It's time of the year again. With so much distraction with Steroid and Balco case, baseball is still the America?s favorite past time. Baseball will have another record setting attendant.

It will be interesting to see how guys like Bonds, Giambi going to perform..... How MLB is going to celebrate when Bonds surpasses Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.....How Yankees revamped starting rotation was going to perform...... How Sammy Sosa going to affect the already strong batting lineup in Baltimore?.. Did Red Sox made the right choice replacing Cabrera with Renteria...... That's only the AL East.

NL East is competitive as ever. Mets went ahead signed the best player and the pitcher in the free agent but is it enuf to beat Braves. Marlins have a great team as well. Are Cardinals going to perform the same way they did last year.

AL West is strong. Angels seems to be better than last year with the signing of Cabrera and Finely. Mariners signed the powerful hitter to fill the corner of the diamond and Ichiro is already having great year, he is hitting .500 during the preseason. Their pitching is suspect though.

It's sad to see future HOF Robbie Alomar is retiring and same with the graceful Andres 'Big Cat' Galaragga.

Here's 2005 baseball team-by-team previews by fox.com which I disagree :)

AL EAST

A familiar showdown

Guess what? The Red Sox and Yankees should battle for the top spot in the AL East again, but this could be the year Boston claims a title that has still eluded it lately.


RED SOX: Champs reload
No Pedro or Lowe, but still plenty

YANKEES: Riches and ruckus
Welcome Unit, but Giambi drama looms

ORIOLES: Sammy comes to town
Sosa adds to loaded lineup

BLUE JAYS: Nice defense
Just the wrong division for this team

DEVIL RAYS: More growing pains
Fun, young team ... that will lose a lot


AL CENTRAL

Twins still too much

The Twins have won the last three division titles, and while some division foes have bulked up, there's no reason to think Minnesota won't rule again in '05.


TWINS: Santana and more
Could have AL's top rotation

INDIANS: Coming of age
Could be surprise team of '05

WHITE SOX: Ailing Thomas
Injury issues could cause problems

TIGERS: Magglio joins Pudge
New additions make things interesting

ROYALS: Youth not served yet
Growing pains could cause problems

AL WEST

Hot competition out West

The A's underwent a slight overhaul and the Angels shelled out millions to create what will likely be one of the closest division races in the majors once again.



A'S: Pitching still powerful
No Hudson, no Mulder ... no problem

ANGELS: The rich get richer
Vlad adds Finley, Cabrera to arsenal

RANGERS: Awesome infield
But pitching could be a problem again

MARINERS: Problem pitching
Scoring won't be a concern though

Source: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/3499302

ax bro....ke cha?hope saab thik thak hehe

anyways noticed ur name and this thread...baseball suru re?la la enjoy :o)...

mero full support cha...even if its not wanted ;oP...and since its a new season and a new thread...lu ta lets start with a baseball song..;o)...i too know baseball song ni hehe...ke sochey ko malai?;oP

suru garey hai ;o)


beat on the brat...beat on the brat...beat on the brat with a baseball bat ...
oh yeah....oh yeah...uh oh...

beat on the brat...beat on the brat...beat on the brat with a baseball bat ...
oh yeah....oh yeah...uh oh...

wat can u do?..wat can u do?
with a a brat like that always on your back...wat can u do?wat can u do?

lose?


hehe nice baseball (bat) song hoina?hehe....by the one and only legendary The Ramones ho ;o)...

la ta..i did me part to support ;oP hehe...

im out...
good day....

danny

thanks for stopping by dan bro :)

Ramones are too loud for me :) here's the good song by sintara LOL Yankees play this song after each win ;)


Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it - New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York

I want to wake up in that city, that doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill - top of the heap

These little town blues, are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it - in old New York
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you - New York, New York

New York, New York
I want to wake up, in that city that never sleeps
And find I'm A number 1, top of the list
King of the hill, A number 1
these little town blues, are melting away
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it, in old New York
and- If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere
It's up to you, New York- New York

annual ranking of baseball's top 50 players by sporting news

1. Barry Bonds, LF, Giants
2. Albert Pujols, 1B, Cardinals
3. Vladimir Guerrero, RF, Angels
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees
5. Randy Johnson, LHP, Yankees
6. Curt Schilling, RHP, Red Sox
7. Johan Santana, LHP, Twins
8. Eric Gagne, RHP, Dodgers
9. Carlos Beltran, CF, Mets
10. Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Mariners
11. Todd Helton, 1B, Rockies
12. Miguel Tejada, SS, Orioles
13. Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees
14. Scott Rolen, 3B, Cardinals
15. Roger Clemens, RHP, Astros
16. Jason Schmidt, RHP, Giants
17. Manny Ramirez, LF, Red Sox
18. Gary Sheffield, RF, Yankees
19. Mariano Rivera, RHP, Yankees
20. Bobby Abreu, RF, Phillies
21. Ivan Rodriguez, C, Tigers
22. Miguel Cabrera, LF, Marlins
23. Adrian Beltre, 3B, Mariners
24. Brad Lidge, RHP, Astros
25. Ben Sheets, RHP, Brewers
26. Eric Chavez, 3B, Athletics
27. Roy Oswalt, RHP, Astros
28. Tim Hudson, RHP, Braves
29. Jim Edmonds, CF, Cardinals
30. Pedro Martinez, RHP, Mets
31. Jim Thome, 1B, Phillies
32. Mark Prior, RHP, Cubs
33. Carlos Zambrano, RHP, Cubs
34. Lance Berkman, LF, Astros
35. John Smoltz, RHP, Braves
36. Chipper Jones, 3B, Braves
37. Aramis Ramirez, 3B, Cubs
38. Vernon Wells, CF, Blue Jays
39. Torii Hunter, CF, Twins
40. Mark Teixeira, 1B, Rangers
41. Oliver Perez, LHP, Pirates
42. J.D. Drew, RF, Dodgers
43. Edgar Renteria, SS, Red Sox
44. David Ortiz, DH, Red Sox
45. Carlos Delgado, 1B, Marlins
46. Jimmy Rollins, SS, Phillies
47. Jason Varitek, C, Red Sox
48. Mark Buehrle, LHP, White Sox
49. Andruw Jones, CF, Braves
50. Roy Halladay, RHP, Blue Jays
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Missing names are Sammy Sosa, Hideki Matsui, Kerry Wood, Alfonso Soriano, Vinny Castilla, Moises Alou, Jake Peavy, Carl Pavano, Kenny Rogers, Francisco Cordero...........

Thanks AX Bro' for baseball update.

Eagerly waiting Subway Series 2005- the fight between big-o-randy and mighty martinez. It's going to be fun...........

can't believe another season is starting, felt like yesterday only watching that epic world series.............anyway, what the hell is bonds doing on top of that list,

2005 American League
EAST
NY Yankees - revamped starting pitching
Boston - suspect starting rotation
Baltimore - offense is great, what about pitching?
Tampa Bay - can't compete with big spenders
Toronto - do they know what they doing?

CENTRAL
Detroit - how healthy is Magglio?
Minnesota - intact
Cleveland - young ocre of players, can Juan play as he did before this team?
Chicago Sox - too many holes, Sad to see Big Hurt not getting to contend for the playoffs
Kansas City - no more magic

WEST
LA Angels of Anahiem - great owner, fron office, coaching staffs and scouting
Seattle - added two run producer at 2 corner of the diamond, how about arms?
Texas - great season last year, one year wonder
Oakland - Zito, last man standing

Most Valuable Player - Miguel Tejada
Cy Young - Mike Mussina
Most Improved Player - Aaron boone
Sleeper team - Cleveland




2005 National League
EAST
Atlanta - no surprise
NY Mets - Beltran and pedro factor
Florida - awesome lineup with the addition of Delgado
Philadelphia - got worse than last year, Can Thome provide leadership?
Washington - who, what

CENTRAL
St. Louis - killer lineup and got the Ace from A's
Chicago Cubs - depends on the starting rotation, how healthy are they
Houston - Phil Garner can't repeat again, Rockets will be traded to Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati - Is Junior healthy? how about Casey?
Pittsburgh - being the toughest division is bad
Milwaukee - ???


WEST
San Diego - great young players who will become household names
San Francisco - Barry Bonds.
Arizona - singed great players, team chemistry
Los Angeles - pathetic owner, do i need to say more?
Colorado - still rebuilding?

Most Valuable Player - Pujlos
Cy Young - Tom Galvine
Most Improved Player - Scott Erickson, I dunno how DOdgers got lucky on this
Sleeper team - Philly

AL East
Best Pitching Rotation - NY Yankees (RJ, Moose, Pavano)
Solid 3-4-5 batting lineup - Baltimore Oriles (Mora, Tejada, Sosa)
Strong Bullpen - Yankees (Mariano, Gordon, Stanton, Karsay)

AL Central
BEst Pitching rotation - Chicago White Sox (Garcia, Buehrle, COntreas)
Solid 3-4-5 batting lineup - IROD, Magglio Ordonez, Rondell White
Strong Bullpen - Minnesota Twins (Nathan, Roncon, Crain, Mulholland)


AL West
Best Pitching rotation - Oakland A's (Zito, Harden, Haren)
Solid 3-4-5 batting lineup - L.A. Angels (Guerrero, Anderson, Finely)
Best Bullpen - L.A. Angels (KROD, Donnelly, Shields, Yan)

whaddup in the yankee land........its just 10 games into the season, why the freak is steinbrenner so furious.......but so far the pitching of yankees has not been upto the mark as they had expected coming into the season, hmmmm.......Mets getting it back together, and white sox seem to a strong adversary for the twins........

glad to see this thread on the top. You know why i am not writing in this thread :p

Boss is a genius. He criticize the players and coaches before they are to play Devil Rays :p awesome ain't he??? That's the reason I like the BOSS. heheheheh

Yankees is a veteran team and they will put their act together. Middle relief needs to pitch better. I hope Yankees are trying to make this year three teams race interesting. Orioles is for real and they are as good as other two AL perennials at least offensively.

I am tired of seeing AL Dodgers winning. I don't like how the Paul DaStupido conduct the business. Hope they will cool off soon. I guess I was giving too much credit to Padres than they deserve.

If you are Mets fans, you should visit http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6

you will get to talk all sorta baseball talks. i see many METS and Yankees fans there. I haven't seen any other neps though.

Location: somewhere in Tampa, FL

Boss: Good afternoon boyz. What the hell is wrong with our team?

Conners: Yes Mr. Steinbrenner, we are playing bad and we stunk. Guys can't even hit or pitch.

Cashman: we are not fielding great as well.

Boss: so tell what you think of our roster. Let?s start with Pavano. How is he doing and whose idea was it to get him.

Emslie: That transaction was done from New York.

Levine: He is pitching not bad but how about Jared Wright. It was your and Conners idea to get him and he is not taking us anywhere this year. We don?t know when we going to get back.

Conners: We are still suppose to be playing good with out him

Michael: Our team is not playing what they are capable of.

Boss: So tell me, who we can get and what we need to give up

Levine: A.J Burnett

Conners: are you outta your mind? He ain?t good. He will be heading to DL soon.

Cashman: We need help in outfielder. Mike Cameron or Mark Kostay can help us.

Boss: How about Junior?

Michael: Ken Griffery Jr?

Boss: Yes, you moron. Which Jr else is there

Levine: I don?t think that?s good idea

Cashman: should I inquire about Cameron with Minaya?

Boss: what would they ask for?

Oppenheimer: at least Ching-Meng and Duncan and some cash

Boss: F#%K them. We are not giving away those players. Call A?s and find out.

Newman: can?t we steal Lee from Brewers? Since they won?t be contending and this guy has a big potential to be a great player.

Boss: Cashman, can you also inquire about him? CASH will do the work. And amke no mistake I don?t want other meeting like in this near future. Get rid of Mel and Swindal it?s your job to find replacement. Thansk for coming.

here's what Rob Dibble have to say about the MLB Star and Derek Jeter........... http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/3745186

I agree with Dibble, DJ2 is the most clutch player in the game. He may not be the stat monster and may not Home Run like others but he plays the as it supposed to. He hustles on every play and he is right there when Yankees needed the win. It's really sad that DJ2 won't be playing in Detriot, the city he grew up.

He is leading the American League in Runs Scored category and batting .307 ............ It's his best season comparing to previous 4-5 seasons when he got the nod for the all star. He is on the pace of having career best hits, runs scored, HR.

I would still be watching the all star game and I hope AL will wins the game so Yankees will have the home court advantage on the World Series ;)

proud bro, what ya think of the season so far. There is only 20 or so games left for the season.

and METS fans, let's hear your frustrations :p ............didn't I say ya will be always 2nd best team in NYC :D

This might be the first year that I am not feeling so good about the Yanks. Even though we never had the best pitching line-ups in the past years, I still thought Yanks had a chance coz none other team could bolster similar rotation (other than Red Sox). But this time, it surely looks like it's not Yankees or Red Sox's year.
But still, I'd be rooting for Yanks.
You can stick a fork on METS, they are done. AX, ke ho? METS ko fan lai kina yesto satire?? Spare them would you, lol.

Don't give up yet, DWI. Game and half behind and we got three game series with them. They are only game and half away. It seems there will be another agonizing 86 years of wait for one team. I am glad I won't be around to see them enjoying it :)

Wot you say abou the ROOKIE??? Who says Yankees doesn't have good player in their farm system? Red Sox fans, can you name me a player who has contributed as Cano to your team?

my folks from Queens, NY still frequents this site. just wanted to let them know how great of team they are. So much for landing the biggest prize in the last free agency...... You gotta have a systems to have a successful organization like Yankees. mere copying won't take you anywhere.....I hear they are getting their own network deal, we all know where they got the idea from :)

wouldn't it be sth, and its not sth that not impossible given the current standings
yanks winning the east, athletics the west, indians the wild card and redsox and angels left out of the play off...........hmmmmm that really will be sth

here's the 2005 AL MVP batting stat :)

Game Played...............152
Batting Average...........316 (2nd)
Runs scored............... 113 (tied for 2nd)
Home Run.................. 45 (2nd)
Runs Batted in............. 121 (4th)
On Base Percentage..... .416 (2nd)
Stolen bases................ 15 (tied for 16th)

and may win first gold golve as a 3B :)

lol...........

One more thing AX:

No other player in the history of baseball has hit more RBIs, HRs, made more stolen bases etc than A-ROD when they were as old as he is now (30 yrs old). He is in pace to set a record in every major categories if he continues his stellar performance till he nears retirement age.
Players like him don't come too often (almost Michael Jordaniche), he SHOULD BE MVP, now that Red Sox is losing (if Red Sox makes the playoff, Ortiz might get it).