2009 Prediction Contest

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*One point for each correct playoff pick (half a point if your division-champ pick makes the playoffs via the wild card, and vice-versa).
*One point for each correct award pick.
*Three points for each correct World Series participant.
*Five points for correctly picking the World Series champ.
*For tiebreaking purposes, predict the Mets win total.

NL East:
NL Central:
NL West:
NL wild card:

AL East:
AL Central:
AL West:
AL wild card:

League finals:
NL:
AL:

World Series:

NL MVP:
NL Cy Young:

AL MVP:
AL Cy Young:

Mets win total:

[nymr83]

NL East: NYM
NL Central: CHC
NL West: LAD
NL wild card: ARZ

AL East: NYY
AL Central: CHW
AL West: LAA
AL wild card: BOS

League finals:
NL: NYM over LAD
AL: LAA over NYY

World Series: LAA over NYM

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

AL MVP: Carlos Quentin
AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia

Mets win total: 92

[metirish]

NL East: - NY Mets
NL Central: -Chicago Cubs
NL West: - LA Dodgers
NL wild card: - Atlanta raves

AL East: - Tampa Rays
AL Central: -Minnesota Twins
AL West: - LA Angels
AL wild card: - Chicago White Sox

League finals:
NL: - NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs
AL: - Tampa Rays beat Minnesota Twins

World Series: NY Mets beat Tampa Rays

NL MVP: - Carlos Beltran
NL Cy Young: - Johan Santana

AL MVP: - Derek Jeter
AL Cy Young: - Phil Huges

Mets win total: - 92

[Benjamin Grimm]

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Padres

AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Yankees

League finals:
NL: Dodgers
AL: Angels

World Series: Angels

NL MVP: Pujols
NL Cy Young: Santana

AL MVP: Longoria
AL Cy Young: Sabathia

Mets win total: 86

I hope I don't win this contest.

[smg58]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Phillies

AL East: Rays
AL Central: Indians
AL West: A's
AL wild card:Red Sox

League finals:
NL:Mets
AL: Indians

World Series: Mets in 6

NL MVP: M Ramirez
NL Cy Young: J. Santana

AL MVP: B J Upton
AL Cy Young: R. Halladay

Mets win total:

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NL East: Mets
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Phillies

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: MFYs

League finals:
NL: Mets over Dodgers
AL: Angels over Red Sox

World Series: Mets over Angels

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

AL MVP: Jason Bay
AL Cy Young: Zack Greinke

Mets win total: 93

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

NL East: Phils
NL Central: Cards
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Mets

AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Rang-- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO WINS THE AL WEST! SMELL WHAT I'M COOKING!
AL wild card: Red Sox

League finals:
NL: Mets
AL: Red Sox

World Series: Red Sox

NL MVP: Carlos Beltran
NL Cy Young: Ricky Nolasco

AL MVP: Beej Upton
AL Cy Young: Halladay

Mets win total: 91

[Guest attgig]

DIVISION WINNERS
NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Giants
NL Wild Card: Phillies

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL Wild Card: Rays

League Finals:
NL: Cubs over Mets
AL: Angels over Rays

World Series: Angels over Cubs

Most surprising team: Marlins
Most disappointing team: Red Sox

NL MVP: David Wright (with hanley a close second)
NL Cy: Tim Lincecum

AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy: Cliff Lee

Mets win total:90

how about a couple other awards:
NL Rookie: Cameron Maybin (but as a darkhorse candidate - Andrew McCutchen )
AL Rookie: David Price
comeback:
AL: Eric Chavez
NL: Todd Helton

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Reds
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Phils

AL East: R. Sox
AL Central: W. Sox
AL West: Oakland
AL wild card: seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians"

League finals:
NL: Mets over Reds; Dodgers over Phils, Mets over Dodgers
AL: Oakland over Red Sox, White Sox over seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians", Oakland over Whitte Sox

World Series: Mets over A's


NL MVP: Wright
NL Cy Young: Santana

AL MVP: Carlos Quentin
AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay

Mets win total: 94

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[A Boy Named Seo]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Phillies

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Indians
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Rays

League finals:
NL: Mets over Cubs
AL: Red Sox over Angels

World Series: Mets over Red Sox

NL MVP: Jose Reyes
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester

Mets win total: 95

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

NL East: Mets!
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: D-Backs
NL wild card: Dodgers

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Rays

League finals:
NL: Mets
AL: Twins

World Series: METS!!!!

NL MVP: D-Wright
NL Cy Young: Santana

AL MVP: Josh Hamilton
AL Cy Young: Josh Beckett

Mets win total: 102

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Et tu, Grimmy! Yikes!

[Guest jerseyshore]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Brewers

AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Rays

League finals:
NL: Mets
AL: Red Sox

World Series: METS

NL MVP: Ryan Howard
NL Cy Young: Santana

AL MVP: Kevin Youkalis
AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay

Mets win total: 100

[DocTee]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Giants
NL wild card: Marlins

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Red Sox

League finals:
NL: Mets
AL: Angels

World Series: Angels

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

AL MVP: Vlad Guerrero
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia

Mets win total: 97

[Guest OlerudOwned]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Dodgers
NL wild card: Braves

AL East: Rays
AL Central: Royals
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Yankees

League finals:
NL: Cubs
AL: Rays

World Series: Cubs

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Ricky Nolasco

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore
AL Cy Young: Scott Kazmir

Mets win total: 94

[batmagadanleadoff]

NL East: Mets
NL Central: Brewers
NL West: Padres
NL wild card: Cubs

AL East: Rays
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: Angels
AL wild card: Red Sox

League finals:
NL: Mets
AL: Red Sox

World Series: Mets

NL MVP: Jose Reyes
NL Cy Young: Santana

AL MVP: BJ Upton
AL Cy Young: Kazmir

Mets win total: 95

[TransMonk]

NL East: NY Mets
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL wild card: Phillies

AL East: Yankees
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: LA Angels
AL wild card: Red Sox

League finals:
NL: NY Mets
AL: LA Angels

World Series: NY Mets

NL MVP: David Wright
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana

AL MVP: BJ Upton
AL Cy Young: CC Sabathia

Mets win total: 94

[metsmarathon]

NL East: - mets
NL Central: -cubs
NL West: - diamondbacks
NL wild card: - phillies

AL East: - yankees
AL Central: -twins
AL West: - angels
AL wild card: - rays

League finals:
NL: - mets def. phillies
AL: - rays def. yankees

World Series: mets def. rays

NL MVP: - david wright
NL Cy Young: - johan santana

AL MVP: - evan longoria
AL Cy Young: - cc sabathia

Mets win total: - 95

[Gwreck]

I hope one day of games doesn't affect the eligibility of my entry...

Mets
Cubs
Diamondbacks
WC: Dodgers

Red Sox
Tigers
Angels
WC: Tampa

NLCS: Mets over Diamondbacks
ALCS: Red Sox over Tampa
WS: Mets over Red Sox

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez
NL Cy Young: Johan

AL MVP: BJ Upton
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester

Mets win total: 99

[Guest Edgy DC]

Admit it. You would have picked Sabathia for AL Cy Young award winner 24 hours ago.