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metsfan718
| #1 posted June 20, 2009 at 12:01pm (EST)
edited November 5, 2009 at 12:04am (EST) |
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metsfan718
| | #81 posted June 24, 2009 at 4:30am (EST) |
Wow Mets and Yankees both lost. What you guys think about that kid Hanson on the braves he looks very good. Also Sox and Phillies win.
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metsfan718
| | #82 posted June 24, 2009 at 7:11am (EST) |
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090623&c...
Rockies lost to the Angels. I still think that they are for real though. |
LiL_Ramsey
  
| | #83 posted June 24, 2009 at 11:14am (EST) |
Tommy Hanson is as good as everybody said. 13+ straight scoreless innings. Great start to what will be a great career.
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metsfan718
| | #84 posted June 24, 2009 at 2:32pm (EST) |
Yeah nice player for the future the replace the big 3. |
metsfan718
| | #85 posted June 24, 2009 at 10:35pm (EST) |
Mets blew out the Cards 11-0 and Phillies lost. What a perfect night. |
metsfan718
| | #86 posted June 25, 2009 at 8:38am (EST) |
So guys what are your predictions nearly half way through the season? |
AlphakirA
 
 
| | #87 posted June 25, 2009 at 9:28am (EST) |
Nothing new here, Mets win the division, Cards or Giants take WC. In AL, Yankees miss post-season with Boston and Tampa getting division and WC. And I still say Seattle gets in somehow. |
AlphakirA
| | #88 posted June 25, 2009 at 9:32am (EST) |
And just got finished with watching Griffey highlights from the past few weeks. He still has one of the most beautiful swings I've ever seen in baseball. |
mentalpowers
| | #89 posted June 25, 2009 at 10:49am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> Nothing new here, Mets win the division, Cards or Giants take WC.
> In AL, Yankees miss post-season with Boston and Tampa getting division
> and WC. And I still say Seattle gets in somehow.
I'm going to predict that you're wrong on more of those than you're right on.
AL:
Boston
Detroit
Los Angeles
WC: New York
NL:
Philly
St. Louis
Los Angeles
WC: San Francisco |
classicrock909
| | #90 posted June 25, 2009 at 4:29pm (EST) |
AL:
Boston
Detroit
Los Angeles
WC: Texas
NL:
Philly
Brewers
Los Angeles
WC: San Francisco |
AlphakirA
| | #91 posted June 25, 2009 at 5:29pm (EST) |
mentalpowers wrote:
> AlphakirA wrote:
>> Nothing new here, Mets win the division, Cards or Giants take WC.
>> In AL, Yankees miss post-season with Boston and Tampa getting division
>> and WC. And I still say Seattle gets in somehow.
>
> I'm going to predict that you're wrong on more of those than you're
> right on.
>
> AL:
> Boston
> Detroit
> Los Angeles
> WC: New York
>
> NL:
> Philly
> St. Louis
> Los Angeles
> WC: San Francisco
Fair enough, but how come you think that the Phillies win it over the Mets? Philly is mostly healthy right now and can't stay more than 2 games ahead of us at any given time. As far as I know - with the exception of Ibanez - they have no one on the DL that's going to come back and 'spark' them whereas the Mets have Reyes, Delgado, Beltran, their set-up man, and 2 closers all coming off the DL. |
kess
 
| | #92 posted June 25, 2009 at 5:32pm (EST) |
The Phils are missing Ibanez, Lidge, Myers, and Scott Eyre.
They also like to instill false hope for the Mets before having another great September.  |
AlphakirA
| | #93 posted June 25, 2009 at 5:34pm (EST) |
So basically they're missing one good and very old steroid abuser. |
kess
| | #94 posted June 25, 2009 at 5:35pm (EST) |
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BluePhoenix
 
| | #95 posted June 25, 2009 at 6:29pm (EST) |
and Rollins probably won't hit .211 for the rest of the season |
BluePhoenix
| | #96 posted June 25, 2009 at 7:29pm (EST) |
so Yankees fans who the heck is this Gardner guy and is he Melky's permanent replacement? |
mentalpowers
| | #97 posted June 25, 2009 at 8:03pm (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> mentalpowers wrote:
>> AlphakirA wrote:
> |>> Nothing new here, Mets win the division, Cards or Giants take
> WC.
> |>> In AL, Yankees miss post-season with Boston and Tampa getting
> division
> |>> and WC. And I still say Seattle gets in somehow.
>>
>> I'm going to predict that you're wrong on more of those than you're
>> right on.
>>
>> AL:
>> Boston
>> Detroit
>> Los Angeles
>> WC: New York
>>
>> NL:
>> Philly
>> St. Louis
>> Los Angeles
>> WC: San Francisco
>
> Fair enough, but how come you think that the Phillies win it over
> the Mets? Philly is mostly healthy right now and can't stay more than
> 2 games ahead of us at any given time. As far as I know - with the
> exception of Ibanez - they have no one on the DL that's going to come
> back and 'spark' them whereas the Mets have Reyes, Delgado, Beltran,
> their set-up man, and 2 closers all coming off the DL.
I simply think the Phillies are a better, more experienced team. They also have a better farm system that they've been able to and will continue to tap into. They can use that farm system to trade for more pitching help, while the Mets have a thinner farm system. The Mets do have some very good prospects, but they don't hold the same kind of trade value that the Phillies prospects have. Michael Taylor is a name that I'll throw out there as a Phillies prospect that could be the center piece of a deal for a premium starting pitcher, much like Adam Jones was in the Bedard trade.
I give the starting pitching edge to the Phillies. Johan is obviously the best pitcher on either team, but Hamels isn't chopped liver. Neither team is great after their ace, but I much prefer the depth of the Phils' rotation. And, as I state in the previous paragraph, the Phillies have the pieces to improve that rotation if they want.
The bullpen edge is close, but I might give that to the Phillies if Lidge comes back healthy and effective. I'd probably prefer a healthy, effective Lidge to K-Rod (I think Lidge had a better season last year despite K-Rod breaking the saves record). Then, Madson is clearly the best set up pitcher that either team has. Putz was pretty bad while in there this year, and Parnell has been severely overrated after a quick start.
The Phillies have the better offense hands down. Utley, Howard, Ibanez, Victorino, Werth trump anything the Mets throw out there, even having an edge over a fully healthy line up of Wright, Reyes, Beltran and Delgado. In part due to injuries, the Mets have a weaker bench/depth.
The fact the Phils have strangely been so bad at home, to me, indicates that they're going to improve. I expect them to improve that home record, and consequently, open a bigger lead on the Mets. |
mentalpowers
| | #98 posted June 25, 2009 at 8:07pm (EST) |
BluePhoenix wrote:
> so Yankees fans who the heck is this Gardner guy and is he Melky's
> permanent replacement?
Not a Yankees fan, but I've been keeping my eye on him for a little while:
He's Ellsbury-lite. He can be exciting to watch when he's hot, with blazing speed and very good defense. However, he doesn't really have any power, and I fully expect that to lead to struggles very similar to what Ellsbury went through last year. Pitchers won't be afraid of being hurt by him, so they'll challenge him. Like Ellsbury, he doesn't have the ideal plate discipline for a lead off hitter.
I'd say that Austin Jackson is the current favorite to be the "permanent" center fielder for New York. He might be ready next year. Barring them buying or trading for a more established center fielder, of course. |
metsfan718
| | #99 posted June 25, 2009 at 11:03pm (EST) |
Nice win for the Mets! |
SEspo
| | #100 posted June 25, 2009 at 11:10pm (EST) |
As for Gardner, he's ok. Not a fan. Also not an every day starter. |
CoachMcGuirk
  
| | #101 posted June 26, 2009 at 12:17am (EST) |
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metsfan718
| | #102 posted June 26, 2009 at 8:20am (EST) |
I agree with mark on this. Gardner has good speed and hes a decent hitter but that's about it. |
Wippy_J
| | #103 posted June 26, 2009 at 6:57pm (EST) |
going to the game in 4 days
looks like i may see gallardo and maybe mcclung
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metsfan718
| | #104 posted June 28, 2009 at 2:59am (EST) |
Mets again because of our depleted lineup. |
dvdfreak2005
| | #105 posted June 28, 2009 at 3:13am (EST) |
I am really shocked at how bad the Chicago Cubs have been this year. They were such a solid team last year and even the year before.
They are only 2-3 games out so I do think they will win the Central Division again for the 3rd season in a row. But they are making it very hard for me
to watch them. Last year I looked forward to every game on t.v but now I dont really care to much anymore about watching them. I keep track of the wins and losses on cubs.com
but thats about it unless nothing else is on t.v at the time of the game. They were stupid to get Milton Bradley for one thing. And also I think Fukodome would be fine if Lou would
just keep in one spot in the batting order and let him play everyday rather than benching him for a few days and then moving him around in the order.
Last year was Lou's fault in concerns to Fokudome. It was his first season playing in America and instead of letting him get used to playing everyday and having 1
spot in the rotation he moved him around almost every game he played and hed bence him and then get mad when he wouldnt hit . I think hes a great player and just needs
to be left alone. |
AlphakirA
| | #106 posted June 28, 2009 at 3:24am (EST) |
metsfan718 wrote:
> Mets again because of our depleted lineup.
That's a perfectly fine excuse for why we may not be able to dominate teams we should, but absolutely no reason why 8 major league hitters can't hit Burnett AT ALL for 6 innings - namely people like Sheffield, Wright, and Church. 1 hit by Cora against him and the Yankees bullpen? No excuse. |
AlphakirA
| | #107 posted June 28, 2009 at 3:30am (EST) |
Cardinals get DeRosa
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/06/cardinals-ac... |
dvdfreak2005
| | #108 posted June 28, 2009 at 3:31am (EST) |
Great now DeRosa can bite the cubs in the ass like everybody they trade away. |
sav2880
| | #109 posted June 28, 2009 at 9:19am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> And just got finished with watching Griffey highlights from the past
> few weeks. He still has one of the most beautiful swings I've ever
> seen in baseball.
That is why it breaks my heart that he did so little in a Reds uniform over eight years' time.
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metsfan718
| | #110 posted June 28, 2009 at 10:06pm (EST) |
LOL! |
AlphakirA
| | #111 posted June 29, 2009 at 12:37am (EST) |
Well, we beat ourselves again. Hey, at least the Yankees win the season series for the first time since 2003. I was starting to feel bad for them. |
Wippy_J
| | #112 posted June 29, 2009 at 1:25am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> Well, we beat ourselves again. Hey, at least the Yankees win the season
> series for the first time since 2003. I was starting to feel bad for
> them.
can you do that again this next series?
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rpgfan
| | #113 posted June 29, 2009 at 2:02am (EST) |
The Mets should just call up some starters from their minor leagues. They would win easily.
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AlphakirA
| | #114 posted June 29, 2009 at 2:12am (EST) |
They tried that last year, it didn't work out so well. |
AlphakirA
| | #115 posted June 29, 2009 at 2:12am (EST) |
Wippy_J wrote:
> AlphakirA wrote:
>> Well, we beat ourselves again. Hey, at least the Yankees win the
> season
>> series for the first time since 2003. I was starting to feel bad
> for
>> them.
>
> can you do that again this next series?
>
>
Don't worry, it'll likely happen. |
rpgfan
| | #116 posted June 29, 2009 at 2:19am (EST) |
Neither team plays well on ESPN either.
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CoachMcGuirk
| | #117 posted June 29, 2009 at 3:51am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> Cardinals get DeRosa
> http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/06/cardinals-ac...
This sucks for me. I  ed DeRosa when he was on the Cubs. He's apparently batting cleanup on the Cards now. I guarantee Wippy is going to be cursing his name a few times for the rest of the season.
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GonePostal
 
| | #118 posted June 29, 2009 at 7:10am (EST) |
AlphakirA wrote:
> Well, we beat ourselves again. Hey, at least the Yankees
> win the season series for the first time since 2003. I was
> starting to feel bad for them.
They haven't exactly been losing them. Last year was the first time the Mets took a season series from the Yankees. From 2003 until last year they were tied. And the Yankees didn't just win it this year, they slaughtered the Mets. And we swept you!  The Mets are to the Yankees what the Yankees have been to the Red Sox so far this year.
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AlphakirA
| | #119 posted June 29, 2009 at 7:43am (EST) |
Slaughtered? Two of the games were lost by us because of stupid plays in the field. If we made the plays every team should be able to make we'd be 3-3 again, far from slaughtered.
0-9, that's slaughtered.
BTW, your team is fudging boring. Wang and Joba are by far the most boring slow ass pitchers in baseball. The biggest laughs by the crowd tonight were my "THIS ISN'T FUDGING GOLF!" and "IT'S ASHAME WE'RE NOT BOSTON!" screams. While the crowd didn't enjoy the game, they did enjoy my big ass mouth. That's what she said. |
GonePostal
| | #120 posted June 29, 2009 at 7:47am (EST) |
Well your mouth IS big.
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