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2013 MLB Regular Season running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Gehrig, Mar 30, 2013.

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  1. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Yeah, those Chicago and LA teams would have to be division rivals.
     
    Riptide, Apr 1, 2013
    #37
  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    "Tradition" left MLB many years ago.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 1, 2013
    #38
  3. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty New Member

    absolutely.
     
    Tom Petty, Apr 1, 2013
    #39
  4. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    They tried to put in radical realignment 15-20 years ago, with the expansion that begat the D'backs and Rays, but it failed. IIRC, the Giants' Peter Macgowan balked at sharing an NL market with the A's.
     
    HanSenSE, Apr 1, 2013
    #40
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    The Giants were on the shortlist to move to Tampa before an expansion franchise was awarded so they can be thankful they're still around. And it's a big market, so let the A's move to San Jose.

    There's no need for two "leagues" with different rules in terms of the DH and where it's used, plus the unbalanced, nonsensical schedule. The stupid All-Star Game home-field advantage garbage.

    Just make it the same rules for all 30 teams, align the schedules by divisions, best record gets home-field advantage.
     
    MileHigh, Apr 1, 2013
    #41
  6. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty New Member

    yup. fix it and quit fucking with it.
     
    Tom Petty, Apr 1, 2013
    #42
  7. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    I don't know about "thankful," considering it was Magowan's purchase of the Giants that saved the team from being sold to Vince Naimoli's Tampa-St. Pete group in the first place. The Giants dominate the San Jose market, largely because of how well Magowan has run the team in the last 20 years. They have zero incentive to help the A's.
     
    buckweaver, Apr 1, 2013
    #43
  8. Beef03

    Beef03 Active Member

    Shall we play alittle over/under for the season?

    Home run leader: 45
    Starts by Strasburg: 21
    Starts by Verlander: 31
    Wins by the Blue Jays: 94
    Losses by the Cubs: 94
    Wins by the Nationals: 97
    Losses by the Astros: 97
    Wins by the Yankees: 82
    Strike out leading pitcher: 230
    Top batting average: .330
    Tops OPS: .999
    Most times struckout: 220
    Mangers fired mid-season: 6
    MLB regulars fail drug tests: 6
     
    Beef03, Apr 1, 2013
    #44
  9. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I kind of want to do a massive, world-breaking parlay and take the under on all of them.
     
    RickStain, Apr 1, 2013
    #45
  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I don't think Philadelphia is bad. I think Philadelphia is pretty good.

    I told my son the Braves fan to be prepared for plenty of games with 10+ runs. And plenty of games where the strike out a dozen or so times. Venters is going to see Dr. Andrews, so that's never good. The bullpen is still strong. When does Beachy return? Can the rotation hold up? Is Medlen for real?

    He took an "over" bet on 94 wins, so he's pretty confident.

    If the Nats don't win the division, I think the Braves will. Not ruling out Philadelphia.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 1, 2013
    #46
  11. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Philadelphia's closer to New York than they are to Pittsburgh and are pretty big rivals with the Mets. They don't really have a rivalry with the Pirates. I'd keep Detroit in the Central.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Apr 1, 2013
    #47
  12. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    The Rangers are close to locking up Elvis Andrus for a decade.

    In other news, Scott Boras just kicked his dog.

    http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/elvis-andrus-texas-rangers-shortstop-new-contract-eight-years-120-million-dollars-033113
     
    Football_Bat, Apr 1, 2013
    #48
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