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Well at least we all can agree on the Yankees:r

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Here are my picks:

AL East:
Yankees
Red Sox
Ray's
Orioles
Blue Jay's


AL Central:
Twins
White Sox
Tigers
Indians
Royals

AL West:
Angels
Mariners
Rangers
A's

AL wild card, Red Sox

NL East:
Phillies
Braves
Marlins
Mets
Nats

NL Central:
Cardinals
Cubs
Brewers
Astros
Reds
Pirates

NL West:
Rockies
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Giants
Padres

NL wildcard, Dodgers

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There won't be another Marlins firesale. The new stadium being built pretty much guaranteed this, IMO.

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Have you heard of the Pittsburgh Pirates? They thought the same thing.

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Albert Pujols will miss at least two games as a result of discomfort in his lower back. Those damn roids:r

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:tpd:

If their bullpen can be more consistent, they have a good chance to win the WC.

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They are just herbal suppliments. :r

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Joe Nathan might be out for the year........:D

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If so...that's a HUGE hit to the Twins.

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Nathan is one of the best closers in the game. Certainly if he is out, it will help everyone else in the Al central.

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Especially your Sox!! :D

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:D

Now all we need is for Joe Mauer to break something:r

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Are the Twins last years Mets? :D

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Oh man, that would be great.

Sorry twin fans;s

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linky for story about Joe Nathan

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=min

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True dat. But will it help anybody in the Central come October? :r

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The Yankees hit Nathan well. I liked seeing him come in the 9th. I knew the Yankees were going to win the game. :r

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Mark Newman, the Yankee's senior vice president of baseball operations, was arrested and later released Monday night in Tampa and charged with driving under the influence after reportedly refusing to take a blood alcohol test.

Thought I'd share that with ya Ryan!!! :r :r :r

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Ben Sheets looked like $h!t today. Looks like the A's really messed up on this deal. The second player in decades that they've thrown out 8 digits to and he's getting hammered.

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He will be demoted soon I am sure.

They were stupid to toss big money at him coming off inj's.

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My bet is he gets fired...if he hasn't already.

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I don't think he will get fired. The Yankees are big on second chances, unless you are married to the Boss's daughter, then you get fired and divorced. :r

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Steinbrenner's = Tudors and Henry VIII
Off with her head!

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Yesterday's Cliff Lee incident was quite entertaining.:tu

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I was reading about that last night. Kind of funny.

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Only 20 days away from The Wizard vs. The Freak! Oswalt vs. Lincecum! LETS GO ASTROS!

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I hope the Reds do some good this season!

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Chapman looks good!! :tu

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I hope he does well, but there are a thousand other things that I'm more worried with about this team right now. They certainly aren't short on pitching depth this year. Chapman does look good, but they hype is a bit much right now IMHO.

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Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine. I didn't know they tested anyone other than players.
Looks like he's retiring.

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Looks like he isn't. Which is surprising given that the manager is the face of the franchise.

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:tpd:

He should step down.

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Well, going by the article on MLB.com, he offered to last year but Nolan refused it :confused:

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I didn't read the whole article. Now I see it. At least he did offer to resign.

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He offered to resign, Nolan Ryan did not accept the resignation. Washington has gone through the MLB drug program and has passed the drug test's. He has also requested to continue the three times a week drug testing. He has had issues with drugs over the years so this is nothing new for him.

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Bad sign for Mariners fans, Milton Bradley got ejected from his second straight spring training game.

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Wow, what a shock. He's always been such a good citizen.

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I don't know what Seattle was thinking when they thought picking him up would be a good idea. They should have just kept Branyan :2

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Even though I would love to have seen him as a Yankee, it is best for baseball as a whole that he stayed with the Twins instead of going to the Yankees or Red Sox.


Now for the bad news Twins fans.

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I wish more teams would sign deals like this. I like lifetime players with one team. Free Agency sucks.:tu

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Free agency does not suck for the players though. Free agency is definately needed, the problem is the players union has gotten too powerful. Hopefully more players will follow Joe's lead and take less money to allow a team to build around him.

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23 mil a year is less money? I guess compared to the Yankees payroll it is...:(

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With what he would have made on the open market it is.

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+1 for the Twins on locking up Mauer. :tu

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Other recent news: Eric Gagne was given his release from the Dodgers after not making the roster.

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Total shock there...:r :r

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He accepted the demotion to AAA then asked to be released. He has never been the same since he stopped taking roids.

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He still got the fourth highest contract ever. It's great for the Twins now, but I wonder how it will effect their budget go forward. They have a lot of money tied up in Mauer and Morneau.

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Either of the two get plagued w/ injuries and the team is fugged.

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OMG!!!

What realistic like nightmare last night.

Dreamed two games left in the season and the Yankees had to win both to make the playoffs.
They lost due to an error in the 9th.
Man I was pissed.

Then, to make things worse, the Red Sox made the playoffs.

I woke up with heart palpatations.