2011 MLB Season Discussion: Joey Votto MVP Edition

[Trichocyst]

Phillies should be beating up on weaker teams. Feels good.

[Moss]

Strong start from Beachy, dominant bullpen, solo shots from Prado and Uggles

3-1

[Eliseos]

Strong start from Beachy, dominant bullpen, solo shots from Prado and Uggles

3-1

Both starters pitched well today. Wasting the second great outing by a starter due to bullpen and 0-8 RISP feels bad man. Maybe tomorrow we'll win

[Conrad]

more like Brandon BIRCHY

[Moss]

Both starters pitched well today. Wasting the second great outing by a starter due to bullpen and 0-8 RISP feels bad man. Maybe tomorrow we'll win

Lowe v. Gallardo, so you have the advantage on paper, but Lowe has been on

[Akiyama]

Lowe v. Gallardo, so you have the advantage on paper, but Lowe has been on

yeah, he's been on all one starts.

[Headspace]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings...on/2011/week/1

holy shit. Red Sox @ 7? Listen I know the Red Sox are good on paper, but it's about what you're doing and if you're going to make a power ranking after the first 4 games, and the Red Sox are sitting at 0-3 with lackluster production all around, they don't deserve to be #7 over teams like the O's who swept a decent Rays team.

[Akiyama]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings...on/2011/week/1

holy shit. Red Sox @ 7? Listen I know the Red Sox are good on paper, but it's about what you're doing and if you're going to make a power ranking after the first 4 games, and the Red Sox are sitting at 0-3 with lackluster production all around, they don't deserve to be #7 over teams like the O's who swept a decent Rays team.

lmao, wow. I know ESPN's awful, but making power rankings after four games? that's almost as dumb as pre-season polls.

[Headspace]

Royals at 26 is a fucking joke.

[Akiyama]

Royals at 26 is a fucking joke.

they could be 10-0 and I'd still put them #26, because let's be honest.. it's the Royals.

but hey, at least the Reds are #5 right?

[Eliseos]

I don't get how they don't just sort those by W/L and then by runs scored or ERA for this first month or so. Judging by the Yankees comment, it seems they are number 1 because Teixeira.

[*Shinzon*]

lmao, wow. I know ESPN's awful, but making power rankings after four games? that's almost as dumb as pre-season polls.

I may be dumb, but what the fuck are power rankings anyway? I've never understood that shit.

[Eliseos]

I've never understood that shit.

I don't think ESPN does either.

[Akiyama]

It's ESPN. They live for making random stupid polls..fan votes, rankings, whatever.

but yeah, power rankings for baseball are basically your 'college football top 25'

[Headspace]

they could be 10-0 and I'd still put them #26, because let's be honest.. it's the Royals.

but hey, at least the Reds are #5 right?

Phillies above Rangers is a joke as well. Sure they're 3-0 but they had to get lucky against a shit bullpen (same with Reds, but I think 5 is fine). While the Rangers blasted the fuck out of preseason championship favorites.

Go with production, not with who spent the money in preseason.

I know "power rankings are useless" but still, let's argue with how fucking dumb this is.

[Headspace]

It's ESPN. They live for making random stupid polls..fan votes, rankings, whatever.

but yeah, power rankings for baseball are basically your 'college football top 25'

College football top 25 has the most impact on who wins the championship then anything, so bite your tongue.

Preseason polls determine who wins championships in college.

[Akiyama]

Well it was the closest thing I could compare it to. I guess there's nothing to really compare shit too, especially when it seems like every year, the Red Sox and Yanks are up top lol

[*Shinzon*]

lol I see.

[Moss]

yeah, he's been on all one starts.

he was sharp in spring training

[Headspace]

God this fucking list is gonna give me trouble sleeping from all the rage.

White Sox @ 4? THEY GAVE UP 20 RUNS TO THE INDIANS! and on that note, Indians dead last? THEY SCORED 20 RUNS IN 3 GAMES!