I do this every year. Deal with it.
Fill in your answers regarding the first half of this season if you so desire, regardless of what team you root for.
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Best Team:
Worst Team:
Biggest Surprise Team(s):
Biggest Disappointment Team(s):
League MVP(s):
League CY(s):
Yankees MVP:
Yankees CY:
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far:
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject):
Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Mets (obv)
League MVP(s): Pujols (obv), then Mauer
League CY(s): Grienke, then Haren, then Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Gardner
Yankees CY: Aceves ... nobody really stands out
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Pujols gets 60+ HR's
Best Team: LA Dodgers
Worst Team: Washington Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team: Texas Rangers
Biggest Disappointments: NY Mets, LA Angels
League MVP: Albert Pujols (NL), Jason Bay (AL)
League CY: Tim Lincecum (NL), Felix Hernandez (AL)
Yankees MVP: Derek Jeter
Yankees CY: CC Sabathia
Letter Grade: B+
2nd Half: Yankees win WC
[quote=BonusCantos]I do this every year. Deal with it.
Fill in your answers regarding the first half of this season if you so desire, regardless of what team you root for.
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Best Team: Yankees
Worst Team: Padres
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Cubs
League MVP(s): Pujols & Mauer
League CY(s): Lincecum & Greinke
Yankees MVP: Teix
Yankees CY: Burnett
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: A-
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Yankees win the East, Red Sox finish 3rd.
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Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team: tie between Rangers and Giants
Biggest Dissapointment Team: Mets
NL MVP: God aka Albert Pujols
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
NL Cy: Tim Lincecum
AL Cy: Zack Grienke
Yanks MVP: Alex
Yanks Cy: Mo
Letter Grade for the Yankees: B
51-37 is alot better then last year. But we've struggled to beat good teams--specifically 2-12 against Boston/LAA. We have to prove we can beat those teams if we wanna win a championship.
2nd half prediction: Playoff matchups end up being Detroit/Boston, Yanks/Angels, Cards/Dodgers, Giants/Phillies.
Jesus Montero since June 1 (286 at-bats):
.325/.386/.605/.991
July 1 (182 at-bats):
.348/.417/.658/1.075
[quote=JDPNYY]The Dodgers play in a terrible division in a terrible league. Calling them the best team in baseball would not be right.Originally Posted by BonusCantos
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FML..
I dont want it anymore then you do. But its inevitable IMO.
Jesus Montero since June 1 (286 at-bats):
.325/.386/.605/.991
July 1 (182 at-bats):
.348/.417/.658/1.075
Best Team: Dodgers (that's tough, though - every potential answer has some major strikes against them - the Dodgers play in a mediocre division, the Red Sox have major pitching questions, the Yankees have problems with their rotation and haven't shown up against BOS or LAA. I'll go with the Dodgers for now but expect this to be BOS or NYY at the end of the year.)
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Rangers (I said the Giants could make a run at it this year before the season - no surprise here)
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Mets!
League MVP(s): Pujols, Mauer. No questions asked.
League CY(s): Lincecum, Grienke - Felix and Halladay the runners-up in the AL. Lincecum should run away with the Cy this year - his only competition is Haren, IMO.
Yankees MVP: Mark Teixeira
Yankees CY: CC Sabathia
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: A-. For the Wang issues, losing A-Rod for a month+, relying on the 3rd and 4th string catchers for a few weeks, and the spotty bullpen (which hopefully will keep its head above water in the 2nd half), they've played pretty damn good baseball. Biggest marks off for the failures against Boston and LA.
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Rangers fall back to Earth, Cubs show a marginal improvement (but still remain a disappointment), Halladay remains in Toronto, and last but not least - CC does his normal second half thing, AJ keeps up the recent hot streak for much (but not all) of the 2nd half, while going on some short cold streaks, and Joba rights the ship and has some great outings (while still not being fully consistent this year).
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Best Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Worst Team: Washington Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays
League MVP(s): Albert Pujols (NL), Joe Mauer (AL)
League CY(s): Tim Lincecum (NL), Roy Halladay (AL)
Yankees MVP: Mark Teixeira
Yankees CY: CC Sabathia
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B-
nm...I do this every year. Deal with it.
Fill in your answers regarding the first half of this season if you so desire, regardless of what team you root for.
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Best Teamodgers
Worst Team:Nats
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Rangers, Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s):M-E-T-S!
League MVP(s):Mauer, Pujols
League CY(s):Grienke, Lincecum
Yankees MVP:Tex
Yankees CY: CC
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far:B
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Papelbon throws another hissy fit
Best Team: The Dodgers if we're judging by record; the Yankees and Soxif we're judging by strength of competition
Worst Team: The Nationlols.
Biggest Surprise Team(s): How about those Rockies?
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): I guess the Mets, but they're also missing half their squad. I think the Twins have been quite a disappointment.
League MVP(s): AL is Mauer. NL is Pujols.
League CY(s): AL is Grienke. NL is Tiny Tim.
Yankees MVP: Big Tex.
Yankees CY: Mariano Rivera...still dealing.
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: A-. The only bad mark being that zero-spot against the Sox.
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Yankees clinch the AL East. That's all that matters for the regular season anyway.
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Best Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Worst Team: Washington Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): New York Mets, Chicago Cubs
League MVP(s): NL - Albert Pujols, STL; AL - Justin Morneau, MIN
League CY(s): NL - Tim Lincecum, SF; AL - Zack Greinke, KC
Managers of the First-Half: NL - Bruce Bochy - SF; AL - Don Wakamatsu, SEA
Rookie(s) of the First Half: NL - Colby Rasmus, STL; AL - Brett Gardner, NYY
Yankees MVP: Mark Teixeira
Yankees CY: CC Sabathia
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): New Yankee Stadium allows 325 HRs.
"Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up." - Jimmy Valvano
One must know pain to be a hero.
Best Team: Boston Red Sox
Worst Team: Washington Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): San Francisco Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Cleveland Indians
League MVP(s): Joe Mauer, Albert Pujols
League CY(s): Zack Greinke, Tim Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Mark Teixeira
Yankees CY: AJ Burnett
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B-
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): The Yankees will trade Joba Chamberlain and Austin Jackson for Roy Halladay. IDK.
Best Team
Worst Team:Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s):Giants and rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s):Mets and twins
League MVP(s):AL: Mauer NL: Albert
League CY(s):Timmy and Grienke
Yankees MVP:Jeter
Yankees CY:Aceves
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): It'll be a dodger vs red sox world series
Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Natinals
Biggest Surprise Team: Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team: Indians
League MVP(s): NL - Albert Pujols AL- Justin Morneau
League CY(s): NL - Tim Lincecum AL - Zack Grienke
Yankees MVP: Alex Rodriguez
Yankees CY: Mariano Rivera
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Rays fall out of contention, A-Rod and CC go on a tear, Yankees and Red Sox will go back and forth in the standings and one of us will win the division by only a game or two. AL playoffs will be Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, and Twins. NL playoffs will be Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals, and Giants.
Javy Vazquez's 2010 non-Cy Young season: 4-10, 7.15 ERA, 140 Ks, 170 IP.
Bay??
Best Team: I guess I would have to say the Dodgers since they have the best record. But I think the best team is the Red Sox...sadly.
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Rangers and the Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Indians and Cubs (you can't say the Mets, everybody is injured)
League MVP(s): AL: Joe Mauer, NL: Albert Pujols
League CY(s): AL: Zack Grienke NL: I want to say Dan Haren, but he's not going to get the wins, so Tim Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Alex Rodriguez (team went on fire when he came back...)
Yankees CY: CC Sabathia
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject):
Rays have a huge second half to win the Wild Card, Red Sox collapse because of the Yankees pitching coming together, Dodgers come back to earth, ROY HALLADAY GETS TRADED TO THE BREWERS, Mets make a nice run but still fail to make the playoffs. Playoffs end up being: Rays/Tigers, Yankees/Rangers, Brewers/Giants, Dodgers/Phillies.
Best Team: Red Sox. They have the second best record, behind the Dodgers, who play in the NL West.
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Dodgers. I don't know how they keep on winning, but they do.
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Cubs
League MVP(s): Pujols and Mauer
League CY(s): Greinke and Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Not going to answer these, simply because I don't watch enough yankee games to answer objectively.
Yankees CY:
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far:
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Nationals will still suck.
I do this every year. Deal with it.
Fill in your answers regarding the first half of this season if you so desire, regardless of what team you root for.
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Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Natinals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Giants / Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Cubs / Mets
League MVP(s): Pujols / Hunter
League CY(s): Lincecum / Grienke
Yankees MVP: Jeter
Yankees CY: Mo
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B-
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Pujols wins the triple crown
Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.
Awesome...
Calmer than you are.
I do this every year. Deal with it.
Fill in your answers regarding the first half of this season if you so desire, regardless of what team you root for.
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Best Team: Natinals
Worst Team: Red Sox
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Yankees
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Yankees
League MVP(s): Keith Hernandez/ Brett Gardner
League CY(s): Tim Vanderwaal / Swisher
Yankees MVP: Ching ching Wang
Yankees CY: Chang wing Wang
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: C for cucumbers
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): The Earth starts rotating around Sabathia
Chang-Wing Wang is awesome, but CCW is brutally overrated.
Born on the Bayou?
"Pitchers throw baseballs."
-Tim McCarver
Are you in charge of the uniforms for the Nationals?
If I had 3 wishes... One of my wishes would be to make a select few of you Pirates Fans.
First of all I will seriously kiss the land Cashman walks on if he can pull off a deal like that for so little.
Best Team: Dodgers
Worst team: Nationals
Biggest surprise team: The Rangers
Biggest Disappointmet: Indians
League MVP(s): Joe Mauer, Albert Pujols
League CY(s): Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum
Yankee MVP: Mark Teixiera
Yankee Cy: Burnett
Grande: B+ My grade would have been higher if it weren't for going 0-10 against the Sox and getting beaten by the Nationals.
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject):
Halladay will be traded to the National League.
Still and will always be a New England Patriots fan.
Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Mets
League MVP(s): Pujols and Mauer
League CY(s): Grienke and Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Tex
Yankees CY: CC
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Grenkie will get hurt down the stretch
Best Team: Dodgers
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): Giants, Rangers
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Dbacks, Cubbies
League MVP(s): AL - Mauer, NL - Pujols
League CY(s): AL - Greinke, NL - Haren
Yankees MVP: Jeter
Yankees CY: Mo
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Yankees actually win some games vs. Boston and LAAAAA. Gardner will steal home at some point. Yankees and Red Sox trade division lead back and forth through the last few days of the season. We're in for another Yankees/Red Sox ALCS. Halladay will end up staying in Toronto.
"What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life -- the Rosetta Stone, if you will." -The X-Files
Why is Greinke such the clear cut choice? He had a 4.05 ERA in June and 3.75 in July. You haven’t noticed those numbers because he made love to your eyes in April and May.
now thats funny
The real reason why the Yankees keep winning is cause the other team can't stop staring at the damn pinstripes
Best Team: Yankees (I'm biased)
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): It was the Marlins now its the Giants
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Cubs
League MVP(s): Pujols and Mauer
League CY(s): Beckett (sadly) and Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Teixiera
Yankees CY: Phil Hughes and Aceves
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+ If the bullpen pitched alittle better it would be an A-, also disappointing that we had trouble with Phils, Red Sox, and Angels in 1st half.
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): Halladay will get traded to the Phillies, and the Cubs will catch fire.
The real reason why the Yankees keep winning is cause the other team can't stop staring at the damn pinstripes
Best Team: Red Sox
Worst Team: Nationals
Biggest Surprise Team(s): The Dodgers, for me
Biggest Disappointment Team(s): Mets. Even with the injuries, I think their overall play has been extremely sloppy.
League MVP(s): Pujols, Mauer
League CY(s): Greinke, Lincecum
Yankees MVP: Alex Rodriguez. I didn't want to give it to Tex because I feel like he has been extremely streaky at the plate. As for ARod, although his hip has been effecting his play, I think his presence in the lineup really gave this team a boost.
Yankees CY: This is a tough one. CC has been a solid starter for the most part, and we really need that. Burnett has manned up when we needed him to, Aceves has come up big for us and Mo is Mo but I'll give it to CC.
Letter grade for the Yankees season so far: B+
2nd Half Prediction (optional; on any baseball subject): We'll win our first game against the Sox. No, really.
^ this I agree with. It is a race between Roy and Josh. Greinke came out of the gates smoking but since than he has giving up plenty of hits and his ERA will catch up to him.
Yes but this thread is for the first-half...
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