Make Your 2012 Playoff Predictions

[dave_dw]

We all have our own predictions, so why not get them on record before the season starts!

(I know the Mariners just beat the A's, but I doubt either team is going to make it in anyone's playoff predictions)

 

 

NL West: San Francisco Giants

NL Central: Cincinnati Reds

NL East: Philadelphia Phillies

 

NL Wild Card: Miami Marlins

NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals

 

 

AL West: Texas Rangers

AL Central: Detroit Tigers

AL East: Boston Red Sox

 

AL Wild Card: New York Yankees

AL Wild Card: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

 

 

 

World Series: Red Sox over Reds in 5 games.

[DAM DC Twins Fans]

Here goes:

 

NL Divisions--Giants, Reds, Nats

NL Wild Cards--Fish, Cards (for the record I hate 2nd wild card--just a move to ensure BoSox make playoffs)

 

AL Divisions--Yanks, Tiggers, Angels

AL Wild Cards--Rangers, D Rays

 

NL CS Reds over Giants

AL CS Angles over Yanks

 

WS Angels over Reds in 6

[Esoteric Ball Guy]

AL East: Rays, Yanks (WC2), Jays, Sox, O's

AL Central: Tigers, Twins, Royals, Indians, Sox

AL West: Angels, Rangers (WC1), A's, M's

 

NL East: Phillies, Marlins (WC1), Nats (WC2), Braves, Mets

NL Central: Reds, Brewers, Cards, Pirates, Cubs, Astros

NL West: Rockies, Giants, D-Backs, Dodgers, Padres

 

WC Round: Rangers over Yanks, Marlins over Nats

ALDS: Rangers over Angels, Rays over Tigers

NLDS: Phillies over Marlins, Rockies over Reds

ALCS: Rangers over Rays

NLCS: Phillies over Rockies

 

World Series: Phillies in 6 over Rangers

[Gernzy]

AL West: Angels

AL Central: Tigers

AL East: Red Sox

AL WC: Yankees, Rangers

 

ALCS: Angels over Tigers

 

 

NL West: D-Backs

NL Central: Cardinals

NL East: Phillies

NL WC: Marlins, Nationals (how about that for a pick!)

 

NLCS: Phillies over Marlins

 

World Series: Angels over Phillies.

[glanzer]

AL East: Rays

AL Central: Tigers

AL West: Rangers

AL Wild Cards: Yankees, Angels

 

NL East: Phillies

NL Central: Reds

NL West: Dodgers

NL Wild Cards: Cardinals, Marlins

 

ALCS: Rangers over Tigers

NLCS: Dodgers over Cardinals

 

World Series: Rangers over Dodgers in 7

[dave_dw]

  glanzer said:

World Series: Rangers over Dodgers in 7

Whoa! The Dodgers? That would REALLY impress the new owners...

[J-Dog Dungan]

AL

East: Rays

Central: Need game 165; Twins end up #1, Tigers #3

West: Rangers

 

AL Wild card #1: Angels; AL Wild Card #2: Yankees

 

NL

East: Phillies

Central: reds

West: Diamondbacks

 

NL Wild Card #1: Marlins; NL Wild Card #2: Cardinals

 

Angels beat Yankees, Marlins beat Cards

 

ALDS/NLDS: Angels beat Rays, rangers beat the Twins; Diamondbacks beat Phillies, Marlins beat Reds

 

ALCS/NLCS: Angels beat Rangers in 7, Diamondbacks beat Marlins in 6

 

WS: Angels win in 7

 

I don't think any of these teams are the "dream teams" that we had last year, but they are pretty good. I think the Twins win out over the tigers because the Twins have (some) semblance of an infield that can play defense, and their outfield isn't bad.

 

i have the angels winning it because they have a solid team right now, but if the Abreu controversy grows in magnitude, their record might not survive it.

[J-Dog Dungan]

Also, with how thin the pitching is for the Red Sox and the Yankees, and how weak the hitting is for the Rays, I think the AL East division will be up for grabs for the first time in a long while, instead of having the two expected teams, the BoSox and the Yankees, come out of that division seeming invincible.

[Cody Christie]

AL East: Rays

AL West: Angels

AL Central: Tigers

AL Wild Card: Rangers, Yankees

 

NL East: Marlins

NL West: Giants

NL Central: Reds

NL Wild Cards: Phillies, (extremely-wild card) Pirates

 

Wild Card Round: Phillies over Pirates, Yankees over Rangers

Division Round: Phillies over Marlins, Giants over Reds, Rays over Tigers, Angels over Yankees

Championship Round: Giants over Phillies, Angels over Rays

California World Series: Giants over Angels

[Fanatic Jack]

Like Clubber Lang said my prediction is "Pain." This is how I see the Twins season developing. Without question it will be painfull with this rotation and bullpen.

[Seth Stohs]

AL East: Rays
AL West: Angels
AL Central: Tigers
AL Wild Card: Rangers, Yankees

NL East: Braves
NL West: Giants
NL Central: Cardinals
NL Wild Cards: Phillies, Brewers

Wild Card Round: Brewers over Phillies, Rangers over Yankees
Division Round: Braves over Cardinals, Giants over Brewers, Angels over Rays, Yankees over Tigers
Championship Round: Giants over Braves, Angels over Yankees
California World Series: Giants over Angels

[spideyo]

I haven't paid much attention to the NL, but for the AL:

 

AL East: Rays, Blue Jays (WC2), Yankees, Red Socks, Orioles

 

AL Central: Twins, Royals, Tigers, Indians, White Sox

 

AL West: Rangers, Angels (WC1), Mariners, A's

 

Blue Jays ride into the playoffs on a late season surge, coupled with some injury problems with the Yankees. They shock everyone by beating the Angels in the wild card game and the Rangers in the ALDS. The Rays pummel the Twins, and the ALCS sets a new record for number of home runs in a playoff series, but ultimately, the Rays win in 7.

[Ultima Ratio]

AL

E: Rox

C: Tigers

W: Angels

 

WC: Rangers, Yankees

 

NL

E: Phillies

C: Reds

W: Giants

 

WC: Marlins, Cardinals

 

ALCS: Angels >Rox

 

NLCS: Phillies > Reds

 

WS: Phillies > Angels

[WJ]

  spideyo said:

I haven't paid much attention to the NL, but for the AL:

 

AL Central: Twins, Royals, Tigers, Indians, White Sox

Have you been paying any attention to the AL?