Alright people, today is opening day for MLB... so who are you rooting for and what are your predictions for this year?
I say the Red Sox go all the way, we have Matsusaka after all. Enough said.
Alright people, today is opening day for MLB... so who are you rooting for and what are your predictions for this year?
I say the Red Sox go all the way, we have Matsusaka after all. Enough said.
i used to like you...
The Yankees showed off their power and awesome lineup again today. There's no doubt that their hitting is the best in the MLB and the bullpen is improved. If Pavano can win 10 games and Pettite play anywhere near his previous years I see them winning the AL East. Meaning the Red Sox don't. Fuck the Red Sox. Yanks all the way, or bust.
I'm excited for the new season, with one exception: I really don't want Barry Bonds to break Hank Aaron's record, which he almost certainly will unless he gets grievously injured. The fucker is a horrible cheater (not to say that he's the lone offender) and I'd hate for one of the games most prestigious records to be his.
Other predictions:
The Mets fail to live up to expectations again, but still win the NL East.
Johan Santana regains his Cy Young form and takes the Twins to the Wild Card spot.
The NL sucks until the very end of the season, then wins the world series again...
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
GO RED SOX!
Bad loss though...
Being from Philly you can probably guess I'm rooting for the Phillies. Only team in the league with 3 solid starting pitchers and offense, but ultimately they will underachieve as is to be expected. Braves will sadly win the pennant.
Predictions sure to go wrong:(Yes, I stole this line)
Going against everything that is right in the world and continuing with the disgusting trend of previous winners, the Giants will win the world series.
The Red Sox try, unsuccessfully, to imitate the Yankees by buying there way to a division title but still finish behind the Blue Jays. Ironically meanwhile, Cashman spends less and wins 10th straight A.L. East.
The A.L. central continues with the round-robin winning as the Kansas City Royals take the division.
Barry Bond's head continues to balloon in size ultimately leading to the first human bobble head.
The N.L. dominates the A.L. as the pure and beautiful form of real baseball is restored.
N.L. East: Atlanta Braves
N.L. Central: Houston Astros
N.L. West: San Francisco Giants
N.L. Wild Card: Florida Marlins
N.L. MVP: Miguel Cabrera
N.L. Cy Young: Zach Duke
A.L. East: New York Yankees
A.L. Central: Kansas City Royals
A.L. West: Los Angeles Angels
A.L. Wild Card: Oakland Athletics
A.L. MVP: Rickie Weekes
A.L. Cy Young: Dan Haren
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Now that I went out on every limb of the tree it is only a matter of time before I'm wrong but it is much more fun than going with the favorites.
Fixed :-pOriginally Posted by Apraxhren
Nah... even as a Reds fan, it'd be ridiculous to expect that much from Cincy. I like this Wayne Krivsky GM better than when Jim Bowden was making moves; also Carl Lindner relinquishing ownership last year. Although, moving Austin Kearns was a head-scratcher.
The whole deal with Josh Hamilton is pretty cool. Good to see a guy get himself out of the pits and onto the diamond.
I also, since the glory days of Griffey Jr., have been an M's fan. I watched Felix Hernandez fan 12 last night, but outside of him and Ichiro, the M's don't have too much to get the Emerald City excited about.
Speaking of Barry's head, you could probably swim in his batting cap... and he'd charge you $50 to take a dip
Oh... and let Pete in!!!
Yeah, that was a horrible way to start a season... Though we've usually get rocked in the first outing, even the great Pedro always allowed a shitload of runs in opening day. Well, let's see if we can do better today with the new and improved Becket taking the mound.
If Schilling can win a good 16 games, Becket back in 20 game win form, and if Matsuzaka can become a 20 game winner (like he is supposed to be) then we can easily beat the Yankees for first place. As it is now I think we easily get Wild Card. Good defense in the infield and outfield (besides Manny) and obviously good hitters, as long as the starting pitching staff does their work and we still have Papelbon closing, I think we have a shot at another title.
Manny is not as bad as an outfield as he's made out to be... And he uses the Green Monster very well. That people consider him a bad outfield actually plays better for the Red Sox, and the reason he gets so many outfield assists.
Beckett BACK in 20 game win form? He has never had a 20 win season. He had a career high of 16 last season to go along with his career high of 33 games starts(1 more win than his previous year, 4 more starts). The Red Sox have the same problem as my beloved Phillies, the bullpen sucks, and with Beckett and Schilling only averaging 6.0 innings pitched it doesn't help. Not to mention there have only been 3 20 win pitchers in the last 3 years( with 0 last year). I think you are reaching for strings, thats a lot of if and maybes. There are still injuries and trades to be considered as well.
Edit:
Bonds hit #1 of this season
Countdown to doomsday: 21 HR
Last edited by Apraxhren; Wed, 04-04-2007 at 09:52 PM.
I don't know Aphraxhren, the way the Boston pitchers are pitching, some 20 winners this season isn't so far fetched. If only the offense would start doing something to support the pitchers... but Manny just hit his first homer, so it's only a matter of time for them to start killing the competition.
Tonigh starts the series of the greatest rivalry in sports history, Red Sox and the Yankees... I smell a Red Sox sweep.
we'll see, but I think if it's a sweep, it will be a Red Sox sweep it'll be a sweep of the RedSox.
i hate barry bonds with every fiber of my body.
a-rod es in fuego!!! Arriba!! I'm glad he's having a good season so far, hope he keeps it up. I looked at some of his stats today and he's got potential to become one of the best players ever. Almost 500 HRs already...
Yankee pitching has been hurt by injuries early, but some new arms and the bullpen are doing a surprisingly pleasant job so far.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
I wasn't saying there weren't going to be any 20 winners, just stating that #1 Beckett has never before had a 20 win season, and #2 multiple 20 game winners on the same team is HIGHLY unlikely. Last done by the Astro's Jose Lima and Mike Hampton in 1999 if i recall correctly. I must say though the Sox's bullpen has been impressive, but it is still to early to say what pitchers are the real thing or just products of the offensive slump due to cold weather / inflated offense last year thanks to the WBC. While on the Red Sox's topic what if Roger Clemens goes to the Sox, I'd feel bad for Wakefield but man would that be a rotation.
Now onto express my utter disgust with the Phillies. Despite expecting such a let down I never thought Manuel was capable of destructing such a promising team, I guess I underestimated him. Most people would think a fucking major league manger could perform simple actions such as double switches. Although I'll give him credit, sending your ace to the bullpen is such a great idea that managers around the league are quickly following suit. "Believe me, If I knew what to do, I'd definitely do it" - Charlie Manuel
Countdown to doomsday: 17 HR
I know what you meant and what you're saying, and I agree that it seems impossible, but as how they've been pitching it really isn't that far fetched to hope for it.
And Bonds is awesome, enough said... I don't want to turn this thread into a piece of shit discussion of steroids, we get enough of that in the media and I don't want it here. If anyone wants to discuss steroids in baseball, create a separate thread to discuss it.
So the Red Sox getting swept is no longer a possibility. No need to elaborate and rub it in, I'm just going to say that the Red Sox are Rivera's "papi". 11 (or is it 12) blown saves against the Red Sox, including 4 in the 2004 World Series Championship year postseason.
Last edited by Munsu; Fri, 04-20-2007 at 10:58 PM.
HAHAHA YANKEES SUCK!!
2 down, one to go... And Matsuzaka taking the mound tomorrow, 7 shotout inning would be nice.
Finally a solid game from the Phillies. The offense struggled again despite a complete shake up in the order, because Manuel still doesn't know what to do. Which once again brings up my outrage for moving Myers to the pen but none the less Cole pitched an absolute gem complete game, 15K, 1ER. Hopefully Manuel is fired soon and Myers can rejoin the rotation.
I'm calling 14 Ks for Daisuke tommorow.
Damn, we just hit 4 homers in a row... Manny, Drew, Lowell, and Varitek.
Entertaining game at the least. I thought this would be a very telling game for Matsuzaka. His previous three outings were against suspect teams, KC having a poor offense, Seattle playing in only their 4th game, and Toronto a strike out prone team. With the Yankees striking out very rarely and possessing a great offense I was quite impressed with his outing. Despite giving up 6 he didn't give up any big innings, only 1 crooked number, and struck out 7. His only real problem seemed to be pitching from the stretch which had be noted in his previous starts, once he gets used to it he will be good. Speaking of Japanese pitching Hideki Okajima really took a step back, his scouting report out of Japan was mostly about his inconsistency, it will be interesting to watch as he seems to be a major player in the bullpen.
I was actually surprised they used Okajima again... You can't expect to throw the guy against the number one team in offense three days in a row and expect him to be successful, he was overused. They should've used Timlin or Donnelly in the first place.
About Matsuzaka, he pitched well in my opinion, the runs scored against him were a couple of bloopers and some great hitting by the part of the Yankees, no real mistakes. I liked how he hit A-Rod and Jeter, welcome to the rivalry. Well, he got the win, and that's all that matters.
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