2013 Baseball Season/Off-Season Discussion

[AxlsMainMan]

Pujols is done for the rest of the year with his injured foot.

[tim_m]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I agree with you there, i'm just a bit concerned about the Dodgers ability to score. Until Puuig came up they were having quite a bit of trouble in the run department if i remember correctly.

[tim_m]

Pujols is done for the rest of the year with his injured foot.

Normally i would say that's a huge blow but they are dead in the water team.

[tim_m]

This could be good news for the Yankees and not so good new for Robinson Cano and JayZ's bid to break the bank this off season.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/19/report-cuban-infielder-alexander-guerrero-narrows-list-of-potential-landing-spots/

Interesting, it's surprising to not see the Yankees on that list though.

[tim_m]

Dempster was suspended 5 games and will miss a start. The right decision imo. We can't have vigilantes no matter how much you dislike what a player has done or is accused of.

[LunsJail]

Pujols is done for the rest of the year with his injured foot.

Normally i would say that's a huge blow but they are dead in the water team.

What a waste of money. The Cardinals look smart now.

[AxlsMainMan]

Pujols is done for the rest of the year with his injured foot.

Normally i would say that's a huge blow but they are dead in the water team.

What a waste of money. The Cardinals look smart now.

Don't forget the hilarious sums of money the Angels have also blown on CJ Wilson and Josh Hamilton.

[tim_m]

And the Angels are stuck like Chuck too. Nobody in their right mind will take those contracts off their books.

[Ali]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I don't think offensively LA is that dominant and I think their bullpen is suspect.  Atlanta has the best bullpen and specifically closer in baseball, IMO, so that is one area I think they are superior to the Dodgers.  I do think the Braves can beat the Dodgers in a series.  But, I was more thinking of St. Louis as a threat to come out of the NL.

Ali

[tim_m]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I don't think offensively LA is that dominant and I think their bullpen is suspect.  Atlanta has the best bullpen and specifically closer in baseball, IMO, so that is one area I think they are superior to the Dodgers.  I do think the Braves can beat the Dodgers in a series.  But, I was more thinking of St. Louis as a threat to come out of the NL.

Ali

If the Cards can't catch the Pirates they'll still have to survive a 1 game playoff. Doable but much more difficult road then the other 3 teams.

[Ali]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I don't think offensively LA is that dominant and I think their bullpen is suspect.  Atlanta has the best bullpen and specifically closer in baseball, IMO, so that is one area I think they are superior to the Dodgers.  I do think the Braves can beat the Dodgers in a series.  But, I was more thinking of St. Louis as a threat to come out of the NL.

Ali

If the Cards can't catch the Pirates they'll still have to survive a 1 game playoff. Doable but much more difficult road then the other 3 teams.

That's the thing, I think they will catch the Pirates

Once they do, I think they are an overall very well balanced team, more so than the Dodgers IMHO.  I'll take Mujica as a closer over Jansen as a closer. 

But, I'll take Kimbrel over all of them.

Ali

[tim_m]

You may be right but i'm really pulling for Pittsburgh. They've been bad for so long. They deserve to have a contending team.

[tim_m]

Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki on his 4000th career hit combined between Japan and MLB. A good guy and an even better player. He's a sure fire first ballot guy.

[Falcon]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I don't think offensively LA is that dominant and I think their bullpen is suspect.  Atlanta has the best bullpen and specifically closer in baseball, IMO, so that is one area I think they are superior to the Dodgers.  I do think the Braves can beat the Dodgers in a series.  But, I was more thinking of St. Louis as a threat to come out of the NL.

Ali

If the Cards can't catch the Pirates they'll still have to survive a 1 game playoff. Doable but much more difficult road then the other 3 teams.

That's the thing, I think they will catch the Pirates

Once they do, I think they are an overall very well balanced team, more so than the Dodgers IMHO.  I'll take Mujica as a closer over Jansen as a closer. 

But, I'll take Kimbrel over all of them.

Ali

I enjoy the Cards love but being realistic, they don't have the starting pitching or offensive consistency to make a run in the playoffs.

Mujica's been great, but I'd take Jansen right now.  Mujica's pitching hurt as well, been used more sparingly of late - wouldn't be surprised if he blows out at some point sooner than later.

The Cards have a brutal run coming up as well, the next 5 series are against the Braves, Pirates and Reds.

I actually like the Reds to overtake the Cards and make a run at the Bucs.

[tim_m]

Some more disappointing news for the Yankees. Jason Nix has a fractured hand after being hit on the hand by a R.A. Dickey knuckleball.

[tim_m]

Don't look now but despite the latest injury tonight the Yankees are just 4 back of the wild card.

[tim_m]

Also, Jason Hayward from Atlanta is out 4-6 weeks after getting hit by a pitch fracturing his jaw. It'll be interesting to see how that impacts them long term with them a lock to make the postseason.

[Ali]

Beyond the A-Rat Braun talk, has anyone else noticed the Dodgers are on a crazy historical run?

I try not to buy into the hyperbole but good God, it's tough not to - and I really can't stand them.

By far the best team in the NL, very capable of running right through the playoffs and into the World Series.

The Dodgers may be the hottest team in the NL.  I don't see them as being the best in the NL, necessarily, and certainly not by far.

Ali

Who's better?

Atlanta?
Pittsburgh?

Not a chance.

I'll take my chances with Kershaw, Ryu and Grienke against any other NL teams top 3 in a heart beat.

I don't think offensively LA is that dominant and I think their bullpen is suspect.  Atlanta has the best bullpen and specifically closer in baseball, IMO, so that is one area I think they are superior to the Dodgers.  I do think the Braves can beat the Dodgers in a series.  But, I was more thinking of St. Louis as a threat to come out of the NL.

Ali

If the Cards can't catch the Pirates they'll still have to survive a 1 game playoff. Doable but much more difficult road then the other 3 teams.

That's the thing, I think they will catch the Pirates

Once they do, I think they are an overall very well balanced team, more so than the Dodgers IMHO.  I'll take Mujica as a closer over Jansen as a closer. 

But, I'll take Kimbrel over all of them.

Ali

I enjoy the Cards love but being realistic, they don't have the starting pitching or offensive consistency to make a run in the playoffs.

Mujica's been great, but I'd take Jansen right now.  Mujica's pitching hurt as well, been used more sparingly of late - wouldn't be surprised if he blows out at some point sooner than later.

The Cards have a brutal run coming up as well, the next 5 series are against the Braves, Pirates and Reds.

I actually like the Reds to overtake the Cards and make a run at the Bucs.

I have to disagree.  I think the Cards will pull it out.  They may not have displayed the offensive consistency thus far, but I think they can and will put it together.  I think they are superior to the Dodgers in terms of their lineup.

Ali

[Ali]

Also, Jason Hayward from Atlanta is out 4-6 weeks after getting hit by a pitch fracturing his jaw. It'll be interesting to see how that impacts them long term with them a lock to make the postseason.

He'll be back by the time the playoffs roll around and be fine, but it does suck.  He is enormously talented.  I think now he was just starting to put it all together this year.  Him and Freddie Freeman are great young talents.

Ali

[tim_m]

Definitely sucks, you never wanna see something like that happen. Its a scary moment when anyone gets hit especially in that area.