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Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by cheekimonk » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:50 pm

Have we covered the topic of who is everyone's favorite team? For me...

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My picks:

NL East: Braves. I'll cover why not the Phillies in a second, but Uggla adds the pop that the Braves needed. Jurrjens, Hanson, Lowe, Hudson may actually be 2nd behind the Phillies Phoursome. If Chipper stays healthy and productive, this will be a good year. And they are a very young team with Heyward in RF and Freeman getting his shot at 1B.

NL Central: Reds. If the Cards leave Pujols unsigned, they will have a curse on them that will make the Cubs' and Red Sox versions look like boo-boos. Looking forward to seeing Aroldis Chapman.

NL West: Giants. Some people are propping the Rockies...I don't buy it. Even though I still can't believe the Giants are the defending champs, Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Bumgarner, and Zito is a daunting rotation.

NL WC: Phillies. Ok, the Phillies have at least close to the best rotation ever. But losing Werth and being without Utley is going to hurt them bad. Their offense is just old (Ibanez is 39!!) and their bullpen had 4 players that VASTLY overachieved last year. They also won a ridiculous (i.e., karma offending) number of one-run games in 2010. The Braves tried superior pitching with subpar, aging offense a few years ago...doesn't work.

AL East: Red Sox. I could say positive things about the Sox here, but just look at how the Yankees fumbled this postseason and the Rays were pretty much (and predictably) gutted outside of Longoria and Price.

AL Central: Ugh. This is an ugly division. I guess the Twins.

AL West: A's. Guess who has the deepest pitching (rotation and bullpen) in MLB? Not the Phillies, Braves, or Giants.

AL WC: Yankees.

World Series: Red Sox in 5 over the Braves.
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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by aaronweiner » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:52 pm

I'm a Chicago White Sox fan.

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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by jumpmancol » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:54 pm

Cubs all the way! I have not seen them picked higher than 3rd place, but this time I can see them surprising...they are flying under the radar this year. That said, I still think the Reds are the team....I think the Cardinals are going to stumble big time this year.
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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by jiminyhopkins » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:19 pm

GO TIGERS

I'll be at Opening Day in Detroit (April 8th) with Louisville owner Nick Spitulski. Good times. :hi5:
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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by LambeauLeap » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:24 pm

Being in Milwaukee, I grew up watching the Brewers, but it just hasn't been the same for me since they moved to the NL. I grew up watching the AL East with NYY, BOS, CLE, DET, BAL, and TOR. I haven't been able to get back in to baseball and I think it's because i'm an AL guy. I know I should probably go White sox or Twins due to proximity, but I'm a Yankees fan - dad has spring training season tix in FL and I used to eat at one of Steinbrenner's restaurants when I lived down there (He own's a Damon's).

So I'm going to start following BBall again this year more now that i'm not in school, and I'll watch the Brewers since they're the home team, but I need to find an AL team. dad lived in Baltimore for a number of years so I loved watching the Orioles (and actually saw a game at the old Memorial Stadium). I know they suck, but perhaps the Orioles for me.
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Post by leejay56 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:02 pm

NL West: Giants. Some people are propping the Rockies...I don't buy it. Even though I still can't believe the Giants are the defending champs, Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Bumgarner, and Zito is a daunting rotation.

i will be at this game..................

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Post by scottsdale_joe » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:01 am

Go Red Sox! I will always be a Boston fan.
We had season tickets for the Giants in Spring Training and, believe me, they looked very good. I predict they will the division easily.
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Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:40 am

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Post by LambeauLeap » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:34 am

Sometimes your Brewer fanaticism makes me want to root for the Cubs or Yankees :)
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Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:35 pm

LambeauLeap wrote:Sometimes your Brewer fanaticism makes me want to root for the Cubs or Yankees :)
Ugh. That's just awful.

You could be a total douchebag or someone who throws money at a problem. Ick.

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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by KCCardinalFan » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:39 pm

recte44 wrote:
LambeauLeap wrote:Sometimes your Brewer fanaticism makes me want to root for the Cubs or Yankees :)
Ugh. That's just awful.

You could be a total douchebag or someone who throws money at a problem. Ick.
That is true, you should at least keep your expectations at levels you are used to and maybe root for the Padres. You know, a team that occasionally makes the playoffs but has no shot at ever winning it all. :pickles:
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Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:45 pm

We've made the playoffs twice in 30 years, I wouldn't even call that "occasionally". I think more along the lines of "once in a blue moon".

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Post by KCCardinalFan » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:48 pm

recte44 wrote:We've made the playoffs twice in 30 years, I wouldn't even call that "occasionally". I think more along the lines of "once in a blue moon".
I have about 12 more hours to talk trash, so I'm trying to get it all in. Damn Wainwright.....
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Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:52 pm

KCCardinalFan wrote:
recte44 wrote:We've made the playoffs twice in 30 years, I wouldn't even call that "occasionally". I think more along the lines of "once in a blue moon".
I have about 12 more hours to talk trash, so I'm trying to get it all in. Damn Wainwright.....
Just let me know how the view looking up is all season. You guys can battle with the Cubs for mediocrity while we battle with the Reds for the division title.The Astros and Pirates can vie for the title of "major league team that wouldn't finish .500 in Triple A".

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Post by KCCardinalFan » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:56 pm

recte44 wrote:
KCCardinalFan wrote:
recte44 wrote:We've made the playoffs twice in 30 years, I wouldn't even call that "occasionally". I think more along the lines of "once in a blue moon".
I have about 12 more hours to talk trash, so I'm trying to get it all in. Damn Wainwright.....
Just let me know how the view looking up is all season. You guys can battle with the Cubs for mediocrity while we battle with the Reds for the division title.The Astros and Pirates can vie for the title of "major league team that wouldn't finish .500 in Triple A".
Which is just sad for Houston, I miss that rivalry.
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Post by LambeauLeap » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:07 pm

So I'm working towards finalizing the AL team I'm going to follow this year (not in any order):

Baltimore - Dad lived there and saw a game at Memorial Stadium in '84 and saw Ripken, Murray, etc. Earl Weaver is the reason we got in to computer baseball.

Cleveland - Major LEague taped here in the 80s and I was there for a couple evening filmings. Saw the Indians in '09 when they were snowed out of Cleveland. Used to wear an Indians hat with a BLack Tooth as a joke.

NY Yankees: Dad has spring training tickets and was a big Stein fan.

Tampa Bay: Dad lives in TPA and shares a season tix package and have followed them on the periphery

Minnesota: Good team, proximity, have close friends there that would hit games with me if I make it up there.

Chi WhiteSox: Proximity, not really interested in hitting a south side game though :)
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Post by cramsey51 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:45 pm

REDS WIN!! They're going wire to wire! :champs:
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Post by LambeauLeap » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:51 pm

cramsey51 wrote:REDS WIN!! They're going wire to wire! :champs:
Reason 4,374,138 why the Brewers just PISS ME OFF.
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Post by recte44 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:55 pm

Closer implodes on Opening Day, now 2 years in a row!!!! We were in control of that game for all except for the last five minutes. Crazy.

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Re: Opening Day Tomorrow!!!

Post by cheekimonk » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:21 am

@Brad: AL? Really? Are you a communist? ;)

BTW, Jason Heyward on track fir 162 dingers...
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