AL Central unhittable

[-Jrabbit]

Verlander is a freaking Beast out there. Wish I had seen it.

[Guynemer]

I was at my weekly poker game (won $50) when another Tigers fan (a rarity here in Columbus) got a call from his girlfriend up in Monroe. She told him that Verlander had a no-no going, and they were about to start the 9th inning. We switched from Game 3 of the Finals to ESPN, and caught that last inning.

That was ****ing amazing. Those curveballs, sweet jesus, how the hell could anyone hit those things? Especially when mixed in with that gas? (I don't for a minute believe he was really tossing 102 in the 9th, but I'd buy mid-to-high 90s.)

I've read that Neifi Perez (Neifi ****ing Perez!) saved the no-no with a ridiculous play in the 8th. Can't wait to catch that on ESPN.

[snoopy369]

Re: Re: AL Central unhittable

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Like said, I think the Red Sox are doing just fine with the #1 record in the majors .

Not hard when you're in the AL East and get all those free wins

[snoopy369]

That said, the Red Sox are the better Sox team so far this year. We need to try harder

[Imran Siddiqui]

Re: Re: Re: AL Central unhittable

Originally posted by snoopy369
Not hard when you're in the AL East and get all those free wins

The same AL East in which the Indians, Tigers, and Twins are only 10-9 against (the Indians and Twins are 1-2 against the BoSox, while the Tigers are 1-3 against them, if you want to take the Red Sox out of the equation), while the White Sox are 5-8, and the Royals 4-12 against?

By comparison, the Red Sox are 9-4 against the AL Central.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings?date=20070612&type=vsdiv&br=3&year=2007&column=gamesBehind&order=false&st=2

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings/grid

And last I checked, the Red Sox didn't have Kansas City or the White Sox in their division either (even the lowest of the AL East, Baltimore, has a better record than the White Sox).


I know, I know... bringing facts into it .

[snoopy369]

The White Sox are a good team that forgot how to play well They'll end up at or over .500 by the end of the year, I think. Though no realistic hopes for the playoffs

I'm actually pretty much on board with the idea of doing some trades for youth at this point. We need good young pitching, and one or two good young hitters, and I wouldn't mind seeing Dye, Thome, or Buehrle go if we get some quality for 2008-2009-2010 for them.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, Buehrle is 28. I'd rather not give up a good pitcher of his young age. Perhaps you are thinking you can get maybe two young pitchers who'd add up to something better than Buehrle, but that's always fraught with risk.

Dye and Thome OTOH, are good chips to deal. Thome, especially, while he is hot. He is 36, but then the question becomes how to replace the team's best hitter, BY FAR.

[Arrian]

I think it's an open question as to which division (AL Central or AL East) is better. We'll see at the end of the year.

Right now, the Central has two very good teams (Indians, Tigers), whereas the East has one (Red Sox). I expect the Yankees to enter those ranks, of course, now that they're finally playing well. But for now, they've just been a .500 team.

Both divisions have their patsies - the Royals & White Sox in the Central and the DRays and Orioles in the East. The Twins and the Blue Jays round things out... I'd probably rather have the Twins, especially considering the Jays have been devastated by injuries this year. So edge Central for now, sure.

No skin off my nose. Just make the playoffs, baby. The Yanks won the World Series in 2000, having won a craptacular 87 games.

-Arrian

p.s. I think it's telling that this thread was made by a White Sox fan. Trying to cling to glory by talking up the division, while your team is terrible?

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Well, Buehrle is 28. I'd rather not give up a good pitcher of his young age. Perhaps you are thinking you can get maybe two young pitchers who'd add up to something better than Buehrle, but that's always fraught with risk.

Dye and Thome OTOH, are good chips to deal. Thome, especially, while he is hot. He is 36, but then the question becomes how to replace the team's best hitter, BY FAR.

True, and Buehrle is the one i'd least like to lose by far. However, he's also the one we'd get the most for - by far, again. You can get four pretty good to great minor leaguers - AAA and AA minor leaguers - for a brilliant, young LHP ...

Thome we'll have to replace anyway, he's too old to play regularly much longer. Dye I'd less like to lose, but I think we'll lose him to FA anyway... so let's get a few minor leaguers from Seattle or NYM or whatnot instead.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Re: AL Central unhittable

Originally posted by snoopy369
So how's it like for you Red Sox and Yankees fans, having your team in the #3 division in the league?

I'll take the best record in baseball, even after losing three straight. (WTF is it with Safeco? )