Talking Baseball

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Opening day's coming up, unless you're one of those detestable Yankee fans. So, what's your team and how do you feel about their prospects?

My team's the Cubs, and I'm excited. Though Prior's injury does give me pause, as it seems every day, the length he's sitting out gets longer. Still, with Maddox & Wood, they should do pretty good.

I also follow the Tigers, but I'm less excited about that. They made some moves on the off season, though. Maybe they'll win 70 games.

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Still, they have more loses than anyone else right now. Well, except for the Devil Rays, but I suspect there aren't any actual Tampa fans in existance.

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If the Yankee fans are actually from New York, I don't mind them so much. But I know quite a few Yankee fans who were born and raised elsewhere. They tend to be Laker and Cowboy fans, too.

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Jersey's fine. But you have to see it's rediculous to be a Yankee fan in Michigan. Pick a team you have a chance to see live.

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Quick, who's got the best record in baseball? Nope, you're wrong.

It's the Dee-troit Tigers, baby! Towering over the MLB like a Colossus, surely the Tigers 3-0 start over the mighty Blue Jays of Toronto is a sign of the Tiger dominance to take the AL by storm.

Detroit!

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Make that 4-0, now that the Tigers have dispatched the Twins 10-6.

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That's the problem with you Yankees: always resting on your laurels and living in the past. I mean, look, they've lost to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Twice! Whereas the Tigers are undefeated after defeating the powerhouses of Minnesota and Toronta. Toronto! And Minnesota! Truely, baseball is back in the Motor City.

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Tigers will the penant! Number 1! Bank on-- alright, I can't keep this up. The Tigers stink and the only reason they've been winning is the Jays and the Twins stink also. Still, it's fun well it lasts. I'm a bigger Cubs fan anyway.

Anyway, Yankees are strong this year with the pickup of A-Rod. I love how the BoSox are complaining about the huge payroll the Yankees have when the Sox have the 2nd highest and tried real hard to pick up the highest paid player in baseball.

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I think some sort of cap would be beneficial. Otherwise, attendance figures will continue to fall, and franchises will have to fold up. The contract with the union is up for renegotiation next year, I think. We'll probably see something then.

The dream is dead. The Tigers aren't going 162-0.

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So, after the first month of play, how has everyone's team done?

The Cubs are leading the NL Central (tied with Houston) 13-9. I think they're well on their way to making a solid run at the playoffs once they get Prior back. (BTW, Cubsfan, have you heard anything on that? Last I heard, he was throwing off the mound, so that's encouraging)

And the Tigers are still hovering above .500 at 12-11. I think they might be able to finish the season above .500, but they really need some pitching if they want to seriously threaten to win the AL Central.

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So, has anyone seen this? Personally, I don't think it's that big a deal, but many people I know are nigh apocalyptic about it. What do you guys think?

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I'm amazed the Cubs are still in it with all their injuries. When everyone's healthy, this team will be scary. And the Cards won't be able to do much about it.

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To bad he hasn't any support, eh? Walk 'im!

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Sigh, the Cubs have been pretty disappointing this year. Like cubsfan, I'm looking at the wild card.

On the bright side, though, the Tigers have already exceeded last years win total.

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Alou hit a solo homer in the second and a two-run shot in the third, giving him 24 for the season and five in his last nine games. Grudzielanek had a three-run homer in the fourth off Cory Lidle, and Ramirez hit a grand slam off Ryan Wagner to make it 12-2 in the sixth.

Anyone else see this? A home run cycle I guess you'd call it.

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Yep. Second completed game in a role pitched by him, too.