MLB N/V March: Why, back in my day

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IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/704400811380506624

:woop:

BASEBALL IS BACK :slick:

# ? Mar 1, 2016 15:31

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 07:42

Drunk Canuck: Jan 9, 2010; Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

Important Cespedes hog related news: https://twitter.com/Ackert_NYDN/status/704674476827525122

What a great man.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 15:42

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

Drunk Canuck posted:

Important Cespedes hog related news: https://twitter.com/Ackert_NYDN/status/704674476827525122

What a great man.

I was ok with him eating the hog (actually 4H kids are sometimes taught to give their animals names that remind the kids that the animals will probably be food) but this is so wonderful.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 15:51

Crimson Sox: Jan 16, 2008; Bromance

you know you're going through baseball withdrawal when you consider watching Reds/Indians ST game at 3PM on a beautiful day

# ? Mar 1, 2016 15:51

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

baseball

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:10

Mr. Fix It: Oct 26, 2000; 💀ayyy💀

Poque posted:

baseball

bats

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:11

tadashi: Feb 20, 2006

N: Mike Trout got a company to build a smart bat. Or a thing that fits into bats with cut-outs at the end that makes the bat "smart", anyway.

http://www.halosheaven.com/2016/2/29/11133690/mike-trouts-new-smart-bat-is-going-to-impact-baseball-in-a-big-way

V: They went through all that and it doesn't gather any weather readings at all. How disappointing to Mike Trout...

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:17

ZenVulgarity: Oct 9, 2012; I made the hat by transforming my zen

https://twitter.com/MattDunnSNY/status/704653532260147201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:19

ZenVulgarity: Oct 9, 2012; I made the hat by transforming my zen

Sign that loving man to a multi year deal and I'll be a mets fan

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:19

Bayham Badger: Jan 19, 2007; Secretly force socialism, communism and imperialism types of government onto the people of the United States of America.

It's Super Tuesday and baseball is back.

http://i.imgur.com/rQ6ScTg.gifv

I might even tune in to a game at work today.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:47

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

Drunk Canuck posted:

Important Cespedes hog related news: https://twitter.com/Ackert_NYDN/status/704674476827525122

What a great man.

I'm actually pretty disappointed

I'm sure a lot of people are aghast at the idea of him eating it but hell where do they think food comes from

ZenVulgarity posted:

https://twitter.com/MattDunnSNY/status/704653532260147201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This on the other hand is fantastic

# ? Mar 1, 2016 16:58

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Crimson Sox posted:

you know you're going through baseball withdrawal when you consider watching Reds/Indians ST game at 3PM on a beautiful day

I was definitely thinking of firing up a stream for the Jays game, at least I might recognize one of the players in that.

tadashi posted:

N: Mike Trout got a company to build a smart bat. Or a thing that fits into bats with cut-outs at the end that makes the bat "smart", anyway.

http://www.halosheaven.com/2016/2/29/11133690/mike-trouts-new-smart-bat-is-going-to-impact-baseball-in-a-big-way

V: They went through all that and it doesn't gather any weather readings at all. How disappointing to Mike Trout...

Trout has been repping Zepp for a bit now, it seems like a really cool system.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 17:16

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

I had this cool idea to make something almost exactly like Zepp, a bunch of accelerometers in a small package you could attach to your bat. When I went to look up if anything like that existed I saw Mike Trout sponsored one so I gave up. You win again Trout.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 17:20

Ice To Meet You: Mar 5, 2007

Baseball isn't back. Don't be fooled.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 17:22

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003

Two days until Doug Fister makes his Astros debut

For like 2 innings

# ? Mar 1, 2016 17:26

UZR IS BULLSHIT: Jan 25, 2004

tadashi posted:

N: Mike Trout got a company to build a smart bat. Or a thing that fits into bats with cut-outs at the end that makes the bat "smart", anyway.

http://www.halosheaven.com/2016/2/29/11133690/mike-trouts-new-smart-bat-is-going-to-impact-baseball-in-a-big-way

V: They went through all that and it doesn't gather any weather readings at all. How disappointing to Mike Trout...

Dang cyber espionage is about to become a big thing in mlb

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:03

Kevlar v2.0: Dec 25, 2003; =^•⩊•^=

In a couple weeks, I'll be going to Spring Training for the first time in my life. :toot:

Other than going to baseball games, which I'll be doing a lot of, does anyone who's gone to Mesa before for Spring Training have any recommendations for stuff to do in the area?

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:05

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

The dirty secret is that spring training games are actually extremely boring to sit through, especially after the starters check out. Maybe it was different Back In The Day but I've never experienced that.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:11

bewbies: Sep 23, 2003; Fun Shoe

Royals give Salvador Perez a big pile of money.

This is probably an overpayment but considering he's been the most criminally underpaid player in baseball the last couple of years and the fact he's Salvy this deal has my full support.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:11

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

zakharov posted:

The dirty secret is that spring training games are actually extremely boring to sit through, especially after the starters check out. Maybe it was different Back In The Day but I've never experienced that.

you are mistaking us for Dodger fans.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:13

vegeta dentata: Jun 16, 2011

Carter Capps is getting a second opinion on his elbow MRI because baseball.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:23

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

vegeta dentata posted:

Carter Capps is getting a second opinion on his elbow MRI because baseball.

Might as well start the annual Marlins Fan Pain Train early

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:27

UZR IS BULLSHIT: Jan 25, 2004

Don't listen to the grumps who don't like watching baseball, spring training is chill and cool and a good time. Phoenix itself is a shithole tho.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:35

Pancakes: May 21, 2001; Crypto-Rump Roast

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

In a couple weeks, I'll be going to Spring Training for the first time in my life.

Other than going to baseball games, which I'll be doing a lot of, does anyone who's gone to Mesa before for Spring Training have any recommendations for stuff to do in the area?

Between Barry Goldwater and Joe Arpaio I assume that Maricopa County had a lot of stuff to hate-visit. Red Mountain Park looks like it might actually be okay.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:52

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

Poque posted:

you are mistaking us for Dodger fans.

It's not about any specific team, I just found watching meaningless games played by no-hopers to be tedious.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:53

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

zakharov posted:

It's not about any specific team, I just found watching meaningless games played by no-hopers to be tedious.

It's probably very contingent on the game. I got to see Cano play in ST in 2005 and it was the best.

I would definitely be happy to go to Yankee games this year, too, given how many of the NRIs are legit prospects.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 18:55

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

Inspector_666 posted:

I would definitely be happy to go to Yankee games this year, too, given how many of the NRIs are legit prospects.

I am going to the Twins-Phillies game next Wednesday and feel the same way. Really hoping Berrios gets some innings that day but not getting my hopes up.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:01

Badfinger: Dec 16, 2004; Timeouts?!

We'll take care of that.

Inspector_666 posted:

It's probably very contingent on the game. I got to see Cano play in ST in 2005 and it was the best.

I would definitely be happy to go to Yankee games this year, too, given how many of the NRIs are legit prospects.

Oh I bet it's rad as gently caress to go watch Grapefruit League games. It's the part where you get all hyped for watching a game on TV, and it's a cavalcade of pitching changes and position swaps.

Spring Training baseball is amazing because it's the herald of baseball, not because it's fun to watch spring training games.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:05

Shawn Cotureier: Jan 21, 2009; Still better than Umberger

Jesus Christ, Tom McCarthy ALREADY hosed up and said something stupid before the first pitch

Started reading the Phillies lineup while the Jays lineup was on the screen before the Phillies were even at bat

I swear, the worst PBP guy in sports

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:13

ALFbrot: Apr 17, 2002

Francisco Cervelli hits the first dinger of the year!

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:13

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

ALFbrot posted:

Francisco Cervelli hits the first dinger of the year!

Sounds like he murdered the ball too.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:14

will_colorado: Jun 30, 2007

N: The Rockies are raising the height of the OF walls:

By 5 feet down the LF line and by 8 feet in front of the bullpens and in center:

https://twitter.com/rockies/status/704712178956259328

V: not in front of any of the seats, and this should have been done wayyyy earlier. It should cut down some of the homers that get into that wind current that blows out to right-center

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:40

Shrecknet: Jan 2, 2005

vegeta dentata posted:

Carter Capps is getting a second opinion on his elbow MRI because baseball.

doctor should do a little stutter-step and get closer to the image before releasing his diagnosis

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:44

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

Torii Hunter is at the Twins camp as a special adviser and apparently is calling certain pitches from some of the pitchers during live BP with ridiculous accuracy because he sees them doing incredibly minor stuff that's tipping the pitches. No wonder he managed to hit so well so late into his career, he's a wizard.

I also wonder if this had something to do with why we destroyed Sale last year.

# ? Mar 1, 2016 19:54

davecrazy: Nov 25, 2004; I'm an insufferable shitposter who does not deserve to root for such a good team. Also, this is what Matt Harvey thinks of me and my garbage posting.