Looks like a lot of you homers got your panties in a bunch from me stating the truth. First off the Rangers and Mariners aren't solid teams. Don't give me that bs about "right now", it's February and every team is only able to be judged on paper. These conversations can only be truly observed at the end of a season. Let's face it Mariners & Rangers fans, your teams haven't been relevant in the last decade. How many playoff games have either one of you guys won in the 2000's? The Mariners won 4 playoff games in the entire decade, that's definitely a solid club
. Lets take a look at the Rangers, a team that hasn't been relevant since the 90's. The A's are the biggest choking team in the postseason. What's the streak again A's fans?
That leaves the Angels, a team that is the definition of solid team and that my friends is the definition of the weakest division in baseball. Sounds to me like a lot of you guys are talking in "potential" terms for the new season. If that's the case, well then nobody really knows because this season is yet to be played.
Outside of the AL East, you can say this about any division.
How many playoff games did the Brewers win this decade? Reds? Pirates. The Reds and Pirates have been losers for more than a decade. The Reds last winning season was in 2000, the Pirates last winning season was 1992.
The Cubs haven't done #+%!. When you are relevant for losing and not winning a title in over a century, well that's a big of an L one can possible take. Now they are on the decline.
The Brewers made the playoffs for the first time since in 25 years last year.
The only team that had consistent success this past decade was the Cardinals. It was the Astros and the Cards from 2000-2005 (w/exception of the Cubs in 2003)
With the exception of the last three years, the A's have been a consistent winner. Playoff chokers or not, they have more to stand on than the Cubs, Reds, Pirates or Brewers combined.
I know you are going to love this as a Cards fan, but the Cubs are bigger chokers than the A's. 2003 NLCS with a big lead and you blow game 6 and 7 at home. 2008 you have the best record in the NL and get swept....
I just don't see how people don't see the Rangers and Mariners as solid teams when they both finished well above .500 last season and went out and made improvements to their teams. I just don't see how those two are not "solid" teams in the eyes of some of you.
ooIRON MANoo you're entitled to your opinion, but I personally feel the NL West isn't stronger than the Central, it's about even. This year will tell a new tale of who the weakest division in all of baseball is. In the recent decade is what I based my opinion off of.
You are better than this.
As if sweeping your division champion out of the playoffs two years in a row wasn't enough.
You want to talk about a dog fight in the division, the NL West was a dogfight the entire year.
All these teams have improved, and the Arizona Diamondbacks are getting a lot of healthy bodies back (Webb, Jackson)
The Giants made some solid signings and Sabean finally stopped giving a lot of money to players that don't deserve it (Renteria, Rowand, Zito)
The Rockies finally gave Ian Stewart the 3b job, Tulo will bounce back and Jeff Francis is back as well.
The only weak team will be the Padres.
Coming into this year, I will stick with saying that either of the Central leagues will be the weakest.
That leaves the Angels, a team that is the definition of solid team and that my friends is the definition of the weakest division in baseball. Sounds to me like a lot of you guys are talking in "potential" terms for the new season. If that's the case, well then nobody really knows because this season is yet to be played.
