SB Nation User Blog: Awesome Mike Awesome

PREDICTERY AND FORESIGHT

Awesome Mike Awesome — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:48:00 -0000

Cubs in 5 (they're better)

Brewers in 4 (no particular reason)

White Sox in 4 (they've got mojo if you ask me)

Angels in 5 (frankly it could go either way, and I think people who see the Sox as huge underdogs have their heads up their behinds. Of course all series could go either way in this crazy sport, so what's the point of predicting then? Fun? Profit???)

Cubs in 7 (they're better) MVP: Derrek Lee

Angels in 5 (they're better, mojo runs out) MVP: Torii Hunter

Cubs in 6 (why not) MVP: Aramis Ramirez

NFL PICK 'EM

Awesome Mike Awesome — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:53:48 -0000

My first invitation for all you NICE FOLKS was deleted by some KIND INDIVIDUAL, but if any of you QUALITY PEOPLE want to join a Yahoo NFL Pick 'Em as you enjoy the TALENTED AND COMPETITIVE Baltimore Orioles, you are certainly welcome to do so!

league id: 5865
password: mclovin

This needs to be longer?? Well, God BLESS the Baltimore Orioles and Earl Weaver and all that shit.

MIDSEASON A WARDS

Awesome Mike Awesome — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:25:16 -0000

AL MVP

Alex Rodriguez, barf
Magglio Ordonez
Vladimir Guerrero
Victor Martinez
Gary Sheffield
David Ortiz
Ichiro
Grady Sizemore
Carlos Guillen
Justin Morneau

AL Cy Young

Johan Santana
Dan Haren
John Lackey
Erik Bedard
Mark Buerhle

AL ROY

Hideki Okajima
Jeremy Guthrie
Daisuke Matsuzaka

NL MVP

Chase Utley
Barry Bonds
Hanley Ramirez
Prince Fielder
Miguel Cabrera
Albert Pujols
Jose Reyes
Matt Holliday
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Chipper Jones

NL Cy Young

Jake Peavy
Brad Penny
Chris Young
John Maine
Takashi Saito

NL ROY

Hunter Pence
Ryan Braun
Josh Hamilton

PREDICTIONS 2007

Awesome Mike Awesome — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:01:34 -0000

Dear Diary, here are my predictions for 2007:

AL EAST

Boston
New York*
BALTIMORE
Toronto
Tampa Bay

AL CENTRAL

Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Chicago
Kansas City

Cleveland has a hell of a lot of good players. Detroit got lucky last year, but is still good. Minnesota has one starter. Chicago gets the short straw, and Kansas City sucks ass.

AL WEST

Oakland
Texas
Seattle
Anaheim

???? I really don't think the Angels are very good.

NL EAST

New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Florida
Washington

The Mets' rotation is a joke, but they can overpower the rest of these teams. Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked to see Atlanta win again.

NL CENTRAL

Chicago
St. Louis*
Milwaukee
Houston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh

You know, this division is really kind of good IF IF IF a bunch of crap goes right. Without Dusty, I have a strange belief in the Cubbies. I put the Cards 2nd because they have the best player and the best pitcher (close enough) in the league.

NL WEST

Los Angeles
Arizona
San Diego
San Francisco
Colorado

Who cares?

ALDS
Boston over Cleveland
Oakland over Yankees (ahaha, A-Rod 1-21)

NLDS
Mets over Cards
Cubs over Dodgers

ALCS
Red Sox over A's

NLCS
Cubs over Mets

WORLD SERIES
Red Sox over Cubs

You know, I almost want to pick the Cubs to win the whole thing. It's not like I pick the Sox because they have the best or anything, they're just the bomb! But I do honestly believe the Cubs have a good chance, and were I a neutral observer, I'd pick the mfers. They've got the new manager replacing the buttheaded retard they used to have, talent out the wazoo, why the heck not the motherfreakin Cubs?

AL MVP: Miguel Tejada (yeah that's who I pick!)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols (he's good)
AL Cy Young: THE DICEMAN (I've decided to believe big time)
NL Cy Young: John Smoltz (he was really good last year and why not)
AL ROY: THE DICEMAN
NL ROY: Mike Pelfrey??
AL MOY: Bob Geren??
NL MOY: Willie Randolph (he should've won last year; he's a good manager)

Matsuzaka

Awesome Mike Awesome — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:52:07 -0000

The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reported, citing Major League Baseball sources.

There has been no official announcement, and the Seibu Lions, Matsuzaka's team in Japan, have until Tuesday to accept or reject the high bid.

But Olney is reporting that the Red Sox may have posted the top bid with a figure between $38 million and $45 million, according to Major League Baseball officials who are monitoring the bidding.

Um...OMG?

AWARDS! TODAY!

Awesome Mike Awesome — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:15:16 -0000

This is always fun, right? Eh???
AL MVP

Joe Mauer
Vernon Wells
Jermaine Dye
Manny Ramirez
Derek Jeter
Travis Hafner
David Ortiz
Miguel Tejada
Carlos Guillen
Justin Morneau

All the DHs hitting better than anyone else really screws things up!

AL Cy Young

Johan Santana
Roy Halladay
Jonathan Papelbon

AL Rookie of the Year

Jonathan Papelbon
Justin Verlander
Francisco Liriano

NL MVP

Carlos Beltran
Albert Pujols
Lance Berkman
Ryan Howard
Miguel Cabrera
Alfonso Soriano
Jason Bay
Jose Reyes
Bill Hall
David Wright

NL Cy Young

Brandon Webb
Chris Carpenter
Roy Oswalt

NL Rookie of the Year

Josh Johnson
Hanley Ramirez
Ryan Zimmerman

EARLY PREDICTIONS

Awesome Mike Awesome — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:33:09 -0000

What's up dogs. Lately some folks here have expressed a strong desire to read my very own thoughts on the subject of baseball here in the diary column. Well, far be it from me to deprive such intellectual pleasures from you all. And seeing as how it is the day after the Super Bowl, the true beginning of baseball season (if you believe life begins at conception, which it MAY OR MAY NOT DO), here are my EARLY predictions!

AL East

Boston
New York Yankees
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Baltimore (sorry. not really)

AL Central

Cleveland
Chicago White Sox*
Minnesota
Detroit
Kansas City

AL West

Oakland
Anaheim
Seattle
Texas

NL East

New York Mets
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Washington
Florida

NL Central

Milwaukee (yeah)
St. Louis*
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati

NL West

Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Arizona
Colorado

Boston 3, Chicago 1
Oakland 3, Cleveland 2

St. Louis 3, New York 2
Milwaukee 3, Los Angeles 2

Boston 4, Oakland 3
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 2

Boston 4, Milwaukee 1 (omg)

AL MVP: Eric Chavez
AL Cy Young: Johan Santana
AL Rookie of the Year: Francisco Liriano

NL MVP: Carlos Delgado
NL Cy Young: Ben Sheets
NL Rookie of the Year: Prince Fielder