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Old 01-30-2009, 06:05 PM   #1
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LETS TALK BASEBALL WHO IS STARTING TO GET EXCITED

With the SB almost over . let start talking some baseball . who is getting excited like me . cause i have been watching the new mlb network it takes the edge off but i still cannot wait for spring training . so with that thought here are a few questions what do you guys think .
1. let's see who you guys pick to win it all this year ?
2. what team do you think is a sleeper team
3. what pitchers do you think are going to win 20 games
4 . what players are going to have MVP years
5. what do you think will happend to barry bonds this year.
good luck if anyone has more ideas to add post me back.

1. phillies , yankees , boston
2. maybe the mets , chicago cubs
3. c.c.sabathia
4. ????
5. no hall of fame
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I am not a baseball fan. So I have no clue to any of your questions.
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1. let's see who you guys pick to win it all this year ? I always pick the Red Sox
2. what team do you think is a sleeper team Cincinnati Reds
3. what pitchers do you think are going to win 20 games Jon Lester (16 in 2008), Josh Beckett (20 in 2007), Daisuke Matsuzaka (18 in 2008), Tim Wakefield (17 in 2007), Bronson Arroyo (15 in 2008) Seriously, I have no idea. I kind of know who the good pitchers are from the opposing teams, but I don't know enough about their individual statistics to even fathom a guess. I think it would be remarkable for any pitcher to reach that goal, even moreso if they play for the Red Sox!
4 . what players are going to have MVP years Dustin Pedroia (DS insists he's not human ), Kevin Youkilis, Jason Bay for the Red Sox. I'm sure there will be some rising stars and then the other guys considered for MVP in 2008 - Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer. I know for certain we won't see Julio Lugo nominated for this honor
5. what do you think will happend to barry bonds this year. Who?

Great questions! That was fun! 13 more days until pitchers & catchers report!
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1. let's see who you guys pick to win it all this year ? I always pick the Red Sox
2. what team do you think is a sleeper team Cincinnati Reds
3. what pitchers do you think are going to win 20 games Jon Lester (16 in 2008), Josh Beckett (20 in 2007), Daisuke Matsuzaka (18 in 2008), Tim Wakefield (17 in 2007), Bronson Arroyo (15 in 2008) Seriously, I have no idea. I kind of know who the good pitchers are from the opposing teams, but I don't know enough about their individual statistics to even fathom a guess. I think it would be remarkable for any pitcher to reach that goal, even moreso if they play for the Red Sox!
4 . what players are going to have MVP years Dustin Pedroia (DS insists he's not human ), Kevin Youkilis, Jason Bay for the Red Sox. I'm sure there will be some rising stars and then the other guys considered for MVP in 2008 - Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer. I know for certain we won't see Julio Lugo nominated for this honor
5. what do you think will happend to barry bonds this year. Who?

Great questions! That was fun! 13 more days until pitchers & catchers report!
barry bonds is the one who broke the home run record , and is about to be brought up on charges i think for steroids . i added that as a joke .
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I am looking forward to the baseball season but living in Toronto I don't get THAT excited. haha
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I'm sooo excited ! As far as your questions go....I don't know enough about teams other than the Red Sox to really answer them. I wish I did, but I can say I'm very interested to watch what the Yankees do this year, especially with all their new deals....we'll see what works and what doesn't....
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I was joking too! He finished his career with San Francisco! I have pictures of him in my files somewhere - I want to say they came to Fenway in 2007. Don't mind me....my sense of humor is a little on the dry side!
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With the SB almost over . let start talking some baseball . who is getting excited like me . cause i have been watching the new mlb network it takes the edge off but i still cannot wait for spring training . so with that thought here are a few questions what do you guys think .
1. let's see who you guys pick to win it all this year ?
2. what team do you think is a sleeper team
3. what pitchers do you think are going to win 20 games
4 . what players are going to have MVP years
5. what do you think will happend to barry bonds this year.
good luck if anyone has more ideas to add post me back.

1. phillies , yankees , boston
2. maybe the mets , chicago cubs
3. c.c.sabathia
4. ????
5. no hall of fame

1. If their pitching comes around, I'm going with the Cardinals. I've been a fan of theirs since the days of Brock, Boyer, and Musial
2. Sleeper team might be the mets, sorry definitely not a cubs fan
3. If he has recovered from the off season, Chris Carpenter,
4. MVP - Albert Pujols. He has been playing with pain for the last 5 years. Off season surgery may have resolved that. If you look at what he has done playing injured and now can have an injury free season, who nows how much he can accomplish
5. Barry will still be out of baseball. He has too much baggage and thinks too highly of himself. His knees are so bad he can't play defense so he is out of the NL. He might catch on as a DH in the AL, but I don't think there is a team out there willing to risk the dollars
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1. If their pitching comes around, I'm going with the Cardinals. I've been a fan of theirs since the days of Brock, Boyer, and Musial
2. Sleeper team might be the mets, sorry definitely not a cubs fan
3. If he has recovered from the off season, Chris Carpenter,
4. MVP - Albert Pujols. He has been playing with pain for the last 5 years. Off season surgery may have resolved that. If you look at what he has done playing injured and now can have an injury free season, who nows how much he can accomplish
5. Barry will still be out of baseball. He has too much baggage and thinks too highly of himself. His knees are so bad he can't play defense so he is out of the NL. He might catch on as a DH in the AL, but I don't think there is a team out there willing to risk the dollars
i like this !!! and i do not think any team will pick up barry's baggage too !!
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I get so excited every year. I'm full of optimism and hope for my beloved Orioles! Alas, they have not had a winning season since 1997, but I'm still hopeful at the start of every season that "This will be the year!" Here's to hoping my Birds will be the sleeper team this year!!!

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I can't wait for the season to start! My pick for team of the year is always the hometown favorite, the Minnesota Twins. I actually can't wait until opening day of 2010 as that is when the new Twins stadium, which incidentally is only a mile or so from my house, opens! I would love to see a Twins/Diamondbacks match up in the World Series since DD lives in AZ now!
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I can't wait for spring training to start. It could be I'm tired of the Michigan winter and just need to think Spring. I always cheer for the Tigers good or bad. They could be a sleeper team, since they slept all last year. Justin Verlander for 20. Watch Curtis Granderson, should have been an all-star last year, he gets better every year. Barry will go the Pete Rose way. I like to follow the cubs in the National League. Love the old ball parks.
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