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MLB '12-'13 OffSeason OT: Magic is the New Market Inefficiency
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Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
BFIB
Member
That's too confusing for my traditional baseball mind.
Just do away wit the DH all together.
matthewwhatever
Member
Royals fans must be happy to see their team getting all its wins in before the season even starts.
Let's just have an offense and defense and let everyone take steroids.
Duane Cunningham
Member
You know it! It's an improvement over "no wins in the pre season OR the regular season", at least.
I used to be heavily against the DH, now not so much.
I do think benches need to be expanded to compensate for the larger pens now. I'd have a 28-man roster
What do you mean?! You don't want to see all these new strategies develop as well as two more "Los Angeles" teams?
I totally agree with you. Pitching seems to be evolving faster than batting.
I'm glad Dan Haren is in the NL, but not in my division. Can't wait to see him and Hamels go head to head.
Meh, the Phils usually smack Haren around.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Lets be clear about something brah, you did not start Expos age.
yankeehater
Member
I have probably been to more Expos games then you, so I want to be head of Expos-GAF.
amishpriest99
Member
But what would poor Travis Hafner do?
Speaking of the Yanks, my autodraft for my ESPN fantasy team got me Teixiera with one of my top picks. Yay me.
Also, Ubaldo's starting today for the Indians. Wonder how many runs he coughs up today and if he can even get three innings. At this point I'd take any of the 4th/5th starter candidates (McAllister, Kazmir, Dice-K, Carrasco, etc.) over him.
BFIB
Member
Its astounding how fast he's fallen off.
In other awesome news, me and the wife are planning a trip to Norfolk over July 4th week to visit some friends. She just called to let me know we're making a stop in Baltimore. She ordered tix for the June 30th game against the Yankees.
I finally get to see Camden. I'm fucking pumped!
The Frankman
Banned
Never seen Camden Yards? Beautiful place, especially the complex (Convention Center/stores surrounding). However the ballpark appears like it's below ground level, not used to that all all.
yankeehater
Member
LOL, I thought he was talking about Camden NJ and couldnt figure out why he would be excited to see that.
That's what I was about to say as well, yankeehater. That cop chase from camden to philly was excellent.
Might as well do an east coast tour. Check out Philly and DC.
Might as well do an east coast tour. Check out Philly and DC.
Split squad games don't count SIR.
amishpriest99
Member
That Ubaldo trade was such a bust. I hope something can be salvaged out of him this year.
Camden is amazing...I try to get there whenever the Indians are in town. You're in for a treat!
Aaron "ROTY" Hicks has me pretty excited to see him play. I'm hoping we get to see an Arcia/Hicks/Benson OF at some point this season. I'd prefer that to watching Pamelee and Willingham look awful in the corners.
I finally get to watch a spring game tomorrow night. Hooray.
I finally get to watch a spring game tomorrow night. Hooray.
turnbuckle
Member
The trade looked like a bust even before it happened. I remember the Tigers were in talks of getting Ubaldo around that time and we on the Tigers forum were frightened at such a prospect. So Cleveland got Ubaldo and we got Fister. All is right in the world.
amishpriest99
Member
I don't think anyone in Cleveland besides Shapiro and Antonetti wanted him either. Oh how I would love to have Fister right now. Hopefully Tito has the good sense to pull Ubaldo out of the rotation once he really starts to stink it up (which should take all of 2 or 3 innings in his April 3rd start in Toronto).
Mr. Enigma
Member
What the hell even happened to Ubaldo? He figured out how to dominate in Coors fucking Field of all places for two seasons, then just fell apart.
amishpriest99
Member
Drop in velocity and crappy mechanics that I don't think anyone can fix. Of course I'd love to be wrong on him for this year but at this point I have 0 faith.
Mr. Enigma
Member
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amishpriest99
Member
Alex White's with the Astros now. He and Pomeranz haven't done anything yet either, though both are healthy. So I guess for now the trade is a wash.
Mo's the GOAT
Velocity is down. FB was around 96 on average now its around 92. And his slider along with being slower (was around 86, now around 83) has a lot less movement. The percentage of balls batters swing outside the zone is down from around 29% to 23% as well. Seems like its mainly just his stuff isn't as good as it used to be, I assume due to getting older more than anything.
Hopefully he comes out of retirement to close for the Sox next season.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
Expos Council?
Montreal Council?
not sure I like your feels brah....
I figured. the dynasty is over.
What a run that man had. Hope he gets cheers everywhere.
amishpriest99
Member
Wonder if he and Jeter can get through the season healthy.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Blue Jays Brett Lawrie suffered some kind of rib cage injury and is now questionable for opening day.
Pettite is over forty now, needs PEDs to stay healthy. Still is getting paid well though.
Jeter still is hitting fairly well, hasn't made a transition to third or designated hitter yet. If he recovered from the ankle injury properly, should still keep going for a few more seasons.
Little Green Yoda
Member
If he had the surgery last year instead of waiting until ST...
I'm rooting hard for Kozma to give us average production at SS but I'm not holding my breath. He or Jackson will probably be our best bets internally. Don't want to see Descalso or Cedeno starting at SS.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Yeah, I'd imagine there are a lot of people in the STL organization not very happy with him. If he had gotten the TJ surgery in September when he got injured, he'd be ready to go.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
He counts as part of the core. Jeter will outlast him though, unless the ankle surgery seriously fucked him up somehow.
I miss the days of Vlad hitting bombs into empty seats or what could have been the year of the strike
I am a White Sox fan but I don't like change and am very nostalgic so when the Expos moved and got renamed I cried a little.he isnt moving off shortstop lol.
BFIB
Member
Here's the thing. I can't believe for one second what the Cards brass is telling the press. The Cardinals have gone through this same song and dance with:
Mulder
Rolen
Carpenter twice
Wainwright
Freese
Furcal
Edmonds
And the synopsis is always:
1. Player is hurt
2. Cards front office says that they need to "evaluate"
3. Player is given rest for the issue
4. Player returns
5. Player is hurt even worse than before, with the same injury
6. Cards do nothing, but deflect the blame
This is the exact scenario that is happening with Furcal.