WestEddy

I'm joking about a previous argument, here. I dislike the notion that people have to give away baseballs they catch to children. If they do, great. I also don't like people running into other sections to catch fly balls. If it comes to you, great. In the aisle, have at it. Bounces off somebody's hands? Anybody's ball. Don't bump me out of the spot I paid for a ticket to be in to take away a home run or pop foul.

I sure hope he gave all of those baseballs to children.

Oh, the betting line validates my own wish casting. They must be right, then. Actually, looking through right now, I count 12. I thought they'd win one in Milwaukee. I'm guessing one each in every series, 2 from the Rays, Nats and Angels. Their offense woke up today. Maybe Martin or Fedde is the stopper, and they get on the other side of the ledger in Miami.

I have a friend from Detroit who claims the Bulls only won 6 championships because the Pistons, Celtics and Lakers all got old at the same time. He gambled a lot, too. Tell me more about how really intelligent people believe betting market lines to be gospel.

To be honest, no, the Dodgers are probably the cream of the crop. But the Brewers will play above their heads and be right there at the end. I think the Sox bullpen will be better. April's going to be brutal. I think I said I could see them winning 13 by 5/1. they play the Nats and Angels at home at the end of the month. But Blue Jays, Orioles, Royals in KC, Rays and D-Backs... they've got their work cut out for them.

Maybe not, but they will be in the running for the NL Central. These guys were relentless.

Oh, so a 3-0 team is a lot better than they've showed this series? You make such a compelling argument. Yes, betting lines are set to encourage betting on both sides of the line. They represent the group brain, which is why one should watch for betting on homecoming games, or rivalries. Lots of emotion and sports talk garbage in those decisions.

Probably the first time you can sneak past security.

And they're not an 82 win team regardless of how many betting lines you look up. Betting lines represent the point at which they can get impulsive losers to empty their pockets, thinking they're the smartest people in the world.

Grifol used to complain that he had to use FO data for positioning. The Brewers were in the NLCS last year. They scored one run in each game. LA pitching was just too much. However, they've been there. They are composed and are constantly making their own luck. Yes, "at some point", the Sox' record will say what they are. That doesn't happen after 3 games against the team that just had the best record in the game last year.

Yes, Colson, Mune, Meidroth are all AAAA players. Good job.

Somebody just said above - no, they're not that great a team on paper, but they find ways to win. The first two games were insane the way everybody was getting a hit, then stealing bases. Every time I checked in on the game today, they had a guy on 2nd.

They are tied for the best record in the game. Prove me wrong.

At least they're still 0-0 in one run losses.

No, the smartest people on the planet chose 77 wins for this team. Look it up.

Yeah, every team looks bad when getting swept by the best team in the NL.

That was a name, when taken 26+ years ago, felt "futuristic". Now, it's like, "we're of this century". An enterprising young web developer might start parking on every trade.com - 22ndCenturyPlumbing.com, 22ndCenturyGutters.com

15 people picked 75+ in the poll. Some in the media and blogistan picked 75+, also.

This take was certainly .... a choice.

Well, they put runs on the board, manufactured and multi-run HRs. Kay settled in. This bullpen will be better than last year's. Just a bad stretch to open the year. Pereira and Monty wake up. The Marlins swept the Rockies, so maybe they'll be cocky tomorrow.

Ha! Twins sign John Brebbia.

I'm concerned every run this year's come on HRs. I need someone to beat out a hit, get bunted to 2nd, steal 3rd, then score on a sac fly.

Or, hear me out on this, the Sox might just extend another star coming into his prime like they have always done. Historically, that's been the result.

His game audio's bad because it's coming from the future.

LOL. Now Andrew Vaughn is a perennial All-Star? Give me a break.