MLB 2013 (Page 2)

crowny2 - 2013-04-03 3:03 PM 2-0 and against the Royals.  Now before you go off saying, "yeah, but it is the Royals".  They have ALWAYS had our number.  We went 6-12 against them last year.  So I'm happy.  And our catcher (Flowers) has homered in both games.  That was our worry was his production versus AJ's production at the plate.  Only 160 more games till the perfect season. 

Welcome to the temporarily division champs club. It sure is nice here.

I don't really have a team, but I'm interested to see how Harper and Trout progress this year. 

Alright I get to be that Guy,

Long time Astros fan, looking at another miserable record and season, but hell at least it's in a new league, and against new teams.  Just hoping for less than 100 Loses.  Go Stros

As a fellow AL West Fan I say welcome. 

I bet you do

Well flibberdigibbit.  There went the perfect season.

As a Floridian, I hope the Rays are in it at the end. Toronto bought a nice roster though, and Baltimore isn't going to lie down or go away. However, if things go as they should, the Yanks and Sox will be fighting for last in that division. And everyone outside of the North East is happy.

As I see the AL East- The Blue Jays bought the core of a team that finished in last place in a less competitive division then where they are now. Orioles got too lucky last year and won too many 1 run games. They revert to the mean this year. Yankees are just too old. I think it will come down to Red Sox and Rays with the Rays winning by 2 games. Overall division races should be pretty close everywhere.

I agree with that, but at the same time it's just too much of a toss up.  They may all just beat up on eachother and we'll have 5 teams at 80-90 wins.  As a Sox fan obivously I'm biased, but I've always enjoyed seeing other teams rise up and make a run.  Getting to see the Rays 18 times a year for the last 8 years while they've climbed the ranks has been pretty cool to witness.  They went from a joke to a constant contender.  It seems like the Orioles are a few players away from being consistent, but if they can ride the mojo from last year that might be enough to stay with it.  I just can't see the Jays winning.  Maybe it's the jinx of the Marlins and the bad vibes that Loria sent north but I just can't see it happening.

The division beating up on each other is the unknown for me. You can see them all being about even with each other (9-9 or there about), so what they do with the rest of their schedule becomes important. I am glad the Rays added by subtraction with a couple of guys, most notably BJ. But at some point the Joe Madden routine will grow a bit wearisome. The O's squeezed by a bunch last year, but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens again. They come to play every night and never quit. Same as the Rays. I agree with Toronto though, on paper they have a nice roster started, but the proof is in the game. We'll know by the end of June what they really are.

Boudreau was a Cleveland Indian first... MVP of the World Series the last time the Tribe won the World Series... Sigh

Cleveland is looking decent.  I don't think they will contend but I'm glad to see that the ownership is finally spending the money to field a winning team.

Hey Sox fans - do you miss Francona yet?  I'd bet you'd take him back in a heartbeat.

Last year, hell yes.  Last year was one of the worst years of any franchise with the exception of years like when the Colts moved in the middle of the night or Malice at the Palace, or something along those lines.  The only saving grace the Sox had last year was being able to dump all that salary on the Dodgers.  Besides that though, Valentine was quite possibly the worst decision I have ever seen in my lifetime.  That includes the Lackey contract.  Valentine was a worse idea than Lackey.  100%.  He was strictly a name to be hired to put butts in the seats and it backfired big time. I don't think Farrell is going to the savior or anything, and he nor anyone else could have helped that team last year, but his familiarity with the players during a positive time in their careers (Pedroia, Lester, Buchholz, Ortiz, Ellsbury) that has to mean something to those guys, so if that's enough to get them off their a$$es and start winning then I'll take it.  I thought Tito was an awesome coach.  Hell, they won 2 WS with him, the guy will never have to pay for another drink in Boston for the rest of his life, but I do think he ran his course here, or rather the brass ran their course with him.

You all can suck a brick!

Can you tell I am a Marlins fan?

I would say my team is looking good, but I even hate the new stupid logos. It's going to be a LOOOOONG season.

How about them Heat?

Yeah but hey- Jose Fernandez... Just sayin.

Whats the over under on the crowd for opening day in Miami ?

crowd?

Well, I guess they say 3 makes a crowd.

You know even when I was typing that I knew crowd was thw wrong word. Attendance I guess would have been the better choice.

How about Francona getting lost on a 2 block walk to his home opener. Oops. 

2-1 game. 3-2 count. Late in the game. NO WAY its was intentional.

He said there is a history, but last time Greinke hit him was in 2009. Also, Quentin is the leader of HBP the last 2 years.

No rooting interest for either team, but seems to me Quentin did not like Greinke for whatever reason and is using this as an excuse to get to him. Did not see the beginning of the fight, but apparently Quentin began to walk towards the mount and Greinke mouthed off, so maybe some added incentive to charge.

I went to a baseball game once and a hockey game broke out!

I say suspend him until Greinke is back. There is no way he was trying to do it on purpose. Quentin also is known for taking the most HBP by a wide margin, led the league the last 2 years despite only playing 200 games total.