I don't know, I think that the AL East will be quite interesting and entertaining again this year.
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Weaver was just absolutely terrible last year, he was just not up to par with what we really needed to contend with the rest of our conference. The Abreu trade is fantastic, I'm really looking forward to seeing what he's gonna do for us.
Yea yea MLB is back.
Oh shit another Angels fan? <3
Everyone here still talks about the Mets and the Phils but the Marlins are a very dangerous team because their bullpen is definitely able to get the outs that they need. It's not easy though and I think they are a couple good relief pitchers away from a good run. This is easily the most underrated rotation in the NL East. Nolasco, Johnson, and Volstad all showed last season that they can pitch very well. By the way, don't be surprised if the Marlins make the Wild Card or even win the division. They can match up with the best of them.
I also think that even though the Orioles don't have much in the way of pitching, they'll be in the mix throughout with that lineup. Texas will have a good offense again (even though Milton Bradley played a key role). I am also looking forward to see what the Mariners do because I think Griffey will provide a boost even though he is in decline.
I also think that even though the Orioles don't have much in the way of pitching, they'll be in the mix throughout with that lineup. Texas will have a good offense again (even though Milton Bradley played a key role). I am also looking forward to see what the Mariners do because I think Griffey will provide a boost even though he is in decline.
Doubtful on the Griffey part. Seattle is nothing more than really a mediocre team. Griffey is getting old and the best boost he'll give is the fact that he's ending his career with the team he started with imo. Maybe I'm wrong. Guess we'll have to see.
wow, Angel pitching prospect Nick Adenhart died in a car crash late last night after someone ran a red light and crashed into his car. He had just pitched 6 scoreless innings too against the A's in a game a couple hours before.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/09/adenhart.killed/index.html?cnn=yes
That is shocking to say the least imo. I calculated out approximate times and it would seem that he was just driving home after the game when it happened. That really sucks.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/09/adenhart.killed/index.html?cnn=yes
That is shocking to say the least imo. I calculated out approximate times and it would seem that he was just driving home after the game when it happened. That really sucks.
Oh shit another Angels fan! :D
I actually currently live in seattle, and I've seen some nasty games last season that just made me realize that the Mariners are not as good as they were two seasons ago. They're not in sync and they cannot bat for shit. Griffey should help for awhile but it's definitely going to take a lot more work than him to get that team back to its former glory.
Oh my god. I didn't even know that that had happened. I feel awful for his family.
Holy shit......
I hadn't even heard of him but wow he seemed like a great prospect to pitch 6 scoreless innings which was something the Angels greatly needed out of a starter for now because of the lack of Kelvim Escobar back in their lineup. I feel terrible for his family my god. Jesus he was only 22. Imagine the career he could have had ahead of him.....
I hadn't even heard of him but wow he seemed like a great prospect to pitch 6 scoreless innings which was something the Angels greatly needed out of a starter for now because of the lack of Kelvim Escobar back in their lineup. I feel terrible for his family my god. Jesus he was only 22. Imagine the career he could have had ahead of him.....
And they just showed they can score 26 runs in THREE games, surpassed only by the Rangers (always ridiculous offense) 29 in three. The next closest after those two is Blue Jays with 24 in four games. Obviously these rates are not going to be sustained, but god damn.
Last night showed me just how fallible Litsch is as a pitcher. He got hit hard. Sure, he had a decent WHIP and a respectable K/IP ratio, but he registered more flyball outs than groundball outs (a sign of a guy who gives up lots of line drives--most likely to result in hits--and a sign of a guy who gives up lots of homer runs). He just has a below average pitching repertoire, with a decent cutter, at best. Pinpoint accuracy will only get you so far.
Ricky Romero was a pleasant surprise. Glad to see that he did well; I was afraid he would be too nervous, lose command and give up tons of walks. It remains to be seen if this is the case later in the season (as based on his minor league career he walks guys a ton), but this afternoon was a good ball game.
Ricky Romero was a pleasant surprise. Glad to see that he did well; I was afraid he would be too nervous, lose command and give up tons of walks. It remains to be seen if this is the case later in the season (as based on his minor league career he walks guys a ton), but this afternoon was a good ball game.
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haha GO TWINS!!! way to go Casilla.
Anyways, that sucked when the twins Got shut out...by frickin washburn and morrow, ugh...
he's a rookie off to a great start too :(
just saw this on espn: http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200903163977827
this
this commercial has singlehandedly made me want to go to pirates games, whoever's idea this was absolutely rules (if you dont get it go youtube shamwow [i asked my mom yesterday if she knew what slapchop was cause she was talking about making salad and she said no then i asked about shamwow and also no so yeah])
this
this commercial has singlehandedly made me want to go to pirates games, whoever's idea this was absolutely rules (if you dont get it go youtube shamwow [i asked my mom yesterday if she knew what slapchop was cause she was talking about making salad and she said no then i asked about shamwow and also no so yeah])
Just when you think that the Pirates can't sink any lower...
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