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rickiep00h
Aug 16, 2010

BATDANCE




:siren:OPENING DAY!:siren: It's that most wonderful day of the year, where everyone starts... back at...



...the Cubs are already losing. :smith:


The Most Important News of the Offseason


Another Year of Incredible City Connect Jerseys!

No New Rules This Year
Automatic Balls and Strikes have been beta tested over Spring Training, though:
https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/19...ning-vs-red-sox

Two Teams Will Be Playing in Minor League Stadiums This Year
The Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays, due to a hurricane and political bullshit:


The Oakland/Las Vegas Athletics of Sacramento, due to:


Billionaire-on-Billionaire Class Warfare


T-Moblie User? Free Baseball!

Dameius posted:

"Save and redeem within T-Mobile Tuesdays by April 1, 2025, at 4:59 a.m. ET and sign up for MLB.TV between March 25, 2025, at 5:00 a.m. ET and April 1, 2025, at 4:59 a.m. ET to receive a free subscription to MLB.TV for the 2025 season."

rickiep00h fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Mar 28, 2025

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rickiep00h
Aug 16, 2010

BATDANCE


If anyone wants to start a Meet the Teams I'll link that, as well as the MLB.TV sharing stuff.

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



Funny story about that team valuation- the current Marlins' owners paid $1.2 billion when they bought the team in 2017. So yeah.

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

Hallelujah and
I appreciate posting in the Cam Smith thread

InsensitiveSeaBass
Apr 1, 2008

You're entering a realm which is unusual. Maybe it's magic, or contains some kind of monster... The second one. Prepare to enter The Scary Door.
Nap Ghost
https://bsky.app/profile/lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com/post/3llcmu42rec2c

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003




Just Cubspost

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
Carrying on from the offseason thread, I'm not in a position to change my television provider right now to watch the Astros. Besides, shouldn't it be on them, the co-owners of Space City Home Network, to make carriage deals?

FlamingLiberal
Jan 18, 2009

Would you like to play a game?



The Rockies are signing Mickey Moniak

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

does the sound of a lil bug twerking really repel predators?
Detroit Tigers looking to be very mid as this season starts which is a huge improvement over the last decade or so and I'm for it but bring back J-Hen and Chafin you monsters

Mr. Fix It
Oct 26, 2000

💀ayyy💀


i'm ready to get hurt again

Bregor
May 31, 2013

People are idiots, Leslie.

I am here for all the Seiya and PCA and Shōta and Busch-posting this forum can handle :doit:

chilihead
Nov 5, 2010

Is this real life, or is this fantasy?

FlamingLiberal posted:

The Rockies are signing Mickey Moniak

5280 feet can't fix a guy who swings at every ball 2 feet out of the strike zone.

General Bullshit
Apr 20, 2020


Detroit Tigers do not have a CF or a 3B :lol:

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

General Bullshit posted:

Detroit Tigers do not have a CF or a 3B :lol:

I don't like this at all.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


it's time to meet the teams, chumps
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4085415

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


i'm going to get a lot of use out of this picture this season

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

does the sound of a lil bug twerking really repel predators?

General Bullshit posted:

Detroit Tigers do not have a CF or a 3B :lol:

We will play Javy Baez at both simultaneously somehow

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


mycatscrimes posted:

We will play Javy Baez at both simultaneously somehow

he could do it

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

does the sound of a lil bug twerking really repel predators?
Javy will also be a starting pitcher

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


"let javy pitch"

-baseball poet Popete

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

does the sound of a lil bug twerking really repel predators?
Every other position will be played by Zach 'Why Zach McKinstry again' McKinstry or Ryan Kreidler for variety

We will sew Kerry Carpenter and Andy Ibañez together in a horrifying experiment to make the perfect DH
Kandy Ibarpeñter will immediately go on the 60 day IL

mycatscrimes fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Mar 27, 2025

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
See if Bobby Higginson wants to play CF.

Yes, I know he's 54. I don't care.

Bregor
May 31, 2013

People are idiots, Leslie.

Gonz posted:

See if Bobby Higginson wants to play CF.

Yes, I know he's 54. I don't care.

Now there’s a “remember some guys” name if I ever saw one

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016



Me until Elimination Day.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

Mustached Demon posted:



Me until Elimination Day.

The C.R.A.I.G. System

Its Rinaldo
Aug 13, 2010

CODS BINCH

Mr. Fix It posted:

i'm ready to get hurt again

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

Hallelujah and

R.D. Mangles posted:

"let javy pitch"

-baseball poet Popete

javy throwing a slider in the oppo batters box and then being shocked at not getting a swing

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Mustached Demon posted:



Me until Elimination Day.

this is how i look every single time i type a cubspost

R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 05:12 on Mar 27, 2025

mycatscrimes
Jan 2, 2020

does the sound of a lil bug twerking really repel predators?

Intruder posted:

javy throwing a slider in the oppo batters box and then being shocked at not getting a swing

it gets called as a strike and in a shocking twist it turns out the umpire is also javy baez

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

Mustached Demon posted:



Me until Elimination Day.

kensei
Dec 27, 2007

He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!


We made it

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

forums poster

put me in coach

I'm gonna cubspost
The most

Dinosaurs!
May 22, 2003

Well it was a good season, Nats. Better luck in 2026!

Squall
Mar 10, 2010

"...whatever."
We did it, we survived the offseason. The world is burning but at least baseball is loving back.

Static Rook
Dec 1, 2000

Face reality head on.
Never stop livin'.

Spectrum added a channel that is just for Guardians games, so I guess I'll get to watch them this season...if they're not charging extra for it. I'll find out tomorrow!

Well Played Mauer
Jun 1, 2003

We'll always have Cabo
Guess I'm watching my annual screening of Bull Durham tomorrow morning, then copious amounts of beisbol :unsmith:

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

go twins

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

orioles

WEH
Feb 22, 2009

let’s go the brewers

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Captain Log
Oct 2, 2006

Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb
Fox Sports put out a very Cubs disrespecting image.

https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1904990547913412776

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