# Make your 2005 MLB Predictions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 6, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076 "2005-04-06T18:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/1 "2005-04-06T18:36:49Z")
Has this been done yet? Anyway… AL West: Seattle Mariners AL Central: Minnesota Twins (I’d go with the Tigers if they had any starting pitching) AL East: New York Yankees Wild Card: Anaheim Angels NL West: SF Giants (most boring division in baseball) NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals NL East: Florida Marlins Wild Card: Milwaukee Brewers ( :eek: ) AL Champ: Twins NL Champ: Marlins World Series Champ: Florida Marlins AL MVP: Alex Rodriquez NL MVP: Albert Pujols AL Cy Young: Curt Schilling NL Cy Young: Ben Sheets AL ROY: Jeremy Reed (Sea) NL ROY: J.J. Hardy (Mil) ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/2 "2005-04-06T19:35:55Z")
The Mariners?? Are you smoking crack? AL West: Dogfight between Oakland and Anaheim, but Angels pull it out. AL Central: Minnesota AL East: Boston Wild Card: New York NL West: San Diego NL Central: St. Louis NL East: Philadelphia Wild Card: Florida AL Champ: Anaheim NL Champ: St. Louis WS Champ: St. Louis AL MVP - Alex Rodriguez NL MVP - Albert Pujols AL CY - Randy Johnson NL CY - Jake Peavy AL ROY - Jeremy Reed NL ROY - Andy Marte ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/3 "2005-04-06T19:37:57Z")
AL East: Yankees. AL Central: Twins. AL West: Athletics. Wild Card: Angels. NL East: Marlins NL Central: Cardinals NL West: Padres Wild Card: Phillies The Marlins will beat the Yankees in the World Series again. AL MVP: Eric Chavez NL MVP: Carlos Delgado AL CY: Roy Halladay NL CY: I like Sheets, too. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/4 "2005-04-06T19:45:26Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > The Mariners?? Are you smoking crack? Hey, you’re the one picking Philly! They may have the best relief in the league, but you can’t start the game with them (and Lieber won’t be getting 45 starts). ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/5 "2005-04-06T19:48:43Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Hey, you’re the one picking Philly! They may have the best relief in the league, but you can’t start the game with them (and Lieber won’t be getting 45 starts). Hey, Philly’s gotta win sometime, right? Right? Actually, I don’t feel good about that pick, but I can’t figure out who else to go with. Washington? Um, no. Atlanta? It’s tempting, and I should know better than to pick against them but the run’s gotta end some time, right? New York? Ha! Florida? I almost picked them, but I don’t think they’re gonna hold together. That just leaves Philly. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/6 "2005-04-06T19:51:01Z")
AL East 1. New York 2. Boston 3. Baltimore 4. Tampa Bay 5. Toronto AL Central 1. Cleveland 2. Minnesota 3. Detroit 4. Chicago 5. Kansas City AL West (this one is tough) 1. Anaheim 2. Seattle 3. Texas 4. Oakland NL East (best division?) 1. Atlanta 2. Florida 3. Philadelphia 4. New York 5. Washington NL Central 1. Chicago 2. St. Louis 3. Houston 4. Cincinatti 5. Milwaukee 6. Pittsburgh NL West 1. San Fransisco 2. Los Angeles 3. San Deigo 4. Arizona 5. Colorado AL CHAMP: New York NL CHAMP: Atlanta WS: Atlanta Nothing too surprising, but there they are… ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/7 "2005-04-06T19:51:03Z")
AL East: Yankees AL Central: Twins AL West: Athletics Wild Card: Red Sox NL East: Phillies NL Central: Cardinals NL West: Dodgers Wild Card: Cubs Yankees defeat Cubs AL MVP: Manny Ramirez NL MVP: Carlos Beltran AL CY: Curt Schilling NL CY: Tim Hudson ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/8 "2005-04-06T19:56:21Z")
Anybody who picks my Dodgers to finish anywhere above dead last in the NL West has been smoking their running socks again. Otherwise, what **Rufus** said. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/9 "2005-04-06T19:59:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Anybody who picks my Dodgers to finish anywhere above dead last in the NL West has been smoking their running socks again. I’ll be surprised if they finish worse than second. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/10 "2005-04-06T20:02:00Z")
> [@](#): > > NL East (best division?) Easily. It’s going to be fun to watch, especially watching the Mets finish 3rd after spending a bazillion dollars on two players. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/11 "2005-04-06T20:06:30Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > I’ll be surprised if they finish worse than second. DePodesta is the AntiChrist. The team, as it is now, can’t even turn a simple double-play. With no defense, iffy pitching and questionable hitting, the Dodgers are on their way to the cellar. The Giants will dominate the division, with the Padres close behind. Mark my words, the Dodgers are going to make the \*Diamondbacks \* look good this year. :eek: I will happily eat this post if you are correct. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/12 "2005-04-06T20:17:30Z")
My Mets in the cellar. Again. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/13 "2005-04-06T20:23:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > DePodesta is the AntiChrist. The team, as it is now, can’t even turn a simple double-play. With no defense, iffy pitching and questionable hitting, the Dodgers are on their way to the cellar. The Giants will dominate the division, with the Padres close behind. Mark my words, the Dodgers are going to make the \*Diamondbacks \* look good this year. :eek: You, my friend, must be smoking some of **Munch’s** crack. 🙂 Look, as an Angels fan, few things would give me more pleasure than watching the Dodgers and all their smug little fans go down the toilet in a heaping ball of flame, but I just don’t see it. The Giants are old. Really old. Their entire success rests on the hamstrings and knees of Bonds - not good. San Diego? Good team with a lot of upside, I really like them (as you can see from my picks) but they’ve got some glaring offensive weaknesses in Klesko, Burroughs, centerfield, etc. Again, I’ll be shocked if the Dodgers finish worse than second or with less than 85 wins. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/14 "2005-04-06T23:18:49Z")
The Phillies suck. And I love them, damn it. I don’t see them competing with the pitching in that division. Brett Myers is starting tonight, and it’s the second game of the season. I don’t think they’ll contend much past the deadline, and you know they’re the least likely team in the division to get help even if they are competing, so, nah, they aren’t winning. Maybe as low as fourth, in my opinion. At least Ryan Howard and Chase Utley are going to be stars for some other team. ALW: _Los Angeles_ (italicized to denote scorn) ALC: Minnesota ALE: Yankees ALWC: Boston NLW: San Diego NLC: St. Louis NLE: Atlanta NLWC: Florida. AL Champ: Boston NL Champ: Florida WS Champ: Boston AL MVP: David Ortiz NL MVP: Carlos Delgado (obviously going to be Pujols) AL CY: Santana NL CY: Schmidt AL ROY: Reed NL ROY: Hardy - a lot better rookies in the AL this year ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/15 "2005-04-06T23:53:21Z")
Anyone else playing Baseball Prospectus ‘Predictatron’ game? If I win I get $500 and a genuine reproduction autograph 8x10 of Bug Selig that they won of ebay! Woot! Here were mine… AL East Boston New York (WC) Baltimore Toronto Tampa Bay AL Central Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Chicago Detroit AL West Oakland Anaheim Texas Seattle NL East Philly Atlanta Florida New York Washington (_sigh_) NL Central Chicago St Louis (WC) Milwaukee Cincinnati Houston (that team’s got ‘collapse’ written all over them) Pittsburgh NL West San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona Colorado ALDS Boston over Minnesota New York over Oakland NLDS Chicago over San Diego Philly over St Louis ALCS Boston over New York NLCS Chicago over Philly WS Chicago over Boston in 6 games Fear me. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/16 "2005-04-07T00:49:23Z")
AL West: Los Angeles de Los Angeles del Ciudad de Anaheim, or whatever they’re called AL Central: Minnesota Twins (somebody’s gotta finish first here) AL East: New York Yankees Wild Card: Boston Red Sox NL West: San Diego Padres (assuming the Giants collapse as I expect; also see comment on AL Central) NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals NL East: Atlanta Braves (they’re better than they were last year, but so are the Marlins and Mets – should be interesting) Wild Card: Florida Marlins AL Champ: Yankees NL Champ: Braves World Series Champ: Yankees AL MVP: Alex Rodriquez NL MVP: Carlos Beltran (assuming that Pujols’ heel bothers him throughout the year – the Mets’ free agent deals can’t continue to all tank) AL Cy Young: Johan Santana repeats NL Cy Young: Tim Hudson No way I’m trying to call the ROY at this stage of things. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-2005-mlb-predictions/298076/17 "2005-04-07T00:53:07Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > AL West: Seattle Mariners I’m a Mariners fan, and I’d like some of that crack, please.