Daniel Norris of the Blue Jays never had a talk with Matt Foley apparently

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Feels like if Daniel Bryan played baseball

What's the Tigers' magic number to win the grapefruit league? They just pwned those Baltimorons

<font color=goldenrod>Sounds like Harvey was absolutely filthy today. Only 2 innings in spring, but a good sign nonetheless.</font>

Lol he's so awesome. I hope he makes the Jays rotation this year

We're going the 17th-19th

<font color=goldenrod>Yu Darvish has a strained PCL and may need Tommy John Surgery.

And so begins another year of pitching injuries.</font>

Cool who they playing? I'm gonna try taking the Go train from here and see how successful I am. Always hate driving to TO for games etc, I always end up taking an hour longer than expect to and can never find parking. If this foray ends up successful I'll prolly try to catch a few Jays games this season

Royals sign Chris Young. 1-year, $675k but and get up to $5+ mil. in bonuses.

Aside from a few notable arms still available, this offseason should be wrapped up in terms of signings.

Atlanta Braves. There's like 8 of us making the trip. Should be a good time,

love watching Spring Training baseball when I can find a decent feed online....

Do you not have MLB.tv?

MLB.TV usually blackouts games in your region so it's not really worth it.

Never experienced a single blackout ever on it.

And that's without even resorting to the usual workaround shit that you typically need to do... NFL Game Pass and NHL Gamecentre are awful for that, but I've never had any issue with MLB.tv

MLB.tv doesnt blackout spring games.

Stroman out for the year for the Jays with a torn ACL... that's fucking awful, and I'm not even a Jays fan

I don't feel the same way

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Fuck him

something about watching someone getting beaned in slo-mo while a gif loads is immensely satisfying

Caleb was actually lucky enough to duck out of the way of that

I hope Aaron Sanchez puts Manny Machado in a coma

After getting a 2nd opinion from DR. JAMES ANDREWS (DUN DUN DUN), Cliff Lee is gonna risk it all and pitch with a torn flexor tendon.

Don't know if this is smart or stupid. But if the flavor of the postseason is surgery, you really should go for it.

<font color=goldenrod>Meh, I get why Lee is doing it. He's 36 years old. If he gets Tommy John, he'll be a 37 year old pitcher probably needing to take a cheap one-year deal. Instead he'll hope he can keep it together and be good enough to earn a multiyear contract. If he gets 200 innings this year he's locked in with Philly for 2016 at like $25 million or something...so he has incentive.

Frankly I don't see a chance in hell the Phillies let him reach that many innings even if he winds up staying healthy.</font>

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Had the start times for two games changed in order to make that work but whole thing is being done as part of an MLB sponsored cancer awareness event.

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/3/10/81...-positions-hbo

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maybe he can use Mannys salsa

And it's funny Aaron Sanchez is a MLB pitcher and shows up after a tv food judge / chef

Chris Capuano suffered a grade 2 strain in his quads while covering 1B today and is probably gonna start the season on the DL for the Yankees.

Well kids, a spot just opened up on the rotation, go get it.

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irrationally excited for this

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lmao

What is the cheapest way to get baseball tickets? Wanting to go to a few White Sox games this year and they are fairly expensive for how shitty the team is. At least the Miami Marlins sold really good seats for like $10.00 a ticket at face value.

Stubhub is great, especially for baseball where there's a much higher chance of a season-ticket holder not attending a given game. They sell the tickets for peanuts to recoup *something* for a ticket they won't be using.

Scalpers are a pretty good bet too if you're willing to go that route. Definitely less reliable though.

The usual obvious caveats for both apply... weekend games or good pitcher matchups tend to be pricier. Teams that travel well (BoSox, Yankees, etc) when they're in town have a bit of a markup too usually

<font color=goldenrod>Booooooooooooo. Will Ferrell is gonna play catcher for the Giants but apparently he's just gonna be there to have a batter get intentionally walked and then get subbed back out again.

Well, it's understandable of course but the thought of him trying to actually catch a Major League fastball is hilarious.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>November 2013: "We need to upgrade at shortstop this offseason, Ruben Tejada is a lazy, out-of-shape, malcontent"

*team fails to acquire a shortstop due to lack of money*

Spring Training 2014: "We are happy to have Ruben Tejada as our Opening Day shortstop and see big things for him"


November 2014: "We are looking to acquire a second lefty reliever to go along with Josh Edgin"

*team fails to acquire a lefty reliever due to lack of money, Josh Edgin is now likely to get Tommy John surgery and the minor league lefties brought in have a combined ERA of 15.00+*

Spring Training 2015: "We are happy with what we have in camp in the left-handed relief department"


Such is the life of the Mets. Gonna have to get Alderson's new book. Supposedly it confirms what I long suspected: 90% of what he says to the media about the Mets is stuff he doesn't believe himself</font>

For Stubhub is it better to buy the tickets on game day or a month before the game to get a cheaper ticket? For a shitty day game that no one is going to go to.

TiqIQ shows a few different sites for the best price available.

It depends. Conventional wisdom (like, say, booking a flight) would dictate that buying well in advance would be the way to go, but for something like a ball game people don't really plan their schedule that far in advance so they typically don't know until "day-of" that they won't be able to make it.

It's risky but you can usually find really dirt-cheap tickets a couple hours before game time.


For weekday afternoon games you're pretty good regardless, since a lot of season-ticket holders tend to be 9-5ers that couldn't make the game anyway

Thanks

Also rain replacement games can have cheap ass tickets too.

Yu Darvish is going under the knife. No 2015 season for him.

Adjust your fantasy pre-draft rankings accordingly.

That will effect rankings more than that tidbit Hunter Pence. Although I'm in a 2 year keeper league. Might be worth grabbing him to safe him for next year if he's available.

<font color=goldenrod>Zack Wheeler has a partially torn UCL. Tommy John surgery likely. Devastating news for the Mets.

The dream Harvey/Wheeler/deGrom/Syndergaard/Matz rotation will need to wait another year. :(

In fact I'd be surprised if that rotation ever comes to fruition as the others will probably need TJS too at some point. That's not me being a downer as much as it is just a reality of baseball at this point.</font>

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<font color=goldenrod>It was inevitable really. The dreaded Inverted W mechanic...a TON of torque on the right elbow. Not terrible for a soft-tossing pitcher, but for a guy consistently hitting the high 90s it's not a matter of if there will be an elbow tear, but when.</font>

Need more people for TPWW fantasy baseball league. Holler @ ya boy

Lester is looking rough today.

Let's open up a can of worms, shall we?

If anybody's been keeping an eye on baseball news lately, then you may have heard that the MLB Hit King Pete Rose has filed a formal application for reinstatement in MLB. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12...-lift-life-ban


Today, MLBPA chief Tony Clark is in favor of Rose getting reinstated. Even though the union has no say in the matter. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12...ed-rob-manfred

Now I know Rob Manfred has been in the commissioner's chair for about a couple months now, and since then his "opinions" have rubbed some fans the wrong way. And granted this is just a ploy by Rose to get back in MLB since Manfred is not Bud Selig.

Question is, you guys all for Pete Rose getting reinstated into Major League Baseball? If so what would it mean to you? Front office job with x team? Manage a team? Hall of Fame entry? If not, what are you're reasons against?

Just curious to know what everyone's stance on this is because it could have big ramifications on whichever way this plays out.

I'm 100% for him being in the HoF. However, my opinion is, and has always been, that a HoF should reflect the events of historical importance of the league, good or bad. A hall of fame should be more of a museum than a self-gratifying circle jerk, where someone who has no knowledge of baseball can go into and learn about the history of the sport. That includes its best players, and even shed some light on some of its not-so-peachy history. Not in a reverent sort of way, but more as a frame of reference. It seems ridiculous to me that someone who has been as important to the game as Pete Rose is not mentioned in the halls of the sport's most significant contributors.

As for reinstated as a manager... ehh. If a club is willing to sign him, why not?

<font color=goldenrod>Pete should be reinstated to all phases of the game. I don't see a team hiring a 73 year old manager anyway so what's the harm?

Rose should definitely be in the Hall, as should Shoeless Joe Jackson.</font>

Reinstate him for Hall of Fame purposes. Doubt he would get voted in any time soon considering the vendetta-like voting habits the writers have.

Hall of Fame 100p

If a team wants to bring him on as a "consultant" or something, let him do that too.

I only condone Rose being inducted into the Hall Of Fame if it is done by Kane.... :shifty:

<font color=goldenrod>I posted this about a month ago, and now that the rotation plans are officially set the NY media has gone into its typical sensationalist outrage. Boomer and Carton went on WFAN and claimed the Mets have "ruined" Opening Day and killed any excitement for it by starting Bartolo Colon against Max Scherzer. They do realize it's just game 1 of 162, right?</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Any and all gripes about the home opener are completely valid, though. Collins and Alderson both said a month ago that Harvey was likely to get that start.

Tickets sold out almost immediately after the announcement, including people spending hundreds on special ticket packages just to get that game.

So with a sellout already in hand, they of course changed it and now Harvey is pitching the second home game of the year to draw a bigger gate in a pretty blatant cash grab. I know it's a business, etc. and it's not like seeing deGrom in the home opener is a huge dropoff, but it's still a shit thing to do to the fans. It's some WWE-esque "card subject to change" bullshit.</font>

Love Bartolo Colon, for the record

Shitty thing to do by THE BRASS though

<font color=goldenrod>yah Colon is impossible to dislike. Especially when he tries to hit.</font>

Opening day's typically do big business anyway. Whining over who starts is a moot point.

That being said, I'd have tabbed Harvey.

It's not a moot point if you shelled out big cash money to see a particular pitcher on Opening Day.

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah it's hardly a moot point. As a business move I totally understand having Harvey go for the second home game instead. Weekday night games in April in New York are a tough sell and pitching Harvey then will lead to a bigger crowd.

But they handled it wrong by misleading the fans. They could have announced deGrom as the home opener starter a month ago and the game still would have sold out. Opening Day is practically a guaranteed sellout for every team every year.

Instead the opener not only sold out but people paid extremely high prices on StubHub and have bought premium ticket plans just because the expectation given by Alderson was that Harvey would be starting that game. For a team constantly trying to claim that they aren't financially strapped, doing stuff like this doesn't really help their cause.</font>

Dodgers win the Hector Olivera sweepstakes. 6-years, $62.5 mil. with a $28 mil. signing bonus.

On the Os forum I'm on I'm playing home run derby contest, pick 7 players plus a replacement who collectively hit 162 or fewer home runs the previous year and win money. Last year I won with this lineup

Bench Jose Abreu 0 (36, credit for 32)
Ryan Braun 9 (19)
Yasser Puig 19 (16)
Josh Hamilton 21 (10, credit for 2 as subbed him out for Abreu like 2 weeks in)
Anthony Rizzo 23 (32)
Giancarlo Stanton 24 (37)
Evan Longoria 32 (22)
Adam Jones 33 (29)
total 161 (189)

This year my team is
Mike Trout 36
Anthony Rizzo 32
Adam Jones 29
Chris Davis 26
Paul Goldschmidt 19
Mark Trumbo 14
Prince Fielder 3
Bench Joc Pederson 0
Total HR 159

Wanted to go Kris Bryant but since Pederson is opening day starter and projected to hit around the same number of hrs (20ish) I went with Joc. Partly because I know everyone will go with Bryant like they did with Abreu last year. Abreu actually out performed his projection of 34 Homers too..and I don't think Bryant will live up to the hype, especially with all the other guys in that lineup.
Goldschmidt and Trumbo were my must have since they both project for 30 hr after injuries last year. Fielder projects in low 20s.

Sandoval in Fenway should be good for a few more than in SF

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Prince Fielder beating the shift with a bunt. More guys do this and the extreme shifting will end without any dumbasses rule chsnges

I agree.

On a tangential note, good to see Prince playing right now. Has he stolen his honorary spring training base yet?

Projected 17-19 after hitting 16 last year. 2 out of last 3 odd years 09 and 11 he hit over 20..

MLB investigating Marlins pitcher Jarred Cosart over gambling issues.

Cosart is claiming his Twitter account was hacked while MLB wants to know what he was placing bets on and if any involved baseball games.

amazing

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stupid plug for shitty song bc linking from a FB page

amazing vid though yeah baby

Yankees doing the Great Bambino scene from the Sandlot. Very funny.

He'll hit WAY more than 16 if he stays healthy.... I'd be betting the over hard.....

<font color=goldenrod>He has now died. 20 years old. Fucking hell. RIP.</font>

guys it is almost baseball season

super pumped

<font color=goldenrod>Mets went from looking like they were gonna start Opening Day without a decent lefty reliever on the roster to acquiring 2: Jerry Blevins from the Nats and Alex Torres from the Pads.

Blevins seems like a traditional lefty specialist whereas Torres actually fared better against righties last year. But whatever, as long as he brings his hilariously oversized cap that trade is a win.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Kris Bryant was sent down to the minors yesterday and so the MLBPA and Scott Boras are threatening litigation against the Cubs.

They have zero case. The CBA says that players can't accrue a full year of service if they spend 12 days of the season before September in the minors, therefore keeping the player under team control for a whole extra year. The Red Sox are doing the same thing with Blake Swihart, and they actually NEED a catcher.

Any team would be stupid to not do this especially since it's the difference between negotiating with an asshat like Boras a year earlier than you have to.

I don't like the rule either, but that's how the CBA is structured. The union doesn't like it? Try to negotiate to have it changed next time the CBA is up.

The only "wrong" thing the Cubs are doing is saying they're sending him down because his defense at 3B isn't up to par. It'll make them look dumb when in a few weeks Bryant is suddenly pronounced ready to debut. Just say it's to get an extra year of eligibility, everybody knows that's the reason anyway.</font>

Some annoying loudmouth in my one D&D league drafted him in like the third round. I would secretly love if he stayed down there for an extended period of time so that guy looks like a fool. (yes I know Bryant will be a stud)

I paid $17 for him in our auction draft. I was overly excited because he hit 3 HRs in the one game I saw him with Frank Drebin.

12 days seems really short as a limit to what counts as a full season or not.

Did the Cubs get a new player to fill Bryant's spot or just sent him down? Red Sox got Sandy Leon recently to fill in as their excuse to give Swihart more development time and trigger the loophole.

<font color=goldenrod>The Cubs already have Mike Olt at third, who's been pretty dreadful at the big league level to date but is still not far removed from being a top 100 prospect in the league.

Seems likely that Olt will slide into the role of corner infielder with pop once Bryant comes up.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>You know the season is getting close when nearly every Opening Day starter has been announced:

Rays - Chris Archer
Orioles - Chris Tillman
Red Sox - Clay Buchholz
Yankees - Masahiro Tanaka
Blue Jays - Drew Hutchison
Indians - Corey Kluber
Tigers - David Price
White Sox - Jeff Samardzija
Twins
Royals - Yordano Ventura
A's - Sonny Gray
Angels
Mariners - Felix Hernandez
Rangers - Yovani Gallardo
Astros - Dallas Keuchel
Braves - Julio Teheran
Nationals - Max Scherzer
Mets - Bartolo Colon
Marlins - Henderson Alvarez
Phillies - Cole Hamels
Cardinals - Adam Wainwright
Brewers - Kyle Lohse
Reds - Johnny Cueto
Pirates - Francisco Liriano
Cubs - Jon Lester
Diamondbacks - Josh Collmenter
Giants
Padres - James Shields
Rockies - Kyle Kendrick
Dodgers - Clayton Kershaw

It's setting up to be Phil Hughes for the Twins and Jered Weaver for the Angels. Oh and Bumgarner for the Giants is so obvious that they probably don't even need to announce it formally.</font>

Wow, Osuna, Castro, Sanchez and Norris all made the Jays pitching staff, with Travis and Pompey starting at 2nd and Centre field. Jays are going.to be fun to watch.

woo! I'm going over on the 13th around 10:00 or so to meet some friends. I may remember walking into the stadium when the game starts. maybe.

<font color=goldenrod>Mets sign Juan Lagares to a 4-year extension worth just north of $20 million or so with a club option for 2020. He was going to be Super 2 eligible next offseason, so this deal basically covers all four arbitration years and the option for his first year of free agency.

Thrilled by this news. Lagares is so ridiculously fun to watch defensively, and I'm expecting him to take big strides in the leadoff role as well.</font>

I think Kate Upton has just about finished ruining Justin Verlanders career.

At least he gets to ruin that strange.

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I think this might be April Fools but it's funny

Adam Warren was "finally" announced as the Yankees' 5th starter. Really wasn't a contest to being with during spring training.

:-\ Christian Vazquez out for the entire season. Was speculated his injury was going to need Tommy John surgery and the Red Sox confirmed today that was happening.

Team didn't think it was serious at first but got hit with the worst case scenario days later from the MRI results and Vazquez's pain flaring up.

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I'm glad I got to Wrigley last year before they fucking destroyed it

That jumbotron looks so out of place

Shark will still look fake.

Arodys Vizcaino suspended 80 games for popping positive for PEDs.

Espn needs to stop televising mlb. So boring.

Shut up Clork

D-Backs and Braves swap Trevor Cahill and Josh Elander

You'll love it when the Cubs clinch at home and it reads "2015 NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS!"

Is that goofy Jap still on the team?

No he got sent to the minors :(

Josh Hamilton wins his arbitration case involving his relapse over Super Bowl weekend. He won't be suspended for it.

Good.

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<font color=goldenrod>That would be a big blow if the Twins had a chance of not finishing in last place.</font>

Damn. And right at the start of the season, too.

Twins are probably scrambling for a last minute starter now.

Stanozolol

I don't think the Twins are laughing out loud about that one. HIYOOO

MLB concluded it's investigation into Marlins pitcher Jarred Cosart. No evidence that he bet on baseball. But he was fined for making bets on other sports with a bookie. That's a no-no in the MLB rule book.