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I re-upped my local High-A NWL tickets so I can continue to heckle in person
see you on the third base line, I’ll be as hot as the foul balls
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take me out to the ball gameQuote:
Originally Posted by irul&ublo;[emoji[emoji6[emoji640
I re-upped my local High-A NWL tickets so I can continue to heckle in person
see you on the third base line, I’ll be as hot as the foul balls
day [emoji637] feels pretty good at the desk.
The longest tenured owner in Cleveland baseball history, Larry Dolan, passes at 94. I wonder if this will accelerate new minority owner David Blitzer (76ers, NJ Devils, Crystal Palace, Washington Commanders, Joe Gibbs Racing) becoming the majority owner. On one hand I hope so because I'm so sick of shit payrolls. On the other hand, Dolan was a Clevelander through and through and brought consistency to the club, from 20+ years for the front office team to on field talent like Tito and Josey; and you just can't put a value on that.
RIP
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/615...ry-dolan-dies/
Manfred to consider a petition to posthumously remove Pete Rose from the ineligible list which would open up a path to the HoF for Rose. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-ro...eligible-list/That tracks.
MLB season started this morning in Tokyo which is great for the Dodgers and global superstar Ohtani.
It is not great, however, for MLB.
How many people could tell you that the season started 13 time zones ahead of the east coast this morning? Even die hard fans would probably tell you that the season starts a week from now.
The season used to officially start with the Cincinnati Reds and not a game before. Now the Reds still get to always open at home, but the tradition of the oldest team in baseball kicking off the season went away a while ago. The Reds provide MLB a glaring example of how you should do Opening Day right - its a regional holiday with people taking thier kids out of school, a parade that winds through downtown, and a block party all around the stadium - you know when baseball is back if you're in Cincinnati.
The rest of America? Not so much.
East coast and midwest teams having Game 1 first pitches across the counrty at 10pm sucks. Opening up the season in another country, or on the road in minor league parks, and other gimicks sucks. Every other pro sports league has figured out how to make the start of their season a date that is circled on the calendar and must see TV, why then, does MLB refuse to figure out what used to be known as the unofficial start of summer?
Look, I like games in Tokyo, and the DR, and anywhere else you can grow the game internationally, just don't do it on Opening Day.
Besides, can you even call it Opening Day if there's no bunting (the decorative kind)? We used to be a proper country.
So dumb.
As stupid as Kirby and Rice being in the hall instead of Dwight Evans.
Meanwhile for the Toronto market, our home opener is one of the few Appletv only games.
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That is fucking stupid.
You knowGotta grow the sport and all
reddit link showing the intro for the Tokyo Series
Pretty cool stuff
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/co...3%A9monthemed/
That is pretty cool.
I was flipping channels last night before bed and saw the Guardos - Reds was on MLB Network with the Guards' tv crew doing the game. Pretty much a final tune up with all starters going in their normal spots, and Biebee going 6 IP and getting the W in a 3-0 game. Not going to lie, I got excited for baseball to be back. And also remembered I have to buy my tv package.
Yeah I've got tickets for the 31 rst and am pretty giddy about it.
Nice! Enjoy Gimé this year at 2nd, he’s so fun to watch in the field!
I'm a pretty casual fan and didn't know of him until you pointed him out earlier but yeah very excited to watch him on tv and in person.
Did you catch this, Thaleia?
https://x.com/TheTorontoSun/status/1901333522247279026
Didn't see it but heard about it. What a story!
Agree with everything here except the Tokyo series. MLB just sold out both games for top dollar and twenty five million Japanese fans tuned in. WS ratings were damn near equal in Japan and the US, despite them having one third the population. That’s how you grow the game. Plus US opening day will still kick ass.Quote:
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Also no Mookie, no Freddie, no matter.
Still excited for opening day, even with the damage to the rotation with Cole, ROTY Gil, and [emoji638][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]][emoji638][emoji640] [emoji638].[emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]][emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]era Clarke Schmidt all out.
If Cookie Carrasco, Belli, and Goldi all turn the clock back [emoji6[emoji640][emoji637]]-[emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji639]] years while Volpe, Wells, and the Martian take huge steps forward it’s “Dodgers who?”.
Baseball is of course famously the kind of sport where everything always goes your way, too.
Anyway, it should be a good year in the al east with a bunch of teams with a fighting chance.
TMobile Tuesday for MLB.TV is here. Hit up your coworker or if you know someone on this board hit them up to get their unused mlb.tv account or use your own if you have tmobile!
dodgers are up [emoji638] and the season hasn’t even started.
yanks are now a number four pick by the staff of cbs and keith law.
wild times but i will take the over on it and put them at ninety one.
looking forward to seeing fat joe in the thread tomorrow and if not, then suzanne waldman it is!
any predictions on the season?
Happy Opening Day!My prediction? No one will expect the Guardos to do anything yet they will vastly exceed expectations, same as they’ve done for the last decade plus. Roll Guards!
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WOrd up!</p>
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Predictions, Dodgers get better.</p>
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Yankees find a pitcher that can cover first and possibley a CF that can field and throw as well as hit for power.</p>
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http:// <a href="https://youtu....XevoahUm3O</a></p>
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rewatchjing this al lwinter reminded me it wasnt only Judges drop but his inability to rhow out runners or judge a deep fly over his head that also gave the Dodgers the World Series WIN!</p>
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Mets have best sseason in years.</p>
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Red Sox win AL East on the back of great pitching.</p>
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NLCS Dodgers v. Mets</p>
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ALCS Red Sox v the Western CT Guardians</p>
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WS Dodgers in 6 over Sox.</p>
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The healthiest teams in September will go to the playoffs.Quote:
any predictions on the season?
haha so many terrible predictions.
everyone thinks the red sox are going to win the east when they are exactly a five hundred team.
mets dont have many arms, i think they get ninety and repeat last year.
i think with cole out the orioles are probably the safest pick in the east but everyone except the sox could do it.
Does this cover my bet ex-powderbroker? Opening Day and of course the MLB.TV app is down for an hour. No chance that Manfred isn't an NBA plant. Silver got him in there just to slowly humiliate the league.
My season predictions:
AL:
East: Red Sox
Central: Tigers
West: Rangers
WC: Yankees, Mariners, Guards
NL:
East: Phillies
Central: Cubs
West: Dodgers (122-40)
WC: Padres, Braves, Dbacks
Cy Young: Yamamoto and Crochet
MVP: Shohei and Bobby Witt
Super weak, even compared to the projections.
Dodgers fans really are the worst.
Fuck the Dodgers..... OK, got that out of the way. Play Ball!
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That reminds me. I still need to get this up on the wall.Quote:
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Go Sox!
One down, one hundred sixty one to go
THE YANKEES WIN, THE-E-E-E-E-E YANKEES….WIN!!!!
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Guardos 1 - 0!
welcome to the devin williams experience.Quote:
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Jays looking embarrassingly bad.Good thing I have tix for today Friday and Sunday and yeah fuck Monday too lol
yeah, but also it was just one game and the orioles are going to be really good.
Angels got totally embarrassed last night by the White Sox. Yiiiiiiikes. Get Trout out of there.
Wow. That is when you know you have hit rock bottom.Quote:
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Poor Trout, I am sure he would like to at least sniff the playoffs in his future. Cleveland needs an outfielder. Just sayin.