Sunday Rockpile: Before we start, there are some things I'd like to clear up...
by Rox Girl on Apr 4, 2010 7:58 AM MDT
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So real baseball technically starts today, so it's probably time to get all of our crazy predictions out of our system. Mine are below, but I just want to make sure everybody's clear that I don't take these very seriously. There is so much randomness that can happen in the 2430 regular season games that are about to be played that the possible win/loss ranges for all of these teams are probably much larger than most people think.
For the NL West:
- Colorado will win the NL West with around 95 wins. The team's true talent isn't that high, but the Rockies are in the weaker league and have more tools at their disposal than the surrounding teams. We'll make separate playoff projections when we get there, but I like our chances as well as anybody this year. I should probably lower my expectations a little with the Jeff Francis and Huston Street shoulder issues (like maybe 92 wins), but this is Spring, the purple flowers get in my way of seeing clearly.
- Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp are two absolutely fantastic young players, but the rest of Los Angeles' team tends to be overrated for 2010. This team's still quality, but I think the Dodgers take a tumble this year and the Rockies finish ahead of them by more than five games.
- I really like Arizona to take the place of San Francisco as the third playoff threat in the NL West, but their front office is going to be paying some of a price for dipping into the red for Adam LaRoche and Kelly Johnson rather than an adequate backup plan for Brandon Webb, so I'm backing off my second place projection given the lack of progress seen with him. Otherwise, I think Arizona has enough offense and pitching to pass the Giants.
- San Francisco's method of team construction reminds me of the White Sox and Blue Jays teams of recent years. Build a strong pitching staff with a mediocre (at best) offense and then hope to get lucky. In a weak division like the AL Central, the philosophy works well enough to get several playoff appearances. In the strong AL East, the team that employs this strategy typically finishes third or fourth. I don't think the NL West is as strong as the AL East, but it's certainly strong enough now to make this a failed strategy for this division for the time being.
- As in 2009, the Padres are fighting only for the pride of being "not last". They are close enough to mediocre that they could well do it again, I'm just not going to predict it.
In the NL Central:
- Milwaukee - This is where I'm going to go way out on a limb from the mainstream. I think the Cardinals are being a bit too reliant on older starters with injury histories and I really think that the Brewers made some quietly strong moves in the offseason to improve a team that wasn't as bad as it seemed last year. If St. Louis is healthy, the Cardinals will win again, but I think injuries hit them this year.
- St. Louis
- Cincinnati -
- Chicago
- Houston
- Pittsburgh
In the NL East:
- Philadelphia
- Atlanta - I think the Rockies will be playing the wild card Braves in the first round in a reversal of the 1995 NLDS.
- Florida
- Washington - Jason Marquis gets traded to the Brewers mid-season, continuing his legend.
- New York - Finally, Omar Minaya will mess up so badly they have to fire him.
AL East:
- New York
- Tampa Bay - The Rays go back to the playoffs as the AL wild card team.
- Boston - I think the Red Sox did good for themselves in getting John Lackey, but not as good in the rest of their moves this off season.
- Baltimore
- Toronto
AL Central:
- Minnesota
- Detroit
- Chicago
- Cleveland
- Kansas City
AL West (I actually have no clue what to expect with this division, the teams are too similar):
- Los Anaheim
- Texas
- Seattle
- Oakland
My other predictions:
NL ROY: Jason Heyward
NL Cy Young: Ubaldo Jimenez (the Rockies first and NL's only 20 game winner is hard for voters to ignore)
NL MVP: Chase Utley (Tulo gets robbed)
I really can't guess on the AL.
Tracy Ringolsby reported last night that Esmil Rogers will be the last man in, first man out of the MLB bullpen once the Rockies are comfortable with Joe Beimel's readiness.
In another post at Inside the Rockies, Jack Etkin goes over the minor league players let go by the team. We had high hopes for Xavier Cedeno and Daniel Carte as prospects at different times, and Austin Chambliss was one of my irrational favorites in the system. I hope these players are all able to move on to better success in their future endeavors.
The Denver Post has previews for the coming season, including features on Troy Tulowitzki and another Mark Kiszla as the Rockies biggest fan column, I'm just going to be lazy and post the entry page this morning.
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I agree on the Brewers
not sure if they’ll topple the Cardinals but I think both teams will be in it until the end. Their rotation isn’t too sexy outside of Gallardo but they also don’t have any pitchers that are absolute duds since they found some random reason to put Suppan on the DL…
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Rockies Win West!!!!
NL WEST
Rockies
NL CENTRAL
Cardinals
NL EAST
Phillies (unfortunately)
NL WILD CARD
Brewers (Play in game over the Braves)
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by purplebleederandjelly on Apr 4, 2010 8:38 AM MDT reply actions
Speaking of predictions
The Rockies get more love from ESPN this morning as they release their 2010 predictions. There’s a pick for Ubaldo as Cy Young, and a handful of picks for Tulo as MVP.
Also, I want to make predictions:
AL East: Yankees
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Mariners – although I’m wavering on that one now
AL Wild Card: Rays
NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Rockies
NL Wild Card: Marlins
AL MVP: Evan Longoria
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL MVP: Troy Tulowitzki
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
by controlled_slide on Apr 4, 2010 8:54 AM MDT reply actions
NL Predictions
West – Rockies
Central – Cardinals
East – Phillies
Wild Card – Natinals
Ubaldomania.
by The Lodo Magic Man on Apr 4, 2010 8:57 AM MDT reply actions
would love to see the Nats make it
i think they will win about 75-81 games this year and possibly make it next year
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 4, 2010 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Nope
the Nats are in it to win it..why else would they call upon the Marquis Magic!
"Ninety feet between a hot dog and my mouth is too far" - Maria M (SDCAT09 is awesome for coming up with this fake quote for me!)
I seriously think the Nats are going to be much better than anyone thins
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
so you think they'll be worse than last year?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
no, they'll be slightly improved, maybe a couple wins depending on injuries and such
but that is a far cry from “much better than anyone thinks”
well, I dunno
I think they’ll win 10 games more than last season.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
well, vegas has their o/u on wins at 70, so a lot of people agree with you
i think they’ll win 63-65 , i guess they could get to 70 if strausburg is the second coming. I just can’t believe the number of people predicting they’ll win 80+ and get a WC berth. i mean they are starting adam freakin’ kennedy, willy freakin’ tavares and the re-animated corpse of ivan rodriguez. marquis is their #2 starter and could probably be #1. they aren’t a good team.
I think they're improved,
but to get anywhere close to contention, teams need several players that are at or near the top of the league in quality at their position. The only players on the Nationals that really qualify are Zimmerman, and possibly Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham. There’s no strength up the middle and no elite level pitching, yet, that’s not a likely recipe for a contending team.
i still don't understand the whole Nats love thing
they were terrible last year and will be slightly less terrible this year barring a cy young season from Strausburg, and people are picking them to win 80+ games? not gonna happen.
It's all tongue-in-cheek
they can’t lose, they’ve got Marquis, he’s been to the playoffs every year of his career!
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yea i realize it's tongue in cheek around here
but i’ve seen a lot of sportswriters (yea, i know) picking the Nats as the WC out of the NL. it’s like the Reds last year.
I dunno if this has been mentioned yet
But SI has similar predictions to everyone else,
Rox win West, lose to Phillies in NLCS.
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NL West: Rockies
NL Champs: Rockies
World Series Winners: Rockies
MVP: Tulo
CY: Ubaldo
Also the Rockies negotiate world peace, I win several billion dollars in the lottery, and someone events a perpetual motion machine which is capable of providing free energy to the whole world. And unicorns are real, just like rainbows.
Foxes are naughties
by crazedjohn on Apr 4, 2010 9:03 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Just picked up The New York Times and they pick the Rockies to beat the Rays in the World Series. Also, Tulo as MVP!
Foxes are naughties
they also pick the Reds to win the Central
the REDS
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Future Mother of Greg Silver-Muzia, the Switch-Pitching, Switch-Hitting Cello Player Coming to a Ballpark Near You in 2031
one day Bailey/Chapman could be pretty good, sure
now? hell nah
good as Carpenter/Wainwright, at least this year? HELL NAH.
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I'm not terribly high on Bailey anymore, but I'm basing that on a lot of "will he won't he"
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by Andrew Martin on Apr 4, 2010 6:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I believe they were last year too
Mariners also.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 4, 2010 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions
Is this the April Fool's edition
of the New York Times? I mean I’m happy if it’s sincere. But maybe its tongue-in-cheek?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Satisfaction bar
Really, 88 isn’t a prediction, it is more a kind of satisfaction bar. Over = happy, under = depressed, 88 is meeting expectations.
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I can't believe you picked Seattle Third in the AL west
but your probably right. I just thinl that Los Anehiem :) is done with their dominance in that division
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"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I would toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation."
I really wouldn't be surprised with any possible order in that division,
even those that have the A’s at the top. It’s very wide open.
So the real question is
are any of us NOT going to pick the Rox? ;)
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Me.
But that’s only because I don’t make picks. Too many factors.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 4, 2010 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions
i actually agree with most of your picks
i was telling my friends i was picking the brew crew to win the NL Central they said i was crazy…we shall see
NL
1) Phillies 2) Rockies 3) Brewers and Braves edge out the Cards Dodgers and Giants for the WC
AL
1) Yankees 2) Angels 3) Twins and the Rays edge out both Sox the Tigers and M’s for the WC
Go Rockies!
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
and oh yeah forgot
Cy Young: Halladay (urghh)
MVP: TULO!
ROY: Heyward
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 4, 2010 9:58 AM MDT up reply actions
There's no game today, so I'm off the hook for the game thread and wrap
but if you’re bored, I’ll have something to entertain you in two hours.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 4, 2010 10:01 AM MDT reply actions
Semi-OT, but keep this info away from Seth Smith!
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
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Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
Tulo is MVP
Cy Young : Lincecum
91 Wins – Rox in World Series, don’t know if they win or not…..meh, okay, we win it all :)
Pujols wins batting title..Hawpe is a close 2nd (seriously) if he goes on a tear like he did pre-ASG 09, why not?
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
AL : I forgot they exist
Mauer – MVP
Cy Young – Cliff Lee(just because he’s on a mission to prove the Phillies were twits to trade him)
Yankees beat Mariners in ALCS – Now if somehow there would be a Mariners-Phillies, imagine the high drama of Cliff Lee v Roy Halladay. This would be fun as my second WS matchup
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Tulo may have the best season
but no chance he’ll get the MVP. COORZ.
"Really, it couldn't be better." - Frank McCourt
I read today's Post with all the pics of the guys
And whatever they paid the photographer, they need to ask for their money back. This photog made even Seth Smith look bad. Sad, sad, sad. It’s like they used a fish eye lens or something.
Maria M, you need to give them a smackdown on proper photography.
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
by SDcat09 on Apr 4, 2010 10:16 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
AL West: Seattle
AL Central: Minnesota
AL East: New York
WC: Boston
NL West: Rox
NL Central: St. Louis
NL East: Atlanta
WC: Philadelphia
NLCS: Rox over Atlanta in 6
ALCS: New York over Boston in 6
WS: Rox over New York in 7
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
AL ROY: Brian Matusz
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
NL ROY: Jason Heyward
"You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around the whole time." - Jim Bouton
What the hell...
Gimme:
Rox-Giants-Dodgers-Pads-Zonies (We may not see Webb and they’re still light on “O”)
Cards (though I’d LOVE the Brewers to win it)-Brewers-Reds-Cubs-Stros—Pirates
Phils-Fish (step back, haters!)-Braves-Nats-DoorMets
Brewers are wild.
Yanks
Twins (or maybe Tigers or White Sox, who knows?)
Rangers (that’s what I said)
Bosox are wild.
Lemme take a shot at this.
NL West: Rockies, Giants, Dodgers, D’Backs, Padres
NL Central: Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Pirates, ’Stros
NL East: Phillies, Braves, Marlins, Mets, Nationals
NLWC: Braves.
Rockies play Braves and win in 4.
Cardinals play Phillies and win in 5.
Rockies beat the Cardinals in a tough 7 game series.
AL East: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays
AL Central: White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Indians, Royals.
AL West: Rangers, Mariners, Angels, A’s.
AL WC: Rays
Yankees play Rangers in first round and beat them in 4.
Rays beat White Sox in 5.
Rays beat Yankees in 7 games
Rockies beat the Rays in 6 games to win the World Series.
GO ROCKIES! LET’S START THE SEASON UP!!
I'm still a bit worried about Dex, he struggled in ST and I'm just scared he's still not ready.
I think he’s going to get replaced with Seth Smith within the first 2 months of the season. =X
by CentralCaliRox on Apr 4, 2010 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
I think
Smith/Gonzo/Hawpe > Gonzo/Dex/Hawpe. So while I don’t want to see Dex struggle, I would be OK with this outcome. Based on what I’ve seen from Tracy though, I think he’ll see Dex as a superior defender in CF, so would not make this switch. I also think he likes having two lefties with pop off the bench.
"Really, it couldn't be better." - Frank McCourt
I really don't want to see this happen, but I think it very well could happen.
I disagree that Tracy wouldn’t go to Smith if Dex struggled. During ST, I think Jim saw that Seth has a ton of talent and I’m sure if one of our outfielders falter, he’ll be quick to pull the trigger on Smith starting.
by CentralCaliRox on Apr 4, 2010 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
He saw that talent last year
and let him sit anyway
"Really, it couldn't be better." - Frank McCourt
I agree
Smith is also a much better 2 hole hitter than Dex. Dex may be shifted to the substitute for Smith when a lefty starts. Having Giambi on the bench makes this much more likely.
No worry -
Seth Smith is starting in place of Dex for Opening Day. Jim Tracy says Dex is still a bit of work in progress from the left side of the plate.
by Rocky Mountain High on Apr 4, 2010 5:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Prediction:
I watch more baseball this season than any reasonable human being, and my family/friends decide to call an intervention. Not because they are worried, but just because it’s all I talk about and I bore them.
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by Muzia on Apr 4, 2010 11:32 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
sounds good to me
we can enable each other
Co-Captain of the Greg Lovers Club (along with Muzia)
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Chrome is lighter/faster
My experience with Firefox is that it appears fast at first, but eventually becomes a big resource hog.
"I was mad at the pitch before being called a strike, I was mad I swung at that, and then he hung me one, ... So, madness, madness, happiness, all in the matter of a minute. Stupid." --Larry Walker
yea, firefox has a terrible memory leak that mozilla refuses to do anything about.
i’d love to start using chrome, but have too many extensions in firefox that make my life easier right now
Chrome’s problems for me are that first of all, nobody (except Google and its partners) develops their sites or applets for Chrome, and therefore, they often work poorly or not at all. Half the websites I visit regularly do not load properly in Chrome. Secondly, the software, while stable in foundation, is incredibly fragile and regularly explodes for me when I try to push on it hard. In Firefox, I can open up 55 tabs and it runs just as well as it does with one. In Chrome, I can’t get past 3 or 4 before I start to notice some performance issues, especially if each of the tabs has video material in it. As you mentioned, Chrome is “light”. It’s not meant to be pushed to its limits, as I do.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 4, 2010 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions
If you haven't already
check out ATF’s interview with Jerry Schemmel.
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When I first read this
I thought Atkins and Tulo Fan had an interview with Jerry Schemmel. What a coincidence that both she and PF had an interview with the new announcer.
by WanderingRoxFan on Apr 4, 2010 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Those two and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on the same day?
Amazing, although the ATF’s interview hasn’t been posted on their website yet.
Guess I can toss em up
NL West: Rockies with 94 wins
NL Central: Brewers
NL East: Phils
NL Wild Card: Cardnials
Rox beat the Cards in NLCS (thanks to a dropped fly ball by Holliday)
AL East: Yanks (yawn)
AL Central: Twins
AL West: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Red Sox
Rox meet Twins in the World Series, and I dunno who wins, but my Minneapolis poker blogger friend and I do a home and home series, going to four games, two in each city.
And unicorns are put on the protected-species list, though you can still find USDA-certified organic cuts at King Soopers.
And U-Ball finishes 2nd to Timmay for the Cy Young, even though the Gints win 72 games, and Timmay wins by virtue of having two more strikeouts and longer hair.
And the Rockies dugout store starts selling personalized purple bathrobes alongside the authentic jerseys.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
Here goes
NL West
Rockies (Most balanced team in the division)
Giants (Will pitch their way to second)
Dbacks (Brandon Webb comes back at the end of april and does well enough for the Dbacks to beat LAD)
Dodgers (Not sure how youngins respond to workload….)
Padres
NL Central
Cardinals (If Carp stays healthy…..big if)
Brewers
Cubs
Reds (Sleeper team in this division)
Pirates
Astros
NL East
Phillies (Best team in the NL on paper)
Braves (WC) (Hanson and Heyward will carry them….two phenomenal young talents)
Marlins
Nationals
Mets
AL West
Mariners (If Cliff Lee comes back 100%, they have a devastating 1-2 punch)
Angels
Rangers
A’s
AL Central
White Sox (Shockingly balanced team up and down)
Tigers (AMAZING and YOUNG rotation, especially if Dontrelle can pitch reasonably well in the 5 slot)
Twins
Indians
Royals
AL East
Yankees (The best team in baseball on paper)
Red Sox (This division is insane. This might be the second best team in baseball on paper…)
Orioles (SURPRISE! Unfortunately, they have absolutely no shot whatsoever of making the playoffs)
Rays (Rays finish 4th because Orioles young hitters and solid rotation anchored by Millwood put it all together)
Blue Jays
Awards:
NL Cy Young – Roy Halladay
NL MVP – Albert Pujols
NL ROY – Jason Heyward
AL Cy Young – Felix Hernandez
AL MVP – Mark Teixeira
AL ROY – Austin Jackson
Playoffs:
Rockies over Braves in 4
Phillies over Cardinals 3
Rockies over Phillies in 7
Yankees over White Sox in 3
Seattle over Red Sox in 4
Yankees over Seattle in 5
Rockies over Yankees in 7 (NL Wins all-star game)
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
"I mean come on, you can’t be from Nebraska and go to school at CU, I think they take away your overalls or one of your last remaining teeth for that."
word today is webb might miss longer than just april
from rotoworld:
Apr 1 Webb (shoulder) was told by Dr. Michael Lee that his recovery from August shoulder surgery could take a full year, Jack Magruder of FSArizona.com reports.
Recommendation: He had a cortisone shot on Wednesday and will be shut down for five days. Beyond that, there’s really no set timetable for Webb that the D-Backs are sharing right now. Ultimately, the lack of progress, conflicting reports, and information revealed on Thursday are all signs that he could miss a few months of the season — not just April. At this point, Webb should be considered a lottery ticket in 2010, at least until he’s throwing from a mound and clearly making progress toward getting back into the D-Backs’ rotation.
I'm not jinxing the season
by predicting how the Rockies will do.
The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient.
ill do my predictions
NL West: Rox, Dodgers, Giants, DBacks, Pads
NL Cent: Cards, Brewers, Reds, Cubs, Astros, Pirates
NL East: Phils, Braves, Marlins, Mets, Nats
NL MVP: Pujols
NL CY: Carpenter
AL West: Angels, Rangers, Mariners, As
AL Cent: White Sox, Det, Min, Clev, Royals
AL East: NYY, Red Sox, Rays, Balt, Blue Jays
AL MVP: Arod
AL CY: Greinke
Pretty boring picks as I didn’t make any crazy ones but wheres the fun in being flashy and wrong?
Great news on Francis
He tells Renck that the soreness is unrelated to his injured shoulder (different area) and that he will start playing catch in 2-3 days. It sounds suspect, but early reports were that the soreness developed more in the armpit area. Frankly, his arm may not have been stretched out enough after being dormant for so long. Renck estimates a month on Francis’ ETA
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 4, 2010 1:34 PM MDT reply actions
Didn't Renck report that the soreness was unrelated to his surgery 2 days ago?
Or did I just pretend I knew that?
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 4, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe? Both
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 4, 2010 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Actually, I think where I probably heard it was on yesterday's broadcast,
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 4, 2010 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah, I didn't catch the game at all
Helping someone move.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 4, 2010 2:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Pretty freaky experience.
It was obviously pretty far away, but we felt it pretty good here in LA.
by Greg Stanwood on Apr 4, 2010 5:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Man, I'm relieved I'm in Denver, and yet not..
because I wonder if there is damage to my apt…and alas, no one has a key….
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Todd Helton - Thanks +17
"I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-Chris Paul
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Name from the past...
Ra,mon Ortiz, winning pitcher in the epic ‘07 play-in game, is alive and well. He’s made the Dodgers’ opening-day roster.
The wire story was wrong...
It said Ramon Ortiz, but the pitcher is actually Russ Ortiz.
JD Closser
Remember him? Saw him in exhibition game last night for Dodgers vs. Angels.
by Rocky Mountain High on Apr 4, 2010 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions
A bit different type of predictions...
Last place predictions (only NL as I am not an AL fan) – Mets last in the East, Pirates in Central, and Dodgers in the West. No it’s not a typo! SD will do just enough with the emergence of Kyle Blanks to overtake the Dodgers. Giants and D-backs are just simply better clubs than the Dodgers.
by Rocky Mountain High on Apr 4, 2010 5:52 PM MDT reply actions
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