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MLB: ONE WEEK!

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#1 ·
The Cubs are so awful.

Discuss.
 
#243 ·
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Yep. Every single game - HD quality. Capable of rewinding and what not. I'm not a media savvy guy but I'm sure you can rip/record off of the game cast you get. It's so awesome. Also, you get your pick of which announcers you get to listen to. For instance, some people from Houston may have no preference if they listen to the Cubs play-by-play in a Cubs/Reds game, but I do. Thus, I can pick their commentators over the Reds.
 
#327 ·
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The Cubs should just release Soto and hope Sorryano falls into a bucket of aids and dies. Holy christ. A reliever comes in and walks a guy on five pitches, so what does Sorryano do? Well he comes up and hacks at the first two pitches before....wait for it...striking out on a slider low and away. Sitting Clevenger after he went 3-4 yesterday was insane. Is he getting punished for playing good? The guy has done nothing but hit when he is in the lineup. Pulling LaHair in the sixth was just a dumb move as well.

I wasn't expecting them to win the division or even compete with most teams, but the sloppy play is inexcusable. They are committing just as many errors this year as they did last year. I am happy Sveum is the manager, but holy crap, it is like the ghost of Quade is sticking around.
 
#464 ·
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Can't believe how good this Mets team is playing, I'm sure they will fall back down to Earth but the fact that on May 9th they are better than the Yankees and 0.5 games off the division lead is making me happy :D
I said in this thread earlier that's usually how it is. The Yankees don't realize it's the regular season until late May then they catch fire.

The one thing that makes me still watch the Mets is that they've still been competitive despite the losing. They have the pieces to make a solid team and have showed it in spurts the past couple years until the all-star break. I hope they keep it up.
 
#521 ·
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That ain't nothing. Sports are so pussified these days that maybe it might get some heat but he didn't even throw it at him. He just made a statement throw. Had he threw it at him I guess it would be mean.

Josh Johnson gets his first win of the season... took this long? We need him to be the man again.

There's usually .400 hitters this early in the year... just wait until June. That talk will die.
 
#530 ·
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No suspension yet. Initial hints from farrell say he may only be fined which is kinda funny really. I guess it would mean the league would be taking responsiblilty for the terrible calls that were clearly out of spite.
 
#623 ·
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Despite what I said about Peavy, he's walking less guys than in SD and is maintaining his K rate, along with having a low HR rate (although that'll likely increase once the weather heats up since US Cellular is prone to letting out the longball a bit). I do like Sale, even if he's only going to be able to pitch 150ish innings (idk if they have an inning limit on him). Floyd and Danks should bring their numbers down a bit, Floyd moreso than Danks because his numbers are closer to his career averages aside from the HR rate.

Basically, I expect WS starters to improve a bit while the hitting regresses a bit, balancing things out.
 
#778 ·
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To put the Ethier deal in perspective, Adam Jones got the same amount last month for one more year. I think I'd take Jones, with out the deals factoring in.
It is slightly different as Jones contract buys out his last year of arbitration. 3rd year arb players normally get 80% of what they would get on the open market.

And Jones is way better than Ethier.
 
#834 ·
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Fielding percentage is a terrible stat to use to judge defensive ability. Guys with more range get penalized because they sometimes can't complete the difficult plays they attempt.

His UZR/150 the last two years was middle of the pack. He improved a bit defensively last year but has regressed back so far. UZR/150 usually needs a few years before becoming somewhat concrete, but from all defensive metrics, he ranges from below average-average. Certainly not up there with Phillips, Pedroia, Kinsler, etc.

And numbers are important because they're objective. You're a sox fan so obviously you're gonna be biased towards him. Numbers aren't.
 
#1,098 ·
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Jackson is a better overall player than Granderson. Far better average, far better fielder, strikes out far less. Granderson only has three more hits than Jackson and hes played almost twenty more games! Jacksons OPS is better, slugging is better. Give me Jackson this season any day. Hes a 5 tool player. All Granderson does is hit homers but thats all fans care about anymore it seems
 
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