OFFICIAL 2011 MLB season and predictions thread

by **RossValoryRocks** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:05 am

I have a 100% prediction: The Pittsburgh Pirates will suck badly.

by **S2M** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:11 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:I have a 100% prediction: The Pittsburgh Pirates will suck badly.

Way to go out on a limb... :lol:

by **RossValoryRocks** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:26 am

S2M wrote:
RossValoryRocks wrote:I have a 100% prediction: The Pittsburgh Pirates will suck badly.

Way to go out on a limb...

Well when you have been around the Pirates for the all your life...and have faced 20 year of futility it is easy to make predictions.

by **ScarabGator** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:32 am

Dig it-The Atlanta Braves will prove to be the best....Go Braves! Awesome rotation, awesome hitting and Dan Uggla, the missing piece...

by **S2M** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:33 am

ScarabGator wrote:Dig it-The Atlanta Braves will prove to be the best....Go Braves! Awesome rotation, awesome hitting and Dan Uggla, the missing piece...

I think the Braves were missing more than Dan Uggla....sorry to inform you.

by **ScarabGator** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:35 am

S2M wrote:
ScarabGator wrote:Dig it-The Atlanta Braves will prove to be the best....Go Braves! Awesome rotation, awesome hitting and Dan Uggla, the missing piece...

I think the Braves were missing more than Dan Uggla....sorry to inform you.

yeah, all those division championships prove that, dont they?

by **S2M** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:38 am

ScarabGator wrote:
S2M wrote:
ScarabGator wrote:Dig it-The Atlanta Braves will prove to be the best....Go Braves! Awesome rotation, awesome hitting and Dan Uggla, the missing piece...

I think the Braves were missing more than Dan Uggla....sorry to inform you.

yeah, all those division championships prove that, dont they?

Agreed. One WS Championship. Great ratio. :lol:

14:1 since 1991

by **conversationpc** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:39 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:
S2M wrote:
RossValoryRocks wrote:I have a 100% prediction: The Pittsburgh Pirates will suck badly.

Way to go out on a limb...

Well when you have been around the Pirates for the all your life...and have faced 20 year of futility it is easy to make predictions.

I remember going to games in the mid to late 80s when they were a decent team, back when they had Bonilla, Bonds (pre-steroids), LaValliere, Van Slyke, etc. Those teams were exciting.

by **Enigma869** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:15 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:
Well when you have been around the Pirates for the all your life...and have faced 20 year of futility it is easy to make predictions.

It's only been 20 years? Hell, I thought the days of that steroid king Bonds and Bonilla was much longer ago than that.

by **RossValoryRocks** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:17 am

Enigma869 wrote:
RossValoryRocks wrote:
Well when you have been around the Pirates for the all your life...and have faced 20 year of futility it is easy to make predictions.

It's only been 20 years? Hell, I thought the days of that steroid king Bonds and Bonilla was much longer ago than that.

92 was the last decent team they had, other than the abberation is 97 when they fielded a competitive team, but still failed in the end.

by **Enigma869** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:19 am

ScarabGator wrote:
yeah, all those division championships prove that, dont they?

You're not seriously bragging about division championships, are you? Come on dude. You're proving my theory about southern sports fans. I know the Braves are your team, but the fact that team won only once is worse than the Buffalo Bills losing 4 Super Bowls! Also, I wouldn't get too excited over Uggla. Dude is a strikeout machine. Sure, he has decent power numbers but Dan Uggla isn't good enough to put anyone over the top by himself.

by **efrasjourney** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:13 pm

ScarabGator wrote:Dig it-The Atlanta Braves will prove to be the best....Go Braves! Awesome rotation, awesome hitting and Dan Uggla, the missing piece...

This! But it depends of how Chipper comes back IMHO

by **S2M** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:32 am

by **Don** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:07 am

Chuck Tanner leaves the batters box.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... X720110211

Retired manager Chuck Tanner, who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1979 World Series championship, has died at age 82, the Pirates said on Friday.

Tanner spent 19 years as a Major League manager, compiling a 1352-1381 record with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Pirates and Atlanta Braves.

He retired as a manager in 1988 and served most recently as a senior advisor to the Pirates, where he managed from 1977-85.

After his mother died before Game 5 of the '79 World Series, Tanner told his players: "She knows we're in trouble, so she went upstairs to get some help."

The Pirates, down three games to one to the Baltimore Orioles, rebounded to win the next three games and take the World Series championship.

"While no-one had a sharper baseball mind, Chuck was loved by his players and the city of Pittsburgh because he was always positive, enthusiastic and optimistic about his Bucs and life in general," Pirates president Frank Coonelly said in a statement.

by **squirt1** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:13 pm

Reds have the pitching and Chapman in the bull pen. Unlike the Bengals, owner Castellini is doing things eight.

by **ScarabGator** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:39 am

MAN, THE BOBBY COX ERA IS DEFINETLY OVER! Heres the new Braves skipper arriving for spring training...and Im really digging this guy....

and Chipper is taking swings...is the man back and ready to reclaim domination???

by **S2M** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:43 am

Chipper is 2nd on the active list for hits, just behind Jeter...then Ichiro, Helton, and Pujols - rounding out the top 5. Dude's been in the league for like forever....

by **ScarabGator** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:12 am

S2M wrote:Chipper is 2nd on the active list for hits, just behind Jeter...then Ichiro, Helton, and Pujols - rounding out the top 5. Dude's been in the league for like forever....

he has...hes actually the last part of the 90's teams still going. But I would be very surprised if hes got much more past this season left in the tank. I respect his drive though.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:26 am

ScarabGator wrote:
and Chipper is taking swings...is the man back and ready to reclaim domination???

Chipper is toast! Dude has had a great career but the past two seasons, he has hit .264 and .265 (he's a career .306 hitter). He also can't even get on the field. The guy gets a hangnail every other day and is out of the lineup for a month at a time. Time to put this old, washed up fucker out to pasture!

by **Saint John** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:38 am

ScarabGator wrote:MAN, THE BOBBY COX ERA IS DEFINETLY OVER! Heres the new Braves skipper arriving for spring training...and Im really digging this guy....

and Chipper is taking swings...is the man back and ready to reclaim domination???

Just remember that the only difference between a Harley and a Hoover is the position of the dirt bag.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:41 am

I have two openings left in an 8 team Yahoo fantasy baseball league. No money on the line...Just bragging rights. If you're interested, send me a PM with your email address and I'll send you an invitation.

by **Enigma869** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:19 am

One spot left in the league, before it's locked down. Shoot me a PM with your email address if you want in.

by **comedyisnotpretty** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:02 pm

Behshad wrote:Little Tommy went to kindergarden
one day wearing a Cubs hat. His
teacher asked him why he was a
Cubs fan. He said, "Because my
parents are." His teacher said,
Thats not good. What would you
do if your parents were drug dealers
and hookers? He replied, "Well
then I would be a White Sox fan."

Dude! That is funnier than crap!

by **comedyisnotpretty** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:16 pm

Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

by **Enigma869** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:10 pm

comedyisnotpretty wrote:Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

Use Yahoo. It's free and everyone on the planet is familiar with it. On another note, 10 teams are always tough. I've been running fantasy leagues for 20 years, and once you get over 8 teams, it becomes VERY slim pickings when you're trying to grab someone out of the pool.

by **conversationpc** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:10 am

Enigma869 wrote:
comedyisnotpretty wrote:Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

Use Yahoo. It's free and everyone on the planet is familiar with it. On another note, 10 teams are always tough. I've been running fantasy leagues for 20 years, and once you get over 8 teams, it becomes VERY slim pickings when you're trying to grab someone out of the pool.

Yahoo is far better than the ESPN system.

by **comedyisnotpretty** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:11 am

Enigma869 wrote:
comedyisnotpretty wrote:Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

Use Yahoo. It's free and everyone on the planet is familiar with it. On another note, 10 teams are always tough. I've been running fantasy leagues for 20 years, and once you get over 8 teams, it becomes VERY slim pickings when you're trying to grab someone out of the pool.

ESPN is free too. I've played both, it's just a matter of taste. I really enjoy fantasy baseball. ( I've been playing it since '85, most of the time running it as a commissioner ) As far as number of teams, I've done both. The more teams you have, the more you had better know. Everyone knows the top players, but when you are talking more than 200 players you better know your stuff.

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:16 am

comedyisnotpretty wrote:Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

build it and we will come!

by **comedyisnotpretty** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:44 am

Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:
comedyisnotpretty wrote:Is there any interest out there for a 10 team fantasy baseball league for MR only, using ESPN's free fantasy league baseball???

build it and we will come!

Sounds great! I can't do it right now because I have a hot date with Ginger, but I can do it late tonight or even tomorrow. You guys just tell me your preferences i.e, Yahoo or ESPN, standard format or Head to head, etc. etc. etc. I think it would be awesome!

by **Enigma869** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:19 pm

I still have one spot left in my Yahoo 8 team league. If interested, PM me your email address, and I'll send the invitation over.

MR

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