We're going to ask a couple of slightly differnet questions this time, and we'll also have a uber-question. If you get this one question right, then you get a free prospect. Completely randomly created... so he might be a star, might suck. 1. Predict the division winners and wild cards. 2. Predict the outcome of each playoff series. 3. Predict the awards for each league 4. Predict the team that will improve the most this year in terms of wins. 5. Predict the leaders in Wins, ERA, OPS, and outfield assists. *The Uber-question: name the 10 starting players on each all-star team plus two relievers. The all-star game will be held in the AL this year, so you need a DH as well. If you get either team entirely right, you'll get a free prospect. If you get all 24 right, you'll get an super-star caliber prospect. If nobody wins this, the person who gets the *most* right will get an extra 2 bonus points on the prediction challenge. *Make up your own question and prediction
I am just picking the All Stars. This list will be finished at a later date. BTW 2 questions. What is the deadline and by Releiver you mean another pitcher on the roster not just a MR or CL on the roster? NL: C 1B Todd Helton 2B 3B SS Rafael Furcal LF Lance Berkman CF Darin Erstadt RF Vlad Gurerro P Roy Oswalt R Mark Prior R Tim Redding
AL East - Baltimore AL Central - Cleveland AL West - Anaheim AL Wildcard - Richmond NL East - Atlanta NL Central - Houston NL West - Arizona NL Wildcard - Chicago BALTIMORE over Anaheim RICHMOND over Cleveland RICHMOND over Baltimore HOUSTON over Atlanta CHICAGO over Arizona HOUSTON over Chicago HOUSTON over Richmond. NL MVP - Vladimir Guerrero AL MVP - Jason Giambi NL Cy Young - Roy Oswalt(You really shouldn't even give points for getting this one) AL Cy Young - Ryan Anderson NL ROY - Dick Moreno AL ROY - Scott Davis The Hawaii Hitmen will improve the most from last season to this. NL Wins - Roy Oswalt AL Wins - Ryan Anderson NL ERA - Roy Oswalt AL ERA - Ryan Anderson NL OPS - Lance Berkman AL OPS - Jason Giambi NL Outfield Assists - Vladimir Guerrero AL Outfield Assists - Fred Beadles Uber-Question American League Catcher : Jason Varitek First Base : Jason Giambi Second Base : Rudy Place Shortstop : Alex Rodriguez Third Base : Tony Batista Rightfield : Fred Beadles Centerfield : Juan Encarnacion Leftfield : Adam Dunn Designated Hitter : Brad Fullmer Starting Pitcher : CC Sabathia Relief Pitcher #1 : John Rocker Relief Pitcher #2 : Trevor Hoffman National League Catcher : John Buck First Base : Todd Helton Second Base : Pat Guttierrez Shortstop : Rafeal Furcal Third Base : Mark Teixeira Rightfield : Vlad Guerrero Centerfield : Darrin Erstad Leftfield : Lance Berkman Designated Hitter : Manny Ramirez Starting Pitcher : Roy Oswalt Relief Pitcher #1 : Gabe White Relief Pitcher #2 : Billy Wagner Question - Despite sporting an ERA below 3.2, Joe Mays will once again be left home from the All-Star team.
1. AL AL East-Richmond AL Central-Cleveland AL West-Anaheim AL WC-Baltimore NL NL East-Atlanta NL Central-Houston NL West-Arizona NL WC-Chicago 2. AL Playoff Series Richmond vs. Anaheim-Richmond Cleveland-Baltimore-Cleveland Richmond vs. Cleveland-Richmond NL Playoff Series Houston-vs Atlanta-Houston Arizona vs. Chicago-Arizona Houston vs. Arizona-Houston WS Richmond vs. Houston-Rebels AL MVP-Jason Giambi AL ROY-Scott Davis AL CY Young-Octavio Dotel NL MVP-Lance Berkman NL CY Young-Roy Oswalt NL ROY-Dick Moreno 4. New Orleans Crawdads 5. League Leaders AL Wins-Dotel ERA-Octavio Dotel OPS-Jason Giambi Assists-Ichiro Susuki NL Wins-Oswalt Era-Oswalt Ops-Berkman Assists-Vladimir Guerrero 6. Uber Question AL Allstar team 1. Jason Giambi-1b 2. Rudy Place-2b 3. Alex Rodriguez-ss 4. Curt Kaczmarek-3b 5. Ichiro Susuki-Of 6. Ivan Rodriguez-Catcher 7. Ona Mellon-Of 8. Fred Beadles-Of 9. Mike Lowell-dh Starting Pitcher-Dotel Two relievers-Hoffman and Rocker NL Allstar Team 1. Carlos Delgado-1b 2. Jose Ortiz-2b 3. Derek Jeter-ss 4. Mark Texiera-3b 5. John Buck-Catcher 6. Vlad Guerrero-Of 7. Lance Berkman-Of 8. Sammy Sosa-Of 9. Todd Helton-Dh Starting Pitcher-Oswalt Two Relievers-Padilla and Wagner My own question-Dotel allows the fewest hits in the al
1. Predict the division winners and wild cards. NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona Wild Card: Chicago Al East: Richmond AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Anaheim Wild Card: Baltimore 2. Predict the outcome of each playoff series. NLDS - Houston vs. Atlanta :: Houston wins 3-1 NLDS - Arizona vs. Chicago :: Arizona wins 3-2 ALDS - Cleveland vs. Anaheim :: Anaheim wins 3-2 ALDS - Baltimore vs. Richmond :: Richmond wins 3-2 NLCS - Houston vs. Arizona :: Houston wins 4-2 ALCS - Anaheim vs. Richmond :: Anaheim wins 4-3 WS: Houston vs. Anaheim :: Houston wins 4-2 3. Predict the awards for each league NL Cy Young - Roy Oswalt AL Cy Young - Pedro Martinez NL MVP - Lance Berkman AL MVP - Jason Giambi NL ROY - Dick Moreno AL ROY - Eddie Chipps 4. Predict the team that will improve the most this year in terms of wins. New York Yankees 5. Predict the leaders in Wins, ERA, OPS, and outfield assists. NL Wins leader - Roy Oswalt AL Wins leader - Pedro Martinez NL ERA leader - Roy Oswalt AL ERA leader - Ryan Anderson NL OPS leader - Lance Berkman AL OPS leader - Alex Rodriguez NL assist leader - Vladamir Guerrero AL assist leader - Fred Beadles The Uber-question: name the 10 starting players on each all-star team plus two relievers. NL All Star Team: C - John Buck 1B - Carlos Delgado 2B - Edgardo Alfonzo SS - Derek Jeter 3B - Mark Teixeira OF - Lance Berkman OF - Jim Edmonds OF - Darin Erstad DH - Vladamir Guerrero SP - Roy Oswalt Reliever - Armondo Benitez Reliever - Vicente Padilla AL All Star Team: C - Javy Lopez 1B - Jason Giambi 2B - Ron Belliard SS - Alex Rodriguez 3B - Aramis Ramirez OF - Ona Mellon OF - Foster Gonzalez OF - Ichiro Suzuki DH - Frank Thomas SP - Pedro Martinez Reliever - John Rocker Reliever - Derek Lowe *Most blown saves in the league: Bob Wickman D)
AL East- Richmond AL Central- Cleveland AL West- Anaheim AL Wildcard- Chicago NL East- Atlanta NL Central- Houston NL West- Arizona NL WC- Chicago Anaheim over Chicago Richmond over Cleveland Anaheim over Richmond Houston over Arizona Atlanta over Chicago Atlanta over Houston Atlanta over Anaheim NL MVP: Lance Berkman AL MVP: Ona Mellon NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt AL Cy Young: Pedro Martinez NL ROY: (will answer before April ends) AL ROY: (will answer before April ends) 4. Atlanta 5. League Leaders Wins NL- Roy Oswalt AL- Kris Benson ERA NL- Roy Oswalt AL- Pedro Martinez OPS NL- Lance Berkman AL- Jason Giambi OF assists NL- Vlad Guerrero AL- Ichiro Suzuki NL All Star team C- John Buck 1B- Todd Helton 2B- Edgardo Alfonzo SS- Kelly Johnson 3B- Mark Teixiera LF- Lance Berkman CF- Darin Erstad RF- Vlad Guerrero DH- Chipper Jones P- Roy Oswalt RP- Billy Wagner RP- Vicente Padilla AL All Star Team C- Ivan Rodriguez 1B- Jason Giambi 2B- SS- Alex Rodriguez 3B- LF- Fred Beadles CF- RF- Ona Mellon DH- Dallas McPherson P- Pedro Martinez RP- John Rocker RP- Derek Lowe Question: Tim Redding will finish 2nd in the NL in strikeouts.
AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Anaheim AL WC: Richmond CLEVELAND over Baltimore RICHMOND over Anaheim CLEVELAND over Richmond NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona NL WC: Memphis HOUSTON over Atlanta ARIZONA over Memphis HOUSTON over Arizona CLEVELAND over Houston AL MVP: Adam Dunn AL Cy Young: Kris Benson AL ROY: Willy Kersten NL MVP: Vladimir Guerrero NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt NL ROY: Roy Furey Seattle Mariners will improve the most. NL Wins: Oswalt NL ERA: Oswalt NL OPS: Berkman NL outfield assists: Vlad Guerrero AL Wins: Ryan Anderson AL ERA: Dotel AL OPS: Jason Giambi AL outfield assists: Ichiro Suzuki AL All-Stars C: Ivan Rodriguez 1B: Jason Giambi 2B: Mike Fontenot 3B: Curt Kaczmarek SS: Alex Rodriguez LF: Adam Dunn CF: Steve Sharrow RF: Ona Mellon DH: Dallas MacPherson SP: Ryan Anderson MR: John Rocker MR: Ryan Vogelsong NL All-Stars C: Lou Rodriguez 1B: Nick Johnson 2B: Edgardo Alfonzo 3B: Drew Henson SS: Rafael Furcal LF: Lance Berkman CF: Darin Erstad RF: Vladimir Guerrero DH: Pat Burrell SP: Roy Oswalt MR: Kirk Marion MR: Rich Garces The Mariners improving the most in wins was going to be my own question, but since it cannot, here we go: Q: Which pitcher-with-ERA-title-qualifying-innings' ERA will improve the most as a percent of last year's? A: Sun Woo Kim
AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Anaheim AL WC: Richmond Cleveland & Baltimore advance. Cleveland advances. NL East: New York NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona NL WC: Chicago Houston & Arizona advance. Houston advances. Cleveland over Houston AL batting: Ichiro Suzuki AL homers: Adam Dunn AL RBI: Ona Mellon AL Cy Young: Aaron Sele AL ROY: NL batting: Darin Erstad NL Homers: Sammy Sosa NL RBI: Ken Griffey Jr. NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt NL ROY: The Pioneers will improve the most. NL Wins: Roy Oswalt NL ERA: Roy Oswalt NL OPS: Ken Griffey Jr. NL outfield assists: Vladimir Guerrero AL Wins: Aaron Sele AL ERA: Aaron Sele AL OPS: Lance Berkman AL outfield assists: Ichiro Suzuki AL All-Stars C: 1B: Jason Giambi 2B: Mike Fontenot 3B: Miguel Villilo SS: LF: CF: RF: DH: SP: RP: RP: NL All-Stars C: Lou Rodriguez 1B: 2B: Edgardo Alfonzo 3B: SS: LF: Lance Berkman CF: Darin Erstad RF: Vladimir Guerrero DH: SP: Roy Oswalt RP: RP: Prediciton:
1 ) AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Anaheim WC: Richmond NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona WC: New York (close one...boville edges out Zac and Sammy) 2 ) RICHMOND over Cleveland BALTIMORE over Anaheim HOUSTON over New York ATLANTA over Arizona RICHMOND over Baltimore HOUSTON over Atlanta HOUSTON over Richmond 3 ) NL-- MVP: Vlad Guerrero CYYOUNG: Roy Oswalt ROY: TBA AL-- MVP: Jason Giambi CYYOUNG: Josh Beckett ROY: TBA 4 ) Boston will improve most. 5 ) NL-- Wins: Oswalt ERA: Oswalt OPS: Berkman OF AST: Vlad Guerrero AL-- Wins: Vasquez ERA: Dotel OPS: Jason Giambi OF AST: Ichiro UBER Question: NL-- C: L.Rodriguez 1B: Helton 2B: P.Gutierrez 3B: Henson SS: K.Johnson OF: Guerrero OF: Berkman OF: D.Erstad DH: Sosa SP: Oswalt MR: Padilla MR: Wagner rest TBA.
AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Texas AL WC: Richmond CLEVELAND over Richmond BALTIMORE over Texas CLEVELAND over Baltimore NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona NL WC: Chicago HOUSTON over Chicago ARIZONA over Atlanta HOUSTON over Arizona HOUSTON over Cleveland AL MVP: Jason Giambi AL Cy Young: Octavio Dotel AL ROY: Scott Davis NL MVP: Lance Berkman NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt NL ROY: Roy Furey Seattle will improve the most. NL Wins: Oswalt NL ERA: Oswalt NL OPS: Berkman NL outfield assists: Otis Coghlan AL Wins: Ryan Anderson AL ERA: Dotel AL OPS: Jason Giambi AL outfield assists: Ichiro Suzuki AL All-Stars C: Ivan Rodriguez 1B: Jason Giambi 2B: Fontenont 3B: Ray Johnson SS: Alex Rodriguez LF: Adam Dunn CF: Steve Sharrow RF: Ona Mellon DH: Dallas MacPherson SP: Ryan Anderson MR: John Rocker MR: Ryan Vogelsong NL All-Stars C: Lou Rodriguez 1B: Todd Helton 2B: Roberto Martinez 3B: Drew Henson SS: Rafael Furcal LF: Lance Berkman CF: Darin Erstad RF: Vladimir Guerrero DH: Pat Burrell SP: Roy Oswalt MR: Kirk Marion MR: Rich Garces My own prediction: Roy Hobbs will get his 2 rating in ERA this season. Because hes THAT DAMN GOOD.
1. AL AL East-Baltimore AL Central-Cleveland AL West-Anaheim AL WC-Richmond NL NL East-NYM NL Central-Houston NL West-Arizona NL WC-CHICAGO 2. AL Playoff Series Baltimore vs. Anaheim-Baltimore Cleveland vs. Richmond-Richmond Baltimore vs. Richmond-Baltimore NL Playoff Series Houston-vs NYM-Houston Arizona vs. Chicago-Arizona Houston vs. Arizona-Houston WS Baltimore vs. Houston-Houston AL MVP-Jason Giambi AL ROY-Roberto Kirch AL CY Young-Octavio Dotel NL MVP-Lance Berkman NL CY Young-Roy Oswalt NL ROY-Dick Moreno 4. Hawaii Hitmen 5. League Leaders AL Wins-Dotel ERA-Octavio Dotel OPS-Jason Giambi Assists-Ichiro Susuki NL Wins-Oswalt Era-Oswalt Ops-Berkman Assists-Vladimir Guerrero 6. Uber Question AL Allstar team 1. Jason Giambi-1b 2. Rudy Place-2b 3. Alex Rodriguez-ss 4. Aramis Ramirez-3b 5. Ichiro Susuki-Of 6. Ivan Rodriguez-Catcher 7. Adam Dunn-of 8. Fred Beadles-Of 9. Ryan Klesko-DH Starting Pitcher-Dotel Two relievers-Hoffman and Kris Benson NL Allstar Team 1. Carlos Delgado-1b 2. Pat Gutierrez-2b 3. Kelly Johnson-ss 4. Mark Texiera-3b 5. John Buck-Catcher 6. Vlad Guerrero-Of 7. Lance Berkman-Of 8. Sammy Sosa-Of 9. Todd Helton-Dh Starting Pitcher-Oswalt Two Relievers-Padilla and Benitez My own question: Fernando Tatis will be 1rst in NL Strikeouts
AL East: Baltimore AL Central: Cleveland AL West: Anaheim AL WC: Richmond Cleveland over Richmond Baltimore over Anaheim Baltimore over Cleveland NL East: Atlanta NL Central: Houston NL West: Arizona NL WC: Chicago Houston over Atlanta Chicago over Arizona Houston over Chicago Houston over Baltimore AL MVP: Jason Giambi AL Cy Young: Octavio Dotel AL ROY: Cy Kuebler NL MVP: Lance Berkman NL Cy Young: Roy Oswalt NL ROY: Roy Furey Atlanta will improve the most. AL Wins: Ryan Anderson AL ERA: Dotel AL OPS: Jason Giambi AL outfield assists: Mondesi NL Wins: Oswalt NL ERA: Oswalt NL OPS: Berkman NL outfield assists: Vlad Guerrero AL All-Stars C: Ivan Rodriguez 1B: Jason Giambi 2B: Rudy Place 3B: Ray Johnson SS: Alex Rodriguez LF: Adam Dunn CF: Ichiro RF: Ona Mellon DH: Ryan Klesko SP: Octavio Dotel RP: John Rocker RP: Derek Lowe NL All-Stars C: Jorge Posada 1B: Todd Helton 2B: Roberto Martinez 3B: Troy Glaus SS: Derek Jeter LF: Lance Berkman CF: Darin Erstad RF: Sammy Sosa DH: Vlad Guerrero SP: Roy Oswalt RP: Billy Wagner RP: Vincente Padilla Bonus: After 2 straight down seasons, including 29 homers last year, Troy Glaus will rebound and hit 50+ homers this season.
My jinx proof predictions. (===) al east baltimore al central cleveland al west portland al wildcard richmond alds baltimore vs. richmond baltimore 3-2 cleveland vs. portland cleveland 3-1 alcs baltimore vs. cleveland cleveland 4-3 nl east atlanta nl central houston nl west arizona nl wildcard memphis nlds atlanta vs. arizona atlanta 3-2 houston vs. memphis houston 3-2 nlcs houston vs. atlanta houston 4-3 ws houston vs. cleveland houston 4-2 al ops: jason giambi al assists: ichiro susuki al batting: ichiro susuki al rbi ona: mellon al era: octavio dotel al wins: ryan anderson al cy young: ryan anderson al saves: john rocker al mvp: fred beadles al roy: jerry hernandez nl ops: lance berkman nl assists: vladimir guerrero nl batting: lance berkman nl rbi: lance berkman nl era: roy oswalt nl wins: roy oswalt nl cy young: roy oswalt nl saves: bob wickman nl mvp: lance berkman nl roy: dick moreno most improved: hawaii hitmen al all star c-ivan 1b-giambi 2b-place 3b-ramirez ss-a-rod lf-dunn cf-ichiro rf-mellon sp-dotel dh-sexson p-anderson p-benson nl all star c-buck 1b-helton 2b-gutierrez 3b-teixeira ss-nomar lf-berkman cf-griffey rf-sosa sp-oswalt dh-guerrero p-bong p-song Kris Benson will finish 1st in complete games.
AL East - Baltimore AL Central - Cleveland AL West - Anaheim AL Wildcard - Richmond NL East - Atlanta NL Central - Houston NL West - Arizona NL Wildcard - Chicago BALTIMORE over Anaheim Cleveland over Richmond Cleveland over Baltimore HOUSTON over Atlanta CHICAGO over Arizona HOUSTON over Chicago HOUSTON over Cleveland NL MVP - Vladimir Guerrero AL MVP - Shawn Green NL Cy Young - Roy Oswalt AL Cy Young - Kris Benson NL ROY - Dick Moreno AL ROY - Scott Davis NL Wins - Roy Oswalt AL Wins - Ryan Anderson NL ERA - Roy Oswalt AL ERA - Kris Benson NL OPS - Lance Berkman AL OPS - Jason Giambi NL Outfield Assists - Vladimir Guerrero AL Outfield Assists - Fred Beadles Uber-Question American League Catcher : Jason Varitek First Base : Jason Giambi Second Base : Rudy Place Shortstop : Alex Rodriguez Third Base : Tony Batista Rightfield : Fred Beadles Centerfield : Juan Encarnacion Leftfield : Adam Dunn Designated Hitter : Frank Thomas Starting Pitcher : Kris Benson Relief Pitcher #1 : John Rocker Relief Pitcher #2 : Kevin Foulke National League Catcher :Lou Rodriguez First Base : Todd Helton Second Base : Pat Guttierrez Shortstop : Rafeal Furcal Third Base : Mark Teixeira Rightfield : Vlad Guerrero Centerfield : Darrin Erstad Leftfield : Lance Berkman Designated Hitter : Manny Ramirez Starting Pitcher : Roy Oswalt Relief Pitcher #1 : Gabe White Relief Pitcher #2 : Billy Wagner Question - Lou Rodriguez, at his very young age, will hit more than 30 homeruns AND throw out 55% or more of baserunners.
