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On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 3:03:17 PM UTC-7, Ben Edelman wrote:

Now you're just being silly.

How about random speculation on the MVP/CY/HOF for each league? That might be
more fun. I'd go with:

2020 AL MVP: The rising but stuck-up third-generation major leaguer, Trey Kenneth Griffey, who becomes the first 50-50 player ever

2020 NL MVP: Prince Fielder, son of Cecil, who as DH for Milwaukee uses his poly-resin Indonesian-teak bat to hit .258 with 82 HR and 214 K

2020 AL CY: Danny Almonte, who only makes it to the majors in 2018 after being
black-listed by MLB for over a decade

2020 NL CY: Seung-Chin Tsao, whose submarine delivery allows him to give up only
109 hits in 226 innings -- but 56 of those hits are home runs

2020 HOF entrants: It's an all-Rodriguez year, with:

Alex Rodriguez, who gets in with a record 99.9% of the vote (one disgruntled Seattle reporter dissenting),

Ivan Rodriguez, with Johnny Bench graciously introducing him the "Greatest Defensive Catcher of All-Time" while privately gritting his teeth, and

Francisco Rodriguez, who gets in despite a short career which ended when his body rejected its new combination titanium and chimpanzee-transplanted elbow at
age 32

How's that?

--Ben

4dtvman wrote:

I don't know why I even care about this, since I would be 59 and much
too old to do or enjoy anything. But what the heck, I thought it would
be fun to try to guess at it based on my knowledge about the folks who currently run baseball. Here's what I think Major League Baseball's divisional alignment will look like in the year 2020:

NL - East

Atlanta Braves
NY Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Florida Marlins
Montreal Expos

NL - Central

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

NL - West

Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies

AL - East

NY Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

AL - Central

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

AL - West

Oakland A's
Anaheim Angels
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

Okay, whadaya think?

4dtvman

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