Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)
*well, not hallowed Yankee Stadium, as that's a parking lot now, but the knock-off next door at least.
None of that familiar? Think the 'love' may have been missing from the love/hate thing you're now claiming. Think what you MEAN is bandwagon fan, in that since he's helpful, you're on board. If he was batting at Drew levels, you'd still be making the childish jabs and saying he should be apologizing on the PA system before each at bat.
No problem with a DH winning MVP, just don't think ARod has been good enough to earn it. Ortiz came close a couple times, and should have won it the year ARod got it instead, if I remember the years correctly.
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Freely admit that the Red Sox didn't work out the way I (or anyone, really) thought this year. In extremely puzzling results, pretty much everyone played worse than expected/career norms. Unusual for basically NOTHING to pan out, that usually bounces back over a long sample. They're pulling the plug mid-season, so it's going to end up looking artificially worse than it would have if they fought to the end, but what a clusterfuck of a year. Miley was the only pitcher that bounced back to usefulness. Buchholz was bad, then really good, then hurt (as is his way), Porcello and Kelly have been trainwrecks and way worse than expected. Gotta hope Porcello bounces back and Kelly likes the bullpen I guess. Eddie Rodriguez has at least been a bright spot.
Bats have been generally fine. Don't love Hanley or Panda in the field, but about what I would have expected at the plate, minus Hanley hurting his shoulder for a month or so. Napoli apparently died at some point, Vic never recovered from 2013. That said, Xander and Betts have both looked pretty good, Swihart got a good look at catcher, and still feel just fine about the offense. A little streaky which hasn't helped this year, but they've been fine. Lost yesterday, but still put up what? 8 runs?
Toronto has been crushing it (but no pitching), but feel that Boston's offense is pretty much hanging in there and putting up plenty of runs. Their pitching is just putting them in an immediate hole most nights, so the offense doesn't matter.
Still feel just fine with the Sox, they've got plenty of help or chips in the farm system, and more money coming off the books to help next year. They sign a real pitcher to put at the top of the rotation, and this thing probably looks a little different. They tried the bunch of #2s and #3s plan this year, but they mostly pitched like number two, so it didn't pan out. Not that resigning Lester would have made any difference, he hasn't been good either, and in the NL to boot. *shrug* That's why they play the games I guess.
While we're picking apart pre-season guesses, did CC lock up Cy Young yet? Didi hasn't been special, but Drew doesn't look like he forced him out of the spot...
One Yankees fan in particular, I guess, who couldn't have been any more petulant over how AROID (or AFRAUD, forget which you used most often) was only slightly worse than the Antichrist, should quit and go away, or at least be pilloried in front of hallowed Yankee Stadium.The sounds of a disgruntled SAUX fan with nothing better to do than attempt to dig at Yankees fans... how are all those #3 pitchers working for ya? ... how about those thunder bats they bought in the off-season?
*well, not hallowed Yankee Stadium, as that's a parking lot now, but the knock-off next door at least.
None of that familiar? Think the 'love' may have been missing from the love/hate thing you're now claiming. Think what you MEAN is bandwagon fan, in that since he's helpful, you're on board. If he was batting at Drew levels, you'd still be making the childish jabs and saying he should be apologizing on the PA system before each at bat.
No problem with a DH winning MVP, just don't think ARod has been good enough to earn it. Ortiz came close a couple times, and should have won it the year ARod got it instead, if I remember the years correctly.
*****
Freely admit that the Red Sox didn't work out the way I (or anyone, really) thought this year. In extremely puzzling results, pretty much everyone played worse than expected/career norms. Unusual for basically NOTHING to pan out, that usually bounces back over a long sample. They're pulling the plug mid-season, so it's going to end up looking artificially worse than it would have if they fought to the end, but what a clusterfuck of a year. Miley was the only pitcher that bounced back to usefulness. Buchholz was bad, then really good, then hurt (as is his way), Porcello and Kelly have been trainwrecks and way worse than expected. Gotta hope Porcello bounces back and Kelly likes the bullpen I guess. Eddie Rodriguez has at least been a bright spot.
Bats have been generally fine. Don't love Hanley or Panda in the field, but about what I would have expected at the plate, minus Hanley hurting his shoulder for a month or so. Napoli apparently died at some point, Vic never recovered from 2013. That said, Xander and Betts have both looked pretty good, Swihart got a good look at catcher, and still feel just fine about the offense. A little streaky which hasn't helped this year, but they've been fine. Lost yesterday, but still put up what? 8 runs?
Toronto has been crushing it (but no pitching), but feel that Boston's offense is pretty much hanging in there and putting up plenty of runs. Their pitching is just putting them in an immediate hole most nights, so the offense doesn't matter.
Still feel just fine with the Sox, they've got plenty of help or chips in the farm system, and more money coming off the books to help next year. They sign a real pitcher to put at the top of the rotation, and this thing probably looks a little different. They tried the bunch of #2s and #3s plan this year, but they mostly pitched like number two, so it didn't pan out. Not that resigning Lester would have made any difference, he hasn't been good either, and in the NL to boot. *shrug* That's why they play the games I guess.
While we're picking apart pre-season guesses, did CC lock up Cy Young yet? Didi hasn't been special, but Drew doesn't look like he forced him out of the spot...
