The 2021 Baseball season starts on Thursday!! It looks like it will be a full 162 game season and back to the traditional playoff format. I hit two division winners, Dodgers WS champions and Shane Bieber Cy Young. Biggest miss was calling for a Trevor Bauer implosion and he went on to a dominant Cy Young season. Let's see how I do in 2021.
AL East:1. New York Yankees (99-63)
2. Tampa Bay Rays (84-78)
3. Toronto Blue Jays (82-80)
3. Toronto Blue Jays (82-80)
4. Boston Red Sox (73-89)
5. Baltimore Orioles (58-104)
The Yankees didn't really get better, but the rest of the division didn't either. The Rays will take a step back but are still on track for a playoff spot. The Jays bolstered their lineup a bit and will probably hang around for quite a while before fading off. The Orioles are going to be criminally bad, again. The Red Sox are going to battle them for the cellar.
AL Central:
1. Chicago White Sox (96-66)
5. Baltimore Orioles (58-104)
The Yankees didn't really get better, but the rest of the division didn't either. The Rays will take a step back but are still on track for a playoff spot. The Jays bolstered their lineup a bit and will probably hang around for quite a while before fading off. The Orioles are going to be criminally bad, again. The Red Sox are going to battle them for the cellar.
AL Central:
1. Chicago White Sox (96-66)
2. Minnesota Twins (85-77)
3. Cleveland Indians (78-84)
4. Kansas City Royals (71-91)
5. Detroit Tigers (65-97)
4. Kansas City Royals (71-91)
5. Detroit Tigers (65-97)
The Tribe brass has essentially given up though the building blocks to success are still in place. The rotation is still going to be one of the best in baseball. The bullpen and lineup are both going to be extremely shaky. We are going to have quite a few donuts this season. The payroll is an absolute joke. The White Sox have actually made efforts to field a competitive team and should easily win the division.
AL West:
1. Oakland Athletics (98-64)
2. *Houston Astros (93-69)
3. Los Angeles Angels (88-74)
4. Seattle Mariners (70-92)
5. Texas Rangers (66-96)
The A's are usually good and I discredit them. So I'll pick them to win. Maybe this will be the Angels actually make the playoffs with Mike Trout still raking. The Mariners showed some life in the shortened season, but can ROY Kyle Lewis carry them to success in a full season? Don't count on it.
NL East:
1. New York Mets (97-65)
4. Seattle Mariners (70-92)
5. Texas Rangers (66-96)
The A's are usually good and I discredit them. So I'll pick them to win. Maybe this will be the Angels actually make the playoffs with Mike Trout still raking. The Mariners showed some life in the shortened season, but can ROY Kyle Lewis carry them to success in a full season? Don't count on it.
NL East:
1. New York Mets (97-65)
2. Atlanta Braves (95-67)
3. Washington Nationals (81-81)
4. Miami Marlins (77-85)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (73-89)
Frankie Lindor. What a disgrace the Indians are. Man up and open the damn wallets for once... The Mets and Braves will battle each other all year as a clear 1-2 punch in the division. Both make the playoffs and could end up meeting there.
NL Central:
1. Milwaukee Brewers (88-74)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (86-76)
3. Cincinnati Reds (80-82)
4. Chicago Cubs (69-93)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-101)
I don't really care about this division. Who ever wins it will be swept in the playoffs.
NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (103-59)
3. Washington Nationals (81-81)
4. Miami Marlins (77-85)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (73-89)
Frankie Lindor. What a disgrace the Indians are. Man up and open the damn wallets for once... The Mets and Braves will battle each other all year as a clear 1-2 punch in the division. Both make the playoffs and could end up meeting there.
NL Central:
1. Milwaukee Brewers (88-74)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (86-76)
3. Cincinnati Reds (80-82)
4. Chicago Cubs (69-93)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-101)
I don't really care about this division. Who ever wins it will be swept in the playoffs.
NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (103-59)
2. San Diego Padres (88-74)
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (82-80)
4. Colorado Rockies (74-88)
5. San Francisco Giants (70-92)
Holy cow are the Dodgers good. The Padres are going to be very good also and could make some playoff noise.
AL Wildcard:
Houston Astros over Minnesota Twins
AL Divisional Series:
New York Yankees 3 Houston Astros 1
Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland Athletics 2
3. Arizona Diamondbacks (82-80)
4. Colorado Rockies (74-88)
5. San Francisco Giants (70-92)
Holy cow are the Dodgers good. The Padres are going to be very good also and could make some playoff noise.
AL Wildcard:
Houston Astros over Minnesota Twins
AL Divisional Series:
New York Yankees 3 Houston Astros 1
Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland Athletics 2
AL Championship Series:
New York Yankees 4 Chicago White Sox 2
NL Wildcard:
San Diego Padres over Atlanta Braves
NL Divisional Series:
New York Mets 3 Milwaukee Brewers 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 San Diego Padres 2
NL Championship Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 New York Mets 3
World Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 NY Yankees 2
AL Cy Young: Shane Bieber (back t0 back, get that trade value up...)
AL MVP: Mike Trout (will always pick the best)
NL Cy Young: Trevor Bauer (back to back again)
NL MVP: Frankie Lindor (of course he will)
Good luck and I can't wait to get to the ballpark again!
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