - Phillies, Dodgers
NLCS - Dodgers

World Series - Dodgers

Tie breaker - Final score of the deciding World Series game - Dodgers 5, Yankees 4

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. C'mere Jack, let me give you a kiss...

LOL. I like the way you think.

Manny's in the out year of his contract. He's gotta prove to the AL that he can be a DH worth paying for. I say he bats .290+ with 30+ homers. Either that, or Torre sits him and he gets traded mid-season. Bad thing about that is the Dodgers will have to pay him to play somewhere else. Worried about his legs though. I'm tired of seeing him jog to fly balls.

[Jack Rabbit]

15. You realize that I'm a Giants fan

. . . so I hope I'm wrong.

Unless we get to see the expression on Steinbrenner's sour puss when he's watching the tube when the Dodger players give Joe Torre a champagne shower. Now, that would be worth it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. Given your geographical location, I see no reason for you not to be a Gnats fan.

Torre winning a WS in Dodger Blue would be the ultimate zing for the Steinbrenner family.

I don't see how the Dodgers can lose the NL West, and we've owned the Cardinals for a couple of years, but getting past Philly? I'm crossing my fingers.

[MadBadger]

13. My Orioles will finish dead last in the AL East Again

Nothing else matters after that :cry:

[Auggie]

18. Why is it easier to pick the cellar dwellers?

That's where I'll put Cleveland in the A.L. Central.

[madinmaryland]

16. Pittsburgh in seven games over the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series!!!

:D

[PRETZEL]

26. 1979 again,

deja vu,

I just wish the Bucs would do what Mario and Co. are doing.

Spend to get quality.

[CatholicEdHead]

19. Twins over the Brewers in 5 in the World Series

[Dinger]

25. If The Brewers Ever Get To The World Series Again,

I'll drop over dead, so I won't be able to see it. And I'm a Brewer fan. First half of the season is a teaser for the little guys, then the hammer comes down, and the usual suspects will be there.

[travelingtypist]

20. Picking the Mariners in the AL West.

That's all I really care about. And I don't think it's spring wishful thinking, either. With the Mariners getting Figgins from the Angels and the Angels losing Lackey while we picked up Lee, I think all four teams are going to be in the mix with the Angels' run at the top (five of the last six division titles) being done.

[JonLP24]

21. Ok

AL

East-Blue Jays
Central-White Sox
West-Mariners
WC-Red Sox

NL
East-Phillies
Central-Cubs
West-Rockies
WC-Giants

AL Playoffs
Blue Jays over White Sox 4-1
Mariners over Red Sox 4-3

Marivers over Blue Jays 4-0

NL Playoffs
Rockies over Giants 4-3
Cubs over Phillies 4-3

Rockies over Cubs 4-3

World Series
Rockies over Mariners 4-3

[travelingtypist]

22. Loved your Mariners picks, except the last one, of course.

I don't know if I'm that high on them yet, but who knows.

[JonLP24]

23. Actually it was mostly random

Rockies are my favorite team so I put them as winners, threw the Phillies in there, didn't include the Yankees because I don't like them and from there I picked my favorite teams out of the AL Central, East, West. I like the Cubs out of the NL Central so there. My two wild card picks were a little educated as both of those teams I could see making the postseason or getting close to it.

[charlie and algernon]

24. I think the Mariners do have a shot of going far

especially if they can get a healthy year out of Bedard. That's an insane murderer's row of Felix-Lee-Bedard. Should they make it to the playoffs with those three intact, they could go quite far.

[travelingtypist]

27. Yeah, that's the worry, 3 through 5 without Bedard.

The other worry is the lack of power. Ichiro and Figgins are going to get on, but the Ms let Branyan's 31HR walk and brought in a head case like Milton Bradley? Griffey's a fine man, but he's not a magician. (Jr's implicit job in addition to DHing occasionally and being a presence in the clubhouse is to be a mentor of sorts to MB, who has said that Griffey was one of his idols growing up.) Wakamatsu did everything he could to reform slacker Yuni Betancourt last year to no avail. I'd hate to see a repeat of that, but I'm not hopeful.