Hardball Ping!
The BoSox won yet another one run game today.
Bonds will play around 50 games, will see that his steroids Grand Jury is proceeding (there's smoke there too) and his elbow truly IS swollen due to bone chips. He'll have surgery and retire.
The Braves are the Braves. It's nice to see Jeff Francoeur (I have Langerhans in a few leagues as well) come back amongst the living.
The Mets are as real as they can get. They need another starting pitcher (A Bronson Arroyo type would be perfect but Cincy won't give him up).
Maybe it is flowers blooming and trees leafing out that make us feel that the world is coming to life again ... NAH! Its those magic words PLAy BALL and the sound of the bat hitting the ball ...
Can you add me to the new ping list?
The Braves have a lot of issues, not least of which are starting pitching (I think they'll follow Smoltz's lead and settle down), Chipper being hurt, and the white-hot Mets. They may not have their division in a headlock this season.
Bonds is still a dangerous hitter, and should be respected by opposing pitchers, but he's not the threat he once was. The new Bonds is Pujols, as he has been proving for years. The man is a phenom and I have the greatest respect for him as a person and as a player. That said, I must legally hate him because I am an Astros fan.
The Yanks may do well, but they have severe pitching woes. Also their bats are, excuse the pun, hit or miss. They can win blowouts but seem to have trouble in tight games. They have to fix that. The Blue Jays are also a force, but I pick the Red Sox to win the division. As long as Beckett and Schilling are both locked in, and Papelbon keeps turning in performances like he has, I see them as an early favorite.
Twins take 2 of 3 from the Yankees. Maybe if our 'designated hitter'(Rondell White) wasn't hitting 0.085 we coulda swept 'em.
See ya in the minors, Rondell.
"Where's The FR Baseball Thread??"
Uh, it struck out?