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the nl east is looking real tight right now ..
atlanta (the top) and philadelphia(the bottom) are seperated by 2 and a half games! wow! .. that's as close of a gap between the top and bottom i have seen in ages .. well the al west was tight a couple of years ago, when texas still had a-rod ..

what a rally by the Angels today, coming from behind and beating the Red Sox 13-6. damn

I still don't understand why Petitte AND Clemens would leave the yankees for Houston. I'm a little tired of hearing the "I want to be with my family" excuse from these guys. Winning World Series is more important dammit! Now, they both probably want to come back.

i think Petitte felt a bit slighted after they swore after the season they were going to take care of them and then they went and signed all those other players and made trades and never put an offer on the table until after he already signed the offer sheet and well clemens wanted to be with his friend(how sweet) and i'm sure it took alot of thought when they said they wanted to pay him 18 mil this year

I thought the Yankees offered Petitte more money? (obviously)

He just kept saying how he had won enough and wanted to be home with his kids, bla bla bla bla. If the yankees had either Clemens or Petitte (or had made the unit deal before the deadline), they would have won the WS. Petitte and Clemens will never win anything in Houston now.

and now everyone in the NL East is over .500 this season

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Originally posted by verndogs and now everyone in the NL East is over .500 this season

I have never ever seen a division so tight. 5 Teams, all winning records, separated by a 1 and 1/2 games from top to bottom. Spectacular.

Right now the Nationals are number 1 in the NL East, the first time since 1933! and with the Orioles right around the corner in the AL East on top of their division makes things quite heated around here.

Ever since the Nationals moved in here there has been sort of a bitter rivalry between the two teams, just because of proximity. I dunno, I kinda supported the O's since they were the closest major league team near me, but ever since Washington got a new team back, i've been rooting for them.

So with the Nats now #1 in the NL east, i wonder how long they can keep that position. Like you said every team is over .500 and they're all within 1 1/2 game or less.

Despite all the injuries, the Nats are still playing in one tough division. Being able to play teams with winning records (st. Louis, florida and Atlanta) and being able to win is showing that they are for real.

a third of the season is already gone so it's not over yet. I'm just looking forward to a heated division race!

what mebot said

Take some of Matty Mo Boston

in other baseball news, clint barmes (colorado) will be out for 3 to 4 months after breaking his clavicle bone while falling down a flight of stairs ... and how did that happen you might ask ?? .. he was trying to bring the groceries to his apartment!! ..

damn him! i had him for TA fantasy baseball, and now things are getting a little tight now (since including barmes, i had 6 guys on the DL! .. that sucks ..)

but what an injury eh ? .. where was his lacky at that time ?? .. i guess rookies don't get lackies until their 3rd or 4th season ..

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch in other baseball news, clint barmes (colorado) will be out for 3 to 4 months after breaking his clavicle bone while falling down a flight of stairs ... and how did that happen you might ask ?? .. he was trying to bring the groceries to his apartment!! .. damn him! i had him for TA fantasy baseball, and now things are getting a little tight now (since including barmes, i had 6 guys on the DL! .. that sucks ..) but what an injury eh ? .. where was his lacky at that time ?? .. i guess rookies don't get lackies until their 3rd or 4th season ..

you forgot to mentiion I was the one who traded him to you....not that I wanna rub it in now
just think of this as a payback for your Pistons beating my injured Heat

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Originally posted by Eddie N MIAMI you forgot to mentiion I was the one who traded him to you....not that I wanna rub it in now just think of this as a payback for your Pistons beating my injured Heat

Hey all fantasy baseball players...could use some suggestions on relief pitchers that might be decent to pick up off the waiver wire.i currently have Bob Wickman,ryan dempster and Huston Street...Wickman seems to be my most reliable so far which is quite scary.

To the Braves fans(ahem Magnetonium) wtf was the deal with Ramirez throwing near Erstad's Head....kind of Busch league there considering he made a very clean hit on estrada the night before(by the way that was the best hit since Pete Rose laid his buddy out during the all star game) which i don't think should have warranted a retalliation

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Originally posted by SlackerBoy9 i currently have Bob Wickman,ryan dempster and Huston Street...Wickman seems to be my most reliable so far which is quite scary.

i thought you traded wickman to me ..
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I am in a sandboxplus league i didn't join the yahoo league you guys started

Congrats to the nationals on 10 wins in a row...i'm glad that this team is doing well after all the turmoil the expo's had since the strike year.Amazing that they are playing so well since during spring training i watched them almost everyday and to say the least they played poorly.Can't hurt though when you have a former player who is knowledgable and understands the game completely....Frank Robinson should be Manager of the year

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Originally posted by SlackerBoy9 Congrats to the nationals on 10 wins in a row...i'm glad that this team is doing well after all the turmoil the expo's had since the strike year.Amazing that they are playing so well since during spring training i watched them almost everyday and to say the least they played poorly.Can't hurt though when you have a former player who is knowledgable and understands the game completely....Frank Robinson should be Manager of the year

Agreed. It must be a boost to all the players to be able to play to 30,000 + fans every single game and actually have people cheer and support with such enthusiasm.

On a side note, i was at all 3 games against the Mariners this weekend. Today marked the total attendance of over 1 million since opening day. It was hot, but still a lot of fun. After the last out, the players all did high fives in the infiel, then they turned and applauded all of us in the stands and Robinson doffed his hat.

I think that sometimes it's fans who help win ballgames. To know that thousands of screaming, cheering fans are watching you play the game you love must have some sort of boosting effect to your capabilities on the field.

How ironic ... In 2002, I first thought about what team will one day overcome Braves' consecutive division streak and be the first team in a like a million years to win NL East. I thought about the 1994 season being cancelled in August when Expos were the best team in baseball and Braves were only 3 or so games behind that maybe that would have been the year the streak ended (early). In 2002, however, I imagined the irony and had a gut feeling that Expos would be the next NL East team to win the division title.

Now that Expos have moved to Washington to become Nationals, my prediction is becoming a much more possible reality. I still think that they will end Braves division streak. My Braves are reeling right now, and I honestly think the season has just ended for them and they need to start rebuilding for next season. With all the hitting problems and lack of a great bullpen, as well as injuries to Chipper Jones, Hampton and struggles of Hudson and others will definitely put them out of reach for contention. They might fix the team up by late July, but by then they might fall back too far.

They are still my #1 MLB team, and will be as long as Bobby Cox, Mazzone and Schuerholz run the team, but I just dont think this year they are even making the playoffs. They got serious issues right now.

Plus who likes Braves baseball in Atlanta anyway? Their attendance for the past several years have been brutal and declining since. I am ashamed ... probably Blue Jays have a higher attendance than a NL East team [Braves] that has been winning division titles since 1991.

In fact, I think Braves have the worst attendance record in the whole NL East.

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Originally posted by Magnetonium My Braves are reeling right now, and I honestly think the season has just ended for them and they need to start rebuilding for next season. With all the hitting problems and lack of a great bullpen, as well as injuries to Chipper Jones, Hampton and struggles of Hudson and others will definitely put them out of reach for contention. They might fix the team up by late July, but by then they might fall back too far.

Hmmm a bit early to say your season is over when you are merely 4 1/2 games back. Washington will go through a bad spell, every team does. To be hitting as poorly as the Braves are yet still have a winning record just shows that once the hitting gets sorted the Braves could go on a run of their own. Whenever I see the Braves this season (vs Cardinals) their pitching looks ok and defensively they have been fine.

i like how a lot of the media outlets (espn with john "one nut" kruk and harold reynolds) are pretty much rooting against most of the division leaders right now. these are pretty much the arguments that they keep making against the teams:

orioles: well they cant win it because of boston and new york. thats the only argument that they really make about them. baltimore is a tough team right now and i think they should take them seriously.

white sox: well they haven't been able to hold off the twins in the past so its going to happen again this year. it seems like its the same argument they make against the orioles.

nationals: they've sucked for so long that sooner or later they are going to start sucking this year. i think they will fall but its just a case of atlanta and florida being better teams. its nice to see the nats actually making moves to improve themselves instead of unloading players.


it'll be interesting to see what kind of trades these teams can pull off before the deadline.

haha Marlins kicked some Cubs ass today at Wrigley.15-5
Maddux just dosnt have it anymore

Mike Lowell has been hitting well lately, Ive said if he heats up , so will this team, stay tuned.

the nationals are playing great ball (reminds me of the twins of last year with johan santana and *their closer* .. forgot who it is ) ..

but the nationals are getting great ball from livan hernandez (who should be mvp this year .. he keeps throwing 8+ innings for the nationals, and never breaks down) and cordero .. their hitting has been very good, especially with jose vidro out currently .. nick johnson and brad wilkerson have been hitting the ball well ..

we will see later .. they don't call the summer the "dog days of baseball" for nothing .. ..

and how about dem san diego padres also ?? .. playing some good ball also .. good hitting, and their pitching is starting to look good also .. some stiff competition for the dodgers ..

pitchers are very unlikely to win the mvp since they have the cy young. its about as likely as a closer winning the cy young (gagne). they would have to have a remarkable year and hope that no hitter has a great year. right now, derrek lee looks like the front runner. even though i hate the cubs i have to admit hes having a great year. pujols would probably be a close second.

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch the nationals are playing great ball (reminds me of the twins of last year with johan santana and *their closer* .. forgot who it is ) .. but the nationals are getting great ball from livan hernandez (who should be mvp this year .. he keeps throwing 8+ innings for the nationals, and never breaks down) and cordero .. their hitting has been very good, especially with jose vidro out currently .. nick johnson and brad wilkerson have been hitting the ball well .. we will see later .. they don't call the summer the "dog days of baseball" for nothing .. .. and how about dem san diego padres also ?? .. playing some good ball also .. good hitting, and their pitching is starting to look good also .. some stiff competition for the dodgers ..

+1, i'm surprised about how well they've been playing (10 games in a row) despite the fact that most of their players are on injury.

Everyday i read the Washington Post sports section and there was an article about how the strenght of the ballclub comes from Frank Robinson's managerial duties. The article desribed how the core group of players are molded just how Robinson wants them to be and they're playing better then ever.

And it shows too. Unfortunately that whole bullshit thing with Comcast and the Orioles broadcasting makes it difficult to catch games unless you have DirecTV or a baseball package.

Anyways, Tuesday's game did anyone see the benches clear between Anaheim and Washington? i'm sure you've seen all the coverage on ESPN, but i like the quote Guillen gave:

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� Mike Scioscia to me is like a piece of garbage. I don't care if I get in trouble. He can go to hell. �

A day of rest and then on to Texas to play the Rangers

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