Daffodil Column wrote:I read that Pinella is taking Hoffpauir over Pie for the last bench spot on the NLDS roster. That's pretty dumb

Can't steal first. (& Pie's 63% SB success rate in the minors ain't too much of an endorsement either.)

I read that Pinella is taking Hoffpauir over Pie for the last bench spot on the NLDS roster. That's pretty dumb

alandeus wrote:Daffodil Column wrote:I read that Pinella is taking Hoffpauir over Pie for the last bench spot on the NLDS roster. That's pretty dumbCan't steal first. (& Pie's 63% SB success rate in the minors ain't too much of an endorsement either.)
If you need someone who can score from first on a double late in the game, who do you go to?

Actually, they should both make the roster over Howry

Go Brewers! Please!
They heard me. Yay!

vockins wrote:bfields wrote:vockins wrote:Dr. Venkman wrote:So, I just got back from the Yankee/Red Sox game. T'was good to pay homage to The Stadium one last time.You didn't try to take a leak during "God Bless America," did you?I have a difficult time thinking of baseball related situations that would make me stop rooting for the Yankees, but I don't have much trouble thinking of management decisions that would make me stop rooting for the Yankees, and that link is evidence of one.I'll most certainly be pissing during every performance of "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium from now on.The guy told the Police that they were violating his First Amendment rights, but I don't think that the First Amendment protects you from being thrown out of a private residence for saying something that they don't like.This isn't a constitutional issue, knucklehead.That said, it is an issue of jingoism run amuck in the culture.Yankee Stadium is owned by the city of new york. Even if it wasn't, the action remains unconstitutional. It was disclosed this week that the city, without admitting to any wrongdoing, had agreed to pay Mr. Campeau-Laurion $10,001 (and the civil liberties union $12,000 in lawyers fees). For their part, the Yankees ” who benefit from sizable government subsidies for their stadium ” affirmed that they have no policy restricting fans moving around during œGod Bless America. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/nyregion/10nyc.html?ref=baseball

Not to bump ancient threads, but I came across this video randomly on YT and really enjoyed it.

I'm curious how you all follow baseball.I've started trying to follow from Germany over the past couple years. I try to stream part of the MLB free game of the day when I can, normally from the day before due to the time difference. Games are honestly too long for the time I have, I can manage about an hour max at night off and on because my little dude usually goes to sleep at ten. Lately I have been watching condensed games, which is satisfying. Just watched MLB Tonight for the first time yesterday.So, how do you follow? What do you watch? What do you read? Are there good blogs that recap days/weeks during the season?EDIT: sorry to bury your bump with a new page, FM Barndog, quoted here again for visibility:barndog wrote:Not to bump ancient threads, but I came across this video randomly on YT and really enjoyed it.

How Do You Follow Baseball is a great question...because there are a lot of options and each has a distinct flavor. I listen on the radio almost exclusively. The only time I catch it on TV is if I'm in a bar and the game is on, or if it's post season play my wife and I usually make a point to head to a bar to catch the game. We also usually attend a game or 2 a year.For me, baseball is all about the AM radio broadcast. I grew up in Chicagoland and Ron Santo and Patt Hughes were my into to baseball. I moved to Milwaukee 16 years ago and, say what you will about Bob Uecker, but he is an incredible broadcaster. Play by play and color commentary all in one. His stories are great, he's often generally funny, and he is a direct line to baseball history. I got hooked listening to Cubs day games as they made the work day pass quicker. After moving up to Milwaukee I realized not every team plays tons of day games during the week and that was a bummer. I would catch weekend games in the back yard when I could, but usually just one or 2 a week. Over the past decade or so the Brewers have had some great seasons, so my listening and attention increased. Lately I catch probably 4 games a week. I listen while cooking and eating dinner, doing yard or house work, relaxing with a beer, etc. It definitely helps that my wife is into it too...listening to baseball is sort of a skill you have to hone and if she wasn't into it, there's no way I would have it on so often. Just Sunday a regular 9 inning game took almost 4.5 hours.I never watch ESPN or listen to sports talk radio or read about trades or anything else, just listen to games.

Don't make the same mistake I did. I subscribed to MLB At Bat (radio) instead of MLB TV. It's just a couple bucks more and it has all the same features. The only radio guys I like are the mariners, giants, and nationals. They won't suck up to the home team. (It helps that they're all losers I guess.)

phillies vs dodgers free game of the weekbellinger 0 for his last 9. harper in the retro uniform. exciting stuff