The Official 2018 Major League Baseball Thread

[Troll Daddy]

 

[laagamer]

Monday's Rays v Marlins  White Sox (goddamn beer) game?

974 people in seats. 

Click tweet to check out these pics. Holy moley. 

 

[Blarg]

53 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

Manfred needs to be removed before he completely ruins the game.

[Blarg]

31 minutes ago, laagamer said:

Monday's Rays v Marlins game?

974 people in seats. 

Click tweet to check out these pics. Holy moley. 

 

I think it how many showed up at the Inland 66ers game tonight.

[Lou]

The Pirates are 8-2 and averaging 16,120 fans/game

[arch stanton]

That’s only about 2,000 less than the 2 time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins average there

[Stradling]

It’s baseball in late March early April in cold parts of the country.   I thought I heard the Cubs were snowed out yesterday but the White Sox played a home game on the same day/night.   Attendance will pick up a bit when the weather warms.  

[Stradling]

5 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

 

I’m all for speeding up the game but fuck this nonsense.  Speed up the game by making it a crime to strike out 100 times a year.   When we get back to demonizing the strike out and we see hitters make contact early in counts we will see starters go longer and games go quicker.   

[Inside Pitch]

9 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I like the part where he says he wouldnt have taken them if they had testing back then.

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”  -- John Wooden.

Big Mac was a big cheat... the end.
 

[Inside Pitch]

5 hours ago, Blarg said:

Manfred needs to be removed before he completely ruins the game.

I don't think he's as much a fan of baseball as he is of business and making money.

Edited April 11, 2018 by Inside Pitch

[m0nkey]

Manuel Margot got hit yesterday, arenado got thrown behind and charged the mound today

[Blarg]

Rodney chokes again. Was handed an 8-6 lead in the top of the 9th vs the Astros and it's now tied up in the bottom of the 9th.

[Warfarin]

Just now, Blarg said:

Rodney chokes again. Was handed an 8-6 lead in the top of the 9th vs the Astros and it's now tied up in the bottom of the 9th.

Looks like the Astros shot that arrow right back at him.

[Blarg]

8 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

I don't think he's as much a fan of baseball as he is of business and making money.

He's not improving the bottom line stripping the game of it's game. He's unimaginative.

[Blarg]

Kepler on a 3-2 count with two outs hits a walk off home run on Peacock and the Astros.

[Tank]

8 hours ago, SuperTroopers said:

I’m all for speeding up the game but fuck this nonsense.  Speed up the game by making it a crime to strike out 100 times a year.   When we get back to demonizing the strike out and we see hitters make contact early in counts we will see starters go longer and games go quicker.   

maybe we could have every hitter start with a 1-1 count like they do in softball.

"Capitol idea!" - Rob Manfred

[Blarg]

Before the first pitch tonight, the Angels walk on the field in Arlington with sole possession of first place. 

[Aaronkv]

Rodney just wanted the W

[fan_since79]

Braves beat the Nationals today 5-3 in 12 innings.

Peter Bourjos, 2-run single in the 12th.

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by fan_since79

[Biergott]

14 hours ago, laagamer said:

Monday's Rays v Marlins  White Sox (goddamn beer) game?

974 people in seats. 

Click tweet to check out these pics. Holy moley. 

 

Didn't that game get moved up from a 7pm to a 1pm start the night before?  Aside from snow and cold, moving a game up to midday with little notice would certainly lower attendance drastically.

[Biergott]

50 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Manuel Margot got hit yesterday, arenado got thrown behind and charged the mound today

Arenado threw some haymakers.  Nothing landed though.  But the scrum lasted quite a while.  Still haven't seen a full video, just highlights.

[Lou]

Not mentioned was that Houston had come back from an 8-1 deficit to tie it up at 8.

 

 

[Make Angels Great Again]

After last nights game, Angels are #1 in MLB in Run differential with +34, ahead of Boston at +29.

[Lou]

31 minutes ago, Biergott said:

Didn't that game get moved up from a 7pm to a 1pm start the night before?  Aside from snow and cold, moving a game up to midday with little notice would certainly lower attendance drastically.

Announced crowd for their home opener was 33k.  The next night (Saturday) it was 16k.

They haven't broken 12k in any of the 4 games since. 

[Inside Pitch]

42 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Braves beat the Nationals today 5-3 in 12 innings.

Peter Bourjos, 2-run single in the 12th.

Former Halo won it for Braves after former Halo Howie Kendrick tied it up for the Nats.....