2018 Baseball Predictions

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card: Houston Astros over Boston Red Sox
ALCS: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Angels

NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Arizona Diamondbacks over Philadelphia Phillies
NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers over Arizona Diamondbacks

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Vladimir Guerrero Jr
NL Rookie of the Year: Scott Kingery
Manager of the Year: Aaron Boone
Manager of the Year: Gabe Kapler
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Michael Brantley
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Matt Harvey

2017 MLB Season Predictions

NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Washington Nationals over Colorado Rockies
NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago Cubs

AL East: Boston Red Sox
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL Wild Cards: Seattle Mariners over Texas Rangers
ALCS: Boston Red Sox over Cleveland Indians

World Series: Boston Red Sox over Los Angeles Dodgers

NL MVP: Kris Bryant
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL Rookie: Tyler Glasnow
AL Rookie: Andrew Benintendi
NL Manager: Bud Black
AL Manager: AJ Hinch
NL Comeback: Matt Harvey
AL Comeback: Michael Brantley

2016 NFL Season Predictions

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals
NFC South: Carolina Panthers
NFC Wild Cards: Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay ExpensiveCornPrices
NFC Title Game: Packers over Panthers

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs
AFC Wild Cards: Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders
AFC Title Game: Pittsburgh Steelers over Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl: Packers over Steelers

Offensive Player of the Year: Jameis Winston
Defensive Player of the Year: JJ Watt
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Dak Prescott
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Myles Jack
Coach of the Year: Jack Del Rio
Comeback Player of the Year: Jordy Nelson

2016 Baseball Season Predictions

NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Cards: New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
NLCS: Washington Nationals over Chicago Cubs

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Houston Astros
AL Wild Cards: Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels
ALCS: Houston Astros over New York Yankees

World Series: Washington Nationals over Houston Astros

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL Cy Young: Max Scherzer
AL Cy Young: David Price
NL Rookie of the Year: Corey Seager
AL Rookie of the Year: Byron BuxTON
NL Manager of the Year: Dusty Baker
AL Manager of the Year: Terry Francona
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Jose Fernandez
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Yu Darvish

2015 NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards: Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens

AFC Championship: Indianapolis over New England

NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks
NFC Wild Cards: St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings

NFC Championship: Green Bay over Philadelphia

Super Bowl: Indianapolis over Green Bay

Off. Player of the Year: Andrew Luck
Def. Player of the Year: JJ Watt
Off. Rookie of the Year: Melvin Gordon
Def. Rookie of the Year: Randy Gregory
Coach of the Year: Mike Zimmer
Comeback Player of the Year: Sam bradford

2015 Baseball Season Predictions

NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: San Francisco Giants over Atlanta Braves

NLCS: Washington Nationals over Los Angeles Dodgers

AL East: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Anaheim Angels
AL Wild Card: Chicago White Sox over Seattle Mariners

ALCS: Anaheim Angels over Chicago White Sox

World Series: Anaheim Angels over Washington Nationals

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant
AL Rookie of the Year: Carlos Correa
NL Manager of the Year: Matt Williams
AL Manager of the Year: Robin Ventura
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Matt Harvey
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Shin-Soo Choo

NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards: Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC Championship: Broncos over Bengals

NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North: Chicago Bears
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks
NFC Wild Cards: Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints
NFC Championship: Packers over Bears

Super Bowl: Packers over Broncos

Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the Year: JJ Watt
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Derek Carr
Defensive Rookie of the Year: JaDaveon Clowney
Comeback Player of the Year: Julio Jones
Coach of the Year: Mike Smith

2014 Baseball Season Predictions

NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Cincinnati Reds over Los Angeles Dodgers
NLCS: Washington Nationals over San Francisco Giants

AL East: Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card: New York Yankees over Anaheim Angels
ALCS: Tampa Bay Rays over Anaheim Angels

World Series: Washington Nationals over Tampa Bay Rays

NL MVP: Bryce Harper
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL Cy Young: Steve Strasburg
AL Cy Young: David Price
NL ROY: George Springer
AL ROY: Masahiro Tanaka
NL MOY: Bruce Bochy
AL MOY: Buck Showalter
NL CPOY: BJ Upton
AL COPY: Josh Hamilton

NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals
AFC South: Houston Texans
AFC West: Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens
AFC Championship: Denver Broncos over Houston Texansv
NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
NFC Wild Cards: Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams
NFC Championship: San Francisco 49ers over Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl; San Francisco 49ers over Denver Broncos

Offensive Player of the Year: Colin Kaepernick
Defensive Player of the Year: JJ Watt
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Barkevious Mingo
Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly
Comeback Player of the Year: Darrelle Revis

2013 MLB Season Predictions

NL East: Atlanta Braves
NL Central: Cincinnati Reds
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Washington Nationals over St. Louis Cardinals

NLCS: Cincinnati Reds over Washington Nationals

AL East: Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Cards: Texas Rangers over Kansas City Royals

ALCS: Los Angeles Angels over Tampa Bay Rays

World Series: Los Angeles Angels over Cincinnati Reds

NL MVP: Joey Votto
AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL Cy Young: Steven Strausburg
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Rookie of the Year: Zach Wheeler
AL Rookie of the Year: Jurickson Profar
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Troy Tulowitzki
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Mariano Rivera
NL Manager of the Year: Fredi Gonzalez
AL Manager of the Year: Ned Yost

Last year we all did horribly in the playoff teams and I got Bryce Harper and JLeary got Buster Posey. We'll call it a wash and hopefully more entrants this year.

NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Houston Texans
AFC West: Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards: San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens
AFC Conference Championship: San Diego over New England

NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
NFC Wild Cards: Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears
NFC Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers over Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers 35 San Diego Chargers 21

Offensive Player of the Year: Philip Rivers
Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Trent Richardson
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Luke Kuechly
Coach of the Year: Norv Turner
Comeback Player of the Year: Peyton Manning

2012 Baseball Season Predictions

A new wrinkle this season with the addition of one wild card in each league. So when you list your wild cards put an "over" between and we'll know who you think will win the one game playoffs.

JLeary dominated this contest last year correctly guessing Ryan Braun as MVP, Jeremy Hellickson as Rookie of the Year and Joe Maddon as manager of the year. This season I will not let that little shit win.

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Cincinnati Reds
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Miami Marlins over Washington Nationals
NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies over Cincinnati Reds

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Cards: Texas Rangers over Tampa Bay Rays
ALCS: Los Angeles Angels over Texas Rangers

World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Los Angeles Angels

NL MVP: Matt Kemp
AL MVP: Albert Pooh Holes
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
AL Cy Young: Jered Weaver
NL Rookie of the Year: Bryce Harper
AL Rookie of the Year: Matt Moore
NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson
AL Manager of the Year: Jim Leyland

NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Houston Texans
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
AFC Wild Cards: Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets
AFC Conference Championship: Patriots over Chargers


NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons
NFC West: St. Louis Rams
NFC Wild Cards: Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints
NFC Conference Championship: Falcons over Eagles

Super Bowl: Atlanta 34 New England 29

Offensive Player of the Year: Roddy White
Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Cam Newton
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Nick Fairley
Comeback Player of the Year: Matthew Stafford
Coach of the Year: Jim Schwartz

Last year only 3 of us participated (I'll be lucky to get that many this year) and all 3 of us correctly predicted the Packers would make the Super Bowl.

Also, please enter all the espn.com games. The group name is The Poop. Definitely do the eliminator one. That would be fun if a lot of us got in and a few of us built long streaks.

2011 Baseball Season Predictions

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL West: Oakland A's
AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox

NLCS: Phillies over Brewers
ALCS: Yankees over Red Sox
World Series: Phillies over Yankees

NL MVP: Albert Pooh Holes
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
AL Cy Young: David Price
NL Rookie of the Year: Domonic Brown
AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Moustakas
NL Manager of the Year: Ron Roenicke
AL Manager of the Year: Bob Geren
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Javier Vazquez
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Justin Morneau

Note: I looked back at last year's predictions and couldn't figure out a winner. I had the most playoff teams with 6 (if you include my late change to Giants). Several of us had King Felix as Cy Young Award winner, but Master Bates was the only one with two individual award winners correct (both Cy Youngs). Nails got the incredibly difficult Comeback Player of the Year correct (Tim Hudson) and Freedo was the only one who had both the Rangers and Giants in the playoffs, and he even had the Giants winning a round.

2010 NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
AFC Wild Cards: Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans
AFC Conference Championship: San Diego Chargers over Indianapolis Colts

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
NFC Wild Cards: Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons
NFC Conference Championship: Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings
Super Bowl: San Diego Chargers over Green Bay Packers

Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Willis
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ryan Matthews
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ndamukong Suh
Comeback Player of the Year: Jason Campbell
Coach of the Year: Jim Schwartz

2010 Baseball Season Predictions

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL West: Seattle Mariners
AL Wild Card: Tampa Bay Rays

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Cincinnati Reds

ALCS: Yankees over Rays
NLCS: Cardinals over Phillies
World Series: Yankees over Cardinals
[How could I have forgotten those categories]

AL MVP: Evan Longoria
NL MVP: Pooh Holes
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Tim Lincecum
AL Rookie of the Year: Brian Matusz
NL Rookie of the Year: Jason Heyward
AL Manager of the Year: Don Wakamatsu
NL Manager of the Year: Dusty Baker
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Josh Hamilton
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Jose Reyes

Post your predictions in the comments section and maybe you can be like JLeary. I scored last year's baseball picks for him mostly because of his call of Zach Greinke for Cy Young. And I also rule him the winner of the NFL predictions because he got 8 playoff teams right and was the only one to have New Orleans or Indianapolis in a conference title game.

2009 NFL Season Predictions

AFC East: New England
AFC North: Baltimore
AFC South: Tennessee
AFC West: San Diego
Wild cards: Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Conference Championship: San Diego over New England

NFC East: New York
NFC North: Chicago
NFC South: New Orleans
NFC West: Arizona
Wild cards: Green Bay, Dallas
Conference Championship: Chicago over New York

Super Bowl: San Diego over Chicago

NFL MVP: Jay Cutler
Offensive Player of the Year: Philip Rivers
Defensive Player of the Year: Shawne Merriman
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mark Sanchez
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Brian Orakpo
Coach of the Year: Dick Jauron
Comeback Player of the Year: Tom Brady

Last year, only four of us played (and Bill didn't even do the individual awards) and none of us got a Super Bowl team right, and only one of us got any of the individual awards correct (Master Bates: Jerrod Mayo).

Hopefully this year we'll improve in participation and in performance.

Just copy my picks into the comments section then erase my choices and type your own.

2009 Baseball Season Predictions

You know the drill, make your picks, all the same categories, post them in the comments section, the winner gets recognized at the end of th season.

NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies

AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Oakland A’s
AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox

World Series: Chicago Cubs over Boston Red Sox

NL MVP: Pooh Holes
AL MVP: David Ortiz
NL Rookie of the Year: Cameron Maybin
AL Rookie of the Year: Matt LaPorta
NL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Manager of the Year: Lou Piniella
AL Manager of the Year: Bob Geren
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Barry Zito
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Victor Martinez

Postseason Wrapup

Only two of you (Scat and JLeary) elected to join Master Bates and I in our annual preseason baseball predictions. This is something MB and I have been doing for years, probably dating back to the early 90s when we wrote down our picks (we had to use paper back then) and stuffed them in an envelope and put them in a drawer until the end of the year. We had no links back then!

Reviewing the picks, here's how it broke down:
Teams: TallSkott got 4 division winners, which is very impressive, but MB and I each got three playoff teams, though we had the Red Sox as division winner, not wild card.
World Series: None of us got a single World Series team correct.
Individual awards: These are so much tougher than the teams, and once again I dominated. JL, TS & MB combined for one correct individual award (MB predicted Longoria for Rookie of the Year -- but only because I badgered him into drafted Evan in his fantasy league). I beat them by myself, nailing Longoria and Lou Piniella as Manager of the Year.

I hope more of you will choose to participate next season.

2008 NFL Season Predictions

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Minnesota Vikings
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: St. Louis Rams
NFC Wild Cards: Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles

AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
AFC Wild Cards: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans

Super Bowl: New England Patriots over Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Year: Tom Brady
Defensive Player of the Year: Jared Allen
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Darren McFadden
Defensinve Rookie of the Year: Chris Long
Coach of the Year: Scott Linehan

Think I'm crazy? Step up and make your own picks in the comments section