Early 2012 MLB Bold Prediction Thread

[Yankees_Pride]

1) Jeter retires after this year
2) Yankees win WS (and break single season win record)
3) Another stud tests positive for HGH

[astrosox]

1. Marlins don't make the postseason despite their roster
2. Jenny Finch throws a no-no at the celeb all-star game
3. Topps manages not to screw up Museum Collection. I mean Marquee. I mean ...

[Soxwin05]

1) Adam Dunn wins AL Comeback Player of The Year
2) Bryce Harper misses significant time with an injury
3) Marlins make the playoffs but get swept in the first round

[Noahkalifungo]

1) Pujols finishes season with a BA under .270
2) Bryce Harper hits 20+ HRs
3) Giants win NL

[sdhofcards]

#1: Kemp wins 2011 MVP
#2: Harper gets Sept. call-up (not opening day)
#3: Nats win WS in 5 games over Rox

[bziddy]

1) Angels miss the playoffs
2) Padres make the playoffs
3) Harper hits .260ish, 12ish HR and 40ish RBI.

[Tyler]

1) Harper hits at least .310 in the majors
2) I pull a Lou Gehrig cut auto
3) Yankees and Angels in the ALCS, WS is Yankees and Marlins

[NastyPatches]

1. Mike Stanton leads Majors in home runs
2. Matt Moore wins AL ROY
3. Eric Hosmer wins AL MVP

[jlzinck]

1. The Marlins do not make the playoffs
2. Bryce Harper does not make the team out of spring training then is busted with a tranny hooker making a snuff film
3. Jonathan Papelbon has fewer saves than the Red Sox closer

[SethMurphy]

1. Derek Jeter gives another duplicate gift basket, misses three weeks after getting kicked in the junk
2. Albert Pujols spends 5 weeks on DL when he slips and breaks his leg while jumping on his bed covered in all of his money
3. Red Sox miss the postseason. AGAIN.

[TOMBB25]

1 - Angels miss the playoffs
2 - Mike Stanton hits 45 Home Runs
3 - Tyler Skaggs wins NL ROY

[mainerunr]

Originally Posted by sdhofcards

#1: Kemp wins 2011 MVP
#2: Harper gets Sept. call-up (not opening day)
#3: Nats win WS in 5 games over Rox<-----sure you dont want to reconsider this?

mine:
1. Red Sox beat the Cubs in the WS.
2. Harper gets called up in June, goes on to hit .290, 25HR, 60RBI
3. Kemp goes 50/50

[Boqueesha]

1. Indians win WS
2. Masterson wins Cy Young
3. Travis Hafner will not have shoulder problems and will hit 20+ HR

[ilovethelakings]

1. Yet another Ozzie Gullien rant will get more attention than it is deserved by ESPN.
2. The Angels will fall to the Cards in the WS.
3. Kirk Gibson will put himself in as a pinch hitter for the Diamondbacks in a playoff game and hit a game winning homerun.

[nflfans4ever]

1. Mike Stanton Hits 50 HR's
2. Addison Reed Wins AL ROY
3. Dee Gordon & Dustin Ackley Hits For .300

[death2redemptions]

1. Braves win NL East
2. Julio Teheran wins NL ROY
3. Kimbrel blows game 7 of world series

[enjoyale81]

1) Neither the Yankees or Red Sox will make the playoffs

2) Ron Washington will break an appendage doing a dance or celebrating in the dugout

3) The Evan Longoria Super AUTO will be found.

[Nodie27]

1) Dee Gordon will lead the NL in SBs
2) Harper will struggle at the plate, suffer minor injuries during a less than impressive season but show promise in September as the Nationals miss the playoffs. .270/13 HR/41 RBI/5 SB
3) Yankees miss playoffs!

[mjbuchanan80]

1) Royals win the AL Central
2) Pujols goes on 60 day DL within first 2 weeks of season
3) NL Cy Young winner will come from nowhere

[BostonNut]

1.) Bobby V does not last the season.

2.) The Rays finish dead last in attendance but have a fantastic season that any other fan base would be proud of.

3.) Bryce Harper goes the way of Kevin Maas. (One could only hope, right?)

[Ooosh]

1) Jays make it to the post season and I get to go to one of the games
2) Pujols plays only plays 80 games
3) Ozzie and/or Ron Washington gets fired

[robertr1105]

Okay, I'm bumping this thread now. Refer to the original post for more details.

[death2redemptions]

Originally Posted by death2redemptions

1. Braves win NL East
2. Julio Teheran wins NL ROY
3. Kimbrel blows game 7 of world series

1. wrong
2. not even close
3. didn't even make it past the one game death match

I was way off...

[jlzinck]

Originally Posted by jlzinck

1. The Marlins do not make the playoffs
2. Bryce Harper does not make the team out of spring training then is busted with a tranny hooker making a snuff film
3. Jonathan Papelbon has fewer saves than the Red Sox closer

1 1/2 out of 3

[frozenntimesports]

Originally Posted by KaraandMelliesDaddy

1. Ryan Braun wins his appeal.

Hit that one out of the park

Originally Posted by KaraandMelliesDaddy

2. No one hits 40 home runs next season, year of the pitcher part II

It was a year of the pitcher but I definitely whiffed in thinking no one would hit 40.

Originally Posted by KaraandMelliesDaddy

3. Marlins All-Star team struggles to gel, gets in as wild card #5 on the last day of the season, beats the San Francisco Giants in the play in game, the Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional playoff, the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS and then the Texas Rangers in the World Series... then they start trading everyone, again.

Well I was right that the Marlins wouldn't gel, I didn't realize they'd suck like that. I was right about the firesale.

I guess 1 1/2 out of 3 a'int bad.