2008 MLB Questionnaire

[TJ Wells]

Simply answer yes or no to each statement. At the end of the season, i'll add up the picks; the winner gets to do a little something special with me, and the loser has to shave the cat (thank you, Drew Carey!):

Perfect Game? If so, how many?
No-hitter? If so, how many?
Triple play? If so, how many?
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many?
Four-homer game? Five?
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who?
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who?
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who?
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who?
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who?
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who?
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who?
Longest hitting streak?
Team with worst record?
Team with best record?
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB?


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs?



If you think of any other good categories, let me know and i'll add them in.

[Killadelphia]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? no
No-hitter? If so, how many? yes, 3
Triple play? If so, how many? yes, 4
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? no
Four-homer game? Five? no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? depends on who gets Santana
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? same as above
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? no, Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? no, Chase Utley
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? no
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? no, Santana, no matter the team
Longest hitting streak? 28 games
Team with worst record? Baltimore
Team with best record? Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? A-Rod, Howard, Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[TJ Wells]

My only hope for this season is to not get endlessly mocked during my fantasy draft, like last year.

[Chris M.]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, One
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, Five
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? Yes, No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No, Arizona
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Jose Reyes
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No, David Ortiz
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Brandon Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak? 31 games
Team with worst record? Pittsburgh Pirates
Team with best record? Boston Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Alex Rodriguez, Prince Fielder, Alex Rodriguez

And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[thatsignant]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? 1
No-hitter? If so, how many? 4
Triple play? If so, how many? 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 0
Four-homer game? Five? 1 Four Homer
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No, Indians
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No, Indians
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No, Dodgers
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Santana
Longest hitting streak? 35
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Rodriguez, Howard..A-Rod

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[CubbyNick42]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? 1
Triple play? If so, how many? 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? D'Backs
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? Prince Fielder
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Grady Sizemore
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Brandon Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? Fausto Carmona
Longest hitting streak? 31
Team with worst record? Orioles
Team with best record? D'Backs
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Josh Hamilton, Prince Fielder, Fielder

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? *sigh* no

[LeftWideOpen]

Perfect Game? No.
No-hitter? Yes, 2
Triple play? Yes, 3
Unassisted triple play? No
Four-homer game? Five? No and No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? No, Milwaukee
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? No, Prince Fielder
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? No, Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak? 30 games
Team with worst record? Kansas City
Team with best record? Boston
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? A-Rod, Fielder, A-Rod
Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No.

[Killadelphia]

If Jose Reyes wins the MVP call me stupid.

[Chris M.]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? 1
Triple play? If so, how many? 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? D'Backs
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? Prince Fielder
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Grady Sizemore
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Brandon Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? Fausto Carmona
Longest hitting streak? 31
Team with worst record? Orioles
Team with best record? D'Backs
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Josh Hamilton, Prince Fielder, Fielder

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? *sigh* no

Josh Hamilton? That has to either be a joke, or a very bold pick.

[marrost]

No one wants to do a little something special with you TJ, since it will probably involve a reach around.

[Brownpants06]

Perfect Game? nope
No-hitter? Yes, 1
Triple play? Yes, 1
Unassisted triple play? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No, Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No, Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? No, D-backs
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? No, Prince Fielder
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? No, Magglio Ordonez
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Brandon Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Santana
Longest hitting streak? 35
Team with worst record? Kansas City
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? David Ortiz, Prince Fielder, David Ortiz


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? Nope

[bailmeout13]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? None
No-hitter? If so, how many? 4
Triple play? If so, how many? 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 0
Four-homer game? Five? No and no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? If Sox get Santana yes. If not, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? See above.
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No. Mets.
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No. Matt Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No. Vlad Guerrero
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No. Dan Haren
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No. Josh Beckett
Longest hitting streak? 29
Team with worst record? Florida Marlins
Team with best record? Detroit Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Alex Rodriguez. Ryan Howard. Ryan Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? Not so much.

[Goodbye Forever]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, 2
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, 4
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No, no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes, but I reserve the right to change based on where Johan ends up
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? See Above
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? No, Arizona
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Ryan Howard
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Dan Haren
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Erik Bedard (assuming he doesn't get traded)
Longest hitting streak? 33
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Rodriguez, Howard, Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[LeftWideOpen]

i dont see the marlins with the worst record .. they've got a lot of young talent, especially in the pitching department. throw in a pretty mediocre NL East and I dont think they'll struggle to win 70 games.

[bailmeout13]

Well when your "best pitcher" last season was 10-15 with a 5.17 ERA, and that guy gets sent off there seems to be a lot to be desired from the pitching staff. I do see Andrew Miller having a good season though.

[Killadelphia]

i dont see the marlins with the worst record .. they've got a lot of young talent, especially in the pitching department. throw in a pretty mediocre NL East and I dont think they'll struggle to win 70 games.

the phillies, braves, and nats are all better than last year?

[Joe DeAndrea]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? 2
Triple play? If so, how many? 3
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 0
Four-homer game? Five? 2
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Yankees
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Yankees
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No. Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No. Albert Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak? 40 games
Team with worst record? Devil Rays
Team with best record? Yankees
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez

And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[Scott Weber]

Perfect Game? Impossible/stupid to predict
No-hitter? Impossible/stupid to predict
Triple play? Impossible/stupid to predict
Unassisted triple play? Impossible/stupid to predict
Four-homer game? Impossible/stupid to predict
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No, Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No, Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? No, Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? Absolutely not, however, another undeserving person may win
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? No, Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak? Impossible/stupid to predict
Team with worst record? Baltimore Orioles
Team with best record? Boston Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? A-Rod/Ryan Howard/A-Rod

[CubbyNick42]

Josh Hamilton? That has to either be a joke, or a very bold pick.
His rate last year would've given him 34 in 162 games, and he was weakened by that intestinal virus for a chunk of that. Now he's in Arlington. Bold but not that bold. He's gonna hit a ton.

[CubbyNick42]

Perfect Game? Impossible/stupid to predict
No-hitter? Impossible/stupid to predict
Triple play? Impossible/stupid to predict
Unassisted triple play? Impossible/stupid to predict
Four-homer game? Impossible/stupid to predict
Longest hitting streak? Impossible/stupid to predict
Thanks Grandpa Weebs.

[youkwalks]

Perfect Game? no.
No-hitter? yes, 2
Triple play? yes, 2
Unassisted triple play? no
Four-homer game? Five? no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? eh this is too hard. so Yes.
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? no, Arizona D'backs
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? Rollins should have never won. Fielder.
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? no, Sizemore
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? Brandon Webb (im offically on the bandwagon)
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? no, Johan Santana in a Red Sox uniform.
Longest hitting streak? 33 days
Team with worst record? Kansas City
Team with best record? LAA
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL- Thome, NL-Fielder, MLB- Fielder


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No the Cubs suck and always will

[Scott Weber]

Thanks Grandpa Weebs.
haha, seriously though, it's impossible to predict, why bother?

[CubbyNick42]

No the Cubs suck and always will
That's just the kind of hard-hitting analysis you can expect every day in the AP Sports Forum.

[bailmeout13]

Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL- Hafner, NL-Fielder, MLB- Fielder


I would be beyond surprised if Pronk lead the league in dingers.

[Broken Parachute]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? No
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes 1
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No Chase Utley
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No Miguel Cabrera
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Yes (unless Johan Santana goes to the AL)
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No Johan Santana (if Santana is in the NL, I pick Erik Bedard)
Longest hitting streak? 33 games
Team with worst record? Pittsburgh Pirates
Team with best record? Detroit
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL Arod, NL Prince Fielder, MLB Prince Fielder

[KidRobot]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? 1
No-hitter? If so, how many? 3 Other than the perfect
Triple play? If so, how many? 3
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No, No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No, Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? See Above
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No, Phillies
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Matt Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No, Joe Mauer
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Dan Haren
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Johan
Longest hitting streak? 31
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Arod, Fielder, Arod

[LeftWideOpen]

That's just the kind of hard-hitting analysis you can expect every day in the AP Sports Forum.

haha, i wouldnt take a shot at youkwalk's ability to analyze. hes legendary when it comes to that, in my book.

you'll learn soon enough. baseball season is right around the corner.

[xbrokendownx]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? NO, 0
No-hitter? If so, how many? YES, 1
Triple play? If so, how many? YES, 3
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? NO, 0
Four-homer game? Five? NO, NO
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? NO, Detroit Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? NO, Detroit Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? NO, Arizona Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? NO, Matt Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? YES, A-Rod
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? YES
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? NO, Erik Bedard
Longest hitting streak? 33 games, Hanley Ramirez
Team with worst record? Washington Nationals
Team with best record? Detroit Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL- A-Rod, NL- Ryan Howard, MLB- A-Rod


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? NONONONONONO

[Scott Weber]

haha, i wouldnt take a shot at youkwalk's ability to analyze. hes legendary when it comes to that, in my book.

you'll learn soon enough. baseball season is right around the corner.
haha, agreed.

[AshesAshes]

Perfect Game?0
No-hitter?3
Triple play? 1
Unassisted triple play?0
Four-homer game? Five?no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No,Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? No,Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? Yes
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? No,Albert Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak?48 games
Team with worst record?Orioles
Team with best record?Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB?A-rod/Prince Fielder/A-rod


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs?No

[ForlrnPerplxity]

This is the 100th anniversary of the Cubs last World Series Championship (1908), so what you're asking is if 2009 will be the year they finally win the World Series.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, 1
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Detroit Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Detroit Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No. Mets
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No. David Wright
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No. Cole Hamels
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No. Santana
Longest hitting streak? 32 games
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL: ARod, NL: Howard, MLB: Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No, they will not win in 2009. They won't win in 2008 either.

[soundofthebrown]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? Yes, 1
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, 2.
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, 2.
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? Yes, No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No, Houston Astros
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Albert Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Josh Beckett
Longest hitting streak? 34
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Alex Rodriguez. Ryan Howard. Ryan Howard


Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[CubbyNick42]

haha, i wouldnt take a shot at youkwalk's ability to analyze. hes legendary when it comes to that, in my book.
No disrespect intended. It just gets a little tiresome hearing people say "your team will always be bad," especially coming from a BoSox fan.

[Killadelphia]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, 1
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Detroit Tigers
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? No. Detroit Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No. Phillies
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No. David Wright
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No. Cole Hamels
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No. Santana
Longest hitting streak? 32 games
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Tigers
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? AL: ARod, NL: Howard, MLB: Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No, they will not win in 2009. They won't win in 2008 either.

I friggen hope so.

[nateisawesome]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? 1
No-hitter? If so, how many? 3
Triple play? If so, how many? 3
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 0
Four-homer game? Five? none
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Like others have said depends on where Santana ends up. If he goes to Boston then yes, otherwise I like the Angels
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? see above
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? no, Reds hey I can dream cant I
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? no. Albert Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? no. Brand Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? no Santana
Longest hitting streak? 33
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Arod, Howard, Arod

and no the Cubs dont end the streak

[nateisawesome]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? 1
No-hitter? If so, how many? 3
Triple play? If so, how many? 3
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 0
Four-homer game? Five? none
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Like others have said depends on where Santana ends up. If he goes to Boston then yes, otherwise I like the Angels
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? see above
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? no, Reds hey I can dream cant I
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? no. Albert Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? no. Brand Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? no Santana
Longest hitting streak? 33
Team with worst record? Marlins
Team with best record? Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Arod, Howard, Arod

and no the Cubs dont end the streak

[+thecalisonme]

ellsbury rookie of the year by a landslide

[+thecalisonme]

No disrespect intended. It just gets a little tiresome hearing people say "your team will always be bad," especially coming from a BoSox fan.
they wont always be bad but perception from the outside is that cubs fans are ok with not winning and thats why they wont win the series anytime soon or be there in the playoffs consistenly

[bailmeout13]

ellsbury rookie of the year by a landslide

More then agree with this statement. Get a former Oregon State kid an award. I need to wait a bit longer to make a choice in the NL for Rookie of the Year. I got last years right before spring training started though (NL). I thought Dice-K had a good shot at AL.

[youkwalks]

haha, i wouldnt take a shot at youkwalk's ability to analyze. hes legendary when it comes to that, in my book.

you'll learn soon enough. baseball season is right around the corner.
Thanks Left.

I kid. My roommate is a Cubs fan (and packer fan...shitty playoff season for him) so im used to giving it to him.

Also, can I amend the team with most wins? The AL Central is going to be tough so im going with LAA.

[youkwalks]

I would be beyond surprised if Pronk lead the league in dingers.
ya I was trying to go outside the box....I was gonna go with Thome.

[Scott Weber]

fuck the angels.

[bigmike]

ellsbury rookie of the year by a landslide
False.

[SeanEBoy2686]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? None
No-hitter? If so, how many? 2
Triple play? If so, how many? 4
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? None
Four-homer game? Five? Four Homer game, once... no five's
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Cleveland Indians
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Cleveland Indians
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? NY Mets
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? Matt Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Miguel Cabrera
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Santana
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? Yes, repeat
Longest hitting streak? 29 games
Team with worst record? Pittsburgh Pirates
Team with best record? Cleveland Indians
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Ortiz, Fielder, Ortiz


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? Maybe in 2009... but as for 2008 (which is the 100th year), no

EDIT: changes made to make up for santana move

[airuhn]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? 2
Triple play? If so, how many? 4
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 1
Four-homer game? Five? No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? Holliday
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Manny will finally get it!!
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? Verlander
Longest hitting streak? 27 games
Team with worst record?Florida
Team with best record? Detroit
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Arod, Howard


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[youkwalks]

False.
Ya I dont see it being a landslide. Personally, I think people value him too high. His speed is definitely a commodity, but it wont always get him those singles he got last year.

[LeftWideOpen]

yeah i think ellsbury will be in the mix, but he doesnt light up the stat page in the traditional ways that make someone an award winner. evan longoria, daric barton, joba, clay buchholz .. they will all be in the AL mix, too.

[bigmike]

Ya I dont see it being a landslide. Personally, I think people value him too high. His speed is definitely a commodity, but it wont always get him those singles he got last year.
I think he's the most overrated prospect in the entire game. Claims of the next Johnny Damon are ridiculous. Damon's power potential shown throughout the minors is something like 60 points higher then anything Ellsbury has put up in the Red Sox system. He's a fast kid whose offensive game is fine for Fenway and he'll be a solid defensive CFer, but his showing last year with the Red Sox completely overinflated everything about him. If he has similar career numbers to Johnny Damon when it's all said and done, it'll be a ROUSING success of a career.

[looksthatkillbn]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? 3
Triple play? If so, how many? 5
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? 1
Four-homer game? Five? 1
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Detroit
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Detroit
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? Diamondbacks
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? Pujols
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? Santana
Longest hitting streak? 30 games
Team with worst record? Oakland
Team with best record? Boston
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Arod, Howard*


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

[livethesounds]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? no
No-hitter? If so, how many? yes, 1
Triple play? If so, how many? yes, 2
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? no
Four-homer game? yes
Five? no
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? no, Houston Astros :-D
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? no, Detroit Tigers
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? no, Houston Astros
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Carlos Lee
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No, Vladimir Gurerro
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Roy Oswalt
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Justin Verlander
Longest hitting streak? 26
Team with worst record? Kansas City Royals
Team with best record? Detroit Tigers
Home run king in AL? Vlad Gurerro
NL? Prince Fielder
MLB? Vlad


And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? no

[Scott Weber]

lolllllllll Roy Oswalt, some things never change.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

lolllllllll Roy Oswalt, some things never change.
cough Carlos Lee cough

[Scott Weber]

Lance Berkman 4th overall pick in all fantasy leagues!

[livethesounds]

lolllllllll Roy Oswalt, some things never change.

haha, funny thing is that's probably the most likely thing to happen.
he could get 20 wins this year with our offense, and we may only have 30 wins all year haha.

[CubbyNick42]

Anyone up for picking Rookies of the Year? I'll go with the easy ones.

AL: Evan Longoria, TB
NL: Jay Bruce, CIN

[bigmike]

Anyone up for picking Rookies of the Year? I'll go with the easy ones.

AL: Evan Longoria, TB
NL: Jay Bruce, CIN
I change my mind everytime I think about the NL ROY. I'll go:

AL: Jake McGee, TB
NL: Andy LaRoche, LA, if he gets the AB's wrestled away from fucking Nomar. Although, Joey Votto, Homer Bailey, or Jay Bruce from the Reds wouldn't surprise me at all. I really think the Reds make a push for 3rd in the division this year.

[Scott Weber]

Evan Longoria for ROY if he gets a chance to start right off the bat. That kid is money. TB has a serious chance to win 80 games this year.

[bigmike]

Evan Longoria for ROY if he gets a chance to start right off the bat. That kid is money. TB has a serious chance to win 80 games this year.
I was thinking high 70's. I'd love to see them go .500 though. I plan on watching as many games of theirs online as I can.

[CubbyNick42]

That team's pretty much Arizona two years ago except in a much tougher division.

[livethesounds]

NLROY : JR Towles

book it

[bigmike]

...JR Towles.

[livethesounds]

...JR Towles is going to win NL ROY

haha, i'm thinking of reverting to my irrational homerism for the upcoming mlb season.

[CubbyNick42]

No ROY candidates for the Cubbies. The only prospect I'm excited about is Tyler Colvin. I like a few others but I'd like much more to see them shipped to Baltimore for Roberts and/or Bedard.

[bigmike]

Fukodome is a ROY.

Edit: Watch Josh Vitters. Cubs took him last year in the 1st round. He can mash ... don't know if he'll stick at 3rd or not though. Other then that. Not a ton to be excited about.

[CubbyNick42]

Duh my bad. I have a hard time thinking of the imports as rookies.

[bigmike]

Duh my bad. I have a hard time thinking of the imports as rookies.
Yeah, me too. peep my edit about Josh Vitters. Polished hitter out of high school. Should mash for sure.

[CubbyNick42]

Vitters seems legit but it's hard to get excited about a HS guy right away. Way too iffy. Regardless, I'd love to see him in Peoria this year.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Colby Rasmus has an outside shot at ROY if he wins a starting job out of Spring Training. Although, he's still only 21 and hasn't played past AA.

[CubbyNick42]

Rasmus is sick. He tore shit up when he was with QC a couple years ago.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

I went to two different games last year to see him play in Springfield. The first time he wasn't in the lineup because he had a day off. The second time he got hit in the helmet on his first at bat and had to exit the game.

I think that'd be cool to see him in CF out of Spring Training, but it might be a better idea for him to spend 2-3 months in AAA. Nobody on the bases would be able to challenge the arms of Rasmus and Ankiel in the outfield.

[rcrook]

i watched longoria play in college a lot, Long Beach State just pumps out solid infielders, Crosby, Tulo and now Longoria.

[Scott Weber]

I was thinking high 70's. I'd love to see them go .500 though. I plan on watching as many games of theirs online as I can.
Same here. You gonna get MLB.tv? It'd be awesome to have 2 D-Rays fans around, haha.

[bigmike]

Same here. You gonna get MLB.tv? It'd be awesome to have 2 D-Rays fans around, haha.
Nah, I'll probably just sopcast it.

[Scott Weber]

Nah, I'll probably just sopcast it.
fucking sopcast needs to get their shit together and work with vista already.

[bigmike]

Ahh, that sucks that it doesn't work with Vista. I'd get MLB.tv but really the only out of market team I want to watch is Tampa, and baseball wise there's really usually always an out of market game on here via ESPN or WGN or the Tigers are on.

[Scott Weber]

Ahh, that sucks that it doesn't work with Vista. I'd get MLB.tv but really the only out of market team I want to watch is Tampa, and baseball wise there's really usually always an out of market game on here via ESPN or WGN or the Tigers are on.
Yeah, the thing I like about it is just sitting, watching stattracker with Yahoo, and if a game is getting close or one of my fantasy closers is trying to close a game, I just pop over to that game. I have 2 computers so it's great to just have that running on a laptop, follow fantasy/whatever on my desktop, and watch the M's game on my TV. Totally worth the cost to me, and I'm going to really try hard to follow the D-Rays this year.

[bigmike]

Yeah, the thing I like about it is just sitting, watching stattracker with Yahoo, and if a game is getting close or one of my fantasy closers is trying to close a game, I just pop over to that game. I have 2 computers so it's great to just have that running on a laptop, follow fantasy/whatever on my desktop, and watch the M's game on my TV. Totally worth the cost to me, and I'm going to really try hard to follow the D-Rays this year.
Nice! That sounds like a sick setup (though, i don't play much fantasy). I'm definitely going to make a concerted effort to have the Rays games streaming while I watch the Tigers games. If you remember my Yovani Gallardo mancrush from last year, that's definitely turned into basically all of the Rays minor league pitchers -- primarily Jake McGee and the No. 1 pick from last year David Price who likely will start at Double-A straight out of college. Both, big, tall, LH power pitchers. For Price, think Andrew Miller with Justin Verlanders Polish from a 6'6", 240 lbs frame. And Jake McGee was 6'3", 195 lbs when they drafted him a few years ago and he's up to 235lbs pure power pitching muscle. I'm real excited for the Rays season to start, especially after that fucking OUTSTANDING deal they gave James Shields. I can only imagine how quick they'll replenish their system if/when they deal Kazmir since he's looking for a lot more money then Shields got.

[Killadelphia]

Ahh, that sucks that it doesn't work with Vista. I'd get MLB.tv but really the only out of market team I want to watch is Tampa, and baseball wise there's really usually always an out of market game on here via ESPN or WGN or the Tigers are on.

Same here, I used to get 4 teams every night, now only 3 since the braves aren't on tbs.

I get the Phillies, Mets, and Yankees always. And then you always have an ESPN game and so forth.

[Scott Weber]

Nice! That sounds like a sick setup (though, i don't play much fantasy). I'm definitely going to make a concerted effort to have the Rays games streaming while I watch the Tigers games. If you remember my Yovani Gallardo mancrush from last year, that's definitely turned into basically all of the Rays minor league pitchers -- primarily Jake McGee and the No. 1 pick from last year David Price who likely will start at Double-A straight out of college. Both, big, tall, LH power pitchers. For Price, think Andrew Miller with Justin Verlanders Polish from a 6'6", 240 lbs frame. And Jake McGee was 6'3", 195 lbs when they drafted him a few years ago and he's up to 235lbs pure power pitching muscle. I'm real excited for the Rays season to start, especially after that fucking OUTSTANDING deal they gave James Shields. I can only imagine how quick they'll replenish their system if/when they deal Kazmir since he's looking for a lot more money then Shields got.
Yeah. They are going to need to deal Kazmir eventually I think, they won't be able to hold onto him. If this team had any good ownership they'd have dynasty written all over them, they've drafted well over the years though/

[bigmike]

Same here, I used to get 4 teams every night, now only 3 since the braves aren't on tbs.

I get the Phillies, Mets, and Yankees always. And then you always have an ESPN game and so forth.
Yeah, definitely. You're in a good area to see a ton of sports. I will miss the Braves broadcasts, I grew up watching those with my dad who were watching them since he first got cable since he tuned in once and loved Skip Caray.
Yeah. They are going to need to deal Kazmir eventually I think, they won't be able to hold onto him. If this team had any good ownership they'd have dynasty written all over them, they've drafted well over the years though/
Definitely. I've said before I'd love to be a billionaire because I would overpay to by that franchise in a heartbeat and give up all loyalties to the Tigers. Imagine locking up all of that great youth and spending wisely on the FA market to round out what isn't there in the minors. God, they could be unreal with owners willing to spend.

[Killadelphia]

Yeah, definitely. You're in a good area to see a ton of sports. I will miss the Braves broadcasts, I grew up watching those with my dad who were watching them since he first got cable since he tuned in once and loved Skip Caray.



Yeah it is definitely nice. Add in the Big 5[city 6] for college bball and it is even better.

[Scott Weber]

Yeah, definitely. You're in a good area to see a ton of sports. I will miss the Braves broadcasts, I grew up watching those with my dad who were watching them since he first got cable since he tuned in once and loved Skip Caray.

Definitely. I've said before I'd love to be a billionaire because I would overpay to by that franchise in a heartbeat and give up all loyalties to the Tigers. Imagine locking up all of that great youth and spending wisely on the FA market to round out what isn't there in the minors. God, they could be unreal with owners willing to spend.
What do you see from Andy Sonnanstine? He had a decent second half (sketchy at times) and I didn't get to see him pitch, but the numbers indicate he could fill in that 5th rotation spot well, maybe more. He's 24.

[bigmike]

What do you see from Andy Sonnanstine? He had a decent second half (sketchy at times) and I didn't get to see him pitch, but the numbers indicate he could fill in that 5th rotation spot well, maybe more. He's 24.
Looking at this Pitch f/x data (http://baseball.bornbybits.com/php/combined_tool.php?pit=458567&bat=0&type=-1&result=-1&count=-1&r_spd=1&spd=-1&r_brx=1&brx=-100&r_brz=1&brz=-100&l_b=0) (love that thing), he's a soft tosser, so definitely back of the rotation. He had 825 pitches that were either called balls (279;33.81%), called strikes (173; 20.96%), swinging strikes (86; 10.42%), foul/foul tips (149; 18.06%), or put in play in some form (115; 13.93%).

So, of these pitches, which aren't a full years sample, 49.45% (408) were called strikes, swinging strikes, or foul tips. For context, Jamie Moyer had 1055 pitches recorded using MLB's PITCH f/x data and of those 1055, 45.68% (482) were called strikes, swinging strikes, or foul/foul tips.

Sonnanstine throws harder (Curve bottoms out at 72.64 mph up to fastball of 87.93 mph) then Moyer (curve is at 69.8 through his FB at 82.87 mph) and was in the tougher league and seemed to miss bats at a decent clip for the stuff he throws. The Hardball Times has his FIP at 4.35 and his xFIP at 4.42 which are substantially lower then his 5.85 ERA. His K% (K/total batters face) was at 17..5% which is about the lowest you'd want an MLB starters (1 out of every 6 batters k'd is the lowest ... 16.6%). I think that he's got what he needs to be a No. 4 starter through his prime and being a capable No. 5 into his 30's, definitely.

ZiPS projections (http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/2008_zips_projections_tampa_bay_dev il_rays/) at Baseball Think Factory have Sonnanstine posting: 4.79 ERA, 201 IP, 138 K, 36 BB, 229 H, 29 HR and a WHIP of 1.32. I think that would be a reasonable projection, maybe a bit more elevated across the board.

[Scott Weber]

4.79 ERA and 1.32 whip would be more than great for a back of the rotation spot in TB, especially if he hits 200 innings. If that team gets some stability to round out the rotation, they'll be great - now they just need bullpen help. Wheeler and Percival is a start, but that pen is paper thin and it's what will prevent them from being a winner (that and their ridiculous division)

[bigmike]

100% agreed. Other projections for Sonnanstine range. That was the ZiPS projection, and they project everyone's numbers out over a full season. They don't account for lack of playing time and whatnot.

Bill James: 4.15 ERA, 154 IP, 167 H, 125 K, 33 BB
CHONE Projection: 4.50, 184, 198 H, 125 K, 50 BB
Marcels Projection: 4.82, 125 IP, 136 H, 95 K, 33 BB.

I think something along the lines of 4.80/180 IP/200 H/140 K/45 BB is reasonable.

[Scott Weber]

Yeah, Bill James' projection seems a little optimistic to me.

[bigmike]

Agreed. I wish the season would start, I may be more excited to watch the TB games then Detroit games out of the gate, especially when they start calling up some of the kids. I hope Longoria doesn't have a Alex Gordon season (he will rebound big, though).

[Scott Weber]

Agreed. I wish the season would start, I may be more excited to watch the TB games then Detroit games out of the gate, especially when they start calling up some of the kids. I hope Longoria doesn't have a Alex Gordon season (he will rebound big, though).
Seriously. I'm stoked, man. I can't wait to talk about the games. I'm gonna try fully to watch as many D-Rays games as humanly possible.

[Killadelphia]

Seriously. I'm stoked, man. I can't wait to talk about the games. I'm gonna try fully to watch as many D-Rays games as humanly possible.

I used to watch their games in Florida and I wanted to kill myself. The atmosphere just sounds so weird, but I'm not used to watching teams in a dome, so idk.

The team is a hell of a lot better now then they were then.

[Scott Weber]

Yeah, tropicana field is just awful. it looks ugly and so bland on TV, and those fucking catwalks.

[bigmike]

Yeah, the stadium is shitty and that annoying TB Heckler fan is brutal to hear for 9 innings, but whatever. I can mute it.

[livethesounds]

Nice! That sounds like a sick setup (though, i don't play much fantasy). I'm definitely going to make a concerted effort to have the Rays games streaming while I watch the Tigers games. If you remember my Yovani Gallardo mancrush from last year, that's definitely turned into basically all of the Rays minor league pitchers -- primarily Jake McGee and the No. 1 pick from last year David Price who likely will start at Double-A straight out of college. Both, big, tall, LH power pitchers. For Price, think Andrew Miller with Justin Verlanders Polish from a 6'6", 240 lbs frame. And Jake McGee was 6'3", 195 lbs when they drafted him a few years ago and he's up to 235lbs pure power pitching muscle. I'm real excited for the Rays season to start, especially after that fucking OUTSTANDING deal they gave James Shields. I can only imagine how quick they'll replenish their system if/when they deal Kazmir since he's looking for a lot more money then Shields got.

David Price is fucking sick. I wasn't aware he was drafted by tampa. All the Rays have to do is get rid of that horrid stadium and they'll be doing good.

[bigmike]

David Price is fucking sick. I wasn't aware he was drafted by tampa. All the Rays have to do is get rid of that horrid stadium and they'll be doing good.
yeah he really is. and, new stadium is possibly on the way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rays_Ballpark

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Rays-ballpark-concept.jpg

Plan is to make it a 37, 500 seat open-air stadium by 2012.

...damn, nevermind. Says they abandoned plans to get the subsidy for the stadium.

[livethesounds]

yeah he really is. and, new stadium is possibly on the way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rays_Ballpark

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Rays-ballpark-concept.jpg

Plan is to make it a 37, 500 seat open-air stadium by 2012.

...damn, nevermind. Says they abandoned plans to get the subsidy for the stadium.

ooh, i remember seeing that. that sucks, that would have been one of the most bad ass parks in the league probably.

[Killadelphia]

too bad you need domes or retractable roofs in Florida.

[Scott Weber]

too bad you need domes or retractable roofs in Florida.
that stadium did have a retractable roof design.

[Killadelphia]

That picture doesn't look like it does, especially with the open sides.

[Scott Weber]

just click on the wiki link, haha. little easier to read about it then see from like a 300x200 picture.

[Scott Weber]

Among the features proposed for the ballpark is the "Mast and Arch" retractable roof (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retractable_roof). It is a fabric screen that can be pulled over the field and most of the stands during periods of rain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain), thus providing protection from the elements while retaining the feel of an open-air stadium. The roof can supposedly be fully-deployed within eight minutes. In addition, the concourses will be enclosed and air-conditioned.

[Chris M.]

Perfect Game? If so, how many? No
No-hitter? If so, how many? Yes, One
Triple play? If so, how many? Yes, Five
Unassisted triple play? If so, how many? No
Four-homer game? Five? Yes, No
Repeat World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat American League Champion (Boston Red Sox)? If not, who? Yes
Repeat National League Champion (Colorado Rockies)? If not, who? No, Arizona
Repeat NL MVP (Jimmy Rollins)? If not who? No, Jose Reyes
Repeat AL MVP (Alex Rodriguez)? If not, who? No, David Ortiz
Repeat NL Cy Young (Jake Peavy)? If not, who? No, Brandon Webb
Repeat AL Cy Young (C.C. Sabathia)? If not, who? No, Johan Santana
Longest hitting streak? 31 games
Team with worst record? Pittsburgh Pirates
Team with best record? Boston Red Sox
Home run king in AL? NL? MLB? Alex Rodriguez, Prince Fielder, Alex Rodriguez

And the final and most important question (at least to everyone else in my family that's not me or my aunt):

Will 101 years be the charm for the Cubs? No

Josh Beckett for the AL Cy Young now. Though, I'll might change my mind if Bedard goes to the Mariners.

[ForlrnPerplxity]

I change my NL pennant winner to the Mets.

[SeanEBoy2686]

Fukodome is a ROY.

Edit: Watch Josh Vitters. Cubs took him last year in the 1st round. He can mash ... don't know if he'll stick at 3rd or not though. Other then that. Not a ton to be excited about.

I don't know if Vitters will do much this year... bc if he even makes the opening day roster he will not be at third (at least not starting bc of Aramis). However, I can see him doing damage in the future.

I change my NL pennant winner to the Mets.

I did the same.

[CubbyNick42]

I don't know if Vitters will do much this year... bc if he even makes the opening day roster he will not be at third (at least not starting bc of Aramis). However, I can see him doing damage in the future.
He was in HS last year. I don't think anyone's suggesting he'll be in the show for a couple years at least.

[bigmike]

Fairly certain I brought up Vitters because Cubbynick brought up the Cubs farm system and how there's really not a bunch of talent in it, and I brought up Vitters as one of the potential gems of that system. He will not make an impact until 2011.