2023 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

 The 2023 Baseball season starts tomorrow!! Horrible last year as always.  I watched a couple WBC games, so I'm ready for the season.  That final at-bat with Ohtani and Trout was a classic.  Their team must win the division every year... On to the predictions:

AL East:
1. Tampa Bay Rays (96-66)

2. New York Yankees (93-69)

3. Boston Red Sox (93-69)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (79-83)

5. Baltimore Orioles (52-112)

Rays hold off the Yanks and Sox to win the division.

AL Central:
1. Cleveland Guardians (99-63)

2. Minnesota Twins (90-72)

3. Chicago White Sox (81-81)
4. Kansas City Royals (73-89)
5. Detroit Tigers (62-100)

Cleveland is locking up this round of young studs.  Look for a long playoff run :) 

AL West:
1. Houston Astros (101-61)

2. Los Angeles Angels (86-76)

3. Seattle Mariners (75-87)
4. Oakland Athletics (69-93)
5. Texas Rangers (64-98)

Cheating Astros win the division again.  

NL East:
1. Atlanta Braves (94-68)

2. New York Mets (90-72)

3. Philadelphia Phillies (88-74)
4. Washington Nationals (74-88)
5. Miami Marlins (65-97)

Braves roll.  

NL Central:
1. St Louis Cardinals (90-72)
2. Milwaukee Brewers (84-78)
3. Cincinnati Reds (83-79)
4. Chicago Cubs (71-91)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (60-102)

Horrible division

NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (101-61)

2. San Diego Padres (92-70)

3. San Francisco Giants (85-77)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (73-89)
5. Colorado Rockies (67-95)

It's San Diego's year!  The Aztecs win NCAA tourney (MAYBE?!) and the Padres win the pennant. 

AL Wildcard:

New York Yankees 2 Boston Red Sox 1

Tampa Bay Rays 2 Minnesota Twins 0

AL Divisional Series:

Cleveland Guardians 3 Houston Astros 2

New York Yankees 3 Tampa Bay Rays 1

AL Championship Series:
Cleveland Guardians 4 New York Yankees 2

NL Wildcard:
St Louis Cardinals 2 Philadelphia Phillies 1

San Diego Padres 2 NY Mets 0

NL Divisional Series:
San Diego Padres 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Atlanta Braves 3 St Louis Cardinals 0

NL Championship Series:
San Diego Padres 4 Atlanta Braves 2

World Series:
Cleveland Guardians 4 San Diego Padres 3

AL Cy Young: Ohtani
AL MVP: Ohtani

NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes
NL MVP: Juan Soto

Good luck and Go Guards!

2022 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

 The 2022 Baseball season starts tomorrow!! After the lockout this winter, we weren't sure if it was going to happen, but it looks like we're in store for a full 162 game season.  Last year I hit 7/10 playoff teams and wiffed on pretty much everything else.  I was ready to bury the Cleveland baseball team but Dolan opened up the checkbook today (well in two years really) and paid Jose to the tune of $120 mil. I'm back on the wagon.  On to the predictions:

AL East:
1. Tampa Bay Rays (96-66)

2. Toronto Blue Jays (93-69)

3. Boston Red Sox (93-69)
4. New York Yankees (79-83)

5. Baltimore Orioles (52-112)

The Yankees did nothing to get better.  Everyone is picking the Blue Jays to win the division.  I'll believe it when I see it, Rays win the division again.  

AL Central:
1. Chicago White Sox (97-65)

2. Minnesota Twins (86-76)

3. Cleveland baseball team (81-81)
4. Kansas City Royals (73-89)
5. Detroit Tigers (64-98)

Can I still call them the Tribe?  After the White Sox, this is going to be a bad division this season.  

AL West:
1. Houston Astros (95-67)

2. Oakland Athletics (90-72)

3. Los Angeles Angels (81-81)
4. Seattle Mariners (69-93)
5. Texas Rangers (64-98)

Cheating Astros win the division again.  

NL East:
1. Atlanta Braves (94-68)

2. New York Mets (90-72)

3. Philadelphia Phillies (88-74)
4. Washington Nationals (74-88)
5. Miami Marlins (65-97)


Braves roll.  

NL Central:
1. Milwaukee Brewers (90-72)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (84-78)
3. Cincinnati Reds (83-79)
4. Chicago Cubs (71-91)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (60-102)

I don't really care about this division.  Who ever wins it will be swept in the playoffs.  That's the same thing I wrote last year... 

NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (101-61)

2. San Diego Padres (92-70)

3. San Francisco Giants (85-77)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (73-89)
5. Colorado Rockies (67-95)

Dodgers were vulnerable last year.  They won't be this year.  It'll be a romp in the west.

AL Wildcard:
Houston Astros 2 Oakland A's 0

Toronto Blue Jays 2 Boston Red Sox 1

AL Divisional Series:
Chicago White Sox 3 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Tampa Bay Rays 3 Houston Astros 2

AL Championship Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 4 Chicago White Sox 2

NL Wildcard:
Philadelphia Phillies 2 Milwaukee Brewers 1

San Diego Padres 2 NY Mets 0

NL Divisional Series:
LA Dodgers 3 San Diego Padres 1
Atlanta Braves 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2

NL Championship Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Atlanta Braves 3

World Series:
LA Dodgers 4 Tampa Bay Rays 2

AL Cy Young: Shane Bieber (healthy and ready to go)
AL MVP: Mike Trout (will always pick the best)

NL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes
NL MVP: Bryce Harper

Good luck and Go Cleveland baseball team

2021 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

 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)

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)

2. Minnesota Twins (85-77)

3. Cleveland Indians (78-84)
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)

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)

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

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! 

2020 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

Baseball season starts tomorrow!!!  Will be an exciting, shortened season.  Let's get in to it.


Well last year's predictions were pretty horrendous. 

Let's see how this year goes...

AL East:
1. New York Yankees (43-17)
2. Tampa Bay Rays (35-25)
3. Boston Red Sox (31-29)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (27-33)
5. Baltimore Orioles (22-38)

The Bronx Bombers will bludgeon the league to death in this shortened season.

AL Central:
1. Cleveland Indians (35-25)
2. Minnesota Twins (34-26)
3. Chicago White Sox (29-31)
4. Kansas City Royals (26-34)
5. Detroit Tigers (23-37)

The Tribe bats better wake up early this season if they have a chance of getting back on top the division.

AL West:
1. Los Angeles Angels (33-27)
2. Oakland Athletics (32-28)
3. *Houston Astros (30-30)
4. Seattle Mariners (25-35)
5. Texas Rangers (20-40)

The Astros will be beaned in to submission this season as they lose the top spot in the west.

NL East:
1. Atlanta Braves (37-23)
2. Washington Nationals (34-26)
3. Miami Marlins (34-26)
4. Philadelphia Phillies (27-33)
5. New York Mets (23-37)

Young Braves roll again.  Look for a big tumble from the defending champion Nats.

NL Central:
1. Milwaukee Brewers (36-24)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (32-28)
3. Cincinnati Reds (30-30)
4. Chicago Cubs (25-35)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-38)

Reds won't finish last, but the hype balloon will be popped early and often and Trevor Bauer implodes.

NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (44-16)
2. Arizona Diamondbacks (31-29)
4. Colorado Rockies (28-38)
5. San Diego Padres (27-33)
3. San Francisco Giants (25-35)

Dodgers cruise to another division title, should be wrapped up by early September.

AL Wildcard:
Tampa Bay Rays over Minnesota Twins

AL Divisional Series:
New York Yankees 3 Tampa Bay Rays 2
Cleveland Indians 3 LA Angels 1

AL Championship Series:
New York Yankees 4 Cleveland Indians 1

NL Wildcard:
Washington Nationals over Miami Marlins

NL Divisional Series:
Milwaukee Brewers 3 Atlanta Braves 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Washington Nationals 0

NL Championship Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Milwaukee Brewers 0

World Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 NY Yankees 1

AL Cy Young: Shane Bieber
AL MVP: Mike Trout

NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer
NL MVP: Mookie Betts

2019 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

Holy cow it's the time of year again already.  Opening Day is TODAY!, well sort of.  Supposedly there was two games in Japan last week and Ichiro retired?  No idea, it was March Madness and middle of the night. 

Well last year's predictions were pretty horrendous.  Only three division winners and the playoffs were a disaster. 

Let's see how this year goes...

AL East:
1. New York Yankees (103-59)
2. Boston Red Sox (96-66)
3. Tampa Bay Rays (85-77)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (70-92)
5. Baltimore Orioles (61-101)

The Bronx Bombers are back.  Can they break the single season HR record?  Let's hope not. - I'll leave the same comment in.  This is the year for the Yanks.    

AL Central:
1. Cleveland Indians (89-73)
2. Minnesota Twins (84-78)
3. Detroit Tigers (72-90)
4. Kansas City Royals (72-90)
5. Chicago White Sox (60-100)

Indians with the best rotation in baseball.  Can they win the division averaging under three runs per game?  I guess we'll find out because that lineup is woof.


AL West:
1. Houston Astros (99-63)
2. Seattle Mariners (83-79)
3. Los Angeles Angels (81-81)
4. Oakland Athletics (76-86)
5. Texas Rangers (68-94)

Astros still own the division.  Will Mike Trout ever win a playoff game in LA?

NL East:
1. Atlanta Braves (93-69)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (91-71)
3. Miami Marlins (80-82)
4. Washington Nationals (78-84)
5. New York Mets (70-92)

Young Braves roll again.  Look for a big tumble from the Nats.

NL Central:
1. Milwaukee Brewers (98-64)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (88-74)
3. Chicago Cubs (87-75)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates (79-83)
5. Cincinnati Reds (69-93)

It's the year of Milwaukee!  The Bucks will upset the Warriors and the Brewers will play late in to October.

NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (97-65)
2. Arizona Diamondbacks (82-80)
4. Colorado Rockies (81-81)
5. San Diego Padres (72-90)
3. San Francisco Giants (66-96)

Dodgers cruise to another division title, should be wrapped up by early September.

AL Wildcard:
Boston Red Sox over Minnesota Twins

AL Divisional Series:
New York Yankees 3 Boston Red Sox 2
Houston Astros 3 Cleveland Indians 1

AL Championship Series:
New York Yankees 4 Houston Astros 2

NL Wildcard:
Philadelphia Phillies over St. Louis Cardinals

NL Divisional Series:
Milwaukee Brewers 3 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Atlanta Braves 2

NL Championship Series:
Milawaukee Bucks 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2

World Series:
New York Yankees 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3

AL Cy Young: Trevor Bauer
AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL ROY: Vlad Jr.

NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer
NL MVP: Paul Goldschmidt
NL ROY: Fernando Tatis Jr.

Urban Meyer Retiring

W
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7-0.



It's a new DAY. 
 
Keep the train rolling.  

2018 MLB Predictions Sure to be Wrong

Holy cow it's the time of year again already.  Opening Day is tomorrow, except for those pussy Reds who can't play in the rain...

Well last year's predictions were pretty meh.  I hit all six division winners and the AL wild card.  That's where the success ended.  I only hit one LCS team and whiffed on the World Series as well as all the superlatives.

Let's see how this year goes...

AL East:
1. New York Yankees (98-64)
2. Boston Red Sox (90-72)
3. Tampa Bay Rays (81-81)
4. Toronto Blue Jays (78-84)
5. Baltimore Orioles (65-97)

The Bronx Bombers are back.  Can they break the single season HR record?  Let's hope not.   

AL Central:
1. Cleveland Indians (99-63)
2. Minnesota Twins (88-74)
3. Kansas City Royals (79-83)
4. Chicago White Sox (67-95)
5. Detroit Tigers (60-102)

Can the Indians stay healthy and win one for Chief Wahoo in his final season?

AL West:
1. Houston Astros (101-61)
2. Los Angeles Angels (83-79)
3. Seattle Mariners (80-82)
4. Texas Rangers (77-85)
5. Oakland Athletics (68-94)

World Series champions should be able withstand an early season hangover and cruise in the west.

NL East:
1. Washington Nationals (94-68)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (87-75)
3. New York Mets (80-82)
4. Atlanta Braves (71-91)
5. Miami Marlins (59-103)

The surging Phillies are the surprise playoff team of the season.  What kind of year will Bryce Harper has as free agency looms ahead?

NL Central:
1. Chicago Cubs (93-69)
2. Milwaukee Brewers (92-70)
3. St. Louis Cardinals (83-79)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates (78-84)
5. Cincinnati Reds (64-98)

The Brew Crew will be right on the Cubs heals all season long and have to settle for the WC.

NL West:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (97-65)
2. Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78)
3. San Francisco Giants (81-81)
4. Colorado Rockies (81-81)
5. San Diego Padres (72-90)

Dodgers cruise to another division title, sewage and all.  

AL Wildcard:
Minnesota Twins over Boston Red Sox

AL Divisional Series:
Cleveland Indians 3 New York Yankees 1
Houston Astros 3 Minnesota Twins 2

AL Championship Series:
Cleveland Indians 4 Houston Astros 2

NL Wildcard:
Milwaukee Brewers over Philadelphia Phillies

NL Divisional Series:
Milwaukee Brewers 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Chicago Cubs 3 Washington Nationals 2

NL Championship Series:
Chicago Cubs 4 Milwaukee 2

World Series:
Cleveland Indians 4 Chicago Cubs 2

AL Cy Young: Trevor Bauer
AL MVP: Frankie Lindor
AL ROY: Dustin Fowler


NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL ROY: Ronald Acuna