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Major League Baseball 2017

calamity said:
I see Aaron Judge is AL Rookie of the Year. Good thing they don't look at playoff flops.

27 strikeouts in 48 plate appearances, with only 4 dingers and a whopping Batting Average of .188. Pride of the Yankees he is not
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Come on now, he's just a 25-year old rookie.
He's got another 10 years to prove himself to become Mr. October
 
TobyOne said:
The stars are aligned for the Big D's. But its only 7 games ... one bad outing, one slump and it could all change.
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Seager and McCarthy replace Granderson and Farmer on roster. Astros only have two LH pitchers, not close to enough. Expect the Dodgers to exploit the Astros' catchers stealing bases.

Over/under still dropping for both 5 and 9 innings for game one. I expect under 3.5 in 5 and over 7 for 9 innings but I only jumped on the 5 inning split ...
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
The Jury is still out on Judge. He could be a big star, and being in NYC is always a plus if you're a star. BUT he could also be 1 of those guys who thrives on bad pitching when at home in a Very hitter friendly park but struggles big time when facing good pitching in a real ballpark.

Next year will be his do or die. The book is out on him on how to pitch him.
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I saw what you did there.:laughat:
 
NIMBY said:
Seager and McCarthy replace Granderson and Farmer on roster. Astros only have two LH pitchers, not close to enough. Expect the Dodgers to exploit the Astros' catchers stealing bases.

Over/under still dropping for both 5 and 9 innings for game one. I expect under 3.5 in 5 and over 7 for 9 innings but I only jumped on the 5 inning split ...
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So the AAA shortstop stayed on the roster.
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
The Jury is still out on Judge. He could be a big star, and being in NYC is always a plus if you're a star. BUT he could also be 1 of those guys who thrives on bad pitching when at home in a Very hitter friendly park but struggles big time when facing good pitching in a real ballpark.

Next year will be his do or die. The book is out on him on how to pitch him.
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Batting Judge 2nd was stupid. Headley had very good stats coming in and hit well deep in the order. Yanks should have loaded their lineup with lefties up front against Verlander, Morton, and McCullers ...
 
NIMBY said:
Batting Judge 2nd was stupid. Headley had very good stats coming in and hit well deep in the order. Yanks should have loaded their lineup with lefties up front against Verlander, Morton, and McCullers ...
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I'm a Mets fan but I kind of like Judge. He seems like a great guy, he hits monster HR's, he's good for the game.

But again, I can't say he's a can't miss soon to be superstar. He went through some awful rough stretches this year where he couldn't hit at all. A slump is one thing, striking out 50% of his at bats over a long period of time is something different, and concerning.
 
Culberson is hitting .500 in the post season and is a good fielder. Keeping him on the roster allows the Dodgers to use Seager as DH. The other AAA guy, Farmer, is gone. No loss there. Granderson gone, finally. Brandon McCarthy added back and Joc Pederson made it.

The weak spots on the roster from an offensive standpoint are Utley, Forsythe and Pederson.

There are no weak spots on the pitching staff.



Jack Hays said:
So the AAA shortstop stayed on the roster.
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So I'm supporting the Dodgers. I have to because Jansen is my Dutch homeboy (even though he grew up in Curacao).

I also like the Dodgers shirts and logos better. Thats a nice colour blue :peace
 
TobyOne said:
Culberson is hitting .500 in the post season and is a good fielder. Keeping him on the roster allows the Dodgers to use Seager as DH. The other AAA guy, Farmer, is gone. No loss there. Granderson gone, finally. Brandon McCarthy added back and Joc Pederson made it.

The weak spots on the roster from an offensive standpoint are Utley, Forsythe and Pederson.

There are no weak spots on the pitching staff.
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I know he played well. I was not questioning that.
 
Desert Storm said:
So I'm supporting the Dodgers. I have to because Jansen is my Dutch homeboy (even though he grew up in Curacao).

I also like the Dodgers shirts and logos better. Thats a nice colour blue :peace
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Oh come on.. Who can't like these old Astros uniforms? lol Maybe the ugliest ever, in any sport.

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TobyOne said:
Culberson is hitting .500 in the post season and is a good fielder. Keeping him on the roster allows the Dodgers to use Seager as DH. The other AAA guy, Farmer, is gone. No loss there. Granderson gone, finally. Brandon McCarthy added back and Joc Pederson made it.

The weak spots on the roster from an offensive standpoint are Utley, Forsythe and Pederson.

There are no weak spots on the pitching staff.
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Except Forsythe has great stats coming in to this series, AGAIN, such as against Keuchel in game one.

Too many LH Starters for LAD against HOU's RH batters is certainly an angle I'm looking at ...
 
NIMBY said:
Terrible leadoff hitter against the Cubs subpar pitching recently ...
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Had a poor series. He wasn't the only one. He missed almost half the season with a broken wrist and was just getting back into form at the end.
 
Jack Hays said:
Had a poor series. He wasn't the only one. He missed almost half the season with a broken wrist and was just getting back into form at the end.
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Rizzo's non use of the bench that carried the Nats all year should have led to his dismissal ...
 
NIMBY said:
Rizzo will be History after he loses Harper next year ...
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You are misinformed again. Nats will certainly strive to keep Harper, but they have have been assembling their post-Harper roster for the last couple of years. Rizzo has done this with full ownership approval. Please see the link in #1770.
 
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