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[johnson1]

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

A's win AL West

 

[mugzbo]

Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

I'm also mad because John Sterling ruins my commutes from work to home 2309480293850239 times between now and September.

Just tryna listen to ESPN Radio in the car and him and that broad almost have me steering the car into Saratoga lake.

There is absolutely NOTHING worse than sitting through a broadcast hearing Suzie Waldman talk...she deserves a dropkick followed by a squanton bomb off the top ropes.

Nobody can be more annoying than her.

 

[mugzbo]

Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

I'm also mad because John Sterling ruins my commutes from work to home 2309480293850239 times between now and September.

Just tryna listen to ESPN Radio in the car and him and that broad almost have me steering the car into Saratoga lake.

There is absolutely NOTHING worse than sitting through a broadcast hearing Suzie Waldman talk...she deserves a dropkick followed by a squanton bomb off the top ropes.

Nobody can be more annoying than her.

 

[johnson1]

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

A's win AL West

 

[livemyreality]

^It would be nice to see the A's do well this year. Hoping the Giants don't have another "torture" year and can play some consistent ball in 2011. Excited!

 

[livemyreality]

^It would be nice to see the A's do well this year. Hoping the Giants don't have another "torture" year and can play some consistent ball in 2011. Excited!

 

[GreenNGold89]

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

 

[GreenNGold89]

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

 

[johnson1]

Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

yea. I really like the moves we made this offseason tho

CF - Crisp
1B - Barton
LF - DeJesus
DH - Matsui
C - Suzuki
3B -Kouzmanoff/Rosales if Kouz sucks which he probably will
RF - Sweeney/Willingham
2B - Ellis
SS - Pennington

SP - Anderson
SP - Cahill
SP - Gio Gonzalez
SP - Braden
SP - Harden/Outman/McCarthy

Bullpen is real solid, I think we have a chance to contend for the west no doubt

 

[johnson1]

Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

yea. I really like the moves we made this offseason tho

CF - Crisp
1B - Barton
LF - DeJesus
DH - Matsui
C - Suzuki
3B -Kouzmanoff/Rosales if Kouz sucks which he probably will
RF - Sweeney/Willingham
2B - Ellis
SS - Pennington

SP - Anderson
SP - Cahill
SP - Gio Gonzalez
SP - Braden
SP - Harden/Outman/McCarthy

Bullpen is real solid, I think we have a chance to contend for the west no doubt

 

[kookcle]

Brandon Wood will hit over .200

 

[kookcle]

Brandon Wood will hit over .200

 

[651akathepaul]

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Originally Posted by 651akathePaul

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Adam Dunn hitting at US Cellular Field. That is all.

How many HR's you got? I'm thinking 26-29ish...

  

before the All Star break?

Probably

Seriously, Dunn averages 40 hrs a year and this dude said 26-29 for a full season?!!? He will hit at least 40 this year

He's getting older. He can't put up that production forever.  31 is he?

Nevermind...

 

[651akathepaul]

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Originally Posted by 651akathePaul

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Adam Dunn hitting at US Cellular Field. That is all.

How many HR's you got? I'm thinking 26-29ish...

  

before the All Star break?

Probably

Seriously, Dunn averages 40 hrs a year and this dude said 26-29 for a full season?!!? He will hit at least 40 this year

He's getting older. He can't put up that production forever.  31 is he?

Nevermind...

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

Besides the Red Sox, the Orioles made the best and most impact-full additions to their squad.

Pretty amazing how different this team will look...

- JJ Hardy and Mark Reynolds, new left side of the infield
- new 1st baseman, Derek Lee
- Vlad at DH
- Kevin Gregg and others in the Pen

paired with Weiters, Adam Jones and Markakis...that's a hell of a young nucleus for Showalter. They could mess around and fight for 3rd in the AL East

Yea but Reynolds is still hit or miss and missed a ton more last year than he did the year before.  Lee is another year older and the rotation is really iffy.  I still think they finish last.  Jays are improved and another year added to their youngsters and the Rays aren't going to fall off as much as people think.

And yea, Dunn might crack 50 in that park

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by venom lyrix

Besides the Red Sox, the Orioles made the best and most impact-full additions to their squad.

Pretty amazing how different this team will look...

- JJ Hardy and Mark Reynolds, new left side of the infield
- new 1st baseman, Derek Lee
- Vlad at DH
- Kevin Gregg and others in the Pen

paired with Weiters, Adam Jones and Markakis...that's a hell of a young nucleus for Showalter. They could mess around and fight for 3rd in the AL East

Yea but Reynolds is still hit or miss and missed a ton more last year than he did the year before.  Lee is another year older and the rotation is really iffy.  I still think they finish last.  Jays are improved and another year added to their youngsters and the Rays aren't going to fall off as much as people think.

And yea, Dunn might crack 50 in that park

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by JPZx

Originally Posted by onewearz

Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN


Albert's final season in St. Louis, should be interesting.

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A lot's changed since I initially said that. Albert wasn't asking for $30 million 10 years when I posted that. Pretty scary that you have that saved too

  

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by JPZx

Originally Posted by onewearz

Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN


Albert's final season in St. Louis, should be interesting.

http://oi44.tinypic.com/sy1rpu.jpg src="http://oi44.tinypic.com/sy1rpu.jpg">

A lot's changed since I initially said that. Albert wasn't asking for $30 million 10 years when I posted that. Pretty scary that you have that saved too

  

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

yea. I really like the moves we made this offseason tho

CF - Crisp
1B - Barton
LF - DeJesus
DH - Matsui
C - Suzuki
3B -Kouzmanoff/Rosales if Kouz sucks which he probably will
RF - Sweeney/Willingham
2B - Ellis
SS - Pennington

SP - Anderson
SP - Cahill
SP - Gio Gonzalez
SP - Braden
SP - Harden/Outman/McCarthy

Bullpen is real solid, I think we have a chance to contend for the west no doubt

Call me crazy, but I think the A's had one of the best off-seasons as far as helping the offense goes. We replaced AA players like Matt Watson and Matt Carson with MLB talent in Willingham and Dejesus. I'm liking this Coco/Willingham/Dejesus/Sweeney outfield, since at least one of them are bound to get hurt.

And as always, the rotation/bullpen is STACKED.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

Originally Posted by Johnson1

Coco Crisp = AL MVP

 That'd be real nice but I'd be happy with him just being healthy all year and being able to be a solid leadoff guy. 

yea. I really like the moves we made this offseason tho

CF - Crisp
1B - Barton
LF - DeJesus
DH - Matsui
C - Suzuki
3B -Kouzmanoff/Rosales if Kouz sucks which he probably will
RF - Sweeney/Willingham
2B - Ellis
SS - Pennington

SP - Anderson
SP - Cahill
SP - Gio Gonzalez
SP - Braden
SP - Harden/Outman/McCarthy

Bullpen is real solid, I think we have a chance to contend for the west no doubt

Call me crazy, but I think the A's had one of the best off-seasons as far as helping the offense goes. We replaced AA players like Matt Watson and Matt Carson with MLB talent in Willingham and Dejesus. I'm liking this Coco/Willingham/Dejesus/Sweeney outfield, since at least one of them are bound to get hurt.

And as always, the rotation/bullpen is STACKED.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Battle of the Bay World Series Part 2

I can dream can i

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Battle of the Bay World Series Part 2

I can dream can i

 

[sgtpeppers12]

[Bart Scott voice]can't wait![/Bart Scott voice]

 

[sgtpeppers12]

[Bart Scott voice]can't wait![/Bart Scott voice]

 

[kingkb34]

Originally Posted by Kevin Cleveland

Uhh... the Indians have a dope new hat?

No, I'm excited. Always.

Santana, Sizemore and Cabrera returning to good health; Choo continuing to establish himself; Carmona maintaining his talent; a potentially really good bullpen coming together; Chisenhall, Kipnis, Pomeranz, White, Hagadone, Knapp, etc. developing further; a great draft...

This should be the last season of basing success on how well prospects we traded stars for play. Assuming the expected progress from a lot of these guys is made, and the idea that the willingness to spend a little bit of money next winter is true, 2012 will prove to be a much more optimistic time around here.

That hat is nice...

  but we still run Ohio.