2024-25 MLB offseason thread

[UTexasFight 9376]

30 MLB teams in 2025.

28 play in MLB stadiums in 2025.

[closetohumping 17392]

Matter of time:

 

[Helobious 9480]

The dodgers Japanese pipeline is such bullshit. Is there even much of a flight time difference to Japan from non-California cities? It’s on the other side of the world. I don’t get why they’re all so fixated on playing on the West Coast

[UTexasFight 9376]

15 hours ago, Helobious said:

The dodgers Japanese pipeline is such bullshit. Is there even much of a flight time difference to Japan from non-California cities? It’s on the other side of the world. I don’t get why they’re all so fixated on playing on the West Coast

Nearly half of U.S. Asians (45%) live in the West, with nearly a third (30%) in California alone. California had an Asian population of roughly 6.7 million in 2019, by far the nation’s largest. It was followed by New York (1.9 million), Texas (1.6 million), New Jersey (958,000) and Washington (852,000).

 

 

[Helobious 9480]

52 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Nearly half of U.S. Asians (45%) live in the West, with nearly a third (30%) in California alone. California had an Asian population of roughly 6.7 million in 2019, by far the nation’s largest. It was followed by New York (1.9 million), Texas (1.6 million), New Jersey (958,000) and Washington (852,000).

 

 

If I was a regular person moving from Japan, yes I’d probably prefer living in a place like Cali or Hawaii. But these are superstar athletes. They don’t interact with everyday people. Ichiro and Matsui loved playing in NY, and I assume they loved living there too.

[Herpa Derpa 6111]

16 hours ago, Helobious said:

I don’t get why

[Scraps 13540]

I assume

Thats about 95% of your problem

[tx 3 putt 76324]

lol 

 

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23 hours ago, Helobious said:

The dodgers Japanese pipeline is such bullshit. Is there even much of a flight time difference to Japan from non-California cities? It’s on the other side of the world. I don’t get why they’re all so fixated on playing on the West Coast

You ever been out to SoCal?  It's pretty nice and as someone else pointed out, it's teeming with Asians.  Not a majority, but they definitely don't stand out out here.  Nicer weather, nicer scenery, familiar faces and food, fewer how do I say this without CRing it, fewer people blaming you for the Ebola virus.

 

As for flight time, I'd bet LAX is one of the few airports with a direct to Tokyo

Edited 14 hours ago by closetohumping

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6 hours ago, Helobious said:

If I was a regular person moving from Japan, yes I’d probably prefer living in a place like Cali or Hawaii. But these are superstar athletes. They don’t interact with everyday people. Ichiro and Matsui loved playing in NY, and I assume they loved living there too.

These guys barely speak English.  

[WBT 20415]

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

lol 

 

Is that the Ruben Sierra who played for the Rangers?

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4 hours ago, WBT said:

Is that the Ruben Sierra who played for the Rangers?

His English has gotten a lot better in 35 years 

[Beau Vine 53993]

7 hours ago, WBT said:

Is that the Ruben Sierra who played for the Rangers?

 

[Scraps 13540]

Ruben....snowflakes bruh. Welcome to 2024

[Sbbruin 21711]

On 11/12/2024 at 8:15 PM, Helobious said:

The dodgers Japanese pipeline is such bullshit. Is there even much of a flight time difference to Japan from non-California cities? It’s on the other side of the world. I don’t get why they’re all so fixated on playing on the West Coast

The Dodgers popularity in Japan is off the charts.  Shohei's contract is paying for itself.  And why wouldn't you want to come to play for an organization committed to winning, that is wildly popular in Japan, in a city with a large Japanese population, with teammates you can relate with?  I told the story in the NLCS thread that my son and I got stopped by not one, but two, Japanese news crews getting off the train at Citi Field because we were wearing Dodger gear.  Keep 'em coming!

[mdmost 42846]

So the A's will play in a minor league park in Sacramento and the Rays will play at the Yankees Spring Training field. Sadly both are probably an improvement.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by mdmost

[Helobious 9480]

33 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

The Dodgers popularity in Japan is off the charts.  Shohei's contract is paying for itself.  And why wouldn't you want to come to play for an organization committed to winning, that is wildly popular in Japan, in a city with a large Japanese population, with teammates you can relate with?  I told the story in the NLCS thread that my son and I got stopped by not one, but two, Japanese news crews getting off the train at Citi Field because we were wearing Dodger gear.  Keep 'em coming!

I hope Godzilla destroys LA next then

[Huckleberry 32695]

Must be really tough as a Yankees fan always having to watch other clubs take advantage of inherent built-in advantages.

[Sbbruin 21711]

4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I hope Godzilla destroys LA next then

New York's already been destroyed.  Twice.

[Helobious 9480]

43 minutes ago, mdmost said:

So the A's will play in a minor league park in Sacramento and the Rays will play at the Yankees Spring Training field. Sadly both are probably an improvement.

 

And everyone talks about the “evil, greedy” Yankees, yet we have agreed to only charge the Rays $15 million to rent the Tampa stadium. That’s under $200k a game, which is fucking nothing.