Start us out with a W, Chris

Well hello, thread, I didn't see you there

No April fool's thread?

No April fool's thread?

 

Chris Sale's elbow blown up in microwave this morning, details at 1

Probables for the first two weeks:

 

vs Royals

4-1 Sale vs Shields

4-3 Peavy vs Santana

4-4 Floyd vs Guthrie

 

vs Mariners

4-5 Quintana vs Beavan

4-6 Axelrod vs Hernandez

4-7 Sale vs Iwakuma

 

at Nationals

4-9 Peavy vs Gonzalez

4-10 Floyd vs Zimmermann

4-11 Quintana vs Haren

 

at Indians

4-12 Axelrod vs Masterson

4-13 Sale vs Jimenez

4-14 Peavy vs Myers

 

Nice break missing Strasborg.

Nice break missing Strasburg.

 

Yes, just hope the nationals don't get a rainout this week.

Chris Sale's elbow blown up in microwave this morning, details at 1

 

Not funny.

I'm sure it's been covered every year, but just to fill me in...why is it the second day of the season is a day off? Wouldnt that amount to bad business-- just at the time you're trying to generate interest, you take your foot off the pedal a little?

I'm sure it's been covered every year, but just to fill me in...why is it the second day of the season is a day off? Wouldnt that amount to bad business-- just at the time you're trying to generate interest, you take your foot off the pedal a little?

 

 

Just in case Monday gets rained/snowed out, you can move Opening Day to Tuesday.

THIS IS REAL!

Probables for the first two weeks:

 

vs Royals

4-1 Sale vs Shields

4-3 Peavy vs Santana

4-4 Floyd vs Guthrie

 

vs Mariners

4-5 Quintana vs Beavan

4-6 Axelrod vs Hernandez

4-7 Sale vs Iwakuma

 

at Nationals

4-9 Peavy vs Gonzalez

4-10 Floyd vs Zimmermann

4-11 Quintana vs Haren

 

at Indians

4-12 Axelrod vs Masterson

4-13 Sale vs Jimenez

4-14 Peavy vs Myers

Dang...that would have been a fun trip. Go to DC (where I've never been) and caught a Sox game vs. the Nats.

I just saw that we get lucky to miss Strasburg...and instead face two guys who had lower ERAs than he did last year in Gonzalez and Zimmerman, plus Haren isn't a pushover either.

I just saw that we get lucky to miss Strasburg...and instead face two guys who had lower ERAs than he did last year in Gonzalez and Zimmerman, plus Haren isn't a pushover either.

 

Strasburg, Gio, Zimmermann

vs

Gio, Zimmermann, Haren

 

I'll take the latter.

Dang...that would have been a fun trip. Go to DC (where I've never been) and caught a Sox game vs. the Nats.

 

Yeah I was planning on driving down if it was a weekend series but not for games Tue-Thur

Dang...that would have been a fun trip. Go to DC (where I've never been) and caught a Sox game vs. the Nats.

 

A trip to DC is very worth the time/money even if you don't get to see the Sox while there.

 

Strasburg, Gio, Zimmermann

vs

Gio, Zimmermann, Haren

 

I'll take the latter.

 

My point being that it's still not easy. Yes, I would prefer the latter too, but it's not like those are 3 stiffs. They're all pretty good pitchers.

My point being that it's still not easy. Yes, I would prefer the latter too, but it's not like those are 3 stiffs. They're all pretty good pitchers.

It wouldn't be surprising if the Nats are the best team in baseball this year.

It wouldn't be surprising if the Nats are the best team in baseball this year.

 

Two best teams on paper, in my opinion, are the Nats and Tigers

Two best teams on paper, in my opinion, are the Nats and Tigers

 

It really is hard to disagree. I can see scenarios where both teams fall short of winning the division, but I do not see them as likely. Compare that to the other 4 divisions where I don't think there's a clear favorite in any of them.

It wouldn't be surprising if the Nats are the best team in baseball this year.

 

Hopefully Baseball Gods smite both of them

 

It wouldn't be surprising if the Nats are the best team in baseball this year.

 

They'll be lucky to make the playoffs after Strasburg gets hurt and Gio gets suspended.

I think we will face Buehrle in one of the games in Toronto. That will be....weird.

I think we will face Buehrle in one of the games in Toronto. That will be....weird.

 

Bombs away Tank and Flowers

Bombs away Tank and Flowers

 

We might as well lift and pull. I'd think Mark will have a pretty good idea how to get his old teammates out. Fathom may have gotten it right. Those 2 guys probably are our best bet to launch a few off Mark. Maybe Paulie, too.