:::OshnSoul:::

Who are you for?
This is the only competitive sport I actually enjoy, and although they didn't do so hot last season, every year is a fresh start for the Mariners, especially with the new teammates and new Manager. Let's see how they do, but no matter what I still stand by my hometeam.

JoeyB

Bring out the hatred.....bring out the bashing.


New
York
Yankees


Let's play the Yankee bashing drinking game. Every time someone says "bandwagon" "buying a championship" or "bad for baseball".....drink.

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djtestudo

No thanks, I don't wish to die from alcohol poisoning

O-R-I-O-L-E-S!!!

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absorbentishe

I'm a Yankee fan, but also root for the Reds, don't know why? My favorite team is the Mud hens. I'll see many many games at 5/3 field this year.

crewsor

Go Orioles!!............... almost forgot...Yankees suck!

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JoeyB

damn...I knew I forgot something in my drinking game....


"Yankees Suck"----chug.

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Bobaphat

I am also a hometown boy. Go Mariners! It will certainly be an exciting division again this year (with the exception of Texas..again).


Oh yeah, and while the Yankees most definately do not suck, I don't think they're as great as they think they are. Lots of money and lots of old broken bodies. They should be getting a lot more for the money they are dropping, and I certainly hope that they will be soundly embarrased by the Sox this year (who will in turn be soundly embarrased by the M's).

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vatoloco

Go Angels!! :::OshnSoul::: You should be happy now that Ken Griffey Jr. is back?

Bobaphat

Griffey will be an Mariner by the end of spring training

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goddfather40

Angels baby

In fact, I think it's time I join the favorite team avatar ranks and make the logo me avatar.

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Kurant

Cubbies baybee!!

bellzboy

Go WHITE SOX! You're gonna lose the series again, you might as well get used to the idea now.

pan6467

I'm an Indians and REDS fan more REDS than Indians.

Grew up watching the BIG RED MACHINE of the 70's....... noone today NOT even the Yankees can match having ROSE, BENCH, MORGAN, PEREZ, CONCEPCION (VERY UNDERRATED), FOSTER, AND SO ON......

Then came Jacobs field and the 90's version of the INDIANS..... they have come closest to matching the 70's REDS in my lifetime.
Thome, Lofton, Belle, Vizquel, Ramirez, Alomar, Baerga, Nagy, Colon, and on.

Granted the Tribe seems to be headed back to the 70's type team they were, BUT if Griffey, Dunn, Kearns, Casey, Larue stay healthy and MO PENA, and some of the other kids come out strong the REDS could be contenders and a few good trades for strong SP and who knows.

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Halx

Let's go Dodgers!!

I'm also a tentative Angels fan. Note, not bandwagon. The bandwagon is all ready booked.

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present_future

The Cubs and the Astros in the NL Central got better with their acquistions, my redbirds didn't get any worse.

GO CARDINALS!

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Jadey

Let me second that. Another Die-Hard Cardinal fan here. In general I'm just a huuuge baseball fan, but they're my team. I also like to follow the Mariners, and the Twins since I worked in the minor league system for both teams for a while. It's nice to see some of the guys I knew playing in the bigs.

Anyway, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

Averett

Go Braves!

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japhyryder

Can we all say Phillies NL champs... come on lets hear it.... 1 2 3 PHILLIES!!!

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djtestudo

*crickets*

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Qazwsxedc

Go Jays Go.. this up and coming team is no longer up and coming - they're gonna contend in the east...

Bill O'Rights

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"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus

It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

teflonian

<---------------------- One San Francisco Giant's fan right here...

kutulu

DBacks fan.

I think we have just as much of a shot at winning the west as anyone else does.

Dodgers - Still no bats, Brown is gone, Nomo's velocity is down...
Gnats - Roid man will struggle to hit 30HR, Schmitt might not be healthy, Nen hasn't pitched in a ST game yet, no Aurillia, no Cruz Jr, Benny's gone
Pads - Wells won't stay healthy, the rest of their starting pitchers have never been anything special. One hell of an offense though...
Rockies - They are the Rockies, nuff said.

Averett

Can somebody hand me a paper towel to clean up the water I just spit all over my screen. Thanks djtestudo for the laugh

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djtestudo

Anytime

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Esen

GO METS AND MARINERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a M and M fan!

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JoeyB

Hysterical!

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SAM821

OK.... I will be the first to say it... FLORIDA MARLINS WILL MAKE THE POST SEASON AGAIN!

any doubts?

Kurant

I think Flordia lost 2 major pieces of the puzzle. First off, we Chicago fans would like to thank you for Derrick Lee.

Pudge was a huge post season guy, he kept the team focused, and was clutch in every situation. Not having a guy like that around hurts.

Despite some holes in the lineup, and no Pudge, Flordia is still better then the Braves, I think the Philly's offseason moves were mch stronger, and IMO, the best team in that division.

Shpoop

The marlins can easily do without derrick lee... it's pudge that hurts

CinnamonGirl

Go Cincy!

...getting kind of pissed that they keep trading my favorite players, though.

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"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

SAM821

Derrick Lee is gonna be great for you guys... We are Hoping that Choi will finally become the player everyone was expecting to be... he's had a great spring so far.. and if he doesnt work out, Will Cordero seems like he will...




Have you seen Ramon Castro??? Im predicting he hits 30+ homeruns... this guy is legit... Hopefully his defensive skills can compensate enough for pudge


All in all... The Marlins are a better team then they were beginning of last year... (remember we didnt have Miguel Cabrera or Dontrelle until late in the season) and when A.J. Burnett comes back the marlins should have one of the top 3 or 4 rotations in the Majors.... (IMO of course)

Granted Philly does look like the best team in the East... but Like i said before, I still think the marlins can make the post season, whether they win the divison or not...

JoeyB

I agree that the Marlins are still a team to contend with.....my question is--can they do it when people are expecting them to succeed?

Last year, there was absolutely no pressure. They had a losing record, changed managers and had a 70 year old guy running the team.

Granted, it worked to perfection....but can they handle expectations??

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dylanmarsh

Hmmmmmmmmmm, no Red Sox fans have stated their case for this season. I think, I'll not do it, as well. No sense in jinxing them this early.

Blackthorn

Go REDS! Go Krogering! Long live Joe Nuxhall and PETER EDWARD ROSE!!! And so help me if Dan O'Brien trades Jr. Griffey I will spit on his shoes every time I see him!!!

16 days ...44 minutes ...30 seconds til opening day. Yeah ...I'm a fan.

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pan6467

LONG LIVE GARY BURBANK, EARL PITTS, GILBERT GNARLEY AND THE WHOLE GANG AT PIA ZADORA'S BUCKEYE RETIREMENT HOME!!

LONG LIVE SIR MIKE MCCONNELL, ANDY FUHRMAN AND THE GREAT WILLY CUNNINGHAM.

WLW 700AM BEST DAMN STATION IN THE BIZ.

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goppers

BoSox Baby!

This is, of course, the year.

pan6467

My forecast..............

we'll go with the easiest divisions first.............

NL West........

1) I see the Diamondbacks running away with it. Dessens is a stronger pitcher than his record shows and should have a breakout year. Webb is the real deal and will be the #1 ace by the end of the season. JohnsonI think will have a strong comeback season and call it quits afterward. Shane Reynolds could spark and become a very strong pitcher. Sparks, is a knuckleballer and in the NL could thrive and revive his once decent career. For relief Valverde/Villareal are great setup men and Mantei will be one of the top closers this year.

As for offense the D'backs are loaded. Cintron will dominate SS in this league. He may not have power but he'll get on base and have the clutch hits. Sexson will hit close to 40 and drive in 100+, Hillenbrand now accustomed to the NL will return to his .300 BA and will show some power I look for 25-30 homers from him. Finley and Gonzalez should have great years age is catching up but they have 1 or 2 more years left before mediocrity. Alomar maybe the biggest surprise, I see him coming back bigtime for his final year with Baerga's help.

Arizona takes the division. San Diego finishes second but probably 7 games back. LA makes an early run but the pitching falters and Gagne comes down to Earth. Colorado and SF vie for the basement. Bonds will have a crappy year with all the pressure and may "get injured" early and sit out. SF just has no Offense besides Bonds. Colorado has the offense as always but no pitching.

AL EAST.............

1) With Boston and NY beating up each other and smoothing over egos I see Toronto sneaking in and winning.

Boston and Tampa Bay will fight for second AND the Wild Card. Baltimore finishes 4th and the NY Yankees face a total meltdown and the firing of Joe Torre as they finish 5th.

NL EAST.................

1) Seems all the mags want to take Philly, but they truly lack the pitching. I see Fla. going almost wire to wire with it.

Philly will contend for the Wild Card early but by late August maybe dropping all the way to 4th, their season will be over. Atlanta and NY will fight fiercely for 3rd and NY may even finish 2nd. NY is loaded with youth and Lieter, Glavine, and Trachsel aren't finished yet. Jae Wong Seo may surprise and Looper is a fast rising closer ready to breakout. Montreal, well, they will showcase talent and trade it all away by July proving to all they are nothing more than the owners farm team.

AL WEST..................

1) Oakland the pitching takes them to 110 wins and the offense makes sure they score 1 more run than the opponent. Zito, Hudson, Mulder, Redman and Harden have WS written all over their pitching ability.

Anaheim will take second (Colon doesn't have the mental attitude to be a team's ace pitcher, he'll fall apart by midseason and drop to a more comfortable 2nd starter, it's something we learned in Cleveland), Seattle will falter all seasonbut at least they have better pitching than the lowly Rangers who will finish with 100 losses and will have traded anyone of value away (look for Blalock to be traded but an overhyped Texiera to stay). Welcome to John Hart's leftover world Texas. Like Cleveland after Hart it'll take years to rebuild what he destroyed (the farm system).

That leaves the 2 hardest to pick divisions and probably the 2 most exciting divisions left.

NL CENTRAL................

1) Chicago and Houston have done what Boston and NY tried to do and that is better their teams without in anyway hurting the team. (Boston destroyed Garciaparra's pride and he's now "hurting" and NY will have serious ego problems). Houston and Chicago will take 1st and 2nd and the Wild Card. The biggest question in Baseball is who's staff will be stronger? Chicago's could have the edge BUT Zambrano and Cruz are still young, Clement is shaky at times and Prior's ankle has to be a question over 162 games. Houston has the same problem Pettitte and Clemens are getting old, Oswalt's groin has to be a concern and Miller and Redding are shaky but steady. That leaves me to choose by the bullpen and offense. But then that is cloudy also with Dotel closing for the first time and Borowski trying to prove he is a closer. Chicago's offense on paper appears stronger but not by much. So Chicago takes it and Houston gets the Wild Card.

I'd like to say the REDS will take advantage of those question marks and trounce to win the division but as with ST. Louis the REDS just don't have the pitching to even compete. But the REDS will take 3rd with a healthy JR., Dunn, Kearns, Casey, and all. I see tremendous years for the 4 listed and they have great yuoths in Larue, Wlliy Mo, Larson, Castro, Jimenez. By '06 the REDS will be the hottest team out there, with some offseason moves they may compete next year. St. Louis will have a decent year but as with Cincy they will have terrible pitching. Morris is overrated and Williams is a headcase with injuries waiting to happen. Pujols, Renteria and a disgruntled Edmonds can only carry so much before they break. Both teams will finish around .500.

Milwaukee and Pittsburgh will be carbon copies of Montreal and be trading anything they have of value by July. With Milwaukee on the market and Selig stepping down Milwaukee may at least pull out a 70 win season, bettering Pitt by 10 games.

Finally, the most surprising of the divisions.............

AL CENTRAL.......................

1) Debated long and hard with this one. I see a very close race by 4 of the 5 teams with a surprise Cleveland taking it. Bradley, Martinez, Gerut, Brousard, a comeback from Omar in his walk year, Blake and the pitching they have is unbelieveable. Cleveland win barely 86 but it's enough to win the division....... this year.

KC has the talent and the offense but their SP is suspect as is the relief corps. KC also lacks my deciding factor and that was the Jake in Cleveland. When the Tribe is winning NO STADIUM IN PRO SPORTS HAS AN ATMOSPHERE AND A FAN BASE LIKE THE CLEVELAND INDIANS. Just look at the 90's what the fans and that stadium did. There's a magic when that place starts rocking and in August and September that place will rock like it did in 95-97.

Minnesota somehow finds ways to win, but their luck just won't get them there this season. Chicago has to many mental patients on the team and for some reason just can't get a team attitude in their clubhouse.

Detroit is the AL's Montreal and Pudge, Dimitri Young and Carlos Pena will be gone by July.

ALDS

Oakland sweeps Boston
Cleveland battles Toronto but Toronto wins 3-2

ALCS

Oakland sweeps Toronto

NLDS

Chicago sweeps Arizona
Houston and Fla. battle for 5 with Fla. taking it 3-2

NLCS
Chicago wins 4-1 with Wood getting beat by Beckett. No curse this year.

THE WORLD SERIES.......................

Oakland and Chicago have total pitching duels. RECORD LOWS ARE SET IN RUNS, BA, ERA, BB AND A RECORD HIGH FOR K'S BY BOTH TEAMS. Oakland takes it in 7 with Zambrano taking 2 losses and Clement taking 1, the final game will see Borowski blow the save and lose what was the WIN of the century.

There you have it read it now, look back in October after game 7 and see how accurate I am........... damn close I'm sure, BUT IT IS BASEBALL THE GREATEST SPORT ON EARTH AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

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jasonresno

My fav team are the Yanks, but I will be following the Tigers.

paddyjoe

agreed!