It's that time of year again. The weather is getting warm, the grass is green, it must be spring time. That means one thing. BASEBALL IS BACK. Opening day has arrived, with all 30 teams ready for the grind of a 162 game regular season. All teams are gunning for the World Series Trophy, which is currently being held by the Kansas City Royals. We have a few new faces in new places, such as Dusty Baker in Washington, Andy Green in San Diego, Don Mattingly leaves Los Angeles for Miami and gets replaced in LA Dave Roberts and Scott Servais takes over in Seattle. Then we have the new rule changes. Rule 6.01(j) delineates criteria for a legal slide while trying to break up a double play, which is defined as making contact with the ground before reaching the base, being able to and attempting to reach the base with a hand or foot, being able to and attempting to remain on the base at the completion of the slide (except at home plate) and not changing his path for the purpose of initiating contact with a fielder. This is intended to protect infielders while still allowing for aggressive baserunning. This came about thanks to Chase Utley and Ruben Tejada in last years playoffs. The second rule change limits managers and coaches visits to the mound to 30 seconds and shortens between innings break times by 30 seconds to match television commercial breaks. This will help speed things up a little bit around the league.
The time for small talk has ended. We have waited long enough, here's how we see the 2016 Major League Baseball Season going down.
Solly:
AL East: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central: Kansas City Royals
AL West: Houston Astros
AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox
AL Wild Card: Seattle Mariners
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals
NL Wild Card: San Francisco
Steve:
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Kansas City Royals
AL West: Houston Astros
AL Wild Card: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Wild Card: Detroit Tigers
NL East: Washington Nationals
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals
NL Wild Card: New York Mets
3rd Mic Dan:
AL East: Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central: Cleveland Indians
AL West: Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card: Houston Astros
AL Wild Card: Kansas City Royals
NL East: New York Mets
NL Central: Chicago Cubs
NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card: Pittsburgh Pirates
So there you have it, our predictions for the 2016 Major League Baseball Season
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