Who Is The Biggest Disappointment in Baseball This Year...

[Montalban]

The Giants or the Nationals?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

The Giants or the Nationals?

The Giants didn't really have huge expectations by most accounts. Nationals did.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I call NL bias here. No mention of the Red Sox or Tigers.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I call NL bias here. No mention of the Red Sox or Tigers.

Consider the OP in this case.

 

[Villain]

I call NL bias here. No mention of the Red Sox or Tigers.

Throw them in the mix and the answer is still "Nationals."

 

[calsnowskier]

Giants fans are mourning right now, but I do not think many would consider this year a disappointment (and even fewer would consider OP a Giants fan). We are still in contention (faintly, granted) into September in a year that we had a lot of dead contracts expiring. I am AOK with that.

On top of that, we "found" Duffy, Heston and Tomlinson and "established" Panik and Crawford.

Overall, a productive season, thank you very much.

 

[Bolts]

The Padres

 

[calsnowskier]

The Padres

From a baseball-only perspective, not in the same class as the Nats, but yes.

However, to get the fans hopes up like that in a market that needs the win makes it a tougher bad-year than Washingtons, though.

 

[huskers1217]

Hi Atlanta

 

[calsnowskier]

Hi Atlanta

Was Atlanta expected to be anything this year, though? They were pretty much expected to be a transition team this year.

 

[Hbomb]

The "where's my ring?" Nationals.

 

[Clayton]

Tier 1 disappointments: Nationals, Red Sox, Tigers. These guys were the favorites. Nationals were almost unanimous playoff contenders.

Tier 2 disappointments: Indians, Marlins, Mariners. These sleeper teams went into a coma

 

[Bolts]

From a baseball-only perspective, not in the same class as the Nats, but yes.

However, to get the fans hopes up like that in a market that needs the win makes it a tougher bad-year than Washingtons, though.

I agree that the Nats were expected to runaway with the East and be WS favorites, and currently are far back in the postseason hunt. I'm just a little biased for my pick, both are definite disappointments. Them and Miami are the 3 disappointments in the NL this year, I wouldn't really think of SF as a disappointment because they didn't have the high expectations(Nats) or the big offseason to turn a loser into a winner(Padres and Marlins) that those 3 had.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Let's make a thread on who's the biggest surprise in baseball.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

From a baseball-only perspective, not in the same class as the Nats, but yes.

However, to get the fans hopes up like that in a market that needs the win makes it a tougher bad-year than Washingtons, though.

It's probably as damaging an offseason, that yielded absolutely nothing in the big picture, as any in a long time. I agree it's not quite the most disappointing, but the worst offseason/season? Oh god, yes.

 

[broncosmitty]

Tier 1 disappointments: Nationals, Red Sox, Tigers. These guys were the favorites. Nationals were almost unanimous playoff contenders.

Tier 2 disappointments: Indians, Marlins, Mariners. These sleeper teams went into a coma

Indians are still rubbing their eyes. Not saying they'll get out of bed, but they might think bout it.

Nats, Red Sox, Padres and Tigers are definitely ahead of the pack in this race to suck.

Not sure how the Giants are a disappointment at all.

 

[Clayton]

Let's make a thread on who's the biggest surprise in baseball.

For me it would be Astros, Mets, Cubs, Royals and probably in that order. Others might have a different list.

 

[Clayton]

Not sure how the Giants are a disappointment at all.

They are a disappointment if you thought they were a dynasty. Other than that, Id say they only slightly underperformed.

 

[broncosmitty]

They are a disappointment if you thought they were a dynasty. Other than that, Id say they only slightly underperformed.

It's an odd year, they'll be ready next year.

 

[Clayton]

It's an odd year, they'll be ready next year.

Maybe. I kinda feel like most of the top NL team copied the Giants way to success to a certain degree. I think they'll be in the mix but I'm not giving them the Spurs treatment.