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Who will be World Series Champions?

Yankees 6 18.18%
 
Cubs 5 15.15%
 
Houston 8 24.24%
 
Rockies 0 0%
 
Boston 2 6.06%
 
Washington 0 0%
 
Dodgers 9 27.27%
 
Indians 2 6.06%
 
Arizona 0 0%
 
Twins 1 3.03%
 
Total:33
noname2200 on 22 July 2012

I am now officially on the verge of thinking that the A's might possibly maybe make the playoffs.



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amp316 on 23 July 2012
noname2200 said:
I am now officially on the verge of thinking that the A's might possibly maybe make the playoffs.


You are officially on the verge of being out of your mind.  

They just don't have the horses to do it.



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amp316 on 23 July 2012
amp316 said:

I'll predict the National League Central standings:

1) Cincinnati- They have good pitching and Joey Votto is a heck of a player.
2) St. Louis- They lost one of the best players in baseball and quite possibly the best manager in baseball. They'll still contend, but that's quite a blow.
3) Milwaukee- Fielder is gone. The Aramis Ramirez pick up will help a little, but he normally doesn't start hitting until the 2nd half. They will put on a fierce push in the 2nd half and come up short.
4) Pittsburgh- Yeah, they've improved, but the end of last year proved that they are still the Pirates.
5) Chicago- The Cubs got even weaker this off season as I said above. There's no hope for the team this year.
6) Houston- The worst team in baseball. 'Nuff said.


These picks are looking pretty good (I was getting laughed at for picking the Reds 1st) except for the Pirates, but I'm pretty sure that they will plummet soon.



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noname2200 on 23 July 2012
amp316 said:
noname2200 said:
I am now officially on the verge of thinking that the A's might possibly maybe make the playoffs.


You are officially on the verge of being out of your mind.  

They just don't have the horses to do it.

y u gotta h8?



amp316 on 24 July 2012
noname2200 said:
amp316 said:
noname2200 said:
I am now officially on the verge of thinking that the A's might possibly maybe make the playoffs.


You are officially on the verge of being out of your mind.  

They just don't have the horses to do it.

y u gotta h8?

 

I'm not hating, but being honest.

Maybe they can make it with the ridiculous 2 wild card rule that I had completely forgotten about.



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noname2200 on 24 July 2012

Nah, you guys are right. I just want to live in my delusion for a little while longer!

The starting pitching has been surprisingly strong so far, and we actually have a glut of starters for once, but the low K rate tells me the Coliseum is playing its part, and an offense based primarily on two hitters will likely sputter. On the flip side, our team BABIP is a joke, so regressing to the mean won't be all bad.



noname2200 on 03 August 2012

So how's the Phillies' fire sale going to work out? Personally I like the moves, but that's mostly because I thought they were too top-heavy with old players to last long-term.

Admittedly, I thought they'd have another good year before collapsing.



IamAwsome on 04 August 2012
noname2200 said:
So how's the Phillies' fire sale going to work out? Personally I like the moves, but that's mostly because I thought they were too top-heavy with old players to last long-term.

Admittedly, I thought they'd have another good year before collapsing.


This is a good question. I honstly thought they would trade away another one of their aces and completely start from scratch next year. That doesn't look like the case now. You are right they are top heave with age, and the Howard-Utley-Rollins decade of domination in the infield is pretty much over. It would be very interesting to see what they do next year. 



noname2200 on 08 August 2012
spurgeonryan said:

I would like to point out that the Sox are up on top and Seattle is not as bad as it was a month or so ago. Still little hope in the latter.


In fairness to the Mariners, the AL West is a surprisingly tough division at the moment. The Rangers have the best record in the ALl, and the A's and Angels are strong contenders for the two wild card spots. In that order!

Stupid Angels and Rangers buying everyone under the sun... >=(



noname2200 on 11 August 2012

I've always thought that becoming a knuckleballer could be a great way for an aging or failing pitcher to prolong his time in the MLB, albeit likely only in the bullpen. The fact that it doesn't happen often tells me that the conversion is probably a lot tougher than I imagine.

That said, I like seeing the knuckleball in action. It's both rare and different. So I'm definitely rooting for Dickey!