Early Season Comments

[anaveragecow]

Originally posted by rollsroyce11991
One game doesn't determine the season, i think the devilrays won a couple of nights ago... Thw whitesox are easily going to win there division.

rolls...
maybe you are right. the sox are 14-4, best start in club history. i just have a hard time seeing them winning it over the twins and indians.

[anaveragecow]

The NL Central is going to have a tight pennant race toward the end of the season. Im gonna pick the cubbies, what do you guys think?

[SFSteveG]

Originally posted by anaveragecow
The NL Central is going to have a tight pennant race toward the end of the season. Im gonna pick the cubbies, what do you guys think?

As a rabid CUBS fan I have to say the Cards then the Cubs 1-2. The Cards are just too good this year and Injuries have killed us.

[boomboom]

how bout, Jamie Moyer fokes!

4-0 tied Randy for Club lead with 130 franchise wins....

cant believe Moyer has won this much...so suprised...

I watched the A's Mariners game when Harden Shut the m's out...man that guy has some nasty stuff...maybe CY young???


about the NL CENTRAL, I think that the cards will easly win the division....with my fingers crossed, I hope Junior Griffey will start hitting....He needs a big year...and I actually thought at the begining of the year, the Reds would make a run at the Wildcard...assuming that Prior and Wood get hurt.

[SFSteveG]

Originally posted by boomboom

about the NL CENTRAL, I think that the cards will easly win the division....with my fingers crossed, I hope Junior Griffey will start hitting....He needs a big year...and I actually thought at the begining of the year, the Reds would make a run at the Wildcard...assuming that Prior and Wood get hurt.

The Reds don't have the depth to win the wildcard in the Central. The Cards and the Cubs (even with injuries) would knock them down too far.

[boomboom]

based on what I have seen this season so far, this is what i think the final standings will be at the end of the year.

AL EAST-
Boston-
Yankees-
Baltimore-
Toronto-
Tampa

AL Central
White Sox
Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City

AL WEST
Anaheim(that should be there name)
Seattle
Texas
A's

NL EAST-
Atlanta
Florida
Mets
Washington
PHilly

NL CENTRAL-
Cardinals-
Reds
Cubs
Brew Crew
Houston
Pittsburgh

NL WEST-
LA
SF
AZ
SD
Rockies

[jonnymo]

Originally posted by SFSteveG
The Reds don't have the depth to win the wildcard in the Central. The Cards and the Cubs (even with injuries) would knock them down too far.

Bottom Five, RISP (Season to date)

26. Cincinnati .218
27. Milwaukee .216
28. White Sox .214
29. Oakland .204
30. Atlanta .197

The Reds, ChiSox, A's, and Bravos aren't going anywhere if they don't fix this little problem.

I agree w/ Bobby. The Astros, other than Jason "Red Killer" Lane and their two stud pitchers, haven't looked very good. (If I was Clemens, I'd be pissed that my team lost three 1-0 extra inning games in a row. His only win came against the Reds, when he drove in two runs in a 3-2 victory.) The Cubs are just starting their annual self-destruct a little early this year.

With Freel and Pena, the Reds actually have a better bench than most of their competition. They'll finish second this year, but it will still be 15+ games back of St. Louis.

Believe me or not, but I offer this gold-plated prediction (which pains me to say): the wild card won't come from the Central this year.

[rollsroyce11991]

Originally posted by SFSteveG
The Reds don't have the depth to win the wildcard in the Central. The Cards and the Cubs (even with injuries) would knock them down too far.

I wouldn't count out the reds yet... If there young hitters can come around and griffey can start hittting i think this team has a ligit chance of going to the playoffs but the players aren't experienced enough to do anything more than that. And I agree with JohnyMo the reds do have good deph in freel and the combo of Dunn, Griffey, Kearns, and Pena in the outfield.

[BSabeanFanClub]

Not to mention save machine Danny Graves!! The Reds are contenders for sure! The Cubs are falling off, and even though the Cardinals have added extra hustle and heart(Eckstein) this year, I don't know about losing one of the best DP combos last year. Not to mention Scott "Choker" Rolen going 0 for the World Series. The Reds have a clubhouse leader in Junior who can lead the unexperienced players deep into the playoffs.

[Bgsexy66]

I told ya'll that Moyer was going to have a good year this year however it's just the begining of the season. I was optimistic about the rest of the pitching staff until now, and I bet they wished they still had Freddy Garcia.

I think the yanks will make it to the playoffs, but man do they stink this year.

[rollsroyce11991]

Originally posted by Bgsexy66
I told ya'll that Moyer was going to have a good year this year however it's just the begining of the season. I was optimistic about the rest of the pitching staff until now, and I bet they wished they still had Freddy Garcia.

I think the yanks will make it to the playoffs, but man do they stink this year.

Yea the Yankees will make the playoffs but i just think that there slumping right now and will get on there usual yankee run... A team with a payroll that high can't not make the playoffs.

[WhiteSawx]

Originally posted by rollsroyce11991
Picking up Podsednik was the worst move of the off season only because they traded a future mvp to get him in Carlos Lee. Right now Scott Podsednik doesn't even start and they are playing arron roward in center, timo perez in left, and Dye in right. And once Frank THomas comes back from injury they are going to bump timo perez and put carl everett in left. THere is no room for podsednik on the team.

Podsednik has started every game this year except for a couple missed because of a sore groin. Lee will never be more than a .260/30 HR/150 K player. He's solid, but the team is better without him. When Thomas comes back, him and Everett will probably split DH time but Scotty Pods will still be patrolling left. Also, the most underrated acquisition of anyone was us getting Tadahito Iguchi, he has been so clutch and turns the DP faster than anyone I've seen in a long time.

[rollsroyce11991]

Podsidenik Sucks he batted .244 last year and is batting .255 with only one extra base hit.

Lee will never be more than a .260/30 HR/150 K player

Carlos Lee is a career .288 hitter and has hit over 30 homers the last two years. I don't know where you got 150 k's because Carlos Lee has never had more than 94 in a season?!?!

[WhiteSawx]

Ok, I exaggerated the K's. The trade that sent Lee to Milwaukee was for cash more than anything. The money that was freed up was used to sign Iguchi, Pierzynski, and El Duque. Pods brings speed and leadership. And if Carlos Lee ever wins the MVP, or comes remotely close, I'll eat my hat. He can't field and is a nice player, but not the cornerstone of an organization.

[rollsroyce11991]

Originally posted by WhiteSawx
Ok, I exaggerated the K's. The trade that sent Lee to Milwaukee was for cash more than anything. The money that was freed up was used to sign Iguchi, Pierzynski, and El Duque. Pods brings speed and leadership. And if Carlos Lee ever wins the MVP, or comes remotely close, I'll eat my hat. He can't field and is a nice player, but not the cornerstone of an organization.

Maybe the deal will pay off, the whitesox haven't done so bad yet this year while going for more of a leadership, speed, and small ball type of team.