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[Y2Kev]

sticky sticky sticky sticky sticky sticky sticky sticky

 

[Y2Kev]

AJ has got that "Strike a Pose" down perfect. And Tex....well... *facepalm*

omg tex is such a retard :lol :lol

someone post the photo of his tight suit

 

[Windu]

I guess I'll post my horrible predictions:

AL

East

Rays
Red Sox (WC)
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

Central

Indians
White Sox
Twins
Tigers
Royals

West

A's
Angels
Rangers
Mariners

NL

West

Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies
Padres

Central

Cubs
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Astros
Pirates

East

Phillies
Braves (WC)
Mets
Marlins
Nationals

Its going to be a fun 4 team race in the NL East, I could see anyone of the teams winning it.

 

[clemenx]

omg tex is such a retard :lol :lol

someone post the photo of his tight suit

This one? :lol

 

[eznark]

Jesus Windu, did you contract the Brewers?

 

[Y2Kev]

This one? :lol

yes :lol :lol :lol :lol

It's okay to be fabulous, darling!

 

[NewLib]

The main problem was clearly the bullpen the last couple of years. Hopefully now that it's been completely retooled, things will go better.

Im still really concerned about John Maine. Santana will be Santana, I believe Pelfrey will continue to improve, and Ollie will be Ollie. But nothing encouraging has come out of ST from John Maine and I fear he is really close to falling off the deep end.

 

[Windu]

Jesus Windu, did you contract the Brewers?

......

edit: Oh look, they magically appeared..

 

[pollo]

My friend took this picture just for me in the Yank museum.

 

[vas_a_morir]

......

edit: Oh look, they magically appeared..

Reds getting some undeserved love this offseason. It's all about Harang, kiddies. A few years back when he was the true Cy Young Winner instead of that jackass Brandon Webb, the Reds were in the playoff hunt until the last 3 games of the year.

Also: Tell the Brewers to GTFO of the NL. A division with 6 teams, and a division with 4 teams. What is the solution here?

 

[eznark]

Windu, do you have a BP subscription?

 

[Windu]

Windu, do you have a BP subscription?

no.

 

[RBH]

I almost killed myself when I got to a horrible image in the OP. Thanks.

Believe me, it pained my heart to post that pic.

Needs more statistical projections in the OP!

I don't know where to find them!

All time saves leader changes teams and gets no love? For shame.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii83/eznark/trevorspringtrainingbrewer.jpg

No over-the-hill players allowed in the OP.

Spoiler

Since you posted a ton in the offseason thread, I'll go ahead and put Hoffman in the OP.

Op, you need to post your predictions in the OP

Done.

 

[Guybrush Threepwood]

:lol Tex is so weird looking.

 

[jakncoke]

They're leaving spring with a strong loss to that community college. Should really propel them to another dismal year.

yup, sadly by the time we're done losing(if there is a done) we'll have so many losses piled up that we will forever be known as the team with the most losses, there really in no way out of this suckage, time to fold up franchise, sell all the assets and get some ass from some brothel

 

[vas_a_morir]

The OP needs more Tigerbeat Brucey.

 

[Link]

I think I'd like the look of Citi a whole lot more if the seats weren't green. Completely ruins the look for me.

Im still really concerned about John Maine. Santana will be Santana, I believe Pelfrey will continue to improve, and Ollie will be Ollie. But nothing encouraging has come out of ST from John Maine and I fear he is really close to falling off the deep end.

I'm not too concerned. We've cobbled our rotation together for the last couple of years and it's worked out just fine.

 

[pollo]

This is just dumb:

 

[eznark]

no.

Just curious. They sold me on the A's, I was wondering if you were the same.

Thanks, RBH!

 

[Windu]

This is just dumb:

Wtf. Why is a Babe Ruth ball any where near a Ian Kennedy ball.

 

[clemenx]

I'm not too concerned. We've cobbled our rotation together for the last couple of years and it's worked out just fine.

I'm a bit concerned but as you said, the rotation has worked for us the last couple of years but i'm not keen on them. Fortunetely we have a competent bullpen now.

My predictions!

AL

East

Red Sox
Rays (WC)
Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles

Central

Indians
Twins
White Sox
Royals
Tigers

West

Angels
A's
Rangers
Mariners

NL

East

Mets
Braves (WC)
Phillies
Marlins
Nationals

Central

Cubs
Reds
Cardinals
Brewers
Pirates
Astros

West

Dodgers
Giants
D'backs
Rockies
Padres

 

[Tedesco!]

The Reds will win their Opening Day game en route to their domination of the NL Central.

Believe it.

 

[Y2Kev]

Mets will be in the WS.

And uh...an AL East team will be in the WS.

 

[overthehill99]

:lol The poor Mets.

 

[vas_a_morir]

PREDICTIONS:

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Cards
NL WEST: Dodgers
WC: Cubs

AL EAST: Red Sox
AL CENTRAL: White Sox
AL WEST: Angels
WC: Yankees

WS: Dodgers v. Yanks
Teh Winnar: Yanks.

Just get that feeling.

 

[mYm|17|]

nice op RBH

 

[pollo]

According to my friend the Stadium is worth it just for the Museum alone. I can't wait to gooooo

 

[NewLib]

I can't wait for the Reds to start the season 17-8 getting all of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky in a tizzy, just for them to lose there next 10 games, soar into mediocrity for the rest of the season, and fight with Houston for fourth place.

I mean the Reds bullpen is just begging to break down.

 

[Tedesco!]

I can't wait for the Reds to start the season 17-8 getting all of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky in a tizzy, just for them to lose there next 10 games, soar into mediocrity for the rest of the season, and fight with Houston for fourth place.

I mean the Reds bullpen is just begging to break down.

They might surprise you. I have high hopes for the Reds this year. No Griffey and Dunn....good times....

 

[Jazzy Network]

BASEBALL ALMOST HERE WOOOOOO!

 

[CygnusXS]

I love the fact that the season is starting at the exact same time my semester is ending. Thanks Bud!

Predictions:

AL East

Yankees
Rays (WC)
Red Sox
Toronto
Baltimore

AL Central

ChiSox
Twins
Cleveland
Detroit
Royals

AL West

Angels
Rangers
Oakland
Seattle

NL East

Mets
Braves (WC)
Phillies
Marlins
Nats

NL Central

Cubs
Cards
Brewers
Reds
Pirates
Houston

NL West

Giants
Dodgers
Arizona
Colorado
San Diego

World Series

Mets v. Rays
Rays in 6

Book it.

 

[Jon]

Time for the Phillies to start the season 4 - 8 like they do every year! I put the over/under of "Games I Turn Off By the 6th Inning Out Of Frustration" at 100. As much as I love baseball, it takes a year off my life every season.

 

[Windu]

BASEBALL ALMOST HERE WOOOOOO!

 

[mYm|17|]

Predictions:

World Series

Mets v. Rays
Rays in 6

Book it.

Sounds good to me

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

LET'S GO RED SAWX

 

[Y2Kev]

What's the opening night game and how can we stop steve phillips from broadcasting it

 

[Cirekiller]

Lol the Mets got Gary Sheffield.

 

[cashman]

NL EAST: Mets
NL CENTRAL: Cubs
NL WEST: Dodgers
WC: Cards

AL EAST: Red Sox
AL CENTRAL: Indians
AL WEST: Rangers
WC: Rays

WS: Cards v. Red Sox
Teh Winnar: Sox

Only one I know that is going to be dead on is the AL West race

 

[xbhaskarx]

Windu, do you have a BP subscription?

I do, are you looking for something?

Edit: never mind, I didn't read the rest of the thread.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Lol the Mets got Gary Sheffield.

JFK just got shot.

 

[Jazzy Network]

What's the opening night game and how can we stop steve phillips from broadcasting it

But he drafted David Wright!

 

[Link]

Lol the Mets got Gary Sheffield.

For the league minimum. I'll gladly take that.

 

[Jazzy Network]

EDIT: Meh DP

 

[Sanjuro]

Lol the Mets got Gary Sheffield.

 

[Red Scarlet]

Let's go Red Sox! And hey, it's John Smoltz! I guess this one gets stickied when the season starts? So Sunday?

 

[captmcblack]

Amazing op, RBH :lol
Oh yes, we're back and ready for another marathon thread. Well, let's start with my predictions:

American League

AL East:
Yankees
Rays (WC)
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Orioles

AL Central:
Indians
Twins
Tigers
White Sox
Royals

AL West:
A's
Angels
Rangers
Mariners

National League

NL East:
Phillies
Marlins (WC)
Mets
Braves
Nationals

NL Central:
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
Brewers
Pirates
DisAstros

NL Worst:
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies
Padres

Yankees out of the AL, Cubs out of the NL. Yankees win the World Series in 6 games, CC Sabathia is king of NY, God smiles.

LETS GO YANKEES.

 

[firex]

honestly it could probably be stickied now and the offseason thread taken down in its place.

I don't really know how the Reds will do, but I hope they surprise people and win the division. They have the talent (mostly) and nobody else in the NL Central is really that strong, either.

 

[CygnusXS]

Yeah, the offseason is as good as over, as far as we're concerned anyways. No point in leaving the old thread up there, all abandoned and lonely.

 

[Red Scarlet]

Ah, this one was linked in the old one. THREAD UPGRADE

 

[xbhaskarx]

Restructuring in the Padres front office:

As some Padres officials have described that move’s fallout to friends on other clubs, Towers, the team’s GM since November 1995, was surprised that DePodesta, a former Dodgers GM and A’s assistant GM, was hired and that he would be reporting to Alderson. Last week, a Padres official called the structure an “impossible situation” through no fault of either DePodesta or Towers and said it made Alderson a de facto GM with both Towers and DePodesta reporting to him.

“If anything,” Towers said of Moorad’s restructuring, “it should help Paul in the way of fitting in with everybody else. Even if there was zero truth, maybe what people speculated (about who was making decisions), I don’t think there will be that now.

...Both men said the restructuring is unlikely to have an impact on baseball personnel. But Moorad has eliminated one source of speculation that grew louder during and after the team’s 99-loss season of 2008.

“If anything, it’ll be good for all of us,” Towers said. “I doubt there was really any truth to Paul nixing deals. Sandy always gave me full autonomy. Did Paul have the authority to maybe squash a deal or maybe talk Sandy out of it? I doubt that ever happened. I think from a perception standpoint, it put all of us in an uncomfortable situation.

“Paul brings a lot to the table. He’s brought a process. Hopefully this will bring continuity and less backbiting throughout the organization. That’s the one thing we have to get rid of. We can’t have factions in baseball operations and (elsewhere). That’s counterproductive.”

Previous article here.