CrazyCarl40 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 What does everyone think? Mine: AL East - Red Sox Central - White Sox West - Rangers Wild Card - Yankees NL East - Phillies Central - Brewers West - Giants Wild Card - Reds World Series Phillies over Red Sox in 7. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 What does everyone think? Mine: AL East - Red Sox Central - White Sox West - Rangers Wild Card - Yankees NL East - Phillies Central - Brewers West - Giants Wild Card - Reds World Series Phillies over Red Sox in 7. Ugh. American League East: Yankees Central: White Sox West: Angels Wild Card: Boston National League East: Phillies Central: Reds West: Giants Wild Card: Colorado Way out prediction for 2011: The Pittsburgh Pirates will finish over 500 with an 82-80 record and will be in the race till late July. World Series Winner: Phillies over White Sox 5 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 NLE - Philly NLC - Cubs (I have to) NLW - LA Wild Card - Braves ALE - Red Sox ALC - Twins ALW - Angels Wild Card - Yanks Philly beats Red Sox in 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 AL East: Red Sox AL Central: Tigers AL West: Athletics AL WC: Yankees NL East: Phillies NL Central: Brewers NL West: Giants NL WC: Rockies AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez AL CY: Felix Hernandez AL ROY: Jeremy Hellickson NL MVP: Troy Tulowitzki NL CY: Roy Halladay NL ROY: Freddie Freeman AL Champion: Red Sox NL Champion: Phillies WS Champion: Phillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 AL East: Yankees AL Central: Who Cares AL West: Yawn AL WC: Yankees Triple AAA team NL East: ZZZZzzzzzz NL Central: (insert joke here) NL West: ---------- NL WC: 2nd best team in 4th best division AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez' syringe AL CY: Bastard love child of CC and Phil Hughes AL ROY: Jesus Montero (first .400, triple crown, 90 HR player) NL MVP: Future Yankee NL CY: Another future Yankee NL ROY: A future Jeter ballboy AL Champion: Yankees NL Champion: ZZZZZzzzzz WS Champion: Yankees in a forfeit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 AL East: Red Sox AL Central: Tigers AL West: Angels AL WC: Twins NL East: Phillies NL Central: Brewers NL West: Rockies NL WC: Braves AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford (Co-MVP's) AL CY: Clay Buccholz, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Dice-k (Winner by committee) AL ROY: Lil' Dusty (1st repeat winner) NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez NL CY: Tim Lincecum NL ROY: Aroldis Chapman AL Champion: Red Sox NL Champion: Phillies WS Champion: Sawx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 AL East: Red Sox AL Central: Tigers AL West: Angels AL WC: Twins NL East: Phillies NL Central: Brewers NL West: Rockies NL WC: Braves AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford (Co-MVP's) AL CY: Clay Buccholz, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Dice-k (Winner by committee) AL ROY: Lil' Dusty (1st repeat winner) NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez NL CY: Tim Lincecum NL ROY: Aroldis Chapman AL Champion: Red Sox NL Champion: Phillies WS Champion: Sawx Nice jinx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AL East - Yankees Central - Tigers West - Rangers Wild Card - Red Sox NL East - Phillies Central - Reds West - Giants Wild Card - Rockies World Series Yankees over Phillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AL East: Yankees AL Central: Tigers AL West: Rangers AL Wild Card: Twins NL East: Phillies NL Central: Reds NL West: Dodgers NL Wild Card: Braves World Series: Yankees over Dodgers in 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sawx/Twins/A's/Yankees Phillies/Braves/Reds/Giants MVPs: Hanley and Adrian Gonzalez CYA: Sabathia and Halladay WS champ: i hope the yankees...over cincy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 AL East: Yankees AL Central: Tigers AL West: Rangers AL Wild Card: Sox NL East: Phillies NL Central: Reds NL West: Giants NL Wild Card: Braves World Series: Phillies over Yankees in 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 AL East: Yankees AL Central: Tigers AL West: Rangers AL Wild Card: Twins NL East: Phillies NL Central: Reds NL West: Dodgers NL Wild Card: Braves World Series: Yankees over Dodgers in 6. Care to explain why you feel the Red Sox won't even make the playoffs? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Care to explain why you feel the Red Sox won't even make the playoffs? Just curious. I'll answer for him. The AL East is a m-f'er and he doesn't think the wild card is going to the Sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'll answer for him. The AL East is a m-f'er and he doesn't think the wild card is going to the Sux I think 88-89 wins takes the AL East this year. Its going to be brutal. I would expect a lots of divisional records hovering around .500 I also don't think the Sox are as good as the media and the Boston faithfull all want them to be. Lackey is a joke, Dice K hasn't pitched well with any consistency in three years now, Wakefield is like 100 years old. Will Beckett be healthy or is he done? Has he turned a bad corner in his career at 31? And Papelbon flat out sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Care to explain why you feel the Red Sox won't even make the playoffs? Just curious. were they in the playoffs last year? sh*t can happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'll answer for him. The AL East is a m-f'er and he doesn't think the wild card is going to the Sux You add nothing to this board. I think 88-89 wins takes the AL East this year. Its going to be brutal. I would expect a lots of divisional records hovering around .500 I also don't think the Sox are as good as the media and the Boston faithfull all want them to be. Lackey is a joke, Dice K hasn't pitched well with any consistency in three years now, Wakefield is like 100 years old. Will Beckett be healthy or is he done? Has he turned a bad corner in his career at 31? And Papelbon flat out sucks. The Red Sox do have question marks, true. I'm just trying to figure out how all of the so called experts are incorrect. I mean the Sox should win on offense alone, as long as everyone is healthy. The pitching has their issues, for sure. I'm not sure why Lackey is a joke, he'd be your second best starter. Dice-K is the 5th starter and that's not bad. He'd be most teams #3. Wakefield is the long man and isn't going to be relied heavily upon. Paps had a bad year last year, but the bullpen around him this season is much stronger. Being in a contract year should only help. A lot of questions do need to be answered, but if even half of them are answered favorably there is no reason the Sox would miss the playoffs. were they in the playoffs last year? sh*t can happen Last year was an aberration of injuries. If that happens two years in a row, maybe they are cursed again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You add nothing to this board. I'm not sure why Lackey is a joke, he'd be your second best starter. That's a bunch of BS....we have a guy named Hughes who you so tend to forget about.......why do you never forget about Buccholz? I don't see where he's any better or worse. He has alot to prove there is no reason the Sox would miss the playoffs. Last year was an aberration of injuries. If that happens two years in a row, maybe they are cursed again. There you go spin cycle.....No excuses, especially injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Took all of 1 game for John Sterling to launch into his "it is high, it is far, it is ...BLAH BLAH BLAH" home run call-on a double off the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You add nothing to this board. The Red Sox do have question marks, true. I'm just trying to figure out how all of the so called experts are incorrect. I mean the Sox should win on offense alone, as long as everyone is healthy. The pitching has their issues, for sure. I'm not sure why Lackey is a joke, he'd be your second best starter. Dice-K is the 5th starter and that's not bad. He'd be most teams #3. Wakefield is the long man and isn't going to be relied heavily upon. Paps had a bad year last year, but the bullpen around him this season is much stronger. Being in a contract year should only help. A lot of questions do need to be answered, but if even half of them are answered favorably there is no reason the Sox would miss the playoffs. Last year was an aberration of injuries. If that happens two years in a row, maybe they are cursed again. The Sawx,are, after all, the greatest colLEction of baseball talent ever assembled by a super genius GM, and are managed by a mastermind. They will win 140 games and sweep through the playoffs-OF COURSE. What a waste of 6+ months to play this season. Their Series trophy can go right next to the Pats' Lombardi of this last NFL season. TODAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 That's a bunch of BS....we have a guy named Hughes who you so tend to forget about.......why do you never forget about Buccholz? I don't see where he's any better or worse. He has alot to prove There you go spin cycle.....No excuses, especially injuries You don't see how Buchholz (at least spell his name right) is any better or worse than Hughes? His ERA was almost 2 runs better. He has a lot less to prove than Hughes who ran out of gas after, oh I don't know, May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You don't see how Buchholz (at least spell his name right) is any better or worse than Hughes? His ERA was almost 2 runs better. He has a lot less to prove than Hughes who ran out of gas after, oh I don't know, May. Bucholz's ERA was 3.68 last year, Hughes' was 4.20. How is that almost 2 runs better? It was slightly more than half a run. If you're gonna argue using stats, you can't make them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The Yankees are on pace to win 162 games. Anyone who doesn't think that will happen is a clueless moron that roots for a team whose name we can easily turn into a homophobic slur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The Yankees are on pace to win 162 games. Anyone who doesn't think that will happen is a clueless moron that roots for a team whose name we can easily turn into a homophobic slur. I love it when you feel pain (insert gay joke at your leisure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The Yankees are on pace to win 162 games. Anyone who doesn't think that will happen is a clueless moron that roots for a team whose name we can easily turn into a homophobic slur. Like the Boston BloCox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 Bucholz's ERA was 3.68 last year, Hughes' was 4.20. How is that almost 2 runs better? It was slightly more than half a run. If you're gonna argue using stats, you can't make them up. Exit your credibility stage left. Career 3.68. His ERA last season was 2.33. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/28855/clay-buchholz If you're going to argue using stats, at least use the right ones so you don't end up looking silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You don't see how Buchholz (at least spell his name right) is any better or worse than Hughes? His ERA was almost 2 runs better. He has a lot less to prove than Hughes who ran out of gas after, oh I don't know, May. Laptops Mcgee will never come close to a 2.33 ERA again in his life. You can bank on that. He's good but not that good. He's also older than Hughes is and Hughes was moving from the bullpen to starting last year which probably was why he got tired towards the middle of the season. NTM Hughes had a better H/9, K/9, K/BB and about the same WHIP last season. The major difference between the 2 pitchers was 16 more homers that hughes gave up. That probably isn't going to carry over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Exit your credibility stage left. Career 3.68. His ERA last season was 2.33. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/28855/clay-buchholz If you're going to argue using stats, at least use the right ones so you don't end up looking silly. So you got me. I was too busy working and watching the Yankees win to read the right line on a player who I couldn't possibly care less about's stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 So you got me. I was too busy working and watching the Yankees win to read the right line on a player who I couldn't possibly care less about's stats. Well, just so long as you can admit when you're wrong. It's a process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Well, just so long as you can admit when you're wrong. It's a process. We haven't named you spin cycle for nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 We haven't named you spin cycle for nothing Because you have nothing better to do with your pathetic, meaningless existence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Because you have nothing better to do with your pathetic, meaningless existence? Whoa Whoa Whoa. Jon has better things to do. And we appreciate that he chooses to torment Red Sox fans anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Whoa Whoa Whoa. Jon has better things to do. And we appreciate that he chooses to torment Red Sox fans anyway. Haha. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Haha. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Laptops Mcgee will never come close to a 2.33 ERA again in his life. You can bank on that. He's good but not that good. He's also older than Hughes is and Hughes was moving from the bullpen to starting last year which probably was why he got tired towards the middle of the season. NTM Hughes had a better H/9, K/9, K/BB and about the same WHIP last season. The major difference between the 2 pitchers was 16 more homers that hughes gave up. That probably isn't going to carry over. Buchholz's GB rate last year - 50.8% Hughes' GB rate last year - 36.1% Not to mention those are very close to career averages.....Buchholz induces way more groundballs than Hughes...I think the HR thing will carry over. Also, Buchholz being 27 to Hughes' 25 isn't that big a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmikeisback Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Buchholz's GB rate last year - 50.8% Hughes' GB rate last year - 36.1% Not to mention those are very close to career averages.....Buchholz induces way more groundballs than Hughes...I think the HR thing will carry over. Also, Buchholz being 27 to Hughes' 25 isn't that big a deal. Will hughes give up more homers? Yes. Will he give up more than twice as many homers? No. And 2 years in the mid 20s are a huge difference. Buchholz was barely in the majors at Hughes age now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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