Baseball Thread 2008

Dunno. I bet WillP would know. I usually don't follow preseason either but I've been interested to see how the newbs are doing after the Santana trade.

Oh yeah thats true. Liriano will be nice for you guys. I liked him his rookie year. He wont replace santana now, especially since Santana is in the weaker league. He'll be like Zues throwin down some lighting bolts.

I stopped betting on sports when I got banned permanently from one of my favorite web forums

Was it a NY newspaper? Why would the Mets be a much better odds winner. They won less games last year then the D-Backs, and the Snakes added another Cy Young candidate.

Twins fan? Fuck yeah!!!!

I have my tickets for opening night at the Metrodome already.

I was front row in left field last year for opening night, pretty tits won't lie.

A buddy of mines family has season tickets that are front row in the visitors bull pen, awesome view.

Here are a few shots I got:

say hello to the reason you shouldnt bet on baseball in this forum.

lol it's alright ive been getting ready for the draft and for got about baseball

Hunter was good but definitely not a go-to guy offensively. Santana on the other hand will be hard to replace. I think Morneau, Mauer, Young, and Cuddyer will be a solid offensive base. Liriano on the mound and Nathan the closer.....SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT.

yeah but did he grow as a red sock? i thought he was average and then sprouted with boston. Where as the twins let go of one of the best

Those are good odds


I'll put a nickel on it

This is true. Papi really didn't blow up until Boston.

CDub - Young's looking good. I think they've got a dangerous offense this year. If Monroe can get his act together then they'll be stacked.

I really hope they put him in the bullpen to start the year off. Let him pitch to two to four batters a few times a week to make sure they don't blow his arm out again.

If the Twins bats are what they were in 2006, I don't think I will be too worried. No one hit in 2007. Morneau, Mauer, Cuddyer, Punto, and Bartlet all had down years. They also had no production from the DH and left fielder. Its kind of hard to win with that happening.

Hopefully Craig Monroe hits 25-30 homers while playing DH and left.

Actually for the Pirates those aren't bad odds.

How close is he to 5K?

The Mets offense didn't!! hahaha

Anyway here's that original article I told you about regarding the odds.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AroglqjbtCym5MROWmSEfogRvLYF?slug=anonbettingmansworldseri&prov=tsn&type=lgns

"Arizona. With or without Randy Johnson, this team has an imposing rotation. There isn’t a better 1-2 punch in baseball than Brandon Webb and Dan Haren, and with those guys at the top of the playoff rotation, Arizona would be brutal to face in October. Getting to the playoffs might be a problem, though. The bullpen has been reshuffled, with Jose Valverde gone to Houston and Brandon Lyon taking over closing duties. The offense was plain bad last year, as their .321 on-base percentage ranked last in the N.L., and the West is a very tough division. But at 22/1, I’ll take ‘em"

Except for the last two weeks of September

"could you imagine Bill Parcells wearing his Giants uniform"

Testicular torsion = twisted balls


OUCH

He is a dickbag just like his old man. There was an interview that asked him iif we were turning into a "Red Sox Nation" and he got all butthurt and said "Well you don't see Red Sox hats and jackets everywhere, its still always Yankees hats and jackets".

WTF are you talking about? Come to SoCal and fight me for it? Dude, I won that bet fair and square. If you refuse to pay then you're a deadbeat. It sucks, but hey...lotta people in this world suck really bad and I suppose we've gotta tolerate them.

I'm sure it's in the mail though, right? Just sent it out, right? What a joke.

Again, WTF are you talking about? If I were a man? Weak bro.

"As far as I'm concerned Drew had a better season" is clearly not justification for not paying, since Reyes won the statistical bet far and away. Not that it matters how much I won by, a win is a win.

Mind numbingly annoying that you're yapping about me "not being a man" when you're the one who's welching on a friendly $50 baseball bet. What is that? Who does that? So weak.

You've got to be kidding.

Right back atcha slick...doesn't make the bet any less real.

Plus, WTF does that have to do with anything? "Waaa, I don't wanna honor my bets because you talked smack to me on the internet about baseball...waaaa" Seriously, WTF???

Did I say something funny to imply it's a joke?

Just answer this question with either yes or no.

Did you lose the bet between Reyes and Drew based on the agreed upon criteria?

IMO, no

What does "IMO" have to do with the agreed upon statistics that determined the outcome of the bet?

That's the beauty of a bet like that...there is no "opinion"...either you win or you lose, and the statistics are black and white to avoid any gray area dilemmas.

Clearly, I was the winner and AZFit refused to pay because he's a deadbeat.

QUOTE (JW32Hoops @ Sep 14 2007, 11:15 AM)
QUOTE (azfittrainer @ Apr 19 2007, 02:33 PM)
QUOTE (JW32Hoops @ Apr 19 2007, 12:06 PM)
OK, so here goes again. $50 on the sum total of these categories. I'm down, let me know if you are.

BA + XBH + R + RBI + TB

Or, if you'd like to add SB, I'm fine with that too, let me know.


Those categories work fine for me. It will give by most peoples standards a pretty good assement of overall offensive contribution.



It's a final...

Reyes vs Drew Final Season Totals

Jose
.280BA + 119R + 57RBI + 60xBH + 287TB = 803

Stephen
.238BA + 60R + 60RBI + 44xBH + 201TB = 603

You're so right. Plus, those Duke guys can be real douchebags, so that win doesn't count. They're not men.

They won by 1

How about if we include Reyes post season stats, i mean he did so well... oops, never mind

Druggie felon

I live in California now bro. Got my medical card...I'm on the right side of the law. Sorry to burst your bubble.

http://www.safeaccessnow.net/doctors.htm

...but you're still a deadbeat welcher.



EDIT: Although it's frustrating for me to have followed this bet all year, only to win in the end and never get paid what's due......I bet it's annoying to read AZFit and myself e-fighting, so I'll try to keep it to baseball from here on out. AZFit, if you have anything to say you can feel free to PM me.

yeah and coach K kinda looks like the devil

Lol, whats your medical purpose for having weed? State law doesn't matter,it's still a felony in federal court. Plus I'm sure your employers would love to know you smoke all day.

Too bad, being a fat slob from NJ isn't a crime either. If it were the whole state would be arrested.

Dude, my medical background is none of your (or anyone else's) business. Also, I've never been convicted of anything (let alone a felony) so you're incorrect in calling me a felon.

As far as my employers are concerned, I have no idea how that is relevant. I am not impaired while in the office and get my work done the same as anyone else would.

Again, sorry to Adam Grossman for hijacking the baseball thread with AZ's nonsense. AZ, if you want to continue this ridiculous e-fight, just PM me. I'm sorry you refuse to honor your debts, but I don't wanna continue wasting keystrokes on the subject.


So.....how bout them Tigers? Lookin pretty stacked.

Just becuase you havent been convicted of it, doesn't mean you're not a felon. Why don't we just call your employer and see what they think?

I'm gonna have to order the MLB Extra Innings package in order to get them.

7pm EST games means they'll be on a 4pm out here....I'll still be in work!!!

You Im on anti douchebag medicine. It keeps me immune to you

your on anti douchebag medicine? And your not having a allergic reaction?

yeah i know it sucks...training camp pulls me through the summer...Cubs use to be very high on the list but for some reason i get into the NFL off season transactions almost as much as the season. I spent the other day analyzing highlight films of running backs....lol im just straight jones'n

Yipppeeeeeeeeee!!!

When's Football start?

seriously once march madness is over ill just start beating my head against my tv

i know the nfl draft will be like a tease for football season

Yeah I think they have high hopes for Gomez. He's one of two players vying for the starting center field spot. Humber seems to be doing well also but not sure if he got a starter spot. As for the other guys, your guess is as good as mine.

We got the numbers in the trade, but you definitely got the talent.

just wait till his former infield mate gets paid. Hanley's probably going to get atleast as much if not more.

can't come soon enough bro....guess what AL

Why does that make him a scumbag? If A-Rod doesn't want people to say bad things about him, then he shouldn't do them.

They have won as many World Series as the Mets have, and in much less time.

Does that mean that they're not currently a quasi-minor league team...bringing up awesome talent, only to ship them off rather than pay them? Are you trying to somehow dispute that or just instigating?

I'm pointing out, that they can't be that bad since they've won as many World Series as the Mets have

They stocked up on talent for a couple isolated years, won 2 World Series titles, then sold everyone off.

They were way below .500 in 2006 and again in 2007 and probably will be again in 2008, so overall, they weren't that bad......but currently they are a Triple-A squad for all intents and purposes.

The Marlins never won the NL East division, even in the years they won the WS.

By that logic, the D-Backs would be better than KC, since they won their WS in a much smaller amount of time.

No, they've won more divisional playoffs.