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Slow start, but '09 MLB season getting interesting.

LaMidRighter

LaMidRighter

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Okay, so I thought this particular baseball season was starting off kind of mild, of course, it has three fantastic years prior to live up to, what with Tampa, the Phillies, and the Rockies making not only the playoffs, but World Series, two of which never saw this before, the Texas Baltimore game that duplicated a 100+ year record, etc. Here is where it is starting to get interesting, the AlC is knotted up, there is a three-way dogfight brewing in the ALE, and the ALW isn't a runaway laugher yet, we have had at least five teams this season use position players for bullpen duty, and two pre-game schedule mixups in a weeks time, including the AL-champion Rays, the Ray mixup meant an AL pitcher also had to hit while he was active in game(no DH in the American League!?). The NL, not to be outdone, had an Astros line-up mixup that created an out of order hit and the offending team won(:shock:), the NL is closer than it's been in years, and we're still only in May. We've lost some legends and the Angels have suffered a tradgedy, so of course there are some downsides to this, and lets not forget the Ramirez suspension and the Arod steroid admission, but overall I think this is going to be an epic season afterall. Any thoughts?
 
I don't pay attention to the Texas Rangers till after the allstar break
 
winston53660 said:
I don't pay attention to the Texas Rangers till after the allstar break
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That's usually the same with the Yanks, they don't heat up till just after, but this season they're coming out swinging.
 
LaMidRighter said:
That's usually the same with the Yanks, they don't heat up till just after, but this season they're coming out swinging.
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That is usually when the Rangers fall flat on their faces.
 
winston53660 said:
That is usually when the Rangers fall flat on their faces.
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They are pretty hot right now, it's just to maintain and keep guys rested and healthy. That's the funny thing about baseball, it's the only sport I can think of where the end of the season is more important than the beginning, i.e. heating up at the right time.
 
winston53660 said:
I don't pay attention to the Texas Rangers till after the allstar break
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Probably a good thing since my Tigers just swept them.

I won't really start following baseball till the hockey playoffs are done, but I think it is going to be a fun season. Interleague play starting, yay!
 
Redress said:
I won't really start following baseball till the hockey playoffs are done, but I think it is going to be a fun season. Interleague play starting, yay!
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I''m a hockey fan as well, but baseball is my game, my only turn off to the hockey playoffs is the amount of teams that qualify, you have to be truly horrendous to miss the NHLps, but it is good for fans of teams that are right on the fence performance wise. Interleague is easily one of my favorite parts of the MLB season, I love the dynamic management shifts that have to take place because of the conflicting rules, it makes for some real sports drama.
 
To me it has really been a fun baseball season so far. Nothing expected has happened. As a Tigers fan, it has been especially fun as the Tigers have done well and are improving, and getting to see Brandon Inge really excell offensively as well as defensively. Hopefully this will be the year he finally gets a gold glove.
 
Speaking of unexpected, tonights Tigers broadcast has Dan Petry doing color commentary. Very pleasant surprise.
 
Redress said:
Speaking of unexpected, tonights Tigers broadcast has Dan Petry doing color commentary. Very pleasant surprise.
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I hear you on unexpected, almost all of the baseball conventions are being tossed, it's getting really exciting.
 
The Nats are like 3rd in the League for hitting...
And yet their pitching is so abyssmal that the team is still horrible as a whole.

The Washington team, as usual, always finds a way to screw things up.

As it happens I went to a game last night... we lost 4-2 in the 12th inning:doh
 
Baseball?

Do people still watch this snooze-fest?

Anything that can make televised golf look exciting...

Well, on the plus side, at least there is grass growing in the outfield so that there is something more interesting than baseball to watch...
 
Baseball in Chicago sux this year. Neither team can hit a lick.

The pigskin party can't come soon enough.
 
Tashah said:
Baseball in Chicago sux this year. Neither team can hit a lick.

The pigskin party can't come soon enough.
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I didn't know Chicago had any baseball teams. :2razz:

Go Cardinals! :happy:
 
Tashah said:
I gotta admit, LaRussa can always squeeze more out of an average team than any other manager in baseball.
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This is very true.
 
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LaMidRighter said:
I forgot all about that one, good play.
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You know...

I watched that commercial, and the more I think about it - I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that the old guy who is standing next to Tony La Russa and says "He can hit anything!" in none other than Red Schoendienst!

If it isn't, it sure looks like Red!
 
LaMidRighter said:
Okay, so I thought this particular baseball season was starting off kind of mild. Of course, it has three fantastic years prior to live up to, what with Tampa, the Phillies, and the Rockies making not only the playoffs, but World Series (two of which never saw this before) the Texas Baltimore game that duplicated a 100+ year record, etc.

Here is where it is starting to get interesting. The AlC is knotted up, there is a three-way dogfight brewing in the ALE, and the ALW isn't a runaway laugher yet, we have had at least five teams this season use position players for bullpen duty. And two pre-game schedule mixups in a weeks time, including the AL-champion Rays, the Ray mixup meant an AL pitcher also had to hit while he was active in game(no DH in the American League!?).

The NL, not to be outdone, had an Astros line-up mixup that created an out of order hit and the offending team won (:shock:), the NL is closer than it's been in years, and we're still only in May.

We've lost some legends and the Angels have suffered a tradgedy, so of course there are some downsides to this, and lets not forget the Ramirez suspension and the Arod steroid admission, but overall I think this is going to be an epic season after all. Any thoughts?
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Long sentences and no spacing between them makes for difficult reading.

I helped you out a little here. ;)
 
Milwaukee started out bad, but then kicked some real ass. They seem like they have lost some of that passion lately though. The loss of Weeks was a hard hit on their team.

I think they may still pull off a playoff spot though.

GO BREWERS!
 
Braun just got a wrist injury. I am not as optimistic as I was 5 minutes ago.

:(
 
Alex said:
Milwaukee started out bad, but then kicked some real ass. They seem like they have lost some of that passion lately though. The loss of Weeks was a hard hit on their team.

I think they may still pull off a playoff spot though.

GO BREWERS!
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Cardinals beat Brewers 8-1 tonight.

It's about time, after that three-game sweep in StL last week...
 
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