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MLB 2011 Season Thread
<font color=goldenrod>Screw it, we're less than a week away until Opening Day. Time to get the predictions rolling. Should have mine up soon enough.</font>
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Not liking the Phillies right now. Not a fan of the injuries.
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Ok, I'll put up my predictions Division by Division, for both Leagues:
American League East 1. Boston Red Sox 2. New York Yankees (Wild Card) 3. Baltimore Orioles 4. Tampa Bay Rays 5. Toronto Blue Jays Central 1. Detroit Tigers 2. Chicago White Sox 3. Minnesota Twins 4. Cleveland Indians 5. Kansas City Royals West 1. Texas Rangers 2. Los Angeles Angels 3. Oakland Athletics 4. Seattle Mariners National League East 1. Atlanta Braves 2. Philadelphia Phillies (Wild Card) 3. Florida Marlins 4. New York Mets 5. Washington Nationals Central 1. Cincinnatti Reds 2. Milwaukee Brewers 3. St. Louis Cardinals 4. Chicago Cubs 5. Houston Astros 6. Pittsburgh Pirates West 1. San Francisco Giants 2. Colorado Rockies 3. San Diego Padres 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Arizona Diamondbacks |
My predictions are a work in progress. Here's what I have so far:
AL East Red Sox Yankees (WC) Orioles Rays Blue Jays AL Central White Sox Twins Tigers Indians Royals AL West Athletics Rangers Angels Mariners NL East Phillies Braves Mets Nationals Marlins NL Central Brewers Cardinals Cubs Reds Astros Pirates NL West Rockies Giants (WC) Dodgers D-Backs Padres |
lol my poor Jays.
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East Yanks Central Twins West A's Wild Card : red sox NL East Braves Central Cubs West Padres Wild Card: Phillies |
<font color=goldenrod>NL East
1. Philadelphia Phillies Don’t really see how anybody could not pick the Phillies here. When you win a division 4 years in a row, you should automatically be the favorites the next year – especially when you have such a ricockulous rotation. The Phillies DO have holes. Their pen looks pretty bleak and their lineup has some question marks, the biggest of which being Chase Utley’s knee. Still, barring a lot of injuries you gotta go with the Phils here. 2. Atlanta Braves The Braves have a really solid team. Their rotation looks good (especially Tim Hudson, who seems to be undervalued) and their pen has a lot of really good young arms. Uggla should be a huge addition to the lineup, although he’s pound to hurt them with his glove. McCann worries me this year and I’m not sure how Freeman will do in his first full season. Can see them giving the Phils a run for their money and staying in Wild Card contention until the end. 3. New York Mets This is basically a free year for Alderson to evaluate and get ready to work with the free space with salaries coming off the books next year. If Beltran stays healthy most of the season (a big if) I think the Mets should score a ton of runs. Davis is a beast and 25 or so HRs for Bay in a bounceback year is possible. Rotation has potential, and I think Young and Capuano will prove to be decent finds. I’m thinking right about .500 this year. 4. Florida Marlins A lot of youth on this team, so I think there may be some growing pains. Josh Johnson is great but I’m really not too sold on the rest of their rotation. Similarly, Hanley is amazing but so many of the other guys in the lineup are really unproven. I’m just not sure what to make of them. I also think John Buck takes a huge step back from last season, so that’ll hurt the lineup a bit. Another team that will probably finish around .500 but the future might look bright. 5. Washington Nationals No shockers here, Nats finish in the cellar for the umpteenth year in a row. No idea why the fuck they gave Jayson Werth 7 years. Zimmerman is really good and they have some decent young players but it’s probably gonna be another long year. Biggest stories will be how Bryce Harper handles the minors and how Strasburg does in rehab. They’re another team that should be looking to next year, probably around 70 wins or so. NL Central 1. Cincinnati Reds I’m a believer in the Reds. I really love their lineup and wouldn’t be shocked at all to see Votto right back in the MVP contention again this year. Their rotation isn’t exactly spectacular, but it’s filled with guys who should get the job done more often than not. Having Volquez for a full season should help. Also eager to see how Chapman does with a full year in the pen. Can’t see why he wouldn’t supplant Cordero once his contract is up. 2. Milwaukee Brewers They’ve made some big improvements and should be right in the thick of the division race. Fielder should have a monster year with his contract expiring at the end of the season. Gallardo is the goods and Greinke/Marcum should have fun in the National League. Axford and Saito should provide a solid back-end of the bullpen. Don’t think Betancourt should be an everyday starter. Nearly had the Brewers as my wild card pick. 3. Chicago Cubs I really like the Garza trade and think he will be a stud in the National League. If Zambrano can keep his head screwed on straight it should be a good rotation. They are idiots if they put Braden Looper on the team. I like their lineup for the most part but Carlos Pena pretty much sucks. Aramis should rebound this year which will go a long way. Cubs should be able to stay competitive until September and might be a free agent away from making a push in 2012. 4. St. Louis Cardinals Amazing how much of a difference one loss can make. I was seriously considering making the Cards my Central winners this year before Wainwright went down. I like their lineup a lot and think Berkman will prove to be a great move. But their rotation loses a lot of its luster without Wainwright. Carpenter should be good but I think Garcia outperformed his peripherals last year and as a #2 starter that won’t work. I’m sure Pujols will be back in 2012 at least. 5. Houston Astros Looking like another pretty bleak year for Houston. No one aspect of their team really stands out. Carlos Lee should have a better year but that may be offset by the fact that I think Brett Myers will regress. Watching Jason Castro develop could have been fun but now he’s out for most of the year and his ability to catch may be in doubt. There’s just not a whole lot going on here and they are saved from being in the cellar only because they aren’t the Pirates. 6. Pittsburgh Pirates The Pirates finishing last just feels like a slam dunk year in a year out. They have some promising young players but their front office doesn’t seem committed to winning so they might be out the door in the blink of an eye. At least they are meant to have one of the nicest stadiums in baseball, looking forward to checking it out when I head to Pittsburgh for the Mets series in June. NL West 1. Colorado Rockies I like the look of this Rockies team a lot. Their rotation has crazy good potential despite playing in Coors. Don’t see why Ubaldo and De La Rosa can’t come close to duplicating their performance from a year ago. Tulo and Gonzalez make for a good middle of the order and I don’t see Tulo being complacent with his fuckoff huge contract. Think this team has enough to put it together and wins their first ever NL West crown. 2. San Francisco Giants (WC) I don’t think last year was a fluke for the Giants, I just happen to like the Rockies slightly better. I think this divisional race will be the tightest in the NL and the Giants coming right down to the wire with the Brewers for a Wild Card spot (maybe a one-game playoff?) Their lineup looks way better than it did heading into last year, and their pitching should still be great. The glorious beards should have another playoff run in them. 3. Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers have a pretty good team that should be in the mix most of the year. The big question is whether or not Kemp will bounce back from a disappointing 2010. His production will be huge this season. They have a healthy mix of young guys and vets on the pitching staff which should yield pretty good results. I’m thinking the Dodgers finish well over .500 and have a good season to build on for next year. 4. San Diego Padres Their pitching is just flat-out awesome. It’s going to have to carry them this year because their lineup is shit especially with no Gonzalez. Still, I think they can pull a ton of 1-run wins thanks to their pitching ala last year. Unfortunately, their division is too strong to think they’ll be as competitive as last year. If their hitting prospects get big league ready in the near future, look out for this team in 2011 and beyond. 5. Arizona Diamondbacks Much like the rest of the NL West, the Diamondbacks made me look stupid last year by picking them as the Wild Card. Don’t have as much of a reason to be that optimistic about them this year. I actually like the look of their lineup and think they should score a good amount of runs, but their rotation just seems incredibly blah outside of Daniel Hudson and their bullpen is even worse. 90+ losses seems like a fairly safe bet for them this season. AL East 1. New York Yankees Most seem to have the Yankees finishing behind the Red Sox due to their rotation, but I don’t think it’s too bad – especially since I’m pretty sure they’ll trade for another starter by July 31. Their lineup will score a shitload as expected and their pen looks really strong, let’s see if Pedro Feliciano’s arm finally combusts. It’s a tough call between them and the Red Sox and it should be a tight race all year, but I’m gonna go with the Bombers. 2. Boston Red Sox (WC) Though it feels this way every year, it feels like a slam dunk that both the Yanks and Sox will make it anyway. Like I said before, I don’t think Boston’s rotation is that much better than New York’s. Buchholz will probably come back down to Earth and I’m not sure what Beckett and Lackey will bring. Pen is really solid and the offense will score a fuckload, especially Gonzalez who is gonna have a ridiculous year in Fenway. 3. Tampa Bay Rays Crawford is gonna prove to be a big loss for them, really not impressed with their lineup outside of Longoria. Their big strength is their pitching, which should be great. Price should be in for another good year and I’m eager to see what Hellickson will bring to the table in a full season. Also gotta figure Shields has a bounce-back season. They’re in an unfortunate division but with some offense they should definitely stick around in contention. 4. Baltimore Orioles Quite possibly the most improved team in baseball. They might finally get over .500, or at least really close to it. Their lineup is gonna rake in Camden. Vlad was a good pickup, Markakis should get his power numbers back up, Jones should continue to improve, and Reynolds will hopefully bat over the Mendoza line. Pitching staff is pretty young and will probably have some growing pains, but overall a good year for the O’s. 5. Toronto Blue Jays This pick continues the recurring theme – a team on the rise who unfortunately play in the AL East. It will be great for them to get a full year of big league seasoning for Drabek, Arencibia, etc. in a year where not too much is expected of them. If these guys wind up being the studs most expect them to be, the East should be a truly ridiculous division with 5 teams strong for years to come. AL Central 1. Minnesota Twins The Twins are just a model of consistency year in and year out. It doesn’t matter if there are injuries, people having down years, etc. – Gardenhire always finds a way. A returning Nathan and Capps should be a lethal back end of the bullpen and Morneau coming back strong gives them an imposing lineup. This division is a tough one to forecast, but I’m gonna go with the old reliable pick here and say the Twins win another AL Central title. 2. Chicago White Sox Dunn was a big acquisition and should continue his near-40 HR power. If Konerko puts up similar numbers to 2010 then that’s some serious sock in the middle of the lineup, especially with Pierre and Rios racking up steals in front of them. Not sure who will be doing the closing between Thornton or Sale, but either way I like the look of their pitching staff. Buehrle, Danks, and Floyd are all solid. Good year overall for the Sox, but not good enough to play in October. 3. Detroit Tigers Verlander, Scherzer, and Porcello should form a solid top of the rotation. Cabrera is the goods, alcohol-induced or not. Martinez should provide good production, and I like Jackson and Boesch a lot. Their bullpen seems a bit spotty and I think Benoit is bound to regress after his ridiculously good 2010. With the Indians and Royals behind them, the Tigers have more than enough talent to finish comfortably in 3rd place. 4. Cleveland Indians Shin-Soo Choo and the continued development of Carlos Santana are the main reasons to watch the Indians this year. The pitching staff looks pretty dreadful outside of Carmona and Chris Perez. Sizemore bouncing back seems like a pretty big question mark even though he was never really THAT good to begin with. Unless they bring back Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn this will probably be a long season for them. 5. Kansas City Royals Good lord does this team look awful. Billy Butler, Joakim Soria, and possibly Mike Aviles are the only exceptional players here. The Alex Gordon-Melky Cabrera-Jeff Francoeur outfield might be the weakest in baseball. Gordon’s probably in his last chance to prove he’s a worthy big leaguer. This team should approach 100 losses and they better pray their farm system (supposedly one of the best EVER) actually produces within a few years. AL West 1. Texas Rangers I can’t see why their lineup wouldn’t continue to put up huge numbers in that bandbox park in the smoldering Texas heat. One of the best lineups in baseball top to bottom. Not really a fan of their rotation especially with no more Cliff Lee to rely on. However, their bullpen looks pretty lethal with Rhodes, Oliver, and O’Day all being quality arms and, of course, Feliz back as the closer. I think they’ll slug their way to the AL West crown. 2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Angels should have a really quality rotation with Weaver, Haren, and Santana. Their pen is also improved with Downs and Takahashi, although I’m not a big Fernando Rodney fan. Lineup should be decent although Morales is coming back from a huge injury and there are a lot of aging veterans in the outfield. Look for Mike Trout by September. They should improve on last year’s campaign but are not quite ready for a playoff return yet. 3. Oakland Athletics So much quality young pitching here, Beane did a great job piecing that together. Bailey’s starting on the DL but hopefully won’t be there for long. If they had an extra good bat I’d probably have them as my division winners. As such, I’m picking them for 3rd although finishing over .500 is very possible. This is a team I think can be a big-time contender in 2011 so long as their pitching staff builds on last year. 4. Seattle Mariners It rains a lot in Seattle, so maybe they’ll get enough rain for Felix to make 50 starts. They’ll get a ton of trade offers for him but for their sake I hope they hold onto him because him and Ichiro are the only reason to head out to the park this year. They are likely a few years away from competing – hard to believe at this time last year many had them pegged to win the West. Kinda like the Astros, Pirates, Indians, and Royals – it’s gonna be a long year for these guys. Awards NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies NL Rookie of the Year: Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves NL Comeback Player of the Year: Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants NL Manager of the Year: Jim Tracy, Colorado Rockies AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners AL Rookie of the Year: Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays AL Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins AL Manager of the Year: Ron Washington, Texas Rangers Playoffs Division Series -Phillies over Giants in 4 -Reds over Rockies in 5 -Yankees over Rangers in 5 -Red Sox over Twins in 3 Championship Series -Phillies over Reds in 6 (MVP: Cliff Lee) -Yankees over Red Sox in 7 (MVP: Alex Rodriguez) World Series -Phillies over Yankees in 6 (MVP: Roy Halladay)</font> |
AL East:
Red Sox Yankees Rays Jays Orioles AL West: A's Rangers(Wild Card) Angels Mariners AL Central: Twins White Sox Tigers Indians Royals NL East: Phillies Braves Marlins Nationals Mets NL West: Rockies Giants(Wild Card) Dodgers D'Backs Padres NL Central: Reds Brewers Cardinals Astros Cubs Pirates |
Tigers or Rangers take the Wild Card for the AL. Rockies or Braves take the Wild Card for the NL.
Orioles should make a decent run to the Top 3 for part of the season but don't see them finishing out of the bottom (Jays have some quality while Rays still have good pitching). AL East: Red Sox Yankees Jays Rays Orioles AL West: A's Rangers Angels Mariners AL Central: Twins Tigers White Sox Indians Royals NL East: Phillies Braves Marlins Mets Nationals NL West: Giants Rockies Dodgers Padres D'Backs NL Central: Reds Brewers Cubs Cardinals Astros Pirates |
"Got a beat up glove, a homemade bat, and a brand new pair of shooooooooooes."
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HAPPY OPENING DAY BABY!
I need a sudden illness, cmon. |
Yeah, pretty upset the Braves game starts at 1 PM EST.
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AL East:
Red Sox Yankees (WC) Rays Orioles Jays Central: Tigers Sox Twins Royals Indians AL West: A'S Rangers Mariners Angels NL East Braves Phillies Marlins Mets Nationals NL Central Reds Brewers (Wild Card) Cubs Cardinals Astros Pirates NL West: Giants Rockies Dodgers Diamandbacks Padres I could be wrong about the Phillies the reason I am basing them on that is because as of now with all the injuries that are happening it doesn't sound like a very good sign for them season wise. So as of now I think the injuries may hold them back. That's the only reason they may not win the East or wild card. But I could be wrong. |
Opening day, all is right in the universe. :love:
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WOOOOOOOOOOOO
Excitement in the air, sense of optimism from Mets fans calling into the Fan, all is right! |
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Forgot to give my WS pick. Twins over Padres |
<font color=goldenrod>Kinda hate the way Opening Day is structured this year just cause there's only like 6 games today, everybody else gets cockteased and has to wait until tomorrow. :(
But, if it were a standard Monday Opening Day I wouldn't be able to skip class as I normally would, so in that way it's good. :cool: Can't wait for 7 PM tomorrow to roll around.</font> |
Red Sox
Twins Rangers Yankees (WC) Phillies Reds Giants Rockies (WC) Phillies over Red Sox AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez NL MVP: Troy Tulowitzki AL Cy Young: David Price NL Cy Young: Cliff Lee AL ROTY: Ivan Nova (:naughty: ) NL ROTY: Freddie Freeman AL MOTY: Terry Francona NL MOTY: Jim Tracy |
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CURTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS
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Was able to swap out Austin Jackson for Curtis Granderson for my fantasy team at literally the last minute once I heard Grandyman was playing today.
*fistpump* |
Jason Heyward loves his first AB of the year.
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Chris Young and Drew are pretty good
actually went back and forth on the D'Backs and Padres, but when I saw Latos was out for a bit I went with the D'Backs. |
TEX MESSAGE
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woooooo Edison gives up homers to the first two batters of the season
LETS GO REDS |
YANKEES WIN
THEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN |
<font color=goldenrod>Terry Collins announces his first Met lineup:
SS Jose Reyes LF Willie Harris 3B David Wright RF Carlos Beltran CF Angel Pagan 1B Ike Davis 2B Brad Emaus C Josh Thole P Mike Pelfrey A lot of Mets fans are, of course, flipping a shit about Willie Harris batting 2nd instead of Pagan and calling bullshit on the "lengthening the lineup" argument. This despite the fact that he's got the best numbers of anybody in the lineup against Josh Johnson and it's hardly a permanent lineup with Beltran sitting every 2-3 games and Bay not back until next Saturday. The only criticism I'd make is that Davis probably won't see anything good to hit until Emaus proves himself. Eager to watch him play. Can't wait for tomorrow.</font> :love: |
Damn. Today was just an awful experience all around.
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Brandon Belt is either going to make or break my fantasy team. Really looking forward to seeing him play.
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I hope he is bad
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because I hate Triple Naitch's fantasy team
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:'(
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This needs to be posted in every thread possible.
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I LOVE Stephen Drew. He's a keeper for sure. You look at what they lost, with Gonzo and Reynolds both getting dealt. The thing with the Padres is they improved in three key positions that they got zero production out of last year in 2B, SS and CF. None of those names are sexy (though Maybin has a shit ton of upside and is only 25). DBacks didn't replace anything. Melvin Mora, Geoff Blum and Juan Miranda are not going to replace a bad year of Reynolds. I think, as a whole, the Padres pitching staff blows the DBacks away. Their rotation is solid, with some depth at the Minor League level, and they have a lights out ace at the top. Saunders is nice, and so is Hudson, but they are not aces. I think Hudson will be better out of the two, but the rest of their rotation seems so-so. And Latos should be back April 6. He's not going to miss significant time. |
In great news, I cannot believe the Padres beat the Cards today. I for sure thought Carpenter and Pujols were going to continue their owning ways of the Padres. Carp threw real well, but Pujols was useless today.
And big time clutch hitting by Cameron Maybin. This kid could be the key piece in making the Padres more than an 80-85 win team, which is what about what I'm expecting. |
The Orioles are going to win the AL Wild Card. You heard it here first.
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<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, Pujols was dreadful today. ZOMGZ the contract issue is distracting him!!!11!!!!!</font>
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Speaking of ESPN, I was heartbroken to see (future HOFer) Barry Larkin is now employed on Baseball Tonight. I loved his shit on MLB Network. Especially the Diamond Demo stuff. Guy is smooth as glass during the tutorials. |
did you guys see Pujols' contract discussion hit that walkoff homer for the Reds today
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Bautista starting the season in the outfield....which means Encarnacion also known in Toronto as "E5" will playing third......throwing to Lind who is playing his first year at first.........this should work out soooo well. My Jays might just have the worst defense in the league. Snider is bad, E5 and Lind will probably be a disaster, Escobar hot dogs alot of plays and again will be throwing to Lind, Arencibia isn't really known for his defense behind the plate which leaves Hill, Davis and Bautista as the only players that I'm not concerned about.
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I'm so desperate for the Cubs to make a serious run. I'm worried about Garza. Hes been meh in spring training
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Jays will win WS
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I have the Padres winning it all. I'm really high on the Padres.
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The Giants wouldn't even be champions if the Padres didn't have an epic meltdown last year
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I totally fell for this up until the last paragraph...
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<font color=goldenrod>Matt Holliday undergoes an appendectomy. Expected to miss 3-6 weeks.
Christ, there goes my fantasy team.</font> |
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Also feels like Bizarro world where Brett Myers outpitches Roy Halladay.
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It's only the bottom of the 7th on opening day so I'm not Big Vito 22 panic mode, but....
I really dislike this Phillies offense. They can't hit for power anymore, which would be fine if they changed the approach at the plate. They won't change though, and still look to hit a Home Run everytime. It shows up the most with runners in scoring postion. Ryan Howard needs to be fuckin incredibly awesome this year. |
<font color=goldenrod>The Phillies coming back to win a game in which Roy Halladay was on the hook for the loss was the most obvious thing ever.</font>
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Now that was a great approach to have at the plate in the last few innings.
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Ryan Dempster is giving me suicidal thoughts.
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Jesus, I expected a big opening day for Doc Halladay. Instead he hurts me fantasy wise and goes 6 innings.
King Felix and the rest of my pitching staff better save my ass tonight. |
Lester is struggling with the long ball early on. Glad to see Youk and Gonzo produce right out of the gate.
God I hate having to follow live updates here at work. Should've taken a personal day. |
Phiillies to me are getting older and older. Howard, Rollins, Ibanez and Polanco (half of the lineup) are no longer young men. Rollins seems to be in serious decline.
Their pitching is going to carry them though. I think they still take the east, but their time's starting to wear thin. |
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<font color=goldenrod>Opening Day :love: LET'S GO METS!!!</font>
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:nono: Red Sox bullpen as bad as last year or at least Bard is against the Rangers today.
Lester had the same problems last 1-2 years with long bomb hits but the Rangers favor the HR for most of the power offense last couple of years. |
<font color=goldenrod>Fuck. On one fantasy team the "closer run" happened too early so I punted saves and grabbed top setup guys towards the end of the draft, including Bard. That's gonna hurt my team this week.</font> :mad:
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Brian Roberts hit a ball to LF and Damon made a boneheaded play after sliding on the warning track to get to a ball he tried to lob the ball to Upton and ended up tossing it over his head into CF allowing Roberts to get to third with a 2 run triple. Roberts had he been running hard the whole time probably could have gotten all the way around on it.
Os up 4-0 on Price who looked unhittable the first 3 innings and has since come down to earth while Jeremy Guthrie has pitched 5 innings of 1 hit ball with 5 ks and no walks. |
<font color=goldenrod>Well, so much for regressing. John Buck grand slam. Pelfrey's only struck out two batters - Josh Johnson both times. Every other batter has been fouling off 2-strike pitches left and right, leading to Pelfrey throwing 80+ through 4.
Johnson may legit throw a no hitter. No hits through 5, looks ridiculously good.</font> |
Jays are destroying the Twins 8-0 in the 5th.
Arencibia with his first home run and Bautista and Lind just went back to back with Lind's being an upper decker. Fuck I love my Jays line up! |
10-0 now in the 5th. Arencibia with a 2 run triple. I'm surprised he hasn't been picked by more writers as an ROTY candidate because this kid can friggen crush the ball.
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<font color=goldenrod>Damn. Feels weird to lose on Opening Day. First time since 2005.
Not surprising though. Pelfrey always sucks against the Marlins. Good to see them show some fight in the 7th by knocking Johnson out. Not a fan of pinch-hitting Thole for Scott Hairston, who promptly K'ed. I get that Hairston mashes lefties and had a great spring - but it reeked of Jerry Manuel-esque overmanagement. Hopefully they bounce back tomorrow.</font> |
It's so AWESOME that baseball is back...
...at this point of the season, I really don't care who wins or loses, or if my team (Cubs) looks like it's going to have a long summer... ...I just enjoy the fact that the season's underway... ...a month from now, I'll begin to actually care about the standings and all that. Right now I'm just enjoying the game. |
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Ryan Dumpster has 2 levels of pitching. Decent and bad. And its very possible you will see both levels in a given game.
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Nice to see Soriano got off to a scorching start.
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<font color=goldenrod>J.P. Arencibia is on pace to win the Triple Crown</font>
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Bautista homered yesterday...
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Drabek vs Liriano today. Arencibia, Snider and Davis out. Davis is out with an ankle injury. Jose Molina, Jayson Nix and Mike McCoy (ugh) in. Molina is going to exclusively catch Drabek and Jo Jo Reyes. When Morrow returns and Reyes gets sent down or to the pen, Molina will catch Morrow like he did last year. Farrell said at the start of spring training that Arencibia and Molina will split the duties 3 for J.P and 2 for Molina
Line up for today Y. Escobar ss A. Hill 2b J. Bautista rf A. Lind 1b E. Encarnacion dh J. Nix 3b J. Rivera lf J. Molina c M. McCoy cf Lol E5's getting a break already from third. |
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Wow, Drabek struck out the side in the first. That kid has amazing stuff.
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Hoping to get up to Detroit soon to see a game.
Any of you guys been to a lot of ballparks? I think myself I've seen 7 |
Why don't you guys all come visit me at Comerica Park :shifty:
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Jays up 2-1 in the 4th. Jose Molina and Jayson Nix of all people with home runs.
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Liriano chased in the 5th. Jays pulling away 5-1. Great start so far!
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-Shea Stadium (way too many to count, would have to look through my ticket stub collection - first game was in like 1997 or 1998) -Citi Field (7 games so far since it opened, going to a few more this year) -Yankee Stadium (2 games - one in 2007, one in 2008) -New Yankee Stadium (one game in 2009) -Citizen's Bank Park (once, first game of a doubleheader in 2007) -Fenway Park (one game in 1999, barely remember it) And I'm knocking PNC Park off the list in June. Going to 3 out of the 4 games of the Mets series there.</font> |
I've been up to PNC a couple of times, one against Detroit with some beyond asshole Pirate fans behind us, and the other to see the Astros right before the ASG game there a couple of years back, beautiful views.
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Drabek, Camp and Scrabble combine for a 1 hit 6-1 victory over the Twins. Jays have outscored the Twins 19-4 so far. Cecil pitching tomorrow for the sweep!
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<font color=goldenrod>LOL. Brian Cashman is blaming the Mets for Feliciano's injury. As if it's their fault that he decided to give Pedro a 2-year deal.</font>
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:wtf: :lol:
Why would he get the player if he knew the Mets over-worked him or that it was possible he could be facing some fatigue or other potential injury. The funny part is Feliciano doesn't blame the Mets for his injury. |
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Veteran's Stadium Citizen's Bank Park Camden Yards Fenway Park PNC Park Dodger Stadium Wrigley Field U.S. Cellular Field Marlins Stadium (Whatever it is called now) Hoping to get to the new Nationals park this summer. |
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the thought of him giving a crotch chop to the Yankees/Red Sox and telling them to Suck it was amusing Ive only been to games at Camden Yards and one game at Old Yankee Stadium. thinking about going to a game in Pittsburgh when the Os are there in June. Chris Tillman has a no hitter through 5 going for the Os but hes thrown way too many pitches (close to 70) to have a shot at it. Longoria is out for the Rays, undisclosed injury possibly. |
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my nigga brian roberts
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rfk stadium
nationals park Camden yards Shea stadium Veterans stadium Three Rivers Stadium SkyDome Wrigley field US Cellular Field Fenway Park |
<font color=goldenrod>Oh fuck you K-Rod you useless beaner.
Thank god they got out of the inning so it doesn't count as a game finished for his vesting option.</font> |
<font color=goldenrod>Wooooo Mets score 3 in the 10th and Blaine Boyer finishes it instead. Nice to get into the win column.</font> :love:
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Padres beat the snot out fo the Cardinals to day. Seeing them draw walks, move runners over and hit in clutch situations is such a great sign. Clayton Richard struggled through 3 innings, but Pujols' homer seemed to wake him up and he settled in for the following 3 innings.
I know it's early, but I'm loving the style of play this 2011 Padres team is displaying. And Cameron Maybin has another big day, busting it open with another big time extra bade hit. Love this kid thus far. |
<font color=goldenrod>Ichiro is now the Mariners' all time hits leader</font>
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That guy is amazing. I cannot fathom how, in his late 30s now, he is still arguably the greatest base hit hitter since Tony Gwynn. Gwynn is my hero, and I would argue that Ichiro is just as good, maybe better, than Gwynn. 200 plus hits a season, every season, with zero signs of decline, is unthinkable.
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The amazing part about Ichiro is he already had a long career in Japan before arriving in MLB. If you either add in his Japan stats or do some math using his current pace to get those 10 missing years, he would easily be holding a few more MLB records and be among the upper elite for hitters (and maybe fielders).
It also helps that his playing style favors the importance of a hit and base speed over power slugging like most big name MLB players. |
This has been an amazing weekend. Excited for Hughes tomorrow, love that guy.
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Jays go for the sweep today. Brett Cecil vs Nick Blackburn. Arencibia back in for Molina. Blackburn gives up ALOT of home runs so this could be good for my Jays.
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I've only been to Turner Field and the new Nats park. If I ever have the money, I'd like to follow the Braves around for a summer.
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