Baseball discussion thread

[stevelabny]

welcome to the world of professional sports.
this isnt specific to yanks/sox fans.
its all over.
if anything, the average yankee fan is LESS prone to crying and praying because they 1> usually BELIEVE their team will win and 2> have seen their team win at least once in their lifetime.

but people over-react to their favorite sports teams in every city and country around the world.

and they call you a loser for shedding a tear over a fictional chracter, whether it be from a game, a movie, or a book.

stones and glass houses and all that.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

if anything, the average yankee fan is LESS prone to crying and praying because they 1> usually BELIEVE their team will win and 2> have seen their team win at least once in their lifetime.

Can't argue with that logic.

but people over-react to their favorite sports teams in every city and country around the world.

Without a doubt...

Oh and I'm predicting a 200 Million dollar payroll for the Yankees next year.

 

[John Crichton]

Oh and I'm predicting a 200 Million dollar payroll for the Yankees next year.

That scares me, even as a Yanks fan. Vlad Guerrero is available, Bartolo Colon is available. They will bring back Pettite. They MAY even try for Tejada and ask him to play third or second. Oi.

They may not start @ $200 mil, but they will most likely end the season there.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

That scares me, even as a Yanks fan. Vlad Guerrero is available, Bartolo Colon is available. They will bring back Pettite. They MAY even try for Tejada and ask him to play third or second. Oi.

I agree, but they’re also going save some money with Clemens retiring... But wow! When you think about what's out their it does get scary. I'll try and look on the bright side, the Royals are in the central, and the more you spend the more my team gets in the luxury tax and maybe just maybe we will be able to pay Beltran.

They may not start @ $200 mil, but they will most likely end the season there.

My prediction was actually for the start of the season but maybe that is too bold; I will stay with it though.

 

[John Crichton]

I agree, but they’re also going save some money with Clemens retiring... But wow! When you think about what's out their it does get scary. I'll try and look on the bright side, the Royals are in the central, and the more you spend the more my team gets in the luxury tax and maybe just maybe we will be able to pay Beltran.

Heheh. No matter how much the Yanks go over the cap, it still won't be enough for any one team to sign a star. I do hope the teams that get the money actually spend it instead of pocketing it.

Clemens only made $7 mil this year but he was guaranteed $10 on top of it even if he didn't play for them. So there is $17 right there. I don't think they'll bring Boone back and most of those relievers will be gone except Rivera. If they sign all the guys I mentioned then they will bust the 200 mark before they even play one game but I can't see that happening. They'll get one, maybe 2 of them. They'll make a ton of other moves via trades but many of them will probably seem small at the time.

That's my prediction.

I'm actually just as interested in what Boston does. They have a bunch of free agents and will probably be hiring a new manager. Will be an interesting offseason...

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I'm actually just as interested in what Boston does. They have a bunch of free agents and will probably be hiring a new manager. Will be an interesting offseason...

Indeed it will. I don't think the Royals will be able to compete with the east coast teams but I think they can sneak in and steal the central next year. This year we looked like the walking wounded out of a WWII, and they still where close. I can't believe how many trades they made but I think most of them will be gone this year. Randa isn't that good anymore and I do believe we freed up his cap room so who knows.

 

[John Crichton]

Indeed it will. I don't think the Royals will be able to compete with the east coast teams but I think they can sneak in and steal the central next year. This year we looked like the walking wounded out of a WWII, and they still where close. I can't believe how many trades they made but I think most of them will be gone this year. Randa isn't that good anymore and I do believe we freed up his cap room so who knows.

The Central is the Twins to loose next year. KC will need some starting pitching if they want to do better than this year. They were able to make some early comebacks and really shocked some people. They need to hold on to their superstars, keep Sweeney healthy, get another quality starter and decent reliever. The Twins underachieved this year (until September) and could next year as well.

I think KC is an exciting team that, if they keep this group of guys together could make a solid run in the next few years. Sweeney is a scary hitter who can carry them for games at a time. If KC could sign Colon (which they most likely won't as he will want around $14 mil/year) that would give them a great shot at the division crown.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Looks like Berroa just won the AL Rookie of the Year...

I shall gloat now.

Read all about it!

 

[stevelabny]

i cant believe they gave both roty awards to the wrong people. what a travesty

 

[John Crichton]

i cant believe they gave both roty awards to the wrong people. what a travesty

Yeah, I don't agree with the Matsui choice but it was close enough for it to not be a big deal to me. Congrats to Berroa.