mclz Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I would enjoy it, I still predict the Nationals winning the NL East in 2013 with or without Fielder in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I would enjoy it, I still predict the Nationals winning the NL East in 2013 with or without Fielder in the mix. That hinges on a lot of raw talent turning into top shelf talent. It can certainly happen, but dont be surprised if a few of those big names flame out before they make the bigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 What's the word on Fielder? Where is he going to end up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 They would have a pretty good offense if they had fielder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I would enjoy it, I still predict the Nationals winning the NL East in 2013 with or without Fielder in the mix. That hinges on a lot of raw talent turning into top shelf talent. It can certainly happen, but dont be surprised if a few of those big names flame out before they make the bigs. They already have a bunch of good talent in the bigs already (and Harper) Stasburg, Zimmermann and Zimmerman, Morse, Ramos, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wow the Rays agreed to sign Fernando Rodney for nearly $2M for next year. Not sure what they were thinking. Just glad the Angels didnt resign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wow the Rays agreed to sign Fernando Rodney for nearly $2M for next year. Not sure what they were thinking. Just glad the Angels didnt resign him. I was glad the Tigers didn't resign him two years ago. Too many walks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Windians all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 the AL next year looks like it will be Yanks, Rangers, Angels, Detroit, and then probably the Rays or Toronto in the playoffs. I really hope the nationals can become what it looks like theyre moving towards... the NL east would be really fun to watch again with phils/nats/braves/marlins fighting it out.... and the mets just continuing to screw everything up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 the AL next year looks like it will be Yanks, Rangers, Angels, Detroit, and then probably the Rays or Toronto in the playoffs.I really hope the nationals can become what it looks like theyre moving towards... the NL east would be really fun to watch again with phils/nats/braves/marlins fighting it out.... and the mets just continuing to screw everything up. Yea the AL is gonna be fun to watch. Angels and Rangers are going to battle it out in the West. Detroit should win the central but the Indians might surprise some people. The East will be the Yanks and maybe the Rays but I wouldnt ever count the Red Sox out completely. I agree the NL East will be crazy. Hopefully Fielder ends up with the Nats. I cant wait to see the train wreck that is the Marlins though. Ozzie is a crazy fuck already and now he's got Zambrano to deal with and an unhappy All Star shortstop making a move to 3B that he doesnt really want to go thru with. Plus Reyes should be out for the season by May haha. Im imagining a lot of hilarious rants from Ozzie this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I would think the Red Sox are still favored over the Rays. I know the Rays are good and have a lot of talent, the Sox pitching staff isn't elite, but that is possibly the best lineup in baseball. You have Carl Crawford hitting 7th! Lester, Beckett, Buchholz could all conceivably win 20 games (good talent with a giant offense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm looking forward to Spring Training so I can listen to the Mets fans get their hopes up on the radio then listen in May when reality settles in. The Yanks have been very quiet which for once I'm happy about. There were only a couple decent arms out there and they didn't overspend on them. Fielder to the Nats? That would make me a happy camper. I like the direction of that club and with Strasburg/Zimmerman at the top of that rotation I think they might surprise a few folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The Angels remind me alot of the Braves in the 90's. Got a good team, can make the playoffs, but cant seem to do shit in the playoffs. This is so far from accurate. Braves 99 - Lost WS 98 - Lost NLCS 97 - Lost NLCS 96 - Lost WS 95 - Won WS 94 - Strike 93 - Lost NLCS (Old Playoff Format) 92 - Lost WS (Old Playoff Format) 91 - Lost WS (Old Playoff Format) 90 - Did Not Make Playoffs During the 90's they won 1 world series and played in 4 more. The only years they didn't win a playoff series were 94, 93, and 90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I would enjoy it, I still predict the Nationals winning the NL East in 2013 with or without Fielder in the mix. I would enjoy the Nationals even being okay. Since becoming the nationals they have never had a winning season and finished last in their division all but two years. That is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfreliable Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 This is so far from accurate. Braves 99 - Lost WS 98 - Lost NLCS 97 - Lost NLCS 96 - Lost WS 95 - Won WS 94 - Strike 93 - Lost NLCS (Old Playoff Format) 92 - Lost WS (Old Playoff Format) 91 - Lost WS (Old Playoff Format) 90 - Did Not Make Playoffs During the 90's they won 1 world series and played in 4 more. The only years they didn't win a playoff series were 94, 93, and 90. I consider winning one world series when you won your division 14 straight years and went to the series 5 times to be pretty much a shit playoff team. Something is wrong if you are dominating that much in the season, but cant seem to win when it really matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Ok the season is over. Just give the WS to the Angels. They're about to sign Jorge Cantu! Take that MLB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I kinda like Cantu. He has put up some legitimate big seasons. Not sure he has half that spark left though. Could do a lot worse at a backup infielder spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120107&content_id=26284576&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Posada announces his retirement. I knew he wasn't gonna be a Yankee next year, but a lot of teams were interested in him as a back up DH or catcher. Although the numbers won't show (well PS will), at least he ended the bad season on a high-note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I kinda like Cantu. He has put up some legitimate big seasons. Not sure he has half that spark left though. Could do a lot worse at a backup infielder spot. Problem is the Angels already have 2 players just like him...Izturis and Collaspo. They are both better than Cantu though but I guess if they sign Cantu they can trade one of the other two who will both cost more than Cantu. I dunno, seemed like a weird player to go after right now. EDIT: They signed Cantu to a minor league deal. They will likely still trade Izturis or Collapso though. My guess would be Izturis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Barry Larkin elected to the Hall of Fame. Jeff Bagwell still not in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Surprised Bagwell didn't get in. Wonder which Astro will get in first..Bagwell or Biggio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Surprised Bagwell didn't get in. Wonder which Astro will get in first..Bagwell or Biggio. Biggio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Surprised Bagwell didn't get in. Wonder which Astro will get in first..Bagwell or Biggio. Biggio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 What's the word on Fielder? Where is he going to end up? According to the Toronto media he's still going to end up as a Blue Jay. This off season has been very annoying up here in Canada. Every free agent has had a potential of coming to Toronto according to Toronto media. Now the big story is that the Jays are going to trade for King Felix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I would think the Red Sox are still favored over the Rays. I know the Rays are good and have a lot of talent, the Sox pitching staff isn't elite, but that is possibly the best lineup in baseball. You have Carl Crawford hitting 7th! Lester, Beckett, Buchholz could all conceivably win 20 games (good talent with a giant offense). The Sox could have the best line-up in baseball, but they still have a couple of holes. I don't think they have the pitching to make a solid run this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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