Baseball 2007-2017

homevintner · « **Reply #165 on:** April 15, 2008, 11:35:45 AM »

The Cards are off to a much better start than I expected. Now we'll just see how long they can last.

rtpoe · « **Reply #166 on:** April 15, 2008, 09:12:26 PM »

You really have to wait until May for things to shake out.

homevintner · « **Reply #167 on:** April 15, 2008, 11:12:13 PM »

If not even a little longer.

pedonbio · « **Reply #168 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:23:01 AM »

Ah, c'mon, guys. We know the Mariners are out of the running.

PregNut · « **Reply #169 on:** April 17, 2008, 05:50:19 PM »

Quote:

pedonbio said:
Ah, c'mon, guys. We know the Mariners are out of the running.

At least they're not the (formerly Devil) Rays.

AZWolf · « **Reply #170 on:** April 19, 2008, 04:01:48 AM »

Rays deserve scorn for wussing out on their team name. The only thing that made them sound fierce was their name, but they caved to the bible thumpers.

pedonbio · « **Reply #171 on:** April 19, 2008, 05:45:43 PM »

One of the funniest things about baseball season in Seattle is one of the TV sportscasters, who is a hopeless Mariners fan. Last night he told us that the Mariners are "only a game behind the Angels", which is code for: "The Mariners are in third place in a four-team division."

rtpoe · « **Reply #172 on:** April 21, 2008, 07:07:21 PM »

I doubt the Yankees will make the playoffs this year. Their pitching is highly suspect, and the Yankees of the late 1990's would never have been bothered by a buried jersey.

And to make a player change his uniform number even though no one was using it and it wasn't retired... tsk tsk...

AZWolf · « **Reply #173 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:58:39 AM »

I think you're right for a few reasons, though mainly the Skankees' pitching is weak, weak, weak. Their top two prospects have been crap so far -- Ian Kennedy 0-2, 9.64, Phil Hughes 0-3, 8.82. And a veteran hasn't been much better -- Mike Mussina 1-3, 5.75. Think it has less to do about a uniform and more about overhyping the new guys (even though they have talent) and overvaluing the old guys.

Meanwhile, Phils get to .500 again today....Not great, but they're without two starters for now, so we'll take it. Plus Chase "MVP" Utley is rollin'.....5 straight games with a homer....And in 20 games he has 18 RBI, but that doesn't even lead his team thanks to Pat Burrell.

AZWolf · « **Reply #175 on:** April 24, 2008, 05:16:11 AM »

Today was a bleak day in baseball. Skankees and Mets won, Phils lost, though Chase "Neo" Utley hit another homer, had another hit, and walked.

AZWolf · « **Reply #176 on:** April 26, 2008, 07:18:04 AM »

Well as of today the Phils are 13-11, behind only the "wait till we decline" Marlins. Considering the previous 3 years of Phillies' Aprils and the fact that we're missing our shortstop and a major OF, I feel good about us moving forward. Oh yeah.

Randy Johnson also won today, for the first time since June of last year. And the Skankees lost. Always a blue ribbon day.

beachboy · « **Reply #177 on:** April 26, 2008, 05:07:40 PM »

I'm liking the fact that the Cubs are off to their best start since 1975. DLee has his power stroke back to go with his usual high batting average, and Fukodome is showing he's worth the investment too. I think the biggest surprise so far, though, is how well Ryan Dempster is performing in the starting rotation after spending the last couple of years in the bullpen. If the Cubs weren't (over)paying Ted Lilly to be the #2 I'd like to see him pushed into the pen in favour of Jon Leiber.

AZWolf · « **Reply #178 on:** April 29, 2008, 06:45:34 AM »

I like how Cubs fans are again excited. It's like placing a filet mignon on the other side of an electronic fence.

ElmerFudd · « **Reply #179 on:** April 29, 2008, 12:06:00 PM »

It's starting to look like being a catcher for the Mets (or for the Yankees, for that manner) is almost as hazardous as being the drummer for Spinal Tap.

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