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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. MankyJimy

    MankyJimy Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    The Manky Re-Alignmint Plan:

    AL East:
     
    MankyJimy, Nov 16, 2011
    #301
  2. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    +1.
     
    sgreenwell, Nov 16, 2011
    #302
  3. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    People are going to bitch, but I have no problem with the 15-15 setup or interleague games everyday. I'm totally fine with it.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 17, 2011
    #303
  4. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    I'd move Arizona and Colorado to the AL West with the Angels/Astros/Rangers and send Seattle and Oakland.

    Might as well keep Seattle full-time in the Pacific time zone
     
    Della9250, Nov 17, 2011
    #304
  5. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    You guys will love this: Someone from FoxSports.com thinks the Red Sox should look at Lloyd McClendon for their managerial opening:

    http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/boston-red-sox-should-consider-detroit-tigers-hitting-coach-lloyd-mcclendon-for-manager-111611
     
    mpcincal, Nov 17, 2011
    #305
  6. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Joe Maddon of the Rays and Kirk Gibson of the Diamondbacks have won the Manager of the Year awards.

    NL Voting
    Kirk Gibson - 152 pts. (28 1st Place votes)
    Ron Roenicke - 92 (3)
    Tony LaRussa - 24 (1)
    Charlie Manuel - 10
    Fredi Gonzalez - 4
    Bruce Bouchy - 2
    Clint Hurdle - 2
    Terry Collins - 1
    Don Mattingly - 1

    AL Voting
    Joe Maddon - 133 (26)
    Jim Leyland - 54 (1)
    Ron Washington - 31 (1)
    Manny Acta - 16
    Joe Girardi - 14
    Mike Scioscia - 4

    Gibson is the 4th man to win both the MVP and the MOY - Frank Robinson, Don Baylor and Joe Torre.
     
    Gehrig, Nov 17, 2011
    #306
  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Terry Collins?
     
    Moderator1, Nov 17, 2011
    #307
  8. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Most likely "hometown guys" voted for him.
     
    Gehrig, Nov 17, 2011
    #308
  9. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    The Mets weren't expected to do squat all season, yet he had them in contention for a wild card spot until the end of July. Until they traded Reyes got hurt and they traded away K-Rod and Beltran.

    The Mets had been expected to just dump the veterans early and save on the salaries, but by doing so well early, created a dilemma for Wilpon and Alderson on whether or not to be buyers or sellers. They finally decided to sell, and collapsed at the end.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Nov 17, 2011
    #309
  10. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    If they think they can handle the schedule, it doesn't bother me a ton. But the MLB schedule is brutal enough to produce as it is, this makes it significantly more complicated.
     
    RickStain, Nov 17, 2011
    #310
  11. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    For both Mattingly and Collins this could also just be because they kept their teams going despite the absolute chaos going on with those franchises.
     
    Gehrig, Nov 17, 2011
    #311
  12. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    This move is completely unnecessary. I've been saying it again and again, but even though the current setup is unbalanced (a result of the astounding myopia in going to 3 divisions per league in 1994 and expanding to 30 teams in 1998), MLB should simply wait until it adds two more expansion teams. Then you have 16 in each league and no need for constant play against teams in the other league with which you're not actually competing for a playoff spot.
     
    Gehrig, Nov 17, 2011
    #312
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