MLB - 2008 Season

[Ming]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Ozzie

QFT

The press just love having Ozzie around. A slow news day... just call Ozzie

[Ming]

Some interesting stats on the year so far

Ervin Santana
GP - 7
IP - 49
Hits - 34
Earned Runs - 11
BB - 9
SO - 38
Wins - 6
Losses - 0
ERA - 2.02

Johan Santana
GP - 7
IP - 46.1
Hits - 35
Earned Runs - 15
BB - 12
SO - 47
Wins - 3
Losses - 2
ERA - 2.91

While Johan was the first pitcher taken in many Fantasy leagues, it seems Ervin (not related) is doing even better so far.

But even more interesting is that Ervin isn't his real name. It used to be Johan. Back in 2003, when he was in the Angels Class A system, he decided "the American League wasn't big enough for two Johan Santanas."
So he came up with Ervin, because it sounded good.

[snoopy369]

I'm totally naming my kid Johan Santana on the hope that it's the name that does it...

[Arrian]

That is pretty funny. It's also a small sample size...

-Arrian

[snoopy369]

It's a one in a million chance, though. So that means it's certain.

[Arrian]

Ok, who in the hell is this guy pretending to be Cliff Lee?

I think he was abducted by aliens and replaced with a lookalike... who is a really, really, really good pitcher.

-Arrian

[snoopy369]

Nah, it's just the 'I was on snoopy's team last year so I had to suck, but now I'm not so I am good.'

[Imran Siddiqui]

And Imran is so far grateful

[EPW]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
And Imran is so far grateful

I'm not

[Deity Dude]

OK, I am only gonna say this once. (And not for sympathy but just for anyone who has been curious where I have been) I was in the hospital for almost 3 weeks with severe pneumonia and bronchitis. It was so bad that there was actually one point where they told the wife and kids I "might not make it and prepare for the worst" Well hopefully, they were off by about 40 years.

Anyways, I posted this here because this is probably where most people at Apoly know me and I don't really want to post the same story over and over in every thread. But this is why, for example, I never made my final picks in the Hockey playoff prediction thread.

OK, now that I got that out of the way, it's basically the 25% point in the baseball season and I would be curious to hear everyone's predictions at the end of the first quarter.

Here's mine:

Boston
Detroit
Los Angeles
Wild Card: New York

New York
Chicago
Arizonia
Wild Card: Los Angeles

Playoffs:

Boston vs New York BOSTON
Los Angeles vs Detroit DETROIT

Boston vs Detroit BOSTON

Arizona vs Los Angeles ARIZONA
New York vs Chicago CHICAGO

Arizona vs Chicago ARIZONA

World Series:

Boston vs Arizona BOSTON in 5

Anyone else care to give it a shot?

[Arrian]

I'm glad you're feeling better.

Boston can't play New York in the first round, because they're in the same division. So I'd imagine you'd go with this:

Boston vs Detroit - BOSTON
Los Angeles vs New York - LAA

LAA vs Boston - BOSTON

For the AL.

Personally, I do still think the Yanks will pull off the Wildcard, but the injuries have me quite concerned, particularly Posada's shoulder. Phil Hughes' rib also worries me, because he's starting to look injury-prone.

I really don't know what's going to happen in the central. The Tigers have the offense (or will, at some point), the Indians have the pitching. I guess I'll stick with the Indians. The Central runner-up could easily take the WC, though, if the Yanks don't get their **** together (read: quietly put Kei Igawa down).

I don't bother predicting playoff series results. Wierd **** happens in baseball, particularly in short series. You hope your team makes it that far and they get hot at the right time.

-Arrian

[Will9]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Tony-Romo-butchers-the-7th-Inning-Stretch-at-Wri?urn=mlb,81972

[Imran Siddiqui]

Holy crap! Glad you are ok, man!

[snoopy369]

Since Will has apparently caught oerdinitis...

Since I used a post on Friday to do my best Simon Cowell impersonation on Amanda Overmyer and her rendition of the National Anthem at the Cubs-D'Backs game, it's only fair that I also post Tony Romo's "singing" of Take Me Out To The Ballgame.

Perhaps needless to say, it is much, much worse than Ms. Overmyer's needless "interpretation." While I like Romo as much as a Bears fan can (I spent some time in his hometown in Wisconsin last season and he's as humble a star you could meet), this is about as bad as it gets. I never thought I'd say this, but where's Ms. Simpson when you need her?

Romo

[Guynemer]

I have a hard time seeing the Tigers making the playoffs at this point. But the Central is so ****ed up, who knows?