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I thought Davidson would be MVP of the league this year, but clearly Tim Anderson is MVP in 2018 of MLB.

Did Hawk forget about Mike Trout in his top 4 AL hitters in past 50 years? He named Manny, Miguel Cab, Albert Pujols (wasn't really AL, Hawk, come on now), and Frank Thomas. Lol

Shields sucks so bad

Hope we get the game in with minimal delays.

25 Greatest pitchers of all time : https://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/greatest-...html/?a=viewall

Saw this posted on another forum as an idea from a fan: At WM they should show Taker laying in an open grave with a tombstone that says RIP and a man standing over him with his back turned to the camera. He turns around and it's Joe. Joe tells Cena he is the reason Taker couldn't accept his challenge and that's because you belong to me and Joe comes out and destroys Cena. lol, I think it's a good idea

This weather sucks.

Give me Moncada

Yoan Moncada

Damn, Moncada K's a lot

I'm now a bit disapointed that they didn't just run with Cena vs. Joe instead of Cena vs. Taker. I understand why they did what they do... but man Joe vs. Cena would have been Match Excitement of a B at least, and could of had a proper build.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 11:48 AM) Guys had some really poor swings yesterday. Especially Avi and Davidson. Let's hope for a little better today. I didn't quite know what a bandbox Rogers Centre is, might be a high scoring game tonight. There definitely was some bad AB's yesterday. Hope to see a more productive offense today.

Nothing to see here folks, Just some gaming by gamers. No one is at fault, no problems here. Get over it. Ty.

Jose Abreu

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 10:04 AM) More excited for Bliss and Nia than Taker/Cena? Bliss continues to be the worst in-ring performer on the roster. Her in ring work is bad, however the story they have created has spanned over a year and takes in topics of body shamming and it has made me want to see Bliss get her ass kicked. For WWE booking, that is a job well done. After last years abysmal showing from the Undertaker and the weak build I do not want to even see him wrestle. It's a shame compared to his brilliant history.

So it's Wrestlemania season obviously, I want to give some thoughts/grades to the card: Reigns vs. Lesnar Build: B- My excitement level for the match: D+ The build has been pretty good so far... up until tonight's Raw. We saw Reigns 'superman punch' Lesnar some 5-6 times. That move may be the worst move in all of wrestling. This build actually had me rooting for Reigns for a moment... Lesnar may be the only guy in WWE that I hate more than Reigns... however, when Reigns finally got the momentum going and then landed the weakest move in wrestling (superman punch) I just lost my s***. Build has been good, but when you have the two worst players in WWE squaring off, you can't overcome that. This is a match that we all saw coming since last year and the entire year has been built around it. Therefore my excitement level is a D+. BAD. AJ Styles vs. Nakamura Build: C- Excitement: A This build has been sub-par for what should have been a masterful build between two fan-loved babyfaces. They put Nakamura on the mic way too often and make him speak english. Why not have him cut pre-recorded japanese promos with captions? That'd make him sound like a legit badass. Overall the play between AJ and Naka has been fine, but this could have been done much better. Match excitement is still a dream level match and I have high expectations. Charlotte vs. Asuka Build: C+ Excitement: A Again, another Japanese wrestler throwing English down our throats. Problem with Asuka is the undefeated streak is causing fans to lose interest. Build has been OK as we are getting a match between what I think is the two best woman's wrestlers on the roster. Excitement level is extremely high for what could be the best woman's match in the history of WWE. Nia vs. Alexa Build: B+ Excitement: C This has been a story made throughout the past year. The build has been surprisingly good for this one as it has made me really want to root for Nia. I'm happy that Nia, the monster, get's her shot, but it should have been done at a sub PPV. The true dream talent on Raw really is Banks/Bayley and perhaps Bliss. A better match here would have been a great build between heel banks and face bayley, but we all know they ruined that. Excitement level is very low since Bliss can't wrestle all too well and this match should be a 5 minute or so match up. Great build tho. Braun + ??? vs. Cesaro + Sheamus Build: B- Excitement: B- Build has been fine for what we expect in a Raw tag title match at WM. I'm on the edge of my seat wondering who will be Braun's partner and it's good they haven't given it away yet meaning we get a surprise at WM. Fully expect Braun to win so that hurts the excitement a bit, but overall, a decent bout. McMahon + HHH vs. Rousey + Angle Build: D Excitement: C+ Build has been horrid. From Rousey's cringeworthy everything to McMahon's ego being shoved down our throats. Everything about this stinks of just a publicity stunt and that's not good for any wrestling fan. I'm excited because it's Rousey, but she hasn't shown anything natural in the ring so that hurts it. It hurts my soul that Stephanie McMahon will be in a headline match here just to get her name out to the public. Finn Balor vs. Miz vs. Rollins Build: A Excitement: A The best formed match on the card. The build has been phenomenal with all three getting at each other on the mic and in the ring. The three entities are represented perfectly and the match should be one hell of a match. This is how it's done. Rusev vs. Roode vs. Orton vs. Jinder Build: C Excitement: C+ I'm a sucker for good mid-card feuds, unfortunately this one is hurt badly by the dynamics of face/heel. Rusev is playing a heel that the fans treat as a Face, Roose is playing an awkward face when he should be a classic heel, orton is playing a face when he is 100x better as a heel. Jinder is, well, Jinder. The build has been OK for what it is, but unlike the triple threat build that came almost naturally, this one feels more like we need to get these stars on the card some how so throw them together here. Therefore we get a Meh average grade from me, but I'm still excited for Roode's first WM match and a possible stronger push for Rusev. Bryan + McMahon (shane) vs. Owens + Zayn Build: B Exciement: B Once again, a McMahon is put on Wrestlemania likely out of ego, but at least this McMahon can wrestle. The build has been very long and that has hurt it a bit, but it has been overall good. The length of the build and repetitiveness has made it sluggish, but there has been great moments littered throughout. The return of Bryan makes this match very worth while. Cena vs. Taker Build: C- Excitement: D- I don't want to see Taker wrestle again, he's old. The build has been all Cena, but without Taker showing up there's not much that you can do. This definitely does not feel like a Taker Mania match. So that's why it's a bad build. I can't fathom seeing old taker go through the motions therefore a D- in excitement level. New Day vs. Usos vs. Bludgeon Brothers Build: C+ Excitement: C+ The good? New Day and Usos have amazing chemistry and great matches. The bad? This s*** has been going on forever now between them. Now we get the Bludgeon brothers added, which is good, but this feels again like your typical "need to get them on the card" bout. It's not bad, it's not great, it's average from a division built around just two teams for over a year. Hopefully they make it a ladder match. The battle royals are whatever and the Cruiserweight I have no idea about.

Braun's twin brother... "Brains"... f***ing hilarious. Grade A+ there. Lmfao.

Abreu said he wants to start stealing bases... ... he should try to steal third here. ^_^ ^_^

That segment was almost worse than the Baylet "this is your life" segment. IT was that bad.

That was one incredibly s***ty opening segment between HHH+McMahon vs. Rousey+Angle. The questions were completely basic and only had 3 fan questions. Ridiculous segment. Ronda is quickly gaining the reputation for being the most cringeworthy star in WWE history. Every-single-time she speaks it is guaranteed cringe. Oh my God, just watching the interaction at the end between STeph/HHH/Rousey through the table... absolutely ridiculous. This is no longer wrestling, this is watching basics do dance moves. Lmfao

Wellington Castillo making us White Sox undefeated at 3-0. TY very much.

Gotta say... The ego's that the McMahons have are absolutely insane and disgusting. To have both Stephanie McMahon and Shane McMahon on Wrestlemania is absurd. It's mind-boggling. Why do they have to do this to us.

Good eye Moncada! Now up to my pick 2 click... avi!

DAmn, how did that happen to Yolmer at third base? From the TV it looked like he could have just beat it back to third easily... lmao.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 04:32 PM) As somebody who never follows spring training, i now can see why we are picked to have a horrible record. Castillo, Anderson Leury, Yolmer and Engel is a very bad final five-some hitting wise. Moncada, Avi, Abreu and Davidson must hit and hit big. I'm with you. I'm super excited about the W'sox, but once things turn south, it'll be really dull watching those 5 try to hit.