April 2, 2006

Open Chat: Opening Day & Predictions

Little darling, it's been a long, long lonely winter
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right

Little darling, the smiles are returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since they've been there
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right

Little darling, mmmmmm, I see the ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
There goes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say, it's all right

- Here Comes the Sun

It was a long lonely winter, but thankfully there's a full slate of games today and another seven months of baseball ahead. I'll be back with Twins-specific predictions tomorrow, since for some unknown reason the Twins don't actually play on Opening Day, but for now here are my general predictions for the 2006 season:

AL WEST       W    L     AL CENTRAL    W    L     AL EAST       W    L
Athletics    94   68     White Sox    92   70     Red Sox      94   68
Angels       88   74     Indians      90   72     Yankees      93   69
Mariners     78   84     Twins        88   74     Blue Jays    82   80
Rangers      77   85     Tigers       77   85     Orioles      76   86
                         Royals       60  102     Devil Rays   68   94
 
NL WEST       W    L     NL CENTRAL    W    L     NL EAST       W    L
Giants       86   76     Cardinals    91   71     Braves       90   72
Dodgers      82   80     Brewers      84   78     Phillies     89   73
Padres       80   82     Astros       81   81     Mets         86   76
D-Backs      75   87     Cubs         80   82     Nationals    71   91
Rockies      65   97     Reds         75   87     Marlins      68   94
                         Pirates      70   92                         
 
ALDS: Athletics over Yankees            AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez  
ALDS: Red Sox over White Sox            NL MVP: Albert Pujols   
 
NLDS: Cardinals over Phillies           AL CYA: Johan Santana   
NLDS: Braves over Giants                NL CYA: Jake Peavy      
 
ALCS: Athletics over Red Sox            AL ROY: Justin Verlander
NLCS: Cardinals over Braves             NL ROY: Prince Fielder  
 
WORLD SERIES: Athletics over Cardinals

I'll be around all day watching baseball -- it is my job, after all -- so feel free to hang out with me in the comments section. Make your own predictions, criticize or praise mine, and keep up to speed on what is without question the best day of the year.


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