Sombrero Staff Prognostications: Griff’s 2011 Predictions
National League
West Division
1. San Francisco Giants
2. Colorado Rockies
3. Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. San Diego Padres
Central Division
1. Milwaukee Brewers
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. St. Louis Cardinals
4. Chicago Cubs
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Houston Astros (tear drop)
East Division
1. Atlanta Braves
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. New York Mets
4. Washington Nationals
5. Florida Marlins
Wild Card Winner– Colorado Rockies
NLDS
Milwaukee vs. Colorado- Milwaukee wins in 5
San Francisco vs. Atlanta- San Francisco wins in 4
NLCS
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee- San Francisco wins in 6
Series MVP= Tim Lincecum
ROY (hitter)- Freddie Freeman
ROY (pitcher)- Aroldis Chapman
Reliever of the Year– Aroldis Chapman
Strikeout Leader– Tim Lincecum
Cy Young Winner– Tim Lincecum
Batting Champ– Albert Pujols
HR Champ– Prince Fielder (50)
MVP– Troy Tulowitzki
American League
West Division
1. Texas Rangers
2. Oakland Athletics
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Seattle Mariners
Central Division
1. Detroit Tigers
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Chicago White Sox
4. Cleveland Indians
5. Kansas City Royals
East Division
1. Tampa Bay Rays
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. New York Yankees
5. Toronto Blue Jays
Wild Card Winner– Boston Red Sox
ALDS
Texas vs. Boston- Boston wins in 5
Tampa Bay vs. Detroit- Tampa Bay wins in 4
ALCS
Tampa Bay vs. Boston- Tampa Bay wins in 7
Series MVP= Evan Longoria
ROY (hitter)- Mike Moustakas
ROY (pitcher)- Jeremy Hellickson
Reliever of the Year– Joakim Soria
Strikeout Leader– Justin Verlander
Cy Young Winner– Justin Verlander
Batting Champ– Miguel Cabrera
HR Champ– Adrian Gonzalez
MVP– Adrian Gonzalez
World Series
Tampa Bay vs. San Francisco- San Francisco wins in 7
MVP– Tim Lincecum
Orioles over Yankees. What do you base this on, Buck Showalter’s magic?
The Orioles will be lucky to see 80 wins. You know this. They have essentially no pitching, and an average offense.
The Yankees lost only Pettitte in the offseason. That’s 3 WAR, downgrading them to 92 wins. Even in the most catastrophic scenario, the Yankees will at least have 85 wins. How you say the Orioles can beat the Yankees is confounding.
Take a look at this article here. I believe it will sum up my reasoning. http://thegoldensombrero.com/wordpress/archives/3106 Also, take a look at the records of AL East teams since Buck took over.