Shawn O’Rourke’s Blog

I have decided to post my predictions for the 2007 MLB Season here. I have explanations for nearly all of my picks which will come as my schedule opens up. I will update my predictions at mid-season. Enjoy!

American League
West	Central	East
1. Los Angeles Angels	1. Detroit Tigers	1. Boston Red Sox
2. Oakland Athletics*	2. Minnesota Twins	2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. Seattle Mariners	3. Cleveland Indians	3. New York Yankees
4. Texas Rangers	4. Chicago White Sox	4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
	5. Kansas City Royals
* Wild Card

National League
West	Central	East
1. Los Angeles Dodgers	1. St. Louis Cardinals	1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Arizona Diamondbacks	2. Milwaukee Brewers*	2. New York Mets
3. San Francisco Giants	3. Chicago Cubs	3. Florida Marlins
4. San Diego Padres	4. Houston Astros	4. Atlanta Braves
5. Colorado Rockies	5. Cincinnati Reds	5. Washington Nationals
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
* Wild Card

Playoff Predictions:

ALDS: Boston over Oakland (3-1)

ALDS: Los Angeles Angels over Detroit (3-2)

NLDS: Milwaukee over St. Louis (3-2)

NLDS: Philadelphia over Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0)

ALCS: Boston over Los Angeles Angels (4-1)

ALCS: Philadelphia over Milwaukee (4-2)

Word Series: Boston over Philadelphia (4-3)

Awards:

AL MVP: David Ortiz (BOS)

AL MVP Runner Up: Alex Rodriguez (NYY)

AL CY Young: Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS)

AL CY Young Runners up: Johan Santana (MIN) / Rich Harden (OAK) / Roy Halladay (TOR) / Felix Hernandez (SEA)

AL Rookie of the Year: Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS)

AL Rookie of the Year Runner up: Alex Gordon (KC)

AL Comeback Player of the Year: Rich Harden (OAK)

NL MVP: Chase Utley (PHI)

NL MVP Runner Up: Jose Reyes (NYM) / Albert Pujols (STL) / Ryan Howard (PHI)

NL CY Young: Roy Oswalt (HOU)

NL CY Young Runners Up: Ben Sheets (MIL) / Jake Peavy (SD)

NL Rookie of the Year: Troy Tulowitski (COL)

NL Rookie of the Year Runner up: Chris B Young (ARI) / Ryan Braun (MIL)

NL Comeback Player of the Year: John Patterson (WAS)

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