Major League Baseball - Page 14

Craig · 12-01-2010, 04:26 PM

Commissioner Bug Selig welcomed McGwire's admission and claimed steroids have been almost wiped out of the big leagues.

Josh · 28-01-2010, 05:02 AM

And The Orioles snap Tejada back! No excuses. Must make playoffs in 2010.

KiWiNiNjA · 13-02-2010, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

And The Orioles snap Tejada back! No excuses. Must make playoffs in 2010.

Yanks and Red Sox = 2 pretty big excuses

Not to mention the Rays, all in the same division.

Methinks not.

_Ed_ · 11-03-2010, 08:59 PM

I've always thought (and still do think) that people are getting too carried away and expecting too much of this young lad, but I have to admit now that even I'm a bit excited.
Jayson Stark: Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg makes quite a first impression - ESPN

DingDong · 30-03-2010, 05:51 PM

we are almost there!!!

_Ed_ · 04-04-2010, 06:09 PM

Just minutes away from the season opener. Exciting stuff.

Some random predictions:

Not a particularly good Mets season - I like our lineup, but I'm concerned about the pitching (apart from Santana and K-Rod). Some of those other starters really need to step up and have a breakthrough season. Oh, and Wright, Reyes and Beltran need to be fit.

There'll be too many Red Sox-Yankees games on NZ TV - It's an amazing rivalry, but come on. I don't want to see the same two teams playing each other every week. There are some really exciting teams in the league this year - the Dodgers, Rockies, Rays and Giants are teams I'm interested in seeing, to name just a few - so please, give us some variety.

The Mariners will be pretty good - I like the moves they made in the off-season. Cliff Lee is the big name, and obviously he'll add a lot to their rotation. I also like the fact that Griffey's back in Seattle. Milton Bradley is the question mark - he seems to help some teams and hinder many others. I hope he's productive with the Mariners.

Strasburg will pitch well in his first MLB start - I've been officially sucked in by the hype, and I'm on the bandwagon. The Nationals will still suck, though, and that's why I've fallen short of claiming he'll win his first start. To do that, your team has to score some runs.

A backward step by the Twins - It's great that they've signed Mauer for essentially the rest of his career, but the dome had been such a wonderful home ground for them, and I wonder if they might struggle to adjust to the new park and establish that same stranglehold over opposing teams there.

Pirates will be poo - Again. They're quite endearingly bad - they might now be my second favourite team. I'd love to see them do well, but they won't.

That's about all I've got for now. Anyone have anything to add?

DingDong · 04-04-2010, 10:50 PM

boston 9 yankees 7 good opening day game

wierd first home run when posada rung if off the foul ball post but homer is a homer

_Ed_ · 06-04-2010, 08:54 PM

The Braves might have found a bit of a superstar. Jason Heyward had a huge reputation coming into this season, and yesterday he hit a 3-run HR in his first ever major league at-bat!

_Ed_ · 08-04-2010, 10:16 PM

I was a bit excited when the Mets won their first game. Now we're 1-2. Business as usual.

DingDong · 17-04-2010, 06:34 AM

astros finally win one.

great series between brewers and the cubs

_Ed_ · 17-04-2010, 06:25 PM

Unusual game happening at Busch - all tied up at 0-0 in the bottom of the 13th!

_Ed_ · 17-04-2010, 07:26 PM

Still 0-0, into the top of the 16th. Crazy.

DingDong · 18-04-2010, 07:30 PM

ended up going to 20 mets 2 cardinals 1

Mr Casson · 19-04-2010, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DingDong

ended up going to 20 mets 2 cardinals 1

I saw that game - I was confused by the time it was 0-0 in the 11th, but going to 20 innings, Jesus H. Christ.

They were even holding up the footy until the baseball finished, because they thought it just couldn't go on that long.

And the poor bloke who had ten bucks on over 8.5 runs, well, if you can't get them in 20 innings, you're just not punting right.

_Ed_ · 21-04-2010, 10:37 PM

Not Major League, but pretty ****ing awesome: YouTube - Fordham's Player Goes Airborne

28-01-2010, 05:02 AM	#197 (permalink)
Josh International Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,903	And The Orioles snap Tejada back! No excuses. Must make playoffs in 2010. __________________ www.joshforner.tumblr.com www.soundcloud.com/joshfornersongwriter

04-04-2010, 06:09 PM	#201 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	Just minutes away from the season opener. Exciting stuff. Some random predictions: Not a particularly good Mets season - I like our lineup, but I'm concerned about the pitching (apart from Santana and K-Rod). Some of those other starters really need to step up and have a breakthrough season. Oh, and Wright, Reyes and Beltran need to be fit. There'll be too many Red Sox-Yankees games on NZ TV - It's an amazing rivalry, but come on. I don't want to see the same two teams playing each other every week. There are some really exciting teams in the league this year - the Dodgers, Rockies, Rays and Giants are teams I'm interested in seeing, to name just a few - so please, give us some variety. The Mariners will be pretty good - I like the moves they made in the off-season. Cliff Lee is the big name, and obviously he'll add a lot to their rotation. I also like the fact that Griffey's back in Seattle. Milton Bradley is the question mark - he seems to help some teams and hinder many others. I hope he's productive with the Mariners. Strasburg will pitch well in his first MLB start - I've been officially sucked in by the hype, and I'm on the bandwagon. The Nationals will still suck, though, and that's why I've fallen short of claiming he'll win his first start. To do that, your team has to score some runs. A backward step by the Twins - It's great that they've signed Mauer for essentially the rest of his career, but the dome had been such a wonderful home ground for them, and I wonder if they might struggle to adjust to the new park and establish that same stranglehold over opposing teams there. Pirates will be poo - Again. They're quite endearingly bad - they might now be my second favourite team. I'd love to see them do well, but they won't. That's about all I've got for now. Anyone have anything to add? Last edited by _Ed_; 04-04-2010 at 06:11 PM.

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11-03-2010, 08:59 PM	#199 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	I've always thought (and still do think) that people are getting too carried away and expecting too much of this young lad, but I have to admit now that even I'm a bit excited. Jayson Stark: Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg makes quite a first impression - ESPN

30-03-2010, 05:51 PM	#200 (permalink)
DingDong International 12th Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: m Posts: 1,636	we are almost there!!!

04-04-2010, 10:50 PM	#202 (permalink)
DingDong International 12th Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: m Posts: 1,636	boston 9 yankees 7 good opening day game wierd first home run when posada rung if off the foul ball post but homer is a homer

06-04-2010, 08:54 PM	#203 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	The Braves might have found a bit of a superstar. Jason Heyward had a huge reputation coming into this season, and yesterday he hit a 3-run HR in his first ever major league at-bat!

08-04-2010, 10:16 PM	#204 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	I was a bit excited when the Mets won their first game. Now we're 1-2. Business as usual.

17-04-2010, 06:34 AM	#205 (permalink)
DingDong International 12th Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: m Posts: 1,636	astros finally win one. great series between brewers and the cubs

17-04-2010, 06:25 PM	#206 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	Unusual game happening at Busch - all tied up at 0-0 in the bottom of the 13th!

17-04-2010, 07:26 PM	#207 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	Still 0-0, into the top of the 16th. Crazy.

18-04-2010, 07:30 PM	#208 (permalink)
DingDong International 12th Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: m Posts: 1,636	ended up going to 20 mets 2 cardinals 1

21-04-2010, 10:37 PM	#210 (permalink)
_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,103	Not Major League, but pretty ****ing awesome: YouTube - Fordham's Player Goes Airborne

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