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i lol'd @ Mitch Williams the other night on Ryan Braun's HR styling: "If I was still pitching, Ryan's pretty blue eyes would be black and blue."

they're showing the '86 Dave Henderson Boston-Angels game right now. (i'd forgotten Hendu tipped a Grich fly over the fence.)

That was interesting to watch again. Great catches by Rice and Downing in key situations. The Gary Pettis/Devon White/Ruppert Jones experience. And Rob Wilfong!

hey if anyone's bored they're showing giants/nats right now, rj's potential 300th win. sick double play just turned by giants 2Bman

Way to go, Edgar.

hate that dude so much

Rain shortened game with 50 people in the stands would be pretty anticlimactic.

Oh, man, that 3-2 call on Dunn...

Looks like young Tanner must have his mother's personality.

kinda prefer RJ's personality to A-Rod's and Gary Carter's.

I wonder who was in the Expo lineup in his first win besides ...Raines?

Harold Reynolds with the automatic "maybe last guy to win 300" thing that's been said about the last 6-8 guys. Fucking moron.

Nixon cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 5 0
Brooks rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Martinez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Fitzgerald c 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Hudler 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
McGaffigan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rivera ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
R. Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Paredes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Parrett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sauveur p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foley 2b

I guess I remember five out of the lineup

haha, Tony Clark is kinda making "HR" sound like an idiot.

Dodger feed of game vs Rox is on right now, so afternoon plans cancelled to listen to Scully.

if they knew what they were doin, Min-Det would be on now.

The key to shutting down these potent offenses is THROWING STRIKES and GETTING THEM TO HIT INTO OUTS.

Not 100% sure if I heard HR correctly, but I believe he said Mauer hurts his case for MVP because HE IS A CATCHER, which means he cannot play every day, unlike Derek Jeter.

And I think I heard him say that Mauer played in 130 games (he played 138) while Jeter played every day (actually 153), for a 32 game difference (technically less than half of that, but whatever).

HR said JM played in 110 games -- cherry picking that he had, in fact, played in 138 games (DH, etc).

I'm so glad I won't even hear HR by accident all winter, at least

Mauer was injured for the start of the season, and returned on May 1st. He missed 22 games because of injury. Besides the injury, he only missed two games. So what the fuck is harold on about.

ugh

extra time to work on the interns in the winter

A graphic of McCovey's OPS+ was just shown as a graphic on Baseball Seasons: 1959.

A graphic shown as a graphic, yes.

yeah, Harold Reynolds doesnt work on that show.

what's up with that douchebag Ken Rosenthal who plans out everything he's going to say then gets all emphatic reciting the rehearsed lines while gesturing with his hands. everyone else talks normal or at least fakes off the cuff while dude is doing little orphan annie monologues.

why are you watching this in the offseason, for insight?

they were talking about the beltre signing

Jon Heyman is dumber on MLB network than he is in his column.

MLBN personalities POX

Mae
Ripken
Gammons
Leiter
Williams(?!)

Uh... make that POV. These people are the least annoying of the bunch.

Yelloff is the worst: "Look at the numbers of Cubs starter Carlos SILVA! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?!?!"

Dan Plesac = Horatio Sanz

Does Gammons have a regular timeslot on this channel? I don't want to just leave the yammering running, hoping PG will make an appearance.

pg was on night before last and dude was basically like, "meh..." for all discussion points. that's how he came across, anyway.

getting kind of sick of millar
pretty shrewd move bringing him on for the nascar set

Plesac and Williams are pretty good. I prefer them to anyone on Baseball Tonight. Ripken makes me uncomfortable for some reason but he's fine too.

i dont understand from a business perspective the point of solid 60 (only live look ins no desk)
its basically the "see i knew i didn't need to buy extra innings" show

that might be true for East Coast fans but for me (here in Los Angeles) i could not live without MLB Extra Innings.

I liked Bob Costas and Jim Kaat doing the Mets - Phillies game Thurs. night.

Also it was nice to be able to watch the end of the Halladay perfect game as it was happening.

Gas face to Fuck Face for citing wins as the ultimate (only?) determining factor for his hypothetical CY vote.

Scoffing at Verducci's logical defense of Felix: also worthy of the gas face.

who is FF? I only miss MLBN for the games.

http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/05/BillRipkenFuckFace2.jpg

Verducci fills out a suit jacket like Skeletor

During MLB Network's playoff preview, Plesac goes off on the postseason brilliance of Mariano Rivera -- like we're all in for a real treat, and you can BET ON IT -- as a highlight reel of his regular-season blown saves is played. One of the superlatives is synced up perfectly with Rivera sulking off the mound.

Millar has proclaimed that Carl Crawford is now a baseball player. He was just an athlete prior to 2010. What was Millar, then?

Larkin apparently on ESPN now.

These people need to chill w/ the bug zapper graphic FX.

no desire to hear any of the Ex-Jock Tonight blather

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110216160418AAFimwE

below are the pre-season games scheduled for MLB network:

Feb. 26 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies New York Yankees
Sat., Feb. 26 11:00 p.m. (s)* Colorado Rockies Arizona D-backs
Sun., Feb. 27 3:00 p.m. L.A. Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Dodgers
Sun., Feb. 27 8:00 p.m. (s) New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies
Mon., Feb. 28 3:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Dodgers
Mon., Feb. 28 9:30 p.m. (s) Washington Nationals New York Mets
Tues., Mar. 1 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds (ss)** L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Tues., Mar. 1 8:00 p.m. (s) Detroit Tigers (ss) Philadelphia Phillies
Wed., Mar. 2 1 p.m. Houston Astros (ss) New York Yankees
Wed., Mar. 2 9:00 p.m. (s) Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers
Thurs., Mar. 3 4:00 p.m. (s) St. Louis Cardinals (ss) New York Mets
Thurs., Mar. 3 9:00 p.m. (s) Kansas City Royals L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Fri., Mar. 4 3:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Fri., Mar. 4 7:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox New York Yankees
Sat., Mar. 5 5:00 p.m. Florida Marlins Boston Red Sox (ss)
Sun., Mar. 6 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals
Sun., Mar. 6 7:00 p.m. (s) Arizona D-backs L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Sun., Mar. 6 11:00 p.m. (s) Toronto Blue Jays Pittsburgh Pirates
Mon., Mar. 7 1:00 p.m. Detroit Tigers New York Mets
Mon., Mar. 7 9:30 p.m. (s) Milwaukee Brewers Cincinnati Reds
Tues., Mar. 8 3:00 p.m. Arizona D-backs Cleveland Indians
Tues., Mar. 8 7:00 p.m. (s) New York Yankees Atlanta Braves
Tues., Mar. 8 11:00 p.m. (s) Texas Rangers L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Wed., Mar. 9 3:00 p.m. Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Dodgers
Wed., Mar. 9 7:00 p.m. Baltimore Orioles (ss) Boston Red Sox
Wed., Mar. 9 11:00 p.m. (s) Houston Astros New York Mets
Thurs., Mar. 10 1:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays
Thurs., Mar. 10 7:00 p.m. Baltimore Orioles Pittsburgh Pirates
Thurs., Mar. 10 11:00 p.m. (s) San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers
Fri., Mar. 11 3:00 p.m. Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox
Fri., Mar. 11 9:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres
Sat., Mar. 12 1:00 p.m. Florida Marlins Boston Red Sox
Sat., Mar. 12 7:00 p.m. (s) New York Yankees Washington Nationals
Sat., Mar. 12 11:00 p.m. (s) L.A. Dodgers (ss) San Francisco Giants
Sun., Mar. 13 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays
Sun., Mar. 13 5:00 p.m. (s) Colorado Rockies Oakland Athletics
Sun., Mar. 13 9:00 p.m. (s) San Francisco Giants Texas Rangers
Mon., Mar. 14 1:00 p.m. Florida Marlins Minnesota Twins
Mon., Mar. 14 4:00 p.m. Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians
Mon., Mar. 14 10:30 p.m. (s) San Diego Padres Chicago White Sox
Tues., Mar. 15 1:00 p.m. Houston Astros Baltimore Orioles
Tues., Mar. 15 4:00 p.m. Texas Rangers Los Angeles Dodgers
Tues., Mar. 15 10:00 p.m. (s) Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Indians
Wed., Mar. 16 4:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants Chicago White Sox
Wed., Mar. 16 9:00 p.m. Colorado Rockies Texas Rangers
Thurs., Mar. 17 1:00 p.m. Florida Marlins St. Louis Cardinals
Thurs., Mar. 17 6:00 p.m. Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves
Thurs., Mar. 17 10:00 p.m. Texas Rangers San Diego Padres
Fri., Mar. 18 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Braves New York Mets
Fri., Mar. 18 4:00 p.m. Arizona D-backs Seattle Mariners
Fri., Mar. 18 10:00 p.m. Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians (ss)
Sat., Mar. 19 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies Baltimore Orioles
Sat., Mar. 19 5:00 p.m. (s) Milwaukee Brewers Los Angeles Dodgers
Sat., Mar. 19 9:00 p.m. (s) Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees
Sun., Mar. 20 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox
Sun., Mar. 20 5:00 p.m. (s) New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies
Sun., Mar. 20 11:00 p.m. (s) Detroit Tigers Washington Nationals
Mon., Mar. 21 4:00 p.m. Chicago Cubs L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Mon., Mar. 21 10:30 p.m. (s) New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays
Tues., Mar. 22 4:00 p.m. Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers
Tues., Mar. 22 9:00 p.m. (s) New York Mets Detroit Tigers
Wed., Mar. 23 4:00 p.m. (s) Philadelphia Phillies Tampa Bay Rays
Wed., Mar. 23 7:00 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees
Wed., Mar. 23 12:00 a.m. (s) San Francisco Giants L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Thurs., Mar. 24 1:00 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets
Thurs., Mar. 24 8:00 p.m. (s) Washington Nationals Detroit Tigers
Thurs., Mar. 24 11:00 p.m. (s) Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers
Fri., Mar. 25 4:00 p.m. Seattle Mariners (ss) Chicago Cubs
Fri., Mar. 25 9:00 p.m. San Francisco Giants Kansas City Royals
Sat., Mar. 26 1:00 p.m. Toronto Blue Jays Philadelphia Phillies (ss)
Sat., Mar. 26 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Twins Boston Red Sox
Sat., Mar. 26 11:00 p.m. (s) Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants (ss)
Sun., Mar. 27 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves
Sun., Mar. 27 5:00 p.m. (s) Texas Rangers Seattle Mariners
Sun., Mar. 27 11:00 p.m. (s) Detroit Tigers Houston Astros
Mon., Mar. 28 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Pirates Minnesota Twins
Mon., Mar. 28 4:00 p.m. Cincinnati Reds Chicago White Sox
Mon., Mar. 28 10:30 p.m. (s) Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants
Tues., Mar. 29 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves
Tues., Mar. 29 11:00 p.m. (s) Seattle Mariners Colorado Rockies
Wed., Mar. 30 12:00 p.m. Florida Marlins New York Mets
Wed., Mar. 30 3:00 p.m. (s) Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves
Wed., Mar. 30 8:00 p.m. Boston Red Sox Houston Astros

*(s) denotes delay **(s) is split squad ***All times subject to change

very cool and informative bold lettering choices

lol

that was for me, so i know when the games will be on.