MLB Season discussion

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:38 pm

Is it that time already? Not much going on with the Cardinals right now as their pitching has been quite good in ST. We all know that means nothing, but it's nice to see this new rotation doing well.

Can't wait to turn the game on Sunday vs the Mets - Glavine vs Carpenter.

I have tickets for Tuesday's game - I hope Wainright is pitching, but I think it's Kip Wells. I also think it's World Series ring replica night.. should be neat.

It's BASEBALL time!!!

sfz_T-car · Post by **sfz_T-car** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:18 pm

Barry Bonds starts his 15th season in SF. Man, that makes me feel old.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Planning to wear my Dodgers gear to work Monday. Really pumped that baseball is back.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:35 pm

Forecasted high for the Tribe's home opener next Friday... 37 balmy degrees. Oh well, I still can't wait!!!

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:12 pm

Inuyasha wrote:Planning to wear my Dodgers gear to work Monday. Really pumped that baseball is back.

BEAT LA! BEAT LA! I can't wait until I get to chant taht again the next time the Dodgers come down to San Diego:) Then again I'm living in LA right now (5mins from Dodger Stadium) so maybe you'll see me yellin it there!

This is gonna be another fun season this year.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:01 pm

72 and sunny is the forecast in Philly for the Braves/Phillies opener. Doesn't get much better than that.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:12 pm

It's okay, the cold weather will be good for the Tribe, it'll help prepare them for those games they'll be playing in late October.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:17 pm

lexbur wrote:It's okay, the cold weather will be good for the Tribe, it'll help prepare them for those games they'll be playing in late October.

Haha...yeah, just like in '95.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:24 pm

The Pirates suck and are most likely destined for another 90 loss season. However, it only took 83 wins to take the division last year and I believe the Pirates were only 5 games off the leader counting games played after April. They also had their first winning half-season in over a decade. I doubt Sanchez will win the batting title again, but LaRoche may help the offense and the young starting pitchers have another year under their belts. If they can avoid the disastrous start this year they may have enough confidence to stay competitive into August for a change.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:32 pm

CARL PAVANO, baby!

Carl Pa-Va-No!

Clap-clap-clapclapclap!

...

Wait, who?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:36 pm

Leebo...have a little faith in LaRoche...that guy has significantly improved each year in the majors. He will surprise you...especially in the 2nd half of the year. The guy is a beast after the break.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:45 pm

I'll be taking my So Cal Baseball Trip soon. Got tickets already for Dodgers Stadium and Petco, and will try to see if I can squeeze in an Angels game in there.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:07 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:Leebo...have a little faith in LaRoche...that guy has significantly improved each year in the majors. He will surprise you...especially in the 2nd half of the year. The guy is a beast after the break.

Oh, I am very excited about LaRoche. For the first time since Bonds/Bonilla the Pirates will have two legitimate power hitters in the lineup. The team also has more young promising pitchers than when they started their last good run in 1988. I'm just not sure the team is ready to contend this year and there is a *ton* of pressure on LaRoche to perform.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:09 pm

Very few teams have the offensive power of the Jays, but it'll be the same old song for TOR. It all depends on how consistent the bullpen is this year and the rotation guys starting from the second starter to the fifth. At least no one can doubt what R. Halladay can do.

BOS finished third behind the Yankees and Jays last year but I think they will do some damage in the East.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:58 am

iTunes has a free MLB season preview available to download. It's pretty good.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:49 pm

Ahhh...opening day. The greatest day of the year when you get to take the day off work. And especially great when the Braves reward you with a win.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:57 pm

Going a little off topic but I got the 5 day free trial for mlb.tv.

With a wired connection, the thing is pretty good. The slower 400k speed has better resolution than the 700k speed for some reason.

But here's my problem, wireless. When I'm on a wireless connection, the thing has to buffer about every 10 seconds. It's unwatchable. I have a pretty good wireless connection too, over 1000 kpbs. Any solution to this? If it's this bad wireless, I may up canceling after my 5 days are up.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:04 pm

Sorry Inuyasha not sure how to solve that one. I'm wireless at home and my DSL provides a decent connection with minimal slowdown (for me it is watchable). I haven't tried out the six games at once option yet with teh MLB.com TV Mosaic. I'm running this on a Macbook Pro, OSX 10.4.9.

How about Ben Sheets shutting down the LADs today!?! Dude pitched nine solid innings and looked like his usual self out there. Can't wait for the Zito, Peavy match-up tomorrow at Giants Stadium. Is Zito worth those big bucks, if anything he better show it tomorrow against the pads as he'll be seeing that line-up a bunch this season.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:32 pm

macsomjrr wrote:Sorry Inuyasha not sure how to solve that one. I'm wireless at home and my DSL provides a decent connection with minimal slowdown (for me it is watchable). I haven't tried out the six games at once option yet with teh MLB.com TV Mosaic. I'm running this on a Macbook Pro, OSX 10.4.9.

How about Ben Sheets shutting down the LADs today!?! Dude pitched nine solid innings and looked like his usual self out there. Can't wait for the Zito, Peavy match-up tomorrow at Giants Stadium. Is Zito worth those big bucks, if anything he better show it tomorrow against the pads as he'll be seeing that line-up a bunch this season.

Well I logged back on for the night games and no issues. I wonder if there were a lot of people watching the afternoon games? So far I absolutely love this thing. I got premium as well but the feed on the regular screen is a lot smoother for me than the mosaic screen. But mosaic is nice to jump around games without leaving the browser.

I think I'm gonna stick with this thing all year.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:10 pm

macsomjrr wrote:Is Zito worth those big bucks, if anything he better show it tomorrow against the pads as he'll be seeing that line-up a bunch this season.

Unless Zito maintains his absurd ability to strand runners, there's no way he's worth the bucks. At least he went from one pitcher's park to a better one, so his decline will probably be masked a bit, even though the other Barry won't do him any favors with his defense. His contract will make Johan Santana even more difficult to sign for the Twins though.

Opening Day is one of the best days of the year.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:20 pm

double post

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:21 pm

ditto.

Meaningful baseball games, i love it.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:22 am

Jays spoiled the Tigers opener as T. Glaus brings in the winning run and B. J Ryan closes the door.

spooky157 · Post by **spooky157** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:45 am

It only took about 5 mins into the new season before they started booing Arod at the Stadium. 10 more mins before they booed him for a second time after striking out with runners on first and second. By the end of the day he was getting the curtain call treatment. What a strange and dysfunctional relationship we Yankee fans have with him...

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:30 pm

I really wish the A-Rod story would just go away. The guy won a f*cking MVP for the Yankees and was again one of the top offensive players in the league last year. All of the "True Yankee" bullsh*t drives me insane. Considering the Rangers are still picking up a decent chunk of his salary, he's a bargain for the Yankees.

Yeah, the guy seems to be a little strange, but he's a hell of a ballplayer.