Seattle Mariners and King Felix

[FSLMJM]

For people who actually watch sports and baseball...

Felix has been outstanding this year. He has yet to give up a run this year and nearly threw a no-hitter against Boston. I can see him going for the Cy Young this year and maybe even winning 20+ games.

As for the Mariners, they're in 1st place as of 04/14/07. Hopefully they will be contending in October.

Mariners fans, this ones for you.

 

[Atmuh]

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[FSLMJM]

Hahaha you got banned you little ****** bi***. You probrably don't know any sports, just playing Dongeons & Dragons in your mom's basement. Again hahaha you got banned!

 

[Yagi]

nice topic.

 

[Icetrash]

King Felix? His nothing compared to Carl Crawford and the way he steals bases.

TAMPA BAY RAYS WILL WIN THE WILDCARD THIS YEAR!

 

[10th-Karma]

Haha nice, nice to see some sports! I was on the edge of my seat durin that Felix/Matsuzaka game. Felix is definitely the ****. I dunno if he's cy young yet though...

Of course he has a golden era right now, but somewhere in his next three starts, he'll probably have a bad day as all pitchers do. The important thing is how he reacts the start after the screw up.

He's got a really good approach to every pitch and I knew from seeing him play last year that this kid was special. I'd like Seattle to go far as well. They haven't done much recently.

But for me...I'm still waitin for the Cubs & White Sox World Series.

 

[FSLMJM]

I'll put my predictions for the 2007 year

AL East

1. NY Yankees-A-Rod is off to a good start and that's a good thing for Yankee fans
2. Toronto Blue Jays*-Their key players are injured but they have enough firepower to win the Wildcard
3. Boston Red Sox-Matsuzaka is good but not good enough to compete with the Jays or Yanks
4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays-Young, Dukes and Upton are in their opening day lineup and they'll get better.
5. Baltimore Orioles-Not much improvment other than getting a few pitchers for the bullpen

AL Central

1. Detroit Tigers-Don't underestimate the defending AL Champs
2. Chicago White Sox-Their pitching is still suspect
3. Cleveland Indians-Their bullpen sucks but it were improved they win the Central easily
4. Minnesota Twins-Their starters absolutely suck with the exception of Santana of course.
5. Kansas City Royals-They have lost over 300 games the past 3 years. Does that tell someting to you?

AL West-

1. Seattle Mariners-My fav team, they have improved so much since 2004 and this is their year!
2. LA Angels of Amaheim-I hate this team the most but they have excellent starters but not enough offense to win an AL pennant yet.
3. Texas Rangers-They have the offense, but do they have the pitching?
4. Oakland A's-Yes I know they went to the ALCS and won the West last year. But they have done nothing to try to replace Thomas or Zito. Piazza is good but not 39-homer, 120-RBI good like Thomas was.

* is wildcard winner

I'll do the National League later.

 

[10th-Karma]

Hmmmm....predictions are predictions...but I don't see how the Yankees with a shaky bullpen (exception Rivera), and injured starters across the board can beat out the Red Sox with not only Matsuzaka, but great starting pitching, an underrated bullpen, and Ortiz is scary!

I don't see A-Rod carrying this team...if anyone, it should be Jeter. NY will definitely be a wildcard though. Even though I'm a White Sox fan as well, I don't think that they have good chemistry right now. I'd say the Tigers, Twins, Sox, Indians then Royals.

 

[FSLMJM]

@ 10th Karma

Nice predictions, it's still early in the season. You seem to know a lot about baseball.

Anyway here's my predictions for the NL

NL East

1. NY Mets-good offense can backup a shaky rotation
2. Philadelphia Phillies-only a shaky bullpen is holding them back
3. Florida Marlins-the rookies are maturing and the rotation is good
4. Atlanta Braves-only reliable starters are Smoltz and maybe Hudson
5. Washington Nationals-Joel Hanrahan was competing for a rotation spot in spring training. That alone should tell you how bad their rotation is.

NL Central

1. St. Louis Cardinals-I want to choose Milwaukee or Cincinnati so badly but I gotta respect the reigning champs
2. Cincinnati Reds-very good offense but pitching is only thing holding them back
3. Milwaukee Brewers-pitching is excellent with Sheets but only when he is healthy
4. Chicago Cubs-they made big splashes in free agency with Soriano and re-signing Ramirez but the signing of Marquis is questionable. He had an ERA of over 6 last year.
5. Houston Astros-the rotation sucks with the exceptions of Oswalt and maybe Jennings
6. Pittsburgh Pirates-made no significant changes to be a factor

NL West

1. Arizona Diamondbacks-they look strong and the young players wii get better
2. LA Dodgers*-offense is too weak to compete with Arizona
3. San Diego Padres-don't have a big bat capable of 40 HR but they have good pitching
4. Colorado Rockies-they looked good at the end of the season last year and that can help them not finish last
5. San Francisco Giants-overpaid on Zito for way too much and Zito has nothing to so for it so far.

* is Wildcard winner

 

[Pustulio]

Hmmmm....predictions are predictions...but I don't see how the Yankees with a shaky bullpen (exception Rivera), and injured starters across the board can beat out the Red Sox with not only Matsuzaka, but great starting pitching, an underrated bullpen, and Ortiz is scary!

I don't see A-Rod carrying this team...if anyone, it should be Jeter. NY will definitely be a wildcard though. Even though I'm a White Sox fan as well, I don't think that they have good chemistry right now. I'd say the Tigers, Twins, Sox, Indians then Royals.

Excuse me but, the Yanks bullpen has the lowest ERA of any team right now so don't say that it's shaky! You need to realize no one carries the yanks, they have a whole lineup of all stars they do not need someone to carry them all the way they are a team. Only problem with NYY is that they have starters and Matsui on the DL.

Predictions:
AL East:
1. Yankees: Lineup this good, how can you lose your division?
2. Red Sox: Scary good pitching.
3. Blue Jays: Good but, can't pass up Sox.
4. D-Rays: Lots of speed could be pesky but, not good enough for playoffs.
5. Orioles: They just can't play.

AL Central:
1. Twins: You have the reigning batting champ. MVP and Cy Young winner that's pretty good chemistry.
2. Tigers*: Good all around team good shot at playoffs.
3. White Sox: Great team but, not a good enough lineup to make playoffs.
4. Indians: Good team, just can't compete with rest of Central.
5. Royals: < Enough said

AL West:
1. Angels: Very strong order and a good starting lineup.
2. Athletics: Needs more offense.
3. Mariners: Slightly better than Rangers not quite A's.
4. Rangers: Starting pitching stinks and no offense.


NL East:
1. Mets: Great pitching and a good power lineup to boot.
2. Braves*: Always a good team but, not quite the Mets.
3. Phillies: Also a good team just need a bullpen.
4. Marlins: Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera pwn but, can't carry a team.
5. Nationals: Still need to build a little bit.

NL Central:
1. Cardinals: You know how good the defending champs are.
2. Cubs: Nice starting rotation, awesome offense.
3. Reds: Good hitting no pithing.
4. Astros: Good team just not that great.
5. Brewers: Sheets is good but, not someone who can take a team far.
6. Pirates: They just suck.

NL Wes:
1. Dodgers: Great team I see no reason why the don't win it.
2. D-Backs: Yes they have the Unit back but, no reason to expect playoffs.
3. Giants: Bonds hype has got them fired up so they will at least get 3rd.
4. Padres: Not much to say but, not so good.
5. Rockies: They have no one.

I don't know much about the NL because, I don't follow them so don't make fun of that.

 

[Icetrash]

Why do you guys think Rays will come so low? Crawford is going to have a stellar season like he did last year and with Young getting more experience they can only get better.

Ohhh yeh and does anyone know the injury update for Vlad Guerruro for the Angels? I saw the game and he got hit on the wrist on a cold day. Thats bad....

 

[10th-Karma]

Excuse me but, the Yanks bullpen has the lowest ERA of any team right now so don't say that it's shaky! You need to realize no one carries the yanks, they have a whole lineup of all stars they do not need someone to carry them all the way they are a team. Only problem with NYY is that they have starters and Matsui on the DL.

Predictions:
AL East:
1. Yankees: Lineup this good, how can you lose your division?
2. Red Sox: Scary good pitching.
3. Blue Jays: Good but, can't pass up Sox.
4. D-Rays: Lots of speed could be pesky but, not good enough for playoffs.
5. Orioles: They just can't play.

AL Central:
1. Twins: You have the reigning batting champ. MVP and Cy Young winner that's pretty good chemistry.
2. Tigers*: Good all around team good shot at playoffs.
3. White Sox: Great team but, not a good enough lineup to make playoffs.
4. Indians: Good team, just can't compete with rest of Central.
5. Royals: < Enough said

AL West:
1. Angels: Very strong order and a good starting lineup.
2. Athletics: Needs more offense.
3. Mariners: Slightly better than Rangers not quite A's.
4. Rangers: Starting pitching stinks and no offense.


NL East:
1. Mets: Great pitching and a good power lineup to boot.
2. Braves*: Always a good team but, not quite the Mets.
3. Phillies: Also a good team just need a bullpen.
4. Marlins: Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera pwn but, can't carry a team.
5. Nationals: Still need to build a little bit.

NL Central:
1. Cardinals: You know how good the defending champs are.
2. Cubs: Nice starting rotation, awesome offense.
3. Reds: Good hitting no pithing.
4. Astros: Good team just not that great.
5. Brewers: Sheets is good but, not someone who can take a team far.
6. Pirates: They just suck.

NL Wes:
1. Dodgers: Great team I see no reason why the don't win it.
2. D-Backs: Yes they have the Unit back but, no reason to expect playoffs.
3. Giants: Bonds hype has got them fired up so they will at least get 3rd.
4. Padres: Not much to say but, not so good.
5. Rockies: They have no one.

I don't know much about the NL because, I don't follow them so don't make fun of that.

well I'll jus hafta say that with a-rod homering seven times in the last 10 games, it's **** hard to lose....unless pitching is out of whack. bulpen may be good right now, but just look at the bullpen..Farnsworth, Myers, Viscaino, Henn, Proctor, and Bruney. Compare that bullpen to any other bullpen in the league and it ranks pretty low in terms of quality pitching. I've kept an eye especially on Farnsworth (from Chicago) and can say that he pretty much sucks. The key for New York to even get close to beating out the Red Sox is getting all their starting pitching back ASAP. Although they don't have that one star pitcher, I believe the ones that will carry the pitching are Mussina, Wang, and Igawa. But they still don't really match up to Dice-K, Schilling, and Beckett.

Otherwise, I pretty much like your predictions though I could care less bout the NL West and I see a hotly contested AL West. It could go to either the A's, Angels, or Mariners. Also, I think the Tigers will come out on top of the AL central again.

To Icetrash:
The Rays do look good, but besides Crawford, who else do they really have that can make an impact in pressure scenarios? I love Kazmir and Reyes, but the rest of the pitchers are just OK.

Apparently, Rotowire reports that X-rays on Vlad were negative and he may sit out a couple of games with a soft tissue contusion.

 

[Pustulio]

A-Rod is not the only star in the lineup, shall I give you the batting order?
Vs. Righty
1. Johnny Damon
2. Derek Jeter
3. Bobby Abreu
4. Alex Rodriguez
5. Jason Giambi
6. Jorge Posada (Matsui when healthy)
7. Robinson Cano
8. Doug Meinkeweitz
9. Melky Cabrera (Not playing when Matsui helathy)

Vs. Lefty
Only changes are Meintkeweitz is then Josh Phelps

The Yanks bullpen may not look so good but, hell if they have the lowest ERA who cares what it sounds like? The Bo Sox pitching may be good but, if their order can't hit then they are screwed. Realize that the Yanks have given up 5 or less runs in the last 5 or 6 games.

Oh and Icetrash, it's not that the D-Rays aren't good, I mean they can be pretty pesky with their speed on the bases and such but, they have no power, they could use some better pitching as well. Think about it they have the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays to compete with, they may have a chance if they weren't in such a good division.

 

[10th-Karma]

Yeah man i gotta admit that Yankees lineup looks mighty scary. Probably the best in the league...not surprising...but then again I still think it'll take more than some good bats and some good pitchers to beat the Red Sox for the division.

One thing that could also factor in favor for the Yankees is the management. Go to last year, the Red Sox looked as if they could take the division, but when the clock ticked down to the trade deadline, the Yankees made some moves, and the Red Sox didn't. End result was the Yankees goin to the playoffs and the Red Sox staying home.

But I still think the Red Sox will win it.

 

[FSLMJM]

Dang...Hernandez got hurt but it was only a stiff elbow or something. They took him out for precautionary reasons so it couldn't be too bad, maybe missing one start or something.

 

[10th-Karma]

lol hernandez is AWESOME! He'll be fine.

 

[Pustulio]

lol hernandez is AWESOME! He'll be fine.

That's what people said about Moose, Pavano and Wang.

Yeah man i gotta admit that Yankees lineup looks mighty scary. Probably the best in the league...not surprising...but then again I still think it'll take more than some good bats and some good pitchers to beat the Red Sox for the division.

One thing that could also factor in favor for the Yankees is the management. Go to last year, the Red Sox looked as if they could take the division, but when the clock ticked down to the trade deadline, the Yankees made some moves, and the Red Sox didn't. End result was the Yankees goin to the playoffs and the Red Sox staying home.

But I still think the Red Sox will win it.

This being because you don't like the Yanks right? The Bo Sox haven't been giving any run support for their aces and you also have to realize that sometimes pitching is overrated and sometimes hitting is overrated in terms of importance. They play an equal role so say you have a pitcher throw a 1 hitter, the one hit is a HR. Then your team gets 8 hits and doesn't score once. You lose!

Dang...Hernandez got hurt but it was only a stiff elbow or something. They took him out for precautionary reasons so it couldn't be too bad, maybe missing one start or something.

Hey man I know how it feels, 3 starters on the Yankees DL.