Well the Phillies stumbled in their home opener last night versus Derek Lowe and the Atlanta Braves. They get Monday off before finishing the three game set on Tuesday and Wednesday.
I did a short Phillies preview before the game last night but what about the rest of the league? What does my completely pointless and most likely incorrect forecast look like? Who are the best performers in '09? Here are my sure-to-be-wrong predictions for the 2009 baseball season.
American League
East
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees (WILD CARD)
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
Central
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
West
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners
National League
East
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets (WILD CARD)
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals
Central
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
West
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres
BEST CHANCE TO CHOKE
American league
New York Yankees
National League
New York Mets
SLEEPERS
American League
Kansas City Royals
National League
Cincinnati Reds
AWARDS
Rookie of the Year - American League
Matt Weiters, C, Baltimore Orioles
Another Possibility - David Price, SP, Tampa Bay Rays
Rookie of the Year - National League
Cameron Maybin, CF, Florida Marlins
Another Possibility - Jason Motte, SP, St. Louis Cardinals
Cy Young - American League
Roy Halladay, SP, Toronto Blue Jays
Another Possibility - C.C. Sabathia, SP, New York Yankees
Cy Young - National League
Johan Santana, SP, New York Mets
Another Possibility - Brandon Webb, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Most Valuable Player - American League
Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit Tigers
Another Possibility - Grady Sizemore, CF, Cleveland Indians
Most Valuable Player - National League
Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies
Another Possibility - David Wright, 3B, New York Mets
I did reasonably well last year, hitting 5 of the 8 playoff teams. Hopefully I can jump to 6 or 7 in '09.
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