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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 12:37 AM
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I just can't get pumped up for the post-season this year.... Why not? Jaded? Too many world championships for the Red Sox lately?
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 01:13 AM
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 I have to admit that is part of it.... the Sox are becoming an entity I don't like in sport - big business. Add to that, all the crap about steroids, money, money, money ("Oh wait, you're gonna give me 50ยข more - I'm gonna sign with you"). I've become jaded. 
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 01:50 AM
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I think I'll regret saying that. Doubtful. You've had your years of heartache with them.... the first one they win will be sweet. One of the problems I have with the Yankees is that they've been doing it for years and years.
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 10:31 AM
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Now that the season is drawing to an end, I think the following awards are appropriate:
AL MVP- Joe Mauer. He simply had the greatest offensive year ever by a catcher, the most demanding position on the field. He led the Twins without Morneau to the brink of the playoffs.
AL Cy Young- Greinke. While his team was among the worst in baseball, he was the best pitcher in his league from start to finish. Others have won more games, but none outpitched him in the AL.
AL Manager of the Year- Scioscia. The Adenhart death, injuries to the staff and lineup, and the team doesn't miss a beat in winning another division.
NL MVP- Pujols. He had it won at the All-Star Break. He's the best player in baseball, and a big reason that the Cardinals ran away with the division.
NL Cy Young- Carpenter by a hair over Lincecum. And Wainright only a step behind them. I think Lincecum is a better pitcher, but this was Carpenter's year.
NL Manager of the Year- Jim Tracy. months ago in another thread I said he was the most underrated mgr. in baseball (Piniella was the most overrated). What the Rockies were before he took over in May, and what they were after shows his value.
Finally, I would vote for the Phillies' Ruben Amaro, Jr. as exec of the year. Not only did he bring in Cliff Lee and Ben francisco for very little and sign Pedro Martinez, but it was the trade he turned down (Roy Halladay) that allowed him to keep top mlb pitching prospect, Kyle Drabeck, and JA Happ, who will likely be rookie of the year.
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 05:10 PM
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I think I'll regret saying that. Doubtful. You've had your years of heartache with them.... the first one they win will be sweet. One of the problems I have with the Yankees is that they've been doing it for years and years. if you want to look at heartache looks at the cub fans! at least the giants won one in the past 50+ years.
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/01/09 05:13 PM
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if you want to look at heartache looks at the cub fans! at least the giants won one in the past 50+ years. Hey, I was a Sox fan for 40 years before they won in '04. (I would have loved to have seen the Sox and Cubs in '03 in the Series).
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/02/09 12:44 AM
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Now that the season is drawing to an end, I think the following awards are appropriate:
AL MVP- Joe Mauer. He simply had the greatest offensive year ever by a catcher, the most demanding position on the field. He led the Twins without Morneau to the brink of the playoffs.
AL Cy Young- Greinke. While his team was among the worst in baseball, he was the best pitcher in his league from start to finish. Others have won more games, but none outpitched him in the AL.
AL Manager of the Year- Scioscia. The Adenhart death, injuries to the staff and lineup, and the team doesn't miss a beat in winning another division.
NL MVP- Pujols. He had it won at the All-Star Break. He's the best player in baseball, and a big reason that the Cardinals ran away with the division.
NL Cy Young- Carpenter by a hair over Lincecum. And Wainright only a step behind them. I think Lincecum is a better pitcher, but this was Carpenter's year.
NL Manager of the Year- Jim Tracy. months ago in another thread I said he was the most underrated mgr. in baseball (Piniella was the most overrated). What the Rockies were before he took over in May, and what they were after shows his value.
Finally, I would vote for the Phillies' Ruben Amaro, Jr. as exec of the year. Not only did he bring in Cliff Lee and Ben francisco for very little and sign Pedro Martinez, but it was the trade he turned down (Roy Halladay) that allowed him to keep top mlb pitching prospect, Kyle Drabeck, and JA Happ, who will likely be rookie of the year. I agree with all of your picks. As much as I would love to see Lincecum win the Cy Young every year, I would actually put Carpenter and probably Wainright ahead of him because they are on a good team. Lincecums win total would be impressive if he had the Cardinals offense to back him up... Cain as well, who quietly put together a great season. I heard discussion about Greinke vs. Sabathia. I agree Greinke deserves it, but Sabathia pitches for the Yankees and has more wins and might get more biased votes, so I think it will be a close race there even though it shouldn't be.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/02/09 12:46 AM
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I think I'll regret saying that. Doubtful. You've had your years of heartache with them.... the first one they win will be sweet. One of the problems I have with the Yankees is that they've been doing it for years and years. if you want to look at heartache looks at the cub fans! at least the giants won one in the past 50+ years. The fact is, both our teams are without championships in our life times. So, 50 years or 100, our lives are full of losing 
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/02/09 11:41 AM
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if you want to look at heartache looks at the cub fans! at least the giants won one in the past 50+ years. Well, you can add the Olympics to that heartache now. (I was hoping they'd get the games).
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/05/09 04:57 PM
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I would love to see the Twins advance to the World Series. No Morneau, meager payroll, but a lot of heart. I don't give them a great shot, but anything is possible.
Since the AL playoff picture is not complete, my NL picks in the division series are LA over St. Louis in 5 and the Phillies over the Rockies in 5. I haven't had time to follow the playoff race over the weekend and had no idea it was down to a tie breaker for the Twins and Tigers! This is the Twins last year in their dome right? It would be a great going away present for the fans in that stadium! How is it that the Twins always hang around to the very end of the season like this? With such a small payroll, they always end up being a thorn in the side of the bigger payroll clubs.
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/06/09 09:49 PM
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Wow Twins win! Amazing game! Did anyone else watch it? If you couldn't enjoy a game like this then there's no way you could ever enjoy baseball.
This might be the kind of game the gives them momentum to play well against the Yankees in the first round.
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Re: Major League Baseball '09
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10/07/09 10:20 AM
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Wow Twins win! Amazing game! Did anyone else watch it? If you couldn't enjoy a game like this then there's no way you could ever enjoy baseball.
This might be the kind of game the gives them momentum to play well against the Yankees in the first round. It was an outstanding game, one of the most enjoyable I've seen in a long time. Despite the dome, artificial turf and DH it was a pure game of baseball with a lot at stake and free of the East Coast media overhyping. Baseball has over time sadly departed (and continues to depart further) from a game that's played on the bases to one where the long ball and sudden cluster scoring are the emphasis. The entire dynamic of the game has been changed by expansion, smaller ballparks, a more juiced up ball, markets with skyrocketing payrolls, among other things. As a result, guys like Nick Punto get lost in the shuffle. I too would love to see the David slay Goliath, but it is unlikely. Yes, the Twins are riding a wave of excitement into the playoffs, but 12 innings yesterday, a 3:00 am arrival and a 6:30 game tonight will take its toll. They have rarely beaten the hired mercenaries-I mean the Yankees- in the past few years.
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