The Beer Is Brewing, The Trash Is Flying, and The Race For The Pennant Is On!

[Glenn]

It's that time again ladies and gents...the sights, the smells, the binge drinking when your team is mathematically eliminated from the post season by the All Star break.

 

Spring training is here, and there are a lot of big changes on many clubs.

 

Who do you have this year?  What prospects are going to contribute to their respective big league team?  Who are this year's sleepers?  What players are going to boom?  Who is going to bust?

 

With all that said, Play ball!!!

[buzzed bait]

I have very low (zero) expectations for my Braves!  

[Jar11591]

Finally! I've been waiting all winter for fishing and baseball to start. It's great how they start around the same time here in the northeast.  My Braves are going to be terrible, but it's to be expected as long as they are in rebuild mode. My fantasy drafts are all complete, let's go opening day! 

[Jd_Phillips_Fishin]

I'm hoping Houston can have another good year like they had last year

[gardnerjigman]

After going to the WS and losing, then going right back and taking the the WS the very next year, I can't believe how poorly they are projecting KC to do. I bleed blue, so I'm keeping my pick at home. Go KC Blue!!!

[Jar11591]

Opening day tomorrow! 

[Jar11591]

That picture is now my desktop background. Thanks! 

[Dyerbassman]

Everyone is picking the Cubs to finally win it all.  That scares me.  But with all that talent, they will be fun to watch.  Let's go Cubs!

[Buckeye Ron]

Wait...people still watch baseball?

Just kidding!!

[Fishin Ethan]

On 3/22/2016 at 8:55 AM, buzzed bait said:

I have very low (zero) expectations for my Braves!  

Same this year should be a down year. Opening Day should be hard today against the Nats, maybe Julio Teheran will actually pitch well today. 

[Jar11591]

The last year of Turner Field. I've been to 3 games there. All against the Nats in '05.  Thats a nice shot of the stadium. 

[Jar11591]

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/04/08/170852370/the-top-100-minor-league-player-names-of-2016

 

This is one of the funniest things I have read, and really hard to believe that these aren't fake.

Favorites anyone? LOL

[buzzed bait]

haha check this out @Jar11591 ... we were talking about this at the game on wednesday

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/braves-pitcher-just-as-confused-as-you-about-his-wacky-delivery-231928802.html

 

[Jar11591]

2 minutes ago, buzzed bait said:

haha check this out @Jar11591 ... we were talking about this at the game on wednesday

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/braves-pitcher-just-as-confused-as-you-about-his-wacky-delivery-231928802.html

 

 

I saw him pitch the other day! My first thought was "you have got to be kidding me". That is who the Braves have on their ML roster? haha I guess if he gets outs that's all that matters. But that is one funky delivery. The Braves had another reliever a couple years ago, Jordan Walden, who also had a weird delivery. He would kind of hop in the air as he pushed off the mound.

[buzzed bait]

11 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

I saw him pitch the other day! My first thought was "you have got to be kidding me". That is who the Braves have on their ML roster? haha I guess if he gets outs that's all that matters. But that is one funky delivery. The Braves had another reliever a couple years ago, Jordan Walden, who also had a weird delivery. He would kind of hop in the air as he pushed off the mound.

he's gotta figure that out man, it hurt to watch it!!  he'd never be a starter with that, who could watch that for 5 or 6 innings?

[Jar11591]

Wow. I knew the Braves were going to be bad, but I couldn't have imagined they would be this terrible. This is 
un-watchable. I feel like I am watching a little league team. Good thing its a full schedule tonight.

[Jar11591]

I want to see the winners of this years LLWS vs the current roster for the Atlanta Braves. My money is on the little leaguers.

[Jar11591]

Anyone see the Rangers-Jays brawl? One of the greatest things I have seen in baseball. Bautista has had it coming for a long time, and someone finally did it!

[Jrob78]

So awesome, Bautista bowed up to the wrong guy.

[iabass8]

15 minutes ago, Jrob78 said:

So awesome, Bautista bowed up to the wrong guy.

Epic doesn't even begin to describe how nuts that was. I wonder how many games Odor gets. Bautista will get nothing..except an overdue black eye/jaw ache

[Jrob78]

Yeah, I'm pretty curious to see how this all shakes out.  

[Jrob78]

Looks like Odor got a shot in on that punk Donaldson too. lol

[Jar11591]

I think Odor, Bush, Bautista, Donaldson, and Chavez will all get suspended, but obviously Odor's is gonna be the harshest. I am thinking at least 5 games but I wouldn't be surprised if it was more. Although its a tough call considering Machado a couple years ago only served 5 games for hitting the catcher with his bat twice, then attempting to throw his bat at the pitcher but instead throwing it at the 3rd baseman.....who happened to be Donaldson lol

[Jrob78]

I think Odor will probably get 3-5 games.  He has a history of having a short fuse in situations like this.  I don't know how they will punish the other guys.  Gibbons was also already ejected from the game and came back on the field, I'm sure he will get fined.

[gardnerjigman]

Totally worth the suspension. Couldn't have happened to nicer guys. Lol