It’s that time of year again. I go public with my forecast for the major league baseball season. Here’s hoping I’m more correct about Harold Camping prediction about the Second Coming than I was about the Show in 2010
Actually, I wasn’t entirely wrong last year. I did get the NL East (Phillies), wild card (Braves), and Cy Young (Roy Halladay) correct, while in the AL I did have three of the four playoff teams (Rays, Twins, and Yankees) right. So that’s something.
Anyway, for 2011 here’s how I see it:
National League
East: Atlanta Braves
Central: Milwaukee Brewers
West: Colorado Rockies
Wild card: Philadelphia Phillies
NL champion: Atlanta Braves
MVP: Ryan Braun (Brewers)
Cy Young: Roy Halladay (Phillies)
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Belt (Giants)
American League:
East: Boston Red Sox
Central: Chicago White Sox
West: Texas Rangers
Wild card: New York Yankees
AL champion: Boston Red Sox
MVP: Adrian Gonzalez (Red Sox)
Cy Young: Jon Lester (Red Sox)
Rookie of the Year: Jeremy Hellickson (Rays)
World Series: Red Sox over Braves in 5
April 4, 2011 at 7:34 am
Well, David, the high-powered Red Sox are swept right out of the gate by the Rangers. They’ll still win a lot of games, and may take the AL East. But it is an inauspicious beginning. And those of us who are part of Red Sox nation aren’t happy.
April 4, 2011 at 7:50 am
Yeah, talk about embarrassing. I picked the Brewers in the NL Central, and they got swept, I picked Jon Lester for AL Cy Young, and he got bombed. But hey, it’s only one series, and look on the bright side–the Sox don’t have to play in Texas again this season.
April 5, 2011 at 7:53 am
I could make my usual comment about how the hockey playoffs haven’t even started yet, how can it possibly be time for baseball…. But my home town team didn’t make the playoffs. Sigh.