well that's good to hear
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 17:45 (three years ago) link
Lol at “strict” in quotes up there.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 18:00 (three years ago) link
out of an abundance of caution
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 18:03 (three years ago) link
love how both the players and owners want a universal DH, but won't implement it because they each think the other side should give up something else to get it
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 19:10 (three years ago) link
yep. the owners wanted the expanded playoffs in "exchange" for the DH (which they want)
the players wanted....? i can't remember.
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 19:18 (three years ago) link
hookers and blow, i believe.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 19:24 (three years ago) link
In the event of a Covid-19 outbreak within a club, those teams will be permitted to add players to the MLB roster and return them to the minors, without burning minor league options or placing them on waivers, once their infected players are cleared to return from Covid protocols
― ✖, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
lol
Presented without comment. https://t.co/wkhvFIH8bI— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) February 10, 2021
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
Still amazing he got a $20 million contract and had a total of 9 plate appearances (0 hits) during those two years.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
suddenly the red sox have no outfielders at all
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30876960/sources-boston-red-sox-sending-andrew-benintendi-kansas-city-royals-3-team-deal
― mookieproof, Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:09 (three years ago) link
“Franchy” is an 80-grade first name tho. Surprised to see the royals trading away Lee.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 11 February 2021 05:21 (three years ago) link
i feel pretty much less than nothing for the sox these days but it still stings a little to see the last 'killer b' go two years removed from winning it all
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 11 February 2021 13:27 (three years ago) link
Now the first and true Killer B's--Bell, Barfield, and Moseby--can be restored to their place of privilege.
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 February 2021 19:00 (three years ago) link
uh, I believe you mean Biggio, Bo and Bvlad!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 11 February 2021 19:23 (three years ago) link
Turner back to the Dodgers, who might be in the upper bracket of the luxury tax at this point! is this gonna be like a yankees situation, where it takes years of trimming to get back down under?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 14 February 2021 02:09 (three years ago) link
your framing of the situation pains me
― mookieproof, Sunday, 14 February 2021 02:35 (three years ago) link
dominating the league do have its downside.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 14 February 2021 03:14 (three years ago) link
Mets stocking up on people whose last name ends in -illar
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 02:52 (three years ago) link
Fifth team for Pillar in two years, wow. If he continues to hit like he's been hitting recently, he's a good guy to have around.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 15:26 (three years ago) link
Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a 14-year, $340 million contract extension, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 18, 2021
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link
one owner didn't get the memo
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:24 (three years ago) link
jesus
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:50 (three years ago) link
(also that's awesome)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:54 (three years ago) link
It has to be a record.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:56 (three years ago) link
OMG
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 18 February 2021 05:44 (three years ago) link
if you're going to give out a 14-year contract, it might as well be to a player who's 22 years old
― na (NA), Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
dude doesn't even have a full season under his belt
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link
neat
The Giants have made a unique addition to their coaching staff: former Rays outfielder Fernando Perez joins them as a video analyst. Perez is a Columbia alum, a documentary filmmaker and a published poet. He's also a Spanish speaker who can help Latino players w/video analysis. pic.twitter.com/4eH0c9hhxo— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) February 18, 2021
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:50 (three years ago) link
Cute optics but big picture though:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/14/crowley-charles-johnsons-ownership-is-a-shame-for-the-san-francisco-giants/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 18 February 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
clown
The speech, which was downloaded to YouTube and went Twitter viral on Sunday morning, offered information that the Mariners' front office would likely never share publicly to the media or the fan base. https://t.co/g4rRecXKxX— Seattle Times Sports (@SeaTimesSports) February 21, 2021
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 February 2021 01:46 (three years ago) link
Mariners have released a statement: Kevin Mather has resigned.— Corey Brock (@CoreyBrockMLB) February 22, 2021
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 22 February 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
forced to resign for saying out loud what every front office truly believes
remarkable idiocy though. rotarians!
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 February 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
Seattle should put up a statue of Mather for getting Kelenic in the Diaz/Cano trade.
― Rocky Thee Stallion (PBKR), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 00:22 (three years ago) link
Manfred must be so so pissed.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:59 (three years ago) link
is it bad that, as a lifelong fan, i want the CBA negotiations 10 months from now to utterly destroy baseball
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 04:06 (three years ago) link
not at all
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 04:55 (three years ago) link
I don’t know if the players deserve that.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 06:18 (three years ago) link
group economics
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 09:44 (three years ago) link
Blue Jays just announced they are no longer going to have a radio team. I still listen all the time in the car or while doing work around the house - and listening to TV broadcasters try to paint a picture of what I can’t see is going to be some serious garbage.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 February 2021 14:13 (three years ago) link
Time for some pirate radio announcers to swoop in
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 27 February 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
xp Wait, what? Yeah, I listened a lot on the radio. Yet another reminder that I'm old, because this doesn't even compute to me.
― francisF, Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:31 (three years ago) link
yeah, hoping for a cottage industry of amateur feeds, who knows?
― francisF, Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:32 (three years ago) link
Oh I see, a "simulcast". Bah, radio is a craft not to be taken on by anyone. Thankfully Wilner is gone at least
― francisF, Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:34 (three years ago) link
Close your eyes and imagine...
Joe carter rounding the bases after hitting a world series winning home run. One of the biggest hits in baseball history...
As the sound of Buck Martinez's strained "howme rawwwwwnnnnnnnghghghghg...." call trails off, Pat Tabler chimes in with "Joe Carter is a baseball player, Buck."
Our collective souls die a little inside. "Touch 'em all Joe" is so out of reach for our middling TV crew.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:56 (three years ago) link
you don't want any of the pirates' announcers
tbf dan shulman is a total pro and has worked in radio, so if anyone can make it work (assuming he's allowed to!), i'd trust him
― mookieproof, Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:46 (three years ago) link
Shulman is a saving grace, definitely
― francisF, Sunday, 28 February 2021 01:56 (three years ago) link
for sure.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 28 February 2021 02:34 (three years ago) link
I think it goes more like this:
[Joe carter swings the bat]
Buck: get out of here ball, get out, get out!
[ball clears the fence, crowd erupts, Jays win the series]
Pat: Whoa! How about that!
Hypothetical radio listener: ??????&*&
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 28 February 2021 10:47 (three years ago) link
jbj to brewers, 2 years, 24M
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 4 March 2021 13:47 (three years ago) link
Blue Jays just announced they are no longer going to have a radio team. "
That' some cheap BS in the age of zoom. F'n Ronnie Reagan was doing baseball radio broadcasts by wire (and many others also did so) back in the paleolithic era.
― earlnash, Friday, 5 March 2021 02:13 (three years ago) link