Clint's 2007 Picks

I have been pondering these picks for the last several weeks. As you can see editor George made his picks, and since the season starts tonight, it’s time for mine. Without further ado, here are my picks for the 2007 season:

American League

AL EAST:
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox * Wild Card
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals

AL WEST
Anaheim Angels
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners

National League

NL EAST
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies *Wild Card
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates

NL WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Sandiego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies

Playoffs:
Indians over Red Sox
Yankees over Angels

Yankees over Indians

Cubs over Phillies
Mets over Dodgers

World Series: Yankees over Cubs in 6 games

AL MVP: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland
NL MVP: David Wright, New York Mets (Adam Dunn will be in the running)
AL CY YOUNG: Curt Schilling, Boston
NL CY YOUNG: Carlos Zambrano, San Diego
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Eric Gagne, Texas (just edges out Sammy Sosa)
NL Comeback Player of the Year: Josh Hamilton, Cincinnati
AL Manager of the Year: Eric Wedge, Cleveland
NL Manager of the Year: Lou Piniella, Chicago Cubs
Team that will most resemble the 2006 Detroit Tigers: Cincinnati Reds
AL Manager first fired/hot-seat: Mike Hargrove, Seattle Mariners
NL Manager first fired/hot-seat: Clint Hurdle, Colorado