Hockeyluva Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 excellent, i'm so pumped for the upcoming season. RE-PEAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaborik_Fan#1 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 excellent, i'm so pumped for the upcoming season. RE-PEAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubz Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 mets have a super good chance to win since the Santana trade. My Jays are gonna finish 3rd in the AL East again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaborik_Fan#1 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 mets have a super good chance to win since the Santana trade. My Jays are gonna finish 3rd in the AL East again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vengeance7x Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 ok... Im a big Redsox fan.. will get a userbar to show and a sig... They will make it to the series, AT LEAST, if they dont face the mariners in the ALCS.. and yes I said it.. the Mariners in the ALCS.. They will do great this season.. 2nd best pitching rotation in the AL and maybe in the league.. Watch those Mariners .. Mojo is back :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Mets can go to hell. Go Braves! And for the love of God, can Hampton please stay healthy this year??!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vengeance7x Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 excellent, i'm so pumped for the upcoming season. RE-PEAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyluva Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 isnt "RE-PEAT" one word?? as in "repeat"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyluva Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 It's going to be an interesting season in the AL East. There are pitching questions in New York and Boston. Both teams will still score a ton of runs. Schilling already has problems that could end his season before it starts, and Wakefield is a year older and was hurt a lot last year. The Yankees have questions about Mussina and Pettite(not injury). And who knows how their young starters will do. The D-Rays are on the rize, the Jays should be good if they stay healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vengeance7x Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I have faith in our young guys. Lester and Buchholz are primed and ready to go, Dice-K with a year under his belt will be that much better, and Beckett will be Beckett. If we have another injury... that's when problems could occur. But I can see the sox trading for a possible 5th starter now that Schill is MIA for who knows how long. Sure the Jays should be good if they're healthy, but how many years have we been saying that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Apparently Mike Sweeney's off to Oakland. Umm.... why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alchemist Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Apparently Mike Sweeney's off to Oakland. Umm.... why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretzky's Mullet Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 It's going to be an interesting season in the AL East. There are pitching questions in New York and Boston. Both teams will still score a ton of runs. Schilling already has problems that could end his season before it starts, and Wakefield is a year older and was hurt a lot last year. The Yankees have questions about Mussina and Pettite(not injury). And who knows how their young starters will do. The D-Rays are on the rize, the Jays should be good if they stay healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretzky's Mullet Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Mets can go to hell. Go Braves! And for the love of God, can Hampton please stay healthy this year??!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Boston New York Toronto Tampa Bay (finally climbing out of the cellar) Baltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alchemist Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 AL EAST Boston New York Toronto Tampa Bay Baltimore AL CENTRAL Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City Chicago AL WEST Los Angeles Seattle Oakland Texas AL Wild Card: New York NL EAST New York Philadelphia Atlanta Florida Washington NL CENTRAL Chicago Milwaukee Cincinatti (These guys will surprise, as long as the young guys get to play) Houston St. Louis Pittsburgh NL WEST (Will definitely be the closest division) Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Fransisco NL Wild Card Arizona Playoff predictions: ALDS Tigers over Yankees Red Sox over Angels ALCS Tigers over Red Sox NLDS Mets over Arizona Cubs over Dodgers NLCS Mets over Cubs WORLD SERIES Tigers over Mets Ill post my MVP, Cy Young and ROY predictions later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ill post my MVP, Cy Young and ROY predictions later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretzky's Mullet Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 Predictions! YAHOO!!! Already called the AL East: Boston: World Series winners return most key players New York (WC): Young talented pitching and experienced lineup should challenge the Sox Toronto: Excellent rotation would make this team a contender in most divisions Tampa Bay: Out of the basement, finally\ Baltimore: Take last year's lousy team, subtract Tejada and Bedard AL Central: Detroit: Cabrera will finally get some recognition out of Florida, and the Tigers power past Cleveland Cleveland: Can Carmona and Sabathia have the same type of season as last year? Can Hafner not have the same season as last year? Minnesota: Losing Hunter and Santana hurts, but they added potential superstar Delmon Young, still have some good arms, and lots of exciting young players. And Morneau. Kansas City: Another basement dweller which should finally reap some benefit from their young talent Chicago: Garland gone, Iguchi gone (added Nick Swisher though). Rebuilding year AL West: Seattle: Homer pick? Maybe, but this team finally has good starting pitching, a very decent offence and a quality bullpen. Good D too. LA Angels: Some great hitting outfielders, but no power in the infield. Will the challenge the Mariners? Absolutely, but I think they fall a bit short. Oakland: Decent pitching will keep them out of the cellar (but can Harden stay healthy for once?). Need more from 3B Chavez. Texas: Their starting is abysmal. That's all there is to it. NL East: New York: Solid everywhere (the only question mark for me is Delgado). Santana puts them over the top. Atlanta (WC): Call me crazy, but I think those old horses on the mound have enough left to make Atlanta a playoff team. Philadelphia: Come back to Earth after last year's surprise division win. Hamels is a great young pitcher, but their pitching is very ordinary after him. Washington: Not much pitching either, but the potential for at least some offence is there. Florida: They sucked last year. Then they traded their two best players. NL Central: Chicago: The best of a bad lot. Rotation is probably above average, couple of intriguing rookies (Soto and Fukudome). Milwaukee: Stumbled last year, but there's some potential here. Power in spades, and they might get some decent pitching too. Houston: Back end of rotation is muddy, but a lot of good hitters in a great hitters' park. What will happen with Tejada? Which Matsui will show up? St Louis: Starting pitching is important, really! Will they get any? Can Glaus stay healthy? Pittsburgh: These bottom three teams are so brutal, it's hard to rank them. Like Pittsburgh to avoid last place solely due to the potential of young players maturing together. Cincinnati: Spend big off-season dollars on...a closer. Do they realize you have to be winning late in games for him to come in? NL West: Colorado: Team went to the Series last year, and should be better this year as young players continue to develop. San Diego: Pitching will be excellent. Offence not so much, though Gonzalez and Kouzmanoff were good last year and could continue to improve. Arizona: This team won the division with one of the weakest offences in the league last year. Won't happen again. Really good looking rotation though. Los Angeles: Will Schmidt be able to play? Garciaparra? Will Andruw Jones rebound? Still, some good pitching and a lot of good hustle guys, so the division could be tight from 1-4 this year. San Francisco: Young pitchers Cain and Lincecum the only things to be excitied about. EDIT: Playoff Predictions ALDS Detroit beats New York Yankees Boston beats Seattle ALCS Detroit beats Boston NLDS New York Mets beats Chicago Colorado beats Atlanta NLCS New York Mets beats Colorado World Series Detroit beats New York Mets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretzky's Mullet Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 A few recent signings to update: Garrett Atkins re-signs with the Rockies, for about 4.4M: A sizable, but deserved raise for a .300/25/100 guy. Khalil Greene re-signs with the Padres, 11M over 2 seasons: This guy is one of a few Padres with any significant pop in his bat. However, he's also a big whiffer, with one of the longest swings you'll ever see, and every time I see him hit, it seems like pitchers who can switch velocities well will have him at their mercy. Still, for a decent fielder and mostly good hitter, this deal makes sense for San Diego. Livan Hernandez signs one year deal with Twins, 5M: Livan Hernandez is a guy with fabulous arm mechanics, which has made him possible the most durable pitcher of our age. He also, for the most part, throws strikes. However, he doesn't really have electric stuff, and has declined a bit over the last couple of years. He's also a good hitter, which will be wasted in the AL. I can see why some teams would be interested in this guy, and Minnesota would definitely be one, considering they gave up both Santana and Garza in trade, without getting any pitchers who will definitely be ready in 2008 in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alchemist Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 CY Young AL Erik Bedard NL Johan Santana MVP AL ARod NL David Wright ROY AL Evan Longoria NL Geovany Soto A couple players that I'm excited to watch: Justin Upton, Dustin McGowan, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Cole Hamels, and Tim Lincecum. Khalil Greene re-signs with the Padres, 11M over 2 seasons: This guy is one of a few Padres with any significant pop in his bat. However, he's also a big whiffer, with one of the longest swings you'll ever see, and every time I see him hit, it seems like pitchers who can switch velocities well will have him at their mercy. Still, for a decent fielder and mostly good hitter, this deal makes sense for San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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