MLB

[pudge]

Tigers fan myself, not really sure what to expect this season.

Great choice, Tigers should win their division again and probably have the best starting pitching in all of baseball so should be a very good year again for Detroit. Hopefully an improved bullpen will taake them that step further.

Nathan was a much needed signing, i was never convinced with Benoit.

Smyly's moving up to starter and although he definitley has starting pitching in him i think we'll miss his left arm in the 7/8th. Porcello is far too inconsistent for me, talk was the Nationals wanted Scherzer/Porcello/Fister in that order so dealing Fister made even less sense in my eyes, he will be a big miss.

I was a fan of the Fielder trade as it addressed not only a need at 2nd with Kinsler but allowed the front office to make deals with Scherzer, Jackson and Miggy.

JV, Scherzer and Sanchez is probably as good a 1-2-3 in the majors, then it depends on what Porcello shows up on the day and a bit of patience with Smyly.

Very happy with the agressivness on the bases during spring as that was too glaring a problem for the team under Leyland, no speed or risk.

Still worried about LF, Dirks and Davis will platoon in left for the season but I would have liked Dombrowski to have made a move for an everyday LFer. Plus, Iglesias is out for the season which is a huge blow, and leaves SS undecided, I was praying Peralta would sign a deal and get a full spring in Left under his belt and fill in at short if needed but that wasnt to be.

But as long as Miggy is Miggy we should be in the mix. The Royals were a surprise last year, they're young and improving and Francona has the Indians going in the right direction. It was our dominating of the head to head really that won us the division hopefully we can keep that going strong this year. The AL central might look like a weak division from the outside but its one of the closest and most competitve head to head.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I love baseball, great game i think. I spent 4 years in the Detroit area and really got into baseball. Been back a few times and always try and get to a tigers game. Unfortunately when i was there they were awful, lost 130 games in a season. Much better now and should be in the mix for the world series.

I will admit I jumped on the Rag Sox bandwagon once they got to the cup final (refuse to call it by its real name seeing as only teams in the US and Canada compete!) but the bit quoted in bold is the reason I can't take the game seriously.
5 / 6 games a week is just way too much, you cant go into a bar without a game being on somewhere the whole night. The Rag Sox play their 'derby' with the Yankees 9 times a season! Over kill and for that reason (unless they make the final again ;) ) I'm out.

 

[dazdon]

Didn't the world series get it's name because of sponsorship by a newspaper called 'The World'?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance because even though i've watched it a few times the only thing I can remember is that Babe Ruth was famous.

 

[Carver]

Didn't the world series get it's name because of sponsorship by a newspaper called 'The World'?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance because even though i've watched it a few times the only thing I can remember is that Babe Ruth was famous.

That's what I was told many moons ago, but it's an urban myth. They really do think it's like the World Cup, so why no teams from Cuba and Japan?
From what I remember there may have been some association at one point, but it was after it was named the World Series.

I used to watch it on C5 and been to watch Yankees at the new Yankee Stadium. Don't have subscription TV and struggle to get commentary, can anyone tell me what the best radio stations are to listen to live commentary for the Yankees without paying for it? It seems to be heavily regulated, even for radio and I normally find a sports talk station that just gives updates but not commentary. I have internet radio. Is there a magazine/ highlights programme for it on freeview tv at all like there is for the padded rugby with Vernon Kay?

 

[dazdon]

Didn't the world series get it's name because of sponsorship by a newspaper called 'The World'?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance because even though i've watched it a few times the only thing I can remember is that Babe Ruth was famous.

That's what I was told many moons ago, but it's an urban myth. They really do think it's like the World Cup, so why no teams from Cuba and Japan?
From what I remember there may have been some association at one point, but it was after it was named the World Series.

Thanks for that mate.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Didn't the world series get it's name because of sponsorship by a newspaper called 'The World'?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance because even though i've watched it a few times the only thing I can remember is that Babe Ruth was famous.

That's what I was told many moons ago, but it's an urban myth. They really do think it's like the World Cup, so why no teams from Cuba and Japan?
From what I remember there may have been some association at one point, but it was after it was named the World Series.

The reason I get told when I (frequently) mention this thing about the world series, is that the players came from all over the world to compete in baseball....... which means that the Premier League could rightfully change to the World Premier League...

 

[Carver]

Didn't the world series get it's name because of sponsorship by a newspaper called 'The World'?

You'll have to excuse my ignorance because even though i've watched it a few times the only thing I can remember is that Babe Ruth was famous.

That's what I was told many moons ago, but it's an urban myth. They really do think it's like the World Cup, so why no teams from Cuba and Japan?
From what I remember there may have been some association at one point, but it was after it was named the World Series.

The reason I get told when I (frequently) mention this thing about the world series, is that the players came from all over the world to compete in baseball....... which means that the Premier League could rightfully change to the World Premier League...

Good points MES

 

[willipp]

Tigers fan myself, not really sure what to expect this season.

Great choice, Tigers should win their division again and probably have the best starting pitching in all of baseball so should be a very good year again for Detroit. Hopefully an improved bullpen will taake them that step further.

Nathan was a much needed signing, i was never convinced with Benoit.

Smyly's moving up to starter and although he definitley has starting pitching in him i think we'll miss his left arm in the 7/8th. Porcello is far too inconsistent for me, talk was the Nationals wanted Scherzer/Porcello/Fister in that order so dealing Fister made even less sense in my eyes, he will be a big miss.

I was a fan of the Fielder trade as it addressed not only a need at 2nd with Kinsler but allowed the front office to make deals with Scherzer, Jackson and Miggy.

JV, Scherzer and Sanchez is probably as good a 1-2-3 in the majors, then it depends on what Porcello shows up on the day and a bit of patience with Smyly.

Very happy with the agressivness on the bases during spring as that was too glaring a problem for the team under Leyland, no speed or risk.

Still worried about LF, Dirks and Davis will platoon in left for the season but I would have liked Dombrowski to have made a move for an everyday LFer. Plus, Iglesias is out for the season which is a huge blow, and leaves SS undecided, I was praying Peralta would sign a deal and get a full spring in Left under his belt and fill in at short if needed but that wasnt to be.

But as long as Miggy is Miggy we should be in the mix. The Royals were a surprise last year, they're young and improving and Francona has the Indians going in the right direction. It was our dominating of the head to head really that won us the division hopefully we can keep that going strong this year. The AL central might look like a weak division from the outside but its one of the closest and most competitve head to head.

Nathan is deinately a big addition and improved bullpen should hopefully see us stronger even though we have lost a bit of power in the line up. Iglesias sounds like he will be a very big miss fdefensively, but they have traded for someone already to replace him though no idea what he is like.

I finally have espn now so should hopefully see a few games, missed it since it went of channel 5 years ago. Been to about 10/15 tigers games in my life and think ive only ever seen them win once.

 

[pudge]

Great choice, Tigers should win their division again and probably have the best starting pitching in all of baseball so should be a very good year again for Detroit. Hopefully an improved bullpen will taake them that step further.

Nathan was a much needed signing, i was never convinced with Benoit.

Smyly's moving up to starter and although he definitley has starting pitching in him i think we'll miss his left arm in the 7/8th. Porcello is far too inconsistent for me, talk was the Nationals wanted Scherzer/Porcello/Fister in that order so dealing Fister made even less sense in my eyes, he will be a big miss.

I was a fan of the Fielder trade as it addressed not only a need at 2nd with Kinsler but allowed the front office to make deals with Scherzer, Jackson and Miggy.

JV, Scherzer and Sanchez is probably as good a 1-2-3 in the majors, then it depends on what Porcello shows up on the day and a bit of patience with Smyly.

Very happy with the agressivness on the bases during spring as that was too glaring a problem for the team under Leyland, no speed or risk.

Still worried about LF, Dirks and Davis will platoon in left for the season but I would have liked Dombrowski to have made a move for an everyday LFer. Plus, Iglesias is out for the season which is a huge blow, and leaves SS undecided, I was praying Peralta would sign a deal and get a full spring in Left under his belt and fill in at short if needed but that wasnt to be.

But as long as Miggy is Miggy we should be in the mix. The Royals were a surprise last year, they're young and improving and Francona has the Indians going in the right direction. It was our dominating of the head to head really that won us the division hopefully we can keep that going strong this year. The AL central might look like a weak division from the outside but its one of the closest and most competitve head to head.

Nathan is deinately a big addition and improved bullpen should hopefully see us stronger even though we have lost a bit of power in the line up. Iglesias sounds like he will be a very big miss fdefensively, but they have traded for someone already to replace him though no idea what he is like.

I finally have espn now so should hopefully see a few games, missed it since it went of channel 5 years ago. Been to about 10/15 tigers games in my life and think ive only ever seen them win once.

Yeah there's talk of Romine, Perez and Worth all sharing playing time at short which isn't exactly ideal when Kinsler is new to the team.

Plus Rondon needs Tommy John surgery, i was hoping he would step up this year.

 

[Carver]

Dazdon, more info here:

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum concurs, a 1999 article noting that:
[O]thers have asked that question of the staff at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. in recent weeks. "There's no evidence suggesting it was ever sponsored by the New York World newspaper," said Hall of Fame researcher Eric Enders. When the World Series between the National and American leagues began in 1903, the owners borrowed the name from the world championship series held in the 1880s between the National League and the American Association. Enders concludes the name didn't originate from the name of the long-defunct newspaper. It sounds like an urban myth.

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