2009 Major League Baseball Thread.
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Solat13 wrote:
Yanks ain't making the playoffs let alone making the Series.
OK Fine...Phils over the Red Sox in 5
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9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG0 -
the chicago cubs....
"someday we'll go all the way"
hahahahahahahahahahahaha.......................who the fuck are they kidding?????
that someday will be when im dead and buried....
those assholes broke my fucking heart last season....AGAINTake me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
soulsinging wrote:I know Pudge was having a tough time spending whole seasons behind the plate, but he seemed to bring so much to the team in terms of spirit... he had the most heart in the whole club. Somebody needs to step into that leadership role now... cos it won't be Sheffield and much as I love Ordonez... he looks stoned all the time
Glad to see Inge staying on though. Their pitching was supposed to be the strength last season!
I met Inge last summer in the Dexter Pub. He was there for some fundraiser for the local Little League. He was incredibly friendly and cool. He took a lot of shit last year with people saying he's overpaid and under productive at the plate. But he seems like the kind of guy you would want on your team and in your clubhouse. And you'd be hard pressed to find a better defensive third baseman in the AL, IMO "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."0 -
I'll ride the wave where it takes me.0
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Phils over EVERYONE......"Looks like someone got caught doing the repeater."0
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Pffffffffff... HAHAHAHAHAHA. thanks for laugh. seriously. thankspetrocs wrote: I will be what i could be
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/100 -
jimed14 wrote:
In 2008:
They finished 22 games under .500
Were 29th out of 30 teams in runs scored.
Were dead last in the MLB in home runs hit (94 ... only 94 home runs ALL YEAR for this team)
Their only off season signings, the erratic Edgar Rentaria and the 45 year old Randy Johnson.
So ... what in the world makes you think they look like contenders?
It could happen...the Padres and Rockies will suck, for sure....the Dodgers have lost Penny, Lowe, Saito, Kent and may or may not sign Manny....the D'bags don't scare anybody.
The Giants will have a rotation of Lincecum, Cain, Zito, Sanchez or Lowry and Johnson. The rotation alone will give them a chance in that crappy division. Why NOT the Giants??
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
Missoula 240 -
Pffffffffff... HAHAHAHAHAHA. thanks for laugh. seriously. thanksDrop The Leash 10 wrote:[/quote]
Yeah I know...Red Sox making it IS funny..and yes the game will be laughable cause the Phils WILL run over whomever it is...face it people...this Phillies team will be back in the series..oh...thats right...Met fans still think they have a shotShows:
9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG0 -
Drop The Leash 10 wrote:Twins look good this year.
They'll look better once we get out of that freaking dome...
I spend my birthday at the ball park every year. Love it.PJ: St. Paul 6.16.2003, St. Paul 6.26.2006, St. Paul 6.27.2006, Hartford 6.27.2008, Mansfield 6.28.2008, Mansfield 6.30.2008, Beacon Theater 7.1.2008, Toronto 8.21.2009, Chicago 8.23.2009, Chicago 8.24.2009, Philly 10.30.2009, Philly 10.31.2009, Columbus 5.6.2010, Noblesville 5.7.2010
EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.20090 -
petrocs wrote:Pffffffffff... HAHAHAHAHAHA. thanks for laugh. seriously. thanks
Yeah I know...Red Sox making it IS funny..and yes the game will be laughable cause the Phils WILL run over whomever it is...face it people...this Phillies team will be back in the series..oh...thats right...Met fans still think they have a shot[/quote]
Considering that no defending champion has made it to the World Series since 2001, the Phils number 2 starter has never won 15 games and is a head case, the number 3 starter is 46 coming off by far his best season in 5 years, their best setup man and best lefty reliever is out a third of the season and the Phils have a 3,4,5 made up of lefties, I would put the odds not too high on repeating.
Last year was magical and the Phils gelled in October asking that two years in a row is asking a lot.
Case in point, a great season for a closer is a 90% save conversion rate. If Lidge only converts 90% of his saves last year, the Phils missed the playoffs.
The Phils current odds at repeating are 12-1 which is really good and gives them according to Vegas the 7th best odds at winning the Series. But I wouldn't touch that bet. Too many things have to go right for the Phils to repeat.- Busted down the pretext
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- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
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- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
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The Yankees will not be in the World Series, probably won't win the East and could miss the playoffs all together.
I compare the Rays to the 2007 Rockies and I don't believe they will ever be able to repeat what they did this year. McCarver couldn't stop gushing over the wonderful Rockies and how they would be around for a while with all that great young talent and what happened? That said, I do believe the Rays are a much better team that the Rockies were and they did make some good moves, but I still don't see them having nearly as much success this season.
The Sox kind of concern me because there are so many question marks. Lowell may not be the same; Papi is going downhill fast and doesn't have another real power guy to ensure that he will get pitches to hit (not that he still can hit it them anyway) and while the Sox will have on the best bullpens around I just feel uneasy about the pitching rotation.
Dice-K is kind of like the Rays -- dude was lucky as hell to win five games much less 16 or 17 (whatever he finished with last year). As erratic as he is I just don't think you can count on him to win that many games every year. Wakefield will be a waste. I'm not expecting there to be much production at all, if any, from Smoltz and Penny. Buccholtz shot his wad with a no-hitter and should be traded for he will never make a difference.
Lester and Beckett I believe will be their only reliable pitchers, but even at that you never know how much time becks will miss with a blister or if he will ever be the same as he was before last season. I'm hopeful that Masterson can beef up the rotation a bit though.
But all-star, big-money, big ego teams like the Yankees aren't likely to win a damn thing and I will be laughing my ass off when they go down. And if the Sox aren't going to do it that is enough consolation for me.
Angels will win the west
One of those half ass central teams will win that division
the wild card will come from the east
As for the NL, I don't care.All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow
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Yellow Ledbelly wrote:I compare the Rays to the 2007 Rockies and I don't believe they will ever be able to repeat what they did this year. McCarver couldn't stop gushing over the wonderful Rockies and how they would be around for a while with all that great young talent and what happened? That said, I do believe the Rays are a much better team that the Rockies were and they did make some good moves, but I still don't see them having nearly as much success this season.
Well, mistake #1 ... citing something Tim McCarver said.
They have the most important thing to win, stud pitching.
Shields and Kazmir are young and at times dominant ... just about ready to turn the corner into front liners. Garza and Sonnanstine are very good back of the rotation guys and David Price is probably better than all of them, this kid has electric stuff ... barring injury, this rotation is going to be very good.
Carl Crawford was hurt most of last year ... healthy, he'll return to being one of the more dynamic players in baseball.
BJ Upton and Evan Longoria, still have upside and they've been pretty damn fantastic thus far. (and Longoria was out for a month last year)
Pick up of Burrell can't hurt. They still have Carlos Pena ... and they also scooped Matt Joyce from the Tigers, another kid with big time power.
Their only issue, they should have done something to sure up the bullpen. Maybe they do what the Sox did with Papelbon and keep Price in the late innings ...
But, these are not the Rockies. The Rockies won 90 games in the NL West in '07. The Rays won 97 games in the AL East ... big difference. I think the Rays can win 90+ again."You're one of the few Red Sox fans I don't mind." - Newch91
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez0 -
8-)So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
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Solat13 wrote:
Yeah I know...Red Sox making it IS funny..and yes the game will be laughable cause the Phils WILL run over whomever it is...face it people...this Phillies team will be back in the series..oh...thats right...Met fans still think they have a shot
Considering that no defending champion has made it to the World Series since 2001, the Phils number 2 starter has never won 15 games and is a head case, the number 3 starter is 46 coming off by far his best season in 5 years, their best setup man and best lefty reliever is out a third of the season and the Phils have a 3,4,5 made up of lefties, I would put the odds not too high on repeating.
Last year was magical and the Phils gelled in October asking that two years in a row is asking a lot.
Case in point, a great season for a closer is a 90% save conversion rate. If Lidge only converts 90% of his saves last year, the Phils missed the playoffs.
The Phils current odds at repeating are 12-1 which is really good and gives them according to Vegas the 7th best odds at winning the Series. But I wouldn't touch that bet. Too many things have to go right for the Phils to repeat.[/quote]
God has spoken... Phillies blow.I will be what i could be
Once I get out of this town
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I can only imagine how bad the media will be if the Yanks dont play the way they are suppose to.I'm glad we hung onto Cano...way too premature to write him off.And I heard we made some moves this offseason
Cant wait to get into the new stadium
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looks like arron heilman is on the move again. mariners made a smart choice in trading him away so fast. they must have watched some tapes of his outings last season Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
Sammi: Wanna just break up?0 -
it wouldn't surprise me if Heilman gets big outs against the Mets at some point in the season and doesn't get big outs against a team that the Mets are battling with for playoff spots.Reading 2004
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Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
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I just threw up on my keyboard! :oops:Lizard wrote:
8-)If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
Missoula 240 -
the ASTROS should have a good run!
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the Cubs just picked up Aaron Heilman.....
who the fuck is aaron heilman??????? heheheTake me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0
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