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catlover79
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A's fans were still able to make their fury at the Astros known when the teams played in Oakland last night. They may not be physically allowed in the stadium, so they did the next best thing:

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I read that Houck said he was "bummed" that he would missing a start. Hmmm, if only there was something he could have done to make sure he could play in every park. 

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mojoween

mojoween

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ebk I almost could like your post in full but, well, you know.

I can't believe the Cubs were scheduled on the road to start, and in St. Louis of all places.  Wouldn't it have made more sense to give them the first game of the seasonal home?  And that way all eyes wouldn't have been on Tanaka doing...whatever it is he was doing out there?

attica ok now that's awesome.

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Lantern7

Lantern7

Napped through most of the game, though that comes from getting up before 7 a.m. Missed Synderagaard getting a blister. I'm sure he'll be okay for his next start. Then again, he might get his hand amputated as soon as tomorrow. I was awake to see the Mets bust the game open in the seventh. Gsellman gave up two hits, but wound up sealing the shutout on a somewhat rare 1-3-4 double play with Freddie Freeman on third. I think the Mets' winning percentage on Opening Day is .750 since 1970.

BTW, are there any comic book fans reading this? I see "Freddie Freeman," I think "Captain Marvel Jr." Please tell me I'm not the only one.

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2 hours ago, roamyn said:

They do that because some of these venues have other events to schedule - such as concerts.

That used to be the case when stadiums where municipal facilities. But now that many are publicly financed private venues, it's no longer true. If a ballpark wants to schedule a concert instead of taking home dates it's because the team owner thinks he can make more money doing so.

I think baseball could easily push back their scheduling a couple of months and feature a marquee matchup on opening Sunday.

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mojoween

mojoween

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4 hours ago, King of Birds said:

It was just delicious karma that the Red Sox opened 2005 against the Yankees in Fenway. There was no way Red Sox fans could have bribed the scheduler to create such a glorious day.

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(12 years ago today, if you were wondering mojo)

Pfffffft.  I can do the math.  Funny you bring it up, because I don't remember anything Of note occurring at the end of the 2004 season.  Far as I can recall, baseball just stopped before the ALCS.

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MVFrostsMyPie

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13 hours ago, mojoween said:

I can't believe the Cubs were scheduled on the road to start, and in St. Louis of all places.  Wouldn't it have made more sense to give them the first game of the seasonal home?  And that way all eyes wouldn't have been on Tanaka doing...whatever it is he was doing out there?

 

Also to add to what rippleintime17 said, I know at least in the case of the Giants, we haven't had a home opening day in ages, despite the whole 3 wins in 5 years thing. Each year, MLB sends teams a questionnaire for scheduling preferences, and the Giants management prefers to open on the road; this usually then results in more home games in general, and there's also a better opportunity of then ending the season at home (I've never attended an opening day game, but I've attended almost every last game of the year in the past few years since it's at home - plus you get leftover giveaways, haha! I didn't attend this past year because the series ended up being against LA and games against the Smurfs always jack up the price of tickets anyway). So the cubs may have some of the same reasoning. 

I used to find it annoying, but now there's 2 different opening days to get excited about - the one that's away and the one a week later that's at home!

This year was annoying, with the day off in the middle of a series for the stupid NCAA. 

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2 hours ago, King of Birds said:

Just caught Correa's HR clip. Is the "Chiken Iz Fare" new or has it always been on the foul pole? 

It's been there for a few years now. The Rangers also have that on their foul poles. If the home team hits the sign with a home run, everybody at the game gets a free Chik-Fil-A sandwich the next day.

Had a great time at the game! And the pre-game street fair was fun too!

King of Birds

King of Birds

3 hours ago, mojoween said:

Pfffffft.  I can do the math.  Funny you bring it up, because I don't remember anything Of note occurring at the end of the 2004 season.  Far as I can recall, baseball just stopped before the ALCS.

Don't tempt me to post the few hundred YT links/videos of the Gloriousness of October 2004 @mojoween!  "Anything of note"  HA!  
In honor of opening day, I watched videos of the 2005, 2008 & 2014 opening day "unfurling the banners." 

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pennben

pennben

For the record, despite appearances to the contrary, I do not believe that the Cubs were trying to kill Piscotty tonight who in a sequence of an at bat/on the basepath thereafter, was hit by a pitch on one elbow, hit by a throw on the other elbow when sliding into second and hit in the head when sliding home.  His trip around the bases reminded me of a roundtrip I had walking out to the mailbox a couple of years ago after an ice storm.

Kidding aside, I hope he's okay after all that.

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mojoween

3 hours ago, pennben said:

For the record, despite appearances to the contrary, I do not believe that the Cubs were trying to kill Piscotty tonight who in a sequence of an at bat/on the basepath thereafter, was hit by a pitch on one elbow, hit by a throw on the other elbow when sliding into second and hit in the head when sliding home.  His trip around the bases reminded me of a roundtrip I had walking out to the mailbox a couple of years ago after an ice storm.

Kidding aside, I hope he's okay after all that.

I just saw a video of all three hits.  The first hit, when slowed down, looks more like it caught him in the junk.

What are the odds of all that happening in one trip around the base paths?  Poor guy.

Lantern7

Lantern7

Wow,indeed. In semi-related news, Tim Tebow hit his first homer in Columbia. He's gotta climb three more rungs before Citi Field. Of course, I'm hoping the Mets stay intact from Flushing to St. Lucie. Seriously, the 2016 team could've taken the field to "Suicide Is Painless."

Had a bad moment yesterday . . . I've been recording It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and Comedy Central aired "The World Series Defense," where Mac writes a kindasorta love letter to Chase Utley. When I realized who that was, I got a little mad. Leg-breaking motherfucker . . .

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jennifer6973

jennifer6973

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Yeah, it was frigid in Philly and Pittsburgh this afternoon also.  Isn't the ball field near the Harbor, water makes everything feel about 10 degrees cooler.

 

So today is a good day because all three of my teams have won today, which makes it an even better day because the Yankees lost.

41 minutes ago, mojoween said:

Two questions -

is the temperature sub zero in Baltimore because everyone seems to have left already

and why are they playing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" at Camden Yard?

Was it a walk up song?  Maybe for Chris Davis?

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Reds won

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