The most surprising and disappointing team in MLB this year. (For each League) List first, and argue in second and third?
Nolan Adair* BS said 06/02, 04:03 PM
Surprising: Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Flordia
Disappointing: Yankees in the AL and Padres in the NL
Coletrain said 06/02, 04:12 PM
I agree with both the surprises but I disagree with both the disappointments. For the disappointing, I say Tigers in the AL and Rockies in the NL.
Nolan Adair* BS said 06/02, 04:33 PM
Yankees: They have the greatest payroll (largest). They brought in a new manager to try and get this team back to the World Series. Their pitching staff has been a very big disappointment, they have been recalling people from AAA and have some injuries. Yankees are 6.5 games back where the Tigers are 6 back. The tigers are going to be able to get back to the top of the Division before the Yankees are able to get to the top of their division. The Yankees have the Red Sox and Tampa to deal with where the Tigers only have the White Sox and Indians to deal with (Twins will die out in the end) and the white sox and indians both are not going to be in first place by the end of the year. The Tigers will be, so there season will not be a disappointment.
Padres: Since the Padres did not make the playoffs last year they had a lot of expectations for this upcoming season. The Rockies did not have a talented enough team to be very successful two years in a row. They are a very young team, with not a lot of experience. The Padres were at the World Series game 10 years ago and being from SO CAl, they have a lot of expectations. More to come in next argument.
Coletrain said 06/02, 04:37 PM
After the Tigers got Cabrera, Willis, and Renteria they were considered to be one of the favorites to win the WS. But this season has been terrible thus far. They're 24-32 and 4th in the overall disappointing AL Central. The pitching has been a complete disaster up and down including Willis and his injury. And about the line-up: They've gotten shut out the most times in baseball (9) and they've already released Jacque Jones who was supposed to be one of their everyday OFers heading into the season. The Yankees always get hot in the 2nd half and have a better record than the Tigers now. We know the Yanks can recover from bad starts. The Tigers look like a mess right now.
For the NL is has to be the Rockies. They made the WS last year and on paper have a fantastic young core. Yet on June 2, they have the worst record in baseball, Their ace Jeff Francis has been terrible, and trading their best player in Matt Holliday has become a possibility. The Padres weren't expected to be that good in the first place because their offense is dismal.
"Padres were at the World Series game 10 years ago"
That was a COMPLETELY different team. The Rockies made it just last year.
Nolan Adair* BS said 06/02, 08:47 PM
Coletrain said 06/03, 09:10 PM
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Comments (21)
good luck too you. Trust me I am not trying to go for an easy win
Nolan Adair* BS | 06/02/08, 04:04 PM
Report Offensive CommentI like the picks. Something other than the same old teams.
Porkins | 06/02/08, 04:05 PM
Report Offensive Commentare you going to wait and hear the arguments before you vote
Nolan Adair* BS | 06/02/08, 04:08 PM
Report Offensive Commentto change it up surprising- White Sox, Cards
disappointing- Rockies, Mariners
outlaw is East Bound and Down | 06/02/08, 04:10 PM
Report Offensive Commenthow can the mariners be dissapointing when they have nobody really in their lineup. All they got for pitching is bedard
Nolan Adair* BS | 06/02/08, 04:16 PM
Report Offensive CommentSurprising-Rays, Marlins
Disappointing-Tigers, Rockies
DYHARD SI DOUG HEFERNAN | 06/02/08, 04:16 PM
Report Offensive CommentSurprising-Rays, Marlins
Disappointing-Tigers, Rockies
dyhard: Joe Crede!!!! | 06/02/08, 04:16 PM
you could've just said i agree with coletrain
favre04 | 06/02/08, 04:25 PM
Report Offensive CommentPadres is not a surprise... They had no hitting 2 begin with and if Peavy and YOung went down they were going 2 b bad
1azsportsfan | 06/02/08, 04:27 PM
Report Offensive Commentbtw, Nolan Adair* BS, you said you're not going for the easy win. then why did you do this TD twice with the same picks? switch it up.
favre04 | 06/02/08, 04:30 PM
Report Offensive CommentTigers aren't disappointing, in fact watching them lose give me great happiness.
Chengy: bye FN | 06/02/08, 04:31 PM
Report Offensive CommentLOL Hey Nolan, since Coletrain and I apparently think alike, make it easy on yourself and cut and paste your arguments from one TD to the other! LOL
[The] Coach | 06/02/08, 04:32 PM
Report Offensive CommentI did not mean to do it twice, my computer was slow
that is what I was going to do (Coach)
Nolan Adair* BS | 06/02/08, 04:34 PM
Report Offensive CommentLOL Alright then
Coletrain | 06/02/08, 04:37 PM
Report Offensive CommentNo Cheating off my paper Coletrain!! LOL
[The] Coach | 06/02/08, 04:45 PM
Report Offensive CommentDamn it!
Coletrain | 06/02/08, 04:48 PM
Report Offensive CommentFlorida teams have been surprising.
Tigers and Mets in NL.
RHATER is Gone. | 06/02/08, 04:54 PM
Report Offensive Commentyankees are at 500 that isn't all that bad especially since a rod has been out most of the year
pamand4life | 06/02/08, 05:28 PM
Report Offensive CommentThe Padres and Rockies are almost equally disappointing.
But agree with Coletrain more regarding Yankees vs Tigers
Thugmeister | 06/02/08, 05:36 PM
Report Offensive Commenthow can the mariners be dissapointing when they have nobody really in their lineup. All they got for pitching is bedard
I could be mistaken, but I thought they are a 100 mil payroll team, and last I checked they still had King Felix
outlaw is East Bound and Down | 06/02/08, 06:13 PM
Report Offensive Commentare you going to wait and hear the arguments before you vote
Nolan Adair* BS | 06/02/08, 04:08 PM
I don't think you should be the one saying that...
'Ey Capernicus | 06/02/08, 06:30 PM
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