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Official 2007 MLB Thread - The quest for another .500 champion

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That's RIGHT, you sit down Yadier Molina. No home runs for you! Damn, I was going out for some steaks since I'm around Penn, but with my Mets jacket and Flash's implosion I have no desire for some 'brotherly love' from drunken, disgruntled Philly fans.
 
And the real Mariners starting pitching has decided to arrive!

What the hell was Bavasi thinking when they signed Bautista? Oh, I know! "He's cheap."
 
Triumph Dolomite 1300cc said:
Ugh, me too. Our situational hitting has been shit so far. ALL of our runs have been on homers.
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Situational hitting is almost completely subject to random fluctation in the long run. If anything, I'm finding the Braves power to be an extremely positive sign.

Plus the bullpen too. I'm pretty pumped about the bullpen.

Okay screw it, if Hudson keeps pitching like that and James builds off his success last season, this team will be unstoppable.
 
siamesedreamer said:
Fact of the matter is that the Mets will not keep up this run discrenpency.
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Yeah, they play a real team starting this Friday. :D

Which Mets fan wants an avatar bet for this series?
 
Well, Braves beat the Phillies today, 3-2 in extra innings. The game serves as a great example of why the win is the most important stat for a pitcher. In this game, Tim Hudson gave his team a great start that kept the game close while Cole Hammels was shutting down the Braves. Some perfectly executed defensive relays prevented the Phillies from getting to far ahead. Brian McCann hit a dramatic 2 run homer in the 9th to tie. The revamped Atlanta bullpen kept the score tied. And Scott Thorman hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th.

And why did all of this happen?

Because Macay McBride threw one pitch to get a ground out from Ryan Howard. By throwing his one pitch in the inning before his team too the lead, McBride proved that he is a winner and deserves all statistical credit for his team's efforts. If he was a loser, would all that other stuff have happened? Probably not. Because winners get the win, and wins are all that matter. QED.
 
Hwasong said:
Locking Pujols up with a 12-6er is just a little bit sweeter this year than it would have been last year. :)
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Uh......last year would have meant you would have gone to the WS.

Sweet revenge doesn't happen in the third game of the regular season.

(Sheesh, you un-play off expereienced Met fans.......)
 
siamesedreamer said:
Yeah, I hope that game is on TBS. I'll be in Mississippi this weekend and I don't get the other two networks.
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Actually it's on FOX. It's a damn good thing I'm gonna be at the game in person; having to listen to Buck/McCarver would pretty much make me stab someone.
 
Hwasong said:
Locking Pujols up with a 12-6er is just a little bit sweeter this year than it would have been last year. :)
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Yeah this year it's the so important third game of the year, last year it was the measly NLCS.
 
Gruco said:
Well, Braves beat the Phillies today, 3-2 in extra innings. The game serves as a great example of why the win is the most important stat for a pitcher. In this game, Tim Hudson gave his team a great start that kept the game close while Cole Hammels was shutting down the Braves. Some perfectly executed defensive relays prevented the Phillies from getting to far ahead. Brian McCann hit a dramatic 2 run homer in the 9th to tie. The revamped Atlanta bullpen kept the score tied. And Scott Thorman hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th.

And why did all of this happen?

Because Macay McBride threw one pitch to get a ground out from Ryan Howard. By throwing his one pitch in the inning before his team too the lead, McBride proved that he is a winner and deserves all statistical credit for his team's efforts. If he was a loser, would all that other stuff have happened? Probably not. Because winners get the win, and wins are all that matter. QED.
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Hmmm...true.
 
siamesedreamer said:
Yeah, I hope that game is on TBS. I'll be in Mississippi this weekend and I don't get the other two networks.
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Saturday = Fox, and you can only watch the game they have on in your area, and they blackout mlb.tv, atleast it was that way last year. I hate fox baseball. EDIT: /cheer just checked and the braves-mets game is on in my area, usually i get the damn cardinals.
 
Swept by the Pirates at home...

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So Pittsburgh = powerhouse of the Central?

For shame, NL Central. For. Shame.

Also, did the Cards really win the series last year? Are we sure it wasn't just some sort of prerecorded moon landing kind of thing?
 
Jeez, when was the last time the Mets weren't in first? They started off last year smoking and look to continue it over the weekend. Perez-Glavine-Hernandez are the starters. And is an avi bet on the fourth game of the year really worth it? Why not wait until late May/early June when stuff heats up? They're playing 19 games, man.
 
siamesedreamer said:
Uh......last year would have meant you would have gone to the WS.

Sweet revenge doesn't happen in the third game of the regular season.

(Sheesh, you un-play off expereienced Met fans.......)
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What are you talking about? I simply recalled and related it to Beltran's K, I'm by no means saying it completely eradicates it.

And getting psyched because you're winning games by the homerun in Philly makes it hard to take you seriously right now.
 
god, all these Mets fans must have been what it was like dealing with Yankee fans posting on usenet sports groups in 1996.
 
God ****ing changeup up in the zone. I don't get it, I just don't get it. Gordon, you suck.

Well that makes two games the Phillies can look back to in September after they don't make the playoffs.
 
firex said:
god, all these Mets fans must have been what it was like dealing with Yankee fans posting on usenet sports groups in 1996.
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Actually, this place is swarming with Braves fans at the moment.

Braves fans talking smack. Temporarily.
 
Hwasong said:
And getting psyched because you're winning games by the homerun in Philly makes it hard to take you seriously right now.
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Is "by the homerun" supposed to be some kind of insult?

I mean, we all know that runs are more meaningful when they're scrappy or whatever. I believe the exact breakdown is as follows:

Home run - worth 1 run
Series of singles - 2 runs each, until a home run kills the rally
Sac fly - 3 runs
Suicide Squeeze - 5 runs
Steal Home - Infinity runs
Mifune said:
Actually, this place is swarming with Braves fans at the moment.

Braves fans talking smack. Temporarily.
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Hey, it was a rough year last year.

Okay, it's been a tough decade.

I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.
 
Hwasong said:
And getting psyched because you're winning games by the homerun in Philly makes it hard to take you seriously right now.
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d00d, I've seen a lot of baseball. And I mean A LOT. Probably more than anyone on this board.

Half the time I'm talking shit. Other times I'm very serious. When I get in one of my "negative moods" everyone should probably disregard everything I post.

But, it doesn't make me any less credible of an analyst or fan.

When I say I don't like the fact that we're winning games by HRs in a bullshit park, then it probably means that I have experience seeing the same shit before.

Living and dying by the sword can be good and it can be bad. But, I can tell you that the good 90s Yankee teams NEVER lived and died by the sword.
 
firex said:
god, all these Mets fans must have been what it was like dealing with Yankee fans posting on usenet sports groups in 1996.
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three fans get you in a tiff? Then you'll really get pissed at the EIGHT Yankees fans that post here. And just ignore the 5 (or 6?) Braves fans that have posted recently.

siamesedreamer's negativity is the weak link in an otherwise excruciating Braves posting machine. TAKE HIM DOWN!!! :lol
 
siamesedreamer said:
And just think, LaCROAK is 0-8 with 5 Ks.

Wait til he starts hitting......
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He actually bumped his average up to a robust .083 tonight. Only two strikeouts, too.

He almost had an RBI, but, as luck would have it, he put too much wood on the ball on his only hit and we had to hold the runner at third.
 
Gruco said:
Well, Braves beat the Phillies today, 3-2 in extra innings. The game serves as a great example of why the win is the most important stat for a pitcher. In this game, Tim Hudson gave his team a great start that kept the game close while Cole Hammels was shutting down the Braves. Some perfectly executed defensive relays prevented the Phillies from getting to far ahead. Brian McCann hit a dramatic 2 run homer in the 9th to tie. The revamped Atlanta bullpen kept the score tied. And Scott Thorman hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th.

And why did all of this happen?

Because Macay McBride threw one pitch to get a ground out from Ryan Howard. By throwing his one pitch in the inning before his team too the lead, McBride proved that he is a winner and deserves all statistical credit for his team's efforts. If he was a loser, would all that other stuff have happened? Probably not. Because winners get the win, and wins are all that matter. QED.
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Julio "The Vulture" Mateo scoffs at McBride.
 
The Frankman said:
three fans get you in a tiff? Then you'll really get pissed at the eight Yankees fans that post here. And just ignore the 5 (or 6?) Braves fans that post at a time. :lol
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It's not the number of fans (though I'm not surprised you were dumb enough to think that, given that you're a fan of a team shittier and more evil than satan's skid marks) but the annoying presumptuous attitude Junior Met has along with many other Metards on the internet, and I still remember all the stupid bullshit that stank up the MLB thread last year. You know, negative quality over quantity. At least Yankee fans don't make posts that would fit right in with some 13 year old's xanga.

I just hope that if, god forbid, the Mets actually take control of the NL East, we don't get the god-awful below-FARK-quality photoshops and butchered washed-up mainstream metal band lyrics that nearly ruined the thread last year.
 
firex said:
It's not the number of fans (though I'm not surprised you were dumb enough to think that, given that you're a fan of a team shittier and more evil than satan's skid marks) but the annoying presumptuous attitude Junior Met has along with many other Metards on the internet, and I still remember all the stupid bullshit that stank up the MLB thread last year. You know, negative quality over quantity. At least Yankee fans don't make posts that would fit right in with some 13 year old's xanga.

I just hope that if, god forbid, the Mets actually take control of the NL East, we don't get the god-awful below-FARK-quality photoshops and butchered washed-up mainstream metal band lyrics that nearly ruined the thread last year.
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Someone's got issues.

It's just a game, dude. You're the only one calling people stupid retards.
 
firex said:
blah blah blah yakety-smackety
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My poor misguided friend, don't you see that Mets are already in control of the East until someone beats them? That's the way sports work. Peyton Manning is the SuperBowl MVP even though he didn't really deserve it and did zilch outside of one game. Cardinals are the Champs of baseball until they're dethroned but it was nice to see the Mets get a small measure of revenge. Does it mean it's over for them? Although the way they played it looked that way they'll probably compete until the end in the Central. Will the Mets go 162-0? Of course not, but neither will the Pirates, Yankees, and Brewers. But it's nice to think that way this early in the season. I'm sorry that you feel that way, I truly am.

I'm also sorry you're one of the completely obtuse fans who feel the Mets and not the Yankees are what's wrong with baseball (used to be anyway, now not so much). And really status should not matter in a post, it's the content that does. And when "Junior Met" sees Pirate fans, Brewer fans, and (yes) Reds fans posting with unabashed joy at the prospect of a glorious opening series, why shouldn't he? I didn't know preserving the "everyone can post about their teams but the Mets 'cause they suck ballz LOLZ" attitude was so important to you, but thanks for making it clear to me. I will know who to ignore in the future. JI-SUS.

EDIT: Waitaminute did you actually reference posts/posters on other boards and compare them to here? This is the Official 2007 MLB Thread on NeoGAF, dude. This ain't no country club and it ain't no podunk sports thread either.
 
Well hey it's nice to come back and whomp on the M's after those first two BS games.
 
Mifune said:
Someone's got issues.

It's just a game, dude. You're the only one calling people stupid retards.
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Hey, I'm only calling Mets fans retards because they are. Frankwoman's the one who got sand in his vagina over a joke about how Mets fans are hopping on the bandwagon now that they have the possibility of finishing above 3rd in the NL East.
 
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