Sports Then and Now

Chase Utley seems poised for another big year in 2010.

The warm-ups are done.  Teams are boarding planes at this very moment to travel back home in preparation for opening day.  The 162 game marathons begin for each of them starting this Sunday and Monday.  Here’ a breakdown of the likely scenarios for an October that right now seems light-years away.

Divisional Finishes:
(X indicates wild-card)

Play-Offs & World Series

Awards

Cy Young

AL  – Jon Lester (Boston)

NL  – Roy Halliday (Philadelphia)

MVP

AL – Mark Teiexera (New York)

NL – Chase Utley (Philadelphia)

Rookie of the Year

AL – Brian Matusz (Baltimore)

NL  – Jason Heyward (Atlanta)

So, there you have it.  All that’s left now is to play the games. All 2,430 of them!

Here’s to a great 2010 season!