So baseball season hasnt even started and I am already thinking

[JohnKleeb]

about giving up. Goddamn you Peter Angelos, you only got us two players this off season, Steve "Who are you" Kline and James "No, I am not the novelist" Baldwin.

[FarLeftRage]

1. Red Sox repeat?

They are the champions, my friend...

[JohnKleeb]

2. I am a balitmore fan

:(. I was happy to see them win though because I hate the yankees so much.

[FarLeftRage]

8. I know...but don't be so sad

my friend, the yanks are not gonna do anything this year.

[JohnKleeb]

9. its not about that, its the fact my o's havent made it to the playoffs

since I was in 5th grade :(. The yanks at least make it every year.

[FarLeftRage]

14. Well, look at it this way

Every team has their bad years and you are young and have your whole life ahead of you.

You will see the O's be a winning team again and you will forget these bad years.

[JohnKleeb]

16. I know, its just damnit, I am sick of the yanks always making the playoffs

then Steinbrenner getting more and more. He gets what we got in Tejada at least once every season.

[FarLeftRage]

20. I am too.

And I live in upstate New York amoungst the yankee fans.

Steinbrenner should have been banned from MLB a long time ago, IMHO.

[JohnKleeb]

22. wait youre not a Yank fan, hah I am surprised

You know I have friendships with the DUers from your part of new york, LPFF and Rhi are Yankee fans but aren't asses :) like some Yankees fans.

[FarLeftRage]

24. You know what John?

First, I've always been an Expos fan since I'm 2 hours away from Montreal and when the Blue Jays were in the World Series, I rooted for them.

Now the Expos are gone and I've come back to my original faves, the Red Sox.

Secondly, I've met Rhi and Nuxvomica in person last October... They are good folk - both. I have yet to meet LPFF.

Not every New Yorker is a yank's fan or even a Met's fan for that matter.

[JohnKleeb]

26. Amazing I didnt know that

Thats cool that you met those two, they're way cool in my book.

[LSdemocrat]

3. Do not insult Steve Kline

He is one of the best left-handed relief specialists in the game and will help your team nicely.

[JohnKleeb]

4. I didnt know who he was, sorry

but we need starting pitching in Baltimore first and foremost. So with Kline, we might win 80 games instead of 78, sorry its just damn this team could be among the most competive but Angelos is a prick.

[LSdemocrat]

11. That's ok I didn't mean to come off ultra serious

Kline's good, but yeah I can understand your frustration. Baltimore certainly does need more help, but you never know, this is Baseball anything can happen.

[JohnKleeb]

12. I just dont see anything

We got much the same cast we did last year and this staff bah had a 12 game losing streak, and a guy who beats up judges is our ace.

[GOPisEvil]

5. Kline's a good lefty reliever.

The Cardinals will miss him. He was injured in the postseason. They could have used him for sure. But, he flipped off LaRussa one night, so Tony ran him out of town on a rail.

[JohnKleeb]

6. Thats good but we need starting pitching

and that lousy bastard who calls himself our owner is so pathetic.

[Ekirh]

7. I seriously think it's better to be a Wild Card

Than a Division winner

Past three world series... Wild Card

Angels
Marlins
Red Soxs

[JohnKleeb]

10. Yes but you know

here in the AL East with the Yanks and BoSox reloaded, we're gonna get thrid likely.

[Ekirh]

13. "Nods"

In fact I think ever since 99??? The Yankees and Soxs have cotinously finished first and second. I need confirmation on that.. but I believe that to be right.

[JohnKleeb]

15. hmm I think 98 actually

[redsoxliberal]

18. since 98 i think

[Ekirh]

19. Your Right

I was off by one year.

[JohnKleeb]

21. yeah because we were first place in '97, wire to wire y'all too!

but then that stupid bastard cans Johnson, we lose our closer, and well we just got so damn old.

[Kikosexy2]

17. Well...

it has me thinking gay erotic thoughts of balls and bats...hmmm? Why do baseball players have beautiful round big buttocks? Anyone?

[Mojambo]

23. So Delgado is a no-go there for sure?

I was under the impression that Baltimore was still in that. He's really not pleased with the money NY is offering, I'd think that Baltimore could still have him if they went to 12 fmillion (No, I don't think he's worth that much.)

Baltimore's offseason puzzled me. I'm an admitted outsider, but it seemed that they spent an awful lot of time concentrating on hitting (Delgado, Sexson) and didn't pursue the FA pitching market very agressively at all. They did seem hot in the trade market, but struck out on both Hudson and Mulder. They needed a starter and they come away with James Baldwin? I think a strong case could be made that he is one of the 20 worst pitchers in the game.

I just wonder if Miguel Tejada might regret signing long term in Baltimore. They are a long away off in a division that is beyond stacked. I can't imagine that he has any hope for a playoff run during the remainder of that contract.

Tough days in Baltimore.

[JohnKleeb]

25. They are but barely

I thought they should have focused on pitching first and foremost honestly. Baldwin was yes signed to a minor league deal.

[pres2032]

27. it's ok, Marlins will win WS title #3

we have the exact same team as least year minus pavano and benitz, but with leider, tim jones and antonio alfonseca as additions. We are also a main candidate for getting delgado.

[JohnKleeb]

28. That doesnt really bother me

It just sucks when your team hasn't got to the playoffs since you were 10, yeah some complain about gettin beat in the playoffs but hey the yanks have made every playoff year since I was 8, 10 years ago.

[pres2032]

29. yeah, that sucks

marlins have only made the playoffs twice, but luckily we've gone all the way.

[JohnKleeb]

30. yes you guys first went all the way the last year we made it

Beat Cleveland, I remember watching Drew Carey that year and wanting to kick his ass because of the Cleveland rocks song.