What do you think...can we pull it off and sweep the Marlins? Can Guzman live up to his expectations? Will we keep swinging the bat well? How will our small ball game hold up?
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I think it's highly possible.  Not only Cubs are playing well this season, Marlins is also the one of worst teams in MLB right now.
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How you say that they don't have enough offense?  Ortiz and Manny will again be dominant.  Beckett and Schilling are lights out.  Their bullpen is solid.  AND, if rumors come true, Clemens would be the final piece of this team.  Even without him, I feel that the Sox are poised to stop the Yankees' run in the AL East.  They also have a great shot at taking the Series this year, too.
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well, right now the angels are trying to get their pitching situation straightened out.  bartolo colon has been hurt for the better part of the spring, and john lackey has not been as good as we would have hoped.  ervin santana has been hot and cold.  the bullpen has been largely rendered ineffective, since they are relegated to mop-up duty in blowout wins and losses.\n\nthe batting has been less than stellar, as well.  garret anderson started of the season well, but the loss of bengie molina has hurt their production.  vlad is vlad, he's bee consistent, but the youngsters (casey kotchman, chone figgins) don't seem to be pulling their weight... yet!  \n\ni have all the faith in the world that anaheim (NOT la, NEVER!) will rally 'round the monkey this summer, and get to the postseason in 2006, go angels!
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I've been an avid Reds fan since the days of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and the Big Red Machine.  What MLB is doing to Rose tears me up inside, it is so wrong.\n\nAs for Pena and Arroyo, I think it is a good trade for the Reds.  Pena was a work in progress.  He will be great one day.  For now, the Reds really needed starting pitching.  Arroyo will probably be the No. 2.  The Reds needed to trade someone.  I just feel kinda bad for Wily Mo.  It looked like he would finally get a chance to play every day but now on the Red Sox, he will play behind Trot Nixon.
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Even though the Marlins management has said that they are untouchable, you might see them making deals for Dontrelle Willis and Cabrera. The Yankees are interested in Willis but not Cabrera. I don't see the Yanks having enough youngsters to interest the fish.\nYou're going to see Manny Ramirez on another team in a week or two. I think that hurts Ortiz a lot. They can now pitch around him to get to JD Drew. JD Drew just doesn't scare me as much as Manny did. Manny was a Yankee Killer something like the 2006 Tigers were. \nThe Angels are hot on a few players so you should see some activity there. The Phills lost Wolf so they're in the market for a Starter.\nIt should be fun.
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I think they will have second place in the AL East behind the Yankees, and no wild card position.  Their starting pitching isn't a safe bet anymore and the bullpen is rocky, especially with a questionable Foulke.\nThey will hurt without Damon's ability to make magic on the basepath, and Manny doesn't really seem all too happy to be there.\nThe rest of the American League has gotten a lot better, especially Toronto, so they can't count on those wins anymore.
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I think they will get into the playoffs, but by the wild card.  They have good new talent, but the team never really worked together, so they will not be too good at the beginning of the season, but will be great by the end to the season!  And I think that Brian Roberts will be able to play on opening day too!  I think that they will be able to beat the Red Sox, but probably not the Yankees with all their new talent :(:(:(:(:(:(!
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Who will win it all?\n- If the Yankee pitchers stay healthy they will win easily.  That line-up is unbelievable.  \nIs the WBC worth having?\nThe WBC is a great idea; it's the timing of it that stinks.  So many great players are refusing to play, choosing instead to stay with their major league team.  Those that are playing risk a major injury. I would like to see the WBC take place right after the World Series.  More players would participate, and they would play harder knowing that they had the winter to recover. \nWho will win the WBC?\nAll along I thought the USA would win, but than I saw the rosters for Venezuela and the Dominican Republic and now I'm not sure.  Venezuela has GREAT pitching, and that's what usually wins in a tournament like this.
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i just want to say you are a good person for liking the tribe! They are gonne be the 06 champs. the martinez you are thiking of is dennis martinez (el presidente) im not sure where he is. but thome is on the rival white sox who arent doing so well this year so far, hershieser is an espn baseball analysis. sandy plays for the rangers i believe and is like 2nd sting. julio franco is with the braves i think and is like the oldest player in the mlb. omar is short stop for the giants and last i saw of mesa he was pitching for phili. hope that helps alittle and GO TRIBE!
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Hello fellow Mets fan.  Zito is the jewel in our championship crown.  \nZito\nGlavine (Mets will outbid ATL)\nMaine\nEl Duke\nPelfrey (He should be ready for the show)\n\nMarlins are asking a high price for Dontrelle, but what about Mark Mulder?  We could get him at a discount and reunite him w/ Rick Peterson.\nMy favorite site for Mets info is metsblog.com a must read for the Hot Stove and Winter Meetings.  Let's Go Mets.
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I am...have been all my life.  They are playing really bad right now without Pujols.  It's kind of scary actually.  You don't know what you got until it's gone.  I don't know what happened.  They got people that can hit and were hitting with Pujols in the lineup, but now that he is out they can't hit anything...and the pitching isn't going to well either.  I still think they can reach the pennant but at this point, I don't think they can without a healthy AP.
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I think one of the only things Leyland is going to accomplish this season is inflating Pudge's ego even further than it already is. How many "managers" are we going to rely on to try to turn this horrid losing season streak around??? I think we need to start focusing that question to Dombrowski and Ilitch. My one hope for this season is that Leyland really stresses the "basics of baseball" and focuses the ENTIRE team on playing "small ball"
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its a damn good team thats for sure. but pujols is now injured, and who knows how long he will be gone. cabrera from the marlins is not exactly a great player, hes good dont get me wrong, but i would perhaps lean towards sumone like vernon wells or alex rios from toronto, who are both really hot this year. paplebon is amazing. so overall its a really good team, but perhaps not the greatest, but it doesnt get too much better than that.
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Chan Ho will not live up to those expectations, like you said.  The Padres have an excellent pitcher in Jake Peavy.  He deserves that type of money, not somebody unproven that came from a homerun ballpark in Texas.  Regardless of who is pitching for them though, they should still make the playoffs and get to the NLCS.  \n\nI didnt realize that Chan Ho Park was getting paid that much.  That is insane.
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Being a Mariners fan, I am optimistic about them getting Barry Zito, but I don't see that happening. I think a more resonable target will be Jason Schmidt. He will give the Mariners a strong ace to anchor the rotation and a veteran to mentor King Felix now that Jamie is gone. Also, they should try to make a move to resign Gil Meche. He is, in my opinion, ready for a breakout year.
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Looking forward to the showdown with my Mets.  Two real powerhouses.\n\nI have a friend from Minnisota who always says that Ortiz is the least clutch hitter in Twins history, and never got a big hit for them.  He's really bitter about it.
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id pick Pujols over Soriano any day...but then again who wouldn't? the Cubs should do better this year new players new superstar coach...i see them doing hella better then they did last year...