GOI's Mega Baseball Predictions Post

We've said it over and over again. Predictions are worthless. In a recent e-mail The 'Bright' One stated to me

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 result

And 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