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[herpes]

AL East
The yankees staff is in shambles.  Mussina is done, Age has finally caught up to RJ.  I dont care what any of the yankee cock lovers at ESPN say about RJ.... his career is over.  There 5th starter is LMAO at best.  And you cant bet too much on Ming and Chacon, tho i like Chacon i thought he was a good pick up.  With the exception of Mariano the yanks pen is a joke... Farnsworth will bomb in the Bronx.  I really like the moves the Blue Jays made tho.  If Burnett can stay healthy and everything comes togethers like it should, im picking the Blue Jays for the division
AL Central
This is going to be a fun division to watch.  The sox and Indians will battle out for it.  Plus the Twins always put out a competive team.  But losing Coco Crisp will hurt the indians.  Marte will start the season in AAA. So I got the sox to win the division again
AL West
This will be another good division.  I really like the A's, but i think the angels are just too much for them.  Halo's take the division

WildCard - Red Sox

NL East
Its the Braves division till the Braves lose it.  But this will be the best division in baseball
NL Central
The Cards will win this division.  But the brewers will be a very fun team to watch and will surprise a lot of people.  The poor cubs fans will suffer again b/c Prior and Wood will never be healthy.  But Carlos Zambrano will start to get recognized as one of the best pitchers in baseball if he has not already
NLWest
Hands down the worst division in baseball and who really cares who wins this division, well i suppose the fans of the shitty teams in this division.  I go with the dodgers.... the padres look good on paper but thats it, Piazza will bomb in petco and call it a career after this season

Wild Card - Phillies

[Javier]

The Angels have such a fucking future.  Their entire IF plus C position have young promising players. 

C- Jeff Mathis
1B- Casey Kotchman, Kendry Morales
2B- Howie Kendrick
SS- Brandon Wood, Erick Aybar
3B- Dallas McPherson


Wood and Kendrick have been playing together since 2003, this year Wood is starting in AA while Kendrick is starting in AAA, but if Wood continues his amazing progress and Kendrick his normal development it would be great to see them be the 2007 Angels Middle Infield players. 

[Perfection]

AL East:
Red Sox

AL Central:
White Sox

AL West:
Angels

AL Wild Card:
Twins


NL East:
Phillies

NL Central:
Cardinals

NL West:
Padres

NL Wild Card:
Mets

World Series:
Cardinals over Angels

The Yankees wil not make the Playoffs & will end up finishing 3rd in the AL East.

[Macaframa]

jays....

[PLANT]

The Blue Jays will be good this year.  They spent a lot of money in the off season to get Burnett, closer BJ Ryan, third baseman Troy Glaus and catcher Benji Molena.....Look out for the Blue Jays!!!!!!!!!

[Perfection]

The Blue Jays will be good this year.  They spent a lot of money in the off season to get Burnett, closer BJ Ryan, third baseman Troy Glaus and catcher Benji Molena.....Look out for the Blue Jays!!!!!!!!!

It's a wait & see when it comes to the Jays because Burnett has been nothing more than a .500 pitcher who tends to get injuried. BJ Ryan career stats aren't that much better than the guy who he replaced. So it's a wait & see when it comes to the Blue Jays.

[_That_Cracka_J]

My prediction for this season: Another boring year of baseball

[Javier]

You can't compare Miguel Batista to BJ Ryan.  There is a huuuuuuuuuge difference. 

[herpes]

My prediction for this season: Another boring year of baseball

if you dont like baseball dont fuckin watch then asshole.  we dont need your fuckin input if you got nothing to put into it.

[_That_Cracka_J]

My prediction for this season: Another boring year of baseball

if you dont like baseball dont fuckin watch then asshole.  we dont need your fuckin input if you got nothing to put into it.

I think it's funny how nobody can take a joke anymore

KMA bitch

[Perfection]

You can't compare Miguel Batista to BJ Ryan.  There is a huuuuuuuuuge difference. 

What's the huge difference? They've both been closers for roughly 2 seasons & at the most 5 career saves separate the 2. I'm not seeing the big difference here.

[Javier]

B.J Ryan doesn't rely on his defense to get guys out. In 2004 he had a K/9 of 11.7 and he increased that in 2005 with a 12.5 K/9.  Batista barely got a 6.3 k/9 rate.  Plus, BJ Ryan keeps the ball inside the park.  Batista was an Average Reliever while BJ Ryan is a top reliever who doesnt rely on his defense to get outs.  He K's guys and has a low walk rate too.  His WHIP is well above average while Batista's WHIP is well below average. 

[Perfection]

B.J Ryan doesn't rely on his defense to get guys out. In 2004 he had a K/9 of 11.7 and he increased that in 2005 with a 12.5 K/9.  Batista barely got a 6.3 k/9 rate.  Plus, BJ Ryan keeps the ball inside the park. Batista was an Average Reliever while BJ Ryan is a top reliever who doesnt rely on his defense to get outs.  He K's guys and has a low walk rate too.  His WHIP is well above average while Batista's WHIP is well below average. 

It doesn't matter cause they both get the job done. Whether Batista loads the bases before getting the save it doesn't matter cause he still got the job done. So for the Blue Jays to pay all that money to a closer who stats wise isn't much better than who he repalce; it doesn't show that the Jays spent money wisely.

[Javier]

BJ Ryan gets the job done, Batista didn't.  HUUUUUUUGE difference.  It's like saying Cantu is the same hitter as Utley because they are both 2B that drove in over 100 RBIs, there is a reason Batista isn't even a set up man this year while BJ ryan has been a top notch closer for the past 2 years.

[Perfection]

BJ Ryan gets the job done, Batista didn't.  HUUUUUUUGE difference.  It's like saying Cantu is the same hitter as Utley because they are both 2B that drove in over 100 RBIs, there is a reason Batista isn't even a set up man this year while BJ ryan has been a top notch closer for the past 2 years.

You can't say that though at their career saves afre almost the same. BJ Ryan got the job done as much as Batista did. Ryan just got over paid because he had one good season with Baltimore. Ryan is going to be making more than any closer in baseball except for Mariono. & if he's getting paid because of what he's done in his career; then Batista is defintely going to cash in as he basically has the same numbers. By the way, BJ has only been a closer for one year, year & a half at the most. Defintely not enough time to prove he deserves all that kind of money.