Yumcha

Okay folks...Opening Day is nearly upon us. Post all trash-talk (i.e. Minny Twips sucks, St. Louis Cards sucks...and Cincy Reds REALLY SUCK) and commentary (i.e. no more players like Flaxseed and Clemroids, yay!) in here...

TSX 'R' US

Da Cubs...

Yumcha

Mother-effing-...

paz840

iTrader: (2)

Oswald Vater

A Philly repeat!

savage

Red Sox pitching is looking really good this year...

oh and Yankees Suck!

ZeroPSI

Seattle M's, breaking their record 116-win season.

jstahnke10

iTrader: (1)

I love the Brewers, but it'll take a nothing short of a miracle to get to the playoff again after our losses to the pitching staff this off season.

Up side is the Cubs were swept in the playoff two years in a row...

Scottman111

Cincinnati Reds: The Rays of 2009

Scottman111

Anybody noticed the dropping ticket/concession/etc prices?

My company has some games that are half priced tickets...I'll be taking full advantage of that this year.

Yumcha

Fixed.

waTSX

Predictions: Giants win the NL West, Tim Lincecum wins 20, you all know who Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Emmanuel Burriss are at the end of the season.

waTSX

Baseball is back! Life is good.

Scottman111

I can already tell this is going to be a long season

GIBSON6594

My sleeper team this year is Cincy.

I don't think SanFran has the offense yet.

I think the Mets are going to win it all. Daniel Murphy is better than you think. Wright is going to have a monster year. Great bullpen. They just need Pelfrey to step up his game.

Yumcha

Yup. Each time the Cubbies broomsticks your Meds, you'll be getting an avatar change.


So, expect it lots.

waTSX

Starting rotation could be the Mets downfall, but the back end of that bullpen, yowza. JJ Putz as your setup guy? Holy crap!

Agree about the Giants offense but it will be better this year, and with their pitching it might be enough to win the weak west. Sandoval can flat rake, and Fred Lewis will continue to improve (he can hit), and Burriss will show something too, IMO. Speedy with a good bat.

GIBSON6594

Yea, that's why i said it all depends on Pelfry.

Also why I said "yet"

paz840

iTrader: (2)

Yumcha

So, any fearless forecasts for WS Champ...?

ZeroPSI

Minnesota Twins over Florida Marlins.

savage

Red Sox over Cubs...

Yumcha

Cubs over White Sox...just because Cubs gotta end the drought!

paz840

iTrader: (2)

Cubs over Twins

Yumcha

Twips...? Pffft, not if ChiSox can help it. Twins won't get outta the Central.

TSX 'R' US

Cubs vs. WSox 2009WS

GIBSON6594

Mets look Dangerous in a short serious if Pelfrey pitches like he did last year.

Santana --> Putz---> K-Rod...Game over

STL+3.0CL

Any of you guys playing fantasy this year, and howd your draft go?

GIBSON6594

Here is my keeper league team. 11 team league. Not bad IMO

Brian McCann
Ryan Howard
Jose Lopez
Alex Gordon
Jimmy Rollins
Adrian Beltre
Alex Rios
Jay Bruce
Cameron Maybin
Matt Kemp
Conor Jackson
Carlos Delgado
Adam LaRoche
Daniel Murphy
Jose Guillen
Casey Kotchman
Fernando Martinez
Joe Crede
Brian Giles
Rocco Baldelli
PLAYER, TEAM POS
CC Sabathia
Dan Haren
Brad Lidge
Bobby Jenks
Matt Capps
Johnny Cueto
Josh Johnson
Matt Lindstrom
John Maine
Derek Lowe
Ben Sheets
Oliver Perez
Madison Bumgarner
Rick Porcello

ZeroPSI

Ryan Doumit (Pit - C)
Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B)
Dan Uggla (Fla - 2B)
David Wright (NYM - 3B)
Troy Tulowitzki (Col - SS)
Vladimir Guerrero (LAA - OF)
Matt Kemp (LAD - OF)
Álex Ríos (Tor - OF)
Lance Berkman (Hou - 1B)
Michael Young (Tex - SS)
Lastings Milledge (Was - OF)
Alex Gordon (KC - 3B)
Pablo Sandoval (SF - C,1B,3B)

Pitchers

CC Sabathia (NYY - SP)
Dan Haren (Ari - SP)
Joba Chamberlain (NYY - SP,RP)
B.J. Ryan (Tor - RP)
Yovani Gallardo (Mil - SP)
Brian Wilson (SF - RP)
Josh Johnson (Fla - SP)
Adam Wainwright (StL - SP)

ZeroPSI

We have a strikingly similar team.

GIBSON6594

Yea we do

ZeroPSI

You do have a lot of young talent on your team. I hope that pans out.

TSX 'R' US

Ok...Kinda weak at RP's...

Jason Bay (Bos - OF)
Shane Victorino (Phi - OF)
Aubrey Huff (Bal - 1B,3B)
Bobby Abreu (LAA - OF)
Edwin Encarnación (Cin - 3B)
Miguel Tejada (Hou - SS)
Kelly Johnson (Atl - 2B)
Bengie Molina (SF - C)
Carlos Guillén (Det - 1B,3B)
Ryan Theriot (ChC - SS)
Willy Taveras (Cin - OF)
Yadier Molina (StL - C)
Brian Giles (SD - OF)
Brandon Inge (Det - C,3B,OF)

Johan Santana (NYM - SP)
CC Sabathia (NYY - SP)
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP)
Brad Lidge (Phi - RP)
Jon Lester (Bos - SP)
Jered Weaver (LAA - SP)
Justin Duchscherer (Oak - SP)
Trevor Hoffman (Mil - RP) DL
Armando Galarraga (Det - SP)
Chris Ray (Bal - RP)
Jason Motte (StL - RP)
Kyle Lohse (StL - SP)

chinoz

Yankees over Mets in 7

GIBSON6594

Your offense is very weak. You have no one that will get you over 20 HRs except Bay. Your pitching isn't bad, especially your starters. You may want to trade one of your top starters for two good closers or a closer and a hitter.

GIBSON6594

i don't think the Yankees make the playoffs this year. I predict 3rd place.

TSX 'R' US

Thanks for the tips!

STL+3.0CL

What do you guys think? It was definitely a better draft than last year.

C Joe Mauer (Min - C)
1B Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B)
2B Robinson Canó (NYY - 2B)
3B Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B)
SS Michael Young (Tex - SS)
OF Matt Holliday (Oak - OF)
OF Corey Hart (Mil - OF)
OF Adam Dunn (Was - 1B,OF)
Util Adrián González (SD - 1B)
BN Carlos Delgado (NYM - 1B)
BN Alex Gordon (KC - 3B)
BN José López (Sea - 1B,2B)
BN Willy Taveras (Cin - OF)
BN Delmon Young (Min - OF)

SP Johan Santana (NYM - SP)
SP Carlos Zambrano (ChC - SP)
RP Jonathan Papelbon (Bos - RP)
RP B.J. Ryan (Tor - RP)
P Chris Young (SD - SP)
P Derek Lowe (Atl - SP)
P Chad Qualls (Ari - RP)

GIBSON6594

How many teams in your league? How did you manage getting Santana, Holiday, and Howard?