I also then went out on a limb with the Royals and Reds in the World Series.
I was tired of hearing everyone say the Nationals and Tigers were going to be there. It was the popular pick and neither team made it.
None of my teams made it either, so that's why it's just time to move on to 2014.
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| Of course I'm a little biased fantasy-wise, but can you blame me for picking the Royals? James Shields will get more offense and win the Cy Young and a lot of that offense will come from Eric Hosmer who will win the MVP. Yes, they're both Slammers, but I've heard national media echo my own personal predictions, so I don't feel like I'm that biased. Plus, if I was that biased, I wouldn't have picked the Gamblers' Stephen Strasburg and the Bombers' Paul Goldschmidt for NL Cy Young and MVP awards. |
I'm still stuck on the Royals. Big time.
Last year, I had them in as a wild card. This year, I'm picking them to win the division and the World Series. I have them over the Nationals in seven games.
I really like the Royals, and of course, I've been on their bandwagon for the last couple years, but I think I was just early to the party.
Finally, after being laughed at year after year, I'm picking them once more and I think I may finally be right. With a strong group of starters, an even stronger bullpen and an offense that will be hard to stop, I see the Royals winning 93 games and taking the division over Detroit. Crazy? Yeah, possibly. But hey, who would have predicted the Red Sox to win the East last year?
I also like Tampa Bay this season, big time. I have them meeting KC in the ALCS, and man, that will be awesome. Wil Myers vs. James Shields, among other notables.
In the National League, I think it's going to be a huge year for the Nationals. After a disappointing 2013, I believe we'll see a Nationals team that will win at least 94 games, behind my Cy Young pick, Stephen Strasburg. (Parker Dunbar just had an accident.)
The Nats will beat the Dodgers in the NLDS and face the Cards in the NLCS before moving on to the World Series.
Here's the official Jimmy's Jargon predictions for divisions, as well as major award winners (as well as some runner-ups):
| AL East | ||
| Tampa Bay | 94 | 68 |
| Baltimore | 88 | 74 |
| Boston | 85 | 77 |
| New York | 76 | 86 |
| Toronto | 71 | 91 |
AL Central | ||
| Kansas City | 93 | 69 |
| Detroit | 88 | 74 |
| Cleveland | 73 | 89 |
| Chicago | 72 | 90 |
| Minnesota | 67 | 95 |
AL West | ||
| Oakland | 89 | 73 |
| Los Angeles | 83 | 79 |
| Seattle | 80 | 82 |
| Texas | 79 | 83 |
| Houston | 63 | 99 |
NL East | ||
| Washington | 94 | 68 |
| Atlanta | 85 | 77 |
| New York | 80 | 82 |
| Miami | 78 | 84 |
| Philadelphia | 68 | 94 |
NL Central | ||
| St. Louis | 96 | 66 |
| Cincinnati | 87 | 75 |
| Milwaukee | 84 | 78 |
| Pittsburgh | 78 | 84 |
| Chicago | 65 | 97 |
NL West | ||
| Los Angeles | 93 | 69 |
| Arizona | 90 | 72 |
| San Francisco | 81 | 81 |
| San Diego | 78 | 84 |
| Colorado | 72 | 90 |
Wild Cards
Diamondbacks over Reds
Tigers over Orioles
Division Series
Royals over Athletics
Rays over Tigers
Cardinals over Diamondbacks
Nationals over Dodgers
Conference Series
Nationals over Cardinals
Royals over Rays
World Series
Royals 4, Nationals 3
NL Cy Young contenders
1. Stephen Strasburg
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Jose Fernandez
AL Cy Young contenders
1. James Shields
2. David Price
3. Max Scherzer
NL MVP contenders
1. Paul Goldschmidt
2. Bryce Harper
3. Joey Votto
AL MVP contenders
1. Eric Hosmer
2. Miguel Cabrera
3. Wil Myers
NL Rookie of the Year contenders
1. Archie Bradley
2. George Springer
3. Jake Marisnick
3. Jake Marisnick
AL Rookie of the Year contenders
1. Jake Odorizzi
2. Jose Abreu
3. Masahiro Tanaka
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