Mlb '08

[Highwayman]

Who do you like? Favorite Team?

I'm all for the Jays!

OK Blue Jay! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=qjdqEo2NiWM)

Oh and Fuck Bonds, the Yankees and the Red Socks.

[Get Some]

Red Soxxxxxxx

can't say i hate any team besides the Yankees

[Darkgod]

NL: East Mets
Central: Milwaukee
West: Dodgers
W.C: Phillies

AL:
East: Sox
Central: Detroit
West: Angels
W.C: Mariners

1sr Rd: Mets over Milwaukee, Phillies over Dodgers, Sox over Angels, Detroit over Mariners
2nd rd: Mets over Phillies, Sox over Detroit
WS: Mets over Phillies in 7, Final game is a pitchers duel between Santana and Becket.

[Triff89]

NL: East Mets
Central: Milwaukee
West: Dodgers
W.C: Phillies

AL:
East: Sox
Central: Detroit
West: Angels
W.C: Mariners

1sr Rd: Mets over Milwaukee, Phillies over Dodgers, Sox over Angels, Detroit over Mariners
2nd rd: Mets over Phillies, Sox over Detroit
WS: Mets over Phillies in 7, Final game is a pitchers duel between Santana and Becket.


The Mets and Philly cant play in the WS...:noob:

[Joker]

Twins

[H78]

NL
East: Mets
Central: Cubs
West: Rockies
Wild Card: Padres

AL
East: Yankees
Central: Detroit
West: Angels
Wild Card: Red Sox

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NLDS
Mets over Padres (4)
Cubs over Rockies (4)

ALDS
Detroit over Red Sox (5)
Yankees over Angels (4)

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NL Championship Series
Cubs over Mets (7)

AL Championship Series
Detroit over Yankees (6)

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World Series
Detroit over Cubs (7)


I hate to predict anyone over the Sox, but I don't know how much they've improved this offseason, especially considering their age. I could easily see them winning it all again, but I fear age has caught up with them and the rotation won't be too reliable outside Beckett.

I think Matsuzaka, Buchholz and Lester will all be good in spurts, but all will also run into trouble for a variety of reasons throughout the year.

[réÐþÁ†µ]

NL

Mets
Cardinals
Dodgers
Cubs

AL

Yankees
Indians
Angels
Tigers

DS

Indians over Yankees in 4
Tigers over Angels in 5
Mets over Cardinals in 4
Cubs over Dodgers in 5

CS

Indians over Tigers in 6
Cubs over Mets in 6

WS

Cubs over Indians in 5

[Knight]

Brewers over Sox

:D

[Darkgod]

The Mets and Philly cant play in the WS...:noob:

Bah im a tool. I meant Sox. Also id switch my West vote to Diamondbacks.

[réÐþÁ†µ]

I dont even think the Sox will make the playoffs. Such a suspect rotation and I have a feeling Schill will be nothing but a distraction this season during his rehab. I think it will be alot like the 2005 season after their first WS win except this time they wont make the playoffs.

Outside of Beckett. Dice K still has to prove he can pitch a whole season without wearing out, same goes for Oki and the kids (Lester and Bucholtz) have to show what their made of.

Too many what ifs on this team and when you have that many what ifs. Its usually not a good thing.

In the end, good season, I look for around 80-85 wins max but thats it. That will probably get you the Central division or WC in the NL but not in the AL.

[cmurdur]

I thought this thread was going to be about the video game.

[H78]

In the end, good season, I look for around 80-85 wins max but thats it.

I agree that they'll fall a bit from last year's team, but there's no way they finish below, at, or just above .500.

I think they win 90-92, get the Wild Card, but get bumped quick. There are just better squads out there right now.

Of course, the trading deadline can change everything.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Lets Go Astros!!!

[H78]

Lets Go Astros!!!

Enjoy Spring Training, because the baseball's not going to get much better. :D

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Enjoy Spring Training, because the baseball's not going to get much better. :D

yea but atleast I stick wit my team.

[H78]

yea but atleast I stick wit my team.

That's a good thing, no doubt.

[Darkgod]

Houstan is becoming steroid central. Tejhada and clemens sharing war strories.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Yea I'm On Roids right now

[Highwayman]

Yea I'm On Roids right now

Roids and pot, you might be the aggressive/angry/happy person I know of.

[Highwayman]

I know Jay have the bats they just need a few more arms on the mound. Can't rely ok Doc all season although I'd think he's be up for it.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Roids and pot, you might be the aggressive/angry/happy person I know of.

hahahahaha

[H78]

Nice opening series for the people out in Land of the Rising Dollar Signs...er...I mean Japan.

Sox got one, Oakland got one. I wonder if Manny is still watching that double?

[koolmike]

Favorite Teams:

The Mets (NL)
The Yankees (AL)

[Nigbo]

Favorite Teams:

The Mets (NL)
The Yankees (AL)

co-sign

[H78]

Favorite Teams:

The Mets (NL)
The Yankees (AL)

Whoa whoa whoa...

What ever happened to only being able to have one favorite team in a sport, sucka? :D

[koolmike]

I'm a Yankee fan ONLY if the Mets are out of it and the Yankees are in.

[skybrick]

I'm a Yankee fan ONLY if the Mets are out of it and the Yankees are in.

I never didn't dislike or like the old steinbrenner (spl) but Hank is one big dumb ass if you ask me.

[Detective John Kimble]

Florida Marlins will win 95 games this year with a virtual farm system and once AGAIN show up all those stuck up bitches in the NorthEast how winning baseball is done.

Sox and Yankees are overrated as ever. One team with no pitching whatsoever hoping their loaded roided bats will keep them alive all season (Yankees) and the other doesnt have nearly the pitching its used to and their kids are all overrated garbage.

Both of those teams will be lucky to win 90 games this season. Darkhorse outta that divsion will be Toronto. Mets will also implode once Pedro goes down for the count and Santana wets his pants in the ultra competitive NL.

[ZION]

Lets Go Astros!!!

:coolbeer: I thought I would be the only Stro fan on the board. Glad they dumped Woody! And for Houston being "steriod central with Clemens and Tejada"...heard they are changing the name from the Astros to the Ast'roids'...and of coarse cant forget they play at Minuit Maid Park aka the 'juice box'.:nod:

As for AL Team...Red Sox. No im not jumping on the bandwagon, my fav. player is ManRam and have been a fan since I can remember. Carl Yastrzemski is my childhood baseball idol.

[opterasis]

As a red sox fan, I have a feeling it's back to the dissapointing days of old that I'm ever so used to.

[Max Payne]

cause management were too stupid to give up lester and elsbury for santana, which owns the deal that landed santana to the mets.

schiling gets hurt, becket isnt healthy, and the pats dont have an offense anymore to make up for crap pitching.

this team is the same exact as last year, only older. and this team did start to fall apart towards the end of the season.

it wasnt the chips to get santana that was the biggest problem it was the apparent 28 mil a year he wanted, but that didnt happen either.

sox messed up on this one.

[réÐþÁ†µ]

85 wins tops for Sox this year.

If that

3rd-4th place finish.

If its 3rd, its behind the Jays and Yanks. If its 4th, its behind the Jays, Yanks and Rays.

Kids will fail them, Dice K will be up and down as will Wakes. They will miss Schilling and Beckett will be good but one guy cant do it all.

[Max Payne]

Im going on record with there not going to be that bad, the Yankees still dont have any pitching and so far have looked just as bad as the Sox.

[opterasis]

And when the fuck did the rays become a real team and not a joke? They're actually impressing me.

[Highwayman]

And when the fuck did the rays become a real team and not a joke? They're actually impressing me.

A few teams always do that. They suck so bad for seasons and seasons and out of nowhere they step up in the off season, make a few deals and guys train harder and become a solid team. The Detriot Tigers come to mind.

[Highwayman]

Jay's got their ass handed to them in their 3 game set against the A's. Damn it!

[IKickAssForTheLord]

:coolbeer: I thought I would be the only Stro fan on the board. Glad they dumped Woody! And for Houston being "steriod central with Clemens and Tejada"...heard they are changing the name from the Astros to the Ast'roids'...and of coarse cant forget they play at Minuit Maid Park aka the 'juice box'.:nod:

As for AL Team...Red Sox. No im not jumping on the bandwagon, my fav. player is ManRam and have been a fan since I can remember. Carl Yastrzemski is my childhood baseball idol.

haha right on another Stro's fan, its been pretty hard these last couple of years, except for when they went to the WS, which I knew they would lose which pissed me off so much. Been a Stro's fan since the killer B's. Jeff Bagwell was my fav. player. I don't like how roy is pitchin' right now.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

didn't feel like makin' another thread so decided to but this is here.

Did anybody hear 'bout the construction that put a red sex jersey under cement by the 3rd base line? Well I guess it was a red sox fan that only work one day at the new Yankees stadium, he wanted to curse the new stadium. They found it and dug it back up, it was a David Ortiz Jersey. I found this to be pretty funny.

[ZION]

haha right on another Stro's fan, its been pretty hard these last couple of years, except for when they went to the WS, which I knew they would lose which pissed me off so much. Been a Stro's fan since the killer B's. Jeff Bagwell was my fav. player. I don't like how roy is pitchin' right now.

Roy-O?? 0-3.:wideeye: Stros off to there traditional slow start. Sucks to say "cant wait till All-star break". Cause some reason they decide to start playing.

[Max Payne]

Too bad the secret didnt last long enough for it to be too late to dig the thing back up.

It would have been legend if that thing stood there for the next 100 years.

[koolmike]

Only in your mind :D

[IKickAssForTheLord]

yo ZION, u see that game against the Phils... WOW.

[ZION]

:shakehead sums up the season for us.

[koolmike]

Not yet yo.

[ZION]

Not yet yo.

:mecry:

[IKickAssForTheLord]

I'm just glad we got the next game, wit a different closer... geez

just saw we lost against the phils 10-2 geez

tejada is actually 2 years older than what the MLB records have him. geez.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

yo Zion, how u likin' the stro's now... gettin' better as the year goes on. I just hope they can keep it up.

[Joker]

Twins are really surprising me so far this year ,first place in the division,and doin it without that Santana guy.

And they took care of business today.:bigthumbup:

[H78]

F the Twins

[Joker]

^ :nutso:

[ZION]

yo Zion, how u likin' the stro's now... gettin' better as the year goes on. I just hope they can keep it up.

Berkman is killing it I mean KILLING IT!!! Stros are playing great, coming from behind and winning is something im not use to...I swear to GOD as I was posting this Berkman just went deep to tie it up against the Giants in the 6th. Damn he's on fire! Berkman stats... BA .388, HR. 13, RBI's. 38, RUNS. 41, OPS. 1.258. Watch out, we are right behind the Cards and the Cubs and we all know the outcome for the Cubs.:nod:

[IKickAssForTheLord]

and the Cubs and we all know the outcome for the Cubs.:nod:

:nod: yup... I'm startin' to get excited I know its still early but if it keeps goin' like this watch out! I just want them to get back in the playoffs...so I can watch some of these games... Since I live up in the north east I don't see too much of their games... makes me :(

[ZION]

:nod: yup... I'm startin' to get excited I know its still early but if it keeps goin' like this watch out! I just want them to get back in the playoffs...so I can watch some of these games... Since I live up in the north east I don't see too much of their games... makes me :(

My boss gave me tickets to next Thursday game against the Philadelphia which will be my first game to see in person this year. I bought my tickets vs. Boston months ago for June's series which I cant wait for!! You should be able to catch the Stro's Monday the 19th vs. Cubs, its going to be on ESPN.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

My boss gave me tickets to next Thursday game against the Philadelphia which will be my first game to see in person this year. I bought my tickets vs. Boston months ago for June's series which I cant wait for!! You should be able to catch the Stro's Monday the 19th vs. Cubs, its going to be on ESPN.

Oh nice! I would def. love to go to one of their games! Oh I def. will be watchin' that game, FINALLY!

[H78]

Sox :die:

[réÐþÁ†µ]

Tampa Bay Rays for first place.

Nevertheless, funny how the top 3 payrolls in baseball are losing out to the likes of the Marlins and Rays.

Sox have zero 6th/7th inning relief which is the same problem they had last year. Their gonna burn out Okijima and the starters arent going deep enough into games. Dice K has pitched well except he cant pitch more than 5/6 innings. Beckett hasnt been Beckett yet but I think he'll get back into it. The other 3 are a real concern.