Posted by Danielle Wilson
Delawareonline.com
American League predictions
AL East division winner – Boston Red Sox
AL Central division winner – Minnesota Twins
AL West division winner – Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card team – Oakland Athletics
AL MVP – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
AL Cy Young – C.J. Wilson, Texas Rangers
AL Rookie of the Year – Desmond Jennings, Tampa Bay Rays
AL Manager of the year – Terry Francona, Boston Red Sox
AL Playoff prediction
Divisional Round – Twins over Athletics, Red Sox over Rangers
Championship round – Red Sox over Twins
National League predictions
NL East division winner – Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central division winner – St. Louis Cardinals
NL West division winner – Colorado Rockies
NL Wild Card team – Atlanta Braves
NL MVP – Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
NL Cy Young – Roy Oswalt, Philadelphia Phillies
NL Rookie of the Year – Mike Stanton, Florida Marlins
NL Manager of the Year – Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies
NL Playoff prediction
Divisional Round – Cardinals over Braves, Phillies over Rockies
Championship round – Phillies over Cardinals
World Series Prediction
Phillies over Red Sox in 7 games.
Comments
If you were surprised by my choice for National League Cy Young, you shouldn’t be. Roy Oswalt is one of the greatest pitchers in the Majors, and has yet to lose a game at Citizens Bank Park (knock on wood). His delivery, pitch selection, love of the game, toughness, and overall athleticism is superb enough to get him to at least 18 wins this season.
I also decided that the Phillies are going to win it all. They have the pitching, they will soon have a star-studded lineup once again, and they have the bullpen and bench to back it all up in what should be one of the best seasons in Philadelphia Phillies history. This is all being led by skipper Charlie Manuel, who will win the Manager of the Year award for bringing his boys to a 5th consecutive National League East Championship title, and another World Series victory. Their past experiences in the postseason and against the Red Sox (2 inter-league series’ in 2010 and 1 in 2011) will blow them away in 7 games. Problem, Phillies fans?
