MLB 2010 Prediction Competition

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Whoops, I completely misread this - sorry man.

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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.

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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?

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  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
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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.

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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.

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  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