Hardcore troubadour 15,114 Posted Wednesday at 01:59 AM 4 hours ago, cmh6476 said: found this on another site: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,864 Posted Wednesday at 11:42 AM I think the Tigers are obviously good, but just not quite good enough. Maybe make a trade near the deadline for a right handed bat, maybe a legit closer. Without that, I just don't see them having enough to win the AL. This upcoming series against the Cubs will be a real test. It's early of course, but this should show where they are against the really good teams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,114 Posted Wednesday at 11:50 AM I don’t think the AL has a dominant team. I can see a few teams taking it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,864 Posted Wednesday at 12:07 PM 16 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: I don’t think the AL has a dominant team. I can see a few teams taking it. Agreed. Yankees have holes. They are probably the front runner. But yes they can definitely be beat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted Wednesday at 05:44 PM 6 hours ago, supermike80 said: I think the Tigers are obviously good, but just not quite good enough. Maybe make a trade near the deadline for a right handed bat, maybe a legit closer. Without that, I just don't see them having enough to win the AL. This upcoming series against the Cubs will be a real test. It's early of course, but this should show where they are against the really good teams I still occasionally think back to your post claiming the AL central wouldn't be good (which I think you since somewhat retracted, if course), when now it seems it might be the most well balanced division (let's not talk about the ChiSox) in baseball. I think it's legit possible all the AL wild cards coming from the central division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,864 Posted Wednesday at 05:45 PM 1 minute ago, cmh6476 said: I still occasionally think back to your post claiming the AL central wouldn't be good (which I think you since somewhat retracted, if course), when now it seems it might be the most well balanced division (let's not talk about the ChiSox) in baseball. I think it's legit possible all the AL wild cards coming from the central division. Yep. Just like last year. I did retract it. AL Central looks solid for sure. I hope your boys make it in the playoffs, and lose to mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted Wednesday at 05:53 PM 6 minutes ago, supermike80 said: Yep. Just like last year. I did retract it. AL Central looks solid for sure. I hope your boys make it in the playoffs, and lose to mine Baseball is definitely a whole lot more enjoyable to watch when your favorite team is competitive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 700 Posted Wednesday at 05:56 PM 6 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: I still occasionally think back to your post claiming the AL central wouldn't be good (which I think you since somewhat retracted, if course), when now it seems it might be the most well balanced division (let's not talk about the ChiSox) in baseball. I think it's legit possible all the AL wild cards coming from the central division. AL Central is at best #4 of the 6 divisions. More likely #5 of the 6. And that's simply because Detroit is carrying the load for the creampuffs that are not Detroit in that division. Detroit is right now the best team in baseball.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted Wednesday at 09:06 PM 19 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Cags in RF tonight, so hopefully won't be long before he's OF eligible. 0-5er to start but had some of the hardest hit balls in the game yesterday and every at bat he put something in play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted Wednesday at 09:46 PM 3 hours ago, jbycho said: AL Central is at best #4 of the 6 divisions. More likely #5 of the 6. And that's simply because Detroit is carrying the load for the creampuffs that are not Detroit in that division. Detroit is right now the best team in baseball.. I somewhat disagree. Twins have struggled against good teams, so they may just be taking advantage of lesser opponents. The Guardians kept a strong core of their team that won 92 games last year. And I'm biased, but the Royals have one of the top rotations in the game with a very strong bullpen, and I think the addition of Cags to the lineup could be exactly the spark they needed to really get them rolling. The good news is all four get to beat up on the ChiSox all year long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 700 Posted Wednesday at 09:51 PM 1 minute ago, cmh6476 said: I somewhat disagree. Twins have struggled against good teams, so they may just be taking advantage of lesser opponents. The Guardians kept a strong core of their team that won 92 games last year. And I'm biased, but the Royals have one of the top rotations in the game with a very strong bullpen, and I think the addition of Cags to the lineup could be exactly the spark they needed to really get them rolling. The good news is all four get to beat up on the ChiSox all year long Honestly no offense as I like KC, but never boast about beating up on the white Sox or the Rockies. Not a great argument. KC is #24 in attendance this year. They may want to start hitting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 23 hours ago 3 hours ago, jbycho said: Honestly no offense as I like KC, but never boast about beating up on the white Sox or the Rockies. Not a great argument. KC is #24 in attendance this year. They may want to start hitting. Nobody here wants to hear me talk about the royals but... Garcia is having a great year. India is closer to a .700 ops guy than .583 or whatever he is and he usually takes a bit to warm up Vinnie is hitting better lately and I think salvy will get out of his slump Isbel is having a nice year and is a great defensive cf which is important at the k. They've called up john rave, drew waters, nick loftin, and caglianone and demoted or parted ways with renfroe, Melendez, and biggio. And there's talk they could still be in the mix for another bat at the trade deadline. I didn't mention Bobby Witt Jr. It's definitely easy to see why they are a team that seems to be trending up, but also there are no guarantees with success in baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,114 Posted 23 hours ago 4 hours ago, cmh6476 said: Cags in RF tonight, so hopefully won't be long before he's OF eligible. 0-5er to start but had some of the hardest hit balls in the game yesterday and every at bat he put something in play Went for almost the whole nut in faab. Rare in our league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 23 hours ago That attendance number is striking. The cards were really light yesterday, which was very surprising to me. The weather has been really cool and school just got out, so with some of the excitement building i hope the attendance number improves. I'm going to my first game at the k for the year next Tuesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,864 Posted 22 hours ago 10 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: Nobody here wants to hear me talk about the royals but... Garcia is having a great year. India is closer to a .700 ops guy than .583 or whatever he is and he usually takes a bit to warm up Vinnie is hitting better lately and I think salvy will get out of his slump Isbel is having a nice year and is a great defensive cf which is important at the k. They've called up john rave, drew waters, nick loftin, and caglianone and demoted or parted ways with renfroe, Melendez, and biggio. And there's talk they could still be in the mix for another bat at the trade deadline. I didn't mention Bobby Witt Jr. It's definitely easy to see why they are a team that seems to be trending up, but also there are no guarantees with success in baseball. Dude. Theyre your team and youre a fan. Talk about them as much as you like. I may skim your analysis, but dont hold back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 22 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Went for almost the whole nut in faab. Rare in our league. Fn rainout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 22 hours ago 11 minutes ago, supermike80 said: Dude. Theyre your team and youre a fan. Talk about them as much as you like. I may skim your analysis, but dont hold back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 22 hours ago Also no one talking about the automatic ball/strike proposal Manfred plans to roll out next year. I know @posty has waited his entire life for this type of game revolution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbycho 700 Posted 22 hours ago 13 minutes ago, supermike80 said: Dude. Theyre your team and youre a fan. Talk about them as much as you like. I may skim your analysis, but dont hold back It has nothing to do with him talking about his favorite team. I love the chat. But the AL central is NOT one of the best divisions in baseball at this point. It's my opinion and maybe that's all it is, but it's a long season. We will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,341 Posted 21 hours ago 1 hour ago, cmh6476 said: Also no one talking about the automatic ball/strike proposal Manfred plans to roll out next year. I know @posty has waited his entire life for this type of game revolution. Fock the challenge system's fat mom. Full ABS on every pitch. Don't even wait until next year. TONIGHT. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,858 Posted 21 hours ago Cubs lost today to focking Washington. They have to win tomorrow to make it 8 series wins in a row. I hate it when they don't sweep. Go Cubs!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 1,020 Posted 21 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Mookz said: Fock the challenge system's fat mom. Full ABS on every pitch. Don't even wait until next year. TONIGHT. I'm kind of like fock it, too. I witnessed the challenge system in play when I went to a game in Omaha last month. You had guys from st paul pretty actively challenging, so it'd be strike three, inning over and the batter taps his helmet, takes off his pads and starts walking to first and then they show you in reply on the jumbotron yep he was right, the inning continues. And they had the number of challenges remaining for each team up on the board. It was...different Also, it looks like the royals have Kyle Wright fixed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,341 Posted 18 hours ago 2 hours ago, cmh6476 said: I'm kind of like fock it, too. I witnessed the challenge system in play when I went to a game in Omaha last month. You had guys from st paul pretty actively challenging, so it'd be strike three, inning over and the batter taps his helmet, takes off his pads and starts walking to first and then they show you in reply on the jumbotron yep he was right, the inning continues. And they had the number of challenges remaining for each team up on the board. It was...different Also, it looks like the royals have Kyle Wright fixed Help me list all of the stupid things that will be things of the past once we have full-time ABS: pitch-framing missed calls because pitch does not go where catcher set up (anti-framing) umpires with "their own" strike zone umpires with erratic strike zones umpires whose strike zones change as the game progresses (whose butt-wholes tighten up in the later innings) players ejected for arguing balls and strikes managers ejected for arguing balls and strikes rookies not getting certain calls because they haven't "earned it" pitchers getting or not getting calls because they've been in control or wild up to this point umpires letting their emotions affect their calls (retribution) There may be more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,858 Posted 18 hours ago 29 minutes ago, Mookz said: Help me list all of the stupid things that will be things of the past once we have full-time ABS: pitch-framing missed calls because pitch does not go where catcher set up (anti-framing) umpires with "their own" strike zone umpires with erratic strike zones umpires whose strike zones change as the game progresses (whose butt-wholes tighten up in the later innings) players ejected for arguing balls and strikes managers ejected for arguing balls and strikes rookies not getting certain calls because they haven't "earned it" pitchers getting or not getting calls because they've been in control or wild up to this point umpires letting their emotions affect their calls (retribution) There may be more You'll miss it when/if they ever do this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,650 Posted 5 hours ago Jesus H. Christ... The Braves pitching just sucks this year... Up 10-4 on the D'Backs heading to the top of the ninth... Lose 11-10... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 4,286 Posted 4 hours ago 16 minutes ago, posty said: Jesus H. Christ... The Braves pitching just sucks this year... Up 10-4 on the D'Backs heading to the top of the ninth... Lose 11-10... I mean the guy who gave up the majority of the runs is named Blewett, how could you be a reliever with that name lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,650 Posted 4 hours ago 9 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said: I mean the guy who gave up the majority of the runs is named Blewett, how could you be a reliever with that name lol Before today, he hadn't been pitching too bad... His WHIP is a high for a reliever, but his numbers weren't too bad... But he pitched his namesake today for sure... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,341 Posted 4 hours ago 10 minutes ago, posty said: Before today, he hadn't been pitching too bad... His WHIP is a high for a reliever, but his numbers weren't too bad... But he pitched his namesake today for sure... I may be the only person in the country who had him in his lineup today, but in Homers you do what you gotta do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,650 Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, Mookz said: I may be the only person in the country who had him in his lineup today, but in Homers you do what you gotta do. True dat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
