Our Year! + predictions

First and foremost, being as this is my first post, I would just like to say that I am clearly the best looking blogger on the reach. With this out of the way, I want to be the first to tell you that not only are the Kansas City Royals (our year) going to make a big push to win the AL Central, but that you shouldn't be surprised to see a deep playoff run from the boys in blue. Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez were all-stars last year and I seriously doubt this year will be any different. Look for Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas to finally play up to their full potential and join them on this list as well. New this year to Kansas City will be a second basemen not named Chris Getz (fuck that guy). Omar Infante looks to come in and lock down easily the weakest spot for Kansas City the past few years, let's just hope this nagging elbow problem won't hang around for much longer and he can stay healthy. Now I won't sit here and tell you that James Shields will single handedly carry this pitching staff to the promise land, but then again, I'm not going to say he won't. Big Game James finished last season 13-9 with a 3.15 ERA and quite possibly the least run support out of any big time starter besides maybe Jose Fernandez (go Marlins). Yordano Ventura looks like a lock to finish in the top 3 in rookie of the year voting, which will give aid to Shields. The montra for this staff should be "keep it together until we get to the 7th". I don't want to see a single starter besides Shields go the distance. Get to the 7th and hand the ball off to the most consistent bullpen in the league (minus Kelvin Herrera). I don't see any reason why the Royals can't win 90 games this year, the question is whether 1. Ned Yost is successful in trying to ruin every game that's close and 2. Can the young guys finally start showing all the promise we've been hearing about for so long.

Award Projections
MVP- Mike Trout
AL Cy Young- Justin Masterson (got a good feeling)
NL Cy Young- Matt Cain (posted a 4.00 ERA for the first time since '06, that won't happen again)
Rookie of the Year- Yordano Ventura

World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers VS. Boston Red Sox

World Series champions
Los Angeles Dodgers

Happy Opening Day!!!!!!!!

Merry Openingdaymas

Well folks it's here.  The beginning of another season.  You know what's great about Openingdaymas in baseball? Everyone has hope that their team will overachieve and have an incredible season.  Just kidding.  The Phillies, Astros, and Marlins all have no hope and unlike basketball you can't lose 26 games in a row so you can get a franchise changing draft pick.  Baseball just don't work like that people.  So here's to the Phillies becoming the worst team in baseball in two years and to the 2018 season if you're an Astros/Marlins fan.


There is cause for excitement though, don't let me kill your vibe entirely.  Bryce Harper added about 2,000 pounds of muscle in the offseason so watching him break Barry Bonds record this year should be fun.  Mike Trout is still only like 12 years old so despite the fact that he's been AL MVP runner-up in back to back years we still get to watch him develop.  The Tigers will lose in the playoffs again (shout out to Ben Rome) and the Yankees will probably disappoint.  We get to watch Ian Kinsler get mad when he finds out the Rangers won their Openingdaymas game (they're playing the Phillies) and have his 0-162 dreams get dashed.

Without further ado, I'll give you the final standings for this season.  No need to play any regular season games, just skip to the playoffs because I already know what's going to happen.

AL

East:
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees
Orioles
Blue Jays

Central:
Tigers
Royals
Indians
White Sox
Twinkies

West:
Athletics
Angels
Rangers
Mariners
Astros


NL

East:
Nationals
Braves
Mets
Phillies
Marlins

Central:
Cardinals
Pirates
Reds
Brewers
Cubs

West:
Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres