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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 11, 2012 16:06:03 GMT -5
So...how about those Twins!? heh heh.
And so far, Dunn doesn't suck for the Sox. So far.
There. I've started this year's MLB thread with good sportsmanship and optimism.
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Post by Crowfan on Apr 11, 2012 16:47:37 GMT -5
So far, the only thing that's totally surprised me is how fast it took Ozzie Guillen to get into trouble. I figured it would take a month, and it was like five games. That being said, I think Detroit and Texas look pretty good so far, although it is early. The Cardinals have come out good too.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Apr 11, 2012 17:02:04 GMT -5
My two teams will win 70 games this year. Combined. If they're lucky.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 11, 2012 19:51:46 GMT -5
I feel like anything the White Sox do this year is a bonus. So I'm already happy.
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Post by Mod City on Apr 12, 2012 9:17:28 GMT -5
We have to start with the Twins bashing already? Long season, mummi. Long season.
Detroit is stacked. I see them taking the AL Central.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 12, 2012 10:05:55 GMT -5
We have to start with the Twins bashing already? Long season, mummi. Long season. Detroit is stacked. I see them taking the AL Central. The Twins are bashing themselves! But, yeah, odds are on for Detroit this year. Any hope for the Sox is just a fun bonus, but my hopes aren't high. Maybe the Marlins will be entertaining, though.
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Post by Mod City on Apr 12, 2012 12:38:04 GMT -5
We have to start with the Twins bashing already? Long season, mummi. Long season. Detroit is stacked. I see them taking the AL Central. The Twins are bashing themselves! But, yeah, odds are on for Detroit this year. Any hope for the Sox is just a fun bonus, but my hopes aren't high. Maybe the Marlins will be entertaining, though. Fair enough. Regardless, I'm just glad there's no way they can disappoint as badly as they did last year. My expectations are completely tempered
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 14, 2012 0:59:06 GMT -5
Home opener today. I almost went, but would have had to take my son out of school. I couldn't do it. Damn those scruples.
But we beat the Tigers, and Fielder's beard didn't phase them. Dunn went 0-4, though. Fear.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Apr 21, 2012 23:36:38 GMT -5
Humber. Really? Perfect games go to the weirdest people...
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Post by Mr. Atari on May 5, 2012 10:28:45 GMT -5
Ahem. I need to rant.
I get so sick of the talking heads and ignoramuses whining about the "Coors Field effect", and how it taints the stats of Rockies players, and how the increased offense is somehow illegitimate baseball. Last night, Chipper Jones said that games in Denver are "always roller coasters. I'm exhausted after 3 games here, Helton has to play 81!"
The other night, Scott Hairston of the Mets hit for the cycle here, but the Mets lost by 6 or 7 runs, prompting Dan Plesac on the MLB Network to bemoan for an hour how unfair it is that such a real accomplishment would be overshadowed by such phony baseball in Denver. "Only at Coors Field can you hit for the cycle and still lose like that," opined the blathering idiot.
AARRRGHH! Okay, 1) Look at the stats. Since the humidor era started, Coors Field is barely in the top 10 in runs scored per year and HRs hit. Have you seen Texas's ballpark? The new Yankee Stadium? No one doubts the legitimacy of Josh Hamilton's or Mark Teixeira's numbers. 2) Even if there was a mile-high effect, you can't simultaneously credit one hitter/team while bitching about the other. They played on the same field!. 3) Neither can you discredit offense without also crediting defense and pitching. There are two sides to the game. If you're going to whine about one side, then give weight to the other. It never happens. 4) Todd Helton should be a hall of famer. He probably won't get in because people will dismiss his numbers as tainted. "No, he didn't take steroids, but he DID play half his games at Coors Field". If Chipper is right, then Helton should be honored for his long tenure here, not punished. Of course, Chipper isn't right, and Helton would be a HoF'er in any uniform, but the narrative has already been set. And it's utter crap.
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Of course, this year's games feel like those old Coors Field carnivals of the '90s, but it's not because of the thin air. It's because our pitching is that terrible and our offense is that good.
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Post by Mod City on May 5, 2012 19:22:41 GMT -5
Humber. Really? Perfect games go to the weirdest people... It's not that weird. He's a former Twin who sucked when he was with us. It's known as the David Ortiz Effect.
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Post by Truck Farmer on May 6, 2012 1:16:37 GMT -5
Tomorrow night the Nats can put the broom to the Phils for this weekend. It's the Sunday Night ESPN game and best of all, I'll be there.
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Post by Truck Farmer on May 7, 2012 8:45:51 GMT -5
Phils-Nats game last night was a pretty good game . . . . until the 9th inning. And to make matters worse Jayson Werth broke his wrist and is out 6 - 8 weeks. It was take back the park weekend where the Nats fans were suppose to keep Phillie fans out. Didn't quite work out that well. But I will admit that I officially have a man crush on Bryce Harper.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on May 7, 2012 10:06:44 GMT -5
Didn't that happen after he was intentionally hbp?
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Post by Crowfan on May 7, 2012 16:05:30 GMT -5
yep
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