NL East fans; it's time, are you ready?
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I'm with you Adam....this might be the year for the fightin Phils, but then again I have been thinking that for how many years now.
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although it's no guarantee, it looks like the mets have a great shot at winning the nl east in 2006.\n\nthe 2005 standings:\n\natlanta: 90-72\nphilly:  88-74\nmets:    83-79\nflorida: 83-79\nwash:    81-81\n\nnow, washington performed well above what was expected of them, as they gave up 30 more runs than they scored.  florida has traded all of their talent for prospects.  therefore, those 2 teams are likely not going to win the division.\n\natlanta lost their leadoff batter and sparkplug rafael furcal and replaced him with edgar renteria, who was great two years ago but does not provide the same offensive or defensive weapons that furcal does.  atlanta also got a monster year out of andruw jones, who likely will not repeat that performance.  also, the braves lost their closer, kyle farnsworth, to the yankees and will likely go with chris reitsma, who was good but not great last year in limited duty.  however, the young players on the braves roster such as jeff francoeur, adam laroche, and ryan langerhans should develop further.  also, a full season of former mvp chipper jones would be helpful.  that leaves the braves with a good chance to win 90 games again.  \n\nthe phillies traded jim thome to the white sox for aaron rowand, which improves their team even though i feel they should have gotten more for thome.  with a shot at first base for a full season, ryan howard should put up some incredible numbers.  chase utley, their 2nd baseman, should also leap to stardom this year.  however, the phillies other big star, bobby abreu, wants to be traded, and that most likely means that the phils will not get full value for him.  lastly, they lost their elite closer, billy wagner, to the mets.  tom gordon, though he's old, should be a serviceable replacement, but will not be as lights-out as wagner.  unless brett myers becomes consistent and shows he can be an ace, the phillies pitching staff is comprised basically of a #2 starter, 3 #3 starters and a #4.  many teams would be happy with that pitching staff, but it doesn't win the division for you.\n\nthat leaves the mets.  the mets record last year was worse than it should have been, as they scored many more runs than they gave up.  trading for carlos delgado to replace the worst 1b positional output in the majors will be a big boost.  signing wagner to close instead of the shaky braden looper will help a lot as well, as looper blew 8 of 36 save chances.  add in the continued development of david wright, who exploded at the end of last season, and jose reyes, as well as a bounceback year for center fielder carlos beltran, and the mets look very good up and down.  paul lo duca should provide similar numbers to last year's fading mike piazza, but should also stay healthy, as the mets backup, ramon castro, is solid and should play every fourth game or so.  the mike cameron-xavier nady trade made a lot of people say "huh?", but it's actually good for the mets, as victor diaz has proven himself worthy of a shot to play in right field every day.  if jae seo gets a chance to start for the full season and performs like he did at the end of last season, he will be a solid #2 pitcher.  problems could include the aging of tom glavine and steve trachsel, the inconsistency of kris benson, and the lack of bullpen depth.  i'm not convinced that uber-GM omar minaya won't get his team more help in the bullpen, with rumors abound that the mets wish to sign danys baez, the devil rays all-star closer, to set up for wagner.\n\nall in all, this mets team could win 100 games and take the nl east easily.
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Moon, I have never been more ready for any game in my life, and I've been following -- and loving -- hockey since I was six years old! My proud Buffalo Sabres have played superbly all season long and have been THE surprise team of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Carolina Hurricanes have whined and complained and arrogantly proclaimed themselves the superior team from game one, yet here we are facing the ultimate seventh game of this series to decide it all. \n\nWhat do I expect? I expect my glorious Sabres to shock the hockey world yet again and defeat the 'Canes in their own building (where there will be thousands of Buffalo supporters cheering in full throat). It would be poetic justice and no team nor its fans could be more deserving than the Buffalo Sabres. I am so primed for this game and can hardly wait for the puck to drop tonight!\n\nAlthough I grew up in the Buffalo area and spent most of my life there, I now reside in the Washington, DC area. You will find many transplanted WNYers scattered about the country, including a large contingent here and in North Carolina. We are loud and proud in support of our beloved Sabres, no matter what happens. But again, we are going to WIN! :)\n\nThank you for the "welcome back" question, Moon! ;)\n\nLET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!! LET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!! LET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!! LET'S GO BUF-FA-LO!!!
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Of course it is the begining of the season hope spring eternal who thought the angels would win in 2002 or the marlins in 03 or the d'backs in 01 or the twins in 91 or 87 or the oakland a's would build a great team in the early 70's or that the yankees would not once go to the post season from 1982-1995. Go Rockies Go Twins Go Devil Rays Go Pirates Good Luck and DO NOT LOSE HOPE UNTIL ALL HOPE IS LOST. Of course the White Sox Suck Eggs and wont win NOTHING
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I can't wait for baseball to start either.  Not that new global crap either (whoa, Canada vs. South Africa...how can we sleep with THAT coming up?)  GO YANKEES!!!
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Yes, this is the time, the team, the Mets!!!\n\nthey now have 5 starters, an amazing bullpen, and probably one of the greatest 8 position players on the field at once that you'll ever see at once. Don't get me wrong, i can put together an Allstar team better than the Mets, but without doing that, this is the team. Oh, and let's not forget that we have a great bench with alot of experience, and some great coaches who know what winning is.\nAnd they don't need another starter, they already have more quality starters than most teams do, i know they have a few on and off pitchers, but Trachshel has proven he can come clutch in the second half, and i think soler and el duque have set in to a comfort zone that they will do well at
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I would have to say probably not, due to the fact that I'm not too impressed with their lineup this year. I'm thinking that .350 - .400 would be a better guess. Hope I'm wrong though. I still root, root, root for the home team.
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depends are you from a championship team
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Seattle is a good team and I want to see them do good so Ichiro can get a lot of ppostseason experience. But them switching I don't think will happen because there is 14 teams in the AL and 16 in the NL, so switching leagues would make the AL smaller, and the AL West would only have 3 teams, so talk about an easy division (Texas, Oakland, Los Angeles).
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Sooner or later.  \n\nAnd the division will be weak.  The pitching is proabbly better than the competition, but I think the Piazza signing was a mistake. I love the guy, but it is the wrong ballpark for him.
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It's got to be the Red Sox.  I want the Red Sox and Toronto to finish 1-2 in the East.  Forget the Yankees - they are a bunch of beat up old men.  The only real NY baseball team is the METS!!!!
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No.  The NL West should be as tight as last year, as no team has more than two top tier pitchers.  The Dbacks have Webb and El Duque (orlando hernandez) and Russ Ortiz as well--they'll finish in the middle, probably over .500 even.  The Colorado Rockies will finish last.
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The Minnesota Twins are on a huge roll...\n\nThe Blue Jays might also make a run for it.\n\nThe Brewers seem to be in the mix.\n\nEveryone in the NL West is under the radar.\n\nWe shall see in October.
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I'm a Mets fan. Huge actually. I've voted many for the whole Mets lineup on MLB.com. I want as many people representing New York, the National League, and the MLB from the best team in baseball right now. Mets are going to win it all baby with their many All-Stars!
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NL East - Braves (again *sigh*)\nNL Central - Cardnials\nNL West - (Do I have to pick one) Dodgers\nNL Wild Card - Astros
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I am a huge Met fan. I usually follow baseball and my amazin mets through an assortment of ways (Go to see 4-7 games live, watch most on TV, listen to several on Radio). This year, a work assignment has me out of town from monday to friday in Atlanta (home of the hated Braves). I am seriously considering purchasing the MLB.com package and watching the games on the internet ...BTW, favorite Mascot is Mr. Met hands down...
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Lineup\n1.) Soriano - CF (Report just came out today he signed, hooray!)\n2.) Mark DeRosa - 2b\n3.) Lee - 1b\n4.) Ramirez - 3b\n5.) Jones - RF (left handed bat behind Lee and Ramirez)\n6.) Barret -C\n7.) Murton - LF or.. someone who really impresses in spring training\n8.) Izturis - SS\n9.) Pitcher\n\nBench:\nRonny Cedeno, Henry Blanco, Freddie Bynum, Angel Pagan\n\nStarting Rotation\n1.) Zambrano\n2.) Rich Hill\n3.) Yet to be signed.. not going to be a big name after the soriano signing\n4.) Wade Miller\n5.) Mark Prior or a Japanese pitcher they targeted or insert random rookie who impresses in spring training\n\nBullpen\nNeal Cotts in the swingman role provided by Glendon Rusch last year\nWood, Ohman and Novoa\nHowry - right handed setup man\nEyre - left handed setup man\nDempster - closer