Monday, April 6, 2009

My 2009 Predictions

What better day than opening day to post some predictions for the upcoming year? My 2008 predictions were crap so let's hope I can do a little better this time around.

American League

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox (WC)
Rays
Orioles
Blue Jays

AL Central
Indians
Twins
Tigers
White Sox
Royals

AL West
Angels
A's
Rangers
Mariners

National League

NL East
Mets
Phillies (WC)
Braves
Marlins
Nationals

NL Central
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
Brewers
Astros
Pirates

NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres


Playoffs

ALDS
Yanks over Angels
Red Sox over Indians

ALCS
Yanks over Red Sox

NLDS
Cubs over Mets
Phillies over Dodgers

NLCS
Phillies over Cubs

WS
Yanks over Phillies

Awards

AL MVP: Mark Teixeira
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester
AL ROY: Matt Wieters

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Cameron Maybin

How do you think the 2009 season will go? Post your predictions in the comments section.

51 Comments:

Liam Gallagher said...

I agree with you with every divsion execpt the NL east. I think the Phils hav a shot on winning the division again. And hopefully CC (not me) wins the Cy young award.

Liam Gallagher said...

Capatain I almost forgot. The polls close today. I like Jeter in the lead off spot.

Anonymous said...

Every time I look at the Yankee starting rotation I don't see why we can't win the World Series.

CC
Wang
Burnett
Joba
Pettitte

Wow

Anonymous said...

wow Greg, you have alot of confidence in that Philly team. Considering how last season they got lucky with their bullpen, i doubt they'll strike gold again. Lidge will not be all for all in saves again. Also, they are way too left handed offense wise. I don't mind Ibanez but considering how they will play the Mets alot and face Johan a few times, i doubt they'll be that good. Also, i'm not sure where does everyone get off picking the Indians when they finished in 3rd place last season. The whitesox have a better team to win that division in my mind. and now they have a healthy Carlos Quentin (who is my MVP pick). Also, there is no way Lester wins the Cy Young, I'll pick Matsuzaka before i pick Lester. It will either Holliday or CC in my mind. I agree on your AL ROY. In the NL Maybin might win it but don't keep your eye off McCutchen from the Pirates.

Anonymous said...

Are the Brewers and Rockies not MLB teams anymore? Anyways, I have been touting the Royals all offseason and see no reason why I shouldn't stick to my pick. I like the Jays over the Orioles but by a slim margin. I like the Phillies to win their divison and the Braves to win the wild card. Sorry Mets. The D'Backs will be a force this year. Their offense is young and many are in their third year, I predict a breakthrough, and their pitching is solid. Oh, and the Rays are AL's wild card. Playoffs:
Yankees over Royals
Rays over Angels

Yankees over Rays

Phillies over Cubs
D'Backs over Braves

D'backs over Phillies

Yankees over D'Backs

Brian Danuff said...

AL East

New York Yankees (102-60)
Tampa Bay Rays (97-65)
Boston Red Sox (96-64)
Toronto Blue Jays (87-75)
Baltimore Orioles (63-99)

AL West

Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

AL Central

Indians
Twins
White Sox
Tigers
Royals

AL MVP - Mark Teixeira
AL CY Young - A.J. Burnett

National League

NL East

Mets
Phillies
Braves
Marlins
Nationals

NL West

Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres

NL Central

Cubs
Astros
Brewers
Reds
Cardinals
Pirates

NL MVP - Manny Ramirez
NL CY Young - Randy Johnson

Playoffs

ALDS - Yanks Over Angels
ALDS - Red Sox Over Indians

NLDS - Mets Over Cubs
NLDS - Dodgers Over Phillies

ALCS - Yankees Over Red Sox

NLCS - Dodgers Over Mets

World Series - Yankees Over Dodgers


What do you think?

Liam Gallagher said...

Thats great B-Boy.

dan said...

AL East- Yanks
AL Central- Indians
AL West- Angels
AL WC- Red Sox

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

ALDS:Yanks over Indians
ALDS:Red Sox over Angels

NLDS:Mets over Dodgers
NLDS:Cubs over Phillies

ALCS:Yanks over Red Sox
NLCS:Mets over Cubs

World Series:

Yanks over Mets

I think 4 teams have a really good shot at winning the World Series.. and all 4 are in my ALCS and NLCS.

Teams that could suprise; Marlins, Reds, Royals, Rangers..

AL MVP: 1.Grady Sizemore 2. Teixeira 3. A Red Sock; Youk/Pedroia/ Ortiz

AL CY Young: 1.CC 2.Lester 3. Greinke?

NL MVP: 1.Pujols 2.Wright 3. Manny

NL CY Young: 1.Santana 2.Lincecum 3.Webb

Liam Gallagher said...

Here are my predictions.

AL East:

Yankees
Rays (WC)
Red Sox
Orioles
Blue Jays

AL Central:

Indians
Tigers
Twins
White Sox
Royals

AL West:

Angels
A's
Rangers
the stinken Mariners

NL East:

Phillies
Mets (WC)
Marlins
Braves
Nats

NL Central:

Cubs
Astros
Cardinals
Pirates
Reds

NL West:

Giants
Dodgers
D-Backs
Padres

Playoffs baby!

ALDS

Yankees over Angles
Indians over SOX

ALCS

YANKEES WIN

NLDS

Cubs over Philly
Giants over Mets

NLCS

CUBS WIN

WORLD SERIES

YANKEES WIN IN 6

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore
AL Cy: CC Sabathia

NL MVP: Ryan Bruan
NL Cy: Cole Hammels

Brian Danuff said...

Nice picks Liam! The Rays do have a shot at winning the Wild Card, but I think with the Red Sox's great rotation, they will win it.

Liam Gallagher said...

Who knows? The Rays could have another great season.

Brian Danuff said...

You feeling better CC?

Liam Gallagher said...

I sure do. I'm just tired. They put many bags of ice on me to cool down. Then every 10 minutes they check my tem. Around 2 o'clock in the morning ( right when I was about to go to sleep ) they ran a test on me. Then at 7 they told me that my fever had dropped to 99 degrees. So they told me that I can go home.

Liam Gallagher said...

I better get some sleep before the game starts. See you later.

Hitler said...

liam, I disagree with you, you got 3 hours of sleep last night.

Brian Danuff said...

Hitler - Stalker

Hitler said...

Don't say that to me bitch!

Brian Danuff said...

I can say whatever I want like what you say about Liam.

Hitler said...

Your not the boss of me, i'm older than you.

Brian Danuff said...

I didn't say I'm the boss of you. I'm just saying if you mess with Liam for no reason what-so-ever than we could do the same to you.

I may be younger than you, but you're just as immature as I may be.

Hitler said...

jurk

Brian Danuff said...

Ya know, if you had a better name for your account and if you left Liam alone I bet some people would actually like you on Blogger.

Liam Gallagher said...

JUST STOP! Listen, no one cares how old you are. No one cares what you say. We are family here. We stick together. We are yankee fans that want to talk about baseball. Not this crazy BS. Please. if you don't like the Yankees and you don't like us, then go.

Greg Cohen said...

Hahaha, completely forgot those teams... they've been added.

Just shut up and leave me alone. said...

Just shut up and leave me alone.

How about that as a new account. Does everyone like me now?

Liam Gallagher said...

Hi Captain!

Brian Danuff said...

Thanks Liam. You make a good point. I'm just angry at this retard because he is always picking on you (and now me) for no reason.

I'm excited for this season and I don't want it to be ruined by one retarded viewer of Gregs' blog.

Brian Danuff said...

How about you leave us alone and then we'll talk about liking you.

Hitler said...

Ok, maybe I shouldn't bother just you guys. Maybe I should bother every one!

Greg Cohen said...

Hey Liam, don't know if you saw me mention it before, but I'm glad you're feeling better dude.

Hitler,

What's the deal with this Hitler crap?

Liam Gallagher said...

I sure did come back at the wrong time.

Greg Cohen said...

Crap? I'm so scared.

Liam Gallagher said...

WOW. Like I know which one is the real Greg.

Get OUT OF HERE U YANKEE HATER!

Greg Cohen said...

Oh great, now this guys pretending to be me.

Liam Gallagher said...

Just like he did with me.

Hitler said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Brian Danuff said...

Look up Hitler in a history book. You'll find an asshole, just like this one.

Liam Gallagher said...

Man. You are acting like Hitler is a funny name. He did many bad things. He killed many innocent Jews. He blamed many of them for there troubles. And your acting like it's a big joke to you. You are a horible person. And saying that I was lying. I would never lie to any one.

Hitler said...

I know he a bitch. He reminds me of you liam. I'll be back.

Brian Danuff said...

Can we all be happy? It's Opening Day! We should all be excited! First pitch is only a couple hours away.

(I know I am part of the Hitler crap, but I'm trying to stop getting involved with it)

Liam Gallagher said...

Same here.

dan said...

LETS GO YANKEES!.. CLAP-CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP

Brian Danuff said...

De-rek Je-ter! CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!

Liam Gallagher said...

I've been waiting for so long for opening day and it's finaly here. I was happy so far today. Being released from the hospital just before the game starts made me even happyer. Now i'm pissed thanks to Hitler BS. I was suffering in the hospital. I thought I was going to die. And this is how not just me but everyone that loves the yankees get treated. That just makes me sick.

Johnny Damon-clap-clap-clap

Liam Gallagher said...

Do any of you guys know what Teix. chant is?

Brian Danuff said...

Mark Teix-eir-a CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP! (?)

Liam Gallagher said...

Thats probably what is going to be.

Anonymous said...

Thats some story Liam. What else happeend?

Mike B. said...

Here's hoping your right concerning the AL East, at the very least, Greg!

Mike

Vincetastic said...

Great picks, I pretty much have exactly the same with the exception of the White Sox winning the AL Central. I’m looking forward to this year’s season, should be another good one. I made a top ten list of my projections for the regular season results: http://www.toptentopten.com/topten/projected+baseball+teams+2009+regular+season. I think my picks are solid, if you don’t agree you can actually change the order by voting.

Greg Cohen said...

OK, so for the second year in a row my AL Central pick has started the year with an 0-for. First the Tigers, and now the Indians... Unbelievable.