MLB 2006 Season Thread

[DaveWadding]

The countdown to Monday is on.

[Loose Cannon]

:D

[The Miz]

Carl Everett for MVP

[RoXer]

I enjoy the Oakland Athletics baseball team very much.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Cannot wait.</font>

[MVP]

Hott sig

[YOUR Hero]

couple/few games on today (Sunday)

[Joey Slugs]

couple/few games on today (Sunday)

There is only one game tonight.

Someone change the title. It's NOT the 05/06 season. It's the 2006 Regular Season.

[YOUR Hero]

you sure are anal today. It doesn't suit you.

[Joey Slugs]

you sure are anal today. It doesn't suit you.

I know. I know. Sorry about that, but having the "05" in there makes zero sense. Sure, hockey/football/basketball are all across two years.... but not baseball.

Atleast I didn't say "leave it to the Cubs fan to fuck up a simple title".

Nope. Won't hear that from me. GO SOX!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It's ok, Cubs fans enjoy being treated like shit. That's why they're Cubs fans.

[The Miz]

Lineup for Opening Night, just an hour 15 minutes away!!

Chicago White Sox
1. Scott Podsednik LF
2. Tadahito Iguchi 2B
3. Jim Thome DH
4. Paul Konerko 1B
5. Jermaine Dye RF
6. A.J. Pierzynski C
7. Joe Crede 3B
8. Juan Uribe SS
9. Brian N. Anderson CF
Mark Buehrle P

Cleveland Indians
1. Grady Sizemore CF
2. Jason Michaels LF
3. Jhonny Peralta SS
4. Travis Hafner DH
5. Victor Martinez C
6. Eduardo Perez 1B
7. Ronnie Belliard 2B
8. Aaron Boone 3B
9. Casey Blake RF
C.C. Sabathia P

[YOUR Hero]

Sizemore leading off?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Fuck you Aaron Boone

[Loose Cannon]

what, is this not on TV?

edit: oh, an hr and 15 minutes. Didn't see the hour part

[Nervous Ferret]

Baseball is back FINALLY

[The Miz]

Sizemore leading off?

.348 OBP, 22 steals, why not?

[YOUR Hero]

Well I think he's a 30/30 man. Micheals has @ a 400 OBP, and less power, I'd have him leading off.

(I see the Tribe signed Sizemore for 6 years for a pretty cheap price)

[The Miz]

Keep in mind Michaels put up a .400 OBP 1. in 105 games 2. almost only facing lefties 3. in the National League. If Michaels can have a .400 OBP as a regular player in the AL, then he should lead off, but I doubt that he can do that. Sizemore is the right choice for now.

[The Miz]

Sabathis pulled after 2 1/3 with some sort of minor injury

[YOUR Hero]

Yeah I was thinking about that after posting it. Michaels is yet to prove himself as a fulltime player. Sizemore himself doesn't have a ton of major league experience but he proved himself last year. Another year of development wouldn't hurt. Hopefully for his and the Tribes' sake being the leadoff hitter doesn't affect him adversely. It has others in the past..

[DaveWadding]

Danny Graves needs to DIE. :mad:

[YOUR Hero]

you mean former 40 saves man with Cincinnatti Danny Graves? :D

[The Miz]

I know there are 161 games left, but this is kinda the reason I picked Cleveland 3rd in the Central this year

[DaveWadding]

and Buehrle goes and gives up 3 runs in 7 pitches :love:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fuck's sake, that rain better not be headed for New York</font> :(

[BCWWF]

Finally back on, the Indians don't have a very impressive lineup IMO. They have some big guys, but they aren't going to win the division. As long as Chicago's pitchers don't blow it, the central race should end early again.

[MVP]

Indians are gonna have a great season and fight with the Twins for the Wild Card spot.

And don't think I'm trying to ego-stroke your team BCWWF.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

What's this about the Reds always playing the first game of the season, some dude from Cinnci just wrote into Coldpizza complaining. I never heard of that before?

[Joey Slugs]

What's this about the Reds always playing the first game of the season, some dude from Cinnci just wrote into Coldpizza complaining. I never heard of that before?

It used to be tradition for the Reds to start off the season, this is why the president throws out the first pitch there instead of his home team or whatnot. But it makes no sense for someone to complain out it now... the Reds haven't had "opening night" in 3 years.

and Buehrle goes and gives up 3 runs in 7 pitches :love:

I'm so going to love watching your pitching staff fall to fucking pieces this year.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>METSSSSSSSSSSSS :love:

Great game, the fans piss me off for getting on Beltran already (0-4), but he shut them up by ending the game by throwing out Jose Vidro at 2nd</font> :cool:

[BCWWF]

Wait, am I missing something major...does a starting pitcher need to pitch a certain amount of innings to get the win? I always thought it was whoever was in the game at the time the team went ahead, but people are telling me you need like five innings or something. WTF?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, it's 5 innings</font>

[Joey Slugs]

^ :y:

A pitcher can't get the win (even if his team is up 10-0) if he has to leave before the 5th.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

If Foulke can get his shit together I really don't see how the Red Sox aren't the favorite in the AL East. Kinda wish they would just give up on Keith Foulke and his 85 MPH fastball and use Papelbon as the closer.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL

Apparently, Yankee fans are bitching because Wagner entered to "Enter Sandman" by Metallica....saying it's a disrespect to Rivera (who's used the song for a decade). Even though Wagner's been using it for years as well.</font>

:lol:

[FakeLaser]

Let's compare:

C - Jorge Posada vs. Jason Varitek
EDGE - Red Sox

1B - Jason Giambi vs. Kevin Youkillis
EDGE: Yankees (offense), Red Sox (defense)
OVERALL: Yankees

2B - Robinson Cano vs. Mark Loretta
EDGE: Draw (Possible slight edge to Yankees because Cano is young and Loretta is old and coming off injury)

SS - Derek Jeter vs. Alex Gonzalaz
EDGE: Yankees (offensively and defensively)

3B - Alex Rodriguez vs. Mike Lowell
EDGE: Yankees (offensively and defensively)

LF - Hideki Matsui vs. Manny Ramirez
EDGE: Red Sox (offensively, Matsui no slouch though), Yankees (defensively)
OVERALL: Red Sox

CF - Johnny Damon vs. Coco Crisp
EDGE: Yankees (offensive edge, equal D)

RF - Gary Sheffield vs. Trot Nixon/Pena
EDGE: Yankees (offensive edge, equal D)

DH - Bernie Williams vs. David Ortiz
EDGE - Red Sox

ROTATIONS:
Randy Johnson, Mike Mussina, Shawn Chacon, Chien Ming Wang, Carl Pavano

vs.

Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Matt Clement, Tim Wakefield, David Wells

EDGE: EVEN. Every starter in both rotations has question marks. I'd argue that the Yankee staff is better, but for arguements sake lets say they're equal.

BULLPEN:
Aaron Small, Jaret Wright, Scott Proctor, Tanyon Sturtze, Ron Villone, Mike Myers, Octavio Dotel, Kyle Farnsworth

vs.

Mike Timlin, Dave Riske, Rudy Seanez, Julian Tavarez, Jon Papelborn, Lenny DiNardo

EDGE: EVEN.

CLOSERS
Mariano Rivera vs. Keith Foulke
EDGE: Yankees, overwhelminingly

BENCH
Bobby Crosby, Andy Philips, Miguel Cairo, Kelly Stinett


vs.

Alex Cora, Adam Stern, JT Snow, Josh Bard

EDGE: Yankees.

So, in review, the Yankees are better offensively, defensively, have a better bench and a better closer than the Red Sox and the Red Sox are the favorite?

[The Miz]

If Foulke can get his shit together I really don't see how the Red Sox aren't the favorite in the AL East. Kinda wish they would just give up on Keith Foulke and his 85 MPH fastball and use Papelbon as the closer.

Maybe because the Yankees have awesome hitters 1-9, and the Red Sox have 2 awesome hitters and abunch of okay ones? Nah, just keep watching ESPN. Red Sox are the best.

[YOUR Hero]

Wait, am I missing something major...does a starting pitcher need to pitch a certain amount of innings to get the win? I always thought it was whoever was in the game at the time the team went ahead, but people are telling me you need like five innings or something. WTF?

Starter must go at least 5. I'm not taking a shot at you, but I'm stunned you didn't know that.

[Nervous Ferret]

Even I knew that :o

[BCWWF]

I am stunned I didn't know that too. So what if the pitcher gets up 10-0 and is taken out after three innings. The game ends 10-0, who gets the win? The first reliever used?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah</font>

[Dragon]

7-0 Yankeesss in the 2nd

Zito walking a ton of people.

[RoXer]

BARRY ZITO #1!!!!!!!!!!FTWWWW

[RoXer]

OAKLAND F'N A'SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssss

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Maybe because the Yankees have awesome hitters 1-9, and the Red Sox have 2 awesome hitters and abunch of okay ones? Nah, just keep watching ESPN. Red Sox are the best.
lol alright we'll see

Barry Zito gave up 7 runs in 1.1 innings - nice. 2 errors in the 4th inning to give up another run. LOL another homerun. 11-1 Yankees

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Nice snag by Kotsay, thought for sure that was falling. Bernie Williams cant catch a break

[Dragon]

Almost 3 nice catches from each of the outfielders.

[FakeLaser]

YANKEESSSSSSSSS

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

You think really Jeter is a better defensive shortstop than Gonzalez? Offensively its not a contest but Gonzalez can flash the leather. I dunno a lot of the stuff you listed is opinon (obviously) so it could either way but even if it is how you viewed it, they don't play the games on paper. Foulke's going to have a very short leesh, I can't see them giving him many chances to pitch like he pitch today. I think they would be better off putting Papelbon in the closer role, but it's still early obviously, so maybe he can turn it around. I've kinda lost faith him in him though, hopefully he can prove me wrong. So maybe saying the Red Sox should be the favorites was a reach, but I definetely see them being the favorites for the wild card atleast.

[YOUR Hero]

I know you like to knock Jeter's defensive abilities, Stima, saying he's overrated. Perhaps he is however he's still one hell of a good defensive SS

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

No hes a good defensive player, I sometimes feel he's a bit overrated but that doesn't mean I don't think hes a great on the defensive side. Gonzalez is known for his defense though, I guess I'm just saying I think it is definetly debateable who is better on the defensive side of the ball.

Only thing I ever really knocked about Jeter is if he turns a good play, people ride his dick like it is the greatest thing ever. Like when he "dove" into the stands last year (more like catching the ball then running into the wall after the fact) people where flipping out like it was the best play they have ever seen when in reality it was an above average play with an unfortunate ending because of the wall. I am pretty sure one person actually might have even considered it the play of the year, I am not exactly sure though.

[YOUR Hero]

fair enough.

[RoXer]

Fan tosses syringe near Bonds
Posted: 43 minutes ago



SAN DIEGO (AP) - A fan tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field.

The syringe apparently did not have a needle.

"I just put it off the field so no one would get hurt," said Bonds, who is under investigation by baseball for alleged steroid use.

The syringe toss occurred after the bottom of the eighth inning of the San Diego Padres' 6-1 win over the Giants.

"If that's what they want to do, embarrass themselves, then that's on them," Bonds said. "That has nothing to do with me at all."

According to the book "Game of Shadows," written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, Bonds used a vast array of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and human growth hormone, for at least five seasons beginning in 1998. According to the book, Bonds used several substances in various forms, including by injecting himself with a syringe and taking injections from his personal trainer.

Bonds, who has denied using performance-enhancing drugs, was booed often by the sellout crowd of 43,767 on Monday.

"I don't judge them," Bonds said. "I have to concentrate on baseball. I leave that up to you guys to make those statements in the paper."

Richard Andersen, the Padres executive in charge of Petco Park, didn't immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

[FakeLaser]

You think really Jeter is a better defensive shortstop than Gonzalez? Offensively its not a contest but Gonzalez can flash the leather. I dunno a lot of the stuff you listed is opinon (obviously) so it could either way but even if it is how you viewed it, they don't play the games on paper. Foulke's going to have a very short leesh, I can't see them giving him many chances to pitch like he pitch today. I think they would be better off putting Papelbon in the closer role, but it's still early obviously, so maybe he can turn it around. I've kinda lost faith him in him though, hopefully he can prove me wrong. So maybe saying the Red Sox should be the favorites was a reach, but I definetely see them being the favorites for the wild card atleast.
Yeah, I guess Jeter and Gonzalaz are pretty comparable.

The Sox have a shot at the wild card but my feeling is the wild card will come out of the central division (Chicago or Cleveland). Also, Toronto is gonna be breathing down their necks. Tampa Bay is going to be halfway decent (and would be a good team if they had pitching, they should really concentrate on dealing guys like Huff, Lugo and Gathright for pitching), and Baltimore might not be half bad if Mazzone can work with Baltimore's pitchers, who all have a lot of potential. I still think Boston will finish 2nd, but they're in a tough division. I can't see them winning as many games as Cleveland or Chicago, who should both win at least 90 again.

[D Mac]

Damn, the Royals are 0-1. It's ok we can turn this thing around. :shifty:

[Dragon]

Just saw some clips of Adam Dunn flashing the leather lol

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I didn't think the Wildcard would come out of the AL East last season either, but it did. I am hopeful that the Red Sox are able to win the AL East outright though. The Yankees lineup is pretty ridiculous, but it was pretty ridiculous last season too.

[BCWWF]

I guess my question (pardon me for bringing this out of nowehre) is, do people think that Justin Morneau is nothing now? The reason I ask is because last season the Twins were thought of as a World Series contender, but then largely in part of Morneau's struggles they were merely a 500 team.

So where I get my question from is that people are making the AL Central
out to be such a two-team race. In reality, Morneau was injured last season and below his ideal playing weight. Now at the age of 24, it seems like he has been completely wiped off the map as an upcoming player. Why is he regarded so low?

And what this all stems from is the Twins low expectations this season. Well, not neccessarily low, but of ESPN's however many "experts", only one had the Twins even in the playoffs. That is shocking to me, because there is no doubt that they are a better team than last season. The pitching staff is among the top in all of MLB, the two best players are 22 and 24, a high profile second baseman was brought in, and it is hard to imagine first and third base getting any worse. With any luck, first base could be the strongest position on the field.

So I am wondering if that is what it is, that people lost faith in Morneau
ever being a great player. Of course I have a bias, but the Indians are incredibly overrated, basically the poor mans Red Sox. There a couple good bats mixed in there, but it's not like they are the Yankees or something. I have faith that Morneau will get back on track this season, and if not the playoffs than at least second place in the division. If Morneau is anything close to what he could be, there is no way the Twins can do any worse.

[DaveWadding]

Just saw some clips of Adam Dunn flashing the leather lol

He put on quite a display out there.

[toxic rooster]

Zito must have a hell of an ERA :lol:. Joey Roxer told me what it was before, but I forgot :o

Also, come on BCWWF, that's embarrassing. Even I knew a starter needs 5 innings to get a W

[YOUR Hero]

Morneau should rebound, however when you look at the WSOX and their hitting and their pitching, it's tough to project the Twins ahead of them. That leaves the wildcard race. Thoe only way I see the Twins winning that is if the East teams completely destroy each other

[YOUR Hero]

47.25, that's Zito's ERA :cool:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Rollins continued his hit streak, got a hit on a 3-0 count during his last at bat. Imagine if he got walked

[FakeLaser]

The Twins just don't compare to the Sox or the Indians, or really any of the top teams in the AL. If they played in the NL maybe they could win the wild card.

[BCWWF]

Morneau should rebound, however when you look at the WSOX and their hitting and their pitching, it's tough to project the Twins ahead of them. That leaves the wildcard race. Thoe only way I see the Twins winning that is if the East teams completely destroy each other

No no no, I agree that the White Sox are far and away the team to beat in not only the Central but the league as well. I can see them falling apart a little bit, I wasn't a huge fan of them losing Rowand, but that's the same thing I said last season and of course they never broke down.

What I mean is just that last year the Twins were a projected World Series contender, and now this season they come back either improved or with an extra year of experience in every position but they are trapped in a hole for third. In a way I prefer to be the underdog a bit, because the two season's where the Twins were projected to win they almost blew it. I guess I just know more than the experts, as usual.

[McDoogle]

Obviously the Toronto Blue Jays are the best team in baseball today.

[YOUR Hero]

Halladay VS Santana. What a great opening day game.

[McDoogle]

BASES LOADED...WELLS AT BATTTTTTTTTTTT

[McDoogle]

cock sucker struck out.

[BCWWF]

I didn't realize that Toronto had that deep of a lineup, but Halladay vs. Santana, you can't complain about a loss there I guess.

[OssMan]

AHAHAH Marlins 10, Astros 0 :wavesad:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Fuck I wonder what Wakefield's ERA is now. Hopefully this was just a one time thing, but he got shelled in the 1st inning. Now it's 7-0 Rangers...what a buzzkill after yesterdays game :(

[The Miz]

See this is the difference between Zito and Harden. Zito gives up a couple hits or walks and he panics and forgets how to throw strikes and loses his release point on all his pitches. Harden has 2nd 3rd nobody out, no big deal, K's Sheff, K's ARod, K's Giambi. Zito and Chavez have been there so long they have become accustomed to choking. Thats why if they win its gotta be the young guys, they haven't been through all the playoff shit.

[YOUR Hero]

one start does not make the season, Le Miz.

[BCWWF]

I can see a really slow start for the Twins, and maybe a season worse than usual. They looked the exact same as last year. One player was hot, the rest were ice cold. Two home runs, but nobody can get on base to make it matter. And then there is the bad inning, where the game is decided on some stupid multi-run home run. It is like everything bad of last year coming back right away. Then you look at the opponents waiting in line, it's like White Sox, Indians, Yankees, Angels or something like that. BAHHH

[The Miz]

It's not one start. Zito has repeatedly done this over the last few years. Harden is yet to. I expect Zito to have a great season, he's a great pitcher who can be dominant for long stretches. All I'm saying is that it did not surprise me one bit that when in a tough situation against the best offense in baseball, Zito combusted and Harden was not phased.

[BCWWF]

I think you can tell something from the first start if it is repeating something. Like if Zito had a great start and Miz said "He will be great all year" that is one thing, but if he shows the same faults as he has in the past, it is reason to believe that he hasn't solved his problems.

[samichna]

Go Jays

[BCWWF]

I don't know what to think about the Jays, it's hard to tell after one game. I do like their roster a lot better than I did yesterday though, after looking at it a little more. They have a very solid middle of the order if it pans out, and some pitching good enough to mess stuff up. I would say they look to be a more all around solid team than Boston. But it's so hard to say, because you can't judge an offense by one game especially against a guy like Santana. It will be interesting, but I like their offseason moves now.

[McDoogle]

Jays are unbeaten. They will win the world series.

[Adder]

I just hope trading Orlando Hudson doesn't come back to bite them. Defense wins games and he was by far the best in the game at his position.

[YOUR Hero]

His replacement, Hill has a lot of credentials. I doubt he'll match the O-Dog in terms of defensive abilities.
He's a 1st round pick and played pretty good in about a half season's worth of play last season. Be nice to see him semi-breakthrough offensively, which he should given the fact he'll be an everyday player.
Jays had too much depth in their middle infield. As sad as I was to me Orlando go, I can understand why they did it.
Orlando was my favourite Jay, but that's the way it goes.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays got spanked tonight.

[The Miz]

What the hell, they lost that game? When I fell asleep it was 4-0 Toronto and I see they lost 16-4 or something

[YOUR Hero]

The game wasn't on tonight. So I don't know what happened. Don't know if Towers melted down or if the Twins just got on a roll... (or a bit of both)...

[BCWWF]

What the hell, they lost that game? When I fell asleep it was 4-0 Toronto and I see they lost 16-4 or something

Twins Baseball. Vic-Torii Hunter with a grand slam, multiple hits throughout the everybody at the top of the lineup. Twins are World Series bound.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm the first to admit I was pissed when Mets fans booed Jorge Julio before he even got to throw a pitch for the Mets

Now that he's got his first game in, I have decided he has no business playing in the Major Leagues. He shouldn't be playing unless there's an 8-run difference at minimum</font>

[MVP]

Papelbon earns his first save of the season. K's the last 2 batters to win 2-1. :cool:

[RoXer]

The Oakland Athletics of Oakland are up by two in the eighth inning over the New York Yankees of New York.

[Joey Slugs]

1-2 to start the year. oh well. can't win them all. i'm just kinda glad that all the series hoopla is over and they can just play baseball.

[Dragon]

Good ol' Jaret Wright.

[Dragon]

God, Matsui is probably the best clutch hitter the Yanks have, but whenever the ball is hit to him in left I get nervous. Looks sloppy as hell near the wall, last night with that final hit and then tonight. Saw it all the time last year too. Granted, it was hard to tell how high the ball hit on the wall tonight but it looked catchable.

[SammyG]

are u fucking serious. So Nomar gets hurt right away, Kent and Saenz got hurt in last night's loss. God Damnit. Also, WTF @ the Dodgers pitching. But at least they are hitting the ball

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Nomar :(

[McDoogle]

How the hell did Nomar get hurt? On a play?

[BCWWF]

How good are the Twins?

[SammyG]

Garciaparra was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained ribcage muscle suffered in Sunday's Freeway Series finale against the Angels. No mention on how it happened. god damnit, at least its a 2 week thing. Well, he says that it is

[Boondock Saint]

Fucking Nomar. Get the fuck off my fantasy team.

[Joey Slugs]

Rollins' streak stops @ 38. (http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060406&content_id=1387074&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)

Gange to have surgery again. (http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060406&content_id=1387414&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)

[The Miz]

R.A. Dickey, 3.1 innings, 7 earned runs, 6 homers. Usually people jizz at the Texas offense during the offseason and jump off the bandwagon around May or June, might be a little earlier this year.

[The Miz]

WOO BOUT TO GO 2 HOME OPENER. GIL MECHE YEAHHHHHHH

[McDoogle]

Another solid performance from the Blue Jays. Not too much longer now for them to bring home the championship.

[BCWWF]

Twins are awful

[Gertner]

no the jays are that damn good


KING GUSTAV BITCH!

[YOUR Hero]

I'm looking for you at the Mariners game, Miz. HOLD UP A TPWW SIGN!!1

[Gertner]

btw good to see Nomar Garciaparramedic is off to another great start

[FakeLaser]

Fuck. In one day I lose Gagne and possibly Noah Lowry.

[RoXer]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060407/thumb.cojd11404070324.diamondbacks_rockies_baseball_cojd114.jpg

SOLD OUT IN COLORADO

[Boondock Saint]

ROFL

[The Miz]

Imagine if Pittsburgh didn't have the worst front office of all time, their middle of the order would feature:

3. Chris Shelton
4. Jason Bay
5. Aramis Ramirez

[YOUR Hero]

Jays need middle relief.

[The Miz]

Great matchup of future Cy's in Felix Hernandez vs. Joe Blanton, Felix pitched well but they took him out because of his high pitch count. 1-0 A's in the 6th

[The Miz]

lmao Milton <s>Byrnes</s> Bradley just missed 3rd base on what should have been a 2-rbi single

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The Reds are 3-1 and have yet to give up less than 5 runs. Gotta love the GAB

[RP]

Travis Hafner is a beast

[RP]

Orlando Cabrera :heart: my fantasy team

[SammyG]

Gagne:(
But Baez is doing pretty good, 2 for 2 thus far.

[Joey Slugs]

oh fuck.

[Loose Cannon]

well here we go again. starting like shit. last year we were like 11-19 at one point.

[toxic rooster]

Casey Blake grand slam, 2 solo bombs from Hafner in the Indians home opener.

Wishing I could see this series with the Twins on TV here :(

[The Miz]

Check out my boy Chris Shelton

14/20, .700 BA
.727 OBP, 1.750 SLG, 2.477 OPS
2 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 9 rbi in 5 games

[YOUR Hero]

do you think he'll get 162 HRs this year?!?!!?!

[The Miz]

Barry Zito - 6 IP, 0 ER, H, 6 K
Rich Harden - 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, BB, 8 K
Joe Blanton - 8 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 6 K

[RoXer]

oaklandf'na's

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Tim Wakefield - 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Curt Schilling - 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Josh Beckett - 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, BB, 5 K

Clement also had 7 IP, while giving up 4 ER (not amazing but not awful) he was able to pick up 7 K's. Papelbon's ERA is 0.00 with 3 saves :cool: I hope this shit continues

[The Miz]

A's 3 have been better :p

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

haha yea those stats are a little better, but Zito ERA is still 8.59 :shifty:

[FakeLaser]

Pretty glad I dropped Overbay for Shelton before the season started.

[The Miz]

Coco Crisp out 6-8 weeks with a broken finger

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Just heard its only gonna be 10 days now

[The Miz]

No he has to wear a splint for 10 days and then he can resume baseball activites, meaning he'll probably be out around 3 weeks

[SammyG]

Dodgers are hitting the ball pretty well. Pitching should come around soon.

[Boondock Saint]

No he has to wear a splint for 10 days and then he can resume baseball activites, meaning he'll probably be out around 3 weeks

:mad: He was a definite factor in my winning the first week of fantasy.

[toxic rooster]

Indians swept the Twins :cool: - You're next, The Miz :mad:

[toxic rooster]

Probables are Washburn v Lee, Meche v Byrd and Hernandez v Johnson :o

Could be interesting

[BCWWF]

Take that Miz/Joey!

[RoXer]

:tear:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Bronson Arroyo has more homers so far than Wily Mo Pena

:heart:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Wily Mo almost broke his back yesterday on the bullpen wall

[Adder]

I haven't had a chance to watch a baseball game so far this year. Who's off to a good start?

[BCWWF]

The Twins!

[BCWWF]

2-5 is good, but not great

[BCWWF]

For the Royals standards

[ct2k]

Another typical start to a Yankee season this year, blinding offense but stupid blunders costing runs and games. I can already predict how this season will go for us, but i'm not gonna speak to soon!

Only caught one game so far this season, coverage here is only sunday nights until later in the year, hopefully we'll get more after the NBA is done for the year (go Knicks :'( )

[BCWWF]

Welcome back, stay a while

[Joey Slugs]

4-4

[ct2k]

Looks like Jose Contreras just threw a blinder for the WS, i'm really happy for him...

[Team Sheep]

Mets :cool:

[The Miz]

lol Daniel Cabrera with 10 strikeouts and 9 walks :(

[YOUR Hero]

Lots of runs scored tonight in Seattle and in Boston. Thankfully my teams were on the winning end of both of them. I was surprised the Jays pulled Chacin after 5 innings. He wasn't great, but he looked like he could go further than that. AH WELL.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

David Wells looked good in his return :-\

Dustin Mohr tore it up tonight though, looks like this will definetly be Trot Nixon's last season in Boston.

[The Icon of Elisim]

Lots of runs scored tonight in Seattle and in Boston. Thankfully my teams were on the winning end of both of them. I was surprised the Jays pulled Chacin after 5 innings. He wasn't great, but he looked like he could go further than that. AH WELL.

Chacin was already at 90 pitches when he got pulled, I don't really see a point in leaving him in.

[YOUR Hero]

I didn't realize he had pitched that many pitches. I was more a casual observer of that game.

[BCWWF]

Francisco Lariano: Two innings pitched, five strikeouts.

I am in love. I'm glad the Twins found some offense and picked up the sweep, but at the same time I am disappointed that I didn't know it was a day game. Watching it on gametracker has been the staple of my nights lately.

[Joey Slugs]

5-4 and back on track.

[RoXer]

F'n Oakland A's :mad:

[Dragon]

5-4 and back on track.

At least those Royals are out of the way...:p

Twins up next I think.

[BCWWF]

Yup, Twinks and Yanks at the Dome this weekend. I'm pumped.

[DaveWadding]

Shawn Green NEEDS TO DIE.

Way to strike out when you're the tying run, fuckface.

[CNM]

Wooooo, 5-1 road trip for the Rox. First place as well. :heart:

[ct2k]

Looks like Johnny Damon's had no trouble adjusting to life in the pinstripes!

Has anyone got any idea why the big unit left last nights game after the 5th?

[Dragon]

I think he said his arm was a little stiff. He was starting to labor in the 5th too, was up to 93 pitches. Plus he had the complete game last time out so they probably just wanted to rest him.

[ct2k]

Fair enough, not worth taking any risks considering how well he's pitched in his 13 or so innings.

Howbout Cody Ross for the dodgers? Apparently there was talk of him being sent back to AAA to make space when Kenny Lofton comes back, can't see it happening now!

[Dragon]

Yeah, better to be safe with him.

What do you think of the rotation? Johnson and Mussina have been good, Chacon and Wang are struggling a bit but I think they will pick it up. When we need the 5th starter is where I am worried.

I will have no confidence in Pavano at all when he comes back, and won't be suprised if he gets injured soon after his return. That leaves Wright and Small (when he returns). I think Wright is pitching Saturday, so we will see how that goes and we can only hope for Small to be decent.

[Loose Cannon]

The Yanks are just going to have to bang out 8+ a game consistently this year, cause I can't see pitching helping them much.

[ct2k]

As you said Johnson has looked solid apart from the stiffness, Mussina has thrown well too, he's pretty much Mr Reliability, good for 6 or 7 most starts and he's solid defensively.

I've only seen Pavano in action a couple of times, he was pretty impressive, but they can't bring him back too early. Again i didn't see Wright last year, he's shown in the past he can produce the goods so i'm hoping he'll be able to do it for us.

I think Pavano would be my choice providing he's fully fit

[FakeLaser]

I doubt Pavano will help us at all.

For some reason I'm feeling a bounce back season for Moose. I don't think he'll post a sub 4.00 ERA but he'll get like 16 wins, I think.

Chacon and Wang will be fine. It's still early in the season, pitchers need time to get going sometimes. Look at all of the pitchers off to bad starts, Jake Peavy, Carlos Zambrano, Johan Santana.

I don't expect much from Wright. He was always a mediocre pitcher. As good as he was last year, Aaron Small probably won't be the answer. I wouldn't be surprised if we try and deal for somebody... possibly Andy Philips, Eric Duncan or Wil Nieves will be sent packing if so. I don't know who would really be available though. Maybe Dontrelle.

I'd be kind of pissed of we dealt Philips, I see big things in his future, he's solid on defense and he's hit at every level of the minors. Supposedly we're interested in Carlos Pena as a defensive replacement at this point though, rendering Philips useless. I'd much rather have Philips, who would probably platoon with Giambi at 1B/DH next year once Bernie is gone.

[ct2k]

The Yanks are just going to have to bang out 8+ a game consistently this year, cause I can't see pitching helping them much.

If we gave up 15 in 3 games to KC then lords knows what will happen when we face the big guns

[MVP]

Went to the Red Sox game last night. Turned out to be the worst game of the season. Couldn't believe how many guys Lilly struck out looking.

Clement sucked ass, but I know he's cpable of pitching better. Wells is god awful and needs to retire and stop whining about how it's unfair that he's left out of the rotation.

[YOUR Hero]

Lilly seems to always pitch really well against the Red Sox. Especially in Fenway (go figure)

[YOUR Hero]

Whoa. Jays (Downs) looked like shit early on. Soon as they got Downs out of there, The Jays settled down defensively and scored a ton of runs. They're up 11-5 right now in the top of the 8th.

[BCWWF]

The Twins offense has really been coming together lately. The numbers themselves aren't neccessarily noteworthy, but the fact that there have been comeback wins and timely hits is what I am excited about. That is how the White Sox won last year, their offensive numbers weren't amazing, but they got hits when it mattered. With Santana against Wright and Radke against Wang remaining, I like the Twins chances to take the series.

As for Rondell White, I agree with the decision to leave him in the four slot for now. His season average is .079, but if the guys around him are hitting then I am fine with it. Rondell should come around soon enough, and I would rather let this system work out instead of continuosly changing it around. Thanks.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Schilling with another solid performance, and the Sox win another 1 run game. Papelbon also looked pretty impressive once agian, only giving up a wall ball single. This year should be real interesting, I think the Blue Jays might actually be for real for the whole season (Unlike last years Orioles) but if the pitching stays the way that is, I think the Red Sox have the edge over the Yankees even though the Yankees line up is a lot more deadly. If guys like Clement and Wells can step it up and pitch well, I think the AL East is going to shape up a lot different then some people on here projected. Red Sox have been doing all this with Manny starting out the season in a huge slump. (Still hasn't hit a homerun) I was pretty optomistic before the season (Cmon Im from Boston haha) but after the first 2 weeks I feel good about the Red Sox chances. Still real early though, a lot can change due to injuries or other facors, but so far so good.

[YOUR Hero]

13-9 for The Jays. Too many runs being givewn up by The Jays. Thing is, Halladay and A.J. haven't even pitched (AJ) to their fullest yet, so I'm not too worried. Why the fuck did The Jays move Bush and yet keep Downs? Jesus Christ.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Papelbon 6 IP 5 SV 2 H 0.00 ERA 7 K

[OssMan]

MEMMEMETS

[The Miz]

Sean Casey out until June with a back injury. Now that Craig Wilson gets to play everyday, the Pirates will realize what a bunch of fucking dumbasses they were for benching their best hitter not named Jason Bay

[OssMan]

Jorge Julio: 3.2 IP, 11 hits, 11 runs, 19.64 ERA

[The Miz]

Shut up Assman, Julio is hispanic, therefore it was a good pickup for the Mets

[RoXer]

At least my new avatar is better than the TEXAS RANGERS

[RoXer]

I should change my title to #1 ZITO

[The Miz]

Dan Johnson is probably going to be sent down in the next few days after starting 1-31. I expected him to hit the sophomore slump because of how he hit when pitchers started to figured him out at the end of last year but I don't think anyone saw this coming.

[The Miz]

Holy shit, Harden gives up the A's 1 run lead with a 3 run homer to Phil Nevin, but Vicente Padilla's next three pitches in the 6th are good for back-to-back-to-back homers from Chavez, Big Hurt, and Milton Bradley. 5-4 A's

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hopefully the Mets will DFA Julio before he can blow a big game. He's worth keeping in the minors because his fastball has crazy velocity, he just overthrows every single time. Let him close in Norfolk and get his confidence back, where it won't matter if he sucks. You can't be a mop-up guy if you need someone else to mop up for you after.

I'd take Heath Bell over him any day of the week.</font>

[BCWWF]

Excuse me. Learn Twins, and Justin Morneau. That is all.

[ct2k]

:rant:

Could be a runfest tonight with Wang and Radke on the mound :-\

[BCWWF]

Yup, Radke is so weird. Ugh, three home runs, six runs total in six innings. BAH.

[The Miz]

God I fucking hate Beltre. Hitting .109, made an error that cost us one run (same amount we lost by)

[Dragon]

The Yankees this season have scored 9 or more runs in all their wins, any less than that they have lost. Not really a great sign because they won't be scoring 9 or more against the better pitchers.

[Dragon]

Wasn't Beltre tearing it up during the WBC? Suprised he is off to such a bad start to the season.

Just noticed Ichiro is only batting .185 as well.

[YOUR Hero]

Beltre is starting to look more and more like a bust. He doesn't even look good at the plate. That's the big difference between him and say Ichiro. You can see Ichiro is 'close'

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Beckett with another 1 ER performance nicee

Red Sox gotta get the bats going though, they should be scoring a lot more than 2 runs, especially againest Seattle. Sucks for Seattle fans tomorrow, the game is going to be on at 8 am there time, Eastern timezone > your favorite timezone :shifty:

[YOUR Hero]

Willy Mo and his stellar defense.

[Boomer]

I was at the Braves game. Lame. I can't rememeber the last time I saw the Braves win a game live.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Willy Mo and his stellar defense.
Sucks hes out of options, because all he has been doing is striking out and getting errors like its his job. I think he'll be alright though, he is still real young so the Red Sox could be real lucky in a few years.

[ct2k]

I'm pleased Wang made a good outing against the Twins last night!

We got the Dodgers/Giants game here in the UK, solid pitching from both Seo and Hennessey, Bonds continued to struggle, he just didn't have any kind of rhythm going, not that i'm hugely sympathetic...Though Steve Finley and him looked to be getting along well...How dya think the whole roid/balco/grand jury thing goes down with the other Giants and Felipe? Obviously outwardly they're all fairly dismissive of it, as they have to be, but theres gotta be some unhappy guys there :-\

Also, Omar Vizquel still = :drool:

[BCWWF]

Yeah that double play by Omar was sick!

I don't know what will happen with the Twins pitching staff, but Lariano struck out five batters in two innings from the pen the other day. Baker and Lohse haven't been bad enough to move around, but Radke is still such a question mark. He will probably end up with a decent ERA and a lot of losses again this year, but I just never trust him in a big game.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Youkilis beats out the throw to extend the 9th inning, after both Wily Mo and Mohr struck out, then Loretta cranks a walk off homerun...dynooooooooomite

[loopydate]

Did you guys see Leyland being interviewed after the Tigers lost to the Tribe today?

"We stunk," Leyland said while speaking to reporters for less than a minute, a terse session that ended with him abruptly storming out of his office. "The whole ball of wax was lackluster.

Apparently, before that interview, he could be heard swearing loudly from inside the locker room. The SportsCenter clip went on with him talking about how the team showed up like they were just trying to get out of town for their road trip.

Now, let's see if anyone (other than Chris Shelton) actually starts stepping up.

[RoXer]

R0Xer1: Johnny Estrada just made Tim Worell look like Nolan Ryan
R0Xer1: and Andy Green swings first pitch
R0Xer1: popped up to end the game
R0Xer1: GO DBACKS

[The Miz]

Hard to take Leyland seriously when he's the same guy who batted Alexis Gomez (.125) fifth in front of Chris Shelton and Carlos Guillen.

[BCWWF]

Shelton is a fluke

To a certain extent

[The Miz]

He's a fluke in the sense that hes not going to keep hitting homers at this pace but he is still the best hitter on that team and is going to hit 35+ homers with a .900 OPS.

[BCWWF]

I don't see him hitting more than 35 this season. My estimate would be 30-35.

[ct2k]

A better hitter than Guillen?

[YOUR Hero]

he sure looks good at the plate at the moment.

[Dragon]

Randy Johnson not looking good at all, looking a lot like the beginning of last year. When you are up 4-0 going into the bottom of the first you don't expect to be losing 4-6 in the bottom of the second.

[Dragon]

Haven't really payed much attention to the Blue Jays at all, looks like they are hitting well so far though. I think they said 9 of their players are batting .300 or higher.

[loopydate]

Shelton put in a ton of work during the offseason. I think he may have actually reported to Lakeland before the pitchers and catchers this year, just so he could have extra time to work out at the team facilities.

The thing is, he'll keep getting pitches because he's the #6 hitter on the team. That lineup is so stacked, that they can't pitch around him because odds are that some combination of Granderson, Polanco, Pudge, Magglio, or D Young will aleady be on base with Guillen, Monroe, and Inge (all capable hitters) following behind him. So, I don't think 35 or maybe even 40 HRs are out of the question for him.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Going to the Mets game tomorrow. Glavine vs. Hudson, should be pretty fun.

Some Mets fans REALLY piss me off though. They are 10-3, best record in the league, 4 games up in the NL East

..but even when they play like absolute crap for one game (with their least reliable pitcher on the hill and missing 3 regulars, including 2 of their best 4 hitters), they preach hellfire and declare tomorrow's game to be the whole season :|

Fucking morons.

Anyways, pumped for the game...hopefully at least one of Floyd/Beltran can come back.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

Haven't really payed much attention to the Blue Jays at all, looks like they are hitting well so far though. I think they said 9 of their players are batting .300 or higher.

middle relief. That'll be my Jays achilles heel over the season. If the strters can go long as much as the hype is stating they can/will, it won't matter. BUT already this year there have been times where the closers got out of the game early and the middle relief has been very suspect.

[YOUR Hero]

oh and when Benji Molina tags up of a fly ball and makes it to third without a throw, you know Damon's arm is bad. BUT he sure made a lot of nice running cathces tonight.

[Joey Slugs]

Arizona's Angel Rocha faces 100-game suspension

Major League Baseball suspended five minor league players for violating baseball’s Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment program, including the first two-time violator.

Diamondbacks lefthander Angel Rocha, 21, was suspended for 100 games, essentially ending his season. Also suspended, for 50 games as first-time offenders, were Angels righthander Karl Gelinas; Mets righthander Jorge Reyes; Cardinals outfielder Yonathan Sivira; and Padres righthander Matt Varner. All five were suspended for using performance enhancing substances, according to a release by MLB.

Rocha, signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2002, was 14-24, 4.93 in 317 career minor league innings, only 87 of which have come in full-season ball. He made one start with Triple-A Tucson in 2004, his career highlight. Rocha was not on an Opening Day roster.

Like Rocha, Reyes, 21, is from the Dominican Republic. He went 4-5, 5.20 last season, his first in the U.S., while playing for short-season Brooklyn. Reyes had opened the season with low Class A Hagerstown and was off to a good start for the Suns, throwing 11 innings in his first two starts and posting a 2.45 ERA.

Sivira, 22, signed out of Venezuela and like Reyes had yet to play full-season ball prior to 2006. He hit .253-2-17 for short-season New Jersey last season. He started this season at low Class A Quad Cities and was off to a 2-for-10 start.

Gelinas, a 22-year-old Canadian from Quebec, went 11-8, 3.81 last season at low Class A Cedar Rapids and walked just 20 in 151 innings. He was at high Class A Rancho Cucamonga in 2006, losing each of his first two starts while posting a 7.59 ERA.

Varner, 24, was an 11th-round pick out of the University of Houston and had 34 saves last season at low Class A Fort Wayne. He was 0-1, 7.36 with three saves in four games at high Class A Lake Elsinore this season.

from BaseballAmerica.com

[The Icon of Elisim]

middle relief. That'll be my Jays achilles heel over the season. If the strters can go long as much as the hype is stating they can/will, it won't matter. BUT already this year there have been times where the closers got out of the game early and the middle relief has been very suspect.

I like Fraser and Spier in the 7th and 8th and Pete Walker for before that. Thats pretty good but you're right another arm or two is gonna be important.

Hopefully by platooning at both corner infield spots someone will develope some serious trade value. Hinske and Hillenbrand could be packaged into something pretty nice if Hillenbrand starts to heat up.

[The Miz]

Nick Swisher with 4 home runs in 3 games :o

[Dragon]

Wow, awful call by the 2nd base ump in the Yankees/Blue Jays game. The ump called Damon out when the 2nd baseman clearly never was holding onto the ball. The ump called him out, then was confused and calls him safe. Then ultimately just calls him out for good.

[ct2k]

Still not had a Yankee game in the UK this season:(

I'm hoping Mussina can do what he does best tonight and give us a good outing...But Vernon Wells is on my fantasy team so i want him to go atleast 5-5, just no RBI's or extra bases.

I hate divided loyalties:'(

[ct2k]

Mussina:cool:

[Joey Slugs]

sweeeeep!

[The Outlaw]

HUDSSSSSSSSSSSSSON

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Thanks for fucking my fantasy team's pitching stats over for the week by leaving Westbrook out there, Eric Wedge :mad:

Also, Jose Valentin badly needs to be given some steroids. Let him get power back for a few games, then we can lose him when he is suspended as a result</font> :shifty:

[YOUR Hero]

The Jays are playing too many games earlier than normal so far this year. This pisses me off as I miss them due to having to work for a living.

Is this the same for other teams? IE playing earlier than normal.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Nope, regular 7:05 start times

Schilling picked up his 4th win toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite

[Dragon]

Yeah, besides the 12:30 start today it's been regular start times.

[Gonzo]

Padres 1-4 at home this season and the Mets have a 4 game series coming up with them. :cool:

[BCWWF]

LEW FORD + MICHAEL CUDDYER = TWiNS BASEBALL MOTHER FUCKER

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Anyone think its weird how minor leaguers keep constantly getting caught while guys in the majors arent? Could mean a different number of things; dudes in the minors not having enough resources to hide it, minor leagues taking it to get to the "next level," or maybe the MLB is going out of their way to catch these guys to show that they their system is actaully working. Pretty sure the minors got a stricter testing policy too though since there is no players union or anything (if I remember correctly, Selig put it into place one year before MLB got one)

[The Icon of Elisim]

Prob has something to do with alot more players being in the minors. That and guys who know they won't make it unless they cheat

[BCWWF]

And there is the issue that the minor league players aren't as well informed in terms of knowing exactly what they are taking.

[OssMan]

www.thegamelive.com woooooooo

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy crap, Matsui entered the record books last year by becoming the first player ever to hit a HR in his first AB of the season for 2 straight seasons...

and now he extended that streak with an inside-the-park HR in his first AB this year</font> :eek:

[Loose Cannon]

and there goes Burnett. Didn't take long.

Yankees sucking big time right now.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Damn Beckett had 2 ER after 7 but then gave up 3 in the 8th :mad:

[Gertner]

hahahah nice bullpen boston.

THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JAYS WIN!

[McDoogle]

Good game.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Seanez is fuckin awful, damn he has pitched awful every single time he has gone out there it seems. Even Foulke pitched pretty decent tonight and that dude has to blow it. Papelbon was lights out again thoughhh

SkyDome or Rogers Center or whatever its called now has a pretty shitty atmosphere, sounded like nobody was there until the 9th inning.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Derrick Lee won't be able to masturbate for two months now.

[YOUR Hero]

Jays need to get serious. FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[Joey Slugs]

Let's Go White Sox! *clap clap clapclapclap*
Let's Go White Sox! *clap clap clapclapclap*

[Joey Slugs]

Derrick Lee = :wavesad:

Cubs Fans = :lol:

[Gertner]

ouch 8-1 jays in the 6th. kinda sucks stima when you actually play good teams eh?

[ct2k]

Fuckin Jays could actually contend for the playoffs this year with the hitting they've got, but i guess as always it all depends on pitching. Though Vernon Wells = :y: for fantasy baseball :cool:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

ouch 8-1 jays in the 6th. kinda sucks stima when you actually play good teams eh?
So let get this straight, Red Sox where smacking the Jays yesterday but then made a bad decision leaving the starter in too long allowing Toronto to get back into the game and they lost in extra innings. Now granted the Sox are getting smacked today, but for the most part the majority of the games between the 2 teams have been pretty close (decided by 1 or 2 runs) As for the "world beaters" you talked about earlier, didn't the Blue Jays lose 2 outta 3 to Tampa Bay?

Also take a look at who you rocked, he isn't even a starting pitcher, Papelbon was suppose to take over incase of an injury in the rotation but he is too busy being the best closer in baseball and he didn't cost the Red Sox 50 millon dollars either :cool:

Oh yeah - I don't play for the Red Sox, so I dunno why you keep refering to me like I do.

Buttt just like everyone else, we'll see whats up at the end of the season.

[ct2k]

My AL East Prediction =

Sox
Yanks
Jays
O's
Rays

I hope i'm wrong:\

[ct2k]

Brewers:eek:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I am not sure how it will turn out, but I am worried about the Wildcard. Since the Jays seem to be pretty legit this year, Red Sox are obviously good and the Yankees line up is flat out ridiculous it'll be tough for a team to win the wildcard in the AL East. I hope the Red Sox can win the East outright, but the WC only improves the chance of making the playoffs obviously.

[ct2k]

It'd be nice to see the Jays in the playoffs for once but i can't see them getting 1st or 2nd

[toxic rooster]

Indians bats have been on fire this year, 6 guys above .300. Blake and Haf among others have started the year well. Getting shut out a week ago to the Tigers started something.

Just a pity about the defence not being able to back up the run support. That and losing 2 relievers in one inning, as well as CC hasn't helped.

[BCWWF]

Ugh, Radke