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Holy S!*T!!! You're telling me that Pittsburgh has a chance? :D
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Holy S!*T!!! You're telling me that Pittsburgh has a chance? :D
I totally called it. My picks were Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in the NL, Kansas City and Tampa in the AL. Go underdogs!
Yankees will not only have a slightly better record than that....they will be WS champs!
Actually I think the Yankee prediction is generous. After all, they whipped out their wang at the wrong time and it got injured. It's really hard to put forward your best effort in that situation.
HA!Quote:
Originally Posted by CatKnight
New York Yankees :
Last 37 games
23 wins - 14 losses
Last 27 games
16 wins - 11 losses
And the best part is... we haven't even reached the All-Star Break yet, where the Yankees usually go on to easily have the best record in the 2nd half of the season.
Also, the Yankees don't even really need to have CMW to win. Sure, he'd be nice to have, but with Joba in the rotation now, he makes up for CMW being hurt. Joba is already a top starter... he is SICK NASTY!
<sarcasm>
So true! The yankees have it all wrapped up! You guys are SOO STUPID for thinking otherwise! We have A-Rod and RoCa and MelCab, and despite our aging, HGH-loving roster that makes an average of 74 quadrillion dollars per at-bat, we are the BESTEST!
And we're TOTALLY getting CC at the trade deadline. From worst to first, every year! That's us! The fighting Yanks! We just have horrible aprils to give you guys a HEAD START! HAH!
As koolzach astutely observes, the Yankees are over .500 in their last 37 games, AND in their last 27! That's unstoppable!!
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that makes me lol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
I wonder if their wang actually got injured because of the thong...
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...04469620080620Quote:
Originally Posted by CatKnight
Minnesota Twins last 27 games: 17-10
last 37 games:22-15
World Series here we come!!!!!
With all seriousness though, the Twins could make a run at the playoffs.
Haha, gotta love those new Sawx fans that have come in the few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
Delusional Yankee fans are hilarious, aren't they?
Seriously, even if Joba pitches lights out for the whole rest of the season, which he won't because hes still a rookie and hes going to have rookie "growing pains", one starter isn't going to get them to the playoffs. You never know what you're going to get from the rest of that rotation any time out and Joba's gonna take his lumps. Even when they do get a good 6-7 innings out of one of their starters Farnsworth is more than likely to give it back. And I hate to break it to you, but C.C. ain't going to New York any time soon, if he gets put on the market the Indians are going to take the best offer available, not the best offer the Yankees can give. Contrary to what some Yankee fans think, the rest of MLB isn't there simply to supply you with players. I know, its hard to grasp, but its true. Even the offense has been inconsistent this season.
Oh, and now that you used some stats, which are so selective to try and make your team look good its silly, let me use some.
Yankees are:
17th in MLB in ERA, 8th in the AL (out of 14 teams), and behind or tied with the likes of the San Diego Padres (32-51), the Toronto Blue Jays (40-42), and the Cleveland Indians (37-45) and barely ahead of teams like the Giants (36-46) and Kansas City (37-45)
19th in BAA, behind Baltimore, Philadelphia, Florida, and Detroit, none of whom have strong pitching staffs
15th is Quality Starts, just barely in the "upper half" of the league, and again trailing teams like KC, San Fran', San Diego, and Toronto
If you can't even stack up with the worst teams in the league in pitching, how do you expect to deal with the best?
I don't even know why I bother though, Yankee fans are so stubborn its like talking to a rock.
*sigh*
Sure Joba has looked extremely good as a starter so far and moving him to the rotation has been a goof move. but hes already thrown 50 inning and hes never thrown more than 118 in a season (2005 with Neb) so there's no guarantee he will hold up through Sept. And even if Pettite and Mussina continue to pitch abnormally well, that still leave Rasner and Giese as the 4 an 5 starters. More importantly not having Joba in the pen is killer leaving the amazing duo of "Farnsy" an Hawkins.
I think you meant to say "past few years"?Quote:
Originally Posted by koolzach1
But all grammatical errors aside, I was born about 45 minutes north of Boston, and lived in Massachusetts till I bought my first hour in Florida at 24. I went to my first Sox game at age 8. Mike Greenwell and Ellis Burks were my favorite players.
Don't assume that everyone that likes a winning team is a bandwagoner...after all, don't you state that your Yankees are 'the winningest franchise ever' and 'do what it takes to win at all costs'? Which, I'd assume, would generate much more fandom than us lowly underdog Sox, with just a paltry 2 championships in the last 89 years. :D
Listen, don't jump on me just because I state that the Yankees are playing good ball. Jesus.Quote:
Originally Posted by YEAH DAAAAWG
I know, the Yankees have been less than impressive in most categories this season. I was just trying to state that the Yankees have been playing really solid ball lately.
I don't know why I bother, either... some people have comprehension problems. I don't want to argue with you man, and I don't want to be rude, but seriously... Yankee haters are just pathetic.
*sigh*
Hey, I was just kidding about you being a bangwagon fan... I was just a little mad because of your sarcasm that made you come off as very rude. I am sure that you're not a bandwagon fan...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
Ok, cool. Sorry, didn't mean to be rude...at least, not too rude...just trying to give the guys on here a laugh. :)
I didn't mean to come off like a jerk either, well mostly.
I kid though.
Actually, it's over .600. But hey, why be accurate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
It's not working. I also predict it won't work in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
How much did you pay for the hour? I wouldn't pay over 60 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
I hope the predictions are wrong, and I have a sneaking suspicion they are.
Oh they're very wrong. Pirates all the way! :)
Darn it! In my effort to sound like a stupid, ignorant fan, I was accurate to less than .1! I'm going to go stab my dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Forgive me for trying to add something to the boards. I will just post useless, negative, critical one-liner comments about everyone else's posts from now on. What's that you say? That position is taken?? Aww shucks!Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Didn't someone post about my post making them laugh? Nah, must be my imagination. Let's keep pretending your opinion matters!
I got a steal at 63 minutes, but with a 4.3% APR over the next 7 miles!Quote:
Originally Posted by belial
Red Sox have the best chance of winning the world series according to that :D. Who said baseball mogul isn't realistic :p
I'd say that the Angels are a better team than the Sawx, though. I'd also say that the Cubs are right there. The Yankees need to make one more move and add a good (but not great) SP to the staff; Rich Harden, Erik Bedard, or Aaron Harang anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Sox Fan 734
The Angels are not better than the Red Sox.
Their pitching is much better than the Red Sox. And good pitching beats good hitting in the playoffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
I watch 99% of the Angels' games, and their not better then the Sox (unfortunately). It's definitely arguable that Scioscia is a better manager than Francona though.
I'd be delighted to see Rich Harden join the Yankees DL squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by koolzach1
Angels ERA - 3.79, 7th in MLBQuote:
Originally Posted by koolzach1
Red Sox ERA - 3.87, 8th in MLB
Marginally better in ERA, and thats with Beckett starting out slow and Matsuzaka missing about a month after starting out the season red hot. Basically a wash here though
Angels BAA - .255, 11th in MLB
Red Sox BAA - .244, 4th in MLB
Red Sox are marginally better here, but its basically a wash, as with ERA.
Angels # of QS - 49, 2nd in MLB
Red Sox # of QS - 45, 7th in MLB
Angels have a few more QS, but again basically a wash.
Angels Opposing OPS - .710, 8th in MLB
Red Sox Opposing OPS - .702, 7th in MLB
Again a wash.
By now you should see the point I'm trying to convey. The Angels pitching may be ever so slightly better than the Red Sox, but its basically a wash and unnoticeable. Both teams have had a few injuries to their staff as well.
Now, lets look at the offense.
Red Sox Runs - 428, 3rd in MLB
Angels Runs - 341, 24th in MLB
A pretty large disparity.
Red Sox BA - .280, 2nd in MLB
Angels BA - .255, 22nd in MLB
Again, a huge disparity.
Red Sox OBP - .354, 2nd in MLB
Angels OBP - .315, 28th in MLB (Ahead of only Washington and Seattle)
The pitching is so close between the Angels and Red Sox that any series between them would come down to the hitting, where the Red Sox are CLEARLY a far superior team. The Red Sox are pretty obviously the class of baseball right now and the only teams that can compete with them are the Cubs and Rays.
Well, John Lackey missed the 1st month of the season, Kelvin Escobar has been out, so take that into account also. When healthy, the Angles have the best pitching staff by a good margin. The offense is very average.
Matsuzaka missed a month when he was going great too and the Red Sox lost Schilling for the season, who, given isn't on the same level as Escobar anymore, is a big loss. Both teams have had their share of injuries to their pitching. And the Angels offense isn't "very average" its pretty well below average.
The Angels have a very good pitching staff. They have a poor offense. The Red Sox have a very good pitching staff (slightly below LAA), and a very good offense. Sure, there's that "cliche" that "good pitching beats good hitting", but the fact of the matter is, good pitching plus bad hitting will lose to good pitching plus good hitting, more often than not.
The Red Sox have outscored their opponents by 72 runs. The Angels have outscored their opponents by 7 runs. The Red Sox are clearly the superior overall team and it's not even close.
Exactly what I was trying to say :).Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
1. Actually, 20% would be the figure I would use. point one doesn't tell us much. Of course, that's you twisting stats.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alloutwar
2. You can keep trying, but it's not working at the moment. Funny is not your gig.
3. Could be someone on my ignore list. Also, dude, fukken stop with the insults. Or at least hide them.
4. Not funny. You may think it's funny, but no.
Also factor in the Angels superior defense. The Angels bullpen is much better, also. The only thing that the Red Sox beat the Angels in, is hitting, and they beat 'em by a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
C - Tie (Both catchers suck offensively and are good defensively)
1B - Youkilis/Red Sox
2B - Tie... Both hit for average, that's about it.
3B - Lowell/Red Sox
SS - Tie... Both are below average players.
LF - Man Ram/Red Sox
CF - Hunter/Angels
RF - Vlad/Angels (Though Drew has been better than Vlad, but Vlad is way more proven)
DH - Ortiz/Red Sox
Using ESPN's depth charts
SP - Lackey/Angels
SP - Lester/Red Sox
SP - Garland/Angels (Though, you could argue for Wakefield here)
SP - Saunders/Angels
SP - Santana/Angels (Though you could argue for Dice-K)
CL - K-Rod/Angels
SU - Shields/Angels
RP - I'll take the Angels relievers
Final Score:
Angels - 9, Red Sox - 5
Now, as you see, the Angels seem to matchup well, and even beat the Red Sox in many categories; it is just a matter of the Angels preforming up to expectations and not underperforming like they have been.
The Red Sox power VASTLY outweigh the Angels power, which is why the Red Sox score more runs. Not to mention that they also are a pretty clutch team, which I hate to admit. The Red Sox also seem to have more proven battle tested veterans, and definitely have more playoff experience.
I would actually probably take the Red Sox over the Angels for this season, but I think that the Angels definitely compare with the Red Sox. Like I said, it is just a matter of preforming up to your talent level (something the Red Sox have done, and the Angels have not).
The Angels are performing above their heads, and 90% of that is Scioscia being very disciplined.
If you want one stat to showcase that: The Angels are 16-11 in 1 run games.
Their 7 games above their Pythag wins record as well.
As a lifelong Angels fan, I'm loving the comparisons. However... reality gets in the way. The A's are pounding on the back door, and if the Angels slip up at all then it's very likely that they won't make the playoffs this year.
:(
The Angels offensive talent level is still far below that of the Red Sox, whether or not they're performing up to their capabilities right now or not. You can't simply go on a position by position basis and see who has more better players, because that ignores the MAGNITUDE by which each team is better than the other. For example, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz alone are better than any hitters the Angels have, and save for Vlad, it's by a wide margin.Quote:
Originally Posted by koolzach1
The team is only as good as the sum of its parts, and the sum of the Red Sox parts is far better than the sum of the Angels parts.