Not-So-Obnoxious Baseball Thread

[passedpawn]

I miss baseball. Looking forward to the season. Rays!

 

[mac_1103]

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
- Rogers Hornsby

 

[day_trippr]

I think at the heart of the "can't wait for baseball season!" sentiment is the oh-so-welcome change in the weather that accompanies the sport's opening.

At least for those who don't live in Florida...

 

[passedpawn]

I think at the heart of the "can't wait for baseball season!" sentiment is the oh-so-welcome change in the weather that accompanies the sport's opening.

At least for those who don't live in Florida...

Even in FL we look forward to the end of the 60's temperatures. Brrrr. It was fun... for like that one week.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Even in FL we look forward to the end of the 60's temperatures. Brrrr. It was fun... for like that one week.

 

[OleBrewing]

IMO baseball is an underappreciated sport to the most general masses. That and maybe hockey. I am not sure why they have dropped off the American landscape as far as mainstream.

Used to get over the air broadcasts of baseball back in the day. Media companies chose more sitcoms instead.

Some say the slow pace of game is to blame. In reality most general attendants just don't fully understand the game and its uniqueness.

Best sport to watch on the radio (as long as the narrator is in tune with the game). If you know the game then you know what I mean.

 

[day_trippr]

I am not sure why they have dropped off the American landscape as far as mainstream.

The culture is increasingly biased towards short attention spans that cannot tolerate interstitial idling...

 

[passedpawn]

The culture is increasingly biased towards short attention spans that cannot tolerate interstitial idling...

good luck brewing lol. and dont even thing about making cheese. salami. or playing chess with me - even with a clock...

 

[gunhaus]

I love baseball. and I still love watching it on the radio best of all. Even though those great voices of the past - Ernie Harwell, Red Barber, etc, etc, etc, have long gone, I still hear their echo in a good crackly radio broadcast. I have already psyched myself up to be once again fully disappointed by our Tigers, and am ready to settle in for 162 games of intensely utter mediocrity under Little Caesar's Jr's helmsmanship! One thing for sure though: WE WILL BE in first place on opening day . . . . Well, the beginning of opening day . . . you know what I mean,

 

[mac_1103]

MLB had $11.6B in revenue last year. I'd call that pretty mainstream. The NHL has the sixth highest revenues of any sports league in the world. They're not exactly struggling.

The NFL is the runaway leader of course, but the combined revenue of the major European soccer leagues comes pretty close.

 

[day_trippr]

Love him or not, Lucchino had an unmatched skill when it came to resurrecting sports franchises. Thanks to Larry I saw the Red Sox win multiple championships, something my dad never experienced...

"Lucchino was with the Orioles when they won the World Series in 1983, he was Padres CEO when San Diego went to the World Series in 1998, and he presided over the 2004 World Series title that ended Boston's 86-year drought, as well as subsequent championships in 2007 and 2013."

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39859714/larry-lucchino-former-president-ceo-red-sox-dies-78

Cheers! ("Thanks, Larry")

 

[passedpawn]

I love baseball. and I still love watching it on the radio best of all. Even though those great voices of the past - Ernie Harwell, Red Barber, etc, etc, etc, have long gone, I still hear their echo in a good crackly radio broadcast. I have already psyched myself up to be once again fully disappointed by our Tigers, and am ready to settle in for 162 games of intensely utter mediocrity under Little Caesar's Jr's helmsmanship! One thing for sure though: WE WILL BE in first place on opening day . . . . Well, the beginning of opening day . . . you know what I mean,

Dude, Ernie Harwell was the BEST. Talking about painting a picture.

I used to lay in bed listening to him calling the tiggers games. Best in the 80's with The Bird on the mound, Lance Parrish catching, Alan Trammell and sweet Lou Whitaker middle infield. Steve Kemp and Kirk Gibson in the outfield. Sadly never went to a game back then.

 

[passedpawn]

I really really liked to hear Paul Olden calling the early days of my Rays on the radio. He was dynamite, with some of his own catch phrases that I LOVED. I met him once. I wonder what ever happened to him (off to google).

 

[day_trippr]

Hahahahaha! He moved to The Dark Side

"Paul Olden (born 1954)[1] is the current public address announcer for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He has been the announcer since the Yankees moved to their new ballpark in 2009."

 

[Immocles]

I was watching the twins/brewers game this afternoon and not only did I find out that Bob Uecker was still alive, but hes still broadcasting games at 90 years old. Yet the twins (more Bally, I guess) pushed out their longtime broadcaster (dick Bremer) after last season. He had said he was hoping for a few more seasons, but Bally wanted to go a different direction. Provus and Morneau are a complete snoozefest and its the first time in my life Ive had to deal with a different voice for baseball games, and it just isn't right. And yes, I will yell at clouds about this. I mean, its Minnesota. I need to hear our stupid accent from our play by play guy to feel normal.

Gladden is our main radio guy. He's also a part time hero of mine ( you see that hair in 91?), but I find baseball on tv easier than radio. Which is ironic cuz I treat baseball on tv similar to the radio. Its on, but im nearly always doing something else while its on. Anyways, ill be over here shaking my fist at clouds.

 

[jrgtr42]

Love him or not, Lucchino had an unmatched skill when it came to resurrecting sports franchises. Thanks to Larry I saw the Red Sox win multiple championships, something my dad never experienced...

"Lucchino was with the Orioles when they won the World Series in 1983, he was Padres CEO when San Diego went to the World Series in 1998, and he presided over the 2004 World Series title that ended Boston's 86-year drought, as well as subsequent championships in 2007 and 2013."

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39859714/larry-lucchino-former-president-ceo-red-sox-dies-78

Cheers! ("Thanks, Larry")

Lucchino was certainly the main architect of the Sox breaking the curse and moving on to 3 more in 15 years (yeah, he wasn't with the team anymore by 2018, but plenty that he'd had a hand in putting in place were still there.

The Sox are off to a pretty hot start so far - not as much in the standings, but at least through one rotation, the starting pitching is pretty much untouchable - 2 tough luck losses in Seattle to start, splitting that series. The defense is doing good behind them, but it's the hitting that's streaky. They show up or don't for each game. I don't think they'll be as bad as some "fans" predicted going into the season, though obviously they aren't going to be a WS contender. Middle of the road, as long as they can avoid major injuries. THough they have some intriguing signings of guys who are out injured - they'll help out later in the season or possibly next year.

 

[hilljack13]

Good game today

 

[Immocles]

Anyone else feeling the pain of Bally Sports and Comcast not coming to agreement? I'm basically SOL for twins games.

 

[passedpawn]

Anyone else feeling the pain of Bally Sports and Comcast not coming to agreement? I'm basically SOL for twins games.

I signed up with Bally for that reason. I think the Bally cost is pretty low... can't remember. Their app on my TVs and computer work fine.

For a year I was "not so legally" streaming baseball and hockey games, but the broadcast really didn't look that great.

https://www.ballysports.com/

 

[Immocles]

Bally plus? The app doesn’t offer twins games for some bizarre reason. Our options in market are directv, fubo, or piracy. Ridiculous.

 

[hilljack13]

It has come to this. I need some support that my Jays might learn how to hit a ball at some point this decade. I feel like this team is going to have a lot of brown paper bags in attendance soon....

 

[pers]

Just turned on Yankees/Twins game being played in Minnesota.

They were showing this boat in the outfield stands you can buy tickets and hang out in.

Noticed a guy behind boat wearing a Northern Brewer hoodie. Then camera panned up and it was Chip Walton from Brewing TV.

Pretty funny to see and recognize him from a random pan into the stands at a game.

 

[WesBrew]

When the Celtics season is finally over I'm going to make another attempt to reconnect with the Red Sox. MLB app. Thanks TMobile!

 

[day_trippr]

I'm in the same state of mind - it's too early to get excited about baseball when b-ball and hockey are still in their playoffs.
Anyway it might not be the best year for focusing on the Red Sox - prognosticators feel they are a sub-.500 team and right now they're sitting at .500 with a 5-5 record over the last 10 games. Mediocreville...

Cheers!

 

[WesBrew]

Well that sucks. Hard to live up to that group of characters from the 2000s-teens . Maybe they can get it together… ooh as i type, Sox v Orioles just popped up.

 

[passedpawn]

Not much has changed in 104 years. Babe ruth up to bat, in color.

 

[hilljack13]

We'll, the season is at an end ( ended a long time ago for my Jays)...but after being a fan for some 36ish years I finally made it to Toronto. View from the room.

 

[seatazzz]

Well no wonder I couldn't find this thread. Mark me as a necrothread resurrector.

I've been a Mariners fan since 1977, when our family moved here from Utah. Dad took me to several games at the old Kingdome, I still have my baseballs and full-size Louisville Slugger from those giveaway nights. You haven't heard anything like 10000 kids all bouncing their bats on the concrete floor of the old dome at once. I remember seeing Gaylord Perry pitch. I can wear a different item of Mariners gear every day of the week for at least two. They've had four players inducted into the National Hall of Fame, and I got to see all of them play several times.

Almost every year they start strong, then peter out about July/August. This year they are on pace to at least have a good shot at the wild card (stupid Houston, I hate them), and Cal Raleigh is the FIRST Mariners catcher to have over 30 HR before the break, leads the entire league in HR, and is also the first Mariners catcher to START in the ASG.

Today is the husband's 50th birthday. Earlier this year when we were talking about what to do about it, a trip to Vegas came up first; but finances aren't having it. Instead he chose to go to the game today, and I am beyond excited. The park is beautiful, it's going to be a gorgeous day.

 

[mac_1103]

Cal Raleigh is the FIRST Mariners catcher to have over 30 HR before the break

Pretty sure he's the first MLB catcher to have 30 HR before the break.

 

[hilljack13]

Just going to post this here...Not often I see the Blue Jays on top.