Maggie Green
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I love the Tigers so I am really excited for Cabrera! Go Miggy!!
2012 MLB Thread
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maildude
Postal Paranoiac
Yeah. But I just looked at the Tigers' RS/RA ratio...a bit worrisome...
The Tigers definitely had an easier schedule than the Sox had for these past couple of series. I'm not saying things would surely had been different with a different schedule, but no one can deny that it helped. I hate Detroit, but they showed they deserved to win it.
So I turn my attention back to football and hope for hockey.
Sam Fisher
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Cardinals get Wild Card spot, if the Dodgers lose tonight at home against the Giants.
Current score: top of the 7th
Dodgers 2
Giants 1
Current score: top of the 7th
Dodgers 2
Giants 1
Long overdue winning streak for the Dodgers is coming too late.
Almost unimaginable how bad their offense has been since the "big" trade.
When that trade went down, I was still expecting L.A to miss the playoffs. Next year will determine the success of the trade.
Maggie Green
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I really hope so : )
I thought for sure they'd make the playoffs, but more because San Francisco had lost Cabrera than because of the trade itself.
I agree about next year.
Sam Fisher
Banned
The St. Louis Cardinals secure the final Wild card spot late last night after the Giants beat the Dodgers.
And the Cubs? Well, it's been 104 years now since they won a World Series.
:rofl2:
And the Cubs? Well, it's been 104 years now since they won a World Series.
:rofl2:
BAYAMONXXX
Land Of The Snakes
Miguel Cabrera (330 average, 44 homers,139 RBIs) wins the Triple Crown. :clap: :clap: :clap:
BAYAMONXXX
Land Of The Snakes
Miguel Cabrera (330 average, 44 homers,139 RBIs) wins the Triple Crown. :clap: :clap: :clap:
The season just ended. My picks:
AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera (Detroit) - look, the guy won the Triple Crown and his team won the division. I'm sorry, but Mike Trout CANNOT win the MVP over Miggy. The Angels were the preseason favourite to win the World Series (and they were, see SI's preseason look) and then they didn't even make the playoffs.
AL Cy Young - David Price (Tampa Bay) - he led the AL in ERA and tied for the lead in wins
AL Rookie of the Year - Yu Darvish (Texas) - it's gotta be Darvish. 16-9, 3.90 ERA, 221 Ks.
AL Manager of the Year - Bob Melvin (Oakland) - this one is so tough. It should come down to Melvin and Buck Showalter (Baltimore). I think Melvin did a little bit more with a little bit less. However, Showalter had his team in the mix from the day the season started in that tough division they call the AL East. Ultimately, Melvin and the Athletics won their division (over the back-to-back AL Champion Texas Rangers), while Showalter and the Orioles won a wild card spot, and that will make the difference (as it should).
AL Silver Sluggers:
C - Joe Mauer (Minnesota) - .319 batting average, no-brainer.
1B - Prince Fielder (Detroit) - according to the old way of looking at batting prowess (batting average, home runs, and runs batted in), Billy Butler (Kansas City) looks at least as good as Fielder for this season. However, looking more deeply into some other important stats reveals that: Fielder drew 31 more walks and struck out 26 fewer times, his on-base percentage was 38 points higher, his slugging percentage was 17 points higher, and his on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) was therefore 55 points higher.
2B - Robinson Cano (New York) - no-brainer.
3B - Miguel Cabrera (Detroit) - won the AL Triple Crown, no brainer. (Too bad for Adrian Beltre though because he had a terrific season).
SS - Derek Jeter (New York) - .316 average, not too shabby for the old man.
OF - Mike Trout (Los Angeles) - really had a monster year.
OF - Josh Hamilton (Texas) - a .285 batting average isn't overwhelming by any means, but along with 43 home runs and 128 RBI, it is.
OF - Josh Willingham (Minnesota) - had the third-best OPS among AL outfielders (behind only the two OFs already picked).
DH - Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto) - should be a no-brainer.
AL Gold Gloves:
C - Matt Wieters (Baltimore) - his fielding percentage isn't as good as Russell Martin's (New York) or A.J. Pierzynski's (Chicago), but he had the strongest arm in the AL this season behind the plate, throwing out nearly 39% of his base-stealers.
1B - Mark Teixeria (New York) - made just one error all season.
2B - Robinson Cano (New York) - made only one more error than Dustin Pedroia (Boston), but did so in 100 more chances, and had a range factor .21 points higher than Pedroia's.
3B - Mike Moustakas (Kansas City) - I realize that he made seven more errors than Adrian Beltre (Texas), but he played nearly 200 more innings, turned 18 more double plays, and had a range factor .59 points higher.
SS - J.J. Hardy (Baltimore) - Listen to this: led AL shortstops in: innings played, total chances, putouts, assists, double plays, fielding percentage, range factor, AND committed the fewest errors!!! This is a no-brainer if ever there was one!
OF - Curtis Granderson (New York) - 1.000 fielding percentage (i.e. zero errors)!
OF - Ben Revere (Minnesota) - also a 1.000 fielding percentage. However, not an overwhelming range factor, but 8 outfield assists. Iffy.
OF - Alex Gordon (Kansas City) - pretty respectable range factor, committed just two errors, and a whopping 17 outfield assists!
P - Justin Masterson (Cleveland) - best range factor, most total chances, and committed just one error.
NL MVP - Buster Posey (San Francisco) - pretty amazing season for the division winners.
NL Cy Young - R.A. Dickey (New York) - Gio Gonzalez (Washington) is a very close second, but he only won one more game than Dickey, lost two more, and did it with a better team. Dickey had more strikeouts and a better winning percentage. And he's the better story, doing this as a knuckleballer at his age.
NL Rookie of the Year - Wade Miley (Arizona) - 16-11 with a 3.33 ERA, that's pretty good.
NL Manager of the Year - Mike Matheny (St. Louis) - Tony La Russa gone, Albert Pujols gone, and another wild card spot.
NL Silver Sluggers:
C - Buster Posey - .336. Enough said.
1B - Joey Votto (Cincinnati) - he didn't have all that many at-bats, but he has no competition. And he did hit .337. I'm not sure he even qualifies, but he should win it anyway.
2B - Aaron Hill (Arizona) - .302, 26 HRs, 85 RBI.
3B - Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee) - it really should be Ramirez. He led NL third basemen in OPS with a stellar .901, and he only struck out 86 times. The award will probably go to David Wright (New York), David Freese (St. Louis), or Chase Headley (San Diego), but that's nonsense.
SS - Ian Desmond (Washington) - .292, 25 HR, 73 RBI, best OPS among NL shortstops.
OF - Ryan Braun (Milwaukee) - no-brainer.
OF - Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh) - no-brainer.
OF - Matt Holliday (St. Louis) - not a no-brainer, but my pick.
P - Mike Leake (Cincinnati) - hit .295. That's a good enough batting average to win a silver slugger even if you're not a pitcher. Wow!
NL Gold Gloves:
C - Yadier Molina (St. Louis) - quite simply, he's the best catcher in the game today. He threw out nearly 48% of his base-stealers! That is astounding!
1B - Carlos Lee (Houston/Miami) - he may not look like he can do it, but the numbers don't lie.
2B - Darwin Barney (Chicago) - just two errors in over 700 total chances.
3B - Chase Headley (San Diego) - a pretty nice season for him.
SS - Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia) - I guess, not a particularly stellar season for him defensively, but not a lot of competition either.
OF - Jon Jay (St. Louis) - a 1.000 fielding percentage and a great range factor.
OF - Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh) - just one error and a great range factor.
OF - Alfonso Soriano (Chicago) - maybe I'm going a little overboard with this one, but I feel like he deserves it this season (and what a season he has had on both offence and defence). He made just one error, he recorded twelve outfield assists, and he turned six double plays!
P - Mark Buehrle (Miami) - is there a better defensive pitcher in the game today?
And prediction time:
AL Wild Card - Texas beats Baltimore
NL Wild Card - Atlanta beats St. Louis (I just like Kris Medlen starting right now, he's been absolutely on fire for the last while)
ALDS:
Oakland beats Detroit (it'll come down to game management)
Texas beats New York (tough call, but I do think that the Rangers have the better team)
NLDS:
Cincinnati beats San Francisco (this may be the best series of the whole playoffs)
Washington beats Atlanta (pitching)
ALCS:
Texas beats Oakland (just too much for the Athletics to handle, I think)
NLCS:
Cincinnati beats Washington (the Reds just have a little bit more experience)
World Series:
Cincinnati beats Texas (heartbreaking for the Rangers yet again, but I think that the Reds have the right roster right now)
What I would like to see is the Oakland Athletics beat the Washington Nationals (in what would undoubtedly be one of the least viewed World Series in a long time). Happy playoffs!
AL MVP - Miguel Cabrera (Detroit) - look, the guy won the Triple Crown and his team won the division. I'm sorry, but Mike Trout CANNOT win the MVP over Miggy. The Angels were the preseason favourite to win the World Series (and they were, see SI's preseason look) and then they didn't even make the playoffs.
AL Cy Young - David Price (Tampa Bay) - he led the AL in ERA and tied for the lead in wins
AL Rookie of the Year - Yu Darvish (Texas) - it's gotta be Darvish. 16-9, 3.90 ERA, 221 Ks.
AL Manager of the Year - Bob Melvin (Oakland) - this one is so tough. It should come down to Melvin and Buck Showalter (Baltimore). I think Melvin did a little bit more with a little bit less. However, Showalter had his team in the mix from the day the season started in that tough division they call the AL East. Ultimately, Melvin and the Athletics won their division (over the back-to-back AL Champion Texas Rangers), while Showalter and the Orioles won a wild card spot, and that will make the difference (as it should).
AL Silver Sluggers:
C - Joe Mauer (Minnesota) - .319 batting average, no-brainer.
1B - Prince Fielder (Detroit) - according to the old way of looking at batting prowess (batting average, home runs, and runs batted in), Billy Butler (Kansas City) looks at least as good as Fielder for this season. However, looking more deeply into some other important stats reveals that: Fielder drew 31 more walks and struck out 26 fewer times, his on-base percentage was 38 points higher, his slugging percentage was 17 points higher, and his on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) was therefore 55 points higher.
2B - Robinson Cano (New York) - no-brainer.
3B - Miguel Cabrera (Detroit) - won the AL Triple Crown, no brainer. (Too bad for Adrian Beltre though because he had a terrific season).
SS - Derek Jeter (New York) - .316 average, not too shabby for the old man.
OF - Mike Trout (Los Angeles) - really had a monster year.
OF - Josh Hamilton (Texas) - a .285 batting average isn't overwhelming by any means, but along with 43 home runs and 128 RBI, it is.
OF - Josh Willingham (Minnesota) - had the third-best OPS among AL outfielders (behind only the two OFs already picked).
DH - Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto) - should be a no-brainer.
AL Gold Gloves:
C - Matt Wieters (Baltimore) - his fielding percentage isn't as good as Russell Martin's (New York) or A.J. Pierzynski's (Chicago), but he had the strongest arm in the AL this season behind the plate, throwing out nearly 39% of his base-stealers.
1B - Mark Teixeria (New York) - made just one error all season.
2B - Robinson Cano (New York) - made only one more error than Dustin Pedroia (Boston), but did so in 100 more chances, and had a range factor .21 points higher than Pedroia's.
3B - Mike Moustakas (Kansas City) - I realize that he made seven more errors than Adrian Beltre (Texas), but he played nearly 200 more innings, turned 18 more double plays, and had a range factor .59 points higher.
SS - J.J. Hardy (Baltimore) - Listen to this: led AL shortstops in: innings played, total chances, putouts, assists, double plays, fielding percentage, range factor, AND committed the fewest errors!!! This is a no-brainer if ever there was one!
OF - Curtis Granderson (New York) - 1.000 fielding percentage (i.e. zero errors)!
OF - Ben Revere (Minnesota) - also a 1.000 fielding percentage. However, not an overwhelming range factor, but 8 outfield assists. Iffy.
OF - Alex Gordon (Kansas City) - pretty respectable range factor, committed just two errors, and a whopping 17 outfield assists!
P - Justin Masterson (Cleveland) - best range factor, most total chances, and committed just one error.
NL MVP - Buster Posey (San Francisco) - pretty amazing season for the division winners.
NL Cy Young - R.A. Dickey (New York) - Gio Gonzalez (Washington) is a very close second, but he only won one more game than Dickey, lost two more, and did it with a better team. Dickey had more strikeouts and a better winning percentage. And he's the better story, doing this as a knuckleballer at his age.
NL Rookie of the Year - Wade Miley (Arizona) - 16-11 with a 3.33 ERA, that's pretty good.
NL Manager of the Year - Mike Matheny (St. Louis) - Tony La Russa gone, Albert Pujols gone, and another wild card spot.
NL Silver Sluggers:
C - Buster Posey - .336. Enough said.
1B - Joey Votto (Cincinnati) - he didn't have all that many at-bats, but he has no competition. And he did hit .337. I'm not sure he even qualifies, but he should win it anyway.
2B - Aaron Hill (Arizona) - .302, 26 HRs, 85 RBI.
3B - Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee) - it really should be Ramirez. He led NL third basemen in OPS with a stellar .901, and he only struck out 86 times. The award will probably go to David Wright (New York), David Freese (St. Louis), or Chase Headley (San Diego), but that's nonsense.
SS - Ian Desmond (Washington) - .292, 25 HR, 73 RBI, best OPS among NL shortstops.
OF - Ryan Braun (Milwaukee) - no-brainer.
OF - Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh) - no-brainer.
OF - Matt Holliday (St. Louis) - not a no-brainer, but my pick.
P - Mike Leake (Cincinnati) - hit .295. That's a good enough batting average to win a silver slugger even if you're not a pitcher. Wow!
NL Gold Gloves:
C - Yadier Molina (St. Louis) - quite simply, he's the best catcher in the game today. He threw out nearly 48% of his base-stealers! That is astounding!
1B - Carlos Lee (Houston/Miami) - he may not look like he can do it, but the numbers don't lie.
2B - Darwin Barney (Chicago) - just two errors in over 700 total chances.
3B - Chase Headley (San Diego) - a pretty nice season for him.
SS - Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia) - I guess, not a particularly stellar season for him defensively, but not a lot of competition either.
OF - Jon Jay (St. Louis) - a 1.000 fielding percentage and a great range factor.
OF - Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh) - just one error and a great range factor.
OF - Alfonso Soriano (Chicago) - maybe I'm going a little overboard with this one, but I feel like he deserves it this season (and what a season he has had on both offence and defence). He made just one error, he recorded twelve outfield assists, and he turned six double plays!
P - Mark Buehrle (Miami) - is there a better defensive pitcher in the game today?
And prediction time:
AL Wild Card - Texas beats Baltimore
NL Wild Card - Atlanta beats St. Louis (I just like Kris Medlen starting right now, he's been absolutely on fire for the last while)
ALDS:
Oakland beats Detroit (it'll come down to game management)
Texas beats New York (tough call, but I do think that the Rangers have the better team)
NLDS:
Cincinnati beats San Francisco (this may be the best series of the whole playoffs)
Washington beats Atlanta (pitching)
ALCS:
Texas beats Oakland (just too much for the Athletics to handle, I think)
NLCS:
Cincinnati beats Washington (the Reds just have a little bit more experience)
World Series:
Cincinnati beats Texas (heartbreaking for the Rangers yet again, but I think that the Reds have the right roster right now)
What I would like to see is the Oakland Athletics beat the Washington Nationals (in what would undoubtedly be one of the least viewed World Series in a long time). Happy playoffs!
seriously Yu Darvish over Mike Trout for ROY??
StanScratch
My Penis Is Dancing!
Brandon Phillips will probably easily win a Gold Glove for second baseman in the National League. He is an artist at second, and quite a bit flashier (which does help) Joey Votto has a very good chance for first base. With he and Phillips on the right side of the field, that is an awesome combination.
I would like to think Todd Frazier will win NL ROY, but he will not quite be able to pull it off...but he will make it a bit closer.
Trout no doubt gets AL ROY.
Davey Johnson could get a strong argument for NL Manager of the Year. The Nationals were not supposed to be this good.
I would like to think Todd Frazier will win NL ROY, but he will not quite be able to pull it off...but he will make it a bit closer.
Trout no doubt gets AL ROY.
Davey Johnson could get a strong argument for NL Manager of the Year. The Nationals were not supposed to be this good.
Maggie Green
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artysml:Sam Fisher
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A serious lol....
Pujols
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Pujols
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You guys are absolutely right about Trout over Darvish. I don't know what I was thinking on that one. I guess I forgot that Trout was a rookie because we got to see him a little bit last season. But if Brandon Phillips were to win the NL gold glove for second basemen over Darwin Barney I think it would be unjust. Statistically, Barney is superior across the board: more innings played, more total chances, more putouts, more assists, more double plays turned, a better range factor, and all of that with fewer errors committed. And just because Barney doesn't get played on ESPN highlight reels as often (because he plays for a team that doesn't get noticed), it doesn't mean that he isn't every bit as phenomenal a defensive second baseman as Phillips is. And just one last thing, which has probably gone unnoticed by most people as well, is that Barney was just three outs away from breaking Placido Polanco's major league record for errorless streak for second basemen. Phillips could win, and he's a gold glove quality second baseman without question, so it's a matter of opinion. I'm just trying to make the case for Barney because I think he's the more deserving of the two this season.
And not all of us agreed with you before the season started about how the Nationals were not supposed to be as good as they were:
Those were my preseason picks (and, as you can see, even if I did pick the Nationals to make the playoffs, I didn't pick them to win the division (which they did) and I was quite incorrect about a great many other things). Even so, you're absolutely right that Davey Johnson should be in the mix for NL Manager of the Year.
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