May 27, 200422 yr Thanks for reminding me. This offseason everyone was saying all the NL's stars were jumping to the AL. I believe a major paper even did an article on it. Of those stars the only former NL stars that went to the NL went to either the Red Sox or Yankees or publically stated they wanted to spend time at the DH to increase their playing time: Pudge, Javy, Vlad.
May 27, 200422 yr However, when you dig a little deeper you find that the of the playoff caliber teams this year, 4 of the top 6 pitching staffs reside in the NL (Florida, Philly, Chicago, and Houston; opposed only by Boston and New York in the AL). We all know what wins in October. Can you say DH? ERAs of pitching staffs in the AL are higher because their pitchers have to face the DH while NL picthers get to face the pitcher. You can't directly compare ERAs across the AL and the NL. You put the NL teams facing a DH, their ERAs will increase as well (I think the general increase in ERA is about .50). The fact that Boston and New York are right there with the top NL teams speaks volumes about their pitching staffs. In the World Series, things are evened out because either both teams use the DH (at the AL Park) or have the pitcher bat (at the NL Park). Well, I'll let you go because you probably ignore my posts anyways. I'm not talking numbers. I dislike numbers. I'm talking pure talent. Give an AL lineup to any of the 4 NL teams I mentioned, when they are on they'll mow them down the same. Last three hitters irrelevent. I don't personally buy your DH crusade with stats and this and that, because you still have to get the outs your given. But The Marlins, Phils, Cubs, and Astros are Top 6 among playoff able staffs Talent Wise. Numbers mean squat s*** outside of the playoffs when you are talking about championship caliber teams.
May 27, 200422 yr Yeah well just because the AL has all the powerhouses doesn't mean they always win the World Series :thumbup We just do most of the time. Um, no?
May 27, 200422 yr The NL Central is the best division in baseball THe NL West may be bad but not nearly as bad as the AL Central And the NL East is decent this is how the divisions rank 1. NL Central 2. AL West 3. AL East 4. NL East 5. NL West 6. AL Central
May 27, 200422 yr The NL Central is the best division in baseball THe NL West may be bad but not nearly as bad as the AL Central And the NL East is decent this is how the divisions rank 1. NL Central 2. AL West 3. AL East 4. NL East 5. NL West 6. AL Central Most divisions are pretty much a two team race with some other hopefull wild card contenders. AL East: Boston and New York NL East: Florida and Philadelphia AL West: Anaheim and Texas (Even though Oakland has played very well recently.) NL West: Los Angeles and San Diego AL Central: Chicago and Minnesota NL Central: The only exception. Where it just might come down to 3 or maybe even 4 teams in the last month of the season.
May 27, 200422 yr Yeah well just because the AL has all the powerhouses doesn't mean they always win the World Series? :thumbup We just do most of the time. Um, no? Hmmm, yeah. Let's see... 2003 Marlins 2002 Angels 2001 D Backs 2000 Yanks 1999 Yanks 1998 Yanks 1997 Marlins 1996 Yanks 1995 Braves 1993 BJs The AL won 6 out of the last 10 and 58 out of the last 100 I believe. So yes, the AL does win most of the time. And half of that time it's the yankees.
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