Baseball Season..

Who in your opinion, will come out of the extremly "talented" National League to represent in the World Series??

p.s  only five days till pitchers and catchers report  :D

The Cardinals of course

either Mets or Cardinals maybe...cant think of any other teams at the moment.... Spawn--619

I will always believe in my SF Giants.badaboom187

The Cardinals of course

Blu_Falcon37

ur damn right

My main Mets.  i h8 the phillies Ryan howard(strong guy)+ citizens bank park (small ballpark)= BAM

the Atlanta Braves will represent the NL this year :)Ngamer05

[QUOTE="Ngamer05"]the Atlanta Braves will represent the NL this year :)gamelord2004

Oh yeah!

Go Braves!!!

go Red Sox! :)GamerMan97

[QUOTE="GamerMan97"]go Red Sox! :)Rhazakna

I think the NL is wide open. That said, I like the Phillies to win the East (who are you people that think the Braves will win it? Crazies), The Cubs will win the Central, and the Padres will win the West. So, I'll take the Phils to make it to the Series.radnasty

[QUOTE="Rhazakna"][QUOTE="GamerMan97"]go Red Sox! :)GamerMan97

[QUOTE="GamerMan97"][QUOTE="Rhazakna"][QUOTE="GamerMan97"]go Red Sox! :)S0DA_POPINSKI

Braves, Cardinals, or Mets. No one else has enough depth to do any good.UssjTrunks

[QUOTE="UssjTrunks"]Braves, Cardinals, or Mets. No one else has enough depth to do any good.Ngamer05

[QUOTE="Ngamer05"][QUOTE="UssjTrunks"]Braves, Cardinals, or Mets. No one else has enough depth to do any good.UssjTrunks

[QUOTE="UssjTrunks"]Braves, Cardinals, or Mets. No one else has enough depth to do any good.Ngamer05

 Smoltz>Glavine. Smoltz would have been a 20 game winner if it wasn't for the bullpen (which is much better than the mets this year) blowing 6 of his would be wins.

Hampton is an easy 16 game winner this year.During a 22-start stretch (right before he was injured), from July 4, 2004-May 14, 2005, Hampton went 15-2 with a 2.61 ERA. Link

James>Maine After joining the rotation in late June, the 25-year-old southpaw went 11-4 with a 3.93 ERA. During his final 12 starts, he was 7-2. He was great late in the season after he got some experience

Braves Bullpen> Mets Bullpen. With the additions of Gonzalez and Soriano, along with Bob Wickman, the braves have 3 legitimate closers which will make sure whoever is pitching in the 9th inning will not be tired and have plenty of rest.

Braves>Mets

gamelord2004

Smoltz 16 wins, Glavine 15, both ERAs in the 3's. Ummm basically equal.

Hampton missed a season and half, you really think he's just going to come back and dominate? :lol: Highly doubt at the age of 34 he will return to form after that injury.

James are basically same as Maine, just that James had more starts, 3.60 ERA in 15 Starts(16 games), 90 IP, 70 SO, 33BB, 69 Hits

Also overall bullpens vary from year to year, one year guy in pen comes from nowhere to dominate and stinks the next, and vice versa. Wagner and Wickman, both old and effective.

 Heilman and Sanchez vs Gonzales and Sorinao will go equal. Then add in Feliciano(2.09 ERA) compared to Braves Cormier(4.89) and Sturtze(7.89 and missed most of last year)

You know what, this is going nowhere until the season is actually played. Still see the division being won probaly by the Phillies, Mets and Marlins battling for second, Braves in 4th, and a rare mention of the Nationals for last.

[QUOTE="gamelord2004"]
Smoltz>Glavine. Smoltz would have been a 20 game winner if it wasn't for the bullpen (which is much better than the mets this year) blowing 6 of his would be wins.

Hampton is an easy 16 game winner this year.During a 22-start stretch (right before he was injured), from July 4, 2004-May 14, 2005, Hampton went 15-2 with a 2.61 ERA. Link

James>Maine After joining the rotation in late June, the 25-year-old southpaw went 11-4 with a 3.93 ERA. During his final 12 starts, he was 7-2. He was great late in the season after he got some experience

Braves Bullpen> Mets Bullpen. With the additions of Gonzalez and Soriano, along with Bob Wickman, the braves have 3 legitimate closers which will make sure whoever is pitching in the 9th inning will not be tired and have plenty of rest.

Braves>Mets

mrgab

Smoltz 16 wins, Glavine 15, both ERAs in the 3's. Ummm basically equal.

Hampton missed a season and half, you really think he's just going to come back and dominate? :lol: Highly doubt at the age of 34 he will return to form after that injury.

James are basically same as Maine, just that James had more starts, 3.60 ERA in 15 Starts(16 games), 90 IP, 70 SO, 33BB, 69 Hits

Also overall bullpens vary from year to year, one year guy in pen comes from nowhere to dominate and stinks the next, and vice versa. Wagner and Wickman, both old and effective.

Heilman and Sanchez vs Gonzales and Sorinao will go equal. Then add in Feliciano(2.09 ERA) compared to Braves Cormier(4.89) and Sturtze(7.89 and missed most of last year)

You know what, this is going nowhere until the season is actually played. Still see the division being won probaly by the Phillies, Mets and Marlins battling for second, Braves in 4th, and a rare mention of the Nationals for last.

[QUOTE="mrgab"]

[QUOTE="gamelord2004"]
Smoltz>Glavine. Smoltz would have been a 20 game winner if it wasn't for the bullpen (which is much better than the mets this year) blowing 6 of his would be wins.

Hampton is an easy 16 game winner this year.During a 22-start stretch (right before he was injured), from July 4, 2004-May 14, 2005, Hampton went 15-2 with a 2.61 ERA. Link

James>Maine After joining the rotation in late June, the 25-year-old southpaw went 11-4 with a 3.93 ERA. During his final 12 starts, he was 7-2. He was great late in the season after he got some experience

Braves Bullpen> Mets Bullpen. With the additions of Gonzalez and Soriano, along with Bob Wickman, the braves have 3 legitimate closers which will make sure whoever is pitching in the 9th inning will not be tired and have plenty of rest.

Braves>Mets

Ngamer05

Smoltz 16 wins, Glavine 15, both ERAs in the 3's. Ummm basically equal.

Hampton missed a season and half, you really think he's just going to come back and dominate? :lol: Highly doubt at the age of 34 he will return to form after that injury.

James are basically same as Maine, just that James had more starts, 3.60 ERA in 15 Starts(16 games), 90 IP, 70 SO, 33BB, 69 Hits

Also overall bullpens vary from year to year, one year guy in pen comes from nowhere to dominate and stinks the next, and vice versa. Wagner and Wickman, both old and effective.

Heilman and Sanchez vs Gonzales and Sorinao will go equal. Then add in Feliciano(2.09 ERA) compared to Braves Cormier(4.89) and Sturtze(7.89 and missed most of last year)

You know what, this is going nowhere until the season is actually played. Still see the division being won probaly by the Phillies, Mets and Marlins battling for second, Braves in 4th, and a rare mention of the Nationals for last.

extremely talented, lol. Only good teams the NL has are the METS and the CARDINALS and hopefully the CUBS. Now the AL is where the true talent is, NEW YORK YANKEES, BOSTON REDSOXS, DETROIT TIGERS = MY TEAM = Best Pitching rotation in the game in my opinion = me havin an 81 game package this year. Chicago, we just have a much better league, the NL used to be strong just aint as good as it once was. The down fall of teams such as San Fran, Chicago, Florida just hurts to much.zeldafan00013

You're right, Glavine and Smoltz aren't on the same level. Glavine is about to get his 300th win this year and torched the Cards in the NLCS who went on to win the World Series! I like Smoltz but Glavine is still the man! He showed that in a big way by dominating the Cards on the second biggest stage! Where was Smoltz then? Oh yeah, watching at home!
nickdastick

[QUOTE="mrgab"]

[QUOTE="gamelord2004"]
Smoltz>Glavine. Smoltz would have been a 20 game winner if it wasn't for the bullpen (which is much better than the mets this year) blowing 6 of his would be wins.

Hampton is an easy 16 game winner this year.During a 22-start stretch (right before he was injured), from July 4, 2004-May 14, 2005, Hampton went 15-2 with a 2.61 ERA. Link

James>Maine After joining the rotation in late June, the 25-year-old southpaw went 11-4 with a 3.93 ERA. During his final 12 starts, he was 7-2. He was great late in the season after he got some experience

Braves Bullpen> Mets Bullpen. With the additions of Gonzalez and Soriano, along with Bob Wickman, the braves have 3 legitimate closers which will make sure whoever is pitching in the 9th inning will not be tired and have plenty of rest.

Braves>Mets

Ngamer05

Smoltz 16 wins, Glavine 15, both ERAs in the 3's. Ummm basically equal.

Hampton missed a season and half, you really think he's just going to come back and dominate? :lol: Highly doubt at the age of 34 he will return to form after that injury.

James are basically same as Maine, just that James had more starts, 3.60 ERA in 15 Starts(16 games), 90 IP, 70 SO, 33BB, 69 Hits

Also overall bullpens vary from year to year, one year guy in pen comes from nowhere to dominate and stinks the next, and vice versa. Wagner and Wickman, both old and effective.

Heilman and Sanchez vs Gonzales and Sorinao will go equal. Then add in Feliciano(2.09 ERA) compared to Braves Cormier(4.89) and Sturtze(7.89 and missed most of last year)

You know what, this is going nowhere until the season is actually played. Still see the division being won probaly by the Phillies, Mets and Marlins battling for second, Braves in 4th, and a rare mention of the Nationals for last.

[QUOTE="Ngamer05"][QUOTE="mrgab"]I could see this years surprise team being the Reds, especially if the Cards dont dominate the central and I just dont see the Cubs winning the division either. the East will go the Mets or Phillies.mrgab

Yep, because the Mets where so good before 06' :roll:

[QUOTE="Ngamer05"][QUOTE="mrgab"][QUOTE="Ngamer05"][QUOTE="mrgab"]I could see this years surprise team being the Reds, especially if the Cards dont dominate the central and I just dont see the Cubs winning the division either. the East will go the Mets or Phillies.mrgab

Everyone knows that ERA is as overrated as Batting Avg....This aremore telling stats: WHIP 1.19>1.33 and in case you aren't familiar with WHIP(walks +hits per  innings pitched) there is a big difference in just .14, also 3.49>3.82, 232.0>198.0, 211 k's>131, and .251>.267

So lets just say that Smoltz>Glavine and lets leave it at that.