MLB Network

I used to watch (and love) classic home run derbies on tv as a kid so

Also this.

^^mlb network

btw did u guys know harold reynolds is 49 years old???????? he looks 35!!! man black ppl huh

i didnt even know about the collusion era either that is mad interesting

wo ho, time to get some '80s/90s baseball histories for cankles. (Is there a definitive book on collusion?)

This morning's "legendary game" was a Pirate-Cub battle from the early '90s? About all I caught was Mike Harkey pitching to Jay Bell! Anyone know what that was?

I just noticed this thing last night. Spent the afternoon watching the thrilling near-conclusion of the 2008 World Series.

This channel's free, but NFL is still premium. Go figure.

The Pirate-Cub game had something to do with Andre Dawson, I think.

Barry Larkin has promise and is easier on the ears than "HR"

Batting Stance Guy's Youkilis wasn't very convincing.

not enough glowering?

No sliding finger, not enough bend in the warmup swings, etc.

hey, the other night's Prime 9 picked the top all-time offensive seasons -- and the V/O said they used OPS Plus!!!

VIVA LA REVOLUCION

From the link posted by Thermo in the '08 retirees thread:

Former Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey is officially retiring, having signed on with the MLB Network. Casey, The 34-year-old, who played in 69 games with Boston last season, hitting .322, finishes his 12-season career with a .302 lifetime batting average to go along with three All-Star appearances. Casey’s role with the network has yet to be defined.

YES

was he that good in the booth?

that MEX-PR Caribbean Series game went late last night.

Harold Reynolds major save-a-Rod

was he that good in the booth?

Beats me.

Thought it was interesting last night how he kept saying "a lot" of guys are/were clean. Always "a lot" -- not "most," "a majority," or a rough percentage.

that's what you say when you can't prove anything

February 14
1:30 PM
We Are Young: The Story of a Baseball Family
Dmitri Young, Brother Delmon and their Father and Coach, Larry

The pride of Camarillo, CA

I'm considering switching from cable back to Directv, partly to get this channel (and a few others, and to save $$).

Sunday, February 22
2:00 PM
All-Time Games
6/28/76
NY Yankees @ Detroit
Mark The Bird Fidrych Tosses a Complete Game

I think I saw that live on NBC Game of the Week

This was Monday Night Baseball!

A+ for showing the pre-game stuff as well.

Not sure how Holtzman was able to pitch like that.

Awesome torrent of idiocy on stats and the almighty power of elderly scouts (after an even-handed bit on BP/PECOTA from Vasgersian) by Reynolds, Casey, Larkin. Keywords: winners, character, straw hat, stogie, laptop, calculator, touch and feel.

these guys are making me long for return of BBTN just bcuz they won't be on it.

BOS-MIN on mlb tomw night.

From the 1976 Fidrych game: "Billy Martin, manager. Born in Berkeley, California, died in New York."

? did Curt Gowdy say this?

It was Martin, during the introductions.

ha! I saw that game when it originally aired. I think '76 was my first year of really understanding baseball, the boxscores etc

I caught only the last 20 secs of the Stats Suck panel. Reynolds: "Pete Rose wouldn't play today; Tom Seaver wouldn't play today." WHAT????

LOOOOOOOL at some of Reynolds SB/CS numbers: 35/29 in 1988, 25/18 in 1989, 15/12 in 1992, 12/11 in 1993.

well, it's why he hates stats!

srsly i suspect i'll watch this show muted henceforth

Imagining Reynolds on Reynolds: "Now here is a speed guy you can pencil in for 10, 20, 30 stolen bases EVERY SINGLE SEASON."

And for having such a hard-on for smallball, he sure didn't move over many runners.

he was king of Unproductive Outs (that is, outs).

"In 1988 you'll notice that most of the times I was caught stealing, it was the third out of the inning and I was taking one for the team because we knew Henry Cotto could do special things leading off that next inning, rather than with two outs and me on first."

"CS > slow guys cloggin' up the basepaths."

Phils-Rays on now, Ibanez w/ first of many flyouts

h.r. and Joe Magrane are delighted that Cito Gaston has had Toronto abandon the "deep counts" philosophy to "swing the bat." Is there any basis of reality to this?

they really need to retire that screamo track they play at EVERY FUCKING BREAK.

Hubla nubluh bluh (c'mon c'mon)
Things are gluh when blu whuh uhg (c'mon c'mon)
Yuh buh heeba bluh (c'mon c'mon)
Ebbluh neebuh hlow ('cmon c'mon)
Yedleh nuhdluh bluh neh debla bluh (c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon)
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon

Awesome torrent of idiocy on stats and the almighty power of elderly scouts (after an even-handed bit on BP/PECOTA from Vasgersian) by Reynolds, Casey, Larkin. Keywords: winners, character, straw hat, stogie, laptop, calculator, touch and feel.

― Andy K, Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:02 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

Here it is:

"Gray hair" also a prerequisite for talent evaluation.

C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon

so this is the Von Bondies. Thank you retroactively, Jack White, for smashing the singer in the face.

Wow, that clip is infuriating.

Al Leiter breaking down the Reds' last chance vs Johan on Monday was pretty awesome.

very clever use of Tom Jones song on a promo.

just caught last few frames of this Cub-Cardinal tilt:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198406230.shtml

lol aging Bowa

Now I'm glad they showed that Fidrych game.

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."

live look-in to royals vs. rangers:

rangers booth announcer goes "location is all about pitching"

kevin millar is a trainwreck

"Intentional Talk" is the worst program on any cable network right now and possibly ever. It makes me very angry watching these two clowns.

Al Michaels and Bob Costas are doing the Mets vs. Giants game tonight at 7PM.

The first three innings will be fairly basic, with Costas calling the first inning and a half and Michaels the next inning and a half. They'll speak directly to fans of both teams by switching to SportsNet New York's booth for the fourth and fifth innings before taking over ComCast SportsNet Bay Area's broadcast for the sixth and seventh innings (Krukow and Kuiper will handle MLB Network duties during that span). Then it's back to the MLB Network telecast for both Michaels and Costas.

anyone listening?

it has been a pretty cool broadcast.

MLB Network was just been added to Dish Network for the stretch run, now they have around 75 million people on board:

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/473226-MLB_Network_Slides_Into_Dish.php

don't have cable anymore, so you'll have to tell me if I have a cameo:

http://sabr.org/latest/set-your-dvrs-september-18-behind-seams-stat-story

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/5-questions-with-brian-kenny-of-mlb-network-espn-jumps-moves-anchor/1

Everytime I see the "GOT HEEM!" commercial I want to kill myself.

Many gems:

http://twitter.com/HeardOnMLBT

You hand-manage the game by managing who is on the on deck circle.

When he gets hot, you can literally jump on his back and he can carry you.

This is where Shelby Miller needs to do his best to make the pitch he needs to make.

HeardOnMLBT
I would put it on again. - Harold Reynolds, on BJ Upton bunting with two strikes and a man on first.

Hope someone assembles a clip of irritated/uncomfortable position players attempting to bunt -- between-pitch body language, nervous/pitiful stabs at pitches, etc.

‏@HeardOnMLBT
"I guarantee you Brandon Phillips cannot spell 'sabermetrics'." - Mitch Williams

@WildThingMLBN
JV @Realjoeyvotto hope u have as much fun as I do messin up words on this. DatDude must have girl thumbs.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRLRj3RCMAAuMLT.jpg:large

lol a dude on a dodger board I read made those shirts.

you can get one here -

http://www.redbubble.com/people/gigawatt121/works/10514224-stop-bunting-white-text?c=219445-baseball&ref=work_carousel_work_collection_2

Heard on MLB Tonight ‏@HeardOnMLBT
Amsinger: "Which National League team would you least like to face in the postseason?" Reynolds: "The Nationals"

Heard on MLB Tonight ‏@HeardOnMLBT 3m
"Not bunting is like telling a NFL team they can't throw deep. The bunt is an offensive weapon." - Harold Reynolds (h/t @maxdank420)

@HeardOnMLBT
"I still don't see how [Mark Reynolds] didn't take off as a superstar." - Harold Reynolds

@HeardOnMLBT
"[Mark Reynolds] was hitting close to .300 in Arizona." - Harold Reynolds (he had a .242 AVG for the Diamondbacks)

And can anyone defend Chris(topher) Russo?

@HeardOnMLBT
"Why do they call it K/9 if they never go 9?" - Harold Reynolds

the “hall of game connections” trailers on MLB.TV have got. to. go.

I promise you it can’t possibly be as bad as BT Sport ads. They’re even worse this year!

this is probably the right thread for this unheimlich conception, slouching towards bethlehem to be born

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-unveils-new-virtual-ballpark

For the inaugural event, the Celebrity Softball Game during All-Star Week, the virtual ballpark will feature a live stream of the game on the virtual ballpark's video board

so you can go to a virtual ballpark to watch a game unfold on a little two-dimensional screen beyond the virtual outfield

For the MLB virtual ballpark, that could mean fans talking to each other, walking through the stadium together, meeting in the concourse

have they thought this part through