*Official* 2008 MLB Predictions Thread

[Viva Medias B's]

White Sox Win Range: 80-85

AL East: (1) Boston, (2) New York, (3) Toronto, (4) Tampa Bay, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Detroit, (2) Cleveland, (3) WHITE SOX :(:, (4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Seattle, (3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: Cleveland
AL MVP: Alex Rodríguez (NYY)
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia (CLE)
AL ROY: Evan Longoria (TB)
AL First Manager Fired: Ron Washington (TEX)

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Atlanta, (3) Philadelphia, (4) Washington, (5) Florida
NL Central: (1) Chicago :angry:, (2) Milwaukee, (3) Houston, (4) St. Louis, (5) Cincinnati, (6) Pittsburgh
NL West: (1) Arizona, (2) Colorado, (3) San Diego, (4) Los Angeles, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Atlanta
NL MVP: Prince Fielder (MIL)
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana (NYM)
NL ROY: J.R. Towles (HOU)
NL First Manager Fired: Fredi Gonzalez (FLA)

ALDS A: Boston over Cleveland
ALDS B: Los Angeles over Detroit
ALCS: Los Angeles over Boston

NLDS A: Atlanta over Chicago
NLDS B: New York over Arizona
NLDS: New York over Atlanta

World Series: Los Angeles Angels over New York Mets

[Domeshot17]

White Sox Win Range: 88-92

AL East: (1) NYY, (2) Boston, (3) Toronto, (4) Tampa Bay, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Detroit, (2) Sox, (3) Indians (4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Seattle, (3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: Sox
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
AL Cy Young: Erik Bedard
AL ROY: Evan Longoria (TB)
AL First Manager Fired: Joe Maddon TB

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philly (3) ATL (4) Florida (5) Washington
NL Central: (1) Chicago (2) Milwaukee, (3) Reds (4) Pirates (5) St. Louis (6) Houston
NL West: (1) Arizona, (2) SD (3) Colorado (4) Los Angeles, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Phillies
NL MVP: Carlos Beltran
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Fukudome
NL First Manager Fired: Tony Larussa

ALDS A: Angels over White Sox
ALDS B: Tigers over Yanks
ALCS: Angels over Tigers in 7

NLDS A: Dbacks over Phillies
NLDS B: New York over Cubs
NLDS: New York over Dbacks

World Series: Mets over Halos

[JohnTucker0814]

American League
East
1. Yankees
2. Red Sox
3. Rays
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles
Central
1. Tigers
2. Twins
3. Indians
4. White Sox
5. Royals
West
1. Mariners
2. Angels
3. Rangers
4. Athletics

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez (nyy)
AL CyYoung: Justin Verlander (det)
AL ROY: Carlos Gomez (min)
first AL MGR Fired: John Gibbons (tor)

National League
East
1. Mets
2. Braves
3. Phillies
4. Nationals
5. Marlins
Central
1. Cubs
2. Brewers
3. Reds
4. Astros
5. Cardinals
6. Pirates
West
1. Padres
2. Dodgers
3. Diamondbacks
4. Rockies
5. Giants

NL MVP: Jose Reyes (nym)
NL CyYoung: Jake Peavy (sd)
NL ROY: Colby Rasmus (stl)
First NL MGR Fired: Charlie Manual (phi)

Playoffs
Yankees defeat Mariners in ALDS
Tigers defeat Red Sox in ALDS

Yankees defeat Tigers in ALCS

Dodgers defeat Mets in NL DS
Padres defeat Cubs in NL DS

Dodgers defeat Padres in NLCS

Yankees defeat Dodgers in World Series

[russ99]

White Sox Win Range: 85-92

AL East: (1) New York, (2) Toronto, (3) Boston, (4) Tampa Bay, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Detroit, (2) WHITE SOX, (3) Cleveland, (4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Seattle, (3) Texas, (4) Oakland
AL Wild Card: White Sox

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera (DET)
AL Cy Young: Chien-Ming Wang (NYY)
AL ROY: Alexei Ramirez (SOX)
AL First Manager Fired: Bob Geren (OAK)

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philadelphia, (3) Washington, (4) Atlanta, (5) Florida
NL Central: (1) Milwaukee, (2) Houston, (3) Chicago, (4) Cincinnati, (5) Pittsburgh, (6) St. Louis
NL West: (1) Colorado, (2) San Diego, (3) Arizona, (4) Los Angeles, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia

NL MVP: Ryan Howard (PHL)
NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt (HOU)
NL ROY: J.R. Towles (HOU)
NL First Manager Fired: Tony LaRussa (STL)

ALDS A: White Sox over New York
ALDS B: Los Angeles over Detroit
ALCS: Los Angeles over White Sox

NLDS A: New York over Milwaukee
NLDS B: Philadelphia over Colorado
NLDS: Philadelphia over New York

World Series: Los Angeles Angels over Philadelphia Phillies

[captainclutch24]

White Sox Win Range: 88-92

AL East: (1) Boston, (2) Toronto, (3) New York, (4) Tampa Bay, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Cleveland, (2) Tigers, (3) Sox (4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Seattle, (3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: Seattle
AL MVP: Manny Ramirez
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett
AL ROY: Alexi Ramirez
AL First Manager Fired: Ron Washington Tex

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philly (3) ATL (4) Florida (5) Washington
NL Central: (1) Chicago (2) Milwaukee, (3) Cardinals(4) Pirates (5) Reds(6) Houston
NL West: (1) Diamondbacks, (2) Padres (3) Colorado (4) Los Angeles, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Padres
NL MVP: Soriano
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
NL ROY: Fukudome
NL First Manager Fired: Bruce Bochy

ALDS A: Boston over Seattle 4
ALDS B: Cleveland over Angels 5
ALCS: Boston over Indians 6

NLDS A: San Diego over New York 5
NLDS B: Chicago over Arizona 5
NLDS: Chicago over San Diego 7

World Series: Red Sox over Cubs 7

Red Sox repeat

[Lip Man 1]

My only "prediction" is that I hope the Sox can put together a winning season by whatever means.

83-84 wins in this division, in this league, is a major improvement over last year. 11 or so games worth which is a lot!

It'll keep the attendance drop to a minimum which keeps the money rolling in, which increase their chances for talent in 2009.

I can also see Kenny making a move or two at the deadline to position himself better for the 2008 off season heading into 2009.

Anything can happen and if the Central had only one "power" team, I'd say 'maybe' on the Sox chances. That club expected to win it could have injuries or just a down year...but when you have two teams in Cleveland and Detroit, it's unrealistic to think both clubs are going to have down years or be hit by numerous injuries.

Like I said, I'll be happy with a 3rd place finish and a winning record. Naturally I'd like better but like Kenny says, 'it is what it is.'

Lip

[palehozenychicty]

My only "prediction" is that I hope the Sox can put together a winning season by whatever means.

83-84 wins in this division, in this league, is a major improvement over last year. 11 or so games worth which is a lot!

It'll keep the attendance drop to a minimum which keeps the money rolling in, which increase their chances for talent in 2009.

I can also see Kenny making a move or two at the deadline to position himself better for the 2008 off season heading into 2009.

Anything can happen and if the Central had only one "power" team, I'd say 'maybe' on the Sox chances. That club expected to win it could have injuries or just a down year...but when you have two teams in Cleveland and Detroit, it's unrealistic to think both clubs are going to have down years or be hit by numerous injuries.

Like I said, I'll be happy with a 3rd place finish and a winning record. Naturally I'd like better but like Kenny says, 'it is what it is.'

Lip

But you didn't make any MLB predictions! :?:

[palehozenychicty]

Order of finish from left to right:

American League:
AL East: Boston, Toronto, New York, Tampa Bay, Baltimore

AL Central: Cleveland, White Sox (WC), Detroit, Royals, Twins

AL West: Seattle, LAOOOC, Oakland, Texas

National League:

NL East: Phillies, Mets (WC), Braves, Nationals, Marlins

NL Central: Brewers, Reds, Cubs, Astros, Pirates

NL West: Rockies, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Giants

ALCS:

Mariners over Red Sox

NLCS:

Mets over Phillies

World Series:

Mets over Mariners in 7

( I want another parade on the Canyon of Heroes! Sorry, Chicago! :redface:)

[Mr. White Sox]

White Sox Win Range: 79-84

AL East: (1) Boston, (2) New York, (3) Tampa Bay (GO RAYS), (4) Toronto, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Cleveland, (2) Detroit, (3) White Sox, (4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Oakland, (3) Seattle, (4) Texas (Worst division in AL, maybe in baseball aside from NLCentral)
AL Wild Card: Detroit
AL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia (CLE)
AL ROY: Joba Chamberlain (NYY)
AL First Manager Fired: Gibbons (TOR)

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philadelphia, (3) Atlanta, (4) Washington, (5) Florida
NL Central: (1) Milwaukee, (2) Chicago, (3) Cincinnati, (4) St. Louis, (5) Houston, (6) Pittsburgh
NL West: (1) Arizona, (2) Los Angeles, (3) Colorado, (4) San Diego, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Chicago
NL MVP: David Wright (NYM)
NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy (SD) (meh, it's worth a guess)
NL ROY: Jay Bruce (CIN)

ALDS A: Detroit (5 games) over Boston
ALDS B: Cleveland (4) over Los Angeles
ALCS: Cleveland (6) over Detroit

NLDS A: New York (3) over Chicago
NLDS B: Arizona (4) over Milwaukee
NLDS: New York (7) over Arizona

World Series: Cleveland Indians (5) over New York Mets

[Fenway]

White Sox Win win 87

AL East: (1) Toronto (2) Boston(3) Tampa Bay(4) New York,(5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Cleveland(2) Chicago(3) Detroit,(4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Seattle (2) Anaheim(3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: Boston
AL MVP: Manny ( contract year)
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett
AL ROY: Ellsbury
AL First Manager Fired: Joe Girardi

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philadelphia(3) Atlanta(4) Washington, (5) Florida
NL Central: (1) Chicago (2) Milwaukee, (3) Houston, (4) St. Louis, (5) Cincinnati, (6) Pittsburgh
NL West: (1) Los Angeles (2) Colorado, (3) San Diego, (4) Arizona,(5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia
NL MVP: Prince Fielder (MIL)
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana (NYM)
NL ROY: J.R. Towles (HOU)
NL First Manager Fired: Fredi Gonzalez (FLA)

ALDS A: Boston over Seattle
ALDS B: Toronto over Anaheim
ALCS: Boston over Toronto

NLDS A: Chicago over Mets
NLDS B: Philadelphia over Los Angeles
NLCS: Cubs over Phillies

World Series: Boston over Cubs in 4

[Vestigio]

Sox win range 81 to 85

1) Red Sox, 2) Yankees, 3) Blue Jays, 4) Rays, 5) Orioles
1) Indians, 2) Tigers, 3) Sox, 4) Twins, 5) Royals
1) Angels, 2) Mariners, 3) Rangers, 4) A's
Wildcard 1) Mariners, 2) Tigers, 3) Yankees, 4) Sox, 5) Blue Jays

1) Mets, 2) Phillies, 3) Braves, 4) Nationals, 5) Marlins
1) Cubs, 2) Brewers, 3) Reds, 4) Astros, 5) Cardinals, 6) Pirates
1) Padres, 2) Diamondbacks, 3) Rockies, 4) Dodgers, 5) Giants
Wildcard 1) Diamondbacks, 2) Brewers, 3) Phillies, 4) Braves, 5) Rockies

Angels over Indians
Red Sox over Mariners
Angels over Red Sox

Diamondbacks over Mets
Padres over Cubs
Padres over Diamondbacks

Angels over Padres

AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez, NL MVP: David Wright
AL CY: Erik Bedard, NL CY: Johan Santana
AL ROY: Joba Chamberlin, NL ROY: Cameron Maybin
AL Comeback: Jermaine Dye, NL Comeback: Jason Schmidt

[chisoxmike]

White Sox Win win 87

AL East: (1) Toronto (2) Boston(3) Tampa Bay(4) New York,(5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Cleveland(2) Chicago(3) Detroit,(4) Kansas City, (5) Minnesota
AL West: (1) Seattle (2) Anaheim(3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: Boston
AL MVP: Manny ( contract year)
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett
AL ROY: Ellsbury
AL First Manager Fired: Joe Girardi

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Philadelphia(3) Atlanta(4) Washington, (5) Florida
NL Central: (1) Chicago (2) Milwaukee, (3) Houston, (4) St. Louis, (5) Cincinnati, (6) Pittsburgh
NL West: (1) Los Angeles (2) Colorado, (3) San Diego, (4) Arizona,(5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia
NL MVP: Prince Fielder (MIL)
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana (NYM)
NL ROY: J.R. Towles (HOU)
NL First Manager Fired: Fredi Gonzalez (FLA)

ALDS A: Boston over Seattle
ALDS B: Toronto over Anaheim
ALCS: Boston over Toronto

NLDS A: Chicago over Mets
NLDS B: Philadelphia over Los Angeles
NLCS: Cubs over Phillies

World Series: Boston over Cubs in 4

You said the Sox were going to win the AL Central in the Prediction thread in the Clubhouse, but here you say second place and no Wild Card. :scratch::scratch:

[RockyMtnSoxFan]

Sox win 80

AL East: Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles
AL Central: Indians, Tigers, White Sox, Twins, Royals
AL West: Angels, Mariners, Athletics, Rangers
AL Wild Card: Tigers

NL East: Mets, Braves, Phillies, Marlins, Nationals
NL Central: Cubs, Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, Astros, Pirates
NL West: Rockies, D-Backs, Dodgers, Padres, Giants
NL Wild Card: D-Backs

ALDS (A): Yankees over Indians
ALDS (B): Tigers over Angels

NLDS (A): Rockies over Mets
NLDS (B): Cubs over D-Backs

ALCS: Tigers over Yankees
NLCS: Rockies over Cubs

WS: Rockies over Tigers

I could see the top two being flipped in any of the AL divisions, and in the NL West.

[manders_01]

American League
East
1. Red Sox 2. Yankees (WC) 3. Rays 4. Blue Jays 5. Orioles
Central
1. Tigers 2. Indians 3. White Sox 4. Twins 5. Royals
West
1. Mariners 2. Angels 3. Rangers 4. Athletics

AL MVP: Rodriguez
AL Cy Young: Beckett
AL ROY: Ellsbury

National League
East
1. Phillies 2. Mets 3. Braves 4. Marlins 5. Nationals
Central
1. Brewers 2. Cardinals 3. Astros 4. Cubs 5. Reds 6. Pirates
West
1. Rockies 2. Diamondbacks (WC) 3. Padres 4. Dodgers 5. Giants

NL MVP: Holliday
NL Cy Young: Peavy
NL ROY: Fukudome

Playoffs
Tigers defeat Yankees in ALDS
Red Sox defeat Mariners in ALDS

Tigers defeat Red Sox in ALCS

Rockies defeat Phillies in NLDS
Diamondbacks defeat Brewers in NL DS

Rockies defeat Diamondbacks in NLCS

Rockies defeat Tigers in World Series

[munchman33]

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=98741&highlight=2008+predictions
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[Lip Man 1]

Palehose:

I didn't make any other predictions because I don't care about any other team but the White Sox.

I stated what I think will happen. That certainly won't be good enough to make the post season in the brutal American League so how any other club does and what happens in late October is meaningless to me.

If the Sox aren't in the post season I simply don't care or even bother to watch.

Lip

[SoxNation05]

White Sox Win Range: 80-85

AL East: (1) Boston, (2) New York, (3) Toronto, (4) Tampa Bay, (5) Baltimore
AL Central: (1) Cleveland, (2) Detroit, (3) WHITE SOX :(:, (4) Minnesota
(5) Kansas Ciry
AL West: (1) Seattle, (2) LAA, (3) Oakland, (4) Texas
AL Wild Card: LAA
AL MVP: Alex Rodríguez (NYY)
AL Cy Young: Eric Bedard (BAL)
AL ROY: Alexei Ramirez (CHW)
AL First Manager Fired: John Gibbons (TOR)

NL East: (1) New York, (2) Atlanta, (3) Philadelphia, (4) Florida, (5) Washington
NL Central: (1) Houston, (2) Milwaukee, (3) Chicago, (4) Cincinnati, (5) St. Louis, (6) Pittsburgh
NL West: (1) Los Angelos, (2) Arizona, (3) San Diego, (4) Colorado, (5) San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Arizona
NL MVP: Jose Reyes (NYM)
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana (NYM)
NL ROY: Joey Votto(CIN)
NL First Manager Fired: Fredi Gonzalez (FLA)

ALDS A: Boston over LAA
ALDS B: Cleveland over Seattle
ALCS: Cleveland over Boston

NLDS A: New York over Diamondbacks
NLDS B: Dodgers over Houston
NLDS: Dodgers over New York

World Series: Cleveland Indians over Los Angelos Dodgers
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