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[sangreal]

first bat sacrificed to Mo this year?

 

[Windu]

lol strike suuuurrrreeee

 

[Malo]

lol strike suuuurrrreeee

Gots to love the Rivera strikezone.

 

[sangreal]

Gots to love the Rivera strikezone.

That's been a strike all night

 

[Judderman]

YES.

 

[Malo]

That's been a strike all night

It has, but let's not pretend like Mariano's strikezone isn't a bit expanded compared to other pitchers.

Yankees win!

 

[Chuck]

What a horrible umpire.

 

[rekameohs]

Man, I hope we can keep Miguel Montero. That is a cannon.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Put it in the left column, that's a W.

 

[sangreal]

It has, but let's not pretend like Mariano's strikezone isn't a bit expanded compared to other pitchers.

Yankees win!

I don't pretend otherwise, but I do think that has subsided a bit lately along with his reputation for precise control

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

some ugly ass ninja turtles

yuck.

YANKEES WIN, THUUUUUU YANKEES WIN.

 

[RBH]

Free Game of the Day right now is Kansas City @ Oakland:



http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/?&affiliateId=mlbMENU

 

[Chuck]

Well, at least Chen did fairly well in his opening start. Too bad the O's only seemed to score when Freddy was being Freddy.

 

[Malo]

I don't pretend otherwise, but I do think that has subsided a bit lately along with his reputation for precise control

Oh ok and I agree.

Free Game of the Day right now is Kansas City @ Oakland:



http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/?&affiliateId=mlbMENU

It's also on MLBN if people have it.

 

[bryehn]

Dick Enberg is calling Padres games?

 

[rekameohs]

...Miguel Montero. That is a cannon.

I take that back

 

[RBH]

Oakland Coliseum sounds like a funeral home.

Edit: Good throw by Recker.

 

[lazybones18]

just caught glimpse of Royals/A's game on MLBN....almost a barren wasteland

 

[Ninja Scooter]

None of the people who were out protesting Ozzie at the Marlin's stadium and claiming they will boycott look like they would have bought tickets to a game anyway.

 

[The Frankman]

None of the people who were out protesting Ozzie at the Marlin's stadium and claiming they will boycott look like they would have bought tickets to a game anyway.

In fairness, there aren't many people who live in Florida that buy tickets to Marlins' games.

 

[rekameohs]

Extras time...!

Um, the Padres fans just did an "overrated" chant on Lyle Overbay. wat.

 

[The Outsider]

Anyone know if mlb.tv subscriptions auto-renew every year?

Eh, nevermind. Figured it out. Turns out I've had mlb.tv all along and had no idea.

 

[rekameohs]

Thank you Chris Young.

 

[El Tigre]

Heading to the game tomorrow. Hopefully Romero has a solid outing!

 

[SerArthurDayne]

Barves! I was going to wait for two wins to jump on the Bandwagon. And then a post a few above mine made me check, and sure enough, auto renewed before Spring Training. Fuckers. Not that I would have enjoyed watching the first four games anyways.

 

[rekameohs]

4-0 with a run differential of 5!

 

[The Outsider]

D-Backs undefeated too? How about that.

 

[endresults]

The Mariners have a 7.1% chance of making the playoffs according to the ESPN standings - the lowest in the majors.

To be fair, Texas is probably going to give it to us hard all season.

EDIT: Actually, the Twins have a 2.9% chance of seeing the playoffs in person rather than on TV, meaning the M's are 29th in that category.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

In fairness, there aren't many people who live in Florida that buy tickets to sporting events.

fixed.

 

[RBH]

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dick Enberg is calling Padres games?

Yeah hes the everyday announcer for them.. Or maybe just home games....

lol Mest fans...

 

[Y2Kev]

Someone needs to photoshop that sign. Make it say, "DAVID RIGHT IS A GRATE PLAYER"

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Someone needs to photoshop that sign. Make it say, "DAVID RIGHT IS A GRATE PLAYER"

"GO MEST"

 

[eznark]

Isn't that just Spanish for boycott?

 

[jakncoke]

The Mariners have a 7.1% chance of making the playoffs according to the ESPN standings - the lowest in the majors.

To be fair, Texas is probably going to give it to us hard all season.

EDIT: Actually, the Twins have a 2.9% chance of seeing the playoffs in person rather than on TV, meaning the M's are 29th in that category.

Pirates at 10.3 woooo

 

[eznark]

Pirates at 10.3 woooo

You may notice that even before your team plays a single game, in "smart mode" the DIV, WC, and POFF coolstats are already calculated. For football especially, there is not enough data at the start of a season to make reliable projections. As a result, we incorporate the team statistics from the previous year to estimate scores near the beginning of a season, then weigh these statistics less and less as data is accumulated for the current season. After enough games are played during the current season, last year's numbers have a negligible impact on the coolstat calculations.

In summary the "smart mode" projections shown at the start of the season are based entirely on last year's stats, but only until the first game is played of the season.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ESPN

 

[RumblingRosco]

STL leads the run differential with +17. Detroit at +15. Boston/Minnesota both at -14. I always enjoy that stat as the season progresses.

 

[verbum]

I heard NPR's Fresh Air yesterday which had an interview with RA Dickey yesterday, really great interview. Not only the baseball stuff but the life stuff as well.
You can listen to it from the webpage or it may be up in a day or two as a podcast. Highly recommended.

Dickey is currently the only knuckleball pitcher in a current rotation. At 37, he's also one of the older pitchers in the league and has seen his career — and life — mimic the erratic trajectory of the difficult pitch he throws game after game.

In his new memoir, Wherever I Wind Up, Dickey details how his selection as a No. 1 draft choice by the Texas Rangers was sidelined by the discovery that he was missing a ligament in his right elbow, how he bounced around the minors for years, and how learning to throw the knuckleball saved his career — and helped give him the 13th-lowest ERA in the National League last season.

http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/150283169/winding-up-as-the-mets-knuckleball-pitcher

And finally the Braves win.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

This Royals starting pitching is starting off better than expected.

 

[Doytch]

Looking through last night's Jays highlights...

How about you never do that shit again, Lawrie? The dive over the camera wall...wtf.

[Oh, and loving the condensed games on mlb.tv]

 

[Carlbeego]

Looking through last night's Jays highlights...

How about you never do that shit again, Lawrie? The dive over the camera wall...wtf.

[Oh, and loving the condensed games on mlb.tv]

The condensed games have been around for a while.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060820&content_id=1620776&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Have a look at a classic.

 

[Doytch]

The condensed games have been around for a while.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20060820&content_id=1620776&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Have a look at a classic.

Yeah, I think I just never bothered with them before. Combined with the At-Bat app, I'm more likely to watch them. I also thought they'd be like the "Jays in 60" thing the Jays' broadcasters used to do, and that was too long imo. The one I just watched was 12mins, perfect.

 

[Macattk15]

I love lookoutlanding.

Without LL and the cynicism it brings to losing .... I'd of committed team suicide a long time ago.

At least I get some enjoyment out of losing now.

 

[Fox318]

 

[Little Green Yoda]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ESPN

At least use ZIPs or PECOTA, sheesh. Pony up, ESPN.

Looks like a Tony La Russa style lineup today.

 

[McNei1y]

http://i.imgur.com/W61LM.jpg

:lol :lol

nicely done. The Mest sign is even better.

 

[dskillzhtown]

Looking through last night's Jays highlights...

How about you never do that shit again, Lawrie? The dive over the camera wall...wtf.

[Oh, and loving the condensed games on mlb.tv]

On the subject of mlb.tv, the Xbox 360 app is great. Last year the app built in on my Samsung TV never worked correctly. It would start the game, then stop playing. The XBox app looks great, works as advertised and really convenient. XBox and my iPad work out great with a mlb.tv subscription.

 

[RBH]

:lol :lol

 

[darkside31337]

Jeremy Hellickson hit in the head by a BP home run ball today. Taken out on a cart and to the hospital. Hope he's okay :/

 

[Doytch]

On the subject of mlb.tv, the Xbox 360 app is great. Last year the app built in on my Samsung TV never worked correctly. It would start the game, then stop playing. The XBox app looks great, works as advertised and really convenient. XBox and my iPad work out great with a mlb.tv subscription.

Yeah, my TV and PS3 are both finally getting some use with baseball back on. For whatever reason the PS3 app has way better quality and fewer hiccups than the web stuff on my Macbook.