Opening Day Predictions: World Series/Post Season Awards
Submitted by Mike Caprio on April 6, 2009 – 7:33 pmNo Comment
Posted by Mike Caprio April 6, 2009
Last night was “technically” opening day, but with 28 of the 30 teams watching on television, today is the one that counts.
That being said, the contributors and friends of Keeper League GM are posting our predictions for the upcoming season.
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2009 Predictions
| Mike Caprio | Phil Brody | Mike Minnix | Chuck Omphalius | Joe Buccellato | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League | |||||
| AL East | New York Yankees | Boston Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | Tampa Bay Rays |
| AL Central | Minnesota Twins | Cleveland Indians | Minnesota Twins | Cleveland Indians | Minnesota Twins |
| AL West | Oakland Athletics | Anaheim Angels | Oakland Athletics | Anaheim Angels | Anaheim Angels |
| AL Wild Card | Boston Red Sox | Tampa Bay Rays | Tampa Bay Rays | New York Yankees | Boston Red Sox |
| National League | |||||
| NL East | New York Mets | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Mets | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Mets |
| NL Central | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs |
| NL West | LA Dodgers | LA Dodgers | San Francisco Giants | LA Dodgers | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| NL Wild Card | Philadelphia Phillies | New York Mets | Atlanta Braves | New York Mets | Cincinnati Reds |
| Postseason | |||||
| AL Division Series | Indians over Rays | Red Sox over Rays | Yankees over Angels | Red Sox over Twins | |
| AL Division Series | Red Sox over Twins | Red Sox over Angels | Red Sox over Indians | Angels over Rays | |
| AL Championship | Yankees over Red Sox | Indians over Red Sox | Red Sox over Twins | Yankees over Red Sox | Red Sox over Angels |
| NL Division Series | Mets over Dodgers | Cubs over Mets | Cubs over Braves | Mets over Dodgers | Mets over Reds |
| NL Division Series | Cubs over Phillies | Phillies over Dodgers | Mets over Giants | Cubs over Phillies | Diamondbacks over Cubs |
| NL Championship | Cubs over Mets | Cubs over Dodgers | Mets over Cubs | Mets over Cubs | Mets over Diamondbacks |
| World Series | Cubs over Yankees | Cubs over Indians | Red Sox over Mets | Mets over Yankees | Red Sox over Mets |
| World Series MVP | Derrek Lee | Jake Peavy (Cubs) | Kevin Youkilis | Jose Reyes | Mike Lowell |
| Annual Awards | |||||
| AL MVP | Mark Teixeira | Grady Sizemore | Matt Holliday | Grady Sizemore | Kevin Youkilis |
| AL Cy Young | Roy Halladay | Jon Lester | Jon Lester | Jon Lester | Kevin Slowey |
| AL Rookie of the Year | Travis Snider | Trevor Cahill | Travis Snider | Matt Wieters | Matt Wieters |
| AL Manager of the Year | Bob Geren | Eric Wedge | Bob Geren | Eric Wedge | Terry Francona |
| NL MVP | David Wright | Chase Utley | Manny Ramirez | Albert Pujols | Jose Reyes |
| NL Cy Young | Dan Haren | Tim Lincecum | Johan Santana | Johan Santana | Johan Santana |
| NL Rookie of the Year | Jordan Schafer | Jason Motte | Pedro Alvarez | Dexter Fowler | Cameron Maybin |
| NL Manager of the Year | Lou Piniella | Lou Piniella | Tony LaRussa | Joe Torre | Dusty Baker |
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We’ll evaluate these predictions at the All-Star break to see how each of us did. Â Note: Please pardon the terrible looking Table, Word Press is not particularly kind to tables.
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