Two Men's MLB Predictions, From World Series to Individual Awards

This just in: Opening Day is tonight. Yes, there is something baseball-related going on that doesn't involve "creamy, cleary" performance-enhancing drug talk.

And since the Boys of Summer are about to play ball yet again, it's time for some more off-base predictions. Therefore, co-sports podcast personality DJRadiohead and I put our collective neurons together. The end product was our shot-in-the-dark predictions of each division, as well as our guesses on World Series outcomes and individual award winners.

We both openly admit that only a handful of these predictions will unlikely be close to accurate come season's end. Heck, we wouldn't be surprised if all our award-winners got injured for the season on Monday.

But we might as well make them anyways, if for no other reason, to have another arbitrary competition between us. Also, it gives DJRadiohead an immediate buffer from the beatdown he received in the NCAA Tournament bracket pool.

American League East

Sussman:
1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
5. Baltimore Orioles

DJRadiohead:
1. Boston Red Sox
2. New York Yankees
3. Toronto Blue Jays
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays

American League Central

Sussman:
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Kansas City Royals

DJRadiohead:
1. Chicago White Sox
2. Minnesota Twins
3. Cleveland Indians
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Kansas City Royals

American League West

Sussman:
1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Oakland Athletics
4. Texas Rangers

DJRadiohead:
1. Oakland Athletics
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
4. Texas Rangers

National League East

Sussman:
1. Atlanta Braves
2. New York Mets
3. Washington Nationals
4. Philadelphia Phillies
5. Florida Marlins

DJRadiohead:
1. Atlanta Braves
2. New York Mets
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. Washington Nationals
5. Florida Marlins

National League Central

Sussman:
1. Chicago Cubs
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Houston Astros
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Cincinnati Reds

DJRadiohead:
1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Houston Astros
5. Cincinnati Reds
6. Pittsburgh Pirates

Article Author: Matthew T. Sussman

Sussman is the sports editor of BC Magazine and the executive editor of Technorati. He also writes for Deadspin and Toledo Free Press. He and Tuffy can be heard hosting the Treehouse Fort, Sundays at 12 noon ET. Plus, he Twitters. …

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