MLB 2010 THREAD
Cosmo
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Where that at?B/WIt is an absolute PLEASURE watching these Phillies play ball.
Cosmo
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4 hits tonight
somehow the lineup is nastier than last year. jroll is hittin right off the bat. hope victorino dont start slumping now that he got dropped to 7 spot
go phils!!!
you're welcome.
On another note....Jason Heyward is the TRUTH.
you think dom brown would evn get any time if he got called up?
Pitching and defense, dude. That said, in a short series, anything can happen when you have a #1 like Halladay.
I'm reserving judgment on my Red Sox.
Also, still think worrying over Hamels is pre-mature. When you compare his '09 to his '08, just about everything is similar - strikeout rate, walk rate, % of fly balls/liners that are homers and/or extra base hits, line drive %, ground balls to liners/fly balls, etc. Seriously, the only big difference between '08 and '09 is he gave up more singles. If there was something else going on, you'd expect to see more differences than just singles, ya know? Most likely, '08 was his best case scenario/great luck year, and '09 was worst case/bad luck.
Anyway, looks like more of the same for my beloved Marlins. Offense should be top 3 or so in the NL, defense should be mediocre at best, and the difference between another ~.500 season and the wild card is whether any of the pitching beyond JJ and Nolasco step up. Gotta hope that some trio out of the group of Volstad, Robertson, Hensley, West, Sanchez, and VandenHurk can shore up the rotation, and that the patchwork bullpen can hold together until some of the legit RP prospects like Ceda and Tucker are ready. It'll be a fun 3 team race in the NL East, assuming the Phillies don't run away with the division by July/August.
i foresee my gigantes coming out the national league west with 88 wins. go giants.
I have the Rockies over the Giants in a close NL West race. Why? i have no logical reason. i think Colorado is the sexy pick this year.
http://cbs3.com/local/Philadelphia.Phillies.Matthew.2.1636036.html
In some ways, even more surprising than the beatdown murder last year in the parking lot.
When catching up with some (non-bandwagon) friends from Philly, they talked about it as a price of success. The Phils are now a championship caliber squad and they wouldn't trade that for anything, but the live experience has morphed over the last 3-4 years. Used to be more laid back, sparse, mostly knowledgeable baseball fans...now it's like going to an Eagles game.
Wait 'til your ownership decides to compete with the Yankees on the reg and jacks seat prices up 400%. It'll be the I'M ON MY CELL PHONE TELLING EVERYONE I'M AT THE GAME INSTEAD OF WATCHING THE GAME - WAIT DID WE JUST PUNT? crowd, while you and your actual baseball fan friends watch at home 'cause you can't afford to go anymore.
Yes mad, doggie.
Also, encouraged that the Fish looked solid against the Phils when Halladay wasn't on the mound. Moyer's Marlin Killer card is officially revoked at this point. Still kinda expect Robertson to fall apart by late May/June, though. Hopefully, one of West/Miller will be ready by then.
anyway I was at Giants-Dbacks last night and it was a glorious fall (SF summer) eve; watched Lincecum start and Wilson close. 3-1. Saturday is the next game I got tix for; I would love to personally witness the clinch, but I'll settle for watching it on TV tmrw night if that's how it goes down ;)
BEAT SD.
looks like you could be playing the Padres. if so, I'd like you to beat them, please. no use chasing them all season for a playoff spot only to end up getting beat by them in the playoffs. (though the Cardinals will prlly make sure they don't get the wild card spot).
All of this assumes of course that we win the title, and we loooove to blow a shot at the title.