POSTED BY Coley Ward ON 8:09 am, March 30, 2008 - POSTED IN Picks
The question: If a baseball season kicks off a week early with two games played in Japan, does it make a sound?
The answer: Yes. Kinda. Sorta.
The baseball season is upon us, but because we had to wake up super early to watch the games and because we couldn’t watch any of it first hand, it seems like maybe the A’s-Red Sox series was all a dream. It’s like when a restaurant or a casino opens with a “soft opening” serving only friends, family and VIP customers for the first week. Technically, they’re open. But not really.
While we’re waiting for the 2008 season to officially start, we here at Umpbump thought we’d make a few predictions about how things will unfold. Feel free to use these predictions as ammo to discredit us in the future.
Coley’s Picks:
NL East: Braves
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Diamondbacks
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: A’s
AL Wild Card: Yankees
NL Rookie of the Year: Hiroki Kuroda
AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria
NL CY Young: Aaron Harang
AL CY Young: Rich Harden
NL MVP: David Wright
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
Sarah’s Picks:
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Phillies
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Yankees
NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Cueto
AL Rookie of the Year: Jacoby Ellsbury
NL CY Young: Johan Santana
AL CY Young: Josh Beckett
NL MVP: David Wright
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
Alejandro’s Picks:
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Braves
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Mariners
AL Wild Card: Tigers
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Rookie of the Year: Alexei Ramirez
NL CY Young: Johan Santana
AL CY Young: Rich Harden
NL MVP:David Wright
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
Nick’s Picks:
NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Cubs
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: A’s
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Rookie of the Year: Daric Barton
NL CY Young: Dan Haren
AL CY Young: Justin Verlander
NL MVP: Ryan Braun
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
Paul’s Picks:
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Brewers
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
NL Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome
AL Rookie of the Year: Daric Barton
NL CY Young: Johan Santana
AL CY Young: C.C. Sabathia
NL MVP: Ryan Braun
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez
I like Coley’s A’s pick in the AL West…very bold. Wild Card predictions?