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    Predictions? I Got Your Predictions Right Here!

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted · Edited by DW711

    Ok, I'll do some.

     

    1.) The White Sox will obviously be improved..but they'll still miss the playoffs

     

    2.) So will the Royals, Giants and Marlins

     

    3.) and Red Sox and Yankees

     

    4.) The Angels will make the playoffs, as a wild card.

     

    5.) So will the A's.

     

    6.) Why? They STILL have pitching and the line up is actually decent.

     

    7.) Mike Trout will have another great season, but Cano will win the mvp.

     

    8.) Bryce Harper will prove that the 'overrated' tag is garbage. .290/.355/.545 this season.

     

    9.) Pablo Sandoval has a bad month of April. Have fun with that in Boston instead of in San Francisco

     

    10.) Tim Lincecum has another horrible year. 7-14 with an era over 5. The Giants still offer him a 3 year 55 million dollar deal.

     

    11.) David Ortiz steps out of the box over 100 times in 2015. He claims he doesn't have enough time to think even though he's a designated hitter.

     

    12.) World Series match up? I won't say who...but with injuries, trades not taken into effect..the Nats and M's have the BEST SHOT to get there. The Nationals, not the Giants.

    Predictions? I Got Your Predictions Right Here!

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    You inspired me...

    1. Red Sox won't make the playoffs. - Both Hanley and Pablp figure to improve their offense, and the Red Sox do find themselves playing in one of the weakest divisions in baseball, so they should be competitive. But their rotation and bullpen leave a lot to be desired, and if they don’t win the division, it’s unlikely the Red Sox will earn a wild Card birth over teams from the AL West.

    2. The Tigers are one of the five worst teams in baseball. - They’re old and getting older. They’re expensive and will only cost more in the future. They’re having trouble staying off the DL and aging doesn’t help the prevention or healing process. They’ve lost their best pitchers over the past couple of years and still have no bullpen to speak of.

    3. The Royals and the Giants won’t be in the playoffs. - For the Royals, they’ve done their best to fill the holes in their roster created by free agency, and they’ve done a decent job of it. But they’ve also lost their ace James Shields, while the rest of the division has improved from pathetic in 2014 to mildly interesting in 2015. The Giants, they'll be contending with improved teams throughout the division and more Wild Card contenders.

    4. The Miami Marlins will make the playoffs in 2015. - Their owner is absolute scum, but they've built a young team via trade and the minors, that should be pretty good.

    5. The Padres will go to the World Series. - Why? Because no team outside of Washington can match them in pitching and they just infused Justin Upton, Wil Myers, Matt Kemp and Derek Norris to a futile offense. Result, the Padres should have one of the most complete teams in baseball this year, not only being able to outpitch teams, but also have the ability to shut the door with their bullpen and score just enough runs to win ball games.

    6. Jason Heyward will win NL MVP - Heyward was once seen as the next Willie Mays by scouts. His combo of speed, power and patience made him the envy of teams around the league. Much like Bryce Harper, Jason Heyward is still quite young and hasn’t lived up to his billing, by merely being good-not-great. Heyward’s going to bat .300, hit 30 HR’s, steal 30 bases and win another Gold Glove in 2015.

    7. Mike Trout will win the AL Batting Title - Trout only hit .287 last year, which was largely due to his high strikeout rates and an unwillingness to swing at the first pitch. Trout has said he’ll stop chasing the high ones and will begin swinging first pitch and being more aggressive on pitches in the zone. The result, he's going to hit .350 in 2015. Yeah, he’ll also probably steal close to 30 bases and hit nearly 40 HR’s and play the same great defense in CF.

    8. Troy Tulowitzski will be traded to the San Diego Padres - Because as of January this year, everyone gets traded to the Padres. Also because the Rockies have been looking for the right situation and combo of players to entice them in a trade. Rumors of Tulo to New York have circulated for years now, and if it hasn’t happened yet, it just won’t. And while this hasn’t been said yet, it’s possible the Rockies has afforded Tulowitzski the opportunity to have a small say in where he’s traded, given what he’s meant to the organization. A return home to Southern California may entice Tulo, but more importantly, it should intrigue the Rockies. Thankfully for San Diego, they were able to add a plethora of bats without trading away their top prospects, yet. Tulo will empty that bank of prospects they have saved up though.

    9. The Cubs will have four players hit over 30 HR's - It isn’t 2001 anymore, 30 HR’s is an accomplishment again, unless you’re playing in the AL East or in the state of Texas where decently hit fly balls tend to leave the yard. But the Cubs are in the NL Central, full of parks that are for the most part, neutral. But youngsters Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant all possess elite power. In some cases, it comes at the price of a lack of defense (Bryant), in others, a lack of contact (Baez). But any way you shake it, this is an extremely potent lineup the Cubs are rolling out.

    10. The Mariners aren't as good as they're being pegged to be. - It’s completely understandable why this team is pegged to win big in 2015. Last year, they were a young team on the brink of the playoffs (mainly due to the A’s epic second half collapse). This year, they’ve added Nelson Cruz and Seth Smith, which should help their offense go from “ok” to slightly above average. Coming back from injury in their rotation are two youngsters with high ceilings in Taijuan Walker and James Paxton. But are they as good as ESPN is telling us? Let’s start with their amazing bullpen.

    Fernando Rodney is a year older and is experiencing an unheard of type of resurgence, can it continue?  Danny Farquhar and Tom Wilhelmson dropped their ERA from the fours into the twos, is that who they are or was it a career year?  Dominic Leone posted numbers in the majors that are far better than those he posted in the minors, is that evident of his talent?  Basically, A LOT went right for the M's bullpen. Could they expect the same luck in 2015? Possible, but no way to tell. They’ve also inserted J.A. Happ into their rotation with the belief that he can eat 200 innings for them, but as the Angels have learned from Joe Blanton, quality is better than quantity.

    As for their offense, in order to accumulate the necessary wins to remove any doubt of them passing the Angels, Mike Zunino will have to go from a black-hole (with power) at catcher to something else, Robinson Cano to be every bit as good as he was in his prime at Yankee Stadium, Brad Miller to take shortstop and run with it despite never being able to do so, Nelson Cruz at age 34 to hit 40 bombs like he did in Texas and the AL East parks, Dustin Ackley to finally be as good as he was supposed to be all along, Austin Jackson returning to form and Seth Smith to recreate his best years from Colorado. That’s also A LOT that needs to go right for that team to overtake the Angels.

     

    Because of Paxton and Walker, I can see the Mariners being very competitive because 80% of their pitching staff looks awfully good. But as for the rest of the team, I’m expected them to be about the same as they were last year, which was good-not-great. The result, a mid-to-high 80’s win team. Potentially a playoff team, may or may not catch the Angels, but not a lock to be a division winner, nor should they be the favorite.

     

    1.) I agree

    2.) No chance

    3.) I agree

    4.) Possible, but I still say the Pirates and Padres.

    5.) It'd be cool, but I think this is the Nats year

    6.) Bold, but no

    7.) I say Cano or Altuve takes it. Don't know if Trout will be in the top 10 for average.

    8.) Not bad, it could happen

    9.) If they let them play enough.

    10.) A couple things got to break their way..but they're a top 5 team in the league.

    Which Team Should You Hate the Most in 2015?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    funny to see anybody hate the m's

     

    the team has been relevant for like 5% of its existence

     

    takes a lot of personal insecurity to hate a team like that, especially if your team's payroll is perennially 200% of Seattle's. 

     

    It's hard to 'hate' any team, especially with free agency.

     

    I highly doubt anyone on here 'hates' Howie Kendrick.

    The Mariners our biggest threat?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    A lot of thing are being proclaimed as givens with the M's among the press when they're actually question marks. 

     

    Happ we just don't know about.  Question mark.

     

    Taijuan Walker's motion looks better now than it did 6 months ago, but still, he's pitched a total of EIGHT mlb starts. Question mark. 

     

    Left field is a platoon between Dustin Ackley plus whoever from the bargain bin of free agents we got...or maybe one of our mediocre OF kids from the minors.  Question mark. 

     

    Center Field is fine defensively, but it's not like our amazing trade deadline acquisition last year was dazzling in 3 months here. Question Mark. 

     

    Right field?  LOLOLOLOLOL.  We have nothing.  It's not even a question mark.  It's a WTF was Jack Z thinking? At best it will be a platoon of dog shit.  

     

    Shortstop. 100% Question Mark. 

     

    First Base: 100% Question Mark.

     

    Catcher is pretty solid.  

     

    2B is solid. 

     

    3B is solid. 

     

    Pen is fine except for lefty relief could be stronger. 

     

    As for the lineup, all we know for sure is that we acquired with Nelson Cruz a guy who most likely won't go .190/.266/.301 like our combined dh's last year.

     

    Nothing else in the lineup is anything near a guarantee to perform any better than it did last year.

     

    If the Angels don't win the division, then you should all be ashamed as fans.  

     

    Seth Smith had an .800 ops in San Diego on the worst line up in history. I don't know...looks like he tried a little bit!

     

    I'd be more concerned with left and center...but I think the M's are the slight favorite (right now).

    Bleacher Report names Pujols #1 in Top 100 Players of the 21st Century

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

     

    This isn't true, actually. SF has a higher park factor - meaning, it is more conducive to offense than the pitching friendly Anaheim.

     

    Ok..I wasn't necessarily talking about Anaheim..but if this is what you meant..I'll go back three years

     

    2012: San Francisco 29th at .737 runs Anaheim 27th at .812       

    2013: San Francisco 27th at .869 runs Anaheim 19th at .968

    2014: San Francisco 25th at .920 runs Anaheim 26th at .919

     

    Actual runs scored in their home parks: 

     

    2012: San Francisco: 272 Anaheim: 309

    2013: San Francisco: 335 Anaheim: 371

    2014: San Francisco: 288 Anaheim: 310

    Bleacher Report names Pujols #1 in Top 100 Players of the 21st Century

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    Let's do some actual research:

     

    Lincecum: 101-79, 3.59 ERA, 1567.1 IP, 27.4 fWAR

    Weaver: 131-69, 3.59 ERA, 1688 IP, 31.7 fWAR

     

    So yeah, the stats agree with you. But of course Lincecum has those two Cy Youngs, years which were better than anything Weaver has. I'd say it is pretty close, but if I'm taking the career of one of the two (so far) for my team I'd take Weaver.

     

    In the a much easier park to pitch in with no dh.

    Video Game Reviews: What Are You Playing?

    in Tech Central

    Posted · Edited by DW711

    My review of Tera that I put on Metacritic:

     

    "I honestly can't believe all the POSITIVE REVIEWS for this garbage.

    Do all these people like playing the SAME GAME they've played five-ten times before?! 

    BEST COMBAT SYSTEM EVER?! I might like DOUBLE DRAGON better than this! 

    I only got to level 11 and I could ALREADY TELL it was going to be the SAME redundant CHORE QUESTS every damn place I go! It's just another walk-around-and-do-this (again) game! 

    These ratings should be a FOUR MAX and more realistically a 2.5! 

    I'm convinced En Masse Entertainment paid off thousands of people to give this game GOOD RATINGS and then went broke soon-after so they had to make it FREE TO PLAY. 

    Garbage game with VERY FEW UPSIDES.

    2/10!

     

     

    Now to look for another free multiplayer game...but I think Ill try and find MLB 05

    Another important pole: when do you turn on the shower water?

    in The Official Hangout Forum

    Posted

    My wife thinks I'm weird (and rightly so) for various reasons.  One of them came up recently: because I turn on the water for my shower after I get in the shower.  She turns on the water before she gets in, adjusts the temperature to her preference, and then enters.  I'd never even thought about doing it that way before she mentioned it.  So, which way do you start your shower water?  Am I really that weird in this sense?

     

    May I ask why?

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