**Official 2014 MLB Regular Season-All over but the shouting (2 Viewers)

[Mr. Pickles]

Wait, you're serious about Montreal getting another team?

 

[Northern Voice]

Wait, you're serious about Montreal getting another team?

Yes. (Not anytime soon).

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Oof, David Freese.

First he's hacking away at a pitcher with no control, hitting into what should have been a easy double-play, but a bad throw by Cano saves him.

Then he promptly gets picked off.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

The Rockies have 6 outfielders currently on their ML roster.

2 out of the four platoon candidates hit left-handed.

So in game number 2, against a RHP, Walt Weiss starts in CF right-handed batting Drew Stubbs.

Owner of a .228/.296/.356 career split against righties.

And he hit lead-off.

 

[Eephus]

Bruce Bochy uses his challenge on a pick-off play, lost, then two plays later Giants nail a guy at the plate and he was called safe. Managers will likely become more selective in their challenges I think, each are learning the nuances as we go.

The Giants' designated replay adviser is Shawon Dunston. His enthusiasm made him one of my favorite visiting players to watch when he played for the Cubs. But he was never much of a percentage ballplayer: he swung hard at everything and never met a defensive play that he didn't think he could make. I realize people change after they stop playing but he's kind of an odd choice for this role.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

The Rockies have 6 outfielders currently on their ML roster.

2 out of the four platoon candidates hit left-handed.

So in game number 2, against a RHP, Walt Weiss starts in CF right-handed batting Drew Stubbs.

Owner of a .228/.296/.356 career split against righties.

And he hit lead-off.

20/50 this season.

/shuke

 

[Brady Marino]

Oof, David Freese.

First he's hacking away at a pitcher with no control, hitting into what should have been a easy double-play, but a bad throw by Cano saves him.

Then he promptly gets picked off.

Yup. Same old David.

 

[Premier]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

 

[cheese]

I love how baseball doubles down on the excitement of opening day with absolutely no daytime games and only half the teams in action.

:helloexactly:

They scheduled open dates so they can makeup opening day if necessary. Opening day is still a big money maker.

Regular daytime games are dicey in most markets until schools let out.

Don't let this get in the way of Cappy dogging MLB. He's got it all figured out and everyone involved is just trying to catch up.

Like I said earlier. Opening night on Friday. Games all day on the weekend.

They did this a couple years ago (might have been a Thursday night game then games Fri-Sun). It was pretty awesome.

Hated this btw, but big part of reason was they happened to do it on a year that was Good Friday. The Reds had to fight to have their OD moved to Thursday. Beyond that, I just prefer not working on Mondays for the long weekend aspect over taking off a random Thursday midweek.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Rangers fans trash memorial statue

Oh my

 

[Northern Voice]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

They did something similar at Rogers Centre last year. It's a fun spot to watch the game from.

 

[RnR]

Oof, David Freese.

First he's hacking away at a pitcher with no control, hitting into what should have been a easy double-play, but a bad throw by Cano saves him.

Then he promptly gets picked off.

Yup. Same old David.

We'll always have October 2011, sweet David. #writteninthestars

 

[Brady Marino]

Oof, David Freese.

First he's hacking away at a pitcher with no control, hitting into what should have been a easy double-play, but a bad throw by Cano saves him.

Then he promptly gets picked off.

Yup. Same old David.

We'll always have October 2011, sweet David. #writteninthestars

Ironically, he should be happy to be compared to Scott Brosius the rest of his career. At least offensively, anyway.

 

[MAC_32]

The Rockies have 6 outfielders currently on their ML roster.

2 out of the four platoon candidates hit left-handed.

So in game number 2, against a RHP, Walt Weiss starts in CF right-handed batting Drew Stubbs.

Owner of a .228/.296/.356 career split against righties.

And he hit lead-off.

I went cross eyed when I saw Stubbs was starting. I wasn't starting Dickerson anyway, but...cmon man.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

 

[rodg12]

They need to actually be in Tampa and I think they'd be fine.

 

[Eephus]

Tampa/St. Petersburg is the 13th largest television market. They're profitable now and will be moreso when they make their next local TV deal.

I'd love to see baseball back in Montreal too but I don't see any existing franchises moving although the A's saga may have some more twists and turns.

 

[Premier]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

 

[Eephus]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

You'd think St. Petersburg would be able to draw more fans from Finland and Estonia

 

[Brady Marino]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

You'd think St. Petersburg would be able to draw more fans from Finland and Estonia

Crossing the border into Russia may be easier than crossing the Tampa Bay during rush hour.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

so what site do you see being optimal and feasible? Do they have plans for a new park?

 

[Wrigley]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

 

[RnR]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

Literally hundreds in attendance.

 

[Premier]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

so what site do you see being optimal and feasible? Do they have plans for a new park?

Tampa, by the hockey arena most likely.

No plans yet but that's where it's headed.

 

[RnR]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

so what site do you see being optimal and feasible? Do they have plans for a new park?

Tampa, by the hockey arena most likely.

No plans yet but that's where it's headed.

I know this doesn't alleviate much of the traffic concern, but somewhere east of town on I-4 could be good for drawing fans, tourists, etc. from the Orlando area.

 

[rodg12]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

Literally hundreds in attendance.

Picture evidence.

 

[urbanhack]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/USIL0225

 

[Annyong]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/USIL0225

Not a very good excuse. It's the 2nd game of the year

 

[Wrigley]

Giant crowd on the South side this afternoon

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/USIL0225

And that feels like 55 after this past winter

 

[Da Gildz]

Holy Moses! Glad i started Dozier/Kris Davis, they're like 0-15 with 17 k's somehow.

 

[Eephus]

Holy Moses! Glad i started Dozier/Kris Davis, they're like 0-15 with 17 k's somehow.

Never bench your studs

 

[Bigboy10182000]

So....just how much will Scherzer get from the Yankees next year?

 

[Premier]

Great crowds in Montreal for Jays/Mets. Time to move a Florida team there...

Attendance in exhibition game 1 in Montreal: 46,121 (there were over 50, 000 in game 2). Combined attendance in Rays first two games: 42,155.

Super. They're still not going anywhere.Also, pretty dumb comparison. Montreal hasn't had a game in 10 years and who knows when they'll get another. Of course those 2 games would be hot tickets.

What's up with 31K for the home opener for being a sellout? Are those tarped off sections never sold? Should be a higher capacity for that stadium, no?

Capacity for that place used to be like 45k. They tarped some of it off and then took a bunch of seats out this winter to build a CF hangout spot/walkway.

Is there a place or point where you could admit that maybe Tampa baseball isn't feasible based on a following? Do you think its still growing? This is a successful team thats been to the world series and they are claiming 31K is a sellout?

Yes. But the team isn't in Tampa. Which is the whole problem. Which you know, because I've told you this 75 times on this board alone. Stop being obtuse.

so what site do you see being optimal and feasible? Do they have plans for a new park?

Tampa, by the hockey arena most likely.No plans yet but that's where it's headed.

I know this doesn't alleviate much of the traffic concern, but somewhere east of town on I-4 could be good for drawing fans, tourists, etc. from the Orlando area.

Yea the fairgrounds is another much talked about area. Would be great for Orlando people and lots of interstate access.

Literally anything would be better than it is now. Maybe 8% of the fanbase can get to the trop in 20 minutes or less. Total disaster.

 

[shadyridr]

Matt williams batting harper 6th and desmond 7th is good shtick

 

[Annyong]

So....just how much will Scherzer get from the Yankees next year?

Or from the Cubs

 

[Limp Ditka]

The changes to the cbs gametracker are a

 

[RnR]

I don't care what any of you ####faces say, it's damn good to have a full slate of baseball games again.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Mark Buerhle just Kd 11?

 

[Northern Voice]

How ridiculous is it that the Jays haven't won a series in Tampa since April 2007. They're in the same division, they go there ~4X a year every year. Unreal.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

1st and 3rd with one out and a one run lead, and Sandberg plays the infield in because Martin is up for the Rangers. Ball hit right by the second baseman, tie game. In the second game of the year, I think I play double play depth and hope for the best. They would have got at least one out there, now they are sunk.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

Yep and that would have been a double play ball

 

[urbanhack]

The changes to the cbs gametracker are a

Yep. Sucks

 

[MAC_32]

You know what doesn't suck? This Wacha va Cingrani duel. Whoa.

 

[rodg12]

I don't care what any of you ####faces say, it's damn good to have a full slate of baseball games again.

 

[Northern Voice]

Mark Buerhle just Kd 11?

@DCameronFG 12m
Mark Buehrle records 11 strikeouts while throwing no more than 14 pitches in any one inning. He’s amazing.

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That's got to be tough to do.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Cubs just pulled off the ole 7-2-3 double play (outfield was pulled in).

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Cubs just pulled off the ole 7-2-3 double play (outfield was pulled in).

Yeah, not sure I've ever seen that before.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Very interesting play in the Cubs-Pirates games where the supposedly unchallengeable neighborhoodplay was challenged and overturned.

I don't like expanded replay, but I guess its here to stay. I'm ok with it on boundary calls

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Bonerface starting off the season very well.

 

[Daywalker]

So....just how much will Scherzer get from the Yankees next year?

Tanaka with the posting fee was 7/175. Not surprising Scherzer passed on 6/144.