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We'll have to do this in his honor. Think you're up to it during these trying times?Not official w/out Limp Ditka
It's hard to be boldWe'll have to do this in his honor. Think you're up to it during these trying times?
Ridiculous prediction thread hasn't been opened yet. Let me get on that.From another thread.....I will say Posey won't finish in the top 5 catchers (not sure how bold but Epic Problem thinks so)
I don't understand the love for the Mets. Yeah, their rotation can be lethal, but it can also be derailed by injury. About that line-up, though...what was their team OBP last year? Is it magically going to get better? I don't see how with the corpse of Adrian Gonzalez and Todd Frazier. I don't think the Mets win over 80.5 games and made a pretty good sized wager on that under.
KC and Texas are utter garbage, but that wasn't too hard to predict. The Padres were not any better, though.Padres will be better than anybody expects, KC will be way worse and the Rangers will get off to a hideously bad start.
Braves will be very much improved and a threat in 2019. Acuna is ROY and by 2019 a candidate for MVP.
Man, I did NOT see Tampa with a winning record, so was way off here. Miami sucks, but everybody knew they would.State of Florida will combine for 200 losses.
Longoria has sucked this year and the Giants are pretty awful.Giants pose a threat to win the NL West when Bumgarner returns. Longoria will lead the way on offense. Tampa fans will wonder why they even bother...again.
Cargo has been alright, but he's hit the DL a time or two. Dahl also saw DL stints and he's just been ok.Carlos Gonzalez will make it about a month before injury sidelines him, opening the door for David Dahl to re-enter relevance and remind us how great he was/is.
Embarrassing claim here.Brandon Drury will love batting in New York. He will no longer be an afterthought.
Half right and half wrong. Had the Mariners pegged perfectly. Vogelbach just excels at eating.The Mariners will be in the hunt for the Wild Card until late August when the wheels just fall off. Dan Vogelbach will be the best fat guy in baseball this summer.
stupid Schwarbs and his stupid diet ruining it.Dan Vogelbach will be the best fat guy in baseball this summer.
Vogelbach will have more HR than Schwarbs.stupid Schwarbs and his stupid diet ruining it.
He'll also have way less errors.stupid Schwarbs and his stupid diet ruining it.
The theme is bold predictions . Just sayingBumgarner has a higher OPS than Ohtani
@HellToupee responds to a trade offer in NewZA this year
Start chasing, fat boy!Vogelbach will have more HR than Schwarbs.
Looking pretty good here. On pace for 162.Teams
TB breaks modern day record for number of starters used in a season (currently 20: 1967 Mets)
Tuffy Rhodes is over there palLooking pretty good here. On pace for 162.
I'm bad at thisThe theme is bold predictions . Just sayingBumgarner has a higher OPS than Ohtani
Needs more Terry BevingtonRV cross country road trip with Robin Ventura & Jerry Manuel.
Someone reported him for an innocuous post. You know nothing about it? Seem to remember you in that thread.So what happened to Limp Ditka?
I have no idea what you are talking about. Yes Ditka is a putz, but that is no reason to report him.Someone reported him for an innocuous post. You know nothing about it? Seem to remember you in that thread.
I have screen shotsHopefully this will escalate so the thread gets zapped along with my bold predictions
@Frostillicus - You have a shirsey, don't you?My career record for bold predictions is approaching Terry Felton levels
I don't understand the love for the Mets. Yeah, their rotation can be lethal, but it can also be derailed by injury. About that line-up, though...what was their team OBP last year? Is it magically going to get better? I don't see how with the corpse of Adrian Gonzalez and Todd Frazier. I don't think the Mets win over 80.5 games and made a pretty good sized wager on that under.
Padres 9-16Padres will be better than anybody expects, KC will be way worse and the Rangers will get off to a hideously bad start.
Acuña time, baby! Braves are 12-10. Not bad.Braves will be very much improved and a threat in 2019. Acuna is ROY and by 2019 a candidate for MVP.
30 losses so far and counting, fast.State of Florida will combine for 200 losses.
Slow start for Longoria but coming around. Mac Williamson is a MAN CHILD! Game below .500 Arizona will fade.Giants pose a threat to win the NL West when Bumgarner returns. Longoria will lead the way on offense. Tampa fans will wonder why they even bother...again.
Carlos Gonzalez will make it about a month before injury sidelines him, opening the door for David Dahl to re-enter relevance and remind us how great he was/is.
Had a nice start, but he'll find it hard to regain the job with the young guns swatting. Good utility guy to have, though.Brandon Drury will love batting in New York. He will no longer be an afterthought.
12-10, Vogelbach playing better, but only 2 HR. Since Schwarber is no longer fat, Vogelbach still has a chance here.The Mariners will be in the hunt for the Wild Card until late August when the wheels just fall off. Dan Vogelbach will be the best fat guy in baseball this summer.
Sergio Romo starting for our Rays tomorrow, making it 9 for the yearTB breaks modern day record for number of starters used in a season (currently 20: 1967 Mets)
Limp Ditka said:Players:
Panda Reloaded: Pablo's OPS north of .800
Hunter Wood toes the rubber today and becomes starter number 14TB breaks modern day record for number of starters used in a season (currently 20: 1967 Mets)
Blind squirrel meets fat pandaLooks like Limpy was a year early on the panda
Limp Ditka said:Players:
Panda Reloaded: Pablo's OPS north of .800
I don't understand the love for the Mets. Yeah, their rotation can be lethal, but it can also be derailed by injury. About that line-up, though...what was their team OBP last year? Is it magically going to get better? I don't see how with the corpse of Adrian Gonzalez and Todd Frazier. I don't think the Mets win over 80.5 games and made a pretty good sized wager on that under.
KC and Texas are utter garbage, but that wasn't too hard to predict. The Padres were not any better, though.Padres will be better than anybody expects, KC will be way worse and the Rangers will get off to a hideously bad start.
Braves will be very much improved and a threat in 2019. Acuna is ROY and by 2019 a candidate for MVP.
Man, I did NOT see Tampa with a winning record, so was way off here. Miami sucks, but everybody knew they would.State of Florida will combine for 200 losses.
Longoria has sucked this year and the Giants are pretty awful.Giants pose a threat to win the NL West when Bumgarner returns. Longoria will lead the way on offense. Tampa fans will wonder why they even bother...again.
Cargo has been alright, but he's hit the DL a time or two. Dahl also saw DL stints and he's just been ok.Carlos Gonzalez will make it about a month before injury sidelines him, opening the door for David Dahl to re-enter relevance and remind us how great he was/is.
Embarrassing claim here.Brandon Drury will love batting in New York. He will no longer be an afterthought.
Half right and half wrong. Had the Mariners pegged perfectly. Vogelbach just excels at eating.The Mariners will be in the hunt for the Wild Card until late August when the wheels just fall off. Dan Vogelbach will be the best fat guy in baseball this summer.
and I was correct. He finished outside the top 5 in scoring for my league last year.From another thread.....I will say Posey won't finish in the top 5 catchers (not sure how bold but Epic Problem thinks so)
Let's be fair here. The very first part of my reply isand I was correct. He finished outside the top 5 in scoring for my league last year.
He played 105 gamesUnless you're calling for him to miss significant time, this isnt happening.
True but with Posey that is always a major concern and should be built into your projections.Let's be fair here. The very first part of my reply is
He played 105 games
He's a catcher and never played less than 140 games in the 6 years leads leading up to last. Care to go find me the catcher eligible players that can say that?True but with Posey that is always a major concern and should be built into your projections.
But being a catcher and getting up there in age the chances of injury are increased drastically. I always have concerns about catchers and injuries. Posey isn't immune to that.He's a catcher and never played less than 140 games in the 6 years leads leading up to last. Care to go find me the catcher eligible players that can say that?
Looking over a few guys they all seem to get about 4-5 years of around 130-150 games and then have an injury year. So figuring in the averages it seems logical to project Posey as having a higher likelihood of injury after 6 years of 140+ game seasons (as he was going into last year as you stated). Catcher is a demanding spot as you have shown from your comments, but expecting a guy to keep that up for more than 5 years in a row seems like a foolish assumption since Posey is the only guy in recent times to accomplish it.He's a catcher and never played less than 140 games in the 6 years leads leading up to last. Care to go find me the catcher eligible players that can say that?
Which is what I said from the get-go, was the only way he falls out of the top 5. You, on the other hand, did nothing of the sort.Looking over a few guys they all seem to get about 4-5 years of around 130-150 games and then have an injury year. So figuring in the averages it seems logical to project Posey as having a higher likelihood of injury after 6 years of 140+ game seasons (as he was going into last year as you stated). Catcher is a demanding spot as you have shown from your comments, but expecting a guy to keep that up for more than 5 years in a row seems like a foolish assumption since Posey is the only guy in recent times to accomplish it.
The closest I found was Yadier Molina:
2009-2013 he played between 136-140 games and then in 2014 got injured that dropped him down to 110 games. Seems similar to Posey. Yadi then went to post 3 more seasons of 136-147 games before getting injured again last year.
Bottom line catcher is a brutal position and injury needs to be considered in projections.
I would actually go the other way and say since catcher is a blah position then you shouldn't keep Posey. That might also have to do with the fact that I don't think Posey will put up top 5 numbers this year.