SeaAnemone
03.30.11 | Phuck Yeah Phillies! |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | it's ok, i don't give shit WHAT day it is
also you're crazy for putting the Cubs above the White Sox and Braves
Sox are clearly the best team on paper in the AL Central doggie |
Scoot
03.30.11 | if you yell surprise it's not |
Hawks
03.30.11 | I'm ready for 19 straight losing season for the Pirates! |
Satellite
03.30.11 | tigers at 18? with that pitching staff and a 3-4-5 of ordonez-cabrera-martinez?
i think not pit. |
promiseswept
03.30.11 | rank diamondbacks higher you fuck |
omnipanzer
03.30.11 | "I just wanna know if it's okay that I grab your ass today, that's all."
It's always okay Pit, always. |
JWT155
03.30.11 | Can you please bump 30 to 29 to make me feel better just a little bit? |
MO
03.30.11 | gotta go with the Jays, second choice are the Rangers |
loveisamixtape
03.30.11 | go cards bitchez |
iFghtffyrdmns
03.30.11 | here we go pirates, here we go |
theacademy
03.30.11 | ooh good list, im gonna make mine now and post |
JWT155
03.30.11 | I'm so excited for baseball season, by far my personal favorite sport. |
AngelofDeath
03.30.11 | Was a little worried about the Braves after they imploded in the playoffs last season, but I think it could end up being a pretty strong year. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | mixtape are you from St. Louis? |
ZilbelPing
03.30.11 | Fuck yeah, rangers. |
iFghtffyrdmns
03.30.11 | "HEY, YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF YOU GERIATRIC FUCK!" |
Satellite
03.30.11 | my totally unbiased predictions...
al east: yankees
al central: tigers
al west: angels
al wc: red sox
nl east: phils
nl central: cards
nl west: giants
nl wc: rockies
al mvp: cabrera
nl mvp: c. gonzales
al cy young: verlander
nl cy young: lincecum |
theacademy
03.30.11 | 1. Red Sox
2. Phillies
3. Rays
4. Reds
5. Rangers
6. Brewers
7. Yankees
8. Giants
9. Tigers
10. Cardinals
11. White Sox
12. Braves
13. Twins
14. Rockies
15. Orioles
16. Dodgers
17. Blue Jays
18. Marlins
19. Mets
20. Nationals
21. Diamondbacks
22. Indians
23. Angels
24. Padres
25. Cubs
26. Astros
27. Mariners
28. Royals
29. Athletics
30. Pirates
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acorncheese
03.30.11 | rays probably won't be good this season js |
Satellite
03.30.11 | martinez and cabby both. the former because he'll mostly be dh-ing and the latter because he is the charlie sheen of baseball. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | @ acorn: i don't know man, damon and manny are two of the best hitters in baseball.
oh wait, it's not 2002, nvm. |
dankeyes11
03.30.11 | I was under the impression that teams from the same division can't play in the divisional round (example: sox v yanks) |
loveisamixtape
03.30.11 | @Inveigh: fuck yeah i am.
central west enddddddddd |
theacademy
03.30.11 | now ill do playoffs
NL
East: Phillies
Central: Reds
West: Rockies
WC: Brewers
AL
East: Red Sox
Central: Tigers
West: Rangers
WC: Rays or Twins
WS: Red Sox over Brewers |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | I don't know Nick... John Danks has consistently been excellent for two years straight, and our bullpen is pretty stacked (Sale, Santos, Thornton). There are some question marks, I agree: Buehrle has seen his ERA go up for 2 years straight (but still, he's an innings eater); Floyd is wildly inconsistent in the first half (but also really talented) and I guess there's no way to know if Edwin Jackson will continue his hot streak from the second half of last year.
But if Peavey comes back relatively soon and is actually recovered, we'll be fine. Dunn, Quentin, Rios, Konerko, Beckham, Ramirez, Visciedo and Pierzynski will all have solid years. We'll score a shit ton of runs. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | the problem with the marlins is that:
1. 'if everybody stays healthy' is a big IF, especially with josh johnson
2. they're gonna be really good for the first half of the season and then flounder
3. Gaby Sanchez is a beast |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | oh no shit? I lived in U City for 3 years dude. |
Hawks
03.30.11 | I'm pretty sure nobody is going to beat Boston this year. Those guys are fucking loaded. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | if the phillies stay healthy and ryan howard doesn't begin to suck (because we all know that's coming soon) then they can compete with the bosox |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | Athletics at 29, lol. One of the best staffs in baseball down in Oakland. |
dnor
03.30.11 | Almost forgot you were a Floridian Nick, I was about to say...putting a lot of stock into Florida...IDK, they might do good. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | I think they'll win 85 games this year. The West is weak and they'll contend with the Rangers up until September. This coming from a Mariners fan, talk about no hitting. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | I've been following johnson since he was drafted... he's fantastic, there's just not much after him
nolasco is pretty bad, vazquez's rebound wont be the same as it was last time he came to the NL
this season for the marlins will mimic last season for the Rox, except the rox weren't in the same division as the phillies and braves... |
dnor
03.30.11 | Eh, unless something goes terribly wrong, I don't see how it wouldn't be Phillies, Giants, and Cardinals with the Braves as the wildcard. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | clayton kershaw used to work out at the same facility as me when he (briefly) played single-a ball here. nicest human being ever and definitely my favorite player. |
dankeyes11
03.30.11 | @stallion
ah i see. well I like your picks, being from massachusetts... |
Ovrot
03.30.11 | List needs more Rays love.
If you rape a prostitute, is it theft? |
BigHans
03.30.11 | You have the Twins too high. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | agreed hans.
;) |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | Something already went terribly wrong... The Cards lost Wainwright. I like the Reds to repeat. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | i want to rip his soul patch off
he seems like such a douchbag |
BigHans
03.30.11 | The Twins wont make the playoffs this year. I know they are scrappy fucks and usually pull something out, but Im not seeing it. their rotation sucks balls IMO, Morneau will never be the same, Mauer is hurt, and Chi Sox improved. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | their bullpen is atrocious, too.
that's really un-twins-like and i think that's going to keep them in the middle of the division. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | The Sox should be favorites. Peavy should be ready to sling. Plus they signed Dunn who should add some bop to the middle of that order. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | peavy will pitch like 15 games all year. he's got a glass arm. |
BigHans
03.30.11 | peavy will pitch like 15 games all year. he's got a glass arm.
^ He's the Joel Zumaya of starting pitchers |
Satellite
03.30.11 | and i'm ecstatic that the tigers passed on the k-machine/worthless fielder dunn. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | "He's the Joel Zumaya of starting pitchers"
exactly. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | He would of won a lot more if that bullpen wasn't fucking terrible.
i never take wins into consideration... wins are the good charlotte of mlb statistics |
cookiesarethebword
03.30.11 | There's a lot of trouble brewing in the Rangers pitching staff. Hopefully they'll get it together. |
BigHans
03.30.11 | i never take wins into consideration... wins are the good charlotte of mlb statistics
^ Yep like the time Big Fat Bartolo Colon won the Cy Young over Johan because he had 20 wins, even though Johan trounced him in ERA, WHIP, and Ks |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | "and i'm ecstatic that the tigers passed on the k-machine/worthless fielder dunn."
Dunn is most effective as DH. He does have a horrible glove but his hitting stats are productive. He should end up being about 3 wins above replacement value.
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theacademy
03.30.11 | Adam Dunn is going to be so much better on the White Sox than he would be on any team other team (Excepting Red Sox, Reds, Rockies, and Rangers) |
cirq
03.30.11 | baseball is gay.. phillys still gonna win it. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | Yes and he moves from a neutral hitting park to a positive hitting park. |
SpottedTrout
03.30.11 | I go to school with Justin Verlander's cousin. pretty cool. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | yeah Dunn's OPS is off the charts -- his strike outs are negated by how much he walks. and he won't be playing the field anyways (though he didn't look horrible at 1B in Spring Training, which is surprising). |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | If you look at his defensive stats from last year, he improved significantly. Why? Because he finally got to play 1B for an entire season. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | right, he's really just awful in the outfield -- which makes complete sense given his size and where the majority of his pre-MLB experience was. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | I just thought the spring training performance was a surprise because I didn't know he had ever done more than fill-in at 1B since going pro. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | who cares about his defense tho
wouldn't you rather just see him sock a few dingers? |
theacademy
03.30.11 | Mark McGwire: Do you want to know the terrifying truth, or do you want to see me sock a few dingers? Crowd: Dingers! Dingers! |
Satellite
03.30.11 | i wonder if mac realized the irony of those lines as he said them |
theacademy
03.30.11 | yeah that's so awesome thinking about that now |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | Look at these splits in 2009. 1B he played 67 games and logged a .986 fielding percentage. In the OF, 84 games and a abysmal .947 fielding percentage. That is historically bad, fellas. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | Big mac said that? |
theacademy
03.30.11 | what the fuck is fielding percentage and why are we talking about it |
BigHans
03.30.11 | Dunn is always a lock for 40 HR. Exactly 40 HR. Check out his career stats. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | I'm just trying to sound like I know what I'm talking about. Or do I? |
BigHans
03.30.11 | I feel bad for Academy. I mean the Mets looked so promising 5 years ago. They are going to be terrible this year, wouldnt be surprised if Reyes got traded. K-Rod is definitely getting traded. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | they are going to be terrible this year but it's not as terrible if you know it from game 1
also i guarantee they are not among the bottom 6 teams at the end of the season.
If KRod doesn't perform we wont be able to trade him... as for reyes that's up in the air
The important things to follow this season: Ike Davis |
theacademy
03.30.11 | Also important: Evaluating the Mets this season relative to the Cubs and the Dodgers |
loveisamixtape
03.30.11 | my playoff picks are satellite's exactly
keep thinking the cards won't do anything this year... we're going to fuck shit up |
Satellite
03.30.11 | "Big mac said that?"
yes, in a (sort of shitty) episode of the simpsons circa '99. the one where bart gets put on meds and goes crazy. |
theacademy
03.30.11 | dude it was a good ep, mainly bc it was insanely timely
it was about add meds... called focusin.. '99 was right when ritalin abuse/overprescription exploded |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | Mets vs Cubs vs Dodgers is always interesting
i'm not like most Sox fans in that I don't hate the Cubs (and I do actually enjoy going to Wrigley, so long as I don't have to witness frat boys doing baseball slides through the urinal trough -- yes, that happens); I actually hope they have a good season. |
loveisamixtape
03.30.11 | the cubs won't do shit this year, i guarantee |
theacademy
03.30.11 | White Sox fans have it awesome compared to Mets fans
imagine being a Sox fan but the Cubs being equivalent to the Yankees
urgh |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | The bathrooms at Wrigley must be so ghetto. Do you just piss on the floor? |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | well one player, plus a return to form for Beckham and Quentin (Quentin was already rounding into shape at the end of last year, a year which we started HORRIBLY and ended up almost winning the division) |
Adabelle
03.30.11 | Can't we go back to the original 'talk about rape on opposite day' thing? No? Okay, fine, you get back to the baseball.. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | and yes, the bathrooms at Wrigley are fucking disgusting
but it is a drunken good time |
theacademy
03.30.11 | "Everyone doesn't seem to notice that the only time Dunn really shows up is in a contract year."
thats because this is hilariously false based on his stats |
theacademy
03.30.11 | i bet 10 internet dollars that the white sox have a better record than the marlins at season's end |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | I know right. He's been over 38+ HR's for 7 straight years now. |
Satellite
03.30.11 | the chisox will win around 85 games and contend for the central
the marlins will be below .500 |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | I'd like to think we'll top 90, but I do realize that asking a lot |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | It seems like the sox are a lock for 85 wins and clear favorites in the central. Solid rotation, which Edwin Jackson shows up though? |
Satellite
03.30.11 | i don't know, there are way too many variables with the sox to call them a lock. guys like quentin and rios are maddeningly inconsistent. and beckham is nowhere near where he should be at this point in his career. guys like peavy and jackson are huge question marks, too. |
mothercountry
03.30.11 | What in the hell was Paul Konerko taking last year? That blindsided me. |
Inveigh
03.30.11 | Konerko won't repeat that performance this year, but if Quentin, Rios and Beckham all hit their stride (coupled with the addition of Dunn) then our offense will be smokin' |
