For What It's Worth...

In 1967,Buffalo Springfield had a hit record with “For What It’s Worth“,a song that quickly symbolized the protest and unrest of the late 1960′s. “It’s time we stop,hey,what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down.”Those lyrics resonate in early June,1968 as the country is hit with a second assassination in as many months. My 1968 baseball replay has been updated to the morning of Friday,June 7th,and baseball prepares for game cancellations and delays as the country mourns the loss of Robert F. Kennedy over the weekend.

So as Opening Day,2011 approaches,here are my predictions for the season…for what it’s worth:

AL East:Boston
AL Central:Minnesota
AL West:Texas
AL Wild Card:Tampa Bay

NL East:Atlanta
NL Central:Cincinnati
NL West:Colorado
NL Wild Card:Philadelphia

MVP’s:Evan Longoria,Tampa Bay and Carlos Gonzalez,Colorado
Cy Young:Jon Lester,Boston and Ubaldo Jimenez,Colorado
ROY:Jeremy Hellickson,Tampa Bay and Craig Kimbrel,Atlanta

Check back in October to see if these prognostications are worth anything.