2011 Major League Baseball Predictions

The azaleas are blooming, and Spring is in the air. For sports fans, this can only mean one thing: the start of the baseball season. I love baseball, and this year I am even more ecstatic than usual at the start of the season. All of my fellow San Francisco Giants fans can relate to my euphoria, as Bruce Bochy's World Champs commence their quest to repeat tomorrow night at Dodger Stadium. Go Giants!!!! Now, with no further ado, here are my division-by-division predictions, listed in predicted order of finish: AL WEST 1. Oakland Athletics 2. Texas Rangers 3. Los Angeles Angels 4. Seattle Mariners AL CENTRAL 1. Detroit Tigers 2. Minnesota Twins 3. Chicago White Sox 4. Kansas City Royals 5. Cleveland Indians AL EAST 1. Boston Red Sox 2. New York Yankees 3. Tampa Bay Rays 4. Baltimore Orioles 5. Toronto Blue Jays AL WILD CARD: Twins NL WEST 1. San Francisco Giants (GOOOOOOOOO GIANTS!!!!!!) 2. Colorado Rockies 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Arizona Diamondbacks NL CENTRAL 1. Cincinnati Reds 2. St. Louis Cardinals 3. Milwaukee Brewers 4. Chicago Cubs 5. Houston Astros 6. Pittsburgh Pirates NL EAST 1. Atlanta Braves 2. Philadelphia Phillies 3. Florida Marlins 4. Washington Nationals 5. New York Mets NL Wild Card: Phillies