Random MLB chatter

• september63

  

  This is all posturing at this point. I expect Pujols to accept around 6 or 7 years. If it is a 10 yr deal, look for the club to have the option to terminate after 7.
• grodt

  

  I hope that Pujols stays in St. Louis just because I like when stars stay in one city for their whole careers. If he doesn't though I won't think less of him. I still enjoy watching him play.
  
  Some predictions:
  AL East - Red Sox
  AL Central - Twins
  AL West - Rangers
  Wild Card - Tigers
  
  NL East - Phillies
  NL Central - Reds (or I'd be banned )
  NL West - Giants
  Wild Card - Braves
  
  AL Champs: Red Sox over Twins
  NL Champs: Phillies over Giants
  
  World Series: Phillies
• justincredible

  

  grodt;678656 wrote:NL Central - Reds (or I'd be banned )

  
  Well, yeah...
• Ironman92

  

  Mark Belanger sure was a very good defensive SS......but his power numbers are barely better than Duane Kuiper's.
  
  My friends........that is random
• darbypitcher22

  

  Phils rotation was in camp today together for the 1st time... best rotation on paper in quite a while
• karen lotz

  

  Phuck em.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Ironman92;678662 wrote:Mark Belanger sure was a very good defensive SS......but his power numbers are barely better than Duane Kuiper's.
  
  My friends........that is random

  
  This was randome
• Mulva

  

  I have no idea what to expect in the AL West this year. Oakland's pitching staff is like caffeine free Diet Phillies, the Angels staff has a bunch of guys that could win 15+ but they're all inconsistent as hell and their bullpen is questionable at best, the Rangers will probably still mash (outside of Adrian Beltre who will drop to like .260 with 11 home runs now that he got paid) but who knows if CJ Wilson and Tommy Hunter will pitch anywhere near as well as they did last season, and the Mariners will be picked to be the worst team in the division by everyone, which is the only scenario that Eric Wedge ever has success in.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Mariners will be in place... Eric Wedge is managing that club... we all know it will happen
• Sonofanump

  Ironman92;678662 wrote:Mark Belanger sure was a very good defensive SS......but his power numbers are barely better than Duane Kuiper's.
  
  My friends........that is random

  
  OK, I want to know who does not have better power numbers than Kuiper?
• karen lotz

  

  Sonofanump;678867 wrote:OK, I want to know who does not have better power numbers than Kuiper?

  I have no idea who Duane Kuiper is but I will throw Rafael Belliard into consideration. Mindblowingly weak offensive numbers for a position player that played 17 MLB seasons.
• Hb31187

  

  Sonofanump;678867 wrote:OK, I want to know who does not have better power numbers than Kuiper?

  
  Juan Pierre haha
• Sonofanump

  Kuiper: 12 seasons, 1057 games, 1 HR
  Belliard: 17 seasons, 1055 games, 2 HRs
  Pierre: 11 seasons, 1593 games, 14 HRs
  
  Belliard was close, but still twice the man Kuiper was.
• karen lotz

  

  Kuiper: 91 2B, 29 3B, .316 slugging %
  Belliard: 55 2B, 14 3B, .259 slugging %
• jordo212000

  

  I expect the Central to be pretty tight all season long.
  
  Reds - won the division, have everybody back, and everybody is a year older
  
  Brewers - intriguing team. Could easily win the division. Starting pitching and starting lineups are both great. What about the bullpen though?
  
  Cardinals - still will contend, window is closing quickly though. Pujols and Holliday will need to continue to carry the team. Their defense has potential to be pretty bad with the addition of Berkman. Berkman in LF and Holliday in RF? Yikes. Berkman likely won't make up for it at the plate either. He looked washed up last season
  
  Cubs - the Cubs are the Cubs, that's all you can say. They have made improvements but their pitching is lackluster and their offense still doesn't scare me.
  
  Astros - Will probably be a little better, but not much
  
  Pirates - Bad.
• Tiger2003

  

  darbypitcher22;678731 wrote:Phils rotation was in camp today together for the 1st time... best rotation on paper in quite a while

  
  They were just talking about them on MLB Network. They were saying Cole Hamels could have the best year of his career. Being the 4th starter in the rotation he will pitch against the 3rd, 4th and 5th starter most of the time.
• karen lotz

  

  http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6124272
• jordo212000

  

  That pitching staff is going to be incredible this season. I wonder if there will be a Miami Heat vibe that follows them? (People booing/hating them everywhere they go)
• Tiger2003

  

  jordo212000;679365 wrote:That pitching staff is going to be incredible this season. I wonder if there will be a Miami Heat vibe that follows them? (People booing/hating them everywhere they go)

  
  I doubt it as bad. But I went to about 4 road games last year. @ Cincy, @ Washington @ Mets @ Yankees and they weren't booing them. Yes they said shit but it's totally different story then the Heat.
• jordo212000

  

  Tiger2003;679376 wrote:I doubt it as bad. But I went to about 4 road games last year. @ Cincy, @ Washington @ Mets @ Yankees and they weren't booing them. Yes they said shit but it's totally different story then the Heat.

  
  Cliff Lee essentially did the same thing as Lebron (less money to team up with other stars in the name of a championship). The only difference is that Lee didn't do "the Decision" and he isn't nearly as flamboyant (dancing during games, drawing attention to himself by throwing chalk up in the air, etc)
• hasbeen

  

  Griffey is a special consultant for the Mariners.
• jordo212000

  

  pnhasbeen;679382 wrote:Griffey is a special consultant for the Mariners.

  
  Is he scouting comfortable recliners for the clubhouse?
• like_that

  

  jordo212000;679377 wrote:Cliff Lee essentially did the same thing as Lebron (less money to team up with other stars in the name of a championship). The only difference is that Lee didn't do "the Decision" and he isn't nearly as flamboyant (dancing during games, drawing attention to himself by throwing chalk up in the air, etc)

  
  smh, Lebron didn't take less money by going to the heat. The cavs S&T'd him, and with no income tax in Florida, I believe LeBron is making the same or slightly more than he would have at Cleveland.
  
  Also comparing the Phillies rotation to the heat's big 3 is a complete joke. You are talking about 1 position out of the 9 that take the field. They only see the field once every 5 days too. As for the heat, all 3 of them barring injuries take up 60% of the starting lineup every game. Also super teams with a high pay roll having been getting booed for the past 10 years now (red sox, and yankees). It is probably going to be no different for the Phillies if there is any resentment. Nice FAIL.
• Tiger2003

  

  jordo212000;679377 wrote:Cliff Lee essentially did the same thing as Lebron (less money to team up with other stars in the name of a championship). The only difference is that Lee didn't do "the Decision" and he isn't nearly as flamboyant (dancing during games, drawing attention to himself by throwing chalk up in the air, etc)

  I think its a little different. Lee has already pitched in Philly and that is alot of the reason why he is back. All the big boys were out to get him. Who doesn't want to win a championship. Also LeBron, Wade and Bosh have been talking about teaming up together before the decision was ever made.
  
  Halladay, Oswalt and Hamels were already there. Its not like the teamed up this winter and all decided to go to Philly.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;679467 wrote:smh, Lebron didn't take less money by going to the heat. The cavs S&T'd him, and with no income tax in Florida, I believe LeBron is making the same or slightly more than he would have at Cleveland.
  
  Also comparing the Phillies rotation to the heat's big 3 is a complete joke. You are talking about 1 position out of the 9 that take the field. They only see the field once every 5 days too. As for the heat, all 3 of them barring injuries take up 60% of the starting lineup every game. Also super teams with a high pay roll having been getting booed for the past 10 years now (red sox, and yankees). It is probably going to be no different for the Phillies if there is any resentment. Nice FAIL.

  
  I'm glad someone else got to this before I had a chance to, I hate when dumbasses ignore the facts to try and make a (FAIL)point. lolfail jordo.