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I noticed there was no MLB thread so I made one. So who does eveybody like? What do you think of this offseason? Who do you think will win it all next year?

Tribe 2008 AL Champions

I'm sure you're all tired of hearing about Clemens, but I'll go ahead and give you one more reason to hate him. Or rehash a reason.

Remember when Piazza broke his bat from Clemens pitch, and the broken bat almost hit Clemens, and Clemens quickly snapped up the bat and fired it at Piazza, then later when asked about it, he said, "I thought it was the ball"
OK, well why the hell would he be throwing the ball at him? Those are just my thoughts, but yeah, I never liked Clemens even way before the steroid allegations.

World Series pick-Kansas City Royals......Royals baseball, It's A Hit!

I personally have always hated Clemens, even when he was in toronto winning the cy-young, I still hated him. I hate how he thinks he is above the game sits at home and signs half way through the year. One more thing I want this F****** Steroid thing to go away, but once its gone it will probably hit NFL or something else. Cubs reverse the curse, It stops at 100 years. Kosuke, Liber, and please pull the trigger on the trade with the Baltimore.

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Well, as a lifelong Yankees fan, I hate to say but we're going to do the same thing we did last year. 2nd place, lose in 1st round. The Yankees are so predictable now. You know when a guy will be left on base, you know which guy will strike out, you know which guy will get a big hit and when, you know it all.

I think it's time for some changes. NO MORE BIG NAME PLAYERS. Put them on a team together and they'll play horribly... Well, at least for the Yanks. I want Paul O'neill, Tino, Bernie, Brosius, Knoblauch, Leyritz, and all them back. Miss those days!

The Mariners of the 90's were the best team ever. They had:
Ken Griffey Jr.
Alex Rodriguez
Jay Buhner
Edgar Martinez
Tino Martinez
Randy Johnson
And they were the best team ever to watch. They were also the best people ever. They built my family a fire, when we were out freezing one night on Mt. Rainier. God bless you M's.

Ya i was a little to young to really know that team too well, but i have watched some games on ESPN Classic and other stations, and they were a great team, and when ever i see my aunt who lives in Seattle she always talks about the teams of the 90's , she is a season ticket holder for them, and the seahawks. hoping to get out there to see a game or two.

the indians of the 90's u mean

especially the 95 team

Carlos baerga
Jim Thome
manny Ramirez
Omar Vizquel
Albert belle
Kenny Lofton
Eddie Murray
Sandy Alomar jr
Brian Giles
Dave Winfield (ok he was 43 and on the bench)

that team owned

there's 1 HOFer
3 guaranteed HOFers
and another 2 possible HOFers named there

Funny how the 'best team ever' never won the world series.

I saw them dozens of times. They had a lot of offense but it didn't do them any good did it? I didn't miss Rod, Johnson or even T. Martinez for very long. The first two are a-holes with the first not being able to come through in the post-season and whose greed knows no limits, the second acting like the unprofessional baby he is and quitting on the team in the last year of his contract but the last was a classy guy who could hit for avg. and power. It's just that 1st base seems like about the easiest spot to find another guy who can do the same thing. Olerud filled that void nicely.

But my main reason for posting here today is to vent a little about this miserable 2008 team. My god this team sucks. I can't express it harshly enough. They can't hit their way out of a wet paper bag with samurai swords (and Ichiro should know he wields one). Trading for an old and busted Griffey, Jr. is not the answer either, not by a long shot. The team needs to go out on the town and find a group of slump-busters and lay the lumber to 'em, it's our only hope.

what do you guys think about the whole 'using a replay system in baseball'?

in the past week or so there have been 3 calls, that i know of, where a homerun wasnt called correctly. I was watching the yanks game and they were discussing about a possiblity of some kind of relay system for the umpire's.

ummmm form what i understand about this subject, is that they are going to use the minors as an trial from this such system, but only review such plays as homeruns as to if they went over and stayed fair. i agree with that usage but anything more than that no, not at all.

I'm not a fan of replay in sports in general because there is always going to be some degree of subjectivity, it can slow down a game and take away what makes it fun to watch and it tends to put the spotlight on referees who don't need any more pressure from moronic fans that don't understand the rules of a sport and almost never decide if a game is won or lost. However, if technology can make the game more fairly officiated it should be used. If it is used in football there is no reason it shouldn't be used at times in every major sport when applicable.

Basbeall myth: A-Rod can't hit in the postseason.

If A-Rod's ALCS numbers were averaged out for a whole season of baseball his final stats would be .317 average 42 home runs and 108 rbi; Overall in the playoffs they'd be .279 35 hr and 85 rbi

Jeter's (in the ALCS) would be .262 20 HR and 80 RBI Overall in the playoffs Jeter's would be .309 19 HR and 57 rbi


Yet Jeter is the most clutch player ever and A-rod chokes in the playoffs. This is why you don't listen to the media.

Yah, the whole 'clutch hitter' thing is a totally ridiculous. If you can't hit in pressure situations gtfo the field. You won't make it to the majors anyway.

Rays vs Marlins World series anyone???

really? i certainly hope you are joking.

I am just pointing out that they both are in the running in their divisions(florida .5 game out, rays leading) and that it is a possibility.

Go Jays!

I do like the jays being from toronto and all, but come next weekend all thats out the window. Cubs are in town and i got me my tickets for the whole weekend series. haven't seen a cubs game live in 7 years.

I'm Cardinals fan, guess I'm saying go Jays too.

don't worry the jays will find some way to blow the game. if its not B.J someone else will find a way to do it.

i am happy for griffey. he finally hit his 600th

Averaging them out over a whole season? What good is that? Rod has been to the ALCS twice compared to Jeter's seven. That alone makes comparing their ALCS stats less credible. What matters is how they have done in the playoffs in general. And the other part of the problem is the huge discrepancy between his regular season stats and his playoff stats.

His numbers in the playoffs are as follows:

.279 avg.
1 HR per 21 at bats

vs.

career numbers of:

.306 avg.
1 HR per 14 at bats

That's 50% more at bats for a single home run in the playoffs and 27 points lower batting average. Is it really a myth?

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Cards fan. Guess we gotta watch the team sans Pujols for a few weeks. That's ok, Ludwick and Ankiel are hot. Mather is a beautiful new addition and our starters have the second best record in MLB, atm. But come on Pujols....

Yeh, I'm kinda' scared. He's had so many nagging injuries now. He's the best in the game right now imo, the Cards need him right now.

Did you know out of all the ig Pro sports baseball burns the least calories!

That doesn't surprise me.

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besides whitney houston what does this have to do with music?

Nothing. It's in the Sports section though.

Ehhhh...use OPS or OPS+ if you use rate stats. They a lot more reliable then batting average. A-Rod does tend to choke though.

I'm suprised Jeter's sudden decline. His OBP is 38 points down and his SLG is 60 points down. His range has seemed to increase.

And finally - has anyone been watching Masterson (of the Red Sox)? He got the call up and is whiffing batters well. His sinker is downright dirty. Lester too has been the most consistent starter of the Sox this season. All the young-ins finally growing up.

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I detect a whiff of Bill James, no?

Well...maybe :D

but if OPS+ takes in most offensive stats and is better than batting average, why not use it?

It really sucks being an Orioles fan. We haven't had a 'winning' season in a long time.:banghead:

My husband is an Orioles fan.... I am a Red Sox fan... the only time I route for the Orioles is when they are playing a team that is close to catching up to the Red Sox... although...who knows what is going on with them....

Anyone watching the playoffs?

I'd like to see the Tampa Bay Rays take it all.

I'm a New York Mets fan...so, no way I'm routing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

I want the dodgers out of the playoffs. Badly.

I want Torre and the Dodgers to win

just so he can stick it to the Yankees for booting him out

I want Manny to choke. In a huge way...but that doesn't seem to happen so I just want the Dodgers to lose. Yankees got enough shame through 3rd place this year.