Prediction Time

[Lance324]

AL East
1. NY Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Baltimore O's

AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Detroit Tigers
5. KC Royals

AL West
1. LA Angels
2. Texas Rangers
3. Oakland A's
4. Seattle M's

NL East
1. Atlanta Braves
2. NY Mets
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Florida Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Houston Astros-Wild Card
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Cincinatti Reds
5. Milwaukee Brewers
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL West
1. LA Dodgers
2. SF Giants
3. SD Padres
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Colorado Rockies

AL CY- Curt Schilling, BOS
AL MVP- Paul Konerko, CHI
NL CY- Roy Oswalt, HOU
NL MVP- Albert Pujols, STL

[Porter]

Seattle worst to first? I believe it when I see it

So would I, sadly. We need a lot to fall good for us.

[Providence A's]

AL East
1. NY Yankees
2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Tampa Devil Rays
5. Baltimore O's

AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Cleveland Indians - Wild Card (close behind will be LAA)
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Minnesota Twins
5. KC Royals

AL West
1. Oakland A's (no major injuries = not even close)
2. LA Angels
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Texas Rangers (it will be close for 3rd and 4th...you could flip flop them)

NL East
1. Atlanta Braves
2. NY Mets - Wild Card
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Washington Nationals
5. Florida Marlins

NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Houston Astros
4. Chicago Cubs
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Cincinnati Reds

NL West
1. LA Dodgers
2. SD Padres
3. SF Giants
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Colorado Rockies

Playoffs:
Division
A's over Indians
White Sox over Yankees
Cardinals over Braves
Mets over Dodgers

ALCS/NLCS
A's over White Sox
Cardinals over Mets

World Series
A's over Cardinals

[Porter]

A's WS?!?!?!? thats just like having the M's winning the divison.

[DirtyKash]

It's 1989 all over again!!!

[Providence A's]

unlike the M's, the A's realistically have a shot at it...quite a few so-called experts agree.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/previe...=06expertpicks

7 out of 19 have the A's winning the World Series...more than any other team. Only 3 of the 19 have them missing the playoffs altogether.

[DirtyKash]

ESPN also had experts who picked Kurt Warner as the NFL MVP.

[Providence A's]

I'm not saying they're always right (one of them picked Texas to win the AL West lol)...I'm just saying I'm not the only one who thinks they have a legitimate shot at a title.

[Bear]

I must agree with Providence A's opinion on the A's this season. They are hands down the best team in the AL this season and if they go injury free I feel they will win it all includung the WS! JMO

[Rockiesfan_H]

NL West- *starts to draw names out of the hat*
1) San Diego
2) Arizona
3) LA- New Power structure takes time to mold the team
4) SF- Can the ageless wonders stay healthy? My money is on no, but their meal ticket should be there for most games (I predict in the 140-150 range). He alone wont be enough as the age catches up with many on the team.

Man, you really don't like the Rockies chances. You're not even including them in the NL West. LOL.

[Pronk48]

AL East
Yankees
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Rays
Orioles

AL Central
Indians
White Sox-Wild Card
Tigers
Twins
Royals

AL West
Athletics
Angels
Rangers
Mariners

NL East
Mets
Braves-Wild Card
Nationals
Phillies
Marlins

NL Central
Cardinals
Astros
Brewers
Cubs
Reds
Pirates

NL West
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies

[SF Kid]

AL East
NL West
1. SF Giants
2. LA Dodgers
3. SD Padres
4. Arizonza Diamondbacks
5. Colorado Rockies

Homer on brotha!

I think we can do it this year. Bonds staying healthy is probably the key but we have a great chance to win the NL West.

[Halladay_is_God]

AL East
Yankees
Blue Jays - WC
Red Sox
Orioles
Rays

AL Central
Twins (maybe i'm just crazy)
White Sox
Indians
Tigers
Royals

AL West
Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

NL East
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Nationals
Marlins

NL Central
Cardinals
Astros - WC
Brewers
Cubs
Reds
Pirates

NL West
Padres
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies

[Dry1313]

AL EAST

New York Yankees (actually improved lineup and bullpen)
Boston Red Sox (offseason moves suspect, still a very strong team)
Toronto Blue Jays (dislike all aquisitons sans Ryan)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (could move as high as 3rd if BJ's flounder)
Baltimore Orioles (Garbage?)

AL CENTRAL

Chicago White Sox (Improved Rotation, Aquired Power Hitter for moderate prices)
Cleveland Indians (Tough not to pick as winner, but they just didn't do enough)
Detroit Tigers (Good rotation, hitting is good, will battle this year)
Minnesota Twins (Aging rapidly, will be very streaky, could go as high as #2)
Kansas City Royals (should incorporate youngins this year)

AL WEST (NL East of last year, very tough to pick)

Oakland Athletics (Good pitching puts them atop the division)
Anaheim Angels (Good Lineup, may have pitching issues)
Texas Rangers (One Word: Pitching?)
Seattle Mariners (So hard to see them as a bottom of the division teams, especially if Sexson and Beltre produce like they're supposed to, but not much pitching depth)

WILDCARD
Anaheim Angels
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Texas Rangers
(I expect this reace to be extremely tight)

NL EAST

Atlanta Braves (Another year atop)
New York Mets (Moves were good, but staff is too old)
Philadelphia Phillies (Could go up to #2, if it all falls into place)
Washington Nationals (Are only #4 because the Marlins are in the Division)
Florida Marlins (Poor Dontrelle and Miguel, look for exceptional young talent though)

NL CENTRAL

Chicago Cubs (Great offseason moves, keep some players off the DL and they will be very good)
St. Louis Cardinals (If pitching is in place, lineup is explosive enough for 1st base)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Love the young staff/rotation, and aquisiton of Casey)
Houston Astros (No Clemens, Team aging. Transition Year)
Cincinnati Reds (If only outfielders could pitch)
Milawaukee Brewers (still a couple years away)

NL WEST

San Diego Padres (Peavy is God here)
Los Angeles Dodgers (cloud move to #1 if Pitching comes through)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Good lineup, needs younger pitchers)
San Francisco Giants (Barry's return means nothing, since they still have no pitching)
Colorado Rockies (expect Helton to be moved by Deadline)

NL WILDCARD

St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies

AL AWARDS
MVP: Alex Rodriguez, NYY| Runner Up: Mark Teixiera, TEX
CY YOUNG: Rich Harden, OAK| Runner Up: Randy Johnson, NYY
ROY: Ian Kinsler, TEX| Runner Up: Francisco Liriano, MIN
COMEBACK: Rocco Baldelli, TB| Runner Up: Roy Halladay, TOR

NL AWARDS
MVP: Albert Pujols, STL | Runner Up: Aramis Ramirez, CHC
CY YOUNG: Jake Peavy, SD| Runner Up: Mark Prior, CHC
ROY: Jeremy Hermida, FLA| Runner Up: Hanley Ramirez, FLA
COMEBACK: Mark Prior, CHC| Runner Up: Barry Bonds, SF

AL PLAYOFFS
NYY over OAK
CHW over ANA

NYY over CHW

NL PLAYOFFS
ATL over CHC
STL over SD

ATL over STL

WORLD SERIES
NYY over ATL, 6 games

[griffeyfan3]

AL EAST:

1)Yankees
2)Red Sox
3)Blue Jays
4)O's
5)Devil Rays

AL CENTRAL

1)White Sox
2)Indians
3)Twins
4)Tigers
5)Royals

AL WEST:

1)A's
2)Angles
3)Texas
4)Seattle

NL EAST:

1)Mets
2)Braves
3)Phils
4)DC
5)Marlins

NL CENTRAL

1)Cards
2)Brewers
3)Cubs
4)Reds
5)Astros
6)Pittsburgh

NL WEST:

1)Dodgers
2)Giants
3)Padres
4)Rockies
5)D-Backs

AL WC:

Boston

NL WC:

Giants

WORLD SERIES WINNER:

New York Yankees