2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Chad your def right about Florida not caring about baseball... they are bottom 20 in attendance figures.. here are the stats..

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

Helps that we have 5 teams, but California alone has counted for 13,400,742 tickets sold...

It's terrible. No MLB teams belong in Florida. Tampa has averaged 23K, 23K, 22K the past three seasons. And they've averaged something like 90 wins per season over those years with two division titles in baseball's toughest division. And the only reason their attendance is that high is because of all those games against Boston and NY when Sox and Yankee fans pack the stands.

The Florida Marlins are even worse. The Marlins won the 2003 World Series and averaged just 16K per game that year. Every year they find a way to remain competitive yet never seem to crack 18K per game. Florida just isn't suited for MLB teams outside of spring training.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

The Padres fans were pathetic, they we're the Rays of the NL.

The collapse of MLB in Cleveland is the most astounding to me. They literally sold out every home game (something like 42K+) between the early 90's through early 00's but check out the Indians attendance since. And they have had a couple good teams in that span. I believe they were one game from the World Series in 2006.

2003 - 21K
2004 - 22K
2005 - 25K
2006 - 25K
2007 - 28K
2008 - 27K
2009 - 22K
2010 - 17K

[Moviefan1203]

Baseball seems to be a dying sport in general, with the exception of about a dozen teams, there is very little fan support for it. It's a shame given it's history in this great country, but unless major changes are made soon the MLB is going to have to do something about their small market teams.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

The collapse of MLB in Cleveland is the most astounding to me. They literally sold out every home game (something like 42K+) between the early 90's through early 00's but check out the Indians attendance since. And they have had a couple good teams in that span. I believe they were one game from the World Series in 2006.

2003 - 21K
2004 - 22K
2005 - 25K
2006 - 25K
2007 - 28K
2008 - 27K
2009 - 22K
2010 - 17K

pathetic is word when i see attendance figures like this...

[toef]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Chad your def right about Florida not caring about baseball... they are bottom 20 in attendance figures.. here are the stats..

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance

Helps that we have 5 teams, but California alone has counted for 13,400,742 tickets sold...

I wonder how much the stats are affected by the seasons though. Floridians may care about baseball, but just not enough to deal with the heat in the summer. I guess that'd be more of an excuse for the Marlins' attendance than the Rays' though.


~~~

I went to a Giants game a few years ago, back when Bonds was still playing. It was right around the time he passed Ruth, so I think this is around June of 05 or something. The stadium had a pretty cool atmosphere, and my friend regretted wearing a t-shirt and shorts, around the time the sun went down.

I've only been to about a dozen stadiums, but AT&T Park is easily my 3rd favorite (behind Yankee Stadium and New Yankee Stadium, of course).

Aside from witnessing a Bonds HR, the other highlights for me were the Louisville Slugger booth (watching a guy carve bats), the Coke slide (I wasn't sure if it was only for kids, but the workers didn't stop us from going on it), and randomly sitting next to/chatting it up with another Yankee fan, who just moved to SF from NYC (her brother was trying to convert her to a Giants fan).

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Baseball seems to be a dying sport in general, with the exception of about a dozen teams, there is very little fan support for it. It's a shame given it's history in this great country, but unless major changes are made soon the MLB is going to have to do something about their small market teams.

What depresses me about MLB are those now considered irrelevant "small market" teams that have great histories. Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Baltimore come to mind. Those were great teams when I was growing up. Baseball is unique from other sports in that respect. I never hear the words "small market" associated with the Steelers, Chiefs or Ravens, yet they play in the same city with supposedly "small market" deadbeat MLB franchises. The absurd MLB finance structure is probably the driving factor here, and I'm not directing this at the Yankees either. It's the entire system top to bottom.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by toef

~~~

I went to a Giants game a few years ago, back when Bonds was still playing. It was right around the time he passed Ruth, so I think this is around June of 05 or something. The stadium had a pretty cool atmosphere, and my friend regretted wearing a t-shirt and shorts, around the time the sun went down.

I've only been to about a dozen stadiums, but AT&T Park is easily my 3rd favorite (behind Yankee Stadium and New Yankee Stadium, of course).

Aside from witnessing a Bonds HR, the other highlights for me were the Louisville Slugger booth (watching a guy carve bats), the Coke slide (I wasn't sure if it was only for kids, but the workers didn't stop us from going on it), and randomly sitting next to/chatting it up with another Yankee fan, who just moved to SF from NYC (her brother was trying to convert her to a Giants fan).

was this gm 1 of the Giants/Yanks series, June 22nd ... i remember Yanks won.. but Bonds did hit a HR and I was at that game

[toef]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

was this gm 1 of the Giants/Yanks series, June 22nd ... i remember Yanks won.. but Bonds did hit a HR and I was at that game

Oops, had the year wrong. It was actually '06. I remember they were playing the Marlins, because they had a CF at the time named Abercrombie, and the fans out in the bleachers kept slowly chanting his name, over and over (like the Darryl chant in The Simpsons).

[Dexter Morgan]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

The collapse of MLB in Cleveland is the most astounding to me. They literally sold out every home game (something like 42K+) between the early 90's through early 00's but check out the Indians attendance since. And they have had a couple good teams in that span. I believe they were one game from the World Series in 2006.

2003 - 21K
2004 - 22K
2005 - 25K
2006 - 25K
2007 - 28K
2008 - 27K
2009 - 22K
2010 - 17K

That was '07 when they were up 3-1 on the Red Sox and blew it. It was the same year of the infamous "bug game" in Cleveland against the Yankees.

Either way, what happened to all of those fans? That's pretty bad to say the least.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Actually it was.

no, no it wasnt actually...i was talking about what Gandalf said during the playoffs that if the yanks swept minnesota then he was done with baseball all together...

how am i making fun of his team again?

[toef]

Originally Posted by Dexter Morgan

That was '07 when they were up 3-1 on the Red Sox and blew it. It was the same year of the infamous "bug game" in Cleveland against the Yankees.

Either way, what happened to all of those fans? That's pretty bad to say the least.

Not only did the Indians blow the 3-1 series lead, but it's as if they didn't even try:

Game 5 -- lost 7 to 1
Game 6 -- lost 12 to 2
Game 7 -- lost 11 to 2

[Batman1980]

Jonathan Papelbon is likely to request an $11.5 million salary this offseason during the salary arbitration process.
It's not all that surprising given the $9.35 million that he earned in 2010. The Red Sox are expected to shop Papelbon this winter, but the trade market will be thin for a 30-year-old that registered a 3.90 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 67 innings in 2010. It would make sense for the Red Sox to simply non-tender the righty, but all signs point to them paying up and retaining him. Nov. 19 - 10:51 am et

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...=308900&id=372

[ChadFL]

Wow... just an incredible story! Win and make millions in MLB or lose the game and be forced to serve two years in what is technically (North and South Korea never signed a peace treaty) still a war zone.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5825616

Shin-Soo Choo Wins Gold, Avoids Korean Military Service

South Korea's baseball gold medal in the Asian Games on Friday allows Shin-Soo Choo to stay on the Cleveland Indians' roster for next season instead of reporting to mandatory military service.

Anything other than a gold medal would have forced Choo, 28, into a two-year military training in South Korea, which requires men to complete the service before they reach the age of 30.

South Korea beat Taiwan 9-3 in Guangzhou, China, clinching a waiver from military service for all its players, including Choo.

"It's a great relief, for Choo and for all of us too," Indians manager Manny Acta told ESPNdeportes.com.

"We are talking about a great player in the prime of his career. I feel happy for Choo, but also for Cleveland because it won't lose one of its best players for a long period of time," Acta said

The Indians outfielder went 2-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base in the final game of the tournament, and was 8-14 (.571) with three homers, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored overall.

[Batman1980]

Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Yankees are about to offer a three-year, $45 million contract to shortstop Derek Jeter.
Jeter is reportedly hoping for a pact of at least four years and preferably five or six, so we'll have to wait and see if he accepts. All told, it's a very reasonable offer by the Yanks. Jeter is no longer a strong defensive shortstop and batted just .270/.340/.370 over 663 at-bats in 2010. He wouldn't come close to a contract worth $45 million on the open market. Nov. 19 - 2:17 pm et

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...&rwr=1&id=2076

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...&rwr=1&id=2076

No longer a strong defensive shortstop? Didn't he just win a Gold Glove?

[Batman1980]

The Yankees have hired Larry Rothschild as their pitching coach.
Rothschild, who has been the Cubs pitching coach from 2002-10, gets a three-year contract. He was also pitching coach of the 1997 World Series Champion Marlins and was the first manager in Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays history. Rothschild's main task will be to try to resurrect the career of A.J. Burnett, who tanked this past season in his second year with the team. Nov. 19 - 4:49 pm et

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...308927&id=3149
Yes he did, although a lot of people including Yankees fans think he won for past performances, rather than the job he did in 2010.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Wow... just an incredible story! Win and make millions in MLB or lose the game and be forced to serve two years in what is technically (North and South Korea never signed a peace treaty) still a war zone.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5825616

wow a great story indeed...

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Source - http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...308927&id=3149
Yes he did, although a lot of people including Yankees fans think he won for past performances, rather than the job he did in 2010.

whether he truly deserved it or not.... you cant be a below average shortstop and win it... yes, someone else should have won....but hes not a below average defensive SS

[Hi-Def Steve]

What happened to the 3yr 63 number? Was that just a rumor or something?

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

What happened to the 3yr 63 number? Was that just a rumor or something?

Probably the same ESPN source that falsely told us McNabb was getting $40 mill guaranteed.