General Chat 16

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

Didn't discover baseball till late in life, so no in high school, and the college I'm at don't have a team. Just playing with my buddies, and were considering trying out for local teams come springtime.

Also you don't really have to be that fast to play short. Just have good reflexes, and get a good read on the ball. My two favorite active MLB shortstops are J.J. Hardy, and Troy Tulowitzki, and neither of them are that fast(I don't think either has ever gotten more than two stolen bases in a season), but both are great defensively. Getting a good initial read on the ball is the most important thing.

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

Ah alright sounds fun and it's less a speed thing more just fielding range, thats why I play third. I can field really well I just can't cover the kind of ground that a SS (at least on the teams i've played on) has to cover. Luckily I catch, which I love so it's all good and my favorite SS will still always be Omar Vizquel, him and Jim Thome are me two favorite players of all time by far. I grew up in Cleveland so that makes sense haha

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

Vizquel and Thome are both great. I had the misfortune of the Tigers (my fav team) not really having any good players when I was growing up. Course now, they have some real talent on that team. Verlander is possibly the best starting pitcher on any team around, and Cabrera, is easily one of the top 5 or so best hitters in the game today.

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

I actually grew up right after they both had left (born in 1997, so I really started noticing the Indians in probably 2000), but when I was a kid I had the Indians 1995 Highlights on VHS so that got me into them. They were just so good back then... and now But were turning it around! and the Tigers have been very good the past few years, wouldn't be surprised if they got to the World Series this coming season.

Originally posted by U2_CR:That VHS tape is what got me to start playing baseball, have been playing ever since I was 4 if i'm correct haha

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

Making it to the World Series ain't really an issue. Winning it is. Them getting completely swept by the Giants was hard to watch. Especially since it all came down to lack of offense. Aside from Verlander's fluke crash in game 1, the pitching was excellent.

Also worth noting, that while I'd say the Indians still have a way to go to being World Series contenders, they seem to be headed in the right direction, given there moves so far this offseason.

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

Wasen't 95 the year they got completly raped by Atanta in The World Series?

Granted Atlanta had a great team that year. Any rotation where John Smoltz is your number 3 starter is rather elite.

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

I didn't really watch it last year so I don't know what happened, but I really think the Tigers could win it this year. And definitely lol, but we think they're heading in the right direction every year but they just disappoint... I actually do think we will be better this year though Not too much though

Originally posted by U2_CR:[..]

And if I remember correctly yes... But Atlanta's pitching deserved that (Smoltz, Maddux, Glavine, how could they not win?)