WARNING!! Annual OT Baseball Thread 2011!! Open at Your Own Risk!

[ChuckElias]

We are minutes away from the first pitch of the 2011 baseball season!!! The scariest thing about this season is that it seems like every talking head is picking my Red Sox to win the AL. This is no doubt a media conspiracy to jinx us. The Sox should be better this year, unless Beckett and Lackey fall flat again.

The good news today is that Opening Day actually has day games this year, for a change!!! And they're actually being played in MLB ballparks, instead of in Japan!! If only they'd give Cincinnati the honor of being the first game to start.

[JRutledge]

When MLB will cut about 4 teams and play about 20 fewer games and start in May, I might care about baseball this early in the year.

Like you heard me say on another forum, "Talk to me in June."

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

When MLB will cut about 4 teams and play about 20 fewer games and start in May, I might care about baseball this early in the year.

So if baseball starts in May, you'll start caring on March 31?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

So if baseball starts in May, you'll start caring on March 31?

Actually no, but it is going to snow here this weekend. Not excited about a sport where it is cold when the season opens.

Peace

[ChuckElias]

The Sox are already 2 full games behind the Yankees. It's panic time!!!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

The Sox are already 2 full games behind the Yankees. It's panic time!!!

Don't be silly. That won't come until 5:00pm this afternoon.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

It's panic time!!!

Yup, now it officially is panic time.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

When MLB will cut about 4 teams and play about 20 fewer games and start in May, I might care about baseball this early in the year.

Like you heard me say on another forum, "Talk to me in June."

Peace

Fair weather fan.

I've been waiting for this day since November, can my Giants repeat? Probably not but it will be a fun ride along the way!

[26 Year Gap]

We'll see how the Rays' bullpen shakes out. Still a solid rotation. Especially, if they can foist Shields on someone.

[Rich]

Opening day is tomorrow. At least that's when the Phillies (and my new Cliff Lee jersey) will debut.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Opening day is tomorrow. At least that's when the Phillies (and my new Cliff Lee jersey) will debut.

Thought you had a game today.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

We'll see how the Rays' bullpen shakes out. Still a solid rotation. Especially, if they can foist Shields on someone.

For the cost of the Rays' entire rotation, you could get A-Rod for about 80 games.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

For the cost of the Rays' entire rotation, you could get A-Rod for about 80 games.

The Rays ain't that stoopid. I just finished watching RoidBoy do one of his patented home run trots. On a double.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Fair weather fan.

Went to the Nationals Opening Day game today.

Expectations were high......but the temps weren't = 42o, drizzly and breezy. But, it was nice to hang out with my bro and talk sports for a few hrs!

We hope to get a sniff of .500 ball this yr. Just a sniff. Today, before the first ball was tossed, may be as close as we get.....

[Mark Padgett]

I heard that Cubs fans are already saying, "Wait 'till next year".

Of course, my White Sox look like they're going to have a terrible year, if their spring training record is any indication.

When I was a kid growing up on the "Great South Side", I used to say I had two favorite teams - the White Sox and whoever was playing the Cubs that day.

Go Blackhawks!