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TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 04:17 AM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up:
Best Rotation:
Best Bullpen:

NL
Best Line-up:
Best Rotation:
Best Bullpen:

jaysdude09 - July 23, 2008 04:50 AM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Rays
Best Bullpen: Twins?

NL
Best Line-up: Phillies
Best Rotation: I like the Cubbies roto, but Webb/Haren is vicious
Best Bullpen: D;backs

BaseballKnowledge - July 23, 2008 05:10 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (jaysdude09 @ Jul 22 2008, 11:50 PM)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Rays
Best Bullpen: Twins?

NL
Best Line-up: Phillies
Best Rotation: I like the Cubbies roto, but Webb/Haren is vicious
Best Bullpen: D;backs

Word.

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 06:19 AM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Red Sox
Best Rotation: Red Sox
Best Bullpen: White Sox
(and not just because I love Sox)


NL
Best Line-up: Phillies
Best Rotation: Brewers (too many good rotos to choose man)
Best Bullpen: shit....uh....idk....Reds?....no?...idk

Rockshu - July 23, 2008 06:26 AM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Rays
Best Bullpen: White Sox

NL
Best Line-up: Cubs
Best Rotation: Cubs
Best Bullpen: Diamondbacks (with the Rauch trade today)

redsoxabstract - July 23, 2008 07:11 AM (GMT)
AL

Best Line-Up: Texas. It's hard to pick them over Boston, but they've been better up to this point, and there isn't near the disparity in their home/road splits that I thought there would be. Boston is almost dead even with them though, and as much as I hate gut feelings and homerism, I'd take Boston going forward.

Best Rotation: Chicago. If anyone knows where to find team DIPS ERA rankings, please tell me where. This is just some really quick lazy sorting through pretty basic team pitching numbers, and then picking a team that was a top 3 staff despite being fairly low in defensive efficiency ratings. I know there are like a million things wrong with that. Tampa Bay is probably just as good, but according to really crude number crunching, it looks they've been given a lot more defensive help than the White Sox pitchers.

Best Bullpen: Angels. I wanted to say the Indians, just so I could point out that Cliff Lee has been extremely lucky in terms of bullpen help. I give the Angels the edge though. Santana, Saunders, and Weaver have all been really really lucky to have guys like Arredondo, Shields and K-Rod behind them.

NL

Best Line-Up: Chicago. They should get a little better when Soriano comes back, too. He's an out machine, but his power is a huge upgrade over DeRosa/Reed Johnson or whatever else they throw out in left field. I don't think the OBP hit will affect them as much either, because DeRosa isn't going to keep up .390.

Best Rotation: Chicago. Again, I would freaking love to have access to some park and defense adjusted team ERA's. Wrigley does rank first in all of baseball in park factor though, and Chicago has the third best team ERA in the league. I didn't even take the time to glance at their defensive output, but I'm sure it's not so great that it makes up for pitching in the best hitter's park.

Best Bullpen: Philadelphia. Because it's late, I'm tired, Brad Lidge is good, and Cole Hamels leads the league in bullpen support.

TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 02:50 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (redsoxabstract @ Jul 23 2008, 03:11 AM)
AL

Best Line-Up: Texas. It's hard to pick them over Boston, but they've been better up to this point, and there isn't near the disparity in their home/road splits that I thought there would be. Boston is almost dead even with them though, and as much as I hate gut feelings and homerism, I'd take Boston going forward.

Best Rotation: Chicago. If anyone knows where to find team DIPS ERA rankings, please tell me where. This is just some really quick lazy sorting through pretty basic team pitching numbers, and then picking a team that was a top 3 staff despite being fairly low in defensive efficiency ratings. I know there are like a million things wrong with that. Tampa Bay is probably just as good, but according to really crude number crunching, it looks they've been given a lot more defensive help than the White Sox pitchers.

Best Bullpen: Angels. I wanted to say the Indians, just so I could point out that Cliff Lee has been extremely lucky in terms of bullpen help. I give the Angels the edge though. Santana, Saunders, and Weaver have all been really really lucky to have guys like Arredondo, Shields and K-Rod behind them.

NL

Best Line-Up: Chicago. They should get a little better when Soriano comes back, too. He's an out machine, but his power is a huge upgrade over DeRosa/Reed Johnson or whatever else they throw out in left field. I don't think the OBP hit will affect them as much either, because DeRosa isn't going to keep up .390.

Best Rotation: Chicago. Again, I would freaking love to have access to some park and defense adjusted team ERA's. Wrigley does rank first in all of baseball in park factor though, and Chicago has the third best team ERA in the league. I didn't even take the time to glance at their defensive output, but I'm sure it's not so great that it makes up for pitching in the best hitter's park.

Best Bullpen: Philadelphia. Because it's late, I'm tired, Brad Lidge is good, and Cole Hamels leads the league in bullpen support.

Wow you have some good views and well versed responses.
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Angels
Best Bullpen: Clean sox
NL
Best Line-up: Phillies
Best Rotation: Cubs
Best Bullpen: Phillies(best bullpen in the majors, by a lot)

TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 02:53 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (jaysdude09 @ Jul 23 2008, 12:50 AM)
Best Bullpen: Twins?

hahaha that was one of the most uneducated guesses I've ever seen.

Mets Rule - July 23, 2008 03:18 PM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Rays
Best Bullpen: Angels
NL
Best Line-up: Cubs
Best Rotation: Diamondbacks
Best Bullpen: Diamondbacks

jaysdude09 - July 23, 2008 03:52 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (TheHugeUnit @ Jul 23 2008, 10:53 AM)
hahaha that was one of the most uneducated guesses I've ever seen.

Lol they were good before and Nathan's still there and the motto of that team is good bullpen, defense, and the Punto-ness will win games.

redsoxabstract - July 23, 2008 04:05 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (jaysdude09 @ Jul 23 2008, 10:52 AM)
Lol they were good before and Nathan's still there and the motto of that team is good bullpen, defense, and the Punto-ness will win games.

Nah. Their motto is that Livan Hernandez is better than Johan Santana and Fransisco Liriano because he wins games.

Mets Rule - July 23, 2008 04:13 PM (GMT)
LOL

Marlinschamps03 - July 23, 2008 04:24 PM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Angels
Best Bullpen: Angels
NL
Best Line-up: Marlins :D
Best Rotation: Diamondbacks
Best Bullpen: Phillies

YankeeNation - July 23, 2008 04:27 PM (GMT)
AL
Best Line-up: Rangers
Best Rotation: Angels
Best Bullpen: Angels

NL
Best Line-up: Cubs
Best Rotation: Cubs
Best Bullpen: Phils

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 05:18 PM (GMT)
If Neshek was healthy, the Twins having a top bullpen would be reasonable, but without him, it's extremely vulnerable. Brian Mothafucking Bass has pitched a few key 8th innings. Not good.

and also, SHUT UP GUYZ THERES JUST NO ROOM FOR LIRIANO. IF WE MOVE LIVAN TO THE BULLPEN, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THOSE LEFTOVER INNINGS LIVAN DOESN'T EAT? WE CAN'T JUST LET THEM SPOIL.

TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 05:23 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (jaysdude09 @ Jul 23 2008, 11:52 AM)
Lol they were good before and Nathan's still there and the motto of that team is good bullpen, defense, and the Punto-ness will win games.

The days of Denny Reyes and Jaun Rincon being good are over man. They have trash like Bass and Boof in there now. No offense to Bo.

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 05:39 PM (GMT)
Yeah we need to teach P00nto a knuckle slurve and move him to the bullpen.

TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 05:40 PM (GMT)
You guys should trade your trash like Nathan and Mauer for Aaron Miles. Now theres a gamer.

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 05:41 PM (GMT)
Does he hustle and have a great smile?

TheHugeUnit - July 23, 2008 05:44 PM (GMT)
ahh yeah.....but he can pitch lights out.

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 05:48 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (TheHugeUnit @ Jul 23 2008, 11:44 AM)
ahh yeah.....but he can pitch lights out.

Not important.

redsoxabstract - July 23, 2008 06:13 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Bo_ @ Jul 23 2008, 12:39 PM)
Yeah we need to teach P00nto a knuckle slurve and move him to the bullpen.

Punto and Miles to the pen would be a start, but the real breaker would be Morneau for Eckstein straight up.

I heard lil' David's palmball is twice(!) as gritty and grindy as his childlike transluscent face. Not to mention, every time he gets it all the way to home plate without a bounce, which isn't too often, everyone on the team's OBP rises .006 points.

Luff - July 23, 2008 07:03 PM (GMT)
American League:

Lineup: Rangers
Rotation: Angels
Bullpen: Angels

National League:

Lineup: Phillies
Rotation: Brewers
Bullpen: Phillies

jaysdude09 - July 23, 2008 07:47 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Bo_ @ Jul 23 2008, 01:41 PM)
Does he hustle and have a great smile?

Don't forget the other 2 key requirements of being a twin.
A) Can't hit for power
B) Gets the uni dirty for no real reason

Bo_ - July 23, 2008 07:52 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (jaysdude09 @ Jul 23 2008, 01:47 PM)
Don't forget the other 2 key requirements of being a twin.
A) Can't hit for power
B) Gets the uni dirty for no real reason

1. Homeruns are cumbersome and needlessly slow down the pace of the game. We have families to get home to k?

2. That's called playing the game the right way. Recognize, bitch. The highest honor one can attain as a Twin is to get horrifically injured making a hustle play.

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jaysdude09 - July 23, 2008 07:57 PM (GMT)
You get benched if you dive for a ball and don't make a "hustle" facial expression. There's a risk of even getting traded.

TheHugeUnit - July 26, 2008 12:56 AM (GMT)
Bullpen- Yankees




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