MLB 2005 season
 

This will be the thread to discuss the upcoming season. Trades, schedules, free agents, and anything else baseball related.

Here is the Red Sox 2005 schedule..

April:
4-7 - at New York (note: opener could be shifted to April 3 for ESPN)
8-10 - at Toronto
11, 13-14 - vs. New York
15-17 - vs. Tampa Bay
18-19 - vs. Toronto
20-21 - at Baltimore
22-24 - at Tampa Bay
25-27 - vs. Baltimore
29-30 - at Texas

May:
1 - at Texas
2-5 - at Detroit
6-8 - vs. Seattle
9-11 vs. Oakland
13-15 - at Seattle
16-18 - at Oakland
20-22 - vs. Atlanta
24-26 - at Toronto
27-29 - at New York
30-31 - vs. Baltimore

June:
1 - vs. Baltimore
3-5 - vs. Anaheim
6-8 - at St. Louis
10-12 - at Chicago Cubs
13-15 - vs. Cincinnati
17-19 - vs. Pittsburgh
20-22 - at Cleveland
24-26 - at Philadelphia
27-29 - vs. Cleveland

July:
1-3 - vs. Toronto
4-6 - at Texas
7-10 - at Baltimore
12 - ALL STAR GAME at Detroit
14-17 - vs. New York
18-20 - vs. Tampa Bay
21-24 - at Chicago White Sox
25-27 - at Tampa Bay
29-31 - vs. Minnesota

August:
2-4 - vs. Kansas City
5-7 - at Minnesota
8-10 - vs. Texas
12-14 - vs. Chicago White Sox
15-17 - at Detroit
18-21 - at Anaheim
23-25 - at Kansas City
26-28 - vs. Detroit
29-31 - vs. Tampa Bay

September:
1 - vs. Tampa Bay
2-4 - vs. Baltimore
6-8 - vs. Anaheim
9-11 - at New York
12-14 - at Toronto
15-18 - vs. Oakland
19-21 - at Tampa Bay
23-25 - at Baltimore
26-29 - vs. Toronto
30 - vs. New York

October:
1-2 - vs. New York



Begin and end the year with the Yankees. That should be interesting. Least the Yankees have to watch the Sox get their rings and watch the Sox raise the WS banner at the season opener at Fenway.

We get to play the Cubbies at Wrigley. That should be fun, especially if Nomar is still there.

Hoo, Red Sox playing at Wrigley! Sweeet!

GO CUBBIES!!! REVERSE THE CURSE!

Re: MLB 2005 season
 

I can't wait for this game. I am sure that many Cardinal fans will also be looking forward to this game... I will be back in STL at this time and am thinking I might go to the game and experience it all!

I'm already planning my pre-world-series-cubs-victory party.

Yankees off-season will be extremely interesting. I honestly don't see them signing Beltran; my guess is he goes back to Houston, although the Yankees do need someone to play center field. Bernie just isn't going to cut it defensively next year.

They'll dump Brown and Vasquez, although I'd be more inclined to keep Vasquez and just dump Kevin. I could see them making a run at Eric Milton...they don't have any left-handed starters, and he's a former Yankee farmhand (although he has major injury issues).

Should be interesting, I'll post more later.

Rumor I've read on the net:

Tino might be heading back to the Yankees.

The home run derby at the All Star game in Comerica Park should be interesting this year.

ESPN.com is saying Sammy will stay in Chicago next year; it's getting to be an every-offseason thing where he criticizes management.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...enfield/041109

Good article, and honestly not a bad way to improve the Yankees for next year; the payroll is going to jump, we all know that, so why not make it a quality jump?

Now that spring training has started, let's bump this thread!

Haha, I was wrong about this one, huh?

I am so excited for the Braves to start playing!

Every year we get sooo close, dangit. I was at the last World Series game we won a long time ago, lol. Just a kid but I remember it very well! My dad works for a major soft drink company so we had box seats and everything....wonderful! My ex is from Pittsburgh though so he HATED it! lol! Maybe this year will be our year again! and Brian Jordan is back home!

April 8th is the home opener against the Mets. Can't wait!
(edited cause i messed the date up!)

I am going to that game. I hope I get lucky and it ends up Pedro vs Hudson

Did anyone else see Barry Bond's tirade today at the Giants pressconference? He just exploded on the media, accused them of spreading lies and said that he's only lied once or twice in his life. IMO, yeah, he comes off looking like a jerk, but I sensed a lot of sincereity in his anger. I also loved how he just flat out called Jose Canseco a biotch.

That's the thing; my first reaction to the conference was that it was rambling and a little odd. After watching hightlights of it again, though, I'd say it's one of the more honest interviews he's had. Was he honest? I don't know, and I'm not sure anyone but Barry knows.

I think, when it's all said and done, he cares what people think. When he eventually breaks Hank Aaron's home run record, he's not going to want people think he did it by cheating.

Cubs tickets go on sale on Friday! :D

the A's are going to suck this year :mad: Oh well I can always just go to Rivercats games

Yeah, I'm resurrecting an old thread...

But Yay for the Padres (even if everyone thinks this division is a joke..;) :D)

It's getting time for the best series of the year; Yankees/Red Sox to decide the AL East and possibly the final playoff spot.

Let's play a game... How many anxiety attacks will Nic have this year?? Also, my friends are all being lame and not wanting to go to the ave for the games. I'm not too happy right now.

Damn, Giants were eliminated last night.

They blew 2 damn games to the Padres.

Oh well, guess it's best to have Bonds heal up and get ready to break Aaron's HR record next year.

Sorry, Kid, but I'm hoping the Indians will lock up the wild card and not the Yanks/ BoSox.

White Sox clinched the central today, woohoo!

FUCK NOR CAL BABY! THREE AND OUT PADRES BABY!!!!!!

How about how many times will I shout at the TV this weekend?

:(

That's fine, as long as the Yankees get the other playoff spot. Yanks/Sox would be nice in the playoffs, but I want NY in there somewhere.

Bumping for the off-season...

It looks like the Sox have Josh Beckett locked up in a pretty good deal. Now it appears that Carlos Delgado is headed to the Mets, and there's a rumor that Adrian Gonzalez, a former #1 pick, may be headed to the Red Sox from the Rangers. That deal would certainly put Kevin Youkilis' future, as the Lowell move puts him at first base.

Also, it looks like overspending is back, at least to some level; Scott Eyre somehow got $11 million, and Billy Wagner could end up with $10 million a year from the Mets.

Any thoughts on these or other moves so far?

Figures that the red sox-yankees arms race would take most of the headlines again this year. I haven't paid much attention yet to the offseason (can't get over the 2005 season) but one might think that Burnett would be heading to New York now. Maybe?

Florida has been pretty interesting, if they are indeed moving, wouldn't you want to keep a few decent players around for a new city?

I can't believe that middle relievers/closers are rumored to be getting as much this year :eek:

Thome and cash are going to the White Sox for Rowand. Thats nuts.

I heard this too...my husband and I are like "Kenny, what are you thinkin?!?!"

My thoughts exactly.

I'm not as disapointed about Rowand leaving as I am mad that they got Thome who isn't exactly reliable at this stage of his career.