MLB 2006 Season Thread
 

The countdown to Monday is on.

:D

Carl Everett for MVP

I enjoy the Oakland Athletics baseball team very much.

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

Hott sig

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.

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!

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

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

Sizemore leading off?

Fuck you Aaron Boone

what, is this not on TV?

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

Baseball is back FINALLY

.348 OBP, 22 steals, why not?

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)

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.

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

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..

Danny Graves needs to DIE. :mad:

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

<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:

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?

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

^ :y:

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

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.

<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:

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?

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.

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

Even I knew that :o