I do this every year and why should this year be any different? I guess I'll make some predictions(that will most likely not come true and look really bad at the end of the season) and live with the results of having written it down. I'll make these short and sweet.
<><>American League<><>
AL East
1)New York Yankees (94-68)
2)Boston Red Sox (91-71)
3)Toronto Blue Jays (86-76)
4)Tampa Bay Rays (82-80)
5)Baltimore Orioles (71-91)
AL Central
1)Detroit Tigers (95-67)
2)Chicago White Sox (87-75)
3)Cleveland Indians (82-80)
4)Minnesota Twins (77-85)
5)Kansas City Royals (74-88)
AL West
1)Texas Rangers (92-70)
2)LA Anaheim Angels (89-73)
3)Oakland A's (80-82)
4)Seattle Mariners (74-88)
<><>National League<><>
NL East
1)Philadelphia Phillies (93-69)
2)Florida Marlins (90-72)
3)Atlanta Braves (86-76)
4)Wash Nationals (82-80)
5)New York Mets (77-85)
NL Central
1)Cincinnati Reds (91-71)
2)Milwaukee Brewers (89-73)
3)St. Louis Cardinals (87-75)
4)Chicago Cubs (77-85)
5)Pittsburgh Pirates (71-91)
6)Houston Astros (64-98)
NL West
1)Arizona Diamondbacks (90-72)
2)San Francisco Giants (88-74)
3)Colorado Rockies (83-79)
4)Los Angeles Dodgers (76-86)
5)San Diego Padres (69-93)
***Awards***
AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young - Roy Halladay
AL MVP - Prince Fielder
NL MVP - Joey Votto
AL ROY - Matt Moore
NL ROY - Shelby Miller/Julio Teheran(whoever gets to play enough)
AL Manager Of The Year - Jim Leyland
NL Manager Of The Year - Ozzie Guillen
Comeback Player Of The Year
AL - Adam Dunn
NL - Adam Wainwright
***Bonus***
First Manager Fired: Terry Collins(NY Mets)
First Manager Ejected: Ozzie Guillen(Marlins)
First Player To 10 HR: Prince Fielder
First Pitcher To 10 W: Justin Verlander
Most Players In ASG: Texas Rangers
Most HR This Season: Detroit Tigers
Most Runs This Season: Detroit Tigers
Number Of Bad Calls By Umpires: Infinite
***Over/Under***
Number Of Sweeps For White Sox This Year: 3
Number Of Home Runs By Adam Dunn: 28
Number Of Home Runs By Paul Konerko: 28
Ejections For Robin Ventura: 0.5
Number Of No Hitters + Perfect Games: 2
Number Of K's For Justin Verlander: 235
Number Of Ks By Adam Dunn: 150
2012 will be a good year for baseball as we get to see lots of guys with new teams. I think it will be a fun year, even if the Sox fall out of contention. We finally get to see some of those minor leaguers come up and show what they can or can't do. I hope the Sox grow this year and prepare themselves to be serious contenders next season. Unless KW finds a way to blow up the team, I'm excited about the short-term future of the team.
