MLB Season 2010

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:52 pm

JackDog wrote:The bandwagon Marlin fans were asses the whole night. I really wanted the Tribe to pull that one out. We went to a strip club in Hallandale Beach to get over the loss. It helped.

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:01 pm

prediction: Vazquez will have a big year, this year

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:25 pm

I don't play fantasy baseball but I saw a brief segment on Espn where they had Joe Mauer as the #16 ranked ff player. Seems a bit odd to me that he'd be out of the top 10. I am looking forward to this season more than I have looked forward to baseball in a while. I think the Yankees have to be 2-1 favorites to win the WS with that lineup. Their whole 1-9 hitters can all hurt you, and the pitching staff is better than it has been in years. Granderson was a huge pickup for them at the plate and in the field I believe. I'd love to see NYY vs Boston or Minnesota for a trip to the WS.

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:46 pm

fletcher21 wrote:Granderson was a huge pickup for them at the plate and in the field I believe. I'd love to see NYY vs Boston or Minnesota for a trip to the WS.

in the past 5 years, my 2 favorite non-Yankee players are: Ichiro, and Curtis Granderson

while prefer to see the yankees build from within and not sign many free-agents etc, when the news had circulated the Tigers were making him available, he was the only potential winter transaction which mattered to me. Love his game. Not to mention, the type person he is off the field.

also, thankful to have Nick Johnson back. A player who hits to all fields

by the way, who is your favorite team Fletch ?

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fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:17 pm

vinny-b wrote:
fletcher21 wrote:
by the way, who is your favorite team Fletch ?

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I don't really have a "team" in any sport. I love watching sports though, but I don't pull for my home teams. I am from Minnesota. I think this year the Twins will have a team that is capable of putting up some runs, but their pitching staff is suspect at best. The "ace" of the Twins staff would maybe be a #4 starter on a top 5 team, so they're hurting. Ever since Santana left and Liriano went down with his injury they've been suspect. Closer Joe Nathan is hurt too, so I think the Twins are going to lose a lot of 9-8 or 10-7 type games this year. Scoring runs won't be an issue, but keeping the other team to under 5 runs a game will be a challenge. If I had to pick a team I like the best it would be the Red Sox.

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:45 pm

Why do Phillies fans hate JD Drew? I was playing as the Sox @ Philly and every time he came up they booed him loudly.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:13 pm

fletcher21 wrote:Why do Phillies fans hate JD Drew? I was playing as the Sox @ Philly and every time he came up they booed him loudly.

I believe he was drafted by the Phillies and didn't want to play for them, so he sat out a year or something like that.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:16 pm

fletcher21 wrote:Why do Phillies fans hate JD Drew? I was playing as the Sox @ Philly and every time he came up they booed him loudly.

J.D. Drew is a good player. But not for the ridiculous money he was asking Philly to pay up during the long contract dispute. So once Phillies' rights to sign him went by, Drew went back into the draft where he was picked eventually by the Cards. But he ended up signing for much more less than what he was asking from the Phillies.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:23 am

10spro wrote:
fletcher21 wrote:Why do Phillies fans hate JD Drew? I was playing as the Sox @ Philly and every time he came up they booed him loudly.
J.D. Drew is a good player. But not for the ridiculous money he was asking Philly to pay up during the long contract dispute. So once Phillies' rights to sign him went by, Drew went back into the draft where he was picked eventually by the Cards. But he ended up signing for much more less than what he was asking from the Phillies.

JD Drew used to get sh*t thrown at him at philly games. It was the most idiotic thing ever considering there's prob 20+ 1st round picks that haven't signed with the team that drafted them in the last 10 years at that point. Somehow philly fans felt they were entitled. Another gold star for philly for "keeping it real"...

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:34 am

greggsand wrote:JD Drew used to get sh*t thrown at him at philly games. It was the most idiotic thing ever considering there's prob 20+ 1st round picks that haven't signed with the team that drafted them in the last 10 years at that point. Somehow philly fans felt they were entitled. Another gold star for philly for "keeping it real"...

apparently d-batteries were the projectile of choice.

btw: JD Drew is the first cousin of my best friend. I didn't believe him, until his father told me. Funny part is, whenever i see a picture of JD Drew they look nearly identical to each other : )

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lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:48 am

Any chance Hazel Mae's in to goofy-looking white dudes? I'd LOVE to take her to a Tribe game some time.

What's better than a hot chick who knows her baseball?

Yeah, I've been watching WAY too much MLB Network lately.

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:29 am

lexbur wrote:Any chance Hazel Mae's in to goofy-looking white dudes? I'd LOVE to take her to a Tribe game some time.

What's better than a hot chick who knows her baseball?

Yeah, I've been watching WAY too much MLB Network lately.

Hazel Mae is hot. Nice pick

the little i know is, she worked for NESN covering the Bosox before joining MLB

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AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:09 am

Couple random thoughts:

Can't remember a time as a baseball fan with this much awesome young talent across the league. Take a look at a list of the quality players 25 and under playing the game right now. Really impressive, and it'll be fun watching these guys over time.

Also, the steroid era (assuming it's basically over) changed the game in a myriad of ways. It seems like the game is returning to some form of balance, and it's improving the game.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:07 pm

lexbur wrote:Any chance Hazel Mae's in to goofy-looking white dudes? I'd LOVE to take her to a Tribe game some time.

What's better than a hot chick who knows her baseball?

Yeah, I've been watching WAY too much MLB Network lately.

She started her TV career in Canada. A cutie. Still wearing those minis?

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:49 am

Happy Opening Day, everybody!

Anybody else going to Opening Day? I'm going to the Tribe's home opener next Monday vs Texas, I can't wait. I've missed only one home opener in the past 30 years.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:19 am

Let's go Cubs! The Cards are definitely the better team, but I hope the Cubs can play competitively and keep the pressure on. A lot will depend on their bullpen and whether Soriano and Geovany Soto can bounce back.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:40 am

As a Sox fan i take away from last night, as there are still 161 games to go, the following:

- 9 runs...considering the way this team was put together, that thrills me
- Oritz needs to be sitting against lefties...period. Opening day so i understand why Tito let him play, but no more.
- Beckett's fastball is too hittable for him to rely on it as much as he does.
- The Yankee middle relief is flat out awful.
- A team has to scorch one to get it to drop in the Sox outfield. Ellsbury, Cameron and Drew can get to almost anything. It's freakish how much ground these guys can cover
- and lastly, Steven Tyler should be featured in the next Left for Dead game. Good lord i thought he was going to keel over mid-song. Wow he looks terrible.

Badger_Fan · Post by **Badger_Fan** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:56 am

fletcher21 wrote:
vinny-b wrote:
fletcher21 wrote:
by the way, who is your favorite team Fletch ?

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I don't really have a "team" in any sport. I love watching sports though, but I don't pull for my home teams. I am from Minnesota. I think this year the Twins will have a team that is capable of putting up some runs, but their pitching staff is suspect at best. The "ace" of the Twins staff would maybe be a #4 starter on a top 5 team, so they're hurting. Ever since Santana left and Liriano went down with his injury they've been suspect. Closer Joe Nathan is hurt too, so I think the Twins are going to lose a lot of 9-8 or 10-7 type games this year. Scoring runs won't be an issue, but keeping the other team to under 5 runs a game will be a challenge. If I had to pick a team I like the best it would be the Red Sox.

You underrate the Twins pitching, especially the rotation. Baker is as good or better than all but Sabathia on the Yankees. Slowey would also make that rotation, and if Liriano is finally "back" from TJ surgery, he's going to be fine as well.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:11 am

Well, it'll be strange not seeing Doc Halladay pitching on opening day for the Jays. It'll be growing pains for the blue birds this season. There's been a lot of internal issues last season with Gaston, the distraction of where Halladay was going to end and just a poor bullpen dominated the news last year.

With the Yankees, Bosox and Rays, this team is not going anywhere fast but at least JP Ricciardi is gone and TOR will be building thus team up from scratch as TPA did a few seasons back.

This is V. Wells team now, he hasn't been the same since his long fat contract. It'll be a long season for Jays fans.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:09 pm

Pujols with 2 hrs already!

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:42 pm

MizzouRah wrote:Pujols with 2 hrs already!

He's on pace for 324 home runs this year!

miget33 · Post by **miget33** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:43 pm

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:35 pm

Jason Heyward....WOW!!! Nice start kid.

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:35 pm

a HR for Jason Heyward, in his first AB as an Atlanta Brave

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:39 pm

Yes...he is good. And that ball wasn't a cheapy...that sh*t was CRUSHED.