The MLB Thread

[Nunavut Patrick]

Longest playoff drought....1993 and counting.

[Cardie]

Mookie Betts lighting it up.

[Lee909]

Decided i want to give the MLB and NHL a proper chance this year(i know im late)

Watched the 30 for 30 about the Red Soxs and Yankees series again a few weeks back,loved it.

 

Not sure on a team yet,suggestions would be good.

The Royals are tempting for the old Bo Jackson links alone.

I remember the being a big thing for about a year as a kid about the Japanese baseball stars,many in the league these days.

From my little understanding the roster turnover is pretty big?

Any interesting young teams teams around?

 

Are the online gamepass packages worthwhile?

Any sites good for a idiots guide?

[Bjornebye]

Have to say I have had zero interest in baseball but after watching the Mets on sunday I have been reading up online more and more about it. Fucking great day out the baseball.

[Allan]

Decided i want to give the MLB and NHL a proper chance this year(i know im late)

Watched the 30 for 30 about the Red Soxs and Yankees series again a few weeks back,loved it.

 

Not sure on a team yet,suggestions would be good.

The Royals are tempting for the old Bo Jackson links alone.

I remember the being a big thing for about a year as a kid about the Japanese baseball stars,many in the league these days.

From my little understanding the roster turnover is pretty big?

Any interesting young teams teams around?

 

Are the online gamepass packages worthwhile?

Any sites good for a idiots guide?

 

I have MLB.TV premium, and it's well worth the money paid. It's currently available for $114.99 for the remainder of the season (reduced from the regular full season price of $129.99 - I expect that this will be further reduced as the season progresses, as they normally do). The service is available on a multitude of devices.

 

In the UK we don't have to concern ourselves with the blackout restrictions, so you get the opportunity to watch every game of the team you follow, so that's 162 regular season games for $129.99. If you are unable to watch the game live, then you have access to every game via the archive. (I can't recall the retention period for the archive).

[Lee909]

Thanks ill have a look.

 

What's the normal length of a game?

 

Do they do extended highlights on there

[RedKnight]

MLB.tv is shit hot but there'll be tax on top of the price now because of an EU ruling. As for teams, you can't pick Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals or the Giants now, unless you want to look like a massive bandwagon jumper. Dodgers would be out for me too as their clobber is fashion-friendly too, plus they're on the West Coast. Royals are a good shout, plus I'd look at the Nationals, Orioles, Tigers and Pirates.

[Lee909]

Heard about this tax ruling.

Going to screw us on nfl gamepass too think.

 

 

Just going to jump on board with the Royals i think.

 

Bo Knows

 

 

[Allan]

Thanks ill have a look.

 

What's the normal length of a game?

 

Do they do extended highlights on there

 

Games are normally around 2.5-3 hours. They don't do extended highlights as such. The archive service allows you to jump around the game as you see fit, so you're effectively able to create your own extended highlights, if you will.

 

Alternatives to the Royals, for me, would be the Cubs and Rays. The Orioles and Pirates are good shouts too.

[Lee909]

Thanks

Not too long then,i thought it would be longer. Just reading a article on some of the most exciting teams going into this year and both Chicago sides are there as were the Royals. Not many home runs but loads of stolen bases. Sounds good,no team in New Orleans so Kansas sound good.

[RedKnight]

Cubs would be out for me since Joe Maddon took over there.

[Bjornebye]

 

 

 

Baseball is ace

[Allan]

Clayton Kershaw's curveball against Pete Kozma. Nasty.

 

 

 

[Nunavut Patrick]

Just got in from an 6 and half hour baseball game.

 

There was three rain delays and a hail storm snd watching the staff struggle with the tarp to cover the infield was ace.

 

They kept the beer sales going as well, thank fuck my daughters boyfriend is a teetoaler as he drove home.

 

Had an awesome eggplant curry and chicken satay but was seriously burping up that with the pilsner they had on offer.

 

Its minor league baseball but still pretty decent, and with parking and a cratefull, the eggplant and satay and anither snack it was under 80$...

[Dougie Do'ins]

St. Louis Cardinals in a spot of bother with the FBI.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/06/16/st-louis-cardinals-under-investigation-by-fbi-for-hacking-houston-astros/?

[neko]

Just popped into my head how much I remember of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates and their World Series win. I wanted to pitch just like Kent Tekulve.......

 

[Guest Super Sub]

Just watch a baseball game on ESPN and fuck the people who play it are weird. They all look like hillbillies or something with the beards, and why the fuck are they always spitting are they chewing tobacco or something. It also seems to be a huge advantage if you have a huge gut as it aids with swinish get the bat.

 

All in all though not bad sport, or at least better than anything else on TV atm.

[PestiRed]

Got a spare day in Cincinatti next Sunday so decided to go and see the Reds play the Mets. Can someone give me a quick summary of what I will actually be watching (how is it different from rounders?) and some tips on how to behave - so far I only know that I should shout Babababababooo like Cameron in Ferris Bueller

 

 

Also, how do I get shitloads of free barbecue by tailgating? Although I'm not sure that the Great American Baseball ground has much of a carpark

[moof]

It's all about the piss up

[PestiRed]

It's all about the piss up

Cool, I know how to do that

[RedKnight]

Got a spare day in Cincinatti next Sunday so decided to go and see the Reds play the Mets. Can someone give me a quick summary of what I will actually be watching (how is it different from rounders?) and some tips on how to behave - so far I only know that I should shout Babababababooo like Cameron in Ferris Bueller

 

 

Also, how do I get shitloads of free barbecue by tailgating? Although I'm not sure that the Great American Baseball ground has much of a carpark

 

The Mets are good and the Reds aren't this year.

[PestiRed]

The Mets are good and the Reds aren't this year.

Bollocks, I was planning on supporting the Reds as I'll be working there a fair bit. I'm having shit luck with my team choices at the moment, I managed to cheer against the winner at the ladies US Open last week(not even talking about the unmentionable)

[PestiRed]

Btw, I did the stadium tour of Fenway a few weeks ago. An entire stadium and a huge shop with everything commercialised but not a single item to do with any of FSG's other operations. Massive opportunity missed

[Trumo]

Kansas City Royals clinched the World Series 4-1, with a 7-2 win over the Mets. I've watched very little baseball this year so can't say which teams have played the best baseball but going by the stats, it looks like the Royals more than earned it this year. They lost in the World Series last year, they had the best win/loss record in the American League this year, and a better win/loss record than the Mets.

[Lee909]

Heard about this tax ruling.Going to screw us on nfl gamepass too think.Just going to jump on board with the Royals i think. Bo Knows

Bo knows,as did i

 

To be honest i nevet watched a game