That’s not an indictment of the system being inequitable, that’s an indictment of Wayne Huizenga and Jeffrey Loria as owners.

The D-Backs have a lot of young talent, but can they be consistent all year?

Just need Jupton to be consistent. Having Drew comeback would be nice to. Their pitching is stacked.

The D-Backs have a lot of young talent, but can they be consistent all year?

I’ll take 25 year old Justin Upton, their bullpen and Trevor Cahill along with their amazing pitching prospects. (Bauer, Skaggs & Bradley)

The Padres did get Carlos Quentin, though.

That stadium is going to kill his bat. He can’t stay healthy either.

Rockies and Padres? Just unfortunate. The Rocks don’t know what they want to do from year-to-year, organizationally. The Padres did get Carlos Quentin, though.

exactly. moment in the sun. fire sale.
garbage. empty stadium.
moment in the sun.
garbage, empty stadium.

Marlins probably wish there was a level playing field, too. (Well, not the owner, he’s just laughing all the way to the bank and new stadium)

This man needs a clue. Can Trey spare a few?

Haven’t the marlins been in at least the wild card hunt more years than they haven’t since their second title?

/checks standings
//sees 5-way tie at 0-0
///”yep, every April”

Aye, a good question, and I know zilch about LA’s rotation.

The NL West is top heavy with the D’Backs and the Giants at the top, then the Dogers, Rockies and Padres all way behind.

I do like a competitive Giants-Dodgers rivalry. Even in this age of free agency/cross-pollination, those organizations from time to time will let out mutual dislike or even contempt.

+1 Coma

Aye, a good question, and I know zilch about LA’s rotation.

I do like a competitive Giants-Dodgers rivalry. Even in this age of free agency/cross-pollination, those organizations from time to time will let out mutual dislike or even contempt.

moment in the sun.
garbage, empty stadium.

Marlins probably wish there was a level playing field, too. (Well, not the owner, he’s just laughing all the way to the bank and new stadium)

Marlins weren’t garbage after their last title team. in fact, they tried to keep the team together. then remained competitive for most of the decade.

Marlins probably wish there was a level playing field, too. (Well, not the owner, he’s just laughing all the way to the bank and new stadium)

it’s not really a level playing field tho considering the only teams with as many titles as the marlins in that time period are the yankees, red sox and cardinals.

who cares what teams do when they’re not contending? that’s their business, not yours. capitalism, brah.

Braves fans should be worried

I’m not worried, I’m pissed, and have been ever since they kicked the Braves off TBS and onto Turner South/Whatever It’s Called Now/Not Offered By My Cable Provider.
I miss Ernie and Skip and Pete.

Marlins have 2 world series titles in the last 15 years!

exactly. moment in the sun. fire sale.
garbage. empty stadium.
moment in the sun.
garbage, empty stadium.

Marlins probably wish there was a level playing field, too. (Well, not the owner, he’s just laughing all the way to the bank and new stadium)

Agree. Small market teams can have their moment in the sun, but there’s just no room for error.

You just described the NBA. You are a fucking idiot.

Red Sox will miss the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year. That team didn’t get any better yet their entire division did.

I’m not sure I agree with this (they definitely didn’t get better). Their RF spot can’t be worse, Crawford can’t be worse. Lester wasn’t great last year and Buchholz was gone most of it. Youkilis can’t be less healthy. The drop-off at SS is going to be like 10%age points in batting average. The only loss is if (when) Ellsbury can’t repeat his MVP-caliber performance.

Most of all, Bard/Aceves/TBD may not be awesome as 4th/5th starter, but to replace Lackey/DiceK/etc, it’s not much of a high standard. I would have liked Scut/Reddick/Lowrie to stick around as depth, but I’m not sure they didn’t exactly get any better.

/for NDub

And they’re the best team in baseball.

Take off your homer glasses.

I like those picks, but I would like to see the post-McCourt Dodgers be at least competitive. The Cardinals may also have something left, after Pujols.

Who exactly is going to pitch for the Dodgers besides Kershaw & Billingsley? And it’s Kemp, Ethier, Gordon and a bunch of scrubs.

Cardinals will be in a tight contest for 2nd in the NL Central, especially with Wainwright back, however I like the Reds a lot this year.