2013 MLB Regular Season Wrapup Discussion Thread | Page 9

robniner · 2013-03-27T21:53:12-07:00

Spring is in the air. The smell of grass fills up ballparks across the nation The crack of bats awaits The first pitch signals the start of a new season BASEBALL IS BACK!!! Before an umpire says: "PLAY BALL!", let's recap in what took place during the off-season =================================================================================================== OFF-SEASON IN SUMMARY AMERICAN LEAGUE Making a splash in the East were the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox continued repair work on the ballclub (thanks to last season) by adding a familiar face (John Farrell) to the manager's role,and new players (Dempster, Napoli, Victorino, Hanrahan, Drew, Gomes). The Blue Jays literally went extreme makeover as they picked up last season's All=Star MVP ( Me.Cabrera), all of the Marlins proven players (Bonifacio, Reyes, Jo. Johnson, Buerhle) and a NL Cy Young knuckler (Dickey); to top it all off-an old face (John Gibbons) for a second go ahead at the helm. As for the Yankees, they brought in former Red Sox cornerman Kevin Youkilis and kept their Asian players (Ichiro, Kuroda). In the Central, the Tigers upgraded right field with Torii Hunter and regained a hopefully healthy Victor Martinez. The Indians went new look with Tito Franconca and brought along a cavalcade of players (Bourn, Swisher, Reynolds, Stubbs, B.Myers). The Royals meant business as they acquired a quarter of the Rays pitching staff (including an ace in James Shields) and a former Halo (Ervin Santana). Coming off a shopping heavy last off-season, the Angels added Josh Hamilton from intra-rival Texas. To make-up for the lost power, the Rangers are counting on Lance Berkman and A.J. Pierzynski. To complement the rise of Yoenis Cespedes, the A's added Chris Young. The Mariners went power tripping (to complement their moving forward of their fences) by adding the likes of Michael Morse, Kendrys Morales, Raul Ibanez (for a second stint) and Jason Bay. Then there's the Houston Astros, converted from being an NL team from its inception. NATIONAL LEAGUE Each of the three top teams in the East added pieces: the Braves added the Upton brothers; the Phillies added a versatile infielder in Michael Young and speed in the outfield in Ben Revere; the Nationals added a new centerfielder (Span) and a closer (R. Soriano). Meanwhile the Marlins and Mets dumped their proven and Cy-Young winner to the AL's Toronto Blue Jays. The Central seemed quiet but there were still moves made. The Reds added hopefully an upgrade in Shin-Shoo Choo. The Brewers made a very,very late add in former Cardinal pitcher Kyle Lohse. The Pirates added a couple of interesting pieces in Russell Martin and Francisco Liriano. While the Cards didn't make any noise as the Lohse loss didn't have an effect, the rival Cubs added two starters in Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva. The World Champion Giants kept Pagan but let go of the bearded one (Wilson); they felt upgrades were not needed. As for the division rival Dodgers, their spurge continued with the addition of Zach Greinke and Far East import Hyun-Jin Ryu. The D-Backs lost an Upton but gained a Prado. The Rockies decided to be part of the "Cardinals and White Sox experience" in adding former player Walt Weiss to the managerial role. NOTE: A few teams weren't mentioned due to lack of significant moves. ==================================================================================================== This season, interleague play becomes a daily occurrence due to the balancing of the leagues (15-15) ==================================================================================================== PROJECTED OPENING DAY STARTING LINEUPS http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130327&content_id=43378276&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb ==================================================================================================== Baseball is back. Another season awaits. Let the games begin and the discussions commence.

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:19 AM

#121

robniner
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Originally posted by vrabbit:
wow Bryce really is not f**king around

It's the Marlins

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:20 AM

#122

valrod33
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Originally posted by robniner:
Harper................AGAIN!!!!

HGH

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:25 AM

#123

vrabbit
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Originally posted by robniner:
I
Originally posted by vrabbit:
wow Bryce really is not f**king around

It's the Marlins

Nats only have one more hit, you probably thought Texas would walk all over Houston last night didn't ya?

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:26 AM

#124

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Originally posted by robniner:
I
Originally posted by vrabbit:
wow Bryce really is not f**king around

It's the Marlins

Stanton needs to hit one

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:39 AM

#125

crzy
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Babseabll finances are all out of wack

Good defensive shorstop, aveage hitter = 120 million now

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:41 AM

#126

vrabbit
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Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:
Rizzo launches one to the river.

Dude is a stud.

Burnett's bad Spring continues.

he was considering just retiring

7 K's now after 3 innings

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:42 AM

#127

jrg
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Originally posted by vrabbit:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:
Rizzo launches one to the river.

Dude is a stud.

Burnett's bad Spring continues.

he was considering just retiring

7 K's now after 3 innings

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:43 AM

#128

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Member Milestone: This is post number 600 for robniner.

Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Originally posted by robniner:
I

Originally posted by vrabbit:
wow Bryce really is not f**king around

It's the Marlins

Stanton needs to hit one

The Marlins find a way to not score against Strasburg.

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:43 AM

#129

robniner
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Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by vrabbit:
Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by robniner:
Originally posted by jrg:
Originally posted by robniner:
Rizzo launches one to the river.

Dude is a stud.

Burnett's bad Spring continues.

he was considering just retiring

7 K's now after 3 innings

It's the Cubs

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:44 AM

#130

4ML
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Originally posted by crzy:
Babseabll finances are all out of wack

Good defensive shorstop, aveage hitter = 120 million now

I think your definition of average hitter is out of whack

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:44 AM

#131

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Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by vrabbit:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:
Rizzo launches one to the river.

Dude is a stud.

Burnett's bad Spring continues.

he was considering just retiring

7 K's now after 3 innings

It's the Cubs

Apr 1, 2013 at 11:46 AM

#132

jrg
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Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by vrabbit:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:

Originally posted by jrg:

Originally posted by robniner:
Rizzo launches one to the river.

Dude is a stud.

Burnett's bad Spring continues.

he was considering just retiring

7 K's now after 3 innings

It's the Cubs

Lol, true

Apr 1, 2013 at 12:04 PM

#133

vrabbit
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dominant outing by Strasburg who could've gone a CG, but only 3 K's against the Marlins?

Apr 1, 2013 at 12:13 PM

#134

crzy
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Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by crzy:
Babseabll finances are all out of wack

Good defensive shorstop, aveage hitter = 120 million now

I think your definition of average hitter is out of whack

I know we're not in the steroid era anymore, but Andrus is not above average as a hitter.

That's taking positional scarcity too far

Apr 1, 2013 at 12:14 PM

#135

jrg
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Originally posted by vrabbit:
dominant outing by Strasburg who could've gone a CG, but only 3 K's against the Marlins?

they said on ESPN the Nationals are not "treating him like an ace"

Uh...then what is he? Lol he could have easily went CG