The 2007 Major League Baseball Thread

[jonnycomelately]

My 2007 Predictions:

AL EAST- New York Yankees

AL CENTRAL- Chicago White Sox

AL WEST- Oakland A's

AL WILD CARD- Minnesota Twins

NL EAST- New York Mets

NL CENTRAL- Milwaukee Brewers

NL WEST- Los Angeles Dodgers

NL WILD CARD- Chicago Cubs

AL MVP- Jermaine Dye, Chicago White Sox

NL MVP- Carlos Beltran, New York Mets

AL CY YOUNG- Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins

NL CY YOUNG- Jason Schmidt, Los Angeles Dodgers

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- Delmon Young, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- Homer Bailey, Cincinatti Reds

[Lowerdeck]

This year will be the third year in a row where David Ortiz would deserve to be MVP if not for the fact he doesn't play in the field. His offensive stats and clutch contributions make him a repeat contendor, but the fact he can't play field well and generally doesn't really fucks him over.

[GhostMachine]

My predictions are the same as Biggz', except I don't think it really matters who gets Clemens. Clemens is my favorite pitcher, but he's not nearly the gamebreaker he was about 5 years ago.

[Green Demon]

My 2007 Predictions:

AL EAST- New York Yankees

AL CENTRAL- Chicago White Sox

AL WEST- Oakland A's

AL WILD CARD- Minnesota Twins

Edited February 19, 2007 by Green Demon

[gunnar hendershow]

AL East - Yankees

AL Central - White Sox

AL West - Angels

AL Wild Card - Red Sox

NL East - Mets

NL Central - Cardinals

NL West - Dodgers

NL Wild Card - Brewers

White Sox over Dodgers

[Green Demon]

Celebrity Dentist Sues Estate of Ex-Yankees Pitcher Cory Lidle for Destroying Apartment in Plane Crash

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A dentist to the rich and famous has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the estate of late New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, claiming his home was destroyed when the ballplayer's small airplane crashed into his apartment building.

Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal says in court papers that after Lidle's Cirrus SR-20 aircraft crashed into the Manhattan building where he lived with his wife and teenage son, they had to vacate their 43rd-floor apartment.

Rosenthal, whose patients include Donald Trump, Bruce Springsteen and Catherine Zeta-The plane, with Lidle and flight instructor Tyler Stanger aboard, hit the Upper East Side building Jones, said his apartment sustained "severe damage, including broken windows, smoke damage, loose bricks and extensive other damage" that forced them out.on the 30th floor, 13 floors below Rosenthal's apartment, on Oct 11. Lidle, 34, and Stanger, 26, were killed in the crash.

The two had taken a midday flight past the Statue of Liberty and north up the East River. They apparently had trouble when they tried to turn and head south.

The National Transportation Safety Board investigated, but its report said it reached no final conclusions about the cause of the accident, nor did the agency's report say who was at the controls when the airplane crashed.

Rosenthal's lawyer, David Jaroslawicz, said Thursday that "everything was destroyed" in his client's home and the family has been renting while waiting to return. He said their home is actually three apartments joined to make one apartment that is worth "several million dollars."

Rosenthal's lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Manhattan state Supreme Court, names Lidle's wife, Melanie Lidle, as the defendant in her capacity as administratrix of her late husband's estate.

A lawyer for her, Robert N. Clarke Jr., issued a statement saying attorneys for the Lidle and Stanger families had filed wrongful-death lawsuits against Cirrus Design Corp., maker of the airplane, in California. He said the lawsuits allege product liability, negligence and other complaints.

A spokeswoman for Cirrus Design didn't immediately return messages left on her office phone and cell phone on Thursday.

Rosenthal was in the news in January, when he sued best-selling dating-book author Ellen Fein for $5 million after she called him a quack on the LyingDentist.com and BadDentist.com Web sites. She accused him of ruining her mouth, according to the Associated Press.

The lawsuit accused Fein, author of "The Rules," of defamation, harassment and extortion.

Fein's lawyer, Ann McGrane, said she planned to file a motion to dismiss Rosenthal's lawsuit, and she said she was sure it would be granted.

[Vendetta]

That is sad. Its amazing what this world has come to....If I were the judge I would throw the case out.

[gunnar hendershow]

Shouldn't insurance have paid for all the damage?

[Lowerdeck]

I could see if Lidle *intentionally* crashed into the apartment. But um, it was an accident. This guy shouldn't get much more than insurance and maybe a mill or two. Seven is just extraneous.

[Cole]

/forum/index.php?showtopic=50979">http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/index....showtopic=50979

Incase anyone in here is interested (Y)

[gunnar hendershow]

The Nats are going to have Cherry Blossoms behind their left field bleachers. It should be a really cool addition to the ballpark. But one line the ESPN article made me lol.

"We couldn't find another ballpark that had trees in the ballpark," team president Stan Kasten said Tuesday at the launch of a campaign to sell luxury suites.

As one who has been to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, a stadium an hour away from Washington D.C., I can tell you that in the area behind the bullpens and next to the scoreboard there are some trees. As an Oriole fan I found it hilarious that they couldn't find a ballpark with trees.

[Lowerdeck]

I think there's decor shrubs and trees in Monument Park, Yankee Stadium.

[Vendetta]

Bonds homered twice today against Oakland even though they lost.

[Mofoticon]

Bonds homered twice today against Oakland even though they lost.

[Vendetta]

I"m aware of that.

[livid]

I"m aware of that.

[Lowerdeck]

Does anyone really want him to break Aaron's record?

[GhostMachine]

Two things I have to look forward to this season:

New uniforms for my favorite team, the Reds. Unfortunately, I don't think they've made enough changes to the team to be all that competitive, though.

My second favorite team, the Cubs, may be kicking some serious ass in another season or three, unless they have a lot of injuries. (Y)

Does anyone really want him to break Aaron's record?

[ACCBiggz]

My predictions are the same as Biggz', except I don't think it really matters who gets Clemens. Clemens is my favorite pitcher, but he's not nearly the gamebreaker he was about 5 years ago.

[gunnar hendershow]

Innocent until proven guilty. They should celebrate it and acknowledge it as the record until they get the chance to wipe it from the record books one day.