After having a year to forget for the Dodgers. We have came back strong this offseason by signing Mueller, Furcal, Nomar and now hopefully Reggie Sanders and re sign Jeff Weaver.
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Everyone should care, because its a baseball division and the winner makes the playoffs... so if your a fan of baseball at all you should care which team makes the playoffs
But to the question: They should win the division, but then again thats not very hard... however for them to win in the playoffs theyre gonna need good performances out of their SPs... Edwin Jackson needs to live up to the hype
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Originally posted by wilkerson_rulzDon't care.
Hate Dodgers(see Blue Monday, Dodgers vs. Expos)
Hope Dodgers and Rick Monday's legacy fold.
GO ANGELS!Using a stolen chant from Boston Celtics fans whenever an L.A. team is playing up there just reeks of inferiority complex.
If hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports, then pitching must be the easiest thing to do in sports.
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Pitching wins ballgames ... and, although I like some of those pickups also, their pitching doesn't become intimidating until the 9th inning. But, as we all know, you have to get him (Gagne) the ball.
If their pitching can stand up ... they can be really good. If not ... well ... you know.
(I voted "no", by the way)
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To me the Dodgers are starting to look like Giants version 2.0. They can be good as long as their old guys don't decline and their injury-prone guys don't get injured. That said, i think it's a good sign that Colletti hasn't given up much young talent to achieve short-term success and appease the LA media and the McCourts. If Barry Bonds is healthy this year, then the Giants are the favorites. But if he declines a lot or gets hurt, then i'd go with LA.
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Originally posted by Jake83After having a year to forget for the Dodgers. We have came back strong this offseason by signing Mueller, Furcal, Nomar and now hopefully Reggie Sanders and re sign Jeff Weaver.Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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NL West (L.A. vs. SF)
let's break down the favorites:
LA/position/SF
Nomar/1B/Niekro, Sweeney
offense: LA defense: SF edge: too soon to tell
Kent/2B/Durham
offense: LA defense: SF edge: LA
Furcal/SS/Vizquel
offense: Furcal defense: Vizquel edge: SF
Mueller/3B/Alfonzo, Feliz
offense: wash defense: wash edge: wash
Navarro, Alomar, Phillips/C/Matheny
offense: Matheny defense: Matheny edge: SF
Drew, Cruz Jr./RF/Alou
offense: Drew (if heathy, won't be) defense: Drew/Cruz edge LA (if Drew survives)
Lofton/CF/Winn
offense: Winn defense: Winn edge: SFWerth, Cruz/LF/Bonds
offense: Bonds defense: not Bonds edge: SF
Starting Rotation
Weaver(?), Lowe, Perez, Penny, Jackson
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Schmidt, Morris, Lowery, Hennessey, Cain
edge: SF
Bullpen
Gagne, Sanchez, Brazoban, Osoria/Kuo/Schmoll/Houlton/Broxton??
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Benitez, Kline, Worrell, Walker, Munter, Taschner, Fassero
edge: SF
Manager: Alou over Little
Fans: SF (attendance, innings watched)
GM: Sabean over Ned
Defense: Giants
Pitching: Giants
Offense: Giants
MGR/GM/Fans: Giants
Playoff Experience: wash
LA: 169 Div. Ser.-109 LCS-40 WS= 318 total games...9 LCS rings, 3 WS rings
SF: 141 Div. Ser.-120 LCS-53 WS= 314 total games...13 LCS rings, 1 WS ring
(49 of Dodgers postseason games belong to Sandy Alomar...who we can all agree hasn't been a productive member of anything for quite a few years)
I can't really compare benches until we know how the pieces fall into place at a later date.Last edited by RobertHConner; 12-19-2005, 07:16 PM.
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Yeah, I think that's about right, RHC. I think Bonds anywhere near the playing field gives the Giants a huge boost. If we had Barry for only two months of last season we probably would have won the West. And just think: With Barry, Randy Winn, Armando Benitez, Matt Cain, and Moises Alou for full seasons, and Matt Morris instead of Brett Tomko, this team could be VERY good.
I'm confused about those Playoff numbers you have, though. Are those figures the amount of games each team has played in each round? Because the Giants have only played in four Division Series and six NLCS. Da Jints have been in the World Series 16 times (three in SF) and won it five times (not counting this coming year).
Also, you do mean Sandy Koufax, not Alomar, right?sigpic
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