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**Official 2014 MLB Regular Season-All over but the shouting (1 Viewer)

Premier said:
Northern Voice said:
Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...
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Yea it worked out so well the first time.
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:shrug: Their attendance numbers from the time they moved into Olympic Stadium in 1977, until Jeffrey Loria destroyed them in 1998 are better than either Florida team in the past 20 years.

It's obviously not going to happen in the near future, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a team in Montreal within 10-15 years.

 
Northern Voice said:
Premier said:
Northern Voice said:
Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...
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Yea it worked out so well the first time.
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:shrug: Their attendance numbers from the time they moved into Olympic Stadium in 1977, until Jeffrey Loria destroyed them in 1998 are better than either Florida team in the past 20 years. It's obviously not going to happen in the near future, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a team in Montreal within 10-15 years.
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The Rays tv numbers are huge for the market. In the top third of MLB IIRC. Eventually the team will move to Tampa and the attendance will pick up. It literally could not be in a worse area, but that's been covered ad nauseum.

 
Premier said:
Northern Voice said:
Premier said:
Northern Voice said:
Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...
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Yea it worked out so well the first time.
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:shrug: Their attendance numbers from the time they moved into Olympic Stadium in 1977, until Jeffrey Loria destroyed them in 1998 are better than either Florida team in the past 20 years. It's obviously not going to happen in the near future, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a team in Montreal within 10-15 years.
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The Rays tv numbers are huge for the market. In the top third of MLB IIRC. Eventually the team will move to Tampa and the attendance will pick up. It literally could not be in a worse area, but that's been covered ad nauseum.
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The Rays came out at the bottom of the Forbes' valuations again this year. I don't know how far I'd trust their exact numbers but the overall rankings pass the sniff test.

With all the money in the game today, Selig's successor if he ever steps down will have to eventually address expansion. It's kind of chicken and egg situation regarding stadium construction. Nobody is going to build a new baseball stadium nowadays without a guarantee of a franchise. I know St. Petersburg built the dome before the Rays came but the Trop isn't a good example of anything.

 
Of course they came out in the bottom. Stadium situation is a disaster and they can't expect a new tv deal until 2016. They signed this present one a year or so before all the big deals shot up.

 
NL EAST - Nats

NL CENTRAL - Cards

NL WEST - Giants

NL WC Dodgers/Pirates

AL EAST - Yankees

NL CENTRAL - Detroit

NL WEST - A's

AL WC Royals/Rangers

Cards over Pirates

Nats over Giants

Cards over Nats

Tigers over Rangers

Yankees over A's

Yankees over Tigers

Yankees over Cardinals in Seven as the Bombers send off The Captain in style.

 
We doing predictions?

Al east

TB

BOS

NYY

BAL

TOR

Al central

DET

KC

CWS

CLE

MIN

Al west

TEX

OAK

LAA

SEA

HOU

Nl east

WAS

ATL

MIA

NYM

PHI

Nl central

STL

MIL

PIT

CIN

CHC

Nl west

LAD

SD

ARI

SF

COL

Al wild cards: BOS, OAK

Nl wild cards: ATL MIL

Alcs: DET over TB

Nlcs: STL over WAS

Ws: STL over DET

 
Nats

Reds

Doyers

WC: Pirates, Cards

NL MVP: Braun

NL CY: Zimmerman

Rays

Royals

A's

WC: Tigers, Yankees

AL MVP: Miggy

AL CY: David Price

ALCS: Rays over A's

NLCS: Reds over Nats

WS: Reds over Rays

 
I'm sure these won't be close, but whatever

Yankees

Tigers

Angels

WC: Rays, Royals

MVP: Trout

CY: Darvish

Nats

Cards

Trolleydodgers

WC: Braves, Rocks

MVP: Tulowitzki

CY: Strausburg

WS: Nats over Angels in the first Trout/Harper series

 
Chris Owings named DBacks starting SS and Gregorius sent down. Whats the story with Owings? I know nothing about him except he hit like 330 or something in AAA according to rotoworld.

 
Annyong said:
Chris Owings named DBacks starting SS and Gregorius sent down. Whats the story with Owings? I know nothing about him except he hit like 330 or something in AAA according to rotoworld.
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Probably a decent option for a backup SS, but don't take PCL stats too seriously.

 
Am I missing something on Andrew Cashner? I went into this year thinking he was someone to target, that he was someone who could be a Top Ten pitcher, yet in two drafts guys like Sonny Gray, Michael Wacha, Danny Salazar, and Dan Straily went ahead of him.

I looked over several other drafts, and saw just about the same thing. I am very surprised. I know he has an injury history, but a lot of players do. Players like Wacha and Salazar don't have much of a track record, and that concerns me more than Cashner.

 
Encyclopedia Brown said:
Am I missing something on Andrew Cashner? I went into this year thinking he was someone to target, that he was someone who could be a Top Ten pitcher, yet in two drafts guys like Sonny Gray, Michael Wacha, Danny Salazar, and Dan Straily went ahead of him.

I looked over several other drafts, and saw just about the same thing. I am very surprised. I know he has an injury history, but a lot of players do. Players like Wacha and Salazar don't have much of a track record, and that concerns me more than Cashner.
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id draft all those guys over him except straily. He throws hard but doesnt strike anyone out. Also wins will be tough to come by. Plus he has a lengthy injury history
 
Encyclopedia Brown said:
Am I missing something on Andrew Cashner? I went into this year thinking he was someone to target, that he was someone who could be a Top Ten pitcher, yet in two drafts guys like Sonny Gray, Michael Wacha, Danny Salazar, and Dan Straily went ahead of him.

I looked over several other drafts, and saw just about the same thing. I am very surprised. I know he has an injury history, but a lot of players do. Players like Wacha and Salazar don't have much of a track record, and that concerns me more than Cashner.
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I have Gray above him, Wacha in the same tier but higher, Salazar and Straily a notch lower. How my drafts fell I ended up having enough pitching by the time I got to him so I passed and added two of Ross, Kluber, Straily, and Lackey a little later.Potential is still there, production just hasn't matched yet.

 
Since they are facing a RHP, Konerko won't start on opening day for the first time since 1999.

If Abreu can hold his own, both on the field and at the plate, this looks like it's possibly a straight up platoon in the DH slot for the entire season.

Konerko killed LHP last year (.923OPS) and Dunn can still somewhat hold his own vs RHP (2013: .786 OPS / 2012: .817)

Something you daily league folks might find useful

 
Limp Ditka said:
Since they are facing a RHP, Konerko won't start on opening day for the first time since 1999.

If Abreu can hold his own, both on the field and at the plate, this looks like it's possibly a straight up platoon in the DH slot for the entire season.

Konerko killed LHP last year (.923OPS) and Dunn can still somewhat hold his own vs RHP (2013: .786 OPS / 2012: .817)

Something you daily league folks might find useful
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Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 1hWhite Sox don't face a lefty starter until Saturday in KC, but I'm told Paul Konerko will get a start against a righty before that.
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AL East: Rays
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: A's
AL Wild Cards: Yankees, Red Sox (Which sets up an epic 1-game playoff where the winner gets smashed by Detroit. This is the Tigers year.)

NL East: Nationals
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Reds, Giants

ALCS: Tigers over Rays

NLCS: Dodgers over Nationals

World Series: Tigers over Dodgers

AL MVP: Mike Trout
NL MVP: Bryce Harper

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright

AL Rookie of the Year: Jose Abreu
NL Rookie of the Year: Noah Syndergaard

 
Let's try this.

NL East: Washington

NL Central: St. Louis

NL West: Los Angeles

NL Wildcard: Cincinnati, San Francisco

NL MVP: Joey Votto

NL Cy Young: Adam Wainwright

AL East: Tampa Bay

AL Central: Detroit

AL West: Oakland

AL Wildcard: Kansas City, Boston

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera

AL Cy Young: David Price

 
NL East: Nats

NL Central: Reds

NL West: Dodgers

NL Wildcard: Giants, Pirates

NL MVP: Harper :eek:

NL Cy Young: Kershaw

AL East: Red Sox

AL Central: Indians

AL West: A's

AL Wildcard: Tigers, Angels

AL MVP: Trout

AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez

Red Sox over the Dodgers in the WS

 
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