PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE FANTASY POSTS II.

MESSAGEBOARD WARS

FANTASY POSTS FROM ANGRY PEOPLE

ANNOYMOUS POSTS

No response needed... I owned you in that message thread. Unless Delmon bats .237 and dropkicks an ump... then, you will have owned me... and i will admit defeat... which is what you should do if he goes .280-25-100 and is a top 70 player. He'll be better than your 11th round pick Melky thats for damn sure... I'll bet my lotto winnings from tonight on that.

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How the hell does anyone have Napoli as a bust? All db's talked about last year was contract year players this and contract year players that. Do not forget Napoli is in a contract year. Rangers will series sweep the Angels who btw Pujols is going to your AL bust. That lineup around him is atrocious, he moved to a pitchers park, his back is still fucked up and he's old... I await the shit talking and someone who can really actually dispute this, not just say I don't know this and I don't know that...

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Cliff lee has been no better than Derek Holland. He got lucky once and won a cy young but so did Barry Zito and Scott Kazmir.

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You're right "Baby Stone Cold" (with a cowboy hat on)... 240 million dollar Pujols is washed up. Maybe I should have accepted that Rollins and Pena for Pujols offer of yours that you absolutely unloaded on me for not accepting... since you said it was such a generous offer you were giving me. Bllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahhhaaaaaaaaaah.

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Cruz pulled a Buckner? Wow. Some ignorance in this league or just plain stupidity, either way it's no wonder you have DyNasty Resentment. Gay ass kissing cousins need to stop it.

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Cruz, Letting a piss missile go over his head because Ron Washington was too "coked" up to have someone put him in proper position is hardly letting a bp groundball through his legs. Even if Buckner, who was a great player caught the ball he would of had to bust his ass to beat out a blazing Mookie Wilson because no one was covering the bag.

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Where the hell is the Rangers coaching staff at right there? Why is Nolan Ryan paying 5 guys to sit on the bench and watch the game? Propably for that reason. I know you wouldn't know what bench coaches are for but that is one reason to position players in the field for each hitter,

Preseason Roundup Part4: AL Central

AL CENTRAL

Predictions

by staff writer  David Herrmann  

The AL Central, arguably the least competitive division in baseball this year has a major move occur this off-season in the Tigers signing Prince Fielder to a gazillion dollar deal. After the Tigers lost V-Mart they went looking for a bat and found one of the top free agents available this off season and snapped him up. With Justin Verlander leading the squad and Fielder/Cabrera manning the corners this team is a World Series contender. The rest of the division merely cleaned house or stood pat. The promising Royals have hit hard times recently with the injury to rookie Salvador Perez and a TJ surgery to their closer Joakim Soria. The Indians, a team of young talent ,lost oft-injured Grady Sizemore for the foreseeable future. They are riding on the past success of Ubaldo Jimenez and Casey Kotchman to lead this squad to a respectable season. The White Sox have declared themselves sellers after a disappointing 2011 season. Finally the Minnesota Twins decided to go cheap this off-season and signed Jamey Carroll to be their every day short stop, a first for the journeyman. They also spent money on Ryan Doumit, Josh Willingham and Jason Marquis. The Twins after the worst season they have had in their long history are looking to return to respectability in 2012. 

Detroit Tigers.

In early January the Tigers learned that Victor Martinez would be out for the season with a torn ACL. Not to be left in the dust the Tigers stood pat until a few weeks into February when they signed Prince Fielder to a large contract. They are moving Miguel Cabrera to third base, which will sacrifice defense. However, with any defensive error the Tigers will make up for on offense. The Tigers have some solid players behind these two including the under-rated Johnny Peralta at shortstop, Brennan Boesch and Ryan Raburn who is currently raking in spring training. The rotation includes the MVP/Cy Young winner Justin Verlander who is sure to regress some from last year's amazing season. After throwing over 4,300 pitchers last year tiredness has to creep in at some point, he is human after all. The Tigers should see the team ERA rise with the defensive indifference and this will surely affect a few wins each season, especially for ground ball pitchers. The Tigers are poised to win the AL Central easily.

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Minnesota Twins.

The Twins, my favorite team is poised for a sub par year at best. However, looking at this division I feel like they should have no problem with a second place finish. They have a healthy Joe Mauer coming back and offense in Ryan Doumit who will be DHing and Josh Willingham who will be playing LF. Any day you don't have to start Nishioka is a plus and Jamey Carroll should be a .290 hitter with some speed. The Twins largest question mark lies in 1B Justin Morneau who 2 years removed from a concussion is still battling issues. This spring hasn't been kind to the former AL MVP, but he has started to heat up in the latter parts of this month and is starting to get his timing down. Justin has complained about a sore wrist on top of everything, are his best days behind him? That question should be evident sooner rather than later. Currently Chris Parmalee is battling for a spot on the 25 man squad, his battling has made it an almost sure bet he will make the squad skipping AAA all together like Joe Mauer did almost 10 years ago. The Twins should have a healthy Denard Span back in CF and left fielder Ben Revere should continue to blossom into a good player. I see the Twins possibly sending Span out this season and move Revere to CF. The pitching side of things is where this team gets rocky. With Carl Pavano as their deemed "ace" they have a pitcher who last year struggled immensely, the Twins lack a true ace and this has been more evident in the last 2 years than ever before. Behind Pavano they have up and down Liriano who this spring has pitched to a 18/2 k to walk rate. Remember it is a contract year. I think Franky puts it together this season and carries this squad for the most part. Behind these two you have Blackburn, Baker and Marquis. The Twins are in trouble in the bullpen after trading Joe Nathan. Matt Capps hasn't shown he can do much. Ultimately this team will either be really good or REALLY bad. 

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Chicago White Sox.

This team is supposed to be bad. I think they can't be THAT bad can they? This team does have some solid players that are due for some return pop in Adam Dunn and Alex Ríos. Do I see them coming back all the way? No, I do see them putting up somewhat decent numbers though. Paul Konerko is almost money in the bank for a .300 with 35 home runs. Though, Dunn was like that before the 2011 season and we saw what happened there. The White Sox have John Danks and Gavin Floyd manning the rotation's top. With an oft-injured pitcher in Jake Peavy we don't know what to expect. The bright spot for the Sox is that of Chris Sale who is sure to dazzle in the rotation.

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Cleveland Indians.

Cleveland isn't this bad. They have Carlos Santana at catcher, Casey Kotchman at first, Asdrubal Cabrera at short, up and comer Jason Kipnis at 2, and Sin Shoo Choo in right. This team has talent but yet something tells me they will fall short of contending. After last year's surprise the Indians will be better down the stretch with the talent. There are just too many question marks; can Ubaldo repeat 2010? Casey Kotchman repeat 2011? Can Choo bounce back? Grady Sizemore actually play in 150 games? Cabrera repeat last year? I don't know. I am not comfortable with this team winning anymore than 78 wins and that is where I have them. 

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Kansas City Royals.

One of the most talented young squads in baseball the Royals started out this spring with injuries to their catcher Salvador Perez and closer Joakim Soria. Lucky for them they have plenty of young talent who can close. The Royals return much of the same squad as last year. Eric Hosmer should be better, Mike Moustakas should be better and Alex Gordon should shine. Jeff Francouer resurrected his career in KC last year and look for him to continue that ride. The Royals have a semi decent team. Though looking at the pitching rotation is where the train falls flat. When your "ace" is journeyman Bruce Chen you know you are in trouble. The Royals have the talent but I think they still will face many obstacles this year. 

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Preseason Roundup Part3: NL Central

NL Central

Predictions


By Staff writer David Herrmann

My least favorite division in baseball, why? I don't know. Seemingly you'd think it would be exciting since the Cardinals and Brewers are both pretty good teams. But, alas I hate even talking about this division. This off-season saw the loss of both Pujols and Fielder. The Brewers almost lost Ryan Braun for 50 games due to a "botched" steroid allegation. The Cubs got on new GM in Theo Epstein and hope to turn around the squad into lovable winners. The Pirates traded for AJ Burnett only to lose him after a ball broke his eye bones. The Houston Astros traded away the last chip that would make them somewhat exciting to watch in Jason Bourgeois. Finally, the trendy pick Cincinnatti Reds added Ryan Madson only to lose him to Tommy John before one regular season game started. 

                                                                            
Cincinnatti Reds.

Looking at the Reds you have a solid very above average first basemen in Joey Votto and power hitting outfielder in Jay Bruce, a great up the middle guy in Brandon Phillips and a very underrated center fielder in Drew Stubbs. The Reds traded this off-season for Matt Latos and gave up Edinson Volquez and a highly prized prospect. The Reds are essentially going for it this year. They signed Ryan Madson to a one-year deal, but have lost him due to TJ surgery. They have the tools to compete, Cueto, Latos a top the rotation isn't exactly the strongest but if both of these guys perform like they have in the past year it should be well enough to win. 

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Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brew crew lost their second best player in Prince Fielder to free agency but gained some back in Aramis Ramirez. The Brewers are still a solid team without Fielder. Matt Gamel who has yet to prove anything in the MLB will have the first base job and it is his to lose. The Brewers will put up runs with Braun, Weeks, Ramirez and Hart. They have one of the best rotations in the NL with Greinke, Gallardo, Marcum and Wolf atop. They return a solid closer in John Axford. Ultimately this team could run away with the division if healthy. Weeks, Marcum, Greinke and Hart are all health risks. In a perfect world this team stays healthy and they win 92 games on their way to the playoffs. However, I just don't see that happening. I see them battling for the division crown but the Reds coming out on top by the thinnest of margins.

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St. Louis Cardinals.

After an off-season that lost both Pujols and La Russa the Cardinals begin a new leaf. This is a new Cardinals team built around age at this point. The Cardinals have an aging slugger in Lance Berkman and Carlos Beltran. They are hedging their bets that Chris Carpenter can contribute at some point during this season, keep in mind he is 37 years of age. Adam Wainwright is making his return from TJ surgery and it isn't known yet how he will perform right away. The team's opening day starter Kyle Lohse is another reason this team has some signs of concern. Lohse put up great numbers last year but can he repeat and be consistent which has always been his crutch. I think the Cardinals should be good. Jason Motte is a good closer, though has trouble with walks. The Cardinals again will have Matt Holliday in the outfield, how long will he stay on the field, tops 140 games. Will Berkman repeat last year? Probably not. Will Carlos Beltran contribute after signing probably his last major contract? Maybe. The Cardinals will be a large question mark.

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Chicago Cubs.

Those loveable losers in Chicago can’t ever get beyond that pesky goat. This team didn't really do much this off-season but "trade" for Theo Epstein. The Cubs didn't resign Peña and traded away Sean Marshall and dumped Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs feature an aging free swinging slugger in Alfonso Soriano and a oft injured Marlon Byrd. David DeJesus was a free agent signing whom when healthy can perform above average, however his injury history is tainted and expect to lose him for periods of time during the season. The "ace" of the staff, Matt Garza should sign an extension to be with the team unless they trade him at the deadline. It will be another downer year for the Cubbies, but let it be known Theo Epstein the man who brought the World Series home to Boston has free reign and don't expect the losing trend to continue much longer.

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Pittsburgh Pirates.

Another season of losing is in the works for the Swashbucklers. Will this team ever be good again? They have one of the best players in baseball in Andrew McCutchen and a solid closer in Joel Hanrahan. The teams average first baseman Garret Jones, second baseman Neil Walker and third baseman Pedro Alvarez should contribute modest numbers at best. I see Casey McGehee over taking Pedro for the third base job and putting up better numbers than his Milwaukee days. This team is banking that Erik Bedard can stay healthy, maybe for 20 starts at tops. AJ Burnett is out till at least late May early June. Not much to say.

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Houston Astros.

Quick name me 3 starters for this team. None? Yea me neither. At least they are moving to the American League and can have the DH. This team needs all the help they can get. By moving to the AL will this help? Probably not but maybe just maybe they can start getting more fans in the seats. Most people prefer the AL to NL and having to see the Pirates almost 15 times a year doesn't help attendance. Being in the AL will pit them against better competition and more money. The Astros have a long way to go to become relevant again; it starts with trading Wandy Rodriguez. The last real trade chip. They have moved Brett Myers to the bullpen to close to hopefully trade him at some point during the season as well. The Stros are in bad shape for 2012.

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PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE FANTASY POSTS.

MESSAGEBOARD WARS FANTASY POSTS FROM COMPETITIVE PEOPLE

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

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TODAY WE LOOK AT A PRESEASON TUSSLE. DID DELMON YOUNG GET DRAFTED TO EARLY? WHO CARES RIGHT? WELL THESE GUYS DO.  DO YOU THINK ANY GUY WILL EVER ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG? WELL WHO IS WRONG IN THIS CASE?  

IT STARTED WITH A POST TITLED

 DRAFT RANKINGS.

"Worst pick:  1. Delmon Young (10th round)- [Insert worst pick owners name here] .."

ANOTHER PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE POSTED THIS...

"  Delmon Young in the 10th does trump Trumbo in the 9th for worst pick of the draft.

Adrianna Lima definitely #1.

Coolest Ways to Die: Gord by a bull in Pamplona

Let the fun begin...  "

AND ANOTHER PLAYER POSTED THIS....

There is literally nothing you can do or Delmon Young can do to make the 10th round pick good. The scoffing is due to the fact that you could have gotten him 3 rounds later at the earliest. If he finished with an .840/.940/2.889 stat line, you still could have gotten better value out of him no matter what.
Additionally, I like him this year and think he will go off and have him in my other league, so I hope he goes off.

WHICH PROMPTED THIS OUTBURST BY DELMON'S OWNER... 

"Alright I'll answer all the shit talkers with this... If you really want a player... then why risk waiting 2-3 more rounds? All it takes is one other person who likes him to take him for their outfielder instead of a gay little rat that is ranked ahead of him like ichiro or gardner. I looked into the next 3 rounds of the draft and saw maybe 5 players that id consider taking ahead of Young... and none of them are great enough to make me regret the pick... The problem is... mid-tier asswipe

fantasy players like ________  go by rankings and assume bad value just because I took him early... why does that matter when there's no one drafted in the same area that I see as being that valuable? I see a bunch of closers, #4-5 starters, and second baseman drafted... who cares

there's a million of those you can get later on... there's not many 26 year old outfielders

left at that point who have 25hr-100rbi potential. You said it yourself that you like young... ________  told me he was lookin to get him... ive jocked him since mid-feb and told ________ back then. All it takes is one of you to look at the board in the 11th and say F it and grab him. So my point is, stop thinking its bad value based on his yahoo ranking and ADP.... none of that means shit to me sorry especially in a competitive league. Delmon will be a top 70 fantasy player this season... that puts his stats ahead of at least one round of this year's keepers... sounds like good value to me.

I'll be blowing up you d-bags all season over this when he proves me right!! yaaaaaaaaaaa!

HOW TO WIN YOUR FANTASY LEAGUE.

MR RESENTMENT PRESENTS
FANTASY DRAFT TIPS.

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DOESN'T EVERYONE WANT TO CONTEND?

Often referred to as The People's Champ, Mr Resentment is a member of the Top 1 percenters when it comes to the Fantasy Baseball Elite. For results like Resentment (good results) follow these draft rules set forth below. Okay, smartass so you already had your draft, so use the rules to check your work and see how you did. Remember to have a strategy going into the draft and stick to it. In baseball 9 is the magic number so with that I give you the 9 rules to a good draft.

THE NINE COMMANDMENTS
1.  Power is superior. know that going in to the draft. make all your moves based on these 3 words. Hitting as well as Pitching. Hitting you want HR/RBI. Pitching you want K's/WHIP. Being good at those stats makes it more likely they will be decent enough in the rest of the categories to make it worthwhile.
           
2. Draft a corner infielder in the first 3 rounds. No way you can win a deep league without either a star 3B or 1B. Power production positions you should try to get 60 Bombs out of those 2 positions for optimum chance at contending in HR/RUNS/RBI/OPS categories. A possible 40 points.

3. Never go more then 4 rounds without taking an outfielder. You notice Power hitting outfielders fall off the draft board rather quickly. Do not get stuck with Melky Cabrera as your best OF that would not smart. You need 5 productive OF guys throughout the season, to rely on the waiver for more than 2 of those spots spells doom.


4. Don't take more than 3 starting pitchers before the 12th round. This is simple. You refer to my previous posts for what I think of this. If you are going off on SP's then there is no way you will be near the top of the offensive categories. Pitching is much deeper. When drafting pitchers you of course want to take the 200 plus strikeout arms first. Plenty of good e.r.a. and wins category guys late. Plus with pitchers injuries are one pitch away from happening. You want to have taken a Tommy John cause by June or a 30 plus home run guy?

5. Never worry about what other teams are doing. This is what separates the men from the boys. You get flusterred and make a bad pick. You get rattled. You have to sit and wait for for what seems to be hours until your next pick. Guys falling off the board that you wanted. You start to panic. You check the other players in the league rosters, likely the one's you know are legit. You notice they have a closer already. Oh no, this one has a 3 SP's already. Forget all that. What you should be thinking about is your next pick. Your next pick should follow your strategy you had going into the draft. If you stick to your pre draft philosophy and get the players you want then who cares what anyone elses team looks like. If you had a good draft then you will have filled in the majority of the categories nicely.


6. Catchers shouldn't be valued. Catchers are a waste of time, other than a very select few. Mauer, not on that list anymore, Posey not this year bud. Don't waste a perfectly good pick on a catcher that is going to get 450 AB's and kill your OPS. anyway. Hold off until you absolutely must take one. I won leagues I didn't draft a catcher. Always take an all star caliber anything over a third tier catcher.

7. Never draft a closer before the 9th round. The earliest I have ever gone with a closer is this season. Papsmear with the 107th pick. I was handcuffed with no powerbats around that were not a reach. I also believe Papelbon in the National League facing guys that aren't use to him equals nasty. Ryan Madson and J Soria already having you cursing. Countless others are one pitch away from snapping the elbow. I'll take another legit Outfielder that will help me instead of gambling on a one category filler player. If you think about it, not to many closers are guaranteed they will remain closers if they have a rough couple weeks. All of a sudden that 58 inning 55 K/3.86 ERA without the saves doesn't look so good fantasy wise.

8. While power will be gone, Speed will be available. speed is available late. Sure a guy will give you 65 SB but he will hit 2 HR has a different value to him depending on what team drafts him. Don't over pay for a guy that strictly gives you stolen bases. Plenty of rats left late to fill that awful stolen base category that amateurs love to overpay for. Coco Crisp, Juan Pierre are a couple of established names but with players like Alcides Escobar, Alejandro De Aza, Eduardo Nunez and Ben Revere left to draft in the last few rounds make plenty of speed available.


9.  Do not reach for that Prospect you have your eye on before the 14th round. Obviously in this case Keeper Leagues would be a different story. However in a standard league there is no reason to go draft guys like Mike Trout early because he isn't guaranteed anything. You take Mike Trout, I will take a Carlos Lee type player. A proven MLB All-Star that you know is going to be hitting in the middle of the order for a team.

Preseason Roundup Part2: NL East

NL EAST

Predictions

by staff writer  David Herrmann

The NL East was a pretty active division once again this off-season. For once though the team making the moves was the Florida Marlins errrr Miami Marlins. As they head into their brand new stadium the Marlins face a thing that they haven’t had before, money. The Marlins owner opened his pocket book and signed Heath Bell, Jose Reyes and Mark Buherle this off-season. The Phillies spent lavish on a closer by the name of Papelbon after the Red Sox balked at his contract. The Washington Nationals tried to sign Prince Fielder to no avail, however, they traded the farm for Gio Gonzalez and signed Edwin Jackson to bolster a pretty decent rotation. The Braves pretty much stood pat and will put pretty much the same squad as last years on the field. Finally the Mets, what is to say is they cut their payroll the most of any team in the history of baseball. If that is not enough to cringe about their off-season I don’t know what will.

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Philadelphia Phillies

Well they say pitching wins divisions and this is never more evident than the Phillies. This team has a 1, 2, 3 of Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee. When you have three of the top 10 pitchers you are doing pretty good. Plus, they have Joe Blanton, Kyle Kendrick and Vance Worley to fill out the remaining spots. The Phillies signed Jonathan Papelbon to a big contract that they are regretting now since they acted too quickly. However, this team’s troubles are going to lie within the offense. Can they keep a major league squad on the field at all times? With a banged up Chase Utley and Ryan Howard this team will be spending more time on the DL then the Twins of last year. Plus Placido Polanco is always an injury risk. Regardless, the Phillies still have a healthy Jimmy Rollins, Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino leading the way. These guys will once again take claim to the division title but not nearly as easy as it has been previously.

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                        TOOK THEIR TALENTS TO SOUTH BEACH

Florida Marlins.

This team is good. How good? I would say possibly the leader of this division. They will have some struggles and we don’t exactly know yet how this new ballpark will play out. But, with a healthy Josh Johnson as the ace, Mark Buherle and Anibal Sanchez as a 2 and 3 and Carlos Zambrano as a #4 who should be re-juvenated in Miami under new head coach Ozzie Guillen, this team is destined to have some solid win potential. It doesn’t help that Heath Bell is the closer either. The Fish have a starting line up that includes Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Giancarlo Stanton, Emilio Bonifacio and Logan Morrison. This team has speed and they will run because Ozzie loves that. Do I see this team winning the division yes, but a lot of injury risk with JJ, Reyes, Sanchez, Hanley and Stanton make me iffy to pick them as the true choice in the division.

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Atlanta Braves.

The other epic collapse team from last year returns much of the same rotation. However, quickly after the season ended the Braves traded Derek Lowe to the Indians. The team has some major injury risks in their pitching rotation with that of Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson. The always-steady Tim Hudson will continue his steady self. Look for Mike Minor, Brandon Beachy and Julio Teheran to make some contributions. Their bullpen is money again with Kimbrel and Venters. Their rotation is good, McCann, Uggla should provide decent power with Michael Bourn quietly turning into a super star. The big question mark for the Braves is that of Jason Heyward. Will his shoulder continue to zap his power? Will Chipper Jones start to finally fade into the abyss? These are major questions the Braves will need to deal with this year.

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Washington Nationals.

I like this team, actually I take it back, I LOVE THIS TEAM. The Nationals have such a glut of talent with Strasburg, Jackson, Gonzalez, Lannan and Zimmerman as a starting rotation you can be sure this team will be competitive. Plus having Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Brad Lidge in the bullpen doesn’t hurt either. The offense is rounding out nicely as well. Wilson Ramos at catcher is sure to continue getting better making the Twins cry knowing what they should have had to fix the Mauer issue. The infield consists of LaRoche, Espinosa, Desmond and Zimmerman. The key factor here is health on the hands of Ryan Zimmerman. He is looking healthy and should be. The outfield consists of Roger Bernadina, Jayson Werth and Michael Morse. This team has another guy quietly coming up, o what the heck, the “chosen one” Bryce Harper should be up  pounding around balls come June. Look for an exciting year from the Nats.

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NY Mets

Is it sad that I don’t care about even talking about this team? Essentially the only bright spot is Johan Santana might be able to pitch effectively this year. Yet, they still owe him barrels of cash. David Wright and Ike Davis are both injured already. They traded Angel Pagan and got rid of Jose Reyes.

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Preseason Roundup Part1: NL West

NL West

PREDICTIONS.

 by David Herrmann

The NL WEST was about the quietest division in baseball this off-season. The Diamondbacks signed Jason Kubel and traded for Trevor Cahill. The Dodgers went on a free agent spending spree despite their modest budget constraints. The Giants traded for Melky Cabrera and The Padres traded Matt Latos for a slew of prospects. The 2012 NL West should be competitive again, much like last year.

                                    photo courtesy of cbssports.com BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL?


Colorado Rockies.
 This team’s offense is good. Signing Michael Cuddyer only made them better. Michael Cuddyer will hit 30 bombs this year in that ball park. Dexter Fowler will steal 50 bases and Cargo will go for 30/30 if not possibly 40/40. The rotation is the question mark with them going into 2012. Can Jeremy Guthrie be a dominant starter and true ace of the squad? His numbers this spring are not outstanding by any means. Their best pitcher just might be rookie Drew Pomeranz who is having an excellent spring boasting a .82 ERA and walk/k rate of 3 to 1. However, this is spring and a lot can change. Note, the Rockies will be getting back Jorge De La Rosa from TJ surgery sometime in late June early July. I think this team’s offense can carry them this season to a surprising first place finish.

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Arizona Diamondbacks.
 At this point this team is poised for a major regression or a step forward. After last year’s surprising season I think they can repeat last year to a point. The Diamondbacks are a young team-featuring rookie of the year candidate Paul Goldschmidt. The team’s MVP and all star Justin Upton will continue to get even better, cementing himself in fantasy line ups  as the #1 pick. The big question mark was the signing of Jason Kubel. Not only does the D-backs have a solid left fielder in Parra, they have a gold glove winner! The D-backs return Ian Kennedy who last year wowed all with such a dominating performance that earned him Cy Young votes. Daniel Hudson, Josh Collmenter, Trevor Cahill and Joe Saunders round out a solid rotation.

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San Francisco Giants.
 The thing holding back the Giants once again is offense. They have the pitching to win another world series but can they hit more? They have two solid run producers in Pablo Sandoval and Buster Posey but after that it is a giant question mark. Can Angel Pagan find his “lost” swing? Can Melky Cabrera repeat last year’s solid performance? Can Aubrey Huff return to the player he was in 2010? Freddy Sanchez, will he stay healthy? The Giants with Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner all aces in their own right will contend but the offense will falter causing them to miss the playoffs again.

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Los Angeles Dodgers.
 The LA Dodgers final months under hated owner Frank McCourt are upon us. The team soon will be in the hands of an owner that can spend money on the field rather than in the courts. Dodgers fans unite! However, this season features some unique things the Dodgers can look forward to. Starting with Matt Kemp the TRUE MVP, and Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw. Matt Kemp had an amazing season last year, I think he can repeat his 40/40 mark. Clayton is coming into his own and becoming the best pitcher in the game. Ethier is due for a new contract and is looking GREAT in spring. Dee Gordon could swipe 60 bases this year and turn into the next great short stop. The team filled around these talented players with at best role players in Mark Ellis, Juan Uribe, Juan Rivera, Tony Gwynn Jr. and James Loney. They have a lights out new closer in Javy Guerra and a solid set up man in Kanley Jansen. The Dodgers are poised to compete with the Giants for third in the division.

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                                                    WON'T BE DOING MUCH OF THAT THIS YEAR.      

San Diego Padres.
Not much to say about the Padres. They have one of the best farm systems in the game and much like the Royals will start plugging these guys in all over the place. Yonder Alonso came over in the Matt Latos trade and will be at first base starting off the 2012 season. Cameron Maybin is finally coming into the player he was drafted to be, which is a good thing. The Padres feature a sneaky good pitcher named Corey Luebke and a top closer in Huston Street. Around these players are older veterans like Orlando Hudson and Carlos Quentin, unproven playmakers Chase Headley, Nick Hundley and former stars looking for a new leaf in Edison Volquez. The Padres will be bad this year but the light is at the end of the tunnel.

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FUTURE PRESIDENT TEBOW?

WHY TEBOW CHOSE THE JETS

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 You are kidding yourself if you are still buying that Tebow "aww shucks" attitude is real. He is one of the most fierce competitors in the NFL. Tebow was the one responsible for killing a deal with his hometown team Jaguars. Why did he turn down his hometown team, a team that he would be the starter of  next year? Why did he want to go to New York?  a team that just signed their QB to an extension? Why would he of all people want to create controversy? He wanted to go to New York, he killed a deal with the Jags that saw the Bronco's getting a better deal than they ended up getting from the Jets. Why would the Bronco's not make that deal? Tebow stuck his foot down and wanted New York.

NY the biggest market in the country and with that comes bigger dollars. Timsanity is going to be a Madison Avenue Dream with or without being the starting QB. Make no mistake he didn't come to play backup either. The guy lead a crappy team to the playoff's and beat the mighty Steelers. A QB that did that last year wouldn't want to go to a team if he thought he would be the backup forever.

 Tebow is going to be  up there with Tiger Woods at his peak with endorsement deals and there is no way he is getting a divorce. He will accumulate so serious funds. We already know Tim's brother has played a major part in marketing Tim. He has already said he would consider a career in politics after his career is over... in actuality it's probably more like any platform that will Tim's  message out the masses most eftectively. With enough money to run an overwhelming campaign to win Governor he gets some seasoning in the minor leagues. We see how Tebomaniacs can be. He is a perfect Republican candidate with star power. His leadership is never questioned, he is a likeable winner with some serious name recognition to go a long with his squeeky image. With his likeability he could a one of the younger Presidents. I can see this happening. I wouldn't put anything past Tim.

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President of our country... for now and master bracketologist Barack Obama has been on fire this year when it comes to picking games in this years NCAA Tournament. He is currently in the 98.4 percentile of people that submitted brackets online at ESPN. He has selected 42-58 games correct so far. That breaks down to a 72% clip. He had 6 of the 8 teams that were left in the Elite 8. Comparing this to the likes of the "real experts" like Dick Vitale who currently sits in the 9 percentile and Colin Cowherd who's bracket puts him in the 63 percentile, Obama clearly knows his basketball.

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Former Yankees Superstar in the making and current middle relief - dousche bag, Joba Chamberlin was released from the hospital Sunday morning. The former can't miss prospect suffered a broken right ankle that was so bad it pierced through the skin. The injury occured while jumping on a trampoline with his kid. While it is uncertain if he will pitch this year the real question remains, does anyone care? when Yankees management was asked to comment on the issue they said, not like we have ever depended on him before.

LOOK OUT RORY here come Tiger. After a few close calls Tiger Woods finally puts together a decent enough round to win a tournament. His first win since September of 2009, came against a World Class field that had him paired with Graeme McDowell. Sunday started with Woods having a 1 shot lead, a lead that was never given up. McDowell never mounted a charge and Woods pulled away winning by a comfortable 5 shot victory. Sunday marked the 7th time Tiger has won a professional event at Bay Hill.