Author Topic: The 2009 Major League Baseball Thread (Read 42485 times)

wildcoyote · « **Reply #285 on:** June 30, 2009, 05:42:19 pm »

Every single one makes sense. Loaded with classic examples of a sudden production spikes, injuries and drop offs.

I was calling Luis Gonzalez and Bret Boone even back then. Both those dudes went from medicore hitters at best to full blown mashers overnight.

Yoda · « **Reply #286 on:** July 22, 2009, 09:54:29 am »

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Stick a fork in the Yankees.

Not even close... Given the fact that the Yankees have lost 8 to boston this year, I think that we\'ve proven that the Yanks aren\'t going away...

The reason that boston is where they are is because they beat us 8 times... If they split those series, then boston would be 5 games out of first... And before the argument of who played who comes up, both teams have played the same teams (boston has played 15 more games against 6 teams with an average winning % of 0.484 / yanks have played 15 more games against 6 teams with an average winning % of 0.485 / essentially they\'ve had level playing field)

Oh and for the haters, the Yankees are very much alive!

zuke583 · « **Reply #287 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:12:48 am »

the yanks are playing well. and if they split the games with the red sox so far, they\'d be up a few games. but isn\'t it a little disconcerting that they\'ve lost so many to them? i mean, they\'re almost certainly going to see them in the playoffs if they both make it. eh doesn\'t really matter to me

go chisox!

Yoda · « **Reply #288 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:48:55 am »

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the yanks are playing well. and if they split the games with the red sox so far, they\'d be up a few games. but isn\'t it a little disconcerting that they\'ve lost so many to them? i mean, they\'re almost certainly going to see them in the playoffs if they both make it. eh doesn\'t really matter to me

go chisox!

The yanks had a rough start to the season...

- ARod missed 20+ games
- Wang went on the DL and is back there again
- Lost Nady for the season
- Posada went on the DL

I\'m not making excuses because the yanks played through it. As for the boston games, three of the games were one run games that could have gone either way and another one we blew a large lead, so, yes I\'m dissapointed in the way the team played and didn\'t finish... I\'m not going to start talking about the playoffs yet, but there\'s a chance that both teams will make it and meet, but that means that they both have to get past the first round, which isn\'t a given... If the playoffs were to start today, it would be Yanks vs. Tigers (Yanks lead series 5 games to 1) and Boston vs. Angels (Angles lead series 4 games to 2)... That being said, we have a lot of baseball to play before we get to that point...

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #289 on:** July 22, 2009, 03:37:58 pm »

All of the Red Sox\' problems = solved

ESPN: Pirates send LaRoche to BoSox for prospects

tyzack · « **Reply #290 on:** July 22, 2009, 03:42:37 pm »

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All of the Red Sox\' problems = solved

ESPN: Pirates send LaRoche to BoSox for prospects

Who?

booztravlr · « **Reply #291 on:** July 23, 2009, 11:28:29 am »

Meet the Mets.

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #292 on:** July 23, 2009, 11:38:53 am »

A five-game losing streak is never good, especially while the team right behind (then alongside, then ahead) is winning six straight. But the Yanks have won six in a row at home while the Red Sox dropped five straight on the road, and the difference between them is still just two games. The Red Sox are slumping at the plate. If they were pitching poorly, then I would be much more concerned.

The fact is that two teams separated by two games in the standings still play each other 10 more times this season (seven of which are in the Bronx, for what it\'s worth) and (at the moment) whichever team doesn\'t win the division will win the wild card anyway.

And if Roy Halladay ends up on either team (or on any contender in the American League), it\'s a whole new ballgame for both squads. I love baseball.

Yoda · « **Reply #293 on:** July 23, 2009, 12:16:25 pm »

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A five-game losing streak is never good, especially while the team right behind (then alongside, then ahead) is winning six straight. But the Yanks have won six in a row at home while the Red Sox dropped five straight on the road, and the difference between them is still just two games. The Red Sox are slumping at the plate. If they were pitching poorly, then I would be much more concerned.

The fact is that two teams separated by two games in the standings still play each other 10 more times this season (seven of which are in the Bronx, for what it\'s worth) and (at the moment) whichever team doesn\'t win the division will win the wild card anyway.

And if Roy Halladay ends up on either team (or on any contender in the American League), it\'s a whole new ballgame for both squads. I love baseball.

Those ten games will be the deciding factor, imho... By my projections, if they split the 10 games giving them 5 each, you split the Chicago series for both teams and take the winning % against the other teams from what they\'ve played so far, boston will win 39 more games and the yanks will win another 42 games, which will give the yanks a 5 game lead in the division at the end of the season... But then again, this is all numbers and that could change between now and then...

tyzack · « **Reply #294 on:** July 23, 2009, 05:11:04 pm »

Perfect Game in Chicago!

wildcoyote · « **Reply #295 on:** July 27, 2009, 05:00:30 pm »

What\'s going on with the Mets? Has Minaya lost his mind? I turned on WFAN during the part of today\'s press conference where he accused a member of the media for slandering Tony Bernazard in an attempt to get his job. It was Al Davis/Lane Kiffin bizarre. For the first few minutes I wasn\'t sure if it was real or a gag.

Omar Minaya and Tony Bernazard have disgraced that team. Could anyone picture Brian Cashman or Theo Epstein behaving like that? As most of you know, I\'m no Mets fan, but the Mets fans certainly deserve better than this jackass.

Klout · « **Reply #296 on:** July 27, 2009, 05:11:53 pm »

omar was friends with tony b and mad he had to fire him and felt it was Rubin\'s fault and he let that anger get the best of him and stupidly called the guy out at the press conference and rubin was right there! Rubin says he was asking how to get into the industry but omar specifically said he was lobbying for a job in the mets front office. if that is true omar needs to produce evidence of it because that is not something who a reporter who is covering a team should be doing.

bezerker · « **Reply #297 on:** July 29, 2009, 05:33:59 am »

sox offered clay buchholz and other prospects for roy halliday. hmmmm

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #298 on:** July 29, 2009, 07:19:26 am »

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sox offered clay buchholz and other prospects for roy halliday. hmmmm

Sounds like it may be Buchholz AND Masterson.

By the way, when do you think we\'re going to see Daniel Bard as the Red Sox closer? Papelbon is still one of the premiere closers in baseball, but he is obviously not the lights out pitcher that he has been in the last few years (and closers are overrated anyway). I\'m perfectly happy with Papelbon as the Red Sox closer, but if he is missing piece in making a huge deal in the off-season, it may be a good gamble to trade him.

NickNels · « **Reply #299 on:** July 30, 2009, 12:35:21 pm »

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4366335

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Report: Manny, Ortiz tested positive in \'03

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, lawyers with knowledge of the results told The New York Times.

The two were key members of the Boston Red Sox World Series teams in 2004 and 2007.

Boston Redsox World Series Champs 2004* and 2007*

* Cheat to win