Found March 08, 2008 on Hot Stove New York: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Yesterday, John Kruk and Karl Ravich were the commentators for ESPN's Grapefruit League coverage of the Mets and the Indians, when Kruk announced his NL East predictions: Phillies Braves Mets Marlins Nationals Did Kruk actually put the Mets in third place??? But what about that Santana guy? Well that struck up a debate between he and Ravich that's already hit YouTube. Ravish challenged Kruk, insinuating he has a homer. Kruk: Karl, again, it's their pitching. You know what you'll get from (Johan) Santana, but you don't know what you'll get from Pedro (Martinez) yet. Can he give you 27-32 starts? Ravich: He's a 20 game winner this year, he said he's back and he felt great today. Kruk: Okay, well that was after two innings in the minor leagues. I hope he is, he's a fun guy to watch pitch, but that remains to be seen. El Duque, getting older, if that's possible. You saw Oliver Perez today, with the inconsistency that he brings in your rotation. Great stuff, but he hasn't yet in my mind put it together where you can say this guy is a solid number two or number three starter.

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Comments (15)
  • PHILLYMP03
    phillies ....... he loves us........... santana dont mean shit against our lineup
  • JeffZNY
    sure - cause there are no key lefties in the phillies lineup, right?
    • HHReynolds
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      But what will he do against this Met killing righty?

  • eaglesfan101
    He's a philly guy. What do you expect?!
  • MikeSB
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    The fact that Kruk is the only guy picking the Phillies to win a division they WON last year tells you something about the media as a whole. So don't pick on just Kruk it goes both ways. I haven't seen one publication pick the Phils to win the division this year. I truly believe which ever team Mets, Phils, Braves whichever one has the leasts injuries will win the division. The Mets and Phillies are good we can all agree on that, and the Braves are going to surprise some people .
    • TheLady
      The only reason they won last year was because the Mets collapsed.
      • mom2a2
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        A win's a win.lol
        • Keep5Alive
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          That's been part of the game from the begining.
  • Gerber
    goota love the kuker....but i don't agree with this one!
  • GMCarson
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    I am a diehard Phils Phan, but honestly the top of the NL East could go easily to the Phils, Mets, or the Braves. #1-3 in the NL East is goig to be hotly contested, and each club has strengths and weaknesses, it's going to be a fun season!
  • Justwannawinna
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    Im going to have to agree with Kruk on this one. GO PHILS!
  • Keep5Alive
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    Hometown HERO!!!
  • BlueWorkhorse
    I'm going to go ahead and make my claim...whichever team sustains the least significant injuries will win the division. You can check out our NL east preview that highlights the questions each of the top 3 teams has at blueworkhorse.com.
    • Keep5Alive
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      Post part of your prediction on a new stream...build it and we will come.
  • DTRIK19
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    good ole one nut!
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