12-23-2008, 09:57 PM
<!--quoteo(post=6783:date=Dec 23 2008, 07:46 PM:name=Captain)-->QUOTE (Captain @ Dec 23 2008, 07:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=6782:date=Dec 23 2008, 07:41 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 23 2008, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=6781:date=Dec 23 2008, 07:39 PM:name=Captain)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Captain @ Dec 23 2008, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Should we just crown these fuckers now and be done with it?
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They'll finish 3rd in their division.
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I hope so but at this rate..they'll win 120 games.
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I really don't think so honestly. You never know how guys are going to perform there and they have no idea what they've gotten themselves into.
I'd take the Rays and their pitching, and probably still the Red Sox over them. The Yankees are going to get into slumps when their guys aren't hitting bombs, where the Rays have incredible speed and can play small ball when the Longoria's and Pena's are slumping. They'll always be able to produce runs, and their rotation which is likely going to include Price is second to none. Plus, their outstanding young players can only get better.
The Red Sox don't seem all that special right now, but you know they'll still make a couple big moves, and if somebody like Buchholz steps up they'll be very dangerous.
You know A.J. Burnett's going to get hurt, and they're pretty old besides that. Rivera's 39, Damon's 35, Jeter's 34, Matsui's 34, A-Rod's 33, etc. I think they could all be good for a bit more(A-Rod especially), but it's possible at least a couple of them start declining.
This just reminds me of the Cowboys in football. Everybody talks them up(oh 13 pro bowlers!) and how nobody's going to be able to beat them, then the media's over their ass 24/7, the drama starts... it's just a difficult environment to succeed in.
christ.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They'll finish 3rd in their division.
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I hope so but at this rate..they'll win 120 games.
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I really don't think so honestly. You never know how guys are going to perform there and they have no idea what they've gotten themselves into.
I'd take the Rays and their pitching, and probably still the Red Sox over them. The Yankees are going to get into slumps when their guys aren't hitting bombs, where the Rays have incredible speed and can play small ball when the Longoria's and Pena's are slumping. They'll always be able to produce runs, and their rotation which is likely going to include Price is second to none. Plus, their outstanding young players can only get better.
The Red Sox don't seem all that special right now, but you know they'll still make a couple big moves, and if somebody like Buchholz steps up they'll be very dangerous.
You know A.J. Burnett's going to get hurt, and they're pretty old besides that. Rivera's 39, Damon's 35, Jeter's 34, Matsui's 34, A-Rod's 33, etc. I think they could all be good for a bit more(A-Rod especially), but it's possible at least a couple of them start declining.
This just reminds me of the Cowboys in football. Everybody talks them up(oh 13 pro bowlers!) and how nobody's going to be able to beat them, then the media's over their ass 24/7, the drama starts... it's just a difficult environment to succeed in.
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