- Feb 28, 2012 9:14 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Master_Live"]I don't see the Jays doing much, that would imply they beating 2 out of NYY/Sox/Rays or Tex/LAA all which look better on paper than them. [/QUOTE]
True, but I don't think anyone will be running away with their divisions this season. That opens things up. Sure they may fizzle down the stretch, but they are young and may outlast the older teams. I think there's a 10% shot at them making it. They need better pitching. They were 6th in runs and 24th in era. They need to clean that up. The thing with teams improving is, a lot of the aces will be used on other 'contenders', so they may see more beatable hurlers.
Has anyone run a mock season with any games? With updated rosters of course. It will be interesting to see how close they come.
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- Feb 29, 2012 7:33 am GMT
[QUOTE="Master_Live"]I don't see the Jays doing much, that would imply they beating 2 out of NYY/Sox/Rays or Tex/LAA all which look better on paper.
[/QUOTE] But we all saw last year that "on paper" doesn't always work out. You never know what happens, I agree what you said about the team though Namgis. Rasmus already seems to have a way better attitude, which helps. It's the pitching that has to be better outside of Romero. Much better. I think they can be a 90 win team which, sadly, probably won't get them in. But I think they'll hang around in Spetember. Play some meaningful baseball for once then.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Feb 29, 2012 3:58 pm GMT
A.J Burnett struck in face with batted ball.
[url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_784108.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines]Link[/url]
Yikes. Hope there's no damage to his eye.
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- Feb 29, 2012 4:34 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Namgis"]
A.J Burnett struck in face with batted ball.
[url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_784108.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines]Link[/url]
Yikes. Hope there's no damage to his eye.
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"Batted" ball is a little misleading. It was a bunted ball... and he was the batter. He bunted the ball into his own face.
Unfortunate. Painful. Hope he's all right... but it sounds like his bunting technique is worse than most Little Leaguers. It should not be possible to bunt a ball into your own face with proper form. Either his face was way out over the plate, or his lower hand was too low (leaving the bat at too sharp of an angle).
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- Feb 29, 2012 5:03 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]
"Batted" ball is a little misleading. It was a bunted ball... and he was the batter. He bunted the ball into his own face.
Unfortunate. Painful. Hope he's all right... but it sounds like his bunting technique is worse than most Little Leaguers. It should not be possible to bunt a ball into your own face with proper form. Either his face was way out over the plate, or his lower hand was too low (leaving the bat at too sharp of an angle).
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True enough. I played with a kid who did something similar. Lost 2 teeth.
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- [QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]The ALE and NLE are the best divisions in baseball.[/QUOTE] Suuurreee, i wonder how much the media has to do with these opinions. Give me the Spankees, Tiggers, Rangers, Angels Braves, Cardinals, Dbacks, Phils [QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]it will also be interesting to see how Miami's new ballpark plays. [/QUOTE] Hopefully like a real ballpark, BOOOOO the Mets! Bringing in the fences like everyone said they would, fact is it's about the same dimensions as Shea, weak hitters just love to cry and blame the stadium for their suckitude. A HR should be a real mans HR. [url]http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-argument-of-spring.html[/url] Joe Po talks about stadiums and player perceptions because of them.......reminds me of Michael Young, possibly the most overrated player in baseball? Be careful people, expanded postseason means your sucky GM might keep his job longer than they should. "Bu bu bu i made teh playofffzz" I like how Bobby V took a shot at Jeter and his "flip play" lol
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- Mar 1, 2012 6:27 am GMT
Sounds like the MLB are very close to adding the extra wild card for this season. It'll be a 1 game sudden death.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7630682/mlb-union-close-finalizing-expanded-playoffs
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- Mar 1, 2012 6:52 am GMT
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- Mar 1, 2012 7:10 am GMT
[QUOTE="JohnBean42"]
Sounds like the MLB are very close to adding the extra wild card for this season. It'll be a 1 game sudden death.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7630682/mlb-union-close-finalizing-expanded-playoffs
[/QUOTE]Not a fan, but at least they're doing the one game sudden death thing.
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- Mar 1, 2012 8:23 am GMT
I don't like the idea of diluting the playoffs, but I do like the idea of giving greater importance to winning your division.
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- Mar 1, 2012 12:54 pm GMT[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]
I don't like the idea of diluting the playoffs, but I do like the idea of giving greater importance to winning your division.
[/QUOTE] That's what I like about this whole thing.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Mar 1, 2012 1:30 pm GMT
[QUOTE="JohnBean42"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]
I don't like the idea of diluting the playoffs, but I do like the idea of giving greater importance to winning your division.
[/QUOTE] That's what I like about this whole thing. [/QUOTE]
Also, it's a one game playoff. Short and sweet. The what really bothers me is, the winning team will have to go into a 5 game series with their ace possibly only being able to throw once because they were used in this game. I think it should be a provisional game. What if the 2 teams vying for a WC spot are separated by 5 games? How is it fair to the team that has performed better throughout the year?
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- Mar 1, 2012 1:35 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Namgis"]
[QUOTE="JohnBean42"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]
I don't like the idea of diluting the playoffs, but I do like the idea of giving greater importance to winning your division.
[/QUOTE] That's what I like about this whole thing. [/QUOTE]
Also, it's a one game playoff. Short and sweet. The what really bothers me is, the winning team will have to go into a 5 game series with their ace possibly only being able to throw once because they were used in this game. I think it should be a provisional game. What if the 2 teams vying for a WC spot are separated by 5 games? How is it fair to the team that has performed better throughout the year?
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Then you say "tough beans, win your division next time".
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- Mar 1, 2012 1:47 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]
Then you say "tough beans, win your division next time".
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True. But why change things then? It was that way before. Look at the great finish last year. I think they over reacted to that finish and thought they could recreate it.
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- Mar 1, 2012 3:48 pm GMT
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LastFM If I had my way they'd go back to two divisions per league and just start the playoffs with the ALCS/NLCS. I realize that will never ever happen though.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Mar 2, 2012 3:02 am GMT
And on the seventh day, God rested. Having created the heavens and the Earth, the seas and all they contain, He ceased all labors. But the seventh day being a Sunday, and with all of His fantasy teams playing, He needed a shortstop. So God created Derek Jeter, and blessed him, and said unto him, be fruitful. And Jeter was good. Jeter held dominion over opposing pitchers (.343 AVG in 2006), was plentiful in power (14 HR and 97 RBIs), and moved over the earth (34 steals) and across home plate (118 runs). And God blessed Jeter, and sanctified him, and said to Roto owners everywhere, make Jeter your No. 1 middle infielder.
[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]I don't like the idea of diluting the playoffs, but I do like the idea of giving greater importance to winning your division.
[/QUOTE] This. [QUOTE="JML897"]If I had my way they'd go back to two divisions per league and just start the playoffs with the ALCS/NLCS. I realize that will never ever happen though. [/QUOTE] I guess you read this article: [url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/joe_sheehan/02/29/wild.card/index.html?sct=mlb_t11_a1]We should go to two divisions[/url]- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- ^I actually didn't. :P
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- Mar 4, 2012 12:43 pm GMT
Just enjoying my first ST game of the year. Yanks vs. Phillies. Gonna be a fun year. I wonder when the Yanks are going to allow retired numbers to be worn again? In a few years we are going to be seeing a lot of 60's and 80's in the line up.
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- Mar 4, 2012 1:40 pm GMT
And on the seventh day, God rested. Having created the heavens and the Earth, the seas and all they contain, He ceased all labors. But the seventh day being a Sunday, and with all of His fantasy teams playing, He needed a shortstop. So God created Derek Jeter, and blessed him, and said unto him, be fruitful. And Jeter was good. Jeter held dominion over opposing pitchers (.343 AVG in 2006), was plentiful in power (14 HR and 97 RBIs), and moved over the earth (34 steals) and across home plate (118 runs). And God blessed Jeter, and sanctified him, and said to Roto owners everywhere, make Jeter your No. 1 middle infielder.
[QUOTE="Namgis"]I wonder when the Yanks are going to allow retired numbers to be worn again?
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- Mar 7, 2012 12:40 pm GMT
Andrew McCutchen signed a 6 yr / $51 million extension. Pirates got a pretty big home-discount there.
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