2007 Preseason Predictions
I got really fucking bored so I did this up last night while I couldn't sleep. It's a mad in depth preseason prediction thing. It's mostly geared for Red Sox fans, but if you other guys wanna do it too, go right ahead. It's split into 5 parts each worth 20 points...oh and an additional bonus part. If you choose to participate, either leave your predictions on your LJ or in the comments here. Just be sure to link me to your predictions if you leave them in your LJ. At the end of the Awards(aka like whenever the MVP is announced) I'll tally up the results. Winner gets a picspam of their choice. Oh and you have until Aprl 1st at 8:05pm to fill this out.
Part I: Final Rankings (1/2 point per correct ranking)
AL East: Boston, New York, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
AL Central: Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City
AL West: Texas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle
NL East: Philadelphia, Florida, New York, Atlanta, Washington
NL Central: Houston, St. Louis, Cincy, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee
NL West: San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arizona
Wild Card represenatives for AL and NL(1 point each): Minnesota and St. Louis
Win/Loss record for Red Sox(1 point within 2 games): 98-64
Games ahead/behind Yankees by season end(1 point within 2 games): 4 games ahead
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Part II: Quick Answers(1 point each)
*Pedroia's Batting Average(within .010): .294
*Team ERA(within 0.10): 3.80
*Team Batting Average(within .010): .283
*First Callup from Minors: Manny Delcarmen
*First Opening Day Red Sox on DL: Eric Hinske
*Number of 10 K games from Schilling: 3
*Team HRs(within 5): 249
*Matsuzaka's ERA(within .10): 3.40
*Number of Errors by Lugo(within 2): 8
*RBIs from Manny(within 5): 133
*AL HR Crown Winner: David Ortiz
*NL HR Crown Winner: Ryan Howard
*AL Batting Title Winner: Robinson Cano
*NL Batting Title Winner: Jeff Francouer
*AL ERA Title Title: Johan Santana
*NL ERA Title Title: Brandon Webb
*AL Strikeout Title: Felix Hernandez
*NL Strikeout Title: Aaron Harang
*AL Fireman: Joe Nathan
*NL Fireman: Trevor Hoffman
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Part IV: Over/Under (1 point each)
*Schilling's total starts -- 25: over
*Complete Games by Matsuzaka -- 4: under
*Homeruns given up by Josh Beckett -- 20: under
*Games in LF by Youkilis -- 5: under
*Wakefield's ERA at the Break -- 4.00: under
*Papelbon's ERA at the break -- 3.00: over
*JD Drew on the DL at all during the season: (over=yes, under=no) over
*Total At-Bats for Wily Mo Pena -- 300: over
*Blown Saves at the break -- 8: over
*Papelbon in reliever role by break: (over=yes, under=no) under
*Ejections of Terry Francona -- 2: under
*HRs by David Ortiz -- 40: over
*Number of Rainouts this Season -- 3: over
*Stolen Bases by Lugo -- 45: under
*Total Errors by Mike Lowell -- 7: under
*Number of callups in the first half -- 10: under slightly
*Number of trades -- 5: over
*Coco Crisp's batting average -- .300: over
*Youkilis' OBP -- .340: over
*IBB for Ortiz -- 20: under
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Part IV: Playoffs
Guess the winners. In ALDS/NLDS, 1 point for every right team you have. 1 additional point if your winning teams advance. Matchups not necessarily correct. In ALCS/NLCS, 2 points for correct team chosen to win. In WS, 4 points if you pick the right winner.
ALDS: Boston over Minnesota
ALDS: Detroit over Texas
NLDS: Philadelphia over St. Louis
NLDS: San Diego over Houston
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ALCS: Boston over Detroit
NLCS: San Diego over Philadelphia
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WS: Boston over San Diego
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Part V: Hardware (2 points each)
AL MVP: David Ortiz
NL MVP: Chase Utley
AL ROY: Daisuke Matsuzaka
NL ROY: Kevin Kouzmanoff
AL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Cy Young: Aaron Harang
AL Comeback Player: Josh Beckett
NL Comeback Player: Derrek Lee
AL Manager: Ron Washington(Rangers)
NL Manager: Lou Piniella
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Bonus
Name HR Derby Winner:(1 point) Ryan Howard
AL Gold Glover:(1/2 point/right answer)
P: Tim Wakefield
C: Ivan Rodriguez
1B: Mark Teixiera
2B: Ian Kinsler
SS: Derek Jeter(grrrr)
3B: Mike Lowell
OF: Coco Crisp, Ichiro Suzuki, Vernon Wells
NL Gold Glovers(1/2 per right answer):
P: Greg Maddux
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Todd Helton
2B: Orlando Hudson
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Jimmy Rollins
OF: Carlos Beltran, Mike Cameron, Andruw Jones
AL Silver Sluggers(1/2 point/answer):
DH: David Ortiz
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Mark Teixiera
2B: Robinson Cano
3B: Mike Lowell
SS: Derek Jeter
OF: Manny Ramirez,Grady Sizemore, Vladimir Guerrero
NL Silver Sluggers(1/2 point/answer):
P: Bronson Arroyo(let me dream)
C: Brian McCann
1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Chase Utley
SS: Jose Reyes
3B: David Wright
OF: Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Francouer, Carlos Beltran
Red Sox All Stars(1/2 point for each right answer): Matsuzaka, Papi, Manny Ramirez, Dustin Pedroia, Papelbon
Okay I'm out. Have fun with this ya'll. I filled out my own. Now you do it
Part I: Final Rankings (1/2 point per correct ranking)
AL East: Boston, New York, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
AL Central: Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City
AL West: Texas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle
NL East: Philadelphia, Florida, New York, Atlanta, Washington
NL Central: Houston, St. Louis, Cincy, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee
NL West: San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arizona
Wild Card represenatives for AL and NL(1 point each): Minnesota and St. Louis
Win/Loss record for Red Sox(1 point within 2 games): 98-64
Games ahead/behind Yankees by season end(1 point within 2 games): 4 games ahead
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Part II: Quick Answers(1 point each)
*Pedroia's Batting Average(within .010): .294
*Team ERA(within 0.10): 3.80
*Team Batting Average(within .010): .283
*First Callup from Minors: Manny Delcarmen
*First Opening Day Red Sox on DL: Eric Hinske
*Number of 10 K games from Schilling: 3
*Team HRs(within 5): 249
*Matsuzaka's ERA(within .10): 3.40
*Number of Errors by Lugo(within 2): 8
*RBIs from Manny(within 5): 133
*AL HR Crown Winner: David Ortiz
*NL HR Crown Winner: Ryan Howard
*AL Batting Title Winner: Robinson Cano
*NL Batting Title Winner: Jeff Francouer
*AL ERA Title Title: Johan Santana
*NL ERA Title Title: Brandon Webb
*AL Strikeout Title: Felix Hernandez
*NL Strikeout Title: Aaron Harang
*AL Fireman: Joe Nathan
*NL Fireman: Trevor Hoffman
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Part IV: Over/Under (1 point each)
*Schilling's total starts -- 25: over
*Complete Games by Matsuzaka -- 4: under
*Homeruns given up by Josh Beckett -- 20: under
*Games in LF by Youkilis -- 5: under
*Wakefield's ERA at the Break -- 4.00: under
*Papelbon's ERA at the break -- 3.00: over
*JD Drew on the DL at all during the season: (over=yes, under=no) over
*Total At-Bats for Wily Mo Pena -- 300: over
*Blown Saves at the break -- 8: over
*Papelbon in reliever role by break: (over=yes, under=no) under
*Ejections of Terry Francona -- 2: under
*HRs by David Ortiz -- 40: over
*Number of Rainouts this Season -- 3: over
*Stolen Bases by Lugo -- 45: under
*Total Errors by Mike Lowell -- 7: under
*Number of callups in the first half -- 10: under slightly
*Number of trades -- 5: over
*Coco Crisp's batting average -- .300: over
*Youkilis' OBP -- .340: over
*IBB for Ortiz -- 20: under
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Part IV: Playoffs
Guess the winners. In ALDS/NLDS, 1 point for every right team you have. 1 additional point if your winning teams advance. Matchups not necessarily correct. In ALCS/NLCS, 2 points for correct team chosen to win. In WS, 4 points if you pick the right winner.
ALDS: Boston over Minnesota
ALDS: Detroit over Texas
NLDS: Philadelphia over St. Louis
NLDS: San Diego over Houston
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ALCS: Boston over Detroit
NLCS: San Diego over Philadelphia
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WS: Boston over San Diego
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Part V: Hardware (2 points each)
AL MVP: David Ortiz
NL MVP: Chase Utley
AL ROY: Daisuke Matsuzaka
NL ROY: Kevin Kouzmanoff
AL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL Cy Young: Aaron Harang
AL Comeback Player: Josh Beckett
NL Comeback Player: Derrek Lee
AL Manager: Ron Washington(Rangers)
NL Manager: Lou Piniella
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Bonus
Name HR Derby Winner:(1 point) Ryan Howard
AL Gold Glover:(1/2 point/right answer)
P: Tim Wakefield
C: Ivan Rodriguez
1B: Mark Teixiera
2B: Ian Kinsler
SS: Derek Jeter(grrrr)
3B: Mike Lowell
OF: Coco Crisp, Ichiro Suzuki, Vernon Wells
NL Gold Glovers(1/2 per right answer):
P: Greg Maddux
C: Yadier Molina
1B: Todd Helton
2B: Orlando Hudson
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Jimmy Rollins
OF: Carlos Beltran, Mike Cameron, Andruw Jones
AL Silver Sluggers(1/2 point/answer):
DH: David Ortiz
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Mark Teixiera
2B: Robinson Cano
3B: Mike Lowell
SS: Derek Jeter
OF: Manny Ramirez,Grady Sizemore, Vladimir Guerrero
NL Silver Sluggers(1/2 point/answer):
P: Bronson Arroyo(let me dream)
C: Brian McCann
1B: Ryan Howard
2B: Chase Utley
SS: Jose Reyes
3B: David Wright
OF: Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Francouer, Carlos Beltran
Red Sox All Stars(1/2 point for each right answer): Matsuzaka, Papi, Manny Ramirez, Dustin Pedroia, Papelbon
Okay I'm out. Have fun with this ya'll. I filled out my own. Now you do it