• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

MLB '12-'13 OffSeason OT: Magic is the New Market Inefficiency

M

Madtown_

Member
andycapps said:
I live out of state, so I think I'm going to finally do the MLB.tv sub.. I can't go to games, and even if I could, it would pay for itself in a couple games.
Click to expand...

Same here. I moved out of state, so it'll be a $130 well spent.

I haven't signed up yet, but to those who have, are you able to watch games from last season?
 
S

Sanjuro

Member
Bah. They changed the MLB app so I can't listen to the audio broadcasts without subscription. Overall, the app is much more fluid than prior years.
 
D

darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yankees sued in order to keep trademark to the phrase Evil Empire. And they won.

A panel of trademark judges in Washington, D.C., earlier this month denied a request from a private entrepreneur, known as Evil Enterprises, Inc., to register the trademark for the phrase "Baseballs Evil Empire."

Evil Enterprises wanted the exclusive right to market merchandise using that phrase, which was coined in regard to the Yankees by Larry Lucchino, the president and chief executive of the Boston Red Sox, back in 2002. Upon learning that the Yankees had signed sought-after Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras, Lucchino was widely reported as saying: "The evil empire extends its tentacles even into Latin America."

Evil Enterprises initially applied for a trademark back in July of 2008.

But the Yankees objected, arguing that they had the rights to the phrase—at least when used in connection with baseball.

Part of the Yankees' argument: a concession that in the baseball world, they are, in fact, the "Evil Empire." In its legal papers, the team referenced a number of articles from the past decade using the term in connection with the Yankees, and conceded that the team has "implicitly embraced" the "Evil Empire" theme by playing music from Star Wars during their home games.

The panel of judges sided with the Yankees, ruling that the Yankees are strongly associated with the phrase. Allowing anyone else to use the phrase exclusively would likely cause confusion, ruled the judges.

"In short, the record shows that there is only one Evil Empire in baseball and it is the New York Yankees," wrote the judges. "Accordingly, we find that [the Yankees] have a protectable trademark right in the term . . . as used in connection with baseball."
Click to expand...
 
Z

Zep

Banned
revere single
revere steal
young gets him over
utley knocks him in
-----------------------

Please let that happen a lot this year.
keep jimmy from leading off
 
S

Syrinx

Member
Bah, everyone's talking about the Blue Jays.

I thought Wheeler looked very impressive. Seemed to have some control issues early on (though he was generally keeping the ball close to the strike zone), but after he got Harper, he seemed to settle in. His breaking stuff looks pretty good for a guy at his point, though there were a couple times he missed up with it. Very good fastball, but we knew he had that. Wasn't aware of the sink or movement on it though.

I'm certainly excited to see him up with the Mets later this year, probably around the same time Harvey came up last year.
 
K

kingocfs

Member
Syrinx said:
Bah, everyone's talking about the Blue Jays.

I thought Wheeler looked very impressive. Seemed to have some control issues early on (though he was generally keeping the ball close to the strike zone), but after he got Harper, he seemed to settle in. His breaking stuff looks pretty good for a guy at his point, though there were a couple times he missed up with it. Very good fastball, but we knew he had that. Wasn't aware of the sink or movement on it though.

I'm certainly excited to see him up with the Mets later this year, probably around the same time Harvey came up last year.
Click to expand...

Yeah, it has some serious bite. Didn't look like he was using much effort at all and the ball was coming out at 95 consistently. Pretty awesome stuff.
 
P

Parch

Member
Fenix said:
I think we just witnessed Adam Lind's high point in 2013.
Click to expand...
Could be the make it or break it year for Lind. Good players on the bench ready to steal his AB's if he stinks. Platoon DH vs righties might be Lind's only work in a healthy lineup.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

CNET hands on with the PS5 Pro
2 3 4 5
200
15K
Katatonic replied
  • Locked
MLB Playoffs 2019 |OT| Juiciest Balls Since 2001
Sports 2 3 4 5
240
20K
GreatnessRD replied
MLB The Show 19 | OT | Baseball is the most important thing in the world, but MLB The Show is pretty good, too.
|OT| 2 3
119
10K
Fox Mulder replied
MLB Regular Season 2018 OT – I believe in the Church of Baseball
2 3 4
153
15K
Schattenjäger replied
MLB Post Season |OT| BYOB
2 3 4
178
11K
Musky_Cheese replied
Top Bottom