MLB 2011 season

Just like 2006.

manofmystery wrote: Why can't St. Louis accept that they are sh*t?  Also, is this year not a perfect example of how ridiculous it is that the All-Star Game decides home field advantage?  A team with no business even being in the playoffs hosting the first game of the series.  Baseball itself really does end when the fantasy baseball playoffs end.

Why they shouldn't be in the playoffs, because no one expect them to beat the Phillies. They won that's all, in sports it's not alwayys the team that deserve to win that win. As far as the home field advantage, i agree with you., but baseball has always been too traditionnal. They should have put the best second team years ago in the playoffs.

I hear that the weather in St. Louis is as crappy as the weather here is in Michigan.  Cold and rainy.  Perfect day for a World Series baseball game.  Sounds just like the Tigers game 1s against the Yankees and the Rangers during this years playoffs. 

The Dark Elf wrote: Padraic wrote: Welcome to the pity party Tigers fans.   No pity, really. They actually exceeded my expectations for the year. They made baseball fun again in the 'D'. A couple of plays here and there and the outcome would be different, but that's baseball. And I expect the Rangers will win the World Series this year. Their starting pitchers suck, but that lineup and those relievers (Ugando and Feliz in particular) are scary.   That being said, if the Tigers don't make the play-offs next year, I will be pissed. Although I do have some suggestions:   Allow Ordonez and Carlos Guillen to retire. They are done. Use the money (and there is several million dollars between those two)  to get a Jose Reyes-type free agent with speed. For the love of god, get rid of Brad Penny. Use a fire hydrant to replace him. Or the dog pissing on the fire hydrant. Resign Delmon Young. Use the speedy free agent signing as a lead-off hitter. Put Austin Jackson batting second or ninth - anywhere but lead-off.  That's it.

Agree with most of this.  I am seeing the name Brandon Phillips batted about a bit and that intrigues me.   I'm not certain that I want Jose Reyes as I think he might be bad for the chemistry but I wouldn't be upset if we were able to get him.  My only problem with resigning Delmon Young is his lack of speed and defense and there being nowhere else to put him.  Brennan Boesch will be back next year, so we might not have as much of a need for Young.  It would be nice to get a guy like Gardner from the Yankees to play left field.  Not Gardner per se, but someone with his skillset.  I'm open to suggestions there.  That being said, Young was a great late season acquisition and really helped carry the team in the postseason.

The Cardinals will win, and it will be one of the craziest runs to a title I think I've ever seen.

If the lousy St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series one year after that joke of a Giants team then I think I'll give up on baseball.

Padraic wrote: Welcome to the pity party Tigers fans.

• Allow Ordonez and Carlos Guillen to retire. They are done. Use the money (and there is several million dollars between those two)  to get a Jose Reyes-type free agent with speed.
• For the love of god, get rid of Brad Penny. Use a fire hydrant to replace him. Or the dog pissing on the fire hydrant.
• Resign Delmon Young.
• Use the speedy free agent signing as a lead-off hitter. Put Austin Jackson batting second or ninth - anywhere but lead-off. 

That's it.

Tigers collapse. I am depressed. I suppose I could complain about the umpiring (a called third strike and an out at second that were both missed), but the game has gotten silly now. 

rushfan4 wrote: I think that Scherzer may need to drill him in the ribs in his first at-bat on Saturday to send a message to get him to quit digging in so much.  Two of his homers have hit the foul pole.  The one last night hit the foul territory side of the foul pole, so he got really lucky on that one.  He has been unbelievable with all of these home runs this series.  I keep thinking that there is no way that he will hit another one, and then he does.

Message tranfer to Jim Leyland...

I think that Scherzer may need to drill him in the ribs in his first at-bat on Saturday to send a message to get him to quit digging in so much.  Two of his homers have hit the foul pole.  The one last night hit the foul territory side of the foul pole, so he got really lucky on that one.  He has been unbelievable with all of these home runs this series.  I keep thinking that there is no way that he will hit another one, and then he does.