The only item of interest I can think of involving the Mariners is the rumor of Adrian Beltre potentially returning to the Dodgers.
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2008 MLB Season
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Yeah, we're definitely ****ed now. I mean, the Sox are a whole 1.5 games out of first place!
yea!! come on rays, keep winning and get into the playoffs!! (you can tell i'm desperate, the braves are awful and so are the padres)
I could talk about the Mariners but there is not much to say about them.
Mariners lose.
Mariners over pay players.
Mariners sucks.
Mariners pick up players and they go to ****, trade them and they become All-Stars.
cowherd (from the northwest) said that seattle is the worst sports city in america, fans aren't really into it, etc.
and btw, the nl west is just bad baseball this year (all teams have losing records).
Hey, it could be worse. You could have Barry Zito or Carl Pavano.
(5-6, 4.77 in 4 seasons with the spankme's) And the guy you traded for is now on the DL. I'm so very glad I traded him for Adam Dunn in my fantasy league.
Unless Seattle is willing to pay most of his salary too, I say forget it. Unless they're willing to take Andrew Jones. That could work.
If they deal Beltre, I assume it would be to unload his salary. Why would the Dodgers want him back at any price? Defensively he's excellent, but offensively he's had one standout season and mediocrity the rest of the time. And the Dodgers already have at least four guys who can play third competently. I can't believe that this is even a rumor.
The Dodgers and the Rockies played a little football in Colorado tonight: Dodgers 16, Rockies 10. A total of 38 hits in the game.
Have him. He is streaky.
Seattle fans find it hard to back terrible teams, like most other cities.
The Seahawks are a different story though.
I guess what I meant was that Jones is so bad and so expensive that I'd even trade him for a mediocre, overpaid player like Beltre.
Well sure, but who'd have him at any price? Sadly the Dodgers are stuck with Jones, or at least his salary, through next season. Management has to hope he either straightens out or breaks his leg.
I was hoping he'd do something stupid that violates his contract, like ride a motorcycle or something. Fantasy can be fun.
I wouldn't rule out someone trying to run him over in the parking lot after a game. He gets more boos at than anyone I've ever seen play at Dodger stadium, with the exception of Barry Bonds.
since the giants 'O2 season the nl west has been very weak . didn' t the padres win the division with a sub .5OO winning percentage a year or two ago. i think it will happen again...
ESPN said that the Padres are giving up on the division and focusing on rebuilding for next year.
the padres actually finished 82-80, winning their last game of the year to clinch a winning record, despite spending much of the year under .500. i can see a sub-.500 team in the playoffs (although they should be dq'ed and replaced by the next wc team).
i would too. 38-63 and the worst team in baseball is enough to rebuild.
hasn't everyone in the west done that, lol...
by the by, 81-81 would have also been a winning record...
no. padres are the only team that's truly out of the race.
i don't consider 81-81 a winning record. i consider it .500. and talking about that, someone suggested if they finish under .500, the nl west winner shouldn't go to the playoffs and be replaced with the next wild card team due to bad play.
How do you figure that 81-81 would be a winning record?
Someone can suggest it if they want to. But they can't change the rules during the season.
I like how this thread is dominated by yankees/redsox fans
anyway, sabathia and sheets to round up series with st louis this week. they should both pitch the scrubs next week too. look out kids, here come the brew crew!!!!
anyway, sabathia and sheets to round up series with st louis this week. they should both pitch the scrubs next week too. look out kids, here come the brew crew!!!!
You want the best teams to be in the playoffs. Why should a team with a losing record be allowed to make the post season. I don't know how you would reseed the post season but I don't think bad teams should get a free pass because they are the least horrible. It is almost as bad as the NBA letting 5 teams with losing records in.
They can't change the rules, period.
I also have to argue with the recurring myth that the NLW has been weak since 2002. Last year the NLW had the best combined record in baseball for most of the season and I believe it was second best by the end. And of course it produced the NL champions. Just because it reeks so far this year does not mean it has for years.
No. That is not the purpose of the division system.
I don't understand why the flagship franchises have not produced, The Dodgers and Giants. It can't be payroll or ownership, well maybe ownership. But why do these teams have such a hard time winning every year.
it does get to a point when its a team effort that wins ball games, and not just spoiled players with inflated egos/contracts *cough arod cough*
go brew crew!!!!
totally. Thats a sensational 1-2. take them with Braun and Fielder in the middle of the line-up. If the Brewers make the postseason, they go all the way. The problem for them might be getting there. They also need to fix up the bullpen a bit. Unless they feel comfy with Mota and Gagne. NEWS FLASH MILUAKEE: YOU'RE NOT THE DODGERS AND IT'S NOT 2004.