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Opening Day...One week away!!
« on: March 24, 2008, 06:45:57 AM »
I can't wait...My picks...

NL East   ...Philli
NL Cntrl   ...Cards
NL  West  ...Rockies
Wild card  ...Mets  ...or Marlins hahaha..wishful thinking

AL East  ....Yanks
AL Cntrl......Tigers
AL West....Angels
AL wild card...BoSox

World Series
Rockies / Tigers 

Tigers win it all!   

DISCUSS!!!!!

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2008, 06:57:23 AM »
I can't wait...My picks...

NL East   ...Philli
NL Cntrl   ...Cards
NL  West  ...Rockies
Wild card  ...Mets  ...or Marlins hahaha..wishful thinking

AL East  ....Yanks
AL Cntrl......Tigers
AL West....Angels
AL wild card...BoSox

World Series
Rockies / Tigers 

Tigers win it all!   

DISCUSS!!!!!

I'll be there...


...that's what I'm hoping for but the relief pitching has got me a little nervous.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2008, 07:29:00 AM »
NL East- Mets
Central- Cubs
West- D'backs
Wild Card- Phillies

AL East- Red Sox
Central-Detroit
West-Anahiem
Wild Card- Cleveland

World Series- Tigers over D'backs

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2008, 11:14:34 AM »
NL East- Mets
Central- Cubs
West- D'backs
Wild Card- Phillies

AL East- Red Sox
Central-Detroit
West-Anahiem
Wild Card- Cleveland

World Series- Tigers over D'backs
the Cubbies????haha

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2008, 03:22:07 PM »
the Cubbies????haha
The Cardinals?

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2008, 04:01:11 PM »
The Cardinals?
Brew crew b4 the Cubs

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008, 07:11:45 PM »
Brew crew b4 the Cubs
I was gonna go that way, but in the end i think the Cubs have a better staff and that will give them the edge IMO. The brewers have a great line up, better than the Cubs i think. But Sheets can't stay healthy and Gagne is abig question mark. If they get consistant pitching then the Brewers should win the division.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2008, 08:09:09 AM »
Jeez the AL is friggin stacked this year :o

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2008, 08:39:59 AM »
I'll be there...


...that's what I'm hoping for but the relief pitching has got me a little nervous.

Actually, it looks like the Tigers starting pitching might be their problem.
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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2008, 10:15:10 AM »
Actually, it looks like the Tigers starting pitching might be their problem.
Verlander is a stud and might win 20 games. I don't think Willis will ever regain the form he had earlier in his career, but he could be a 2 or 3 starter. After that there is questions.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2008, 01:26:19 PM »
Actually, it looks like the Tigers starting pitching might be their problem.

The relief pitching scares me too...  :'(

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2008, 07:34:25 AM »
Verlander is a stud and might win 20 games. I don't think Willis will ever regain the form he had earlier in his career, but he could be a 2 or 3 starter. After that there is questions.

Agreed on Verlander, and Willis is a wild card.  He had a great '05, decent '06, but was poop in '07.  If he reverts back to at least his '06 form, that puts him just above average.  If he reverts back to '05, then he's a stud again.
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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2008, 12:39:57 PM »
My picks would be

AL East Yankees
AL Central Indians
AL West Angles
Wild Card Blue Jays

NL East Mets
NL Central Cubs
NL West D backs
Wild Card Braves

world series Yankees over D backs

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2008, 01:22:37 PM »
My picks would be

AL East Yankees
AL Central Indians
AL West Angles
Wild Card Blue Jays

NL East Mets
NL Central Cubs
NL West D backs
Wild Card Braves

world series Yankees over D backs
If they can stay healthy, the Blue Jays are a dangerous team.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2008, 02:55:36 AM »
My picks would be

AL East Yankees
AL Central Indians
AL West Angles
Wild Card Blue Jays

NL East Mets
NL Central Cubs
NL West D backs
Wild Card Braves

world series Yankees over D backs
Wow....no BoSox???

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #15 on: March 28, 2008, 06:45:39 AM »
Wow....no BoSox???

The teams should all be withing 3 games or so of each other, so any one of them could easily drop off the list.
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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #16 on: March 28, 2008, 02:29:04 PM »
The sox will struggle a bit over the first month due to the trip to Japan. They will hit there stride and get stronger at the close of the season to win the division again.


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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2008, 02:30:35 PM »
AL East - Yanks. Sox finish third and Red Sox nation collectively drowns themselves off the coast of Cape Cod.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #18 on: March 28, 2008, 05:51:33 PM »
The sox will struggle a bit over the first month due to the trip to Japan. They will hit there stride and get stronger at the close of the season to win the division again.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2008, 07:06:55 AM »
The sox will struggle a bit over the first month due to the trip to Japan. They will hit there stride and get stronger at the close of the season to win the division again.



I think the Yankees have improved upon a team that missed by two games last year, whereas the sox basically stayed the same minus their #2-3 starter.  Fluke injuries notwithstanding, if Kennedy and Hughes are servicable, they should make the playoffs.

As for your team - I have no idea why they would name Ellsbury the starting CF, then sit him in GAME TWO for Coco, especially when Crisp could have easily played one night in RF since Drew's hurt again. 
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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #20 on: March 29, 2008, 09:47:15 AM »
I think the Yankees have improved upon a team that missed by two games last year, whereas the sox basically stayed the same minus their #2-3 starter.  Fluke injuries notwithstanding, if Kennedy and Hughes are servicable, they should make the playoffs.

As for your team - I have no idea why they would name Ellsbury the starting CF, then sit him in GAME TWO for Coco, especially when Crisp could have easily played one night in RF since Drew's hurt again. 

Giving him playing time to drive up his stock. The japan trip was a major drain / distraction, it's all hands on deck until everyone gets back in to the swing of things IMO.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #21 on: March 29, 2008, 01:42:44 PM »
Giving him playing time to drive up his stock. The japan trip was a major drain / distraction, it's all hands on deck until everyone gets back in to the swing of things IMO.
haha..true..the lefty who hit the big homer was sent down the next day

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #22 on: March 29, 2008, 03:22:27 PM »
Giving him playing time to drive up his stock. The japan trip was a major drain / distraction, it's all hands on deck until everyone gets back in to the swing of things IMO.

Good answer dude.  Makes sense - I didn't think of the showcasing angle.
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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2008, 06:12:15 PM »
Agree the Red Soxs will strugle for the first mouth of the seasion I hope the Yankees win it all this year.

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Re: Opening Day...One week away!!
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2008, 07:58:14 AM »
Agree the Red Soxs will strugle for the first mouth of the seasion I hope the Yankees win it all this year.

The Yankees are projected through PECOTA to have a 30% chance to score 1000 runs.  The next closest teams are tied at 2%.  The offense looks very good.  I give credit to Girardi for calling all players' agents in the offseason and telling them that they'd better report to camp in shape.  This seemed to have impacts ons Giambi and Abreu and Damon healthwise, although Damon's spring hasn't been special.

They won 94 games with a staff that averaged 4 2/3 innings and had a ridiculous amount of injuries in the  beginning.  They were easily the best team in baseball over the last 120 games.

They have greatly improved the bench, and the bullpen looks  to be solidified from the mess it was last year.

If healthy, they should have no excuse for not making the playoffs.
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