Neyer picks the Indians not first
It's preliminary, given that roster churn may still be ahead. But, in a close division, the south side pitching might just be enough to win.
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Pffft – Rob Neyer. You know what I get outta this? Twins run away with it.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
I’ve got the AL Central champ losing in the divisional playoffs 3-0.
by Roger Dorn on Jan 30, 2010 1:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well, the Royals are still trusting The Process. Good luck with that.
I couldn’t imagine being a Royals fan these days. With both Bowden and Bavasi out, is there a worse-run organization?
I could really use an oscillation overthruster
The Dodgers had a four-year stretch (2000-2003) of being a Top-5 payroll team with no playoff appearances, but they’ve been in the postseason in four of their last five Top-10 payroll years. Metsies do take the honors, with 1 playoff appearance to show for seven straight Top-5 payroll seasons (streak current), but interestingly, the perfecta of Tigers and White Sox have 1 appearance for their last five Top-5 payroll years, all since 2006.
by YoDaddyWags on Jan 30, 2010 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
… which would be the stongest division in the NL …
The Dodgers had a four-year stretch (2000-2003) of being a Top-5 payroll team with no playoff appearances, but they’ve been in the postseason in four of their last five Top-10 payroll years.
… in the NL West.
I love how Neyer calls it “the Glamour Division.”
by JulioBernazard on Jan 31, 2010 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, pairing Ed Wade with Drayton is tough to top.
Someone in the Mets organization told me a few years back that the culture there was so toxic, he was always afraid to be the first one to try the food…
I could really use an oscillation overthruster
by stuart dean on Jan 30, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Plus, Lariano has looked phenominal in Winter leagues, like his rookie self. He’s thier possible fifth pitcher in the roatation! Wow.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY!
by fleerdon on Jan 30, 2010 4:03 PM EST reply actions
Well, then Jake will be our ace and Raffy Perez will again be the best left handed reliever on the planet. Cheers to winter league!
Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...
I figured out where the Sox are going to get their 88 wins, beating up on the hapless Royals and Indians.
Go 30-8 against the Tribe and the Royals and you just have to go 58-66 against the rest of the big leagues.
Here’s hoping the pale hose miss out on the last day and those prospects lead to a wild card spot for the Padres. Us? we are always the unknown in the division. Why is that? I already know. People in Ohio, ignore Lebron and buy some tix.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic. - Robert S. Wieder
People in Ohio should be ignoring the Browns, they are the worst in entertainment for your dollar (well, I guess how the Indians played last year might put them in the running too).
Hence all the Cavs fans this winter, not to mention the 455. But that doesn’t explain the Browns attendance figures, does it?
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
I wasn’t implying Cleveland doesn’t have good fans. I think the city has great fans. I just don’t like advocating only rooting for the winning teams or the well run teams. I want to stick by my team no matter how poorly run they are.
Flip this conversation and pretend you overheard someone saying, “I can’t imagine why anyone would pay attention to the Indians. They aren’t good right now.”
A fan is a fan is a fan.
Steel Nick
No question. However, baseball does allow you to follow a team on multiple levels of the organization, so that “good right now” isn’t the only type of “good enough to be worth following.”
baseball does allow you to follow a team on multiple levels of the organization
Good luck selling tickets to that.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
They actually sell quite well, in the Indians organization and most others. They’re just not the expensive tickets.
by Jay on Feb 6, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sure that you’re not advocating using minor league revenues to sustain the major league club are you? You’re gonna need to sell a whole hellova lot of Aeros seats to meet that $15M short fall next year.
Resident LGT results-oriented boob.
No, of course not. I’m just saying, the do sell tickets to it, and they sell well. Anyway, the real issue isn’t the tickets, it’s the media revenue.
by Jay on Feb 6, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I consider it the right of a fan to not follow teams that are comically mismanaged. The Browns have just recently (kinda sorta) moved out of that category.
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Feb 6, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
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