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Topic: 2012 MLB Season
Posted By: rushfan4
Subject: 2012 MLB Season
Date Posted: March 05 2012 at 12:25
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It is once again time for America's Favorite Pastime: Major League Baseball. As with previous years, this thread is the thread to talk all things major league baseball. Hopefully, many of these discussions will start off: "Did you see how far Prince Fielder hit that home run!!!!"
All things are pointed towards my Tigers having a great season this year. Angels and Rangers will both be tough this year. And the Yanks and Red Sox will be there at the end, as always.
I'm not really thrilled with the new playoff format. The only thing that a 2nd Wild Card team does is give the Red Sox or Yanks a chance to make the playoffs in a year where the Rays or Jays end up surprising them with a good year. The one game playoff is probably a huge advantage for the number 1 seed team, as the wild card team that they play will probably have to use their best pitcher in the play-in game in order to assure that they make the playoffs.
Anyhow, GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and post away.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 05 2012 at 16:57
Well the Yanks will be in the playoffs as always, will we get past the first round? This is the question Still got A Rod, Swisher and Teixeira aka the Trifecta of post season failure. But we did dump AJ! For once..the opposite has happened and the Yanks gave a player to the Pirates and the general reaction here was "THANK GOD!" or "lolgood take him" An NL team, with low expectations...this may be good for him. He was already an average pitcher and could not handle New York. We'll see. We all know baseball is the most mental sport, and somehow some key Yanks need to jump their mental hurdles, and the overall team needs to gel (which has never really happened since A Rod came and especially when he upset Jeter). ALSO RYAN BRAUN DID STEROIDS! Or did he? Honestly, havn't really followed the story but everyone is saying he got off a failed test on a technicality? Some "administrative loophole" or something. I'm sure he did it, and now when we though they were at least cracking down, questions can be raised about testing itself? What a mess  |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 16:22
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I don't know what to believe with Ryan Braun. He has just always sounded adamant that he didn't do steroids and that the test was a mistake. I was watching ESPN and one of the people that they talked to said that the results that the tests came back with were fairly impossible. I don't recall the details, but it was something like the tests showed his system had 5 or 10 times the steroids level that a normal positive test would reveal. Kind of as though the steroids were poured directly into the sample. I haven't really read or saw anything else regarding that though. Unfortunately, the fact that he was cleared because of a technicality will always leave that question mark, even if he truly is innocent.
On a happier note, the Tigers are now 4 and 0 after beating the team formerly known as Florida 3 to 1 today. -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 16:54
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Ahhhh yes another sub-sub-sub par outlook for the Seattle Mariners. We should get swept by the Angels and possibly Rangers. I'd be happy to go 500 against the A's.
We made no moves worth noting.
And why we did not offer Manny a 1yr contract makes no sense to me!!? I kept saying..."give him $700K, and another $700K for 30HR/80RBI (SEA had nobody in the top 50 for RBI's).
The only reason to go to a game at Safeco will be to see Pujols literally hit one outta Safeco.
I'm already done with MLB 2012......  -------------   
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 16:57
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Well, Carlos Guillen announced his retirement today, so apparently he won't be having a career resurgence in Seattle this year. -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 17:02
Yup he's thrown in the towel........I guess he too sees the writing on the wall. Why would anyone want to be a part of another 67 game win season -------------
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rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 19:57
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The question I believe everyone is asking is: "Will manofmystery's baseball predictions be as good as his football predictions?"
NL
EAST:
Philthadelphia Phillies: 99-63
Atlanta Braves: 91-71
Miami Marlins: 85-77
Washington Nationals: 82-80
New York's Baby Team: 70-92
CENTRAL (this is a tough one because I don't think any of these teams are particularly good):
Cincinnati Reds: 90-72
Milwaukee Brewers: 86-76
St. Louis Still-Gonna-Throw-at-Ryan-Braun's-Head: 85-77
Pittsburgh Suckos: 76-86 Chicago Cubs: 74-88
Houston Astros: 60-102
WEST:
LA We-Gotta-Get-Outta-Here-Now-to-Beat-Traffic: 92-70
Arizona Diamondbacks: 91-71
San Fran Giants: 84-78
Colorado Rockies: 80-82
San Diego Padres: 69-93
AL
EAST:
New York Yankees: 96-65
Tampa Bay Rays: 93-69
Boston AA: 89-73
Toronto Blue Jays: 73-89
Baltimore Birdies: 70-92
CENTRAL:
Detroit Tigers: 101-61
Chicago White Sox: 84-78
Minnesota Twins: 76-86
KC Royals: 74-88
Cleveland Indians: 72-90
WEST:
Texas Rangers: 95-67
LA Ridiculous Names: 94-68
Seattle Mariners: 69-93
Oakland A's: 63-99
I'm sure the math on this doesn't add up correctly but what do you want? Who else is going to give you this detailed a projection on the music forum?
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 20:05
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While I believe you pegged the Giants at 9-7 (was it?) I don't think you predicted SB win. Yeah that reminds me, what was that crap I heard about banning alcohol in Boston's locker room? Did they have some issue with it? After that glorious collapse they needed it. :D |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 21:36
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I didn't predict the playoffs, just regular season. Same as here ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 06 2012 at 22:53
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^ The regular season means nothing....its a glorified. extended pre-season. What is it now, a 1/3 of the teams will make the playoffs now?
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Posted By: GoldenGod2112
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 00:15
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Go Mariners.... ------------- The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 00:33
Fair enough, guess I should've said "did you really expect it?" And yeah, can't say I'm really happy with more teams in the playoffs. Watch Tampa win the division again, while 2 other teams take the wild card...think they'll just amend the rule to say "Let in the Yankees and Red Sox"? |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 01:14
Really? Ok, I'll play....Go Mariners (for 68 wins.....)
I know I am being a SEA sh*t right now but I am getting beyond bored with their roster (lack of) moves the past several yrs. -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 01:25
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Will this year be the year? .500 record for the Pirates? I BELIEVE! |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 10:06
It's been hard for me to care much about what goes on until the post-season gets near. Having so many games per season of course waters down the importance of any one game (in stark contrast to NFL football), and the new playoff rules now, as you mentioned, add more wild cards into the pot. Back when I religiously followed baseball statistics, it was fun to check out box scores and batting/pitching stats in the paper, but now that I care less about that, there's little reason to really pay close attention. The Braves are my team. They're not the dominant team they were in the 1990s, and our city has gotten in the habit of poo-pooing the team any time they fall short of getting to the World Series (which is most of the time now). There are some great young players on the Braves now, including last year's Rookie of the Year (closer Craig Kimbrell) and the close runner up (1st baseman Freddie Freeman). We've always had a pretty good to great pitching staff, but the batting has been pretty weak in recent years. I'm hoping some of these guys can start hitting more consistently. Last year's end-of-season collapse was almost admirable in its total and utter unthinkable crappiness. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 10:41
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I sincerely doubt that the Tigers win 100 games.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 17:55
They are by far the best team in the worst division of a very top-heavy league.
Also, I agree with seemingly everyone here that the playoff expansion is a bad idea. I'd say moronic, myself. Playing in the snow won't solve their current problem of baseball becoming irrelevant as soon as fantasy baseball playoffs end (seriously, it's the only thing keeping the league alive). ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 22:12
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I mean yeah, playoffs lose a bit of their meaning when you allow too many in. Winner of each division, and a wild card is fine. Even though you now have more teams, and thus more chance of someone making a crazy playoff run, if loses its fun when they have no right being there. Ah well! We can't gripe too much. The moment one of our teams makes the playoffs through the second wild card and goes on to win the WS we'll be celebrating and trying to tell others "hey its just how the rules are now stfu" |
Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: March 07 2012 at 22:20
3rd place for the reigning world series champions? ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 08 2012 at 17:20
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^ I have no problem with that at all.......winning the WS was last season.....and did u forget the best hitter in baseball no longer calls St Louis home? -------------
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: March 08 2012 at 21:15
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The thing about St. Louis is that they have loads of young talent, from David Freese to Jamie Garcia to Jon Jay to Alan Craig and countless others. They're only going to get better, and they have more than enough bats to make up for Pujols' departure. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: March 08 2012 at 21:20
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KC ROYALS FOR DAYS Srsly, they're gonna be liek teh awsm this year. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 00:03
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The thing about St. Louis is that they shouldn't have even made the playoffs last year WITH the best hitter in the game (well, second or third best at this point). ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 09:09
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Coulda been Atlanta, coulda been Atlanta.... sigh
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 09:11
Don't get me wrong I see your logic, but I think most of that team overperformed last year while the Twins very much underperformed. Yes the new system is idiotic. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 09:12
You're assuming a lot if you think that young talent will develop enough to replace one of the best hitters the game has ever seen. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 09:23
I like the Cardinals so whatever Happens every year anyway "gahhhh (x) really didn't deserve it, they had this and that and (y) was really a better team and etc" unless we go to no playoffs and base it purely on record not sure what some people want. But yeah boo new playoffs and anything could happen but it does stand to logic the Cards won't be up to par this year. In the next couple of years though, who knows? I'd like to see them succeed. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 09:36
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Winning your division is more impressive than winning the World Series. Anything can occur in a few short series. So when you see a wild card team win it all, I don't think it's unreasonable to say that they overachieved.
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 10:06
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Nah not unreasonable and hey, there have been times throughout sports you kinda shake your head at who went so far, but that's why its a playoffs! One series or not still got beat those better teams. I'd like the Yanks to actually win one series in play offs for once. Unrelated wonder how the Sahx will respond to their record collapse. Want to say they'll get over it but the Mets never recovered from their epic collapse, I wouldn't mind the same fate falling on Boston! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 11:18
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The Cards will be helped this year with the new wildcard additions.......they will make the playoffs.....heck the Mariners might make it! Ohhh the shame of it all...
Top team in each division play for the ring.....period. Mediocre regular season teams should not... -------------
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 09 2012 at 18:35
I can't agree with you there. The Tigers have the arguably the best pitcher (Verlander) and hitter (Cabrera) in all of baseball while the Twins have giant question marks, at best. Former stars Mauer and Morneau are in rapid decline and their pitching staff has an aging journeyman as it's #1 starter (Pavano), the most consistently inconsistent #2 (Liriano), and extreme flyball pitcher Baker at #3. They also no longer have the defensive advantage over teams they had when they were hosting at the dome. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 12 2012 at 15:37
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The Tigers and Mets are going to a shootout tied 7 to 7 after 10 innings. Oh wait, apparently they do kiss their sisters during exhibition ball as the game is ending in a 7 to 7 tie. Unfortunately, Jacob Turner got smoked for 6 runs including a grand slam. Early returns are that he will not be the Tigers number 5 starter as had been originally hoped coming into Spring training. -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 16 2012 at 22:57
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So Andy Pettitte is coming back to the Yanks. Even the die hard fan in me finds it hard to get amped up about this. If it works out then great, but please please...don't make us all regret this Andy |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 16 2012 at 23:00
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^ He's a stud......a bit over the hill but still a stud pitcher. I think he will be fine, even though I am far from a NYY fan -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 16 2012 at 23:04
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Whenever there is a gap (regardless of sport) I get nervous...especially as the age increases but yeah, I wanna say he'll still be fine. If anyone can it's him. I'd hope you say that, I know the Yanks are hated but jeez even on teams I hate I realize when a player is good Just kind of shocked, but these guys can't ever seem to fully retire |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 16 2012 at 23:38
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Fan of his and grateful for all the things he's done for the Yankees but I'd have liked to see him stay retired. He could've guested on Bernie Williams' next album. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: March 17 2012 at 00:22
Agreed, but now just to hope this isn't painful. What's worse than a comeback just to fall flat and re-retire in the gutter? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 19 2012 at 14:56
Cabrera took a groundball off of his face courtesy of Hunter Pence in the first inning today.  -------------
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 19:55
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Please let the Jays do this well once they start counting. ------------- A fun place to review and discuss metal: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - MetalMusicArchives |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 12:27
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It would be nice to see the Jays and Rays be the East's playoff representatives this year. Also, Tigers are playing the Buccos today so I am here to trash talk. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 12:31
Haha. No sooner do I say that, Fister hits Casey McGehee with a pitch. Let the bad blood begin.  -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 23 2012 at 14:37
  The Tigers scored 6 runs in the top of the 9th inning to turn a 2 to 1 deficit into a 7 to 2 lead. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 24 2012 at 12:57
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The Tigers and Yankees are battling in Lakeland today. Pitcher's dual through 3 innings. Only 1 hit so far. And what is the deal with Joba the Hurt. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 24 2012 at 13:02
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The $26 hot dog.
I guess it is not surprising with the amount of money they spent to sign Darvish. http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/chompions/201203/texas-rangers-26-champion-hot-dog-chili-cheese-onions-beef" rel="nofollow - http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/chompions/201203/texas-rangers-26-champion-hot-dog-chili-cheese-onions-beef -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 11:48
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M's open season with A's in Japan........A's reportedly will not have any sort of feed for their fans and the M's could not afford to send our TV boys to Japan, so they will watch a live feed from Japan and commentate from here at like 3am PST.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 12:10
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Let's get this friggin' season started already! What's the damn hold up? They waiting for some more major injuries in pointless games, or what? ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 12:24
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^ I'm with you........preseason is a big JOKE!!! people get all fired up about nothing.......besides they will all make the playoffs anyway. -------------
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 12:26
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They're waiting for us to predict division winners.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 12:31
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^ I thought someone already did here.....was I dreaming? -------------
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 12:40
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Well, my cousin seems to have made the final roster for the Indians- he had the starting job wrapped up last year but was hurt in a spring training game. This is going to be a great baseball season!
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 14:16
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I made predictions. Everyone else has been too chicken. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 27 2012 at 14:33
I think you were. We did discuss some record stuff though. NL
EAST:
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
Washington Nationals
New York's Mets
CENTRAL RedsCardinals Pirates Brewers Cubs
Astros
WEST: GiantsDiamondbacks Dodgers Rockies Padres AL
EAST:
New York Yankees
Boston
Rays Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles
CENTRAL:
Detroit Tigers Minnesota TwinsChicago White Sox Indians
WEST: LA AngelsTexas Rangers Mariners Athletics I hate to say the Rays don't make it, but it seems hard for 3 playoff teams to come from one division. I kind of feel like the Phillies aren't a playoff team right now. I think Miami will give it a shot. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 09:28
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^ Ahhh..now I 'member........Everyone makes the playoffs......The regular season means nothing. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 09:39
Everyone but Seattle.  -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 09:51
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I know its early but same ole same ole from SEA......anemic hitting at the bottom.....zero hits. Not a good sign when your 4 hole guy goes 0 for the world too.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 10:40
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Good to see Ichiro and Ackley off to a good start. Two of my favorite non-Phillies players.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 28 2012 at 10:57
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One day in and Montero has me in a fantasy hole. 0-4 is always unacceptable. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 29 2012 at 09:48
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I should just quote myself from above.....I might be doing that all year long......3 hits in a game is a pc pf krapt!! I guess Ichiro and Dustin are already in slumps.....
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 04 2012 at 18:12
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Opening Day tomorrow. Play Ball!!!!!! Take me out to the ball game!!!!! Tigers vs Red Sox 1 PM on ESPN tomorrow. Keep an eye out for me in Right Centerfield. I will be the guy catching Fielder's 1st Tigers' home run. -------------
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: April 04 2012 at 18:21
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Muhammed Ali's family sickens me. Why must they constantly drag a man, who is clearly in terrible health, to these public appearances? Let him keep some of his dignity and stay home instead of golf-carting him around a baseball field (a sport he had nothing to do with) while he shakes violently. Sickening ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 17:12
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Verlander was a beast today. Too bad Valverde was Valverde and we actually paid for it today. Made for a more exciting ending I suppose. 3 to 2 Tigers over the Sahx. -------------
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 20:01
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Though I had to listen to the game on the radio, it sounds like the Jays played a great game. The exception was one bad inning by Ricky Romero. I couldn't even concentrate on my work during the 9th inning, but then the game went on for seven more. ------------- A fun place to review and discuss metal: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - MetalMusicArchives |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 20:20
I was discussing that with my brother this morning. There must be some sort of payment/charitable donation out of these apperances, right? ------------- A fun place to review and discuss metal: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - MetalMusicArchives |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: April 05 2012 at 20:23
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Bah, I've no TV to watch the games with, and MLB TV seems a waste (blackout restrictions!) Though Go Red Sox, whatever they're up to. I'd rather watch Netflix anyway. BTW Red Sox are gonna suck this year. Since when were Buchholtz and Beckett reliable pitchers, plus the new kid and the converted reliever? Our Bullpen seems wiped. Our offense is going to be lackluster too. I've simply no 'opes, for 'em. Best thing that will happen at Fenway this year is The Wall. What a great show, I wish i could see it again at the Fens! |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 06 2012 at 09:02
I did not see that.....but hopefully in some manner, Ali is approving these public appearances. But I agree, even if he approves someone should talk him out of it.
Many people may not even know who he is. -------------
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: April 06 2012 at 10:39
| Ryan Dempster pitches a gem for the cubs and then washed up Kerry Wood comes on in relief and issues three walks in a row. Where was the manager? After two maybe it was time to change. Dempster struck out ten and then ........... |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: April 06 2012 at 11:00
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: April 07 2012 at 16:16
| Kerry Wood loses another one for the cubs.....can you say retire |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 07 2012 at 18:29
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Hahaha Beckett
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 07 2012 at 21:19
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OMG that was such a fun game today. Beating the Sahx 10 - 0 with 5 home runs was absolutely awesome. Only bad part of the game was losing Fister to an injury. Hopefully it is just short-term. -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 08 2012 at 01:54
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Well at least the Ms are beating the one team they should beat....and are scoring runs. Also good to see Chone Figgins coming around, finally!!
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 08 2012 at 17:06
Possibly the best win in Tigers' history and I wasn't there because of Easter.  3-run home run from Cabrera in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game 10 - 10 and send it to xtra innings, and a 2-run walk-off home run from Alex Avila in the bottom of the 12th to win the game 13 - 12. Yeah, we are 3 games ahead of the Red Sahx.-------------
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Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: April 08 2012 at 17:13
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The Red Sox are gonna suck this year. I predicted it and it is coming true. I will edit this post in September if need be. Our pitching staff is a joke, Based Loaded Beckett, Lazy Throwing Lester, Balkin' Bucholtz, Player to Be Named Later and the other dude. Man, I don't even watch the Red Sox or know their roster this year and they got my blood boilin'! All I ask is that they are in contention until june, when I can finally relax and watch some games. |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: April 08 2012 at 19:23
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Looks like run support could be an issue for a lot of my fantasy team's starting pitchers, especially Strasburg and Zimmerman. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: April 08 2012 at 20:16
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All about the Royals. It's our time. I really think we may gradually become the next Tampa Bay Rays story. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: April 09 2012 at 16:50
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What do you guys think about Ozzie's Castro comments? Do you think he should be disciplined or fired for making those remarks?
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: April 09 2012 at 16:58
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He's stupid. It's not like those comments were unexpected, I'm just glad he's out of the AL Central so I don't have to watch him be a smartass all season. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 09 2012 at 17:01
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You'll just have to put up with me being a smartass all season. -------------
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: April 09 2012 at 17:04
Royals are projected being second which is better than we've done in a long time so... ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 12 2012 at 09:28
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Well so far so good for the Mariners....4-3 after last nights 9th inning comback win. Lets see if they can at least walk outta Texas with a split, that would be epic.
As far as Ozzie goes.........well this is not the first time he has proclaimed his liking of Fidel Castro. As a latino myself I cannot fathom even the thought of Castro doing anything right...ever.
Ozzie is Venezuelan and I am sure he feels much bro-love for Chavez too....so I can see why he feels emotions for Castro. But he has been in the US too long to not understand the hatred that most Americans have of Castro and my God, especially in Miami.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 14:08
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Nothing from Jose on his Ms being on the losing end of perfection? -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 14:15
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I'm happy with it......At least Safeco Field will have some kind of highlight this season..... -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 14:19
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I was at both Tigers' games on Saturday. I am still thawing out, it was so frickin' cold. The Tigers were losing 8 - 0 in the top of the 1st inning. After 3 innings they had no baserunners, and I commented that the only thing that we had to look forward too was Harrison pitching a perfect game. I had no clue that one had actually been thrown until I read about it on Sunday. -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 14:23
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One of my co-workers was there with his father and he said nobody really was getting excited till about the 8th....by the 9th the place was screaming! What are the odds to throw the 21st perfect game on the 21st day of the month?? Need a supercomputer to figure that one I think -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 14:53
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All the games that I go to, the only no-hitter/perfect game that I have seen pitched was the Galarraga one from two years ago that wasn't because the umpire blew the call on the 27th out, so Galarraga had to get 28 outs instead, so it was 1 more than perfect. I was in attendance in Toronto in Doc Halladay's rookie season when he took a no-hitter into the 9th inning against the Tigers. Bobby Higginson hit a pinch-hit home run to put the Tigers back into the game; they only lost 8 to 1 (or something like that). -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:01
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I have never come close to seeing one pitched........odds are I never will. -------------
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:03
I typed a long response here. Then I went to add one sentence and accidentally removed the whole post. In summary, it's approximately 3.26%. It's actual very reasonable. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:03
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I need to go back to my youth.......and support the LA Dodgers. Man, I was a huge Dodger fan as a kid growing up in So Cal.
Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager were my fav players back then -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:06
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I've always been a Tigers' fan, but the Reds have always been my favorite National League team; goes back to the days of the Big Red Machine with Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey, George Foster, etc.... -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:28
So what are the odds of the 22nd perfect game happening on the 22nd day fo the month.....same? -------------
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:42
Give or take, yes. It's actually irrelevant that it's the 22nd game probabilistically. It's really just a question of saying, what's the chance of a perfect game being thrown on the 22nd of the month? This technically varies a bit because seasons start and end on different days every year. Also, certain dates are slightly more likely to fall on certain days of the week. However, none of that greatly affects anything so the 3.26% is a good estimate. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:45
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^ Yes agree but should it not be stated
..."what's the chance of a perfect game being thrown on the 22nd of the month...during a 162 game season?..." (Not the whole year right?)
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 15:50
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I didn't do the calculations for the entire year. I only included the year. For example, the number estimate I gave came from me taking the numbers of days over the span of the season (not the number of days with a game played on it) and dividing by the number of 21sts.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 16:46
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^ 10-4!! -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 24 2012 at 19:47
Probably will not win this one as I expected to get swept by the Tigers.....but we might actually have a chance in game 1  -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 24 2012 at 21:12
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7-4
Mariners win!!!!!!!! I will gloat on this one for awhile and based on # of hits we kicked the Tigers arse!!!!!
Scott....you guys sux!!!
  (will probably be the only time I can act this way)
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 02:18
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Cardnials wooooo! ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 09:19
Scherzer walked the lead-off hitter, and of course I said "There goes the perfect game" and then the 2nd hitter got a single so of course it became "There goes the no-hitter" and then they just kept hitting and hitting and hitting. Scherzer had given up 10 hits in 4+ innings. He is such a Jekyll and Hyde pitcher. Very inconsistent. One day he is shutting the Yankees down for 6 innings in the playoffs, and the next he is giving up 10 hits to the Mariners 3 days after they are on the wrong side of perfection. And yes, it was frickin' cold again last night. Where the hell is the 80 degree weather that I had to work through in February and March???? -------------
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 09:24
Chipper Jones just turned 40 years old yesterday. He's still the heart and soul of the Braves, and a genuinely good guy. We're lucky to have someone like him. 
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 09:42
This is a brutal road trip for the M's......I was predicting a 3-7 record, I have now changed that to 4-6
. I always felt the M's play eastcoast teams well including the NYY.....but for some reason the Central teams they struggle with.Well there you go......it was the weathers fault!! We like the cold so the M's were fine with it.. -------------
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