Major League Baseball Thread

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

AL Central just got roughly 275 pounds heavier. I've heard of teams having to patch a hole due to injury (Victor Martinez), but this is something else. Prince Fielder going to the Tigers, 9 yr/$214 million. Once V-Mart gets back in 2013, they say they're going to move Miguel Cabrera to 3B. That'll be a thing. I doubt it'll get to that though, and either MCab or V-Mart are shopped eventually.

White Sox, Twins picked the right time to embark on a rebuild. KC is always rebuilding, and Cleveland is a non-factor. Unless Verlander vanishes from the earth, don't see much uncertainty in who walks away with the AL Central. Blindfolded.

[FreefallbestrideeverWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Those Tigggers sure are ready to rake aren't they? Well thanks for taking Fielder and Pujols out of the league.

Kinda sad when you spend so much money and can't re-sign a guy like Kuroda, or someone like Beltran/Oswalt/Pena/some kind of retread that is worth while. Nope you end up with a bunch of guys who weren't even that good 5 years ago. But whatever, we will all celebrate when we get a new owner/GM like it's 1988!

Some people just like to take on new challenges also. He has already accomplished basically all there is to accomplish with the Cardinals, so he deemed it time to move on and help a different franchise reach the ultimate goal.

Yep, there are 250 Million new things to "accomplish" in Anaheim. Oh please, it's fine to do what they do, but when they try and come up with these shenanigans I would have stayed in STL personally, but i bet the wife was nagging him to go to Anaheim.

[pdconHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

SF GIANTS FAN FEST IS THIS SATURDAY. Cant wait to be there to support my team, GO GIANTS. hopefully are pitching can keep the games close, because we still wont produce any runs.

[Chris Benvenuto2012+Mayan=BS!]

AL Central just got roughly 275 pounds heavier. I've heard of teams having to patch a hole due to injury (Victor Martinez), but this is something else. Prince Fielder going to the Tigers, 9 yr/$214 million. Once V-Mart gets back in 2013, they say they're going to move Miguel Cabrera to 3B. That'll be a thing. I doubt it'll get to that though, and either MCab or V-Mart are shopped eventually.

White Sox, Twins picked the right time to embark on a rebuild. KC is always rebuilding, and Cleveland is a non-factor. Unless Verlander vanishes from the earth, don't see much uncertainty in who walks away with the AL Central. Blindfolded.

Don't underestimate Detroit - We've been known to pull things out of our sleeves that alot of fans don't expect. Contract modifications and resigning galore, Batman! The summer game in 2012 is going to be very, very interesting to say the least. This is the year Verlander pitches his perfecto - bringing us what was rightfully ours afew years ago finally to us.

KC's always been a non-factor - they just can't get their act together. One team I can see making noise in the NL Central is Pittsburgh, they made some last summer. But this year? We'll have to wait and see - I see a winning record for that franchise in their future.

The AL West will be a power battle this year - I remember when that division wasn't a threat or was a minor threat at best. Now it's become a powerful and contending division - watch out!

[Ed FarmerThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

This is the year Verlander pitches his perfecto

Verlander is awesome, hands down the best pitcher in the game- but this is the year I expect to see his arm fall off from years of throwing way more innings than he needed to. If it doesn't, then it should be clear to everyone that he comes from somewhere else, and the black helicopters can come for him one night.

[ParkTripsBubbles!]

Meh Johnson and Clemens threw that much for years, and pitchers have been doing that forever. People need to stop babying pitchers

[BelizeIt"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

Were about 5 weeks out from the start of the 2012 season. I can't wait!

My Red Sox may still need some starting pitchers, but I'm definitely looking forward to opening day. (It's a new year, and anything can happen)

This new season has moved a lot of talented players into new teams, so this year should be interesting.

Everyone has the teams they like, so let's hope the owners of those teams have made the best off season acquisitions that will enhance their ability to represent their city and fans in the World Series.

Bring on the new year!

[Jew"It's not small, but it is very 'average.'"]

^^Babying pitchers probably leads to more injuries! Throwing a baseball is about the most un-natural motion possible for the human body. Building up a tolerance to it helps reduce the risk of injury.

Nolan Ryan (who is making sure his pitchers are not babied in Texas) pitched for 27 years with no issues...

[BeemerBoyWDW Monorail Fanatic]

And when you're finally tired of trying to throw everything 110mph, then learn the knuckleball. Tim Wakefield just retired at age 147....so it is possible to have a lengthy and effective career as a pitcher.

[Hilltopper39Don't make me kick you in the donkey!]

Has anyone been following the historic comeback of pitching legend Kenny Powers? After completely disappearing from the league and sliding into anonymity 4 years ago Kenny made a return to organized baseball last year pitching for a rag tag team in Mexico. He's now back in the minors throwin heat for the Myrtle Beach Mermen trying to smoke me into the big leagues once again. His next start should be televised on HBO this Sunday at 10 pm, check him out.


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