MLB 2023

[gmase]

Spring games started this weekend.

A few new rules this year promise to speed up the game and increase batting averages: Premium Link Upgrade

Speeding up the games is a good idea. Getting them back under 3 hours would be appreciated (at least by me).

The shift restrictions are more interesting. I can't see teams caving in and using a traditional alignment.

 

[BCT]

Probably going to be the Astros winning it again. Boring.

 

[John_8581]

We're not playing Strat-O-Matic baseball. So anything is possible as to the team that wins the World Series.

The elimination of shifts will bring up batting averages. That's good. Having a pitch timer is another. It will cut down on the time of games.

But having Trevor Bauer not pitching in the league. That's the best.

 

[legmann61]

Hope springs eternal! #LFGM

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[John_8581]

Vida Blue 1949-2023 - the 1971 AL Cy Young Award winner for the Oakland A's.

(he pitched for both Bay Area clubs; the A's and the Giants)

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Rest In Peace

 

[legmann61]

Vida Blue 1949-2023

Rest In Peace

Godspeed

Blue was the first of only five pitchers in MLB history to start the All-Star Game for both the AL and NL.

Can anyone name the other four? They're pretty obvious.... only one is still active.

 

[gmase]

Godspeed

Blue was the first of only five pitchers in MLB history to start the All-Star Game for both the AL and NL.

Can anyone name the other four? They're pretty obvious.... only one is still active.

I got 2!

How about those Bucs? It was a good start to the season, but it's time to regress back to the cellar by the ASG.

 

[John_8581]

Godspeed

Blue was the first of only five pitchers in MLB history to start the All-Star Game for both the AL and NL.

Can anyone name the other four? They're pretty obvious.... only one is still active.

Max Scherzer, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Roy Halladay.

 

[John_8581]

Giants did not play last night. Wow! Julio Urias got crushed last night in the 16-8 loss to the Cardinals.

His line:

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Nice to see that guy lose a game.

 

[John_8581]

National League 3, American League 2 in the All-Star Game in Seattle.

 

[legmann61]

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[John_8581]

The 1977 NL All-Star team. Good memories.

 

[gmase]

Those were the days: three Pirates - John Candelaria, Dave Parker, and Goose Gossage (hiding on the edge). Too late for my native team …

How about them O’s? They took the season series from the Yankees. I saw them at Camden a few weeks back. Wonderful atmosphere. Lots of orange seen around the city. It is great to see them surge. Party like it’s 1983.

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[gmase]

Much like politics, the truth doesn’t work in sports. You would think pointing out this season’s improvement was a good thing. Angelos gets mad because his 29th-ranked payroll (thank you Oakland) has the second best record in the MLB? Maybe they should start losing so the announcers don’t have to point out the obvious.

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[tvstrip]

It was nice to Toronto give a "1 day contract" to let Bautista retire as a Jay

 

[gmase]

The improbable season continues. The O’s are 34 games over 0.500 for the first time since 1997. They also have a 19 game lead on the Yankees who are 4 games under 0.500.

The Yankees started a 30-year streak of winning seasons in 1993. The same year the Pirates embarked on their 20-year losing streak. No offense to any Yankee fans, but it would be nice to see the streak end this year. (Yes, I am jealous of them!)

 

[gmase]

Giants did not play last night. Wow! Julio Urias got crushed last night in the 16-8 loss to the Cardinals.

His line:

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Nice to see that guy lose a game.

This comment aged well.

They cleaned out his locker, covered up murals, AND cancelled his bobblehead night! DV incident number 2 is frowned upon by the Dodgers.
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In better news: Happy Roberto Clemente Day!

 

[gmase]

Happy times in Birdland. After a 52-110 effort in 2021, the O's are in good position to get the AL's number 1 seed. What a turnaround.

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[gmase]

Hall of Famer, 16-time Gold Glove winner, and Baltimore Orioles great Brooks Robinson died at 86 today.

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[John_8581]

Tim Wakefield - Rest In Peace

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