CatnipOligarchy Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 spring training games start in the next day or two for most teams, so i thought it was time to get this started. I'm especially excited because we signed Tim Hudson to a 4 year contract today, with an option for a 5th year. so our rotation is looking pretty good the next few years: Hudson - signed through 2008 with an option for 2009 Smoltz - signed through 2006 with a clause likely keeping him through 2007 Thompson - through 2005 with an option for 2006 Hampton - through 2008 Ramirez - through 2008 there are some questions in the outfield, but i think we'll be fine. Here are my preseason picks National League East Atlanta Florida New York Mets Philadelphia Washington Central St. Louis Chicago Cubs Cincinatti Houston Pittsburgh Milwaukee West San Diego Los Angeles Arizona San Francisco Colorado Wild Card - Chicago Cubs American League East Boston New York Yankees Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Central Cleveland Detroit Chicago White Sox Minnesota Kansas City West Anaheim, Los Angeles Angels of (wtf.) Seattle Oakland Texas Wild Card - New York Yankees World Series - Braves over Red Sox :D BOOG, do you think we could start the favorite team thread back up this year? several new members since last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted March 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 1, 2005 Braves winning the World Series? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 the red sox won the world series. anything is possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 1, 2005 c'mon guys. you know since the red sox won it last year, this is the year for the CUBBIES!!!! :D :D can't wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 c'mon guys. you know since the red sox won it last year, this is the year for the CUBBIES!!!! :D :Dcan't wait... 585553719[/snapback] no, sorry, but its the year of the Texas Rangers!!! :D (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfive19 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I can't believe you picked Boston to win the East. Pitching wins and Boston's pitching went down the tubes this Winter after loosing Pedro and Lowe. YANKS 2005....f Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 National League East Atlanta New York Mets Florida Philadelphia Washington Central St. Louis* Chicago Cubs Cincinatti Houston Pittsburgh Milwaukee West San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Arizona Colorado Wild Card - New York Mets American League East New York Yankees Boston Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Central Minnesota Cleveland Detroit Chicago White Sox Kansas City West Anaheim* Oakland Seattle Texas Wild Card - Boston/Oakland (I really think the Red Sox are jinxing themselves with all the off-season garbage going on.) *=best record NLCS - Atlanta v. St. Louis ALCS - Anaheim v. New York Yankees World Series - Atlanta v. Anaheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 OAkland A's baby all teh w4y!!! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted March 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2005 c'mon guys. you know since the red sox won it last year, this is the year for the CUBBIES!!!! :D :Dcan't wait... 585553719[/snapback] I'm going to back BroChaos on this one because we our both HUGE cub fans. Go Cubs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Go Yankees! I can't wait to see Randy Johnson as a Yankee... see what he can still do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted March 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2005 Go Yankees!I can't wait to see Randy Johnson as a Yankee... see what he can still do! 585554960[/snapback] IMHO, the Yankees and Steinbrenner ruin baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted March 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2005 IMHO, the Yankees and Steinbrenner ruin baseball. 585554975[/snapback] That's probably the most incorrect statement ever. The Yankees, love them or hate them, propel baseball to new heights. When they go on the road, the team they face has increased attendance. Some of the most watched games on TV are Yankees games. Over in Japan, the Yankees are HUGE and, since the Matsui aquisition, they have grown even more. The Yankees are a symbol of baseball. They are baseball's highlight team. I love them, you hate them.....either way, without them, the league would not be as popular as it is, not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delgarth Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Nationals all the way. Wouldn't that just **** off Montreal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted March 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2005 That's probably the most incorrect statement ever. The Yankees, love them or hate them, propel baseball to new heights. When they go on the road, the team they face has increased attendance. Some of the most watched games on TV are Yankees games. Over in Japan, the Yankees are HUGE and, since the Matsui aquisition, they have grown even more. The Yankees are a symbol of baseball. They are baseball's highlight team. I love them, you hate them.....either way, without them, the league would not be as popular as it is, not even close. 585555361[/snapback] Touche BangBang, you make a good arguement. But in the same sense do the Yankees not have an outrageous payroll past the $200 million mark? They take all of the big stars and put them on their team, in order to stack the Yankees. I mean you can make a good arguement that it just makes teams play harder when they play the yankees but year in and year out the Yankees take away a playoff position from a team who IMO deserves it more, for building their players up from the farm leagues rather than picking all-stars up out of free-agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 That's probably the most incorrect statement ever. The Yankees, love them or hate them, propel baseball to new heights. When they go on the road, the team they face has increased attendance. Some of the most watched games on TV are Yankees games. Over in Japan, the Yankees are HUGE and, since the Matsui aquisition, they have grown even more. The Yankees are a symbol of baseball. They are baseball's highlight team. I love them, you hate them.....either way, without them, the league would not be as popular as it is, not even close. 585555361[/snapback] I totally agree with every bit of that statement. The biggest thing I look forward to is seeing Boston & the Yankees play together. They are the Rusty Wallace & Dale Earnhardt (back in the early 90s when Rusty actually won races) of baseball. Those two teams make baseball in my opinion. Touche BangBang, you make a good arguement. But in the same sense do the Yankees not have an outrageous payroll past the $200 million mark? They take all of the big stars and put them on their team, in order to stack the Yankees. I mean you can make a good arguement that it just makes teams play harder when they play the yankees but year in and year out the Yankees take away a playoff position from a team who IMO deserves it more, for building their players up from the farm leagues rather than picking all-stars up out of free-agency. 585555465[/snapback] So what if they have the largest payroll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 LOL your predictions for the NL West (and overall) are pretty laughable. When it comes to sports analyzing, don't quit your day job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 American LeagueEast Boston New York Yankees Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto 585552421[/snapback] Boston over New York? Yeah right! In Stinky Sock's fans dreams :rofl: The Yankees' problem last year was the bullpen, this year we have an awesome bullpen. Now that both sides, offense and defense, are up to the best possible, we'll stomp all over the Red Sox. Piece of Cake :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleDave Veteran Posted March 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 2, 2005 So what if they have the largest payroll? 585555479[/snapback] I am just saying IMO its not great to have one team with the biggest payroll, I just think it needs to be a little more "even." I will admit though that without the Yankees a large chunk of baseball would be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 LOL your predictions for the NL West (and overall) are pretty laughable. When it comes to sports analyzing, don't quit your day job! 585555500[/snapback] no, i realize my picks are out there.. but i always pick a lot of underdogs.. i like to think most of my analysis ive posted here over the years is pretty sound though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 no, i realize my picks are out there.. but i always pick a lot of underdogs.. i like to think most of my analysis ive posted here over the years is pretty sound though 585556139[/snapback] "Out there" is an understatement :p Have you even been following the NL West in the offseason? And you do realize your Braves won't make it past the NLDS like they do almost every year in recent memory, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 where are your picks? just curious to see who the experts are picking this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodefe Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 where are your picks? just curious to see who the experts are picking this year 585559322[/snapback] I usually don't make picks to avoid sounding pretentious, but since you asked: National League East Florida Atlanta Philadelphia New York Mets Washington Central St. Louis Chicago Cubs Cincinatti Houston Pittsburgh Milwaukee West San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Arizona Colorado Wild Card - Chicago Cubs American League East New York Yankees Boston Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Central Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Chicago White Sox Kansas City West Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Seattle Oakland Texas Wild Card - Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianPimp99 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I can't believe you picked Boston to win the East. Pitching wins and Boston's pitching went down the tubes this Winter after loosing Pedro and Lowe. YANKS 2005....f Boston 585554310[/snapback] I'm assuming you're a Yankees fan, so I find it curious that you are talking about the Red Sox pitching? Sure they lost Pedro and Lowe but they replaced them with Clement and Wells. Having seen Clement the last 3 years I know he'll be a more than adequate replacement for either of the two losses and if he ever gets any run support I'm sure the Yankees will wish they got him instead of Jared Wright. As for my predictions, well they'd go like this: NL East Atlanta Braves Florida Marlins * Philadelphia Phillies New York Mets Washington Nationals NL Central Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Cincinatti Reds Houston Astros Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates NL West San Fransisco Giants ^ San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies AL East New York Yankees ^ Boston Red Sox * Baltimore Orioles Tampa Bay Devil Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL Central Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals AL West The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Texas Rangers Oakland A's Seattle Mariners * = Wild Card, ^ = Best Record WS: Cubs over Angels in 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2005 i'd love to see the cubs play either the dodgers or angels in the WS. just so i could go to a game. my life would be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianPimp99 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 On a quick sidenote for all the Cubs fans that visit this thread, I made a Cubs Calender/Schedule wallpaper if anyone is interested. Right now I've only finished March and April and it is colored to match my VS (OpusOS) but I just thought I'd share. Just visit: http://www.geocities.com/cubfan1981/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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