Don’t taunt us M’s fans. We’ve had the worst decade EVER, after it all started so wonderfully…:sad:
Stop right there. Zito can absolutely not pitch any innings for a team that wants to accomplish anything other than lose games.
What was so crazy about the Rays last year was that they got 150+ starts from their top 5 SP’s - their entire starting rotation was healthy the entire year. Kazmir started 27 games, and the rest all had at least 30 starts. Only one guy topped 200 innings, but since they had like the best bullpen in baseball last year, it didn’t matter.
In 2005, the top four starters for the White Sox all had at least 32 starts. Buehrle (144), Garland (128), and Contreras (125) all had career highs in ERA+ and pitched 660+ innings combined. Freddy Garcia had one of his best ever years as well, 116 ERA+ in 228 innings. All had career years and most importantly, HEALTHY years, right at the exact same time.
It will absolutely not happen in a rotation that includes Randy Johnson and Barry Zito, to say nothing of the offense and bullpen.
It doesn’t happen very often at all. Which is why those two teams kind of came out of nowhere…baseball seasons are often a crapshoot, but if you find a consistently good offense combined with a great and HEALTHY rotation…then you’re gold. That’s why you need innings more than anything from your SP’s.
Ya, don’t believe what they say about the White Sox winning the world series with small ball. It was good pitching, and insane pitching in the postseason, that won it for them. Offensively, they mostly relied on the homerun along with hustle and i guess some “smart ball” as well.
Your offense doensn’t have any proven big time hitters, and as you said your bullpen is shaky. I wouldn’t completely count on R. Johnson and Zito either.
Lincecum is your only allstar. I don’t think anyone else is even close at this point, maybe Rowand.
How can I taunt something that I’m a part of? :sad:
I just want to see the Yankees back in the playoff pic & hopefully a championship once again. With the killer pitching line-up we got & a lot of dead weight we let go over the offseason, we should do very well. Depending on what injuries we pick up.
I’ll never stop being amused by injuries baseball players get. Jonathan Sanchez is out cause he burnt his finger using a fondue set. Monta Ellis should bust a MJ and convert to baseball.
I was watching the MLB Network & then at the bottom “Manatee C.C. 6 Pittsburgh 4” popped up. I was hoping it was the Yankees playing the Pirates with C.C. starting & some disgruntled worker calling him a manatee, but turns out there’s a Manatee Community College that played the Pirates today. Damn, oh well.
As a Jays fan, all I can hope for is that David Purcey has a strong season, with the bullpen remaining strong and with Snider and Lind continuing to improve. Of course Halladay will still be machine-like and rack up at least 18 wins and 200+ IP.
In '10 hopefully Marcum returns to form and we finally get Bret Cecil, J.P. Arencibia and David Cooper on the roster, which equals Playoffs! (For the love of God I hope)
Quick question for everybody…
This has been THE INVINCIBLE SWORDSMAN saying:
Who’s the defending MLB world champions?
Type it right or pay the price.
CHAN HO PARRRRKKKKK.
PS - Fuck the Mets.
nationals going all the way with all first basemen and corner outfielders
they don’t need anything else
I’m bored & in the mood for a draft. Thinking of joining one more random ESPN league, preferably auction draft, just to make it more interesting after all of these normal ones.
Edit:
http://games.espn.go.com/flb/waitingroom?leagueId=226043
I’m joining a roto since that’s the only one with “Los Angeles” in it :]
So yeah, if anyone else is bored like I am, join up! (It’s in 20 minutes)
2nd Edit: Eh, it’s full. I’ll be on AIM (tgieph) if anyone else happens to be down for an auction draft right now… I’ll just leave this one & join whichever one you’re doing if I get an IM in the next few minutes.
Finally real baseball!!!
Very excited for this year.
Dammit Myers, you are wearing the gold lined jersey of a champion. Don’t give up homers int eh first inning!
Arpe
anyway to watch the yankees/cubs game? i missed it…can’t find it online. thanks.
ggpo, my cable went out at like 9:55 & still hasn’t come back on.
O’s are 1-0!!! Let’s get hype for a hot start so I can cry when the yearly meltdown occurs. lol @ Teixeira boo’s. He’ll not get any love in Bmore.
I agree the yearly meltdown is an embarrassment. In regards to booing Tex. I mean really does anyone in their right mind would want to play for the Orioles in spite of the foolish and very delusional “home discount” Nigga please:rolleyes: But i wanted to go to the game so bad with an A-Roid Yankees jersey but once i heard that he got hurt i just didn’t want to go to the game.
Um they didn’t offer Tex a hometown discount. They offered him what people thought he was going to get.