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bipbop13 · 05-13-2019, 06:55 AM

I think the Red Sox are starting to awaken from their winter slumber. Trouncing & sweeping the mariners 3 game series to get over .500 for the first time this year.

Waboman · 05-24-2019, 01:10 AM

Someone call the bomb squad. Twins hit 8 HRs in 16-7 rout of the Angels. That's good wood.

Samus Aran · 05-24-2019, 02:36 AM

Looks like someone is challenging the MLB draft way of doing things and betting on himself for the future.

Last year pitcher Carter Stewart was picked 8th by the Braves but was offered less than half of the slot value signing bonus because they believed he was injured. So he passed. Now he's going to Japan on a 6-year, $7 million deal, which means if he's successful, he'll be a 25-year-old "international" free agent via the posting system.

Chances are he'll fail since the vast majority of aspiring baseball players fail. He could get hurt, he might not develop, he could just end up sucking from the first pitch, playing overseas in a foreign country might get to him. But if this works out for him, that could change the way many players do things.

Batman1980 · 05-25-2019, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Waboman

Someone call the bomb squad. Twins hit 8 HRs in 16-7 rout of the Angels. That's good wood.

Twins with the best record in baseball for the first time in forever.

myanks12 · 05-25-2019, 05:56 PM

I have the baseball package and have watched a good amount of the Twins. They look for real and I'm not sure that there's another team in that division that will be able to take them down. The Indians have struggled a lot to this point.

Waboman · 05-26-2019, 11:53 PM

7th sweep of the season. Best record in baseball.

Samus Aran · 05-27-2019, 06:07 PM

Bill Buckner passed away at the age of 69 after a bout with dementia.

ChadFL · 05-28-2019, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Bill Buckner passed away at the age of 69 after a bout with dementia.

Samus Aran · 05-28-2019, 05:55 AM

I heard a talk radio host mention the Padres have been over .500 for 55 games this season.... and over .500 for 45 games in the last eight seasons combined.

myanks12 · 05-28-2019, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

I heard a talk radio host mention the Padres have been over .500 for 55 games this season.... and over .500 for 45 games in the last eight seasons combined.

They've got a lot of young talent. Plenty more players on the way in the farm system too. Should have a decent stretch of years where they will be competitive.

Gator66 · 05-29-2019, 12:27 PM

Official attendance at the Trop last night....5,786. Wow.

C'mon Stu. Find a way to move the Rays to Tampa where they belong.

BizCat · 05-29-2019, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gator66

Official attendance at the Trop last night....5,786. Wow.

C'mon Stu. Find a way to move the Rays to Tampa where they belong.

I never understood that location.

Gator66 · 05-29-2019, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BizCat

I never understood that location.

Yeah me neither. It's a daunting drive from Tampa in rush hour traffic for a 7:00 pm game going across the bridges. More than 75% of the Rays fanbase is an hour or more away. The avg attendance at the Trop is 14,000. In Tampa I'm sure it would be 20k or more.

Bigdog · 05-29-2019, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gator66

Yeah me neither. It's a daunting drive from Tampa in rush hour traffic for a 7:00 pm game going across the bridges. More than 75% of the Rays fanbase is an hour or more away. The avg attendance at the Trop is 14,000. In Tampa I'm sure it would be 20k or more.

Tampa rush hour traffic a daunting drive lol, try going through Boston or NYC or worse a west coast city like L.A. or San Fran. Fact of the matter is Florida is a terrible state for pro sports teams and Tampa in particular, even with a state of the art brand new open air facility downtown Tampa and a first place team they would probably still struggle to fill the place.

Gator66 · 05-29-2019, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigdog

Tampa rush hour traffic a daunting drive lol, try going through Boston or NYC or worse a west coast city like L.A. or San Fran. Fact of the matter is Florida is a terrible state for pro sports teams and Tampa in particular, even with a state of the art brand new open air facility downtown Tampa and a first place team they would probably still struggle to fill the place.

They wouldn't have to fill the place because we don't have a 200 million dollar payroll. The Lightning avg 20k fans a night which is good enough for 6th in the NHL and the Rays could do at least that. Of course Tampa traffic isn't as bad as cities with more than 10 million people but an hour+ drive is just that no matter where you live. This isn't a competition Bigdog.

Bigdog · 05-29-2019, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gator66

They wouldn't have to fill the place because we don't have a 200 million dollar payroll. The Lightning avg 20k fans a night which is good enough for 6th in the NHL and the Rays could do at least that. Of course Tampa traffic isn't as bad as cities with more than 10 million people but an hour+ drive is just that no matter where you live. This isn't a competition Bigdog.

No one but you said this is a competition, I'm only giving my opinion that the hour distance is a poor excuse for low fan support.

And the Lightning's max seating capacity is only 20,500 which means they sell out most of the time or are near full capacity. Most major league parks are not even half full @ 20k people. Half full parks are not going to cut it for a team looking to get support from the state and more specifically tax payers.

The Marlins basically trading away their team for scraps after the tax payers built them a new park wont help things either. If the Rays and their fans want a new park the fans need to start supporting them!

exzachary · 05-30-2019, 02:11 AM

Another Rays lead blown by Alvarado in the 8th.

This guy is just awful.

Gator66 · 05-30-2019, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by exzachary

Another Rays lead blown by Alvarado in the 8th.

This guy is just awful.

Alvarado just needs to develop an off speed pitch of some sort. I don't think I've seen him throw anything under 95 mph.

ex-beldvd man · 05-30-2019, 04:27 PM

Epic comeback by the Dodgers yesterday: behind 3-8 in the 7th, they score 1 in the b7, 1 in the b8 and 4 runs in the 9th against the Mets’s closer (Diaz).
LAD bullpen is horrible however (even worse than last year at the same period !): WAS is the only team with a worse bullpen (per baseball-reference)

Bigdog · 06-10-2019, 03:08 PM

Wow Prayers go out to Ortiz and his family, what a terrible tragedy.

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05-13-2019, 06:55 AM	#30701
bipbop13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Maine 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:3498 DVD collection:2501 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:27	I think the Red Sox are starting to awaken from their winter slumber. Trouncing & sweeping the mariners 3 game series to get over .500 for the first time this year.

05-24-2019, 01:10 AM	#30702
Waboman Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2009 Location:In a van down by the river 4K collection:200 Blu-ray collection:503 Trading Score:3	Someone call the bomb squad. Twins hit 8 HRs in 16-7 rout of the Angels. That's good wood.

05-24-2019, 02:36 AM	#30703
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	Looks like someone is challenging the MLB draft way of doing things and betting on himself for the future. Last year pitcher Carter Stewart was picked 8th by the Braves but was offered less than half of the slot value signing bonus because they believed he was injured. So he passed. Now he's going to Japan on a 6-year, $7 million deal, which means if he's successful, he'll be a 25-year-old "international" free agent via the posting system. Chances are he'll fail since the vast majority of aspiring baseball players fail. He could get hurt, he might not develop, he could just end up sucking from the first pitch, playing overseas in a foreign country might get to him. But if this works out for him, that could change the way many players do things.

05-25-2019, 05:56 PM	#30705
myanks12 Special Member Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:79 Blu-ray collection:79	I have the baseball package and have watched a good amount of the Twins. They look for real and I'm not sure that there's another team in that division that will be able to take them down. The Indians have struggled a lot to this point.

05-26-2019, 11:53 PM	#30706
Waboman Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2009 Location:In a van down by the river 4K collection:200 Blu-ray collection:503 Trading Score:3	7th sweep of the season. Best record in baseball.

05-27-2019, 06:07 PM	#30707
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	Bill Buckner passed away at the age of 69 after a bout with dementia.

05-28-2019, 05:55 AM	#30709
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	I heard a talk radio host mention the Padres have been over .500 for 55 games this season.... and over .500 for 45 games in the last eight seasons combined.

05-29-2019, 12:27 PM	#30711
Gator66 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 Location:Tampa, Florida 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:178 Digital collection:391 Trading Score:25	Official attendance at the Trop last night....5,786. Wow. C'mon Stu. Find a way to move the Rays to Tampa where they belong.

05-30-2019, 02:11 AM	#30717
exzachary Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2018 Location:USA 4K collection:396 Blu-ray collection:1575	Another Rays lead blown by Alvarado in the 8th. This guy is just awful.

05-30-2019, 04:27 PM	#30719
ex-beldvd man Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:2842	Epic comeback by the Dodgers yesterday: behind 3-8 in the 7th, they score 1 in the b7, 1 in the b8 and 4 runs in the 9th against the Mets’s closer (Diaz). LAD bullpen is horrible however (even worse than last year at the same period !): WAS is the only team with a worse bullpen (per baseball-reference)

06-10-2019, 03:08 PM	#30720
Bigdog Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:14 Blu-ray reviews:1	Wow Prayers go out to Ortiz and his family, what a terrible tragedy.

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