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[Windu]

Don't scoff at the Orioles. They've been playing good baseball lately.

5-5 last 10
9-11 last 20
14-16 last 30

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

5-5 last 10
9-11 last 20
14-16 last 30

I'm just saying, those expecting the Red Sox to just walk all over the O's in the 7 games between them are probably in for a little surprise.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

.500 baseball is Birdland.

They'd probably be better if Buck would let go of his love for Vlad.

 

[darkside31337]

.500 baseball is Birdland.

They'd probably be better if they let go of Buck.

Fixed it up a bit. Buck is so, so, so awful at his job.

 

[captmcblack]

Buck Showalter isn't the problem, illogical hatred of the Yankees be damned.

The Orioles problem is in its ownership/general management.

Can't win shit with no pitching, no pen, and no hitting outside of Markakis/Wieters/Jones and the eternally-injured Roberts.

The pitching will catch up to the bats eventually if they play their cards right, though...same is true of the Royals.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

Fixed it up a bit. Buck is so, so, so awful at his job.

Yeah, he's not good. Kevin Gregg closing all year when he's had Koji and Jim Johnson. Vlad batting cleanup the entire season, even though he can't play anymore. Kept Reynolds at 3rd base when it's clear he can't play it.

And the rumors of him moving into a front office role are scary.

 

[Y2Kev]

But you guuuuuuuys, the lolrioles played so well those 20 games last year under buck.

 

[beast786]

I feel it. This is the day.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Beckett vs. Shields tonight! Should be a great game today. If the Rays win tonite, OH SNAP!

 

[turnbuckle]

I feel it. This is the day.

Fister on the mound - no doubt about it, we're clinching tonight!

 

[Malo]

Can't believe I missed the Branduil craziness last night.

 

[darkside31337]

Thankfully I've only been here a few months so I can't fathom what's been said. I honestly felt like going out and buying a Cliff Lee jersey this morning and I loathe the Phillies.

 

[yankeehater]

Can't believe I missed the Branduil craziness last night.

I am so glad I missed it. Reading it this morning was bad enough.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Can't believe I missed the Branduil craziness last night.

Now the entire thread is shitting on the Rangers. Pisses me off.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Now the entire thread is shitting on the Rangers. Pisses me off.

Not me brah!

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Stand united brahs.

 

[captmcblack]

I'll never forgive the Rangers for playing their World Series against the evil Yankees, and then deciding the job was done since they played spoiler.

Unfortunately, cutting the Rangers down means supporting the LAAAAAAAAAAA. Just can't do it, bros.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

I am so glad I missed it. Reading it this morning was bad enough.

Reading it just now had me constantly going WTF in the head.

Him and Pandaman are really going for the crown now that Sennorin(sp) got banned and the throne sits empty.

 

[Macattk15]

I'll never forgive the Rangers for playing their World Series against the evil Yankees, and then deciding the job was done since they played spoiler.

Unfortunately, cutting the Rangers down means supporting the LAAAAAAAAAAA. Just can't do it, bros.

Indeed. I don't like the Rangers ... but I can't fucking STAND the Angels. I don't think the Angels have a chance to catch up anyway ...

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Braves lineup tonight vs. Chris Capuano

1. Bourn - CF
2. Jones - 3B
3. Freeman - 1B
4. Uggla - 2B
5. McCann - C
6. Diaz - RF
7. Prado - LF
8. Gonzalez - SS
9. Lowe - P

On 8/26, Capuano threw a complete-game, 2-hit shutout against the Braves in Citi Field, recordining 13 strikeouts and walking nobody. It was the game where the Braves had to travel back to their hotel and pack their shit to bolt from Hurricane Irene after the game. Because of this, the Braves didn't get to take batting practice.

 

[darkside31337]

In my roto playoff this week, picked up Chris Capuano in hopes he delivers some of the same mojo as last time. I'm desperate.

 

[Oxx]

Derek Lowe is pitching, so I don't have high hopes about tonight as it is.

 

[Branduil]

Root for the Angels.

Angels + Rays, believe.

I still can't believe there's a Rangers baseball fan who hates Cliff Lee. Unbelievable.

Oh I'm not the only one, believe me.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Any Rangers fans that dislike Cliff Lee are just butthurt he didn't re-sign with them. Every person with common sense knows they don't even get out of the first round without Lee.

 

[Branduil]

Any Rangers fans that dislike Cliff Lee are just butthurt he didn't re-sign with them. Every person with common sense knows they don't even get out of the first round without Lee.

Should we hang a banner for getting out of the first round?

 

[darkside31337]

Should we hang a banner for getting out of the first round?

Considering the general futility of the Texas Rangers for decades, yes.

You should be proud of one of the most successful seasons in the history of the franchise. Not shun and pretend it didn't happen because you didn't win the trophy in the end.

 

[Branduil]

Considering the general futility of the Texas Rangers for decades, yes.

You should be proud of one of the most successful seasons in the history of the franchise. Not shun and pretend it didn't happen because you didn't win the trophy in the end.

I'm proud of the guys who stuck around despite Cliff Lee choking and then running out of town as fast as he could.

 

[hemtae]

I'm proud of the guys who stuck around despite Cliff Lee choking and then running out of town as fast as he could.

We've been over this. He had one bad start in all of 2010 playoffs. That is not "choking". You brought up the comparison to Lebron who actually did choke in the 4th quarter pretty much every game in the finals while Cliff Lee had one bad outing and one good outing.

Also I live in Texas. Pretty much every person that follows baseball here and is a Rangers fan doesn't hate Cliff Lee for the one bad start he had after helping them to their first World Series.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The butthurt is strong within Branduill.

 

[Corran Horn]

Just because I know you love GIFs

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[IMG]http://www.askcorran.com/30lnl9g.gif

Oh god...Im looking at my begining of season predictions....ughhhh! lol

 

[captmcblack]

Cliff Lee sucks.

Fuck Cliff Lee for not signing with the Yankees.

Fuck Cliff Lee's wife for being too fancy to deal with hecklers in the opposing stands.

Fuck Trader Jack for not making the correct trade (Montero+ for Lee) just to save MLB from a hypothetical Yankee repeat.

Fuck swag. Wolf gang.

 

[verbum]

Oh god...Im looking at my begining of season predictions....ughhhh! lol

Steve Goldman of Baseball Prospectus predicted:

East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies

Look at the rest of the "experts" predictions for this season:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview/2011/news/story?page=11expertpicks

And we do not even get paid to be wrong. We do it for free.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Cliff Lee sucks.

Fuck Cliff Lee for not signing with the Yankees.

Fuck Cliff Lee's wife for being too fancy to deal with hecklers in the opposing stands.

Hmm do I post the Facebook Spit pic or the Douchebag Home Run Fan gif, decisions, decisions. Lol

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Steve Goldman of Baseball Prospectus predicted:

East champ: Braves
Central champ: Reds
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Phillies
Champion: Phillies

Look at the rest of the "experts" predictions for this season:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview/2011/news/story?page=11expertpicks

And we do not even get paid to be wrong. We do it for free.

Didn't one person on that list (possibly while very high) pick the Astros?

 

[Corran Horn]

Theres always that one unexpected team to make the playoffs *ahem diamondbacks* and he was probably just praying for a right pick lol.

 

[Malo]

I am so glad I missed it. Reading it this morning was bad enough.

It's fun watching him trying to explain that Lee is shit.

Now the entire thread is shitting on the Rangers. Pisses me off.

Not at all bro, I'm just laughing at Branduil.

 

[darkside31337]

Didn't one person on that list (possibly while very high) pick the Astros?

Steve Berthiaume
East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox

East champ: Braves
Central champ: Astros
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Dodgers
Champion: Braves

Haha. He picked the Giants. What an idiot.

 

[verbum]

Didn't one person on that list (possibly while very high) pick the Astros?

A couple picked the Dodgers. One picked the Cubs.

 

[Windu]

http://www.askcorran.com/30lnl9g.gif

Oh god...Im looking at my begining of season predictions....ughhhh! lol

i got the obvious ones right at least (Phillies, Braves, Yankees, Red Sox?, and Rangers)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26735243&postcount=88

don't look at anything else though...

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The Astros looked really, really good in the second half of last year. But Chris Johnson, Brett Wallace, J.A. Happ, Brett Myers, and Brandon Lyon all sucked miserable ass this year. I expected them to be a .500 team this year.

 

[Malo]

Steve Berthiaume
East champ: Red Sox
Central champ: White Sox
West champ: Rangers
Wild card: Yankees
Champion: Red Sox

East champ: Braves
Central champ: Astros
West champ: Giants
Wild card: Dodgers
Champion: Braves

Haha. He picked the Giants. What an idiot.

He had the Astros winning the central and the Phillies not making the playoffs... Wat

 

[Celsior]

Didn't one person on that list (possibly while very high) pick the Astros?

ESPN the place were more people picked the Astros to win there division then the Yankees

 

[Corran Horn]

My predictions

AL East
Red Sox
Yankees WC

AL Central
Twins

AL West
Rangers

NL East
Braves

NL West
Giants
Rockies WC

NL Central
Cardinals


WS
Giants vs Red Sox

Cy Young - Sabathia, Halladay
MVP - Mauer, Pujols

wait....

WS
Giants vs Red Sox

Cy Young - Sabathia, Halladay
MVP - Mauer, Pujols

..................

MVP - Mauer

 

[CajoleJuice]

I had the D-Backs in last. To be honest, I still don't understand how they are in first.

/EastCoastBias

 

[darkside31337]

NL West sucks a whole lot.

 

[Corran Horn]

I had the D-Backs in last. To be honest, I still don't understand how they are in first.

/EastCoastBias

I dont really understand it being in the same division. Giants all got injured at the same time near end of season and got really cold offensively. But that doesnt explain why the Diamondbacks are doing that well...

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Bill Madden of the NY Daily News had the Red Sox missing the playoffs. His reason: starting pitcher.I laughed at him but, he mite be right.

 

[Zep]

You have to be an absolute asshole at life to not think Doc, Hamels, Lee, Oswalt
(well when baseball isn't #5 on his list of the most important things in life) would get you a WC berth at the minimum. In the NL, on top of that.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

You have to be an absolute asshole at life to not think Doc, Hamels, Lee, Oswalt(well when baseball isn't #5 on his list of the most important things in life) would get you a WC berth at the minimum. In the NL, on top of that.

Good thing Branduill isn't a Phillies fan.

 

[xbhaskarx]

The 12 major league teams running out of fans

MLB has the five teams with the biggest decline...

These are the 12 sports franchises losing the most fans.

12. Oakland Raiders
• Decrease in attendance: 21.32 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 10-6 (finished 1st in AFC West)
• 2010 W-L record: 8-8 (finished 3rd in AFC West)
• League championships last decade: none

11. Columbus Blue Jackets
• Decrease in attendance: 21.76 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 28–39–9–6 (finished 5th in Central Division)
• 2010 W-L record: 32-35-15 (finished 5th in Central Division)
• League championships last decade: none

10. Indiana Pacers
• Decrease in attendance: 24.32 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 41-41 (finished 8th in Eastern Conference)
• 2010 W-L record: 32-50 (finished 10th in Eastern Conference)
• League championships last decade: none

9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Decrease in attendance: 24.78 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 9-7 (finished 3rd in NFC Central Division)
• 2010 W-L record: 10-6 (finished 3rd in NFC South Division)
• League championships last decade: won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002

8. Philadelphia 76ers
• Decrease in attendance: 24.94 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 56-26 (finished 1st in the Eastern Conference)
• 2010 W-L record: 27-55 (finished 13th in the Eastern Conference)
• League championships last decade: none

7. Arizona Diamondbacks
• Decrease in attendance: 25.05 percent
• 92-70 (finished 1st in NL West)
• 2010 W-L record: 65-97 (finished 5th in NL West)
• League championships last decade: won World Series in 2001

6. Detroit Lions
• Decrease in attendance: 25.18 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 2-14 (finished 5th in NFC Central Division)
• 2010 W-L record: 6-10 (finished 3rd in NFC North Division)
• League championships last decade: none

5. Oakland Athletics
• Decrease in attendance: 33.51 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 102-60 (finished 2nd in AL West)
• 2010 W-L record: 81-81 (finished 2nd in AL West)
• League championships last decade: none

4. Pittsburgh Pirates
• Decrease in attendance: 33.78 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 62-100 (finished 6th in NL Central)
• 2010 W-L record: 57-105 (finished 6th in NL Central)
• League championships last decade: none

3. Seattle Mariners
• Decrease in attendance: 40.54 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 116-46 (finished 1st in AL West)
• 2010 W-L record: 61-101 (finished 4th in AL West)
• League championships last decade: none

2. Baltimore Orioles
• Decrease in attendance: 44.00 percent
• 2001 W-L record: 63-98 (finished 4th in AL East)
• 2010 W-L record: 66-96 (finished 5th in AL East)
• League championships last decade: none

1. Cleveland Indians
• Decrease in attendance: 56.08 percent
• 2000 W-L record: 91-71 (finished 1st in AL Central)
• 2010 W-L record: 69-93 (finished 4th in AL Central)
• League championships last decade: none