Friday, April 19, 2013

What are you geeking out on right now?

Currently I'm in the process of catching up on:

Saga
Batgirl New 52
Batman New 52
Revival
The Walking Dead

and trying to will myself to read the Song of Fire and Ice series before starting to broaden my horizons and become more of a Marvel guy too.

And of course watching my MLB Best 13-2 Braves kick some ass.

What are you geeking out on?

Monday, April 1, 2013

2013 MLB Predictions

It's Opening Day 2013 so I figure I'd post both my real and my outlandish predictions for the season

AL East - Rays
AL Central - Tigers
AL West - Athletics
AL Wildcards - Blue Jays, Angels

NL East - Braves
NL Central - Reds
NL West - Dodgers
NL Wildcards - Nationals, Giants

AL Champ - Rays
NL Champ - Nationals

World Series: Nationals over Rays

AL MVP - Albert Pujols
AL CY Young - Max Scherzer
AL Breakout - Alex Cobb
AL Bust - Brett Lawrie
AL ROY - Wil Myers

NL MVP - Joey Votto
NL CY Young - Stephen Strasburg
NL Breakout - Freddie Freeman
NL Bust - Chase Headley
NL ROY - Julio Teheran

Outlandish Statements That Are Not Quite Predictions

  • All 3 members of the Braves outfield will go 30/30.
  • Albert Pujols will finish the season with more HR than Joey Bautista
  • Josh Hamilton will play 158 games and hit .340 with 45 HR and 155 RBI and win the Triple Crown and MVP
  • Kris Medlen will have a higher ERA and WHIP than Julio Teheran
  • The Pirates will win 82 games giving them their first .500 season since 1992.
  • Matt Moore will have 18+ wins and over 200Ks
  • Kevin Slowey will have 8% of the Marlins total wins.
  • Mike Trout and Carlos Gomez will be within 5 HR and 5 SB of each other & Trout's average will be less than .020 higher.
  • Brett Myers will pitch 180+ innings and end up with a sub 3.5 ERA.
  • Dustin Pedroia will get more MVP votes this season than Robinson Cano.
  • Brian Wilson will have the most saves in the NL Central this season
  • Freddie Freeman will finish in the top 3 in the NL MVP voting