you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now.

the thread's been up 10 minutes and no takers... i suppose them cubbies got EVERYONE shakin' in their boots...

Dude puff puff pass don't you know too much of that shit will fuck up your mind.....oh wait a minute, too late.

:D

opps Im a yankee's fan and the cubs or the yankees will not make it because of pitching. But the yankees will make it to the play offs. I say the Houston will win it this year.

kerry wood will be back in july just in time to go 4-9.....cubs win ! cubs win! cubs win! :D

okay, so 4 wins is wishful thinking....

opps Im a yankee's fan and the cubs or the yankees will not make it because of pitching. But the yankees will make it to the play offs. I say the Houston will win it this year.

I don't think Houston's offense is all that great, but they do have pitching, especially when Roger goes back (he will).

I say Yankees VS Mets - Yankees in 6

White Sox v. Mets is way more likelier than Cubs v. Yankees.

C'mon dude, my name is Dusty, not Messiah. With a dipshit like that for a manager you'll never win.

You need a real manager like Ozzie.

And cubs fans, in case you forgot:
Steve Bartman still owns you.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/tikitommy/bart.jpg

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AL Champs vs NL Champs.

Hope I was helpful !! :D

Cubs let Nomaaaaaah walk, so maby it is their year.


No wait, its the cubs, they will be more than 20 back in October.

got to go with the revamped marlins baby

White Sox vs. St. Louis

you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now.

:funny: :lol: That's a bet I'll take in a New York minute.

White Sox vs. St. Louis

Yeah, but that almost seems too obvious.

I'm not one of those homers that picks his team in these things solely because they're his team, especially when you've got a defending league champion that's actually gotten better. Until someone proves otherwise, and someone might, the White Sox are the class of the A.L.

There are legitimate questions about the Yankees, Anaheim, Toronto, Cleveland, and the Red Sox, but you can pencil in three of them for the other AL Playoff berths. Of that bunch, only a healthy Toronto or Boston have the pitching that'd create anything resembling a good matchup with the champs. I will take the Red Sox as my "dark horse" candidate, because they're as legitimate a selection for that title as the AL's got.

Houson had a good playoff run last year, but they've got their own questionmarks besides Clemens, and the way they're handling the whole Jeff Bagwell situation is pretty bush league., which makes it hard to really get behind them. I don't know if Ensberg repeats his '05 season - for them to make a legitimate run at the pennant, he'd almost have to. For me to think they're to make a legitimate run at their own division, which they might have to to earn a playoff berth, they'd have to look better to me on paper than St. Louis does, and they simply don't.

The Cardinals really do look that much better than the rest of the league. Figure there's no reason to assume at this point that Atlanta doesn't win the NL East for the 86th consecutive season, wild card should be between the Mets and the Astros, in which I'm giving a slight edge to the Mets and calling them my dark horse candidate instead of prematurely proclaiming them division champs, and the West will provide a nice first round whipping boy for the Cardinals, the Padres at this point still being an ever-so-slight favorite in my eyes.

Your likely matchup will be ChiSox vs. Cardinals. ChiSox in 6.

My dark horse matchup, and admittedly it'd take as much going wrong in other organizations as goes right in the 2 cities, is an '86 rematch, and this time around, I think I'd prefer the outcome. Red Sox in 6.

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AL Champs vs NL Champs.

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I am putting all my money with this guys pick!

yeah, well, we cub fans will ahve the last laugh come october. the only way the white sox or cardinals will be at the world series would be via ticketsnow.com..................... :cool:

I am putting all my money with this guys pick!

Thanks for the support. It may be a stab in the dark, but I have a good feeling about my prediction!!

For the Cubs to have a shot at winning Wood and Prior would have to be healthy all season, and that already isnt happening.

Angels vs. Cardinals

Cardinals replaced a lot of the team. They've had a history, recently, of taking guys who weren't stars elsewhere and having them fit in nicely. Pujols and Carpenter are still there though, which is the foundation of course.

And Rolen 'might' be healthy this year. If he is thats a huge plus. I'm just not ready to say the Cards are a World Series team.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be the 2006 World Series Champions. No one expects them to do crap and their division doesn't look that impressive(especially if Barroids is out). But once the playoffs start anything can happen.

Their pitching staff doesnt have any superstars but it has 2 guys that have been in the playoffs and done well by winning the World Series...Brad Penny and Derek Lowe...their bullpen is one of the best in baseball. Brazoban, Baez and Gagne...that is sick! GAME OVER!!

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be the 2006 World Series Champions. No one expects them to do crap and their division doesn't look that impressive(especially if Barroids is out). But once the playoffs start anything can happen.

Their pitching staff doesnt have any superstars but it has 2 guys that have been in the playoffs and done well by winning the World Series...Brad Penny and Derek Lowe...their bullpen is one of the best in baseball. Brazoban, Baez and Gagne...that is sick! GAME OVER!!

Right! And the Dodgers will battle the Cubs in the NLCS! :funny:

This is a lock, so bet the farm on it...
AL Champs vs NL Champs.

Hope I was helpful !! :D

But which one will win?

My pick is the Minnesota Twins. They'll win it for Kirby!!

But which one will win?

My pick is the Minnesota Twins. They'll win it for Kirby!!

Duh.. the one who beats the other one more times... :p

Royals vs. Brewers

Red Sox over the Mets, as Schill beats Pedro in game 7 at Fenway! :D

Schilling? that man has no gas left in his tank, he burned it up in order to run that mouth of his

like usual, cub fans will only have guy on guy anal sex to look forward to come october. the white sox will easily repeat and much like the bulls will become a dynasty!!!!

It's all about the CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ANGELS of Anaheim
:mdance: FEAR THE RALLEY MONKEY :mdance:

At first if you succeed.......repeat!

Go white sox.

Schilling? that man has no gas left in his tank, he burned it up in order to run that mouth of his

No, he burned it up helping lead his team over the choking Scankees in 2004. :D He will be back in 2006, believe dat! :cool:

like usual, cub fans will only have guy on guy anal sex to look forward to come october. the white sox will easily repeat and much like the bulls will become a dynasty!!!!

this cub fan would love to get ahold of the stuff this cat's smokin..... :dude:

you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now.

I predict the Commissioner will force the Tigers to take steroids so they can improve their record.

I predict the Commissioner will force the Tigers to take steroids so they can improve their record.

the killin part is that they already have been.....

Alright, UnalignedEye, speaking on behalf of an entire region of fans who'd be fucking overjoyed to see the Cubs finally win a World Series provided it didn't come at our expense, I've really gotta know just how on Earth you could possibly think that this is the year.

I'm a Giants fan but I think this could be the A's year.

Red Sox over Phillies

Yanks over Cubs.

I'm with that.

And what's wrong with the Yank's pitching?

This is the best rotation since 03.

I think I've gotta disagree with you there.

Johnson and Mussina should both be fine -- maybe not the guys they both were a few years back, but 2 guys still more than capable of heading up a decent rotation. Mussina's definitly showing his age a bit over the past few years, though, but I'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt and say that's not yet a major cause for concern, since the offense should be enough to support the increasing ERA.

It's everything that comes after them that looks more than a little questionable to me.

Safe to say there are 5 guys vying for the final three slots -- let's go ahead and eliminate Aaron Small from the mix right now, though, since he's by far the least likely option.

In Carl Pavano, you've got a guy who's had exactly one truly good season in his life, which he turned in in a far more pitcher-friendly park than Yankee Stadium, who'se coming off of an injury-riddled Yankee debut campaign.

In Jaret Wright, you've got another guy who's had one truly good season ever, that coming under the legendary tuleage of Leo Mazzone. Remove that one season from the mix, and you're looking at a .500 pitcher with a career ERA in the mid 5's.

Kevin Brown is all done.

In Chien-Ming Wang, you're looking at a guy whose minor league numbers weren't exactly eye-popping, whose success last year has been somewhat overrated due to the numerous injury problems that the Yankee rotation endured, and who's never proven that he can handle the load of a full major league season.

Plus, if all of these guys fail and/or get hurt, which is a greater possibility than many like to acknowledge, there is no help on the horizon, nor much hope of acquiring a hired gun via trade.

Due to the substantial questionmarks which have no real answers, you'd have to consider the Yankees' starting 5, provided everyone elsewhere pitches up to most of their potential, the third best rotation in their own division - calling them one of the league's top 5 is even up for debate.

The offense is a fantasy owner's dream, but I'm not sure I'd touch that rotation with a 10 foot pole. There's not as much upside as many would like to believe, just a bunch of guys over, at, or pushing 40, a couple of guys who absolutely cashed in on career years, and a "prospect" who no one can really say what he brings to the table.

DODGER DOMINATION!!!!!

Red Sox pitching has the potential to be great if all are healthy and right,the Yankees pitching is very suspect though i believe they will score a lot of runs i think they are going to give them up in bunchs too! Red Sox still have Manny and Ortiz, Coco is a fine addition too, not to mention they have an infield with 3 yes count em 3 gold glove calliber players and youk is going to be pretty good a 1st i believe, so they wont need to score as much as they have in the last few years though they will still score a lot of runs i think they will win the division and be a real challenger for the A.L championship and maybe the series

like usual, cub fans will only have guy on guy anal sex to look forward to come october. the white sox will easily repeat and much like the bulls will become a dynasty!!!!

:rolleyes: wishful thinking on your part fuckstain :rolleyes:

I don't know about the White Sox becoming a dynasty nonsense either, but they're unquestionably the team to beat in the A.L. this year -- World champions who have unquestionably gotten better since then.

The Central may very well produce the Wild Card as well -- I'd hope that everyone is done sleeping on the Indians by now.

Also, I noticed that I forgot about Shawn Chacon in my assessment of Yankee starting pitching, so in the interest of fairness, here goes:

Shawn Chacon, historically speaking, pitched even better at Coors Field than he did on the road - that's one of those odd stats that isn't quite as rare as you'd think, it's been true about several notable Rockies pitchers. He's had one non-losing season in his career (and it wasn't 2005), the consensus is that his good numbers for the Yankees in the second half of '05 were more due to a league that hadn't had the opportunity to figure him out yet than anything else, and that '06 should provide a "return to form" -- Chacon's "form" isn't something one should be clamoring for a return to.

I don't know about the White Sox becoming a dynasty nonsense either, but they're unquestionably the team to beat in the A.L. this year -- World champions who have unquestionably gotten better since then.

The Central may very well produce the Wild Card as well -- I'd hope that everyone is done sleeping on the Indians by now.

Also, I noticed that I forgot about Shawn Chacon in my assessment of Yankee starting pitching, so in the interest of fairness, here goes:

Shawn Chacon, historically speaking, pitched even better at Coors Field than he did on the road - that's one of those odd stats that isn't quite as rare as you'd think, it's been true about several notable Rockies pitchers. He's had one non-losing season in his career (and it wasn't 2005), the consensus is that his good numbers for the Yankees in the second half of '05 were more due to a league that hadn't had the opportunity to figure him out yet than anything else, and that '06 should provide a "return to form" -- Chacon's "form" isn't something one should be clamoring for a return to.

you're on crack saying that the White Sox are the team to beat :rolleyes:


major upgrade by getting Thome huh? :rolleyes: They'll have fun with Vasquez...even though I liked him...but if he can't have a higher winning percentage in the NL...what makes you think he'll have one in the AL?

Dude, you're just another douche obsessing over the Yankees...get over yourself...and just shut the fuck up until your Red Sox win the Series this year...just sayin':hw: until then, keep it fucking shut as I am keeping it shut about my Yankees

you're on crack saying that the White Sox are the team to beat :rolleyes:[b]

Then who are?


major upgrade by getting Thome huh? :rolleyes:

For Aaron Rowand? Absolutely.

They'll have fun with Vasquez...even though I liked him...but if he can't have a higher winning percentage in the NL...what makes you think he'll have one in the AL?

The White Sox offense as opposed to that of the D-Backs.....or the Expos. Frankly, the Yankees gave up on this guy a little too soon. With the exception of W-L, which is explained easily enough, all of his numbers improved in Arizona last year over his '04 stint in the Bronx.

I'd want this guy on my team if there was any real need for him.


Dude, you're just another douche obsessing over the Yankees...

By saying that the White Sox are the team to beat? You're really going to have to elaborate here, mang.

get over yourself...and just shut the fuck up until your Red Sox win the Series this year...

That'd take a whole lot of lucky breaks.

just sayin':hw: until then, keep it fucking shut as I am keeping it shut about my Yankees

As would I.

According to Carl Everett, the Chisox will come in third in their division. Everyone knows he speaks The Truth!

According to Carl Everett, the Chisox will come in third in their division. Everyone knows he speaks The Truth! He's the biggest nutjob in all of baseball,just ask him about dinosaurs

Carl Everett -- perhaps the only man alive capable of making 34,000 Red Sox diehards at Fenway cheer unanimously for the Yankees and their pitcher in a critical September game.

No doubt i was so glad to see him go, one of my least favorite sox players of all time

Players come and go throughout baseball, and the fans of the team's opinions of them will shift as such, but in all of my years watching baseball, I don't think I have ever seen a player go from overwhelmingly beloved to universally despised for completely legitimate and non-fairweather reasons than Carl Everett did during his two years in a Red Sox uniform.

The guy could have gone on to win 4 MVP awards and we could have never come close to replacing him in CF, and no one would have given a shit.

Alright, UnalignedEye, speaking on behalf of an entire region of fans who'd be fucking overjoyed to see the Cubs finally win a World Series provided it didn't come at our expense, I've really gotta know just how on Earth you could possibly think that this is the year.

every year begins as the year. this year is here. noncub fans don't get it.

i love the carl everett bashing. and thome? a non-factor. i'd rather have seen the minor league team on the south side keep the Big Skirt.

cubs over yanks in 5.

every year begins as the year. this year is here. noncub fans don't get it.

Oh, I think we do. I think we do indeed.

White Sox vs Dodgers

Not if this guy has anything to say about it:

http://www.cs.unm.edu/~aromero2/images/grady_gump.jpg

Dude, you're just another douche obsessing over the Yankees...get over yourself...and just shut the fuck up until your Red Sox win the Series this year...just sayin':hw: until then, keep it fucking shut as I am keeping it shut about my Yankees

Amen brother.

I predict that cockovermanass will eat his own come from another mans asshole four out of every seven nights.

Now, for the winning the world series. Too many good teams to pick. Sure I would love to see the Yankees win, but its a 162 game season and anything could happen. Top contenders would be NYY, BRS, CWS, STLC.



:hw:

Just because the Redsox win a world series, doesn't mean the Cubs will. This curse is deeper than the bambino, it's a frickin goat, a satanic goat. And you and I both know that something will go wrong with the Cubs again, they haven't been able to keep Wood and Prior healthy for a full season and they also happen to play in the toughest division in baseball, meaning, they will have a tougher schedule than most. Picking the World Series matchups in spring training is like trying to find Bin Laden. Doing so at the All-Star break makes more sense. Then you can put injuries and rookies into perspective. But what the hey, since I can change my picks at the all-star break, I'm going with

Phillies vs. BlueJays

Amen brother.

I predict that cockovermanass will eat his own come from another mans asshole four out of every seven nights.

Now, for the winning the world series. Too many good teams to pick. Sure I would love to see the Yankees win, but its a 162 game season and anything could happen. Top contenders would be NYY, BRS, CWS, STLC.



:hw:

The Cardinals don't look so good these days, but they have the money to fix things if they want. As much as I hate the Dodgers, they might actually score some runs this year, Furcal, Garciappara, Kent, Drew etc. A healthy Gagne would also be a big plus.

Amen brother.

I predict that cockovermanass will eat his own come from another mans asshole four out of every seven nights.

I predict that I'd have to be both gay and disgusting to even consider that. Sadly for your piss-poor humor, I'm neither.

Here's a more realistic prediction: I predict that you'll continue to look like an obsessed, uninformed dipshit in this and other baseball-related threads from now until October. Possibly elsewhere as well.

Here's a more realistic prediction: I predict that you'll continue to look like an obsessed, uninformed dipshit in this and other baseball-related threads from now until October. Possibly elsewhere as well.


:offtopic:

True, but so is any post that consists of a smiley and absolutely nothing else.

I'll keep it on topic if you do.

Oh, I think we do. I think we do indeed.

with all due respect, brother, nope, , i don't think so....

Just because the Redsox win a world series, doesn't mean the Cubs will. This curse is deeper than the bambino, it's a frickin goat, a satanic goat. And you and I both know that something will go wrong with the Cubs again, they haven't been able to keep Wood and Prior healthy for a full season and they also happen to play in the toughest division in baseball, meaning, they will have a tougher schedule than most. Picking the World Series matchups in spring training is like trying to find Bin Laden. Doing so at the All-Star break makes more sense. Then you can put injuries and rookies into perspective. But what the hey, since I can change my picks at the all-star break, I'm going with

Phillies vs. BlueJays

1. wood and prior? fuck that. we got glendon rusch and jerome williams! hendry fooled people....got the dodgers to take todd hundley, stole aramis ramirez, obtained d. lee.....dumped farnsworth and hawkins....not so bad. maddux will win 15. zambrano 20+.

2. jaques jones and jaun pierre were made to play in wrigley.

3. ron santo and pat hughes on radio are the best.

4. henry blanco rocks.

5. fuck the cardinals and the white sox.

6. our bullpen's better than last year.

7. world series: cubs over yanks in 5.

Maybe you're right. I can relate to the extent that both teams went 3 generations without winning a chamionship, but at no point did we have a team from the same fucking city win a WS (for the first time in forever themselves) while our struggle continued.

Can't relate to that part of it at all - that's gotta sting, and I'm not being a wiseass whatsoever -- had the Braves never moved, 1995 would have caused most of this region to be set ablaze.

For whatever it's worth, a lot of people seem to think that RSN lost a lot of our character in '04 -- but that implies that out character was pretty much "passionate, lovable losers". If that's the case, I'm glad we lost it, and I don't really miss it.

Neither will you -- and the Cubs aren't that far off. Your time will come, probably sooner than later.

last stanley cup---1961
last super bowl---1985-86 team
the bulls, well, than was unbelievable but it wasn't baseball
the sox? we never thought in our wildest nightmares that that team would do it before ours.

984 third basemen since santo
209 second basemen since sandberg

nomah's gonna have a good year....wished the cubbies would've kept him.

jack brickhouse said it best: "anybody can have a bad century." and he's been DEAD several years!

cubs over yanks in 5.

I'm just looking forward to all the bad press Everett will get here in Seattle. The Seattle fans are so polite, but man, they'll turn on this guy if he acts like a douche.

I'm just looking forward to all the bad press Everett will get here in Seattle. The Seattle fans are so polite, but man, they'll turn on this guy if he acts like a douche.

get the boobirds out....

again, cubs over yanks in 5

you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now. I THINK I CAN TAKE THAT BET, ANYWAY IT WILL BE THE OAKLAND A'S AND THE CINCINNATI REDS! BITCH! ROUNDIN 3RD AND HEADING FOR HOME! REPEAT OF 90, THE REDS IN 4!

I THINK I CAN TAKE THAT BET, ANYWAY IT WILL BE THE OAKLAND A'S AND THE CINCINNATI REDS! BITCH! ROUNDIN 3RD AND HEADING FOR HOME! REPEAT OF 90, THE REDS IN 4!

aokland and cincy? geez....i remember my first beer too.....

cubs over yanks in 5

Cubs over Reds by 10.

Cubs over Reds by 10.

now THAT's the spirit!

CUBS SUCK,GO CARDINALS :D

im taking White Sox to get to the playoffs again they've only improved their team in the offseason

CUBS SUCK,GO CARDINALS :D

jealousy is such an ugly trait

you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now. :lol:

CUBS:

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you heard it here first .....yankees vs. the mighty ready, and talented CHICAGO CUBS....and the cubs win it in 5. place your bets now.

:pray:

Brewers

White Sox over the Cardinals

White Sox over the Cardinals

cubs over yanks in 5!

gentlemen, start your engines......

Yankees beating St. Louis

isn't anybody listening?

CUBS OVER YANKEES IN 5

It is going to be Cleveland Indians vs. Philadelphia Phillies.

And Cleveland will finally bring home a World Championship back home.

cubs over yanks in 5.
get over it.

Yankees over Cardnals in 6 .GO YANKS!!!!!

Angels over Cards

or which ever team has the most players on the juice