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OHAY, IT'S OPENING NIGHT! ILY BAYS BAW GAM.
AL East
+Tampa Bay Rays
+Boston Red Sox
+New York Yankees (it'll be a three way race until the last month of the season with the Rays inching ahead of the Sox by 1.5 games and the Sox over the Yankees by .5 thanks to an AMAZING pitching performance from Smoltz in the last meeting between the two)
+Baltimore Orioles
+Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central
+Cleveland Indians
+Kansas City Royals
+Minnesota Twins
+Chicago White Sox
+Detroit Tigers
AL West
+Los Angeles Angels
+Oakland Athletics
+Seattle Mariners
+Texas Rangers
NL East
+Philadelphia Phillies
+Florida Marlins
+New York Mets
+Atlanta Braves
+Washington Nationals
NL Central
+Chicago Cubs
+St. Louis Cardinals
+Milwaukee Brewers
+Cincinnati Reds
+Pittsburgh Pirates
+Houston Astros
NL West
+Los Angeles Dodgers
+Arizona Diamondbacks
+San Francisco Giants
+San Diego Padres
+Colorado Rockies
AL East Winner: Rays
AL Central Winner: Indians
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Sox
NL East Winner: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubbies
NL West Winner: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Florida Marlins
ALDS 1: Sox over Angels
ALDS 2: Rays over Indians
NLDS 1: Cubbies over Phillies
NLDS 2: Marlins over Dodgers
ALCS: Sox over Rays
NLCS: Cubbies over Marlins
WS: Cubbies over Sox in 7
Part III -- Over/Under
Basically you'll be given something like number of starts Smoltz makes 5. You guess if it's over or under. Also includes yes/no questions as well...over is yes under is no. 1 point for each right answer. Total points are 16.
*Starts before Carl Pavano hits the DL (10) -- under
*Homeruns that David Ortiz hits (40) -- under
*A-Rod's return to the diamond (May 30) -- over
*Blown Saves by the Mets bullpen (20) -- under
*Yankees making the playoffs -- under
*Mark Teixiera homeruns (40) -- over at 41
*Saves by Joakim Soria (30) -- over
*Starts in the MLB by David Price (20) -- under
*Number of times Tim McCarver makes Joe Buck want to kill him (500) -- over
*Date of the first manager being fired in-season (June 23) -- over
*Number of errors by Marlins infielders (75) -- under
*Number of innings pitched by Roy Halladay (230) -- at
*Number of times during a game that Jim Leyland wishes he had a cigarette (700) -- waaaaay over
*A no-hitter being pitched this season -- over (I say there will be 5 total)
*Number of times someone hits for the cycle (5) -- under
*The Mets choking in September -- under (they'll be more or less done in Aug.)
Part IV -- Hardware/Title
*AL Batting Title: Ian Kinsler
*NL Batting Title: Chipper Jones
*AL HR Crown: Josh Hamilton (he'll out hit Teix by one)
*NL HR Crown: Ryan Howard
*AL Fireman: Joakim Soria
*NL Fireman: Brian Wilson
*AL Comeback Player of the Year: David Ortiz (as long as he hits 3/4 of what he used to, it's his)
*NL Comeback Player of the Year: Dontrelle Willis
*AL Rookie of the Year: David Price
*NL Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin
*AL Manager of the Year: Trey Hillman. If the Royals get above the .500 mark, it'll be a shoe-in
*NL Manager of the Year: Fredi Gonzalez
*AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
*NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum... again. The kids a little freak.
*AL MVP: Josh Hamilton will such an EPIC season, not even Teix can knock him out.
*NL MVP: Haaaanley Ramirez
AL East
+Tampa Bay Rays
+Boston Red Sox
+New York Yankees (it'll be a three way race until the last month of the season with the Rays inching ahead of the Sox by 1.5 games and the Sox over the Yankees by .5 thanks to an AMAZING pitching performance from Smoltz in the last meeting between the two)
+Baltimore Orioles
+Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central
+Cleveland Indians
+Kansas City Royals
+Minnesota Twins
+Chicago White Sox
+Detroit Tigers
AL West
+Los Angeles Angels
+Oakland Athletics
+Seattle Mariners
+Texas Rangers
NL East
+Philadelphia Phillies
+Florida Marlins
+New York Mets
+Atlanta Braves
+Washington Nationals
NL Central
+Chicago Cubs
+St. Louis Cardinals
+Milwaukee Brewers
+Cincinnati Reds
+Pittsburgh Pirates
+Houston Astros
NL West
+Los Angeles Dodgers
+Arizona Diamondbacks
+San Francisco Giants
+San Diego Padres
+Colorado Rockies
AL East Winner: Rays
AL Central Winner: Indians
AL West Winner: Angels
AL Wild Card: Sox
NL East Winner: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Winner: Cubbies
NL West Winner: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Florida Marlins
ALDS 1: Sox over Angels
ALDS 2: Rays over Indians
NLDS 1: Cubbies over Phillies
NLDS 2: Marlins over Dodgers
ALCS: Sox over Rays
NLCS: Cubbies over Marlins
WS: Cubbies over Sox in 7
Part III -- Over/Under
Basically you'll be given something like number of starts Smoltz makes 5. You guess if it's over or under. Also includes yes/no questions as well...over is yes under is no. 1 point for each right answer. Total points are 16.
*Starts before Carl Pavano hits the DL (10) -- under
*Homeruns that David Ortiz hits (40) -- under
*A-Rod's return to the diamond (May 30) -- over
*Blown Saves by the Mets bullpen (20) -- under
*Yankees making the playoffs -- under
*Mark Teixiera homeruns (40) -- over at 41
*Saves by Joakim Soria (30) -- over
*Starts in the MLB by David Price (20) -- under
*Number of times Tim McCarver makes Joe Buck want to kill him (500) -- over
*Date of the first manager being fired in-season (June 23) -- over
*Number of errors by Marlins infielders (75) -- under
*Number of innings pitched by Roy Halladay (230) -- at
*Number of times during a game that Jim Leyland wishes he had a cigarette (700) -- waaaaay over
*A no-hitter being pitched this season -- over (I say there will be 5 total)
*Number of times someone hits for the cycle (5) -- under
*The Mets choking in September -- under (they'll be more or less done in Aug.)
Part IV -- Hardware/Title
*AL Batting Title: Ian Kinsler
*NL Batting Title: Chipper Jones
*AL HR Crown: Josh Hamilton (he'll out hit Teix by one)
*NL HR Crown: Ryan Howard
*AL Fireman: Joakim Soria
*NL Fireman: Brian Wilson
*AL Comeback Player of the Year: David Ortiz (as long as he hits 3/4 of what he used to, it's his)
*NL Comeback Player of the Year: Dontrelle Willis
*AL Rookie of the Year: David Price
*NL Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin
*AL Manager of the Year: Trey Hillman. If the Royals get above the .500 mark, it'll be a shoe-in
*NL Manager of the Year: Fredi Gonzalez
*AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
*NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum... again. The kids a little freak.
*AL MVP: Josh Hamilton will such an EPIC season, not even Teix can knock him out.
*NL MVP: Haaaanley Ramirez