MLB Thread

[SnoGirl]

Nothing says Spring Training like Pink Eye. I can't believe the Brewers have to ban high fives and touching each other's stuff because they are still passing it around to each other.

[King of Birds]

Rose applied for re-instatement. Manfred thinking about it.

Blergh.

[MyAimIsTrue]

Yawn.  Rose is an ass and I wish he'd fade off into the sunset.

[ratgirlagogo]

No. Just no. Rose's no Shoeless Joe, that's for sure.

[King of Birds]

I think the Whirlybirds could have worked. It was the runner-up I guess. But -  The Yard Goats?

[MyAimIsTrue]

Although I've used Wilson softball gloves exclusively for more than 30 years it still makes me sad to learn that Louisville Slugger has been sold to Wilson.

[King of Birds]

Uh oh, Aim. Cutch cut his hair! Is this like Samson again?

[MyAimIsTrue]

Good thing your link is blocked by my company firewall so I can't potentially cry until I get home from work!!

 

ETA:  Oh hot damn, he still looks good.  And the cut was done for charity so extra bonus points for Cutch!

Edited March 25, 2015 by MyAimIsTrue

[smittykins]

I'm glad nobody was quoted in that article as saying "Hair today, gone tomorrow."

[xaxat]

More aerodynamic. He'll be even faster.

[King of Birds]

You're at a ballgame. you know you're most likely not making good food choices. Do you try the Chicken and Waffle Cone?

 

Vote!

Edited March 31, 2015 by King of Birds

[ratgirlagogo]

I'm a big fan of chicken and waffles, and mashed potatoes, and mustard - but honestly that looks pretty vile.  This is coming from someone who has (more than once! sheesh!) eaten a Gabila's Knish at Shea Stadium (I haven't had one since they opened CitiField - although I have many criticisms of CitiField one BIG improvement is that there are many superior food options even in the cheaper seats).  It's the chicken - it looks dry, overbreaded, and overcooked.  Much like a Gabila's Knish, in fact.

[xaxat]

If that's the best they could make it look with a food stylist and professional photographer, it must really look bad in real life.

[Rick Kitchen]

An arbitrator has ruled that Josh Hamilton doesn't have to serve any suspension, even if he self admitted to using cocaine.  The Angels are not pleased.

[Mittengirl]

Why would the Angels want one of their own to be suspended?

[mojoween]

The Angels were absolute dicks about it. Hamilton needs to find a way to get out of somewhere he is obviously not wanted.

[bosawks]

That Phillies opening day lineup is just, wow, at least the stadium's nice.

 

There are worse things than drowning your sorrows in Chickie's & Pete's crab fries and Tony Luke's cheesesteaks.

[MyAimIsTrue]

Worse things such as wondering why your team traded away the best closer in the game last night?  I guess management expects the Braves to be pretty shitty this year and with little to no chance of using Craig Kimbrell.  Or maybe including Kimbrell was the only way they could unload BJ/Melvin Upton?

[shoregirl]

That Phillies opening day lineup is just, wow, at least the stadium's nice.

There are worse things than drowning your sorrows in Chickie's & Pete's crab fries and Tony Luke's cheesesteaks.

You never know people didn't think the '93 Phillies would do anything. I doubt it (thanks Ruben Amaro) but I can be optimistic today. That's what I love most about opening day, baseball is back and anything can happen.

Or Phillies pitching could give up 4 Home Runs and Grand Slam.

Edited April 6, 2015 by shoregirl

[xaxat]

Really not liking ESPN's strike zone for every pitch.

 

Some of the stuff networks have done with on screen graphics (score boxes, first down markers) has worked out really well, but I hope this one goes the way of the glowing puck.

[ratgirlagogo]

 

That's what I love most about opening day, baseball is back and anything can happen.

Seconded.  This is the year the Mets are going all the way!  

[ebk57]

It's the best day of the year.  It's the start of the O's road to the Series!! :-)

Edited April 7, 2015 by ebk57

[MyAimIsTrue]

And my Braves won't be 0 - 162 on the season like I expected!

[xaxat]

Why am I not surprised that Joe West is involved in the first umpiring incident of the season?

[bosawks]

Why am I not surprised that Joe West is involved in the first umpiring incident of the season?

He just has such a punchable face.

[smittykins]

Why hasn't he retired yet?

[Rick Kitchen]

Why hasn't he retired yet?

 

And give up all of that power?

[rippleintime17]

The Giants are already taking the odd year to a new level. 

[Rick Kitchen]

The Giants are already taking the odd year to a new level. 

 

They're 1-1, not too terrible.  The A's game last night was pathetic.

[rippleintime17]

They're 1-1, not too terrible.  The A's game last night was pathetic.

It's more that they're dropping like flies already! The offense actually looked pretty good last night, if they can keep that up, things might be alright even with the pitching falling apart.

[MyAimIsTrue]

My no-name Braves swept the Marlins to open the season. I don't know for whom this is more of a sign of the apocalypse, us or them.

[bosawks]

I have tickets to the 45 degree and raining Phillies/Sox Masterson vs Buchanan duel.  Should be a delight.

 

You know it's the first week because I'm not even being ironic about the delight part.

[MyAimIsTrue]

I take it that isn't Bat Masterson vs. President James Buchanan, but otherwise I can't think of who those pitchers are.

[bosawks]

I take it that isn't Bat Masterson vs. President James Buchanan, but otherwise I can't think of who those pitchers are.

 

Justin and David but the end result might not be that different.......

[AimingforYoko]

Warning: The following article has the real likelihood of ruining your day.

Milton and Monique Bradley: This is What Domestic Abuse Looks Like.

[bosawks]

Now that I've thawed out I've returned to say, "Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr".

 

However, the beer was cold (obviously) the $1 dogs were hot and all was right in the world.  Play Ball!

[ebk57]

Just got back from Opening Day at Camden Yards.

 

The food and drink were fabulous!!

[Rick Kitchen]

With Oakland it's feast or famine - score ten runs, give up ten runs, score eleven runs (so far).  All with a bunch of no-names.

[xaxat]

This week has been brutal for me. First, I stay up late East Coast time to watch a Dodgers game, because Vin Scully is awesome. Then, I stay up late to listen to my Bucs play after a two and half hour rain delay. And finally, I watched a good chunk of the nineteen inning Sox/Yankees game. 

 

I need some sleep.

Edited April 12, 2015 by xaxat

[Rick Kitchen]

Angels don't want Josh Hamilton, even if he did win arbitration.  This will probably wind up in court.

Edited April 12, 2015 by Rick Kitchen

[xaxat]

I think it would be more correct to say that the Angels don't want Josh Hamilton under the huge contract that they willingly signed him to despite knowing his previous problems with drug/alcohol abuse. 

[King of Birds]

Yes, the Red Sox and Mr Clay Buchholz looked bad last night, and with 7-0 after the first, I didn't hang too long, gave up in the 3rd inning.

 

But, the Kruk- Olney dynamic is just off as commentators. Did anyone else think they were having a stare-down off camera? It didn't sound like a cohesive fit in the booth. Or was it just me?

[xaxat]

Do you mean Kruk/Schilling? 

 

I think this season Kruk has seemed crankier than his usual cranky self. Maybe it's the pain meds he's taking for whatever he did to his arm.

 

The Didi Gregorious honeymoon sure didn't last very long.

Edited April 13, 2015 by xaxat

[shoregirl]

I thought Kruk/schilling was very uncomfortable. Maybe Kruk is crankier because Schilling is an ass. There seems to be tension between some of the guys from the 93 Phillies team. Lenny Dykstra and Mitch Williams got in a fight at a event last year.

I am watching the Phillies game and they have been showing clips of Harry Kalas in between innings. Today has been 6 years since he passed away and it's been nice to hear his voice. I am happy that he got to call a world series win for the Phils the season before. I loved that during the coverage Fox played the final out with the radio broadcast of Harry calling the final out.

[MyAimIsTrue]

Schilling is definitely an ass.

 

I loved Harry Kalas' voice.  LOVED it.  His son Todd is the field reporter for the Rays and sometimes fills in behind the mic and while I normally scream "nepotism sucks!!" at situations like this (or maybe it's just at Chip Caray) I actually think Todd does a great job. 

[xaxat]

Looks like the Nats aren't going to go 162-0 this year.

 

They're a good team, but the pre-season hype was almost at "best team evah!" levels. I even heard someone on ESPN radio speculate that they might duplicate the 71 Orioles feat of four twenty game winners. 

 

As a Pirates fan that spent two decades wandering through the valley of futility, it is so weird to cheer for a team that has legitimate expectations for success.

[rippleintime17]

Madison Bumgarner brought the Giants' World Series flag over to be raised by riding a horse across the outfield. Exactly how it should be done. 

 

And what I will remember a bit since the Giants are odd yearing it up right now.

[King of Birds]

Do you mean Kruk/Schilling? 

Oh yeah, Schilling. My bad. It's on me Buster!

 

I don't know if ESPN likes the oil vs water-ness of the matchup, but yeah, it was not fun to listen to them.

 

 

And what I will remember a bit since the Giants are odd yearing it up right now.

 

I'm glad the Red Sox are "odd yearing it up"™ - at least so far.

[ratgirlagogo]

 

 Maybe Kruk is crankier because Schilling is an ass.

I'd say that's definitely why - Schilling IS an ass.  I love Kruk.

[MyAimIsTrue]

Looks like the Nats aren't going to go 162-0 this year.

 

They're a good team, but the pre-season hype was almost at "best team evah!" levels. I even heard someone on ESPN radio speculate that they might duplicate the 71 Orioles feat of four twenty game winners.

 

The Nats have one win so far, right?  I became a mental fan of the team about six years ago when I thought I would be moving to DC but I agree that the pre-season hype was too much.  No team can live up to such expectations (except for maybe the '27 Yankees) and it really can only lead to disappointment.