from Nick Suss
March 31, 2015, 10:39 a.m.
Okay, before I start this year’s edition, I’m going to tell you guys a little story. I know I normally try to keep the prefacing to a minimum with my poetry, but this year’s column needs a little explaining.
You guys know I love baseball. It’s pretty much the reason I get up in the morning from April through October. And I often make jokes about how baseball is the sport of my dreams. This year that was literally true.
These projections for how the baseball season will go came to me in a dream back in January. The poetry was still a long and arduous process that took me a long, long time figure out completely. But the projections stem from dreamland. So if you think that my picks, especially my World Series pick, seems a little out-there, keep in mind I made these picks in my sleep. So why am I sticking with them? Because I like them.
You know the drill. The following is a list by division of the teams I expect to come in first place followed all the way to last place. This year we begin with the NL East and cycle all the way through to the AL West. Playoff and award predictions are below.
So without any further ado, here is the 2015 edition of my favorite article on the planet, the fifth-annual Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here 2015
Washington has kicked things up to the Max
Just five years removed from nothing but hacks
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
With upstart pitching and a great outfield
Success the Marlins will soon no doubt yield
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The Bravos are tanking, to say the least
But still may finish third; weak NL East
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The Mets rotation looks awful pretty
But here’s one gripe: Their lineup’s still Citi
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
2008 just seems so far away
That year’s Nats and Phils gone Freaky Friday
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
They always are good, don’t let down your guards
For St. Louis, winning is in the Cards
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
I’m still on the Pirates, maybe the last
Not willing to say that their time has past
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The prospects are coming, get pumped for this
For the first time, Everybody Loves Kris
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
After last year’s collapse, hope may be gone
When building a team, brains always beat Braun
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Reds to last – say domo arigato
And yes, it hurts to pick against Votto
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Who wins the Wild West? It’s worth debatin’
But what’s automatic? That dude Clayton
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
In San Fran things are still looking rosy
Cause now it’s three rings around the Posey
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Spend spend spend trade spend spend spend spend trade spend
But they still are the Padres in the end
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
For Colorado, 2015 ain’t bright
Don’t call it Coors Field, it’s more like Coors Light
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
As it is said, a team is not one guy
Even as much as Paul Goldschmidt might try
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Orioles can’t just rest on their laurels
To win, sometimes it takes Balti-morals
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Went from up to down, let’s call it choppy
Who stays consistent? Dustin and Papi
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Donaldson is an upgrade, this is true
Come fall he’ll just be another Jay blue
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Couldn’t sustain it, the Rays are too poor
Couldn’t name the right Price, now they’ll need Moore
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Now that we’ve said our goodbyes to Jeter
Say hello to your favorite cheater
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
They let Scherzer walk, trying to be smart
But here’s a good choice: resigning V-Mart
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
How good is Kluber? Please let me describe
He won a Cy Young and plays for the Tribe
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
I won’t mention Sale. I promise. I lied.
But I’ll still give love to the whole South Side
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
I think the Royals fall back some this year
Just too much Ned Yost, at least that’s my fear
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
I’ve run out of puns to make off Mauer
Makes me feel dirty. Might need a shower.
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The Angels will win, their lineup is stout
A serious question: Can they pitch Trout?
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
Here’s my prediction, it might sound eager
All in on Felix, all in on Seager
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
I hate to say it, don’t want to be mean
But this year’s sun has set on Billy Beane
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The Astros don’t suck as much as they did
Then again no one does, heaven forbid
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
The Rangers are bad, it’s a secret but true
Keep it quiet, just between me and Yu
Yippee, Yippee, Baseball is Here.
OBVIOUS AWARD PREDICTIONS:
AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL Cy Young: Chris Sale
NL MVP: Bryce Harper
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATH (WRONG) AWARD PREDICTIONS
AL MVP: Kyle Seager
NL MVP: Anthony Rizzo
AL Cy Young: Chris Archer
NL Cy Young: Henderson Alvarez
PLAYOFF PICKS
AL Wild Card: Mariners over Indians
NL Wild Card: Pirates over Giants
AL Divisional: Mariners over Tigers
AL Divisional: Angels over Orioles
NL Divisional: Nationals over Pirates
NL Divisional: Dodgers over Cardinals
ALCS: Mariners over Angels
NLCS: Nationals over Dodgers
World Series: Nationals over Mariners
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