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[Parch]

I would have been disappointed if GAF didn't trot out the exceptions.

 

[Line_HTX]

Yay, they cleaned out all of the ice.

Not a cloud in sight, whoohoo!

 

[Malo]

It's cold as fuck out here. Feels like 23 degrees... It's April!

 

[XiaNaphryz]

It's cold as fuck out here. Feels like 23 degrees... It's April!

Meanwhile, it'll hit 80-100 here in the Bay Area tomorrow.

And then it may rain on the weekend.

El Nino!

 

[User 479360]

It's been a really weird winter here. We just got hit with some snow two days ago, and it's kind of cold out still. There's sun, though, and it's melting all of the snow...slowly but surely.

We also got hit with a bit of a freak (albeit small) ice storm a week or two ago, and it turned our yard into a skating rink.

Before that, it was spring like T-shirt weather.

 

[Malo]

Meanwhile, it'll hit 80-100 here in the Bay Area tomorrow.

And then it may rain on the weekend.

El Nino!

That's too hot. I'll take 70-75 which it was just a couple of days ago. Bipolar ass weather.

 

[Line_HTX]

It's mid 70s around here.

 

[Beckx]

too bad the entire Rangers contingent got itself banned. anyone know why Darvish was put on the 15 day DL? just not ready to go yet?

Niese going for the Bucs tonight. I hope he proves that Spring really is meaningless otherwise it's going to be a long night.

The real Opening Day happened obviously!

and apparently you guys posted as much as 10 grinches, plus 2.

 

[User 479360]

I think it's -5C here...IN APRIL.

Meanwhile, we only had to shovel snow about three times all winter.

 

[Parch]

It's been a really weird winter here.

You guys got it a lot worse than Edmonton this year. It was very mild with little snow and we didn't get any of those really nasty cold snaps.

Global warming. Canada turns into paradise while the US turns into a desert.

 

[User 479360]

You guys got it a lot worse than Edmonton this year. It was very mild with little snow and we didn't get any of those really nasty cold snaps.

Global warming. Canada turns into paradise while the US turns into a desert.

It wasn't too bad, thankfully, and didn't get too cold. Much better than the ice storm year.

 

[Line_HTX]

Ahh, IT'S FINALLY HERE!

Go, Stros, GO!

 

[jello44]

At lunch, streaming the game on my work compy.

LEGGO!

 

[Line_HTX]

This quality is ASS, but good enough, I guess.



Late, but...

Houston Astros ‏@astros 32m32 minutes ago

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LMAO

 

[Malo]

Streaming the game at my school library. Go Yanks!

 

[Line_HTX]

Standing ovation to Godzilla. Matsui was awesome.



Now, bring it on, Tanaka!

 

[jello44]

Matsui with a strike, lol

 

[RoslindaleOne]

About time the baseball season started. Go Red Sox!

 

[Parch]

Cleveland is legit. Good pitching staff and you plug Brantley into that lineup and they'll get a bunch of wins. Better than KC?

 

[Line_HTX]

Mmm, dem Altuve stolen bases.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Cleveland is legit. Good pitching staff and you plug Brantley into that lineup and they'll get a bunch of wins. Better than KC?

What have you done.

 

[User 479360]

C'mon Astros

 

[jello44]

Mmm, dem Altuve stolen bases.

And those TOOTBLANS

 

[Line_HTX]

Bang bang. Almost.

 

[Malo]

C'mon Astros

Starting early, huh?

 

[Line_HTX]

Tanaka had the wind blowing sidways hard for that changeup.

 

[Caja 117]

LOL the fans dressed a NInja Turtles in the back, those must be the guys that got the tickets from John Oliver.

 

[Malo]

LOL the fans dressed a NInja Turtles in the back, those must be the guys that got the tickets from John Oliver.

Sure it's not Sanjuro?

 

[Sanjuro]

I got hooked up with the TMobile MLB app thing!

How do I kill blackouts?

 

[sf2fanatic]

Sure it's not Sanjuro?

If the guy's eating a pineapple peza it is!!

 

[Line_HTX]

Strikeout to begin the season.

Amazing command.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Strikeout to begin the season.

Amazing command.

"Too Soon Junior"

 

[Malo]

Strikeout to begin the season.

Amazing command.

Proceeds walk Hicks on 4 pitches lol

 

[BigAT]

Any suggestions for a new yankeeswin.gif? I think the goth kids have retired.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Good ole Malo to bail him out of the inning.

 

[jello44]

Altuve doin his thang

 

[Sanjuro]

Any suggestions for a new yankeeswin.gif? I think the goth kids have retired.

Has to be an elderly man.

Maybe the old man from Home Alone or Bernie Sanders


https://media3.giphy.com/media/lh4SrOe05v8Fq/100.gif

 

[jello44]

Rasmus all bundled up, hiding those locks.

 

[Tragicomedy]

To be fair, the Mets do have better SP than most everyone else. That's not what lost the WS for them.

They didn't perform that way in the World Series. They were even with the Royals starters in three games, much better in one, and worse in one. Only Syndergaard outplayed his matchup on the box score. Remember, we're talking about a highly touted staff of aces against a team sending out Edison Effing Volquez as their game one ace.

Game 1 - EVEN
Matt Harvey: 6 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR
Edison Volquez: 6 IP, 6 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR

Game 2 - Advantage Royals
Jacob deGrom: 5 IP, 6 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
Johnny Cueto: 9 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO

Game 3 - Advantage Mets
Noah Syndergaard: 6 IP, 7 hits, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO
Yordano Ventura: 3.1 IP, 7 hits, 5 ER, 1 SO, 2 HR

Game 4 - EVEN
Steven Matz: 5 IP, 7 hits, 2 ER, 5 SO
Chris Young: 4 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR

Game 5 - EVEN
Matt Harvey: 8 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO
Edison Volquez: 6 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR

/Bumgarner hitting the ball

Bumgarner is a career .182 hitter with a .223 OBP. Holding him up as the pinnacle of pitchers swinging at the plate further cements how free that 9th out is in the NL (or 8th, in his case because LOL). As a hitter, he wouldn't crack a Double-A team.

Dude can pitch out of his mind. He's shit with a bat.

 

[Lambtron]

Starting early, huh?

It's never too early to root against the Yankees, friend.

 

[Malo]

Has to be an elderly man.

Maybe the old man from Home Alone or Bernie Sanders


https://media3.giphy.com/media/lh4SrOe05v8Fq/100.gif

But this is the youngest Yankees roster since '92.

 

[jello44]

Carlos Gomez helmet falling off count : 2

 

[Sanjuro]

But this is the youngest Yankees roster since '92.

Don't care. I just hear the name Carlos Beltran and I'm transported in time.

 

[User 479360]

Starting early, huh?

I have to. Plus, it's the Yankees.

I'm sure you can't blame me.

 

[Malo]

Don't care. I just hear the name Carlos Beltran and I'm transported in time.

His bat is eternal, his knees are Bernie old.

I have to. Plus, it's the Yankees.

I'm sure you can't blame me.

I'm glad the Yankees hate is alive and well.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Bumgarner is a career .182 hitter with a .223 OBP. Holding him up as the pinnacle of pitchers swinging at the plate further cements how free that 9th out is in the NL (or 8th, in his case because LOL). As a hitter, he wouldn't crack a Double-A team.

Dude can pitch out of his mind. He's shit with a bat.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/josh-hamilton-or-madison-bumgarner/

Yeah, you&#8217;re absolutely right, Bumgarner isn&#8217;t this good. But he&#8217;s good enough to have been this good for the better part of two years, meaning his true talent could be only so low. Madison Bumgarner is the pitcher who&#8217;s been offensively indistinguishable from Josh Hamilton. He&#8217;s homered against both Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw.

Plus he got put in as a pinch hitter against Chapman and managed to draw a walk, your argument is irrelevant!

 

[Line_HTX]

Internet crapped out and I missed a shit ton.

 

[User 479360]

His bat is eternal, his knees are Bernie old.

I'm glad the Yankees hate is alive and well.

It's well deserved.

 

[yankeehater]

His bat is eternal, his knees are Bernie old.

I'm glad the Yankees hate is alive and well.

Always.

 

[nillah]

Price seems uncomfortable, but I guess there's a method to his madness?