Now what do I do? I've successfully picked the Final Four teams in the NCAA Tourney by virtue of their wearing blue (see blog "Holes and Hoops"), but now I have to pick a winner and I don't have color to help me choose. Not to worry, Memphis it is. I'll be backing Kansas of course; my five bucks is riding on them.
And now, to prove that my sports expertise extends beyond hoops, I will give you my baseball predictions.
NL East - Brooklyn Dodgers
NL Central - Chicago Cubs
NL West - There is no NL West
Cy Young - Don Newcombe
MVP - Stan Musial
Surprise - Cardinals get Lou Brock in steal of a trade with Cubs.
AL East - The New York Yankees whose souls were not sold to the Devil by George Steinbrenner
AL Central - Cleveland Indians
AL West - There is no AL West
Cy Young - Bob Feller
MVP - Al Kaline
Surprise - Mickey Mantle gets caught NOT drinking in a late night club.
And, to prove I am far seeing, I predict that in some distant time, these will be my picks. Mets, Cubs and Rockies in NL. Red Sox, Tigers, Angels in AL
Cy Youngs - Santana and Matsusaka
MVP - Tulowitski and Big Papi
Playoffs - Rockies beat Red Sox in seven game WS. The other playoffs are just filler to provide owners with more revenue.
Monday, March 31, 2008
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AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: LA Angels
AL Wildcard: Cleveland Indians
AL CY YOUNG: Josh Beckett
AL MVP: Manny "contract year" Ramirez
AL's SHOCKING SURPRISE: Without Joe Torre the Yankees clubhouse explodes and everyone says what they really think of A-Rod. They play so badly someone in Hollywood decides to make Major League 3, starring the Yankees. They don't win in the end, mainly because Charlie Sheen is still playing the pitcher and can't get the ball to the mound. Look for it Summer 2009.
Playoffs: Tigers over Angels, Red Sox over Indians, Tigers over Red Sox
NL EAST: NY Mets
NY CENTRAL: Chicago Cubs
NL WEST: LA Dodgers
NL WILD CARD: Atlanta Braves
NL CY YOUNG: Johan Santana
NL MVP: Chase Utley
NL's SHOCKING SURPRISE: Johan Santana wins 20+ games but is injured in the first game of the playoffs. The Cubs bring in a curse-busting monk (it is revealed later that he also visited Fenway in 2004) to rid Wrigley of its various hexes. The Cubs win 100+ games and sweep everything, until the World Series...
Playoffs: Braves over Dodgers, Cubs over Mets, Cubs over Braves
World Series: Cubs over Red Sox in 7.
Every record is broken in this series: most innings in a game, longest game, most runs, most strike-outs, most stolen bases, largest crowds, and yes, even most celebrity plants in the stands by Fox. Cubs fan and Democratic Nominee Barack Obama throws out the pitch on deciding Game 7. After the win the entire state of Illinois decides to volunteer for his campaign for the next few days until the election and are credited with pushing him over the edge in swing states like Ohio. A new age of peace and prosperity begins, with the Sox and Cubs as proud symbols of our country's great past and promising future.
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