MLB 2012 Season

[AntAltMike]

C Johnny Bench
1B Tony Perez
2B Joe Morgan
SS Davey Conception
3B Pete Rose
LF George Foster
CF Cesar Geronimo
RF Ken Griffey


I remember that after the 1981 season, Bill James had ranked Ken Griffey as the third best right fielder in the American League and commented that it is hard to imagine that when he was in his prime, he was no better than the seventh best player in his team's starting line-up.

[BillD1984]

C Johnny Bench
1B Tony Perez
2B Joe Morgan
SS Davey Conception
3B Pete Rose
LF George Foster
CF Cesar Geronimo
RF Ken Griffey


I remember that after the 1981 season, Bill James had ranked Ken Griffey as the third best right fielder in the American League and commented that it is hard to imagine that when he was in his prime, he was no better than the seventh best player in his team's starting line-up.

One of the most famous (and greatest) "starting eight's" of all-time. FWIW, I'd rate Griffey #6 out of that lineup. And that is just in the prime "Big Red Machine" years. Career wise, I'd take Griffey ahead of Foster, but well below Rose, Bench, Morgan and Perez.

[SabresRule]

This is shaping up to be a wide-open October.

There's no clear-cut favorite this year as opposed to past years.

[Jimbo]

If the Rangers can't figure out how to beat the Yankees I don't see us going far in the playoffs....

Tigers, if they get there will beat them for you and then lose to the Rangers AGAIN .....

Tigers have the yanks playoff number for the last several times they have met.

[salsadancer7]

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Watched some of the Dodgers vs Pirates and if they do not suspend that crappy homeplate umpire....then you can say it is now the umpire show.

Homeplate umpire was deservedly upset when the Dodgers bench was questioning the balls and strikes. When the ump stated he didn't want to hear anymore...Kemp screamed encouragement to his teammate...which got him ejected...as well as Mattingly. Which of course, got Kemp so hot and bothered that he ran out and from what I saw, bumped the umpire at least once.

[SkiKing]

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Watched some of the Dodgers vs Pirates and if they do not suspend that crappy homeplate umpire....then you can say it is now the umpire show.

Homeplate umpire was deservedly upset when the Dodgers bench was questioning the balls and strikes. When the ump stated he didn't want to hear anymore...Kemp screamed encouragement to his teammate...which got him ejected...as well as Mattingly. Which of course, got Kemp so hot and bothered that he ran out and from what I saw, bumped the umpire at least once.

Must be that 10 hour roid rage?

Seriously, I just watched the highlights and read the story. Evidently Kemp was kicked out for simply shouting, "Let's Go Dre!" to Andrew Ethier when he was batting, after the ump told him to not say another word when questioning a strike call. So, now it is against the rules to cheer on your teammates while they are batting?


http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=827...goryid=2378529

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Blanton was later thrown out for asking the ump a question. The ump followed him and kicked him out.

I have watched more and more games this year where I see a lot of incompetence by the umps (a lot of it coming from Campos). Where it seems umps go out of their way to cause issues.