Never Make Predictions, Especially About the Future

Never Make Predictions, Especially About the Future

 

The title of this post is a quote made by the great Casey Stengel, and while he is absolutely right in theory, what fun is it to not look crazy at the end of the season? Over the next six months and 162 games so many things will happen that will make sure things look dead on arrival and longshots look like favorites. One of the best parts of the journey is predicting what will happen and then seeing things unfold exactly as you thought or seeing those predictions turn into train wrecks that leave you with egg on your face. Me personally, I am of the opinion that if you can’t laugh at yourself then you have no business laughing. So while it’s easy to predict Mike Trout to win the MVP or Clayton Kershaw to win the Cy Young, those aren’t the predictions you’re getting here. Without further ado, here are my predictions on what will happen this season. Mark them down, take them to the bank, and know that all of this will absolutely happen; until it doesn’t.

 

AL EAST CHAMPION: Tampa Bay Rays

AL CENTRAL CHAMPION: Kansas City Royals

AL WEST CHAMPION: Oakland A’s

WILD CARD #1: Boston Red Sox

WILD CARD #2: Texas Rangers

AL DIVISION SERIES: Rays over Red Sox and A’s over Royals

ALCS: A’s over Rays

NL EAST CHAMPION: Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL CHAMPION: St. Louis Cardinals

NL WEST CHAMPION: Arizona Diamondbacks

WILD CARD #1: Los Angeles Dodgers

WILD CARD #2: Atlanta Braves

NL DIVISION SERIES: Nationals over Braves and Cardinals over Nationals

NLCS: Cardinals over Nationals

 

WORLD SERIES: Oakland A’s over St. Louis Cardinals

I predicted the A’s to win the World Series before it was announced that Jarrod Parker would require a 2^nd Tommy John Surgery but rather than back away from the pick I will stick with it and hope the home run tunnel does not collapse down on me.

 

AL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon, Rays

NL Manager of the Year: Mike Matheny, Cards

AL Rookie of the Year: Jurickson Profar, Rangers

NL Rookie of the Year: Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks

AL Cy Young: Alex Cobb, Rays

NL Cy Young: Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals

AL MVP: Prince Fielder, Rangers

NL MVP: Freddie Freeman, Braves

 

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