Tomorrow is my favorite day in all of sports. Of course I am referring to MLB Opening Day. There is one game tonight. Cardinals vs. Cubs to officially open the regular season but the true opening day will begin tomorrow, The matchup tonight is a great way to start the season. A rivalry game, a great pitching matchup, Jon Lester vs Adam Wainwright and the revamped young Cubbies will start to put the playoff hopes and dreaded fear of the billy goat into its quite often hopeless fans. There is a full slate of games tomorrow and of course with it being opening day there will be a slew of great pitching matchups with every teams #1 gun going. I personally cant wait to watch and of course start the daily fantasy baseball season and my 2 fantasy baseball leagues.
Here are my standings and playoff predictions for the 2015 MLB season:
| National League | W | L |
| East: | ||
| Washington Nationals | 96 | 66 |
| Miami Marlins | 84 | 78 |
| New York Mets | 78 | 84 |
| Atlanta Braves | 74 | 88 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 100 |
| Central: | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 76 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 77 |
| St.Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 71 | 91 |
| West: | ||
| LA Dodgers | 92 | 70 |
| San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 |
| San Francisco Giants | 81 | 81 |
| Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 67 | 95 |
| American League | ||
| East: | ||
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 76 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 81 | 81 |
| New York Yankees | 75 | 87 |
| Central: | ||
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 74 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 |
| Cleveland Indians | 82 | 80 |
| Kansas City Royals | 82 | 80 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 |
| West: | ||
| LA Angels | 93 | 69 |
| Seattle Mariners | 85 | 77 |
| Oakland A's | 82 | 80 |
| Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 |
| Houston Astros | 71 | 91 |
As I was doing these standings the blockbuster trade between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres went down. The trade sent Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton Jr. to the Padres in exchange for Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin, Matt Wisler, Jordan Paroubeck and the 41st overall pick in the 2015 draft. My standings do reflect my thoughts after that trade. I had the Braves as a .500 team prior and I adjusted the Padres win total by 7.
Playoff Predictions
National League
Division Winners:
Washington Nationals
Pittsburgh Pirates
LA Dodgers
Wild Card:
San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs
American League
Division Winners:
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
LA Angels
Wild Card:
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
World Series:
LA Dodgers
vs.
Baltimore Orioles
Dodgers win series 4-2
There you have it. My complete standing and playoff predictions for the 2015 season.
Happy Opening Day to all Baseball Fans!
"Lets Play 2"- Ernie Banks R.I.P.
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