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lol.In post 2, TwoInAMillion wrote:This is really a top heavy year. World Series champ will almost definately be Houston, New York, or Los Angeles.tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner- TwoInAMillion
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I agree that the year is top heavy, and I agree that the three teams you brought up are among the favorites.
But they once did the math and determined that a series would have to be over 1000 games long to determine with certainty who the best team is.
Baseball primarily is a game of small sample size and fluke occurrence. Is Houston the best team in the league? Almost certainly. Does the "best" team in the league win the world series? Almost never.tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner- TwoInAMillion
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Sorry my bad, would put them in between 1st and 2nd tier.In post 9, Thestatusquo wrote:Did you forget that Chicago exists or what?- Nero Cain
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Here is my hall of fame prediction list for active players:
75% or greater Hall of Fame(lock or near lock)
Albert Pujols
Adrian Beltre
Miguel Cabrera
Robinson Cano
Clayton Kershaw
Zack Grienke
Ichiro Suzuki
Mike Trout
Justin Verlander
25-75% chance of Hall of Fame(younger players that might not make it if their careers ended today or older players with suspect resumes):
Max Sherzer
Bryce Harper
Kris Bryant
Jose Altuve
Felix Hernandez
Joey Votto
Chase Utley
CC Sabathia
Giancarlo Stanton
Ian Kinsler
Cole Hamels
Joe Mauer
Evan Longoria
Aaron Judge
Stephen Strasburg
Shohei Ohtani
<25% chance of hall of fame(slight chance but probably won't make it, or younger players that have work to do)
Adrian Gonzalez
Troy Tulowitzki
Dustin Pedroria
David Wright
Andrew McCutchen
Curtis Granderson
Buster Posey
Josh Donaldson
Ryan Zimmerman
Paul Goldschmidt
Madison Bumgardner
Johnny Cueto
Dallas Kueschal
Corey Kluber
Carlos Correa
Gary Sanchez- pickemgenius
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Let him get #1 first before we put him in the hall.
Also, if Ohtani wants to hit all the time, why not sign in the NL? If nothing else he's guaranteed to bat every start.- Aronis
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What about the Cubs? They should w/o a doubt be on this list. They're better than the Angels, Brewers, and DBacks.In post 8, TwoInAMillion wrote:I would say 80% first tier WS champion, 15% second tier, 5% everyone else.
1st tier
Houston
New York
LA
Second Tier
Boston
Cleveland
Arizona
Milwaukee
Washington
LA Angels
Third Tier
Everyone else(barring trade deadline moves)
I also think Minnesota, St. Louis, and Colorado shouldn't necessarily be counted out either.- Aronis
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I'm not really convinced Cano, Verlander, and Greinke are locks. Have they been that great?In post 13, TwoInAMillion wrote:Here is my hall of fame prediction list for active players:
75% or greater Hall of Fame(lock or near lock)
Albert Pujols
Adrian Beltre
Miguel Cabrera
Robinson Cano
Clayton Kershaw
Zack Grienke
Ichiro Suzuki
Mike Trout
Justin Verlander
25-75% chance of Hall of Fame(younger players that might not make it if their careers ended today or older players with suspect resumes):
Max Sherzer
Bryce Harper
Kris Bryant
Jose Altuve
Felix Hernandez
Joey Votto
Chase Utley
CC Sabathia
Giancarlo Stanton
Ian Kinsler
Cole Hamels
Joe Mauer
Evan Longoria
Aaron Judge
Stephen Strasburg
Shohei Ohtani
<25% chance of hall of fame(slight chance but probably won't make it, or younger players that have work to do)
Adrian Gonzalez
Troy Tulowitzki
Dustin Pedroria
David Wright
Andrew McCutchen
Curtis Granderson
Buster Posey
Josh Donaldson
Ryan Zimmerman
Paul Goldschmidt
Madison Bumgardner
Johnny Cueto
Dallas Kueschal
Corey Kluber
Carlos Correa
Gary Sanchez
Ohtani has a better chance than Correa????? what????? that makes no sense. Correa's younger iirc and shown he can play at a high level, Ohtani's in his first year coming off an abysmal spring training. Not to mention Bumgarner has carried the Giants on his back to the WS multiple times or Goldschmidt being a consistently great first baseman. This list could use a lot of work- Aronis
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Because he can't field and only wants to play DH in addition to pitchingIn post 17, T-Bone wrote:Let him get #1 first before we put him in the hall.
Also, if Ohtani wants to hit all the time, why not sign in the NL? If nothing else he's guaranteed to bat every start.- TwoInAMillion
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That's assuming he does both of those at a high quality for the next 10+ years. His spring training didn't go that well. He started today and did alright, nothing special though.
Compare that to Madison bumgarner who's played 7 years w/ a solid 3 ERA. Not to mention carrying the SF Giants to a WS ring in 2014 w/ one of the greatest pitching performances in that series that the world has ever seen.
Then guys like Gary Sanchez and Carlos Correa have just as much potential as ohtani and have actually produced good numbers over the past two years.
And then like Nolan Arenado and Chris Sale just might as well not exist according to your list.
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