I've waited a whole year for someone to make this thread, so with the start of the new season it's better late than never, right? I'm hoping there are some MLB fans on AP. ._.
So so so, home teams, favourite teams, favourite players and favoured to win? Frankly I missed most of the drafting so I don't know how things are going at large, but my home team/fave team San Francisco has gotten off to a good start. Here's hoping they can pull it through July and August.
Yankees for that 28th Repeat! 
I'm just a casual fan though I get to see the games whenever I get the chance, I did manage to watch the WS last year on my iPhone app. Hopefully I can get some free time to support my team.
EDIT: Did anyone see that Mets/Cardinals game? That's insane! 20 Innings? 2-1. My Uncle went insane just watching his Mets win.
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EDIT: Did anyone see that Mets/Cardinals game? That's insane! 20 Innings? 2-1. My Uncle went insane just watching his Mets win.
Wow, what?
The Mets need to avoid that kind of thing. Last year and I think the year before they were out of the playoff contention early because of injuries, and injuries are caused by games of resistance like that.
Currently 1st in my fantasy league with a couple of good people on the DL. Ready to style once they get back.
go lastros .
Phillies baby! But living in Queens I'm also a Mets fan. In fact I go to quite a few games each year.
And that 20 inning games yesterday was….. crazy? I left my house after the 3rd inning, got to my friends house by the 5th, we left for pizza around the 13th, came back around the 16th and sweated the rest of the game out.
Big Dodgers fan. I don't expect much with the starting pitching though, just not deep enough.
I'll still go for the Dodger Dogs and over-priced beer, though.
I approve 'o dis. Imma baseball girl :V
My favorite professional teams? Gotta go with the Rockies, D-Backs, and the Indians.
I went to Rockies games as a kid
D-Backs are my home state's teams
And my Dad passed on his love of the Indians on to me (he's from ohio)
So Friday we get to find out who is the best pitcher in the National League when Johan Santana faces off againist Roy Halladay.
Any Predictions? I have a feeling the Mets will take the game in the late innings, the way they've been playing so far out beats what the Phillies have been showing up with to the plate.
Tim Lincecum does not agree with the above post.
Yeah I'm putting my money on the Mets until they get crippled at the knees by injuries again.
I will never forgive the Phillies and Yankees, last year's World Series could have been an epic never-before showdown in California between the two Southern California teams, 20 years after the last rumble (BAD JOKE) between the Northern California teams.
Though, I did cheer for the Phillies for a bit before being horrified at their big bats getting chewed up by Yank pitching like MLB bubble gum.
I gotta stay loyal to my Blue Jays. They break my heart every year, but they're my boys. If only the pitching lineup can stay healthy, and they stop bombing out after the All-Star break…
I don't really follow baseball, but there were numerous articles online and in the newspapers about the slow demise of baseball in Toronto. That really saddens me. Going to a Jays game mid-June has been a tradition between m and my friends for years. :sad:
Or are they just over-reacting?
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Tim Lincecum does not agree with the above post.
Tim Lincecum can disagree all he wants, but he's gotta come out and say it. Santana swears he's still the best in the NL, and Halladay is one of the best pitchers in both leagues.
@Malintex_Terek:
Yeah I'm putting my money on the Mets until they get crippled at the knees by injuries again.
I will never forgive the Phillies and Yankees, last year's World Series could have been an epic never-before showdown in California between the two Southern California teams, 20 years after the last rumble (BAD JOKE) between the Northern California teams.
Though, I did cheer for the Phillies for a bit before being horrified at their big bats getting chewed up by Yank pitching like MLB bubble gum.
Smart move Terek. Last week I put money on them too loose, and they turn up a win. With the Mets anything is possible.
yea last years world series would have been great if the angels and dodgers had made it. The Phillies got absolutly thrashed by the Yankees when Cliff Lee didn't pitch for them. And even in Game Five (the last one he pitched) things looked awfully close there.
Oh and as it turns out, Johan wil not face Halladay, he's been pushed back to Sunday and Halladay to Saturday. What a shame.
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@The:
yea last years world series would have been great if the angels and dodgers had made it. The Phillies got absolutly thrashed by the Yankees when Cliff Lee didn't pitch for them. And even in Game Five (the last one he pitched) things looked awfully close there.
The Angels put up one heck of a fight, especially against the Red Sox.
But not as much as the Twins - now that was amazing, the tiebreaker game in the Metrodome against the Tigers. They didn't just throw the kitchen sink, they threw cars, trains, and planes, too!
Hahaha. He has to come out and say he's the best to be considered the best? Great logic, good sir. Great logic.
I'll let his Cy Youngs do the talking.
You are staring at the post of a True Yankee Fan. I have waited so long for the Baseball season to start I was so fucking happy when the season finally opened. I didn't care that the Yankees lost the opener I was so excited for the new Season. Gonna be a great season
The Angels put up one heck of a fight, especially against the Red Sox.
But not as much as the Twins - now that was amazing, the tiebreaker game in the Metrodome against the Tigers. They didn't just throw the kitchen sink, they threw cars, trains, and planes, too!
Oh man the Angels vs the yankees was great. I thought they could come back and win, and I was really hoping they would too.
YES, that was epic. you've got a tiebreaker game that carries onto the 12th before they could pull ahead. That 10th inning was a nail bitter.
Hahaha. He has to come out and say he's the best to be considered the best? Great logic, good sir. Great logic.
I'll let his Cy Youngs do the talking.
His Cy Youngs only go so far, ego and pubilcity do the rest. I've rarely ever heard his name thrown around when people talk about the best in th NL. The names I hear are Santana and Halladay.
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That's also partly because baseball's overall more popular along the East Coast than the West, especially when it comes down to EC teams. True Dodger fans for example aren't always found in Los Angeles, one can supposedly still find them in Brooklyn. If the Dodgers were still there, you know they'd be the people to go to games in rain or shine, as opposed to when "the Dodgers are winning".
Even for people who hate the Yankees, it's hard to hate real Yankee fans like Zionist, especially when compared to a lot of so-called Dodger fans on the west side.
I'm as big as a Dodger fan as you'll find in LA, and as much as I hate the Giants, Lincecum is just filthy. He's deserved his two consecutive CY's. Even though he supposedly goes up to four days without washing his hair.
@Steven:
I'm as big as a Dodger fan as you'll find in LA, and as much as I hate the Giants, Lincecum is just filthy. He's deserved his two consecutive CY's. Even though he supposedly goes up to four days without washing his hair.
My gramps is a Dodger fan, but he's old School. He's a Brooklyn Fan. Would you go so far as to say you are a Brooklyn Dodgers fan? The Jackie days. I know how you feel hating Lincecum, we used to have someone like that tearing up the AL. Thank you Philly for taking him out of the AL East. Fucking Roy Halladay is a work horse. Thank God he's not in the AL anymore.
I don't really follow baseball, but there were numerous articles online and in the newspapers about the slow demise of baseball in Toronto. That really saddens me. Going to a Jays game mid-June has been a tradition between m and my friends for years. :sad:
Or are they just over-reacting?
I was at a game at Skydome Roger's Centre last August, and I hate to say, it was pretty damn dead. Even with them out of contention by that time, it's still no excuse. But even if you look at the games on TV, Roger's Centre is pretty sparse, no matter what time of the season. It worries me that the Jays will go the route of the Expos.
And here's an interesting story from MSN.com, about what is supposedly MLB's most despised team (surprise, it ain't the Yankees!)
And here's an interesting story from MSN.com, about what is supposedly MLB's most despised team (surprise, it ain't the Yankees!)
That IS rather surprising.
Bumping for victory! The National League final-fudging-ly won the All-Star Game! And I got to see the peak of the action, from the 7th inning on.
I think that singer lady who was in during the stretch sucked though. 
All this means is the Yankees is on the road for that 28th win. People could say this and that about the Yanks, but keep hating all that means is they'll win another championship just to fuel your hatred. Do you not see? We run on hatred.
On a side note I still never understand why the Red Sox are the Yankees' rivals.
Well, I'm a diehard Orioles fan and it's been a painful decade. Our recent four game sweep of the Rangers was pretty sweet though, especially because they brought in Cliff Lee in the middle of the series and even he lost.
All-Star game was pretty funny since the National League finally won. I'm probably biased since I hate the Yanks, but Girardi made some really stupid moves at the end of the game. After Ortiz got on in the 9th he should have pinch ran for him (using a pitcher if necessary), and did I miss something with him not using A-Rod at the end? Why the heck didn't he take out John Buck and put A-Rod in to hit? Anyway, that game had some sweet pitching.
It was a good All-Star Game. The last couple have all been really good (like that crazy extra-innings one) but I'm glad the NL finally broke through.
A few days a month I get to work in the pressbox at Petco Park:
That would be so sweet. Have you run into any current/retired players/managers in the pressbox? Like for interviews or whatever?
I haven't seen any, mostly just announcers and writers. Tony Gwynn does color commentary occasionally here, but I haven't seen him any of the days I've been working. Plus, I have a job to do and I have a strict personal code of conduct with famous people: if I don't have anything to say that is worth interrupting whatever they're doing, I leave them alone.
Sometimes weird stuff happens. When the Mariners were in town there were about 5-10 extra Japanese guys there to cover Ichiro. Once we were a few innings away from a no-hitter and all the writers were getting really worked up (it didn't happen). It's pretty neat to be around.
Sounds like a lot of fun!
So the Orioles play their first game of the second half today. I'm just hoping we don't break any records for sucking this year (we narrowly avoided being the first team to have no pitchers with at least 4 wins going into the all-star break)…
September is here which means the season is almost over. Any predictions for the post season?
I think if Cliff Lee returns to form for the Rangers they stand a good chance of going to the world series. The Yankees can't handle Lee so that would give the Rangers two games, they just need to hope that they can a.)get a good run from their other pitchers and b.) that they can hit the yankees starters from the get go.
My Phills are looking pretty good for making a return for the post season. We just gotta get more runs and break kendrick's arm….
And what happened to Lincecum? LMAO!
and I've yet to see my Halladay Santana matchup. But I bought tickets for all three games at Citi feild in a few days so hopefully....
Cardinals and Dodgers. I guess the Angles too. My gov teacher last year threatened to fail us if we said anything against the Angles
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I desperately want the Giants to win, but I'm sort of torn over the Padres and Braves, since I like both teams equally (below the Giants). I'd be glad to see the best of those teams win, perhaps the Padres because if tonight is the beginning of a hotstreak for them, they could give Philadelphia (who I loath right now) a real bloody nose in post-season.
Root for the most exciting possibility: Braves and Padres win tomorrow. Two-game playoff! SF vs. SD again to determine the West champion, loser plays Atlanta for the WC.
GO PADRES!!!!!!!!
That loser's going to be the Giants, because the Padres have become the new Pittsburgh Pirates - a team the Giants simply can't beat. It's like pitting Luffy versus Smoker. I mean, the Padres have won seven of the last eight games they've played with the Giants…that were held in Pac Bell Park. Sanchez is 0-3 against the Padres too, and since the Padres magically came out of their slump when October rolled around, I wouldn't be surprised if Latos dominates tomorrow. Even if Sanchez manages to keep the ship afloat, this would be a great time for the Giants hitting or the bullpen to fail.
The worst part is I can't blame Giants hitting, because scoring against the Padres is hard, and scoring in general for the Giants is rare. 4 runs yesterday was a lot, 2 runs today is great. It's just...the starting pitching failed when it was needed most.
I'm still shocked Matt Cain had a meltdown yesterday, I think most people were. Though I would have never thought things would have gotten as bad as they did, but I would have expected him to be worse for wear. I think following the precedent of "Lincecum went a day short on rest and did fine" was flawed logic, but I'm sure the real reason was because Zito sucks, and everyone knows it, so Bochy took a risk so he wouldn't have to take chances. Big mistake!
For most of the year, the Giants' starting pitching held the team up, and now that the hitting's gained some modicum of consistency...well, if the Giants survive into post-season, they're going to need better. Especially if they get shoe-horned as the wild-card and face Philadelphia.
I guess that settles it: you can't lose 10 games in a row and expect to recover. Not against good competition in your division.
Go Reds/Braves/Rangers/Twins!
I'm a Mariners fan… so hell yeah the season's finally over! >.<
Now to await King Felix's Cy Young...
I don't fault the Padres, Latos did a good job. It's just that Sanchez is on a hot streak and has been the Giants' big hero for the past several weeks. Ignoring his whole start, the man hit a triple. He's the pitcher. I mean really.
Go Reds/Braves/Rangers/Twins!
Do you really think the Braves are going to be the underdogs in this? Knowing the Giants, they're find a way to screw up somehow. I can honestly say though that I wish Braves v. Giants was the second post-season game instead of the first (since I like the Braves as a team, and Bobby Cox needs some end-career glory) and it'll be cool to see the rookie of the year candidates go head to head. It'll almost be like they're competing for the distinction. But…my allegiance remains with San Francisco. :V
I'm with you on every other team though...Rangers got Bengie Molina, I want to see him go far in the post season. Twins are one of my favourite AL teams, it was really heartbreaking to see their World Series hopes dashed in the final Metrodome series, especially with Joe Nathan falling to A-Rod. And what irony, we're in the opposite situation this year, with the #1 seeded Twins facing the wild-card Yankees again in game one. I hope the Twins fertilize their new ballpark's grass with Yankee ashes.
Oh yeah, and Phillie needs to go heart attack on cheese-steaks.
Braves made me sad at the end of this year. I mean you look at their lineup and it seems like they have the right mixture of up and coming talent hitting .300+ along with veterans who have experience and can help the younger players with a pretty good pitching staff, and they still just fell apart. Losing Jones a couple of months ago was bad, but not world ending, even before losing Prado they were sliding, now they're out of control. Post season wipes the slate clean, but the Braves haven't given any signs for me to have hope recently. I mean in the last 6 games, they only need one to at least force a tiebreaker game and they can't win until the very last one, and even then they almost let the Phillies come back from six down. Hopefully they pull it together, but my hopes for sending Cox out with a title is non-existent.
Phillies to pwn all this year. Reds stacked their rotation with all right-handers, bad mistake. The Braves are missing two key players, and their rotation looks weary. The Giants on the other hand have a pretty good 1-2 combo.
And I don't see the Yankees getting far this year, their rotation is a mess after CC.
First of all, go Giants.
Second of all congrats to Halladay. Best pitcher of the last 10 years and he's finally getting the spotlight. Not to mention he's out of the Orioles division!
Lastly, I made this video showing how Showalter is going to make the O's better:
Bleh, Twins had a huge chance to basically stomp the Yankees by beating their ace in the opening game, now the series can go either way.
Wheel of morality turn, turn, turn.
Yea this looks like it's going to be Halladay kind of month.
SOOOO impressed with Halladay right now. I figured he'd be the weak spot of H2O. But it looks like this guy is going to be an even bigger beast in the Post Season. And I belive this no-hitter has basically eliminated anyone else from consideration for NL Cy Young.
Phillies got this. 
I'm surprised Cliff Lee was traded. Didn't he make a fool out of the Yankees last year during the Phillies starting game with them?
Bleh, Twins had a huge chance to basically stomp the Yankees by beating their ace in the opening game, now the series can go either way.
I thought C.C. was one of many good Yankees pitchers?
And I disagree…the Yankees winning out here will likely spell them winning the series, I think the Twins might pull off one win and avoid a repeat of last year's sweep, but their pitching doesn't have the endurance to battle it out with Yankee bats, though they won't show the wear until at least tomorrow. Plus, the Twins' bullpen hero Joe Nathan has been out for the season, it's entirely likely this game could be the first domino to fall.
I'm surprised Cliff Lee was traded. Didn't he make a fool out of the Yankees last year during the Phillies starting game with them?
The reasons why Cliff Lee was traded was because he only had a year left on his contract and they thought he'd be asking for a CC Sabithia type salary ($100,000,000 +). So they figured trade him to replenish the farm system (since alot of their core players now are products of their farm). and that day they Halladay.
And while fans were pissed at first, they sort of let it drop with the acquisition of Roy Oswalt.
Go Rangers!!!
Grr…well, this is Giants style, so it wasn't a fun game. It's never fun seeing all those wasted opportunities just evaporate, although I did have to compliment the Braves for toughing things out.
Torres messed up in the 8th inning, Romo + Sandoval screwed up in the 8th, and Buster you really let us down in the 10th.
As tough as this game was, it's going to be a real nightmare in Atlanta. But the Giants had to win there once anyway, so they might as well push their luck.
Yeah Giants! I'm hoping for Giants/Rays World Series. Screw the Yanks and Philies.
Phillies got this.
Doc No vs The Freak will be good.
But when it comes down to it hitting is going to be a big factor here in the NLCS. That and the injured ridden Braves gave the Giants some problems so I see Phillie winning in 5, maybe 6.
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I love how of those final predictions, only one included the Yankees, and it pegged the them as the losers.
Last night's game was great, and a real nail-biter. Tonight's was pathetic. It was already ridiculously tough at 2-1 looking at how few pitches Oswald had to throw, and how many Giants he baited.
Sanchez's first inning was messy, but he got it together. It's really sad to see a fine performance like that - up to the 7th, he was doing better than Lincecum - get ruined by bullpen jitters. I'm disappointed, I was hoping for well fought tight games, not meltdowns. In the post-season, we should be past stuff like that!
