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Madtowntripper
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Baseball Season Previews...
#8214137 - 03/30/08 11:58 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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These are done by a friend of mine from his website here.
He's been watching baseball about 3x as long as I've been alive and is pretty knowledgeable.
I'd be curious to hear what you guys think of these....
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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
1) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Hitting: Healthy Pitching: Suddenly solid Defense: Excellent Intangibles: Determined to make up for last year
2) NEW YORK METS Hitting: Excellent Pitching: Johan and then who? Defense: Excellent Intangibles: The pressure's on
3) ATLANTA BRAVES Hitting: Fair Pitching: Blast from the past Defense: Improving Intangibles: Bobby Cox wishes he had retired
4) WASHINGTON NATIONALS Hitting: Solid Pitching: If you can get to Cordero... Defense: Acceptable Intangibles: Spiffy new stadium
5) FLORIDA MARLINS Hitting: Who ARE these guys? Pitching: Who ARE these guys? Defense: Outstanding Intangibles: Lots of great seats available! C'mon down!
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
1) CHICAGO CUBS Hitting: At last, balanced Pitching: Um, well, we hope it's improved Defense: Don't run on this OF Intangibles: The pressure of being favorites
2) MILWAUKEE BREWERS (Wild Card) Hitting: Lots of home runs! Fun! Pitching: Pray for everyone's health Defense: Their Achilles heel Intangibles: Heightened expectations
3 CINCINNATI REDS Hitting: No base-clogging allowed Pitching: Pitching? Who needs pitching? Defense: Improved Intangibles: Not-so-spiffy new manager
4) PITTSBURGH PIRATES Hitting: Um, nope. Pitching: Maturing Defense: Acceptable Intangibles: I still hate those red jerseys
5) HOUSTON ASTROS Hitting: Lots of home runs! Fun! Pitching: Lots of home runs! F -- oh, wait. Defense: Acceptable Intangibles: Few and far between
6) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Hitting: Injured Pitching: Pitching? Who needs pitching? Defense: Good Intangibles: Tony LaRussa wishes he had retired
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
1) LOS ANGELES DODGERS Hitting: New Pitching: Excellent Defense: Acceptable Intangibles: Spiffy new manager
2) SAN DIEGO PADRES Hitting: Send help! Pitching: Solid Defense: Improved Intangibles: Four ex-Cubs. Asking for trouble.
3) COLORADO ROCKIES Hitting: Yes. But it's Colorado. Pitching: Kip Wells? Seriously? Defense: Tu-LO! Intangibles: 21-1? You can't repeat that.
4) ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Hitting: Inconsistent Pitching: In turmoil Defense: Good enough Intangibles: 2007: 712 R. 732 OR. Nuff said.
5) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Hitting: Horrendous Pitching: Pretty good Defense: Creaky Intangibles: Worst team in the NL
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
1) BOSTON RED SOX Hitting: Returning Pitching: Returning Defense: Better than you might think Intangibles: The pressure of trying to repeat
2) NEW YORK YANKEES Hitting: Solid, as usual Pitching: Young. Well, mostly. Defense: Whoops! Intangibles: Sit home this October. Watch Steinbrenner heads explode!
3)TORONTO BLUE JAYS Hitting: Healthy Pitching: Healthy Defense: Improved Intangibles: Going to petition to be in AL West
4) TAMPA BAY RAYS Hitting: Good starters. Bullpen... not so much. Pitching: New Defense: Acceptable Intangibles: Free parking! (But only if you bring three friends)
5) BALTIMORE ORIOLES Hitting: Old Pitching: Brought Trachsel back. Why? Defense: Does it really matter? Intangibles: Slowest... GM... in... the... majors...
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
1) DETROIT TIGERS Hitting: Loaded Pitching: Loaded Defense: IF: Good. OF: Not so much. Intangibles: Something to prove
2) CLEVELAND INDIANS (Wild Card) Hitting: Balanced Pitching: Sabathia and pray Defense: Adequate Intangibles: Might win as many as the Tigers
3) MINNESOTA TWINS Hitting: New! Pitching: Newer! Defense: Newest! Intangibles: Excellent manager who knows how to win
4) CHICAGO WHITE SOX Hitting: Unbalanced Pitching: Pitching? Who needs pitching? Defense: Defense? Who needs defense? Intangibles: Watch Ozzie's head explode! First manager fired! Fun!
5) KANSAS CITY ROYALS Hitting: Improved Pitching: Not improved Defense: Better than you think Intangibles: Might challenge White Sox for 4th
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
1) SEATTLE MARINERS Hitting: Key to success: Richie Sexson Pitching: Excellent Defense: Just fair (except Ichiro, who is outstanding) Intangibles: Suddenly the favorites. Can they handle it?
2) LOS ANGELES ANGELS Hitting: A bit long in the tooth, but still solid Pitching: Injured. This really hurts. Defense: Excellent Intangibles: Will struggle without their injured pitchers
3) OAKLAND ATHLETICS Hitting: Rebuilding Pitching: Billy Beane always finds 'em Defense: Mediocre Intangibles: None that I can think of
4) TEXAS RANGERS Hitting: Josh Hamilton. And then? Pitching: Ugh Defense: Fair Intangibles: Can't finish lower than fourth
NL: Cubs over Dodgers, Brewers over Phillies; Cubs over Brewers in NLCS
AL: Red Sox over Indians, Tigers over Mariners; Tigers over Red Sox in ALCS
World Series: Cubs over Tigers. Because why would I pick the Cubs to make the postseason and NOT win it all... and, well -- it's time.
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zappaisgod
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Another deranged Cubs fan who started at the conclusion and worked back from there.
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Madtowntripper
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Re: Baseball Season Previews... [Re: zappaisgod]
#8214214 - 03/30/08 12:10 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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You're just jealous.
-------------------- After one comes, through contact with it's administrators, no longer to cherish greatly the law as a remedy in abuses, then the bottle becomes a sovereign means of direct action. If you cannot throw it at least you can always drink out of it. - Ernest Hemingway If it is life that you feel you are missing I can tell you where to find it. In the law courts, in business, in government. There is nothing occurring in the streets. Nothing but a dumbshow composed of the helpless and the impotent. -Cormac MacCarthy He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus
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zappaisgod
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You're quite right. It galls me that the Cubs are no.1 in all time failure. That rightfully belongs in California somewhere. Or Canada.
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Madtowntripper
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Re: Baseball Season Previews... [Re: zappaisgod]
#8214275 - 03/30/08 12:19 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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No, but seriously.
We should be pretty good this year. Better than last year, and we made the playoffs then.
-------------------- After one comes, through contact with it's administrators, no longer to cherish greatly the law as a remedy in abuses, then the bottle becomes a sovereign means of direct action. If you cannot throw it at least you can always drink out of it. - Ernest Hemingway If it is life that you feel you are missing I can tell you where to find it. In the law courts, in business, in government. There is nothing occurring in the streets. Nothing but a dumbshow composed of the helpless and the impotent. -Cormac MacCarthy He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus
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zappaisgod
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I think they will be pretty good. Pitching is not quite the beauty you and your pal seem to think, though. Z is always a suspect in my book and Ted Lilly is just OK. Rich Hill? Crapshoot. Dempster? Desperation.
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Madtowntripper
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Re: Baseball Season Previews... [Re: zappaisgod]
#8214310 - 03/30/08 12:25 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Dempster will be back in the pen by May.
That was the #1 or 2 staff in the NL last year.
I don't think that was luck.
-------------------- After one comes, through contact with it's administrators, no longer to cherish greatly the law as a remedy in abuses, then the bottle becomes a sovereign means of direct action. If you cannot throw it at least you can always drink out of it. - Ernest Hemingway If it is life that you feel you are missing I can tell you where to find it. In the law courts, in business, in government. There is nothing occurring in the streets. Nothing but a dumbshow composed of the helpless and the impotent. -Cormac MacCarthy He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus
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zappaisgod
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Madtowntripper said: Dempster will be back in the pen by May.
That was the #1 or 2 staff in the NL last year.
I don't think that was luck.
I do.
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Odalis Perez is an opening day starter. The Nationals are doomed.
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