2023 MLB thread

[Helobious 9516]

Judge just went yard again.

[Beau Vine 55012]

33 minutes ago, slorch said:

MLB is suppressing baseball telecasts.

Friend in New Mexico who is very casual Braves fan shoots a screenshot to me this morning: On what planet are these teams local for me? D-Backs, Rockies, Rangers, & Astros.

I just asked him, "You mean to tell me you weren't considering travelling to  attend one of their games this morning? I mean, it's only a 11 hour drive to MMP..."

I assume Eastern NM?  I spend a lot of time in NM, but I haven't seen the Rangers and Astros blacked out where I've been.  I have read that there are places in Iowa and Nevada where 5-6 teams are blacked out all season.  

What MLB needs to do is rewrite the rule to where only one market may be blacked out in any other market.   So the Rangers, Astros, DBacks, and Rockies would then have to get together and decide who "owns" each market in New Mexico.  

[Helobious 9516]

3 games, 3 stolen bases for Volpe. Beau’s Rickey Henderson joke is going to bite him in the ass eventually.

[WBT 20776]

2 hours ago, slorch said:

MLB is suppressing baseball telecasts.

Friend in New Mexico who is very casual Braves fan shoots a screenshot to me this morning: On what planet are these teams local for me? D-Backs, Rockies, Rangers, & Astros.

I just asked him, "You mean to tell me you weren't considering travelling to  attend one of their games this morning? I mean, it's only a 11 hour drive to MMP..."

They're not trying to drive attendance, they're trying to drive subscriptions to carriers they pay a lot of money for exclusive rights.  How many times are you going to bitch about them trying to maximize the money they make for their tv rights?

[Beau Vine 55012]

6 minutes ago, Helobious said:

3 games, 3 stolen bases for Volpe. Beau’s Rickey Henderson joke is going to bite him in the ass eventually.

I have Volpe on both my fantasy teams.

You will enjoy this, though:

 

[Sbbruin 21938]

First sporting event since SC v UCLA football in November. Most definitely Blue Heaven.


First row of the Pavilion.

[Beau Vine 55012]

6 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

First row of the Pavilion.

Watch out for your cornhole, bud.

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, WBT said:

They're not trying to drive attendance, they're trying to drive subscriptions to carriers they pay a lot of money for exclusive rights.  How many times are you going to bitch about them trying to maximize the money they make for their tv rights?

They aren't maximizing their money.  They are fucking over fans/ blocking access. Chasing a dime while ignoring 3 nickels.

I'll bitch about it every day if I so desire.  Their business model in this regard is stupid.  I want to pay MLB for their product, but cannot watch my team.  Other people are notciing as well.

Edited April 2, 2023 by slorch

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

9 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

You will enjoy this, though:

That's a whole lotta arm at 1B on defense too. 

[Guest]

Not many people in heaven...

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Xander destroyed one again, 3-0 in bot 3. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19292]

Trout hits a 434 ft bomb, next pitch Ohtani goes 447 ft.  

[Beau Vine 55012]

This was more exciting than any HR hit today:

 

[Valmy77 13455]

1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Trout hits a 434 ft bomb, next pitch Ohtani goes 447 ft.  

More amazingly: the Angels won.

[Beau Vine 55012]

Why?

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Rough defensive weekend in Sea. 

 

[Shoxthemonkey 1983]

18 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

The Royals offense is off to a torrid start.

If the first 4 Royals fail to get a hit tomorrow, their team BA will drop below .100

But..but..they won the Cactus League Crown. 

[ztejas 43777]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Why?

 

Lol during the Rangers game they did a live cut in to that shit for a bit and I'm like... nah, I'm good, thanks. 

[Dutchrudder 11162]

Not 2023, but a cool baseball clip:

 

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19292]

I like the dude in the white belt right behind the Indians dugout saying "Come on, mother fucker."

[Beau Vine 55012]

50 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I like the dude in the white belt right behind the Indians dugout saying "Come on, mother fucker."

I liked how some player threw a bat at him and he didn't even flinch.

[Fudge Nuggets 19292]

6 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I liked how some player threw a bat at him and he didn't even flinch.

Old school.

[Beau Vine 55012]

38 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Old school.

Drunk as shit.

[Helobious 9516]

Yesterday saw the first homer ever hit over the batter’s eye at new Yankee stadium. 14 years after it opened.

 

[TonyTexas 10587]

@Helobious What’s the point of starting a dedicated Yankee thread if you’re going to post your every Yankee thought here? 

[Beau Vine 55012]

11 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

@Helobious What’s the point of starting a dedicated Yankee thread if you’re going to post your every Yankee thought here? 

[Helobious 9516]

21 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

@Helobious What’s the point of starting a dedicated Yankee thread if you’re going to post your every Yankee thought here? 

You’re one to talk. And I don’t post every thought in here.

Still waiting on my props for nailing the UConn title pick btw. Guess I don’t get “every prediction wrong” like people say.

[TonyTexas 10587]

17 minutes ago, Helobious said:

You’re one to talk. And I don’t post every thought in here.

Still waiting on my props for nailing the UConn title pick btw. Guess I don’t get “every prediction wrong” like people say.

I haven’t mentioned the Astros one time in this thread outside of setting up our bet. As for giving you props, what more do you fucking want? For me  to declare you the next Billy Walters, because you hit 1 out a gazillion predictions ?

On 3/26/2023 at 12:41 AM, TonyTexas said:

Ok. Good call on the final 4 but my point about your premature celebration remains valid. Damn sure hope you’re wrong about winning the whole thing. 🤘not 🐈

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by TonyTexas

[VirginiaLonghorn 4827]

2 hours ago, Helobious said:

Yesterday saw the first homer ever hit over the batter’s eye at new Yankee stadium. 14 years after it opened.

 

Trophy, statue for monument park, or is your VBJ sufficient?

[ConferenceRoom 6181]

You people are fucking miserable. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19292]

3 hours ago, Helobious said:

Yesterday saw the first homer ever hit over the batter’s eye at new Yankee stadium. 14 years after it opened.

 

Mr. April.

[Vic Mackey 47430]

Oops

[Beau Vine 55012]

1 hour ago, ConferenceRoom said:

You people are fucking miserable. 

[Beau Vine 55012]

[Shoxthemonkey 1983]

8 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I was confused for a moment because they aren't wearing powder blue.

[Scraps 13603]

Lol @ mets

[Helobious 9516]

56 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Imagine thinking that team could ever actually win a title.

[Pig Bellmont 8776]

4 hours ago, Helobious said:

Still waiting on my props for nailing the UConn title pick btw. Guess I don’t get “every prediction wrong” like people say.

*reads one article in The Athletic, takes credit for analysis*

[tx 3 putt 78009]

1 hour ago, Scraps said:

Lol @ mets

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Strong home opener for the White Sox, SF slam in top 9 makes it 11-3. 

[tx 3 putt 78009]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Strong home opener for the White Sox, SF slam in top 9 makes it 11-3. 

the Astros softened them up first !!!!

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Hanser Alberto ended the slaughter. 

[Vic Mackey 47430]

[Fudge Nuggets 19292]

10 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Drunk as shit.

Given the era, I’m betting drunk and stoned as shit. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Good ol' OF assist. 

Now Cle has 1st & 3rd, no outs in top 8. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Ha, Oak's RF pulled a Trent Grisham from the Mil playoffs a few years ago.

Then a sick slide from J-Ram, 10-8 now. A's gonna A's. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Dahl & Kim, two noted Padre sluggers, back-to-back yacks to walk-off Ari. Ouch. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16070]

Damn, 2-out, 2-run BOMB to dead center by Seth Brown to tie. 

[TheStoicPaisano 9940]

Kulpa on the ejection so it could be bitchassedness from either party.

[Scraps 13603]