How'd I do?

Here is a look at my preseason MLB predictions vs. what actually happened:

AL East

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Yankees 1. Red Sox

2. RedSox 2. Yankees (WC)

3. Blue Jays 3. Blue Jays

4. Orioles 4. Orioles

5. Devil Rays 5. Devil Rays

AL East comments:
Well, I did pretty good here, but then again, this might be one of the easiest divisions to predict. The only thing I got wrong was the Red Sox/Yankees flip flop. But I can't say I'm complaining (or will ever complain) about the Yankees not taking the division.


AL Central

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Tigers 1. Indians

2. White Sox (WC) 2. Tigers

3. Indians 3. Twins

4. Twins 4. White Sox

5. Royals 5. Royals

AL Central Comments:
Wow, this division was crazy. This was a tough division to pick. Everything that made it tough just added to my incorrectness. There were injuries, bad seasons by star players, good seasons by nobodies, and then there was the Royals.


AL West

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Angels 1. Angels

2. Athletics 2. Mariners

3. Rangers 3. Athletics

4. Mariners 4. Rangers

AL West Comments:
I didn't give the Mariners enough credit. Ichiro stuck around, [signed a bad contract], and helped keep that team fighting. But in the end the Angels were too much for them, or anybody in this division.

NL East

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Mets 1. Phillies

2. Phillies 2. Mets

3. Braves 3. Braves

4. Marlins 4. Nationals

5. Nationals 5. Marlins

NL East comments:
Ha ha! It's bittersweet for me, I loved seeing the Met's choke. Still, as far as the Braves season goes, to quote Weird Al Yankovic, "Oh, man. I hate it when I'm right."

NL Central

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Cardinals 1. Cubs

2. Cubs 2. Brewers

3. Astros 3. Cardinals

4. Reds 4. Astros

5. Brewers 5. Reds

6. Pirates 6. Pirates

NL Central Comments:
Where'd the Brewers come from? Eh, they were just playing way over their heads in the first half and rode that hot streak for a long time. I feel as if the second half Brewers gave us a better representation of what that team actually is than the first half Brewers did. Who knows though? Maybe I just don't give enough credit where it belongs.

NL West

My Predicted Order: Actual Order:

1. Dodgers 1. Diamondbacks

2. Padres (WC) 2. Rockies (WC)

3. Giants 3. Padres

4. Diamondbacks 4. Dodgers

5. Rockies 5. Giants

NL West Comments:
Eww. That's gross. Did I actually make those predictions? Yes, I did. I imagine I wasn't the only one that was way off in the NL West either. This was a crazy division, as evidenced by the fact that two of the teams played 163 games, instead of the normal 162. And what a game it was. I can't think of a better ending to this year's tight Wild Card race than with a 13 inning, edge of your seat type game.

Award Predictions:
I know award's haven't been presented yet. But I think we can get a pretty general idea of who at least has a shot at an award. So, even though we don't know who won these awards...here is how I predicted them to go...

AL MVP – Jim Thome

AL Cy Young – Johan Santana

AL “Rookie” of the Year – Daisuke Matsuzaka*

NL MVP – Albert Pujols

NL Cy Young – Jason Schmidt (**giggles** Well, I knew the winner would come out of the West. At least I got that part right (most likely)).

NL Rookie of the Year – Chris Young


So..now that you are reminded of what my predictions were...tell me how I did.