Bonesy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Can't edit for isht on tapatalk. Gonna sneeze for another half hour after dusting off this lappy to edit this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 We've still got the prior thread running, so this should probably be merged but... I think those are reasonable picks except I can't see anyone in the NL West as a lock- the Dodgers and Diamondbacks both definitely have a shot. The Mets I'd call a lock to pick up at least a wildcard slot but not necessarily the division because the Nationals could be a lot better this year just by not under performing like last year- I do think we're favorites though. Either way the rest of the East is so bad we should run up a solid win total and make it in one way or another. AL Central I think the Indians will be very good, West I'll go with the Astros, but I don't really follow the AL very closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think the Cards are going to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Don't know if there ever are any locks but I will try. Cubs, San Fran, K.C, and only because they are my team, Tigers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Would love to be confident in the Red Sox winning the division, with the newly acquired pitching talent, but Hanley Ramirez is still slotted to play first base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have no ideas on the AL, but have the Red Sox done that much other than allow Big Papi to get yet another year older? I don't feel like we've heard them mentioned much at all during the Hot Stove... Cubs/Cardinals should be epic all season long. The Pirates aren't quite ready to go away. The Mets and Nationals should still be pretty good. The Diamondbacks will be last seasons Washington, all the expectations and the nice looking line up, but the just as spectacular implosion. The Giants sure look good on paper, but then that includes Jeff Smardjzia. Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, Jaxom 1974 said: I have no ideas on the AL, but have the Red Sox done that much other than allow Big Papi to get yet another year older? I don't feel like we've heard them mentioned much at all during the Hot Stove... They struck hard and early in the offseason with Craig Kimbrel and David Price. If Kimbrel's the closer, they can move Uehara to the setup position and keep Tazawa around for middle relief. Hopefully the Price move has a domino effect where there's finally a number one in the rotation and they can stop pretending Porcello or Buccholz is the guy. On position players I didn't think they needed to do much. Plenty of talent in the lineup, and guys like Betts and Bogaerts are only going to get better, but they need to make sure Panda shows up weighing less than 300 pounds, and that Hanley Ramirez either figures out how to field, or just cut his underachieving ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think the D-Bags are likely going to be a force to be reckoned with. Kind of expect them to give the Giants a run for their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: I think the D-Bags are likely going to be a force to be reckoned with. Kind of expect them to give the Giants a run for their money. D-bags = Diamondbacks or Dodgers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, dbunting said: D-bags = Diamondbacks or Dodgers? Diamondbacks, but good point. It kind of works for either. I think the Snakes are likely to take the Dodger's spot in the pecking order, although they are still dangerous for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 How good did the Diamondbacks get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 27 minutes ago, DanteGabriel said: They struck hard and early in the offseason with Craig Kimbrel and David Price. If Kimbrel's the closer, they can move Uehara to the setup position and keep Tazawa around for middle relief. Hopefully the Price move has a domino effect where there's finally a number one in the rotation and they can stop pretending Porcello or Buccholz is the guy. On position players I didn't think they needed to do much. Plenty of talent in the lineup, and guys like Betts and Bogaerts are only going to get better, but they need to make sure Panda shows up weighing less than 300 pounds, and that Hanley Ramirez either figures out how to field, or just cut his underachieving ass. HA! Forgot about Price. Once he didn't take the Cubs route, I think I put him out of mind...but you make a good point, a number of teams really bulked up on pitching, but seemingly neglected the positions. Will it be enough for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So the World Baseball Classic started last night. I watched South Africa defeat New Zealand, cause hey, it's live baseball! It's only the qualifying round, but it something! I was curious as to what teams were in the tournament, so I looked it up and found that Team USA wasn't even in it. I couldn't find a good answer as to why we aren't in the tournament. My question to the board is, will the WBC ever gain traction here in the states? The past showings we've made have been poor performances, with hardly a handful of good MLB players. Will Team USA ever produce a good team filled with the likes of say Kershaw, Harper, Trout and other elite players that truly represent the strength of USA baseball? Or is it too trivial an affair for the likes of superstars, who just want to focus their efforts on October where the real prize awaits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 36 minutes ago, Ghjhero said: So the World Baseball Classic started last night. I watched South Africa defeat New Zealand, cause hey, it's live baseball! It's only the qualifying round, but it something! I was curious as to what teams were in the tournament, so I looked it up and found that Team USA wasn't even in it. I couldn't find a good answer as to why we aren't in the tournament. My question to the board is, will the WBC ever gain traction here in the states? The past showings we've made have been poor performances, with hardly a handful of good MLB players. Will Team USA ever produce a good team filled with the likes of say Kershaw, Harper, Trout and other elite players that truly represent the strength of USA baseball? Or is it too trivial an affair for the likes of superstars, who just want to focus their efforts on October where the real prize awaits? Oh hell. Not having the MLB Network right now, I didn't even realize that the WBC was this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Well the classic itself isn't until next year, but a lot of this year will be spend with teams trying to qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Ghjhero said: So the World Baseball Classic started last night. I watched South Africa defeat New Zealand, cause hey, it's live baseball! It's only the qualifying round, but it something! I was curious as to what teams were in the tournament, so I looked it up and found that Team USA wasn't even in it. I couldn't find a good answer as to why we aren't in the tournament. My question to the board is, will the WBC ever gain traction here in the states? The past showings we've made have been poor performances, with hardly a handful of good MLB players. Will Team USA ever produce a good team filled with the likes of say Kershaw, Harper, Trout and other elite players that truly represent the strength of USA baseball? Or is it too trivial an affair for the likes of superstars, who just want to focus their efforts on October where the real prize awaits? I understand why these guys don't want to participate. Who wants to risk injury and a big contract right before the season starts? The clubs can't stop their people from taking part but I understand that they might not be thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 17 hours ago, Ghjhero said: So the World Baseball Classic started last night. I watched South Africa defeat New Zealand, cause hey, it's live baseball! It's only the qualifying round, but it something! I was curious as to what teams were in the tournament, so I looked it up and found that Team USA wasn't even in it. I couldn't find a good answer as to why we aren't in the tournament. My question to the board is, will the WBC ever gain traction here in the states? The past showings we've made have been poor performances, with hardly a handful of good MLB players. Will Team USA ever produce a good team filled with the likes of say Kershaw, Harper, Trout and other elite players that truly represent the strength of USA baseball? Or is it too trivial an affair for the likes of superstars, who just want to focus their efforts on October where the real prize awaits? The US is in it, if you look at the flags on the WBC website you'll notice that Cuba, Canada, and a bunch of the top teams aren't there. THis is because not every team has to go through the qualifiers, with teams that are the top three in their pool automatically advancing. The qualifiers are for the other, lower ranked teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Oh ok, didn't know that! Thanks, that's pretty neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Jenrry Mejía lifetime ban for 3rd PED violation. Nice job, moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Ramsay Blow said: Jenrry Mejía lifetime ban for 3rd PED violation. Nice job, moron. He had to know he was going to be under extra scrutiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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