I hate predicting standings. Player stats maybe, but predicting standings just makes the actual season seem inconsequential. As a former psych of happiness prof once told us, "enjoyment comes from embracing the process, not just the final resultAnd he's right. We here at GOI know how worthless predictions are so just take them for what they're worth. Baseball season is right around the corner and let's just enjoy the season. But at the same time, it sure feels good to say "I told you so" and this post will be proof to say that.
I've asked the other three Game of Inches authors to send me their predictions on who will win the major end of the season awards as well as their predictions for how the standings will turn out. The four of us did not convene to talk about these predictions in any way and all individual predictions were done without the knowledge of what the other three had predicted.
END OF THE SEASON AWARDS
AL MVP
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Miguel Cabrera
Runner Up: Adrian Gonzalez
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Nelson Cruz
Runner Up: Evan Longoria
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Josh Hamilton
Runner Up: Adrian Gonzalez
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Evan Longoria
Runner Up: Adrian Gonzalez
NL MVP
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Troy Tulowitzki
Runner Up: Albert Pujols
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Troy Tulowitzki
Runner Up: Joey Votto
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Troy Tulowitzki
Runner Up: Albert Pujols
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Albert Pujols
Runner Up: Andre Ethier
AL Cy Young
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Jon Lester
Runner Up: Felix Hernandez
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Justin Verlander
Runner Up: Jered Weaver
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Jon Lester
Runner Up: Felix Hernandez
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Jon Lester
Runner Up: Jered Weaver
NL Cy Young
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Tim Lincecum
Runner Up: Javier Vazquez
My #2 pitcher and the guy who will actually be the runner up is obviously Roy Halladay but I'm big on Javy this year and just wanted to give him some love
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Tim Lincecum
Runner Up: Clayton Kershaw
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Roy Halladay
Runner Up: Tim Lincecum
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Tim Lincecum
Runner Up: Tommy Hanson
AL Rookie of the Year
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Desmond Jennings
Runner Up: Mike Moustakas
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Michael Pineda
Runner Up: Jeremy Hellickson
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Michael Pineda
Runner Up: Michael Moustakas
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Jeremy Hellickson
Runner Up: Michael Pineda
NL Rookie of the Year
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Freddy Freeman
Runner Up: Brandon Beachy
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Brandon Beachy
Runner Up: Aldoris Chapman
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Brandon Belt
Runner Up: Dominic Brown
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Brandon Beachy
Runner Up: Freddy Freeman
AL Sophomore of the Year
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Wade Davis
Runner Up: Carlos Santana
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Carlos Santana
Runner Up: Brian Matusz
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Neftali Feliz
Runner Up: Carlos Santana
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Carlos Santana
Runner Up: Wade Davis
NL Sophomore of the Year
Sexy Rexy
Winner: Mike Stanton
Runner Up: Jason Heyward
David "MVP" Eckstein
Winner: Mike Stanton
Runner Up: Mat Latos
I personally don't think Latos is a sophomore in 2011 considering he pitched 50+ innings in 2009
The 'Bright' One
Winner: Starlin Castro
Runner Up: Jason Heyward
Cubsfan4evr1
Winner: Jason Heyward
Runner Up: Mike Stanton
DIVISION STANDINGS
* Denotes Wild Card
AL West
Sexy Rexy
1) Texas Rangers
2) Oakland A's
3) Los Angeles Angels
4) Seattle Mariners
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Oakland A's
2) Texas Rangers
3) Los Angeles Angels
4) Seattle Mariners
The 'Bright' One
1) Texas Rangers
2) Oakland A's
3) Los Angeles Angels
4) Seattle Mariners
Cubsfan4evr1
1) Texas Rangers
2) Los Angeles Angels
3) Oakland A's
4) Seattle Mariners
AL Central
Sexy Rexy
1) Minnesota Twins
2) Chicago White Sox
3) Detroit Tigers
4) Kansas City Royals
5) Cleveland Indians
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Chicago White Sox
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Minnesota Twins
4) Kansas City Royals
5) Cleveland Indians
The 'Bright' One
1) Minnesota Twins
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Chicago White Sox
4) Kansas City Royals
5) Cleveland Indians
Cubsfan4evr1
1) Chicago White Sox
2) Minnesota Twins
3) Detroit Tigers
4) Kansas City Royals
5) Cleveland Indians
AL East
Sexy Rexy
1) Boston Red Sox
2) Tampa Bay Rays*
3) New York Yankees
4) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Baltimore Orioles
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Boston Red Sox
2) Tampa Bay Rays*
3) Toronto Blue Jays
4) New York Yankees
5) Baltimore Orioles
The 'Bright' One
1) Boston Red Sox
2) Tampa Bay Rays*
3) New York Yankees
4) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Baltimore Orioles
Cubsfan4evr1
1) Boston Red Sox
2) Tampa Bay Rays*
3) New York Yankees
4) Toronto Blue Jays
5) Baltimore Orioles
NL West
Sexy Rexy
1) Colorado Rockies
2) San Francisco Giants
3) Los Angeles Dodgers
4) Arizona Diamondbacks
5) San Diego Padres
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Colorado Rockies
2) San Francisco Giants
3) San Diego Padres
4) Los Angeles Dodgers
5) Arizona Diamondbacks
The 'Bright' One
1) Colorado Rockies
2) San Francisco Giants
3) Los Angeles Dodgers
4) San Diego Padres
5) Arizona Diamondbacks
Cubsfan4evr1
1) San Francisco Giants
2) Los Angeles Dodgers
3) Colorado Rockies
4) San Diego Padres
5) Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Central
Sexy Rexy
1) Milwaukee Brewers
2) Cincinatti Reds
3) St. Louis Cardinals
4) Chicago Cubs
5) Houston Astros
6) Pittsburgh Pirates
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Milwaukee Brewers
2) Cincinatti Reds
3) Chicago Cubs
4) St. Louis Cardinals
5) Houston Astros
6) Pittsburgh Pirates
The 'Bright' One
1) Chicago Cubs
2) Milwaukee Brewers*
3) Cincinnati Reds
4) St. Louis Cardinals
5) Houston Astros
6) Pittsburgh Pirates
Quote from TBO: I am biased as shit
Cubsfan4evr1
1) Milwaukee Brewers
2) Cincinatti Reds
3) Chicago Cubs
4) St. Louis Cardinals
5) Houston Astros
6) Pittsburgh Pirates
NL East
Sexy Rexy
1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) Florida Marlins*
3) Atlanta Braves
4) Washington Nationals
5) New York Mets
David "MVP" Eckstein
1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) Atlanta Braves*
3) Florida Marlins
4) Washington Nationals
5) New York Mets
The 'Bright' One
1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) 2) Atlanta Braves
3) Washington Nationals
4) Florida Marlins
5) New York Mets
Cubsfan4evr1
1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) Atlanta Braves*
3) Florida Marlins
4) New York Mets
5) Washington Nationals
WORLD SERIES PREDICTION
Sexy Rexy
Milwaukee Brewers def. Tampa Bay Rays
David "MVP" Eckstein
Atlanta Braves def. Tampa Bay Rays
The 'Bright' One
Chicago Cubs def. Boston Red Sox
Cubsfan4evr1
Philadelphia Phillies def. Boston Red Sox
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