maqroll Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just a few more weeks until it starts to count. And the season starts in Australia of all places. History making stuff. Pretty cool, I hope they get a big turnout down there. My predictions: AL East- Boston AL Central- Detroit AL West-Texas Wild Card- LAA AL Champions: Texas NL East- Atlanta NL Central- Cinncy NL West-San Fran Wild Card-LAD NL Champions: Cinncy World Series Champions: Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 AL East - Boston Red Sox AL Central - Detroit Tigers AL West - LA Angels WC 1 - Texas Rangers WC 2 - Tampa Bay Rays AL Winners - Detroit Tigers NL East - Atlanta Braves NL Central - Cincinnati Reds NL West - LA Dodgers WC 1 - St Louis Cardinals WC 2 - Washington Nationals NL Winners - LA Dodgers World Series winners - LA Dodgers ------------------------------------------------------------ AL MVP - Mike Trout AL Cy Young - Yu Darvish AL most improved team - Houston Astros AL biggest disappointment - Oakland Athletics NL MVP - Bryce Harper NL Cy Young - Clayton Kershaw NL most improved team - Arizona Diamondbacks NL biggest disappointment - Pittsburgh Piates ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll probably get nothing right, as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 I forgot about the second wild card...for the AL, I'll go with a dark horse-Kansas City....NL- Arizona The Dodgers have too many question marks for me. Can Kemp and Puig stay healthy? Can Hanley replicate his form from last year? Will Greinke stay healthy? I think the Pirates will put a scare into the Reds, but they'll fall apart again in Sept. They really need another top pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Hanley and Greinke had better stay healthy, I have them both in my keeper league! Braves get Ervin Santana. Good pickup with Medlen done for the year. Edited March 13, 2014 by kurtsimonw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I forgot about the second wild card...for the AL, I'll go with a dark horse-Kansas City....NL- Arizona The Dodgers have too many question marks for me. Can Kemp and Puig stay healthy? Can Hanley replicate his form from last year? Will Greinke stay healthy? I think the Pirates will put a scare into the Reds, but they'll fall apart again in Sept. They really need another top pitcher. Agree there are question marks about the Dodgers - but surely health concerns are applicable to every single team? More concerning for me is the hole at 2B, the possibility of Uribe having a 2012 year rather than a 2013 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I forgot about the second wild card...for the AL, I'll go with a dark horse-Kansas City....NL- Arizona The Dodgers have too many question marks for me. Can Kemp and Puig stay healthy? Can Hanley replicate his form from last year? Will Greinke stay healthy? I think the Pirates will put a scare into the Reds, but they'll fall apart again in Sept. They really need another top pitcher. Agree there are question marks about the Dodgers - but surely health concerns are applicable to every single team? More concerning for me is the hole at 2B, the possibility of Uribe having a 2012 year rather than a 2013 year. I think it's because Hanley and Kemp missed big parts of the season, so it's more of an issue if a player is injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kemp seems to miss major chunks of seasons every other season. He hasn't actually strung together two all star type seasons. And he's only getting older. And Crawford is not gonna do much of anything. Which makes the deal we made with them all the more amazing that we pulled it off. That they couldn't see he was no longer the player he was in TB... Ervin Santana to Atlanta, which they needed badly with Beachy and Medlen hurting. Good signing by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Kemp seems to miss major chunks of seasons every other season. He hasn't actually strung together two all star type seasons. And he's only getting older. And Crawford is not gonna do much of anything. Which makes the deal we made with them all the more amazing that we pulled it off. That they couldn't see he was no longer the player he was in TB... Ervin Santana to Atlanta, which they needed badly with Beachy and Medlen hurting. Good signing by them. Crawford's production (or lack of) could define our season. He says he was never confident on the base paths last year but that is no longer the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Ellsbury already hurt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Kemp seems to miss major chunks of seasons every other season. He hasn't actually strung together two all star type seasons. And he's only getting older. And Crawford is not gonna do much of anything. Which makes the deal we made with them all the more amazing that we pulled it off. That they couldn't see he was no longer the player he was in TB... Ervin Santana to Atlanta, which they needed badly with Beachy and Medlen hurting. Good signing by them. Crawford's production (or lack of) could define our season. He says he was never confident on the base paths last year but that is no longer the case. It's Kemp I'd worry about. Even LA must know now that Crawford is at best good for 15HR's and 25 SB. Shane Victorino numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I bought 42 on DVD the other day. What a brilliant film! Has anyone else seen it? - I know it's a film but I won't get any reaction from the actual film thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 I haven't seen it yet, I heard it's so-so. But I plan on watching it now, based purely on your enthusiasm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've yet to see it, been meaning to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I bought it on iTunes but haven't watched it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's a good film, the main point is Jackie Robinson dealing with racism, not just from opposition teams but from his own team mates and how his character and his abilities won them over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 a loss, but 3 home runs at home - something we've struggled with - in a game is a nice start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Well the Mets snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Same old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Not sure why you guys let Byrd go to Philly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) We traded him to the Pirates at the back end of last season. I'm happy with Granderson. Edited April 3, 2014 by kurtsimonw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 How did I miss that trade? Anyway, ceremony day in Boston today, hopefully we can cap it off with a W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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