Best team in major league baseball this year?

[BadDog]

California Angels (I know - LA Angels of Anaheim... whatever that means!)
NYY
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies (Phillies? give them a real name!)
Milwaukee Brewers
Arizona Diamondbacks
LA Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
Florida Marlins

Other? (Get real!)

BD

[BadDog]

Hey, I'm a Dodger fan. But let's be real... they're .500 right now. Hey, they just got Manny Ramirez. They have the best pitching in the NL... ain't gonna happen.

Now I am not an Angel fan, though I was born and raised there. But look at the stats... 3 games better record than anyone else. Best starting pitching in majors. Best closer in baseball. One of the best hitting teams in baseball, good fielding and the best manager in baseball. And they just got Teixeira from the Braves for almost nothing.

Time for another Angel WS banner.

OK, time for you guys to support your team... or perhaps to dis them. Have they made bad trades recently? ... or none at all?! Do they really care about you, the fan?!

BD

[Sherrie]

I will see you at that Dodgers game Tues. night!

We have such good players. Good team work too. But Yadier Molina is by far; one of the best catchers there is.




GooooOOOOOoooooo Cards!

[Ayala]

My Angels. I refuse to call them the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Anaheim isn't even in the same friggin county as LA.

[Sherrie]

Better get your Root beer and Hot dogs early BadDog! It will be a pretty good game tuesday night.

It will be St. Louis' Carpenter pitching and Dodger's Chad Billingsley pitching.

[BadDog]

I will see you at that Dodgers game Tues. night!

We have such good players. Good team work too. But Yadier Molina is by far; one of the best catchers there is.




GooooOOOOOoooooo Cards!

Well, the Cards have a much better record than the Dodgers. But the Dodgers are only 1 game back in the weak NL West while the Cards are in 3rd place & 5.5 games out in the NL Central. Hey, no complaints here.

Manny Ramirez has gone 7 for 12 since they got him (3 games) with 5 RBIs and 2 HR. Our hitting is so weak that he's really energized them.

But gotta say, those Molina brothers are all great defensive catchers (Don't know why the Angels got rid of the two they once had), but Russell Martin is the best catcher on the planet. Hey - you guys have the best non-chemically-induced player on the planet in Pujols.

Plus you have the former Angel Troy Glaus and the former Dodger Cesar Izturis.

The Cards and Dodgers have played something like 1900 games over the decades, and are almost dead even.

BD

[BadDog]

My Angels. I refuse to call them the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Anaheim isn't even in the same friggin county as LA.

When they lost that court appeal on the name I cracked up... "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim." You know that the city of Anaheim had a contract with the Angels requiring them to have "Anaheim" in the name... Hey, it's still there, kinda. The league should have stepped in - the intent was clear.

I used to live in Santa Ana - moved to Laguna Hills then Aliso Viejo (near Mission Viejo) before moving to Atlanta suburbs 3 years ago. Where's your local?

Oh, you an SC or Bruin FB fan? I've got a poll on college FB, but UCLA didn't make the options - not yet.

BD

[BadDog]

Better get your Root beer and Hot dogs early BadDog! It will be a pretty good game tuesday night.

It will be St. Louis' Carpenter pitching and Dodger's Chad Billingsley pitching.

Billingsley has actually been the Dodger's best pitcher... his 2nd year in the league. Uh, now with those hot dogs... remember to use mustard. And think I'll go with either Dr. Pepper or Rock Island Ginger Ale. (Whew! is it strong - kinda like Vernor's.)

BD

[Ayala]

When they lost that court appeal on the name I cracked up... "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim." You know that the city of Anaheim had a contract with the Angels requiring them to have "Anaheim" in the name... Hey, it's still there, kinda. The league should have stepped in - the intent was clear.

I used to live in Santa Ana - moved to Laguna Hills then Aliso Viejo (near Mission Viejo) before moving to Atlanta suburbs 3 years ago. Where's your local?

Oh, you an SC or Bruin FB fan? I've got a poll on college FB, but UCLA didn't make the options - not yet.

BD

Next thing you know, they'll want to stake claim to Disneyland too.

I live in Murrieta (southwest Riverside county).

And yes...I'm for the Bruins.

[BadDog]

Next thing you know, they'll want to stake claim to Disneyland too.

I live in Murrieta (southwest Riverside county).

And yes...I'm for the Bruins.

Well their head coach, D-coordinator and O-coordinator are top notch, so in a couple of years, they'll be there. But they don't have the material yet to compete for a Nat'l championship yet.

I grad. from UCR. Been a Trojan fan all my life.

BD

[CubsFan218]

This is the year

[karenoka27]

[Ayala]

Well their head coach, D-coordinator and O-coordinator are top notch, so in a couple of years, they'll be there. But they don't have the material yet to compete for a Nat'l championship yet.

I grad. from UCR.

Yeah...I've got hope for the future. UCR huh? Cool cool.

Been a Trojan fan all my life.

It would figure.

[holyrokker]

I think the Anaheim Angels (they aren't a Los Angeles team) are probably the best team in baseball right now.

[holyrokker]

Well, the Cards have a much better record than the Dodgers. But the Dodgers are only 1 game back in the weak NL West while the Cards are in 3rd place & 5.5 games out in the NL Central. Hey, no complaints here.

Manny Ramirez has gone 7 for 12 since they got him (3 games) with 5 RBIs and 2 HR. Our hitting is so weak that he's really energized them.

But gotta say, those Molina brothers are all great defensive catchers (Don't know why the Angels got rid of the two they once had), but Russell Martin is the best catcher on the planet. Hey - you guys have the best non-chemically-induced player on the planet in Pujols.

Plus you have the former Angel Troy Glaus and the former Dodger Cesar Izturis.

The Cards and Dodgers have played something like 1900 games over the decades, and are almost dead even.

BD

I'm looking forward to the Cardinals/Dodgers series this week. It should be exciting baseball.