April 10, 2006

We are finally here: Baseball season!

So two consecutive years now, two of baseball’s elite teams have broken World Series Championship draughts. Both of those teams were Sox. Can it happen again this season? Read on and find out in the Cheap Seats fourth annual preseason MLB predictions:

AL East

Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Keep an eye on: Johnny Damon
CY Young: Josh Beckett
MVP: Roy Halladay
New Guy of the Year: Troy Glaus

AL Central

Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansa City Royals

Keep an eye on: Grady Sizemore
CY Young: Jeremy Bonderman
MVP: Travis Hafner
New Guy of the Year: Jim Thome

AL West

Oakland A’s
LA Angels
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners

Keep an eye on: Juan Rivera
CY Young: Barry Zito
MVP: Eric Chavez
New Guy of the Year: Kenji Johjima


NL East

New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins

Keep an eye on: Ryan Howard
CY Young: Tim Hudson
MVP: David Wright
New Guy of the Year: Billy Wagner


NL Central

St Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates

Keep an eye on: Prince Fielder
CY Young: Derrick Turnbow
MVP: Albert Pujols
New Guy of the Year: Preston Wilson

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
Colorado Rockies

Keep an eye on: Chad Tracy
CY Young: Jake Peavy
MVP: JD Drew
New Guy of the Year: Mike Piazza

MLB Playoffs

Joining Division winners Dodgers, Cards, Mets, Jays, Tribe, and A’s will be wild card winners Yankees and Brewers.

Cardinals beat the Mets behind Chris Carpenter's Game 7 gem, out-dueling Pedro Martinez sending the Cardinals back to the Series, and opening a new era for the newly opened Busch Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland offense stuns the world and hammers out the strong pitching of the A’s to head to the World Series.

And as I eluded to in the opening, yet another streak is broken as the Cleveland Indians, led by a monstrous hitting performance by Travis Hafner, takes home the 2006 World Series Championship.

Cousy Kane is happy to report he's not starting the season on the DL.

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