more college conference realignment. I'm realistic i know why this is done its aboutThe WAC is Boise and SDST are headed to the big east SEC adds 2 more. C-USA and Sun Belt are flipping teams. I was talking to my wife the other day and i said haven't heard anything about realignment recently. Guess i jinxed it. Like saying beetlejuice 3 times
Look guys its not gonna change how i bet, how i watch games and it won't change me hanging out on here with you guys So has it changed anything for you? Also is all this ticking you off too? Please tell me i'm not alone
Larry Lucchino is. Red Sox fans the sooner you realize this the better. Bobby V and Cherington are figureheads. Lucchino wanted Valentine. Cherington wanted Dale Sveum. Cherington was overruled. Lucchino believed he could get Castro or Garza for TheoTheo leaves Boston gets 2 ham sandwiches and an RC cola for him
Lucchino was one of the ones who wizzed on Francona's character on the way out. 1 quote was he was distracted. 1 reason for that is Tito's son and son in law are in IraqWouldn't you be distracted. On my dish i watch the felger and mazz show out of boston and Tony Massarotti said at least when George Steinbrenner trashed people he put his name on it.
Now ownership is more interested in soccer. Ever since John Henry married his trophy wife the Red Sox have been treated like a car you drive on the weekend. Don't blame Theo Don't blame Bobby V all of this is the arrogance of Lucchino, Every person in life gets 15 minutes of fame Lucchino is on 14:59 Thoughts?
well guys here are my predictions for the weakest division in baseball
6. Astros 65 wins
They're gonna be bad for a while. Next year they move to the A.L. West. They decided to put Brett Myers in the pen as the closer. Even though he threw 200 innings last year i don't think it matters. I believe Wandy Rodriguez will be gone at the deadline. Lots of work to do with a depleted farm system. Journey of a million miles and this year is the 1st step
5. Cubs 70 wins
Theo Epstein can say what he wants but they're rebuilding. Why didn't they trade Garza? No Zambrano makes you automatically better. Last year the Cubs hit 0 grand slams and their oppenents hit 8 grand slams. They'll never be serious about winning until they get rid of Alfonso Soriano. They have no interest in winning and they don't have to as long as the beer is cold
4. Brewers 77 wins
No Fielder. Braun wasn't suspended. Funny joke for everyone the Brewers think Aramis Ramirez will replace FielderHe won't dive in front of a ground ball to save his life. Look up the word albatross on wikipedia you'll see Aramis Ramirez's contract. Boy they didn't think K-Rod would accept the arbitration huh The Brewers had a .704 winning % at home last year. They were 55-22 on Friday-Sunday. 41-44 Monday-Thursday. Greinke was 11-0 at home whereas Marcum had a 2.21 ERA on the road. I think they'll trade Greinke at the deadline myself. I think Fielder's loss will cripple the brewers.
3. Pirates 78 wins
If anyone was in this forum in the offseason you knew i picked the Pirates to win the Central and then they traded for A.J. Burnett. My man keyelement was busting my chops the whole offseason I guess the reason they got him was the Pirates last year were dead last in 100 pitch starts by their starters with 28 Like the Mccutchen long term deal. Pirates by making the Burnett deal said to me no interest in winning
2. Cardinals 79 wins
No pujols,LaRussa and Dave Duncan= 79 wins. Is Beltran really an upgrade? Boy did they spit in Pujols face. last year Jake Westbrook and Chris Carpenter led MLB in times the bases were loaded in their starts. 25 for Westbrook and 24 for Carpenter. I love Berkman but he needs to worry about showing he didn't just put up numbers in a contract year and not about the Astros moving to the A.L. I've said for 2 years Pujols was leaving and the Cards were going to find out how much pujols means.
1. Reds 88 wins
By default. Latos is a pain in the ass. Marshall and Madson are nice additions personally i'd like to see Chapman as the closer. I think the Reds traded the wrong 1B if Votto doesn't sign long term they'll have to move him in the winter. Last year 12 walk off losses by the Reds
Final thoughts. The weakest division in baseball. You could ask 10 people and they'd have 10 different answers on who wins this crap division. No Pujols and Fielder. Showing why the N.L. needs the DH. 2 teams rebuilding have no clue about the Pirates. But there is 1 thing i know someone will win this division. Tomorrow i predict the N.L. West. Your thoughts on the N.L. Central?
The lack of sportsmanship i've seen in the tourney. I've seen it with NC state on friday. And i saw it with Xavier today. Xavier up 10 with 14 seconds left dunks the ball. WHY? You've beat them don't rub it in. For the record i had Xavier and i admit i got lucky but for christ''s sakes. Forget spreads and totals for a minute its just dispeciable.
Has anybody else noticed this?
the dreadlocks he has. I'm sorry guys i can't stand the dreadlocks. I want a QB to look a certain way. I don't like QB's with long hair. And this will sound bad but there has never been a black QB that won a super bowl with dreadlocks and RG3 won't be the 1st. Just my 2 cents