Predictions

2008 Predictions

American League

East
Boston Redsox
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Central
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Whitesox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals

West
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics

Playoffs:
Detroit over Seattle
Boston over LA
Detroit over Boston

Cy Young Award: Felix Hernandez, SEA
MVP: Vladimir Guerrero, LA
Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria, TB
Batting Champ: Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
Breakout Hitter: Nick Markakis, BAL
Breakout Pitcher: Scott Baker, MIN

National League

East
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
Florida Marlins

Central
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates

West
San Diego Padres
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Trolley Dodgers
Colorado Rockies
San Francisco Giants

Playoffs
New York over Arizona
San Diego over Cincinnati
New York over San Diego

Cy Young: Johan Santana, NYM
MVP: Mark Teixeira, ATL
Rookie of the Year: Kosuke Fukudome, CHI
Batting Champ: Chase Utley, PHI
Breakout Hitter: Jeremy Hermida, FLA
Breakout Pitcher: Y. Gallardo, MIL

World Series

Detroit Tigers over New York Mets in 7

MVP: Miguel Cabrera

More sad news

I found out some bad news this week. Jurg (George) Kaufmann passed away. He is pictured above with his wife Margarit. When Gabi and I traveled to Italy, we stayed at George and Margarit's cottage in Moneglia and they were the most generous hosts. I truly enjoyed my time there and sharing a bottle of wine with them and listening to George's stories and knowledge of the area and Napoleon. It was a highlight of my trip to Europe. Below is a picture of Gabi and I that Margarit took right after we took their picture. I am happy that I had the chance to meet George and my thoughts go out to Margarit, Gabi and all of his friends and family.

Help me battle Cancer!

I've put together a page to raise some money for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN).

http://action.acscan.org/goto/mattphelan

I'm motivated to do this in the memory of Alan Mills.

Alan recently died of pancreatic cancer leaving behind his wife, Angie, and 8 year-old son, Noah. Alan was the man who hired me at the American Cancer Society in 2005. He served as head of our department under the title Director of Government Relations. Alan was a great boss and more importantly a great person. Alan began his career with ACS in 1987 and was one of the "founding fathers" of our National Government Relations Department. When he began there were only 4 staff at NGRD. Please help me raise some money for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

My Goal for this page is $1,000. Many of my friends and family have been touched by cancer so I thought I would do some good and raise a little money. The minimum I'm asking for is a $10 gift. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates for cancel control programs and funding for prevention. I've had to ask for money in the past for political purposes but today it's nice to be able to ask people to help this non-partisan effort.

Please visit the site and give what you can. I'm asking for a simple contribution of $10 or $25.

Thank you.

http://action.acscan.org/goto/mattphelan