# MLB 2010 Prediction Competition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646 "2010-04-01T20:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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 4, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/21 "2010-04-04T23:47:00Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Don’t copy the category names. This will make it easier for me to collate and tabulate the entries, and to add up the results at the end of the season. Whoops, I completely misread this - sorry man. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/22 "2010-04-04T23:52:06Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Whoops, I completely misread this - sorry man. No problem. There aren’t too many entries, so it won’t be hard to collate. I’m thinking, since most of these categories won’t be decided for a long time, that i’ll leave the competition open for another few days even though the season starts today. I think it’s unlikely that anyone’s choice could be drastically afected by events in the first few days of the season, and it would be good to get some more entries. Obviously, though, if you pick late, you can’t include something that has already happened. For example, if Zack Greinke throws a no-hitter on Monday, and you choose Zack Greinke in the no-hitter category on Tuesday, you can’t count the one he has already thrown. He will have to throw another one for you to qualify. My own selection will be in soon. I almost had them finished, but then got sidetracked by the excitement of a SoCal earthquake, and my mother in Australia calling to make sure we were OK. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/23 "2010-04-05T00:13:25Z")
Guess i should play in my own game, huh? 1. Rays 2. Twins 3. Athletics 4. Yankees 5. Phillies 6. Cardinals 7. Dodgers 8. Rockies 9. Yankees 10 Dodgers 10. Dodgers 11. Alex Rodriguez 12. Felix Hernandez 13. Mark Teixeira 14. Albert Pujols 15. Roy Halladay 16. Albert Pujols 17. Brian Matusz 18. Jason Heyward 19. Ichiro Suzuki 20. Tim Lincecum 21. NL 22. Paul Konerko 23. Adrian Gonzalez 24. Ron Washington 25. Lou Piniella sSome of my team picks are more wishful thinking than anything else, but it’s all just for fun, right? ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/24 "2010-04-05T00:27:03Z")
1. Tampa Bay Rays 2. Detroit Tigers 3. Texas Rangers 4. New York Yankees 5. Philadelphia Phillies 6. Saint Louis Cardinals 7. Colorado Rockies 8. Los Angeles Dodgers 9. New York Yankees 10 Philadelphia Phillies 10. Philadelphia Phillies 11. Alex Rodriguez 12. Jake Peavy 13. Alex Rodriguez 14. Chase Utley 15. Roy Halliday 16. Prince Fielder 17. Brian Matusz 18. Jason Heyward 19. Ichiro 20. Tim Linceum 21. NL 22. Cliff Lee 23. Adrian Gonzalez 24. Jerry Manuel 25. Lou Pinella ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/25 "2010-04-05T00:35:14Z")
I thought that I would be the only one picking Peavy or that pitcher from Baltimore. I guess those picks weren’t unorthodox as I thought. I have been expecting Utley to have a standout MVP year for a few years now. I can’t expect him to outshine Pujols in all three triple crown stats. But, I can see him having it all together and an excellent defensive year to put him over the top to win the award. I think the AL West is the toughest to pick this year. I think each team has a legitimate shot to make it if everything breaks right. (I think the As have to have the most go right. But, it is still within the realm of possibility. They aren’t the Royals.) Thanks for thinking this. Fun to make predictions. Even if some of it is wishful thinking. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/26 "2010-04-05T23:49:21Z")
Well, young Heyward made a good start to his rookie season, clubbing a home run in his first major league at-bat. And Albert took up where he left off, with two homers in his first game of the year. ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646/27 "2010-04-06T12:10:25Z")
1. Boston 2. Minnesota 3. LAA 4. Tampa Bay 5. Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 7. LA Dodgers 8. Colorado 9. Boston 10 Colorado 10. Boston 11. Teixeira 12. Hernandez 13. Teixeira 14. Pujols 15. Halladay 16. Fielder 17. Feliz 18. Heyward 19. Ichiro 20. Halladay 21. National League 22. Cliff Lee 23. Huston Street 24. Guillen 25. Pinella [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2010-prediction-competition/534646.md?page=1)