Any time I play the Cards i target his head.
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MLB Offseason '13-'14 |OT| Where the best fans live
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Any time I play the Cards i target his head.
CheDominik
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I see Cardinal hate is strong here. That's a plus.
I mean how could you not hate a franchise that replaces anybody even fucking Albert Pujols with some no name marginal prospect like Allen Craig who even outperforms him?
Same for Rolen, Edmonds and whoever else played for this franchise.Rinse and repeat...
I mean how could you not hate a franchise that replaces anybody even fucking Albert Pujols with some no name marginal prospect like Allen Craig who even outperforms him?
Same for Rolen, Edmonds and whoever else played for this franchise.Rinse and repeat...
BFIB
Member
Rolen was replaced with Troy Glaus (who did have a decent year). But I'd take Rolen over Glaus 10 out of 10 times.
BFIB
Member
He's going to win 20 games, and down himself with grape juice.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Demotion? The demise part is probably already there with that injured shoulder they were telling nobody about but I think after the demise part there is no demotion, he's just done.
fuck the cardinals
Even without the shoulder his pitchfx was supposedly terrifying all year long according to Lindbergh. It took like two weeks for teams to figure him out then he just got crazy lucky for awhile. Supposedly people were just fucking teeing off on his one and a half pitches.
If Kenney weren't such an idiot he would have asked the obvious follow up: what have you heard about Gerrit Cole's contact data.
If Kenney weren't such an idiot he would have asked the obvious follow up: what have you heard about Gerrit Cole's contact data.
BFIB
Member
If he's done, bring on Carlos Martinez!
At least there aren't any pitchers close in the system for a couple years. Of course I say that and Tim Cooney will now probably win a Cy Young this year.
yankeehater
Member
The purple drank has claimed to many athletes already.
BFIB
Member
He'll be DFA'd by the ASB.
He and Miller can share a taxi to Japan.
CheDominik
Member
You shouldn't be the preseason #1 when Jhonny Peralta is your starting shortstop.
I hope he gained some weight after his suspension.
I hope he gained some weight after his suspension.
yankeehater
Member
Yeah 10 games worse then the Brewers seems crazy. No way are they that bad. it is the same team as last year plus Bryd.
CheDominik
Member
"Alex Rios led the team with a .328 OBP in 2013"
So depressing...
So depressing...
Eh, Brewers should probably be right around .500. They actually underperformed their expected record and that was without Braun and with Bettancourt playing essentially everyday. Improved pitching, Braun options at 2B and an improved 1B situation (sure it still sucks but it won't be a worst 1B performance in the history of baseball like last year) I think it won't be too insane for them to get 82 wins.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Rays being rated higher than the Red Sox is just crazy. No way the Rays belong in the top 5.
CheDominik
Member
Their pitching is still questionable even after adding Garza though IMO. (Galardo just doesn't look right) and you can't rely on repeat performances by Scooter Gennett and Khris Davis.
The farm is pretty barren and Ramirez is a huge injury concern. And I really disliked the Aoki trade. The NL Central is tough right now .500 might be stretching it.
yankeehater
Member
I was shocked to see that as well. Getting Fister is big but outside of that it is the same team that underachieved last year just with a rookie manager this year.
Aoki was already a rapidly diminishing commodity. I'm thrilled they were able to get rid of him when they did. As far as Davis, he is obviously not going to be a .949 OPS guy but he doesn't have to be. He just has to be Aoki last year (poor) as long as Braun is Braun.
Ramirez and Gomez are the big question marks to me. How far will Gomez backslide and how long can ARam play. If he plays 120 games I'll be happy.
Scooter and Lucroy will keep being kinda garbage offensively while hopefully Segura is able to put it together for a full season.
Gallardo is what he is. Capable of being an ace but generally more like a 4. Every pitcher will keep them in games which is nice, certainly won't win any though. Their defense is improved with Scooter and XXXXX at first. They have a bit more range in right with Davis but his arm is laughably bad.
All in all I think the Effectively Wild guys said it best, it isn't hard to find a good team in there. They don't even need that much to go right for them to be .500. If things do go right for them (Davis is actually good, Scooter gets on base, Ramirez stays healthy, Gallardo finds it) then you can actually see a playoff team.
Right now though, I'd say 79 wins of forced to guess. We'll see who emerges at first and how the bullpen shakes out though.
Reading what ESPN wrote and mentioning stuff bout Frank Coonelly, he is just going to just sit on all the new found money from attendance increase and that 25 or whatever million forever and not invest a dime back into this team. Lying fuck face really. We could of had 81 games of 100k attendance a game, sold beer for 59 bucks, hot dogs 40 bucks, parking 100 bucks a minute and that asshole wouldnt increase the payroll.
DFA is such a satisfying term to write.
yankeehater
Member
Yeah Loria gets all the heat for being a terrible owners, but the Pirates owner is even worse. They got a new stadium, draw great, and he pockets all the profits every year. Sucks because I would love to see the Pirates do well since they are also in PA but it wont happen with the current ownership.
Is that actually true? I feel like their attendance dropped off pretty rapidly after the stadium was built.
BFIB
Member
Weren't they always the team that said "If we have reasons to spend, we'll spend."?
Well, they have a reason to spend. Even in a market that's a little weaker than previous years, there was still players out there, and moves that could have been made to put together something really great.
yankeehater
Member
At least 2.5m every year since 2004. They only ever topped 2.5m once in their history before moving to the new stadium.
You read that wrong bro
You're reading the wrong column. Attendance dropped off after our opening year because well Kevin McClatchey was even worse. McCutchen would of been traded instead of given a deal. We would of never over slotted anyone, he was the type that went cheap.
edit; last year which isnt listed on that was 2,256,862 which puts it 2nd all time for a Pirates baseball team and just 5th season over 2 million
CheDominik
Member
They also fielded some terrible, terrible teams. And the firesale in 09 didn't really gave them a boost in confidence from their fanbase(although it was the right move).
yankeehater
Member
LOLO, the last column is NL average and not Pirates attendance. Yeah it does look like attendance isnt great in the new park. I guess the only Pirates games I watch every year the place is sold out but that is against the Phils. They need to put those teams in the same division some how. So the attendance was good the first year and has sucked every year since. Weird that they are the most profitable team then.
CheDominik
Member
Pirates related question: Has Polanco every chance to win the LF(moving Marte to RF)/RF starting job? One of the more intriguing decisions around the prospect world IMO because I really don't believe his bat plays well enough in the corners.
Well we got a lot of Yankees tax and had basically no payroll. 45 was considered a lot for us for years. Hell in 1997 we fielded a like 9 million team. They have been pocketing cash for years really without reinvesting much. They finally started to pay in the draft and international free agents but that is all gone.
RF is all but his, We're trotting out Jose Tabata and Travis Snider till he is ready.
CheDominik
Member
White Sox sign Mitchell Boggs, trying to capture some Cards magic I suppose.
Teams have been more willing to accept athleticism and defensive ability over offensive prowess in the corner spots in recent years.
Not sure who the better defender is between Polanco and McCutchen, so chances are they'll keep Polanco in the corner. He should be fine there.
CheDominik
Member
So a June callup probably to get an extra year of control looks likely?
Wouldn't RF in PNC be a bit of a waste of his defense?
Easy fix: Trade Marte to the White Sox, we'll give you Jeff Keppinger!
I still wonder what in the fuck happened to that guy. His dramatic failure at moving to the 9th inning is reason enough to buy the whole notion of closers being sent from heaven only when the moon is waning and virgins have been sacrificed etc. Did he ever pitch for Colorado this past year? Paging the non-existant Rox fans here on GAF.
Well what they going to do ? Marte is no slouch in LF, Cutch got CF on lockdown. Also lol at your easy fix
CheDominik
Member
Trade him for a SS but sure this would be only an OOTP kind of move
Jeff Keppinger is every meathead fan's wet dream. Scrappy, doesn't strike out very often,doesn't swing for the fences and sports a beard. You must take him now.
BFIB
Member
He got a case of the Ryan Franklin.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
The prospect Three CFs out there must feel good!
Young-Lagares-Granderson has me giddy after watching Duda and the like try to field for the past seasons.
Trade him for a SS but sure this would be only an OOTP kind of move
Jeff Keppinger is every meathead fan's wet dream. Scrappy, doesn't strike out very often,doesn't swing for the fences and sports a beard. You must take him now.
Sounds like Red Sox material.
yankeehater
Member
Phils desperately need OF help, you guys want a young catcher?
CheDominik
Member
Lucroy garbage? Man you really have some high expectations. I'd take an 114 OPS+ from my team's catcher every day of the week. (Especially after seeing our catchers combined hit for a robust .564 OPS)