Baseball Season 2014

[AZ Gull]

Excellent opening day come from behind win for the Giants.

D'backs turn the tables on the Giants tonight, coming back from 4 runs down to get the win (as the Giants did yesterday). A real battling performance from Wade Miley, who gave up 4 runs in the first but settled down and eventually earned the win.

 

[smillie's garden]

D'backs turn the tables on the Giants tonight, coming back from 4 runs down to get the win (as the Giants did yesterday). A real battling performance from Wade Miley, who gave up 4 runs in the first but settled down and eventually earned the win.

Miley was excellent after the first, and Cain was worryingly shaky. There was a bad call in the play at the plate with Pollack and Cain, but Bochy had just used his challenge on the previous play! I think the challenge rule is really annoying, and not just because the Giants lost!

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Watching the Yankees lose - almost as good as seeing Palace get stuffed

 

[Man of Harveys]

Watching the Yankees lose - almost as good as seeing Palace get stuffed

Brilliant. My new local team did themselves proud.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Unless there was a massive turnaround in the ninth innings last night (which I missed walking the dog) then the Mets were pretty poor against Washington.

As a novice watching my first game I would suggest their relief pitchers had a nightmare.

 

[Easy 10]

Twins @ the Chiefs is the freebee tonight on MLB.COM. Laptop connected to the tellybox, a Leicester / Twins double has been PUNTED. Beer is cooling in the fridge.

Perfect Friday fayre.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Couldn't view the attachment.... but what's better than seeing Yadi hit a home run? Seeing Yadi gun out a runner at second whilst on his knees, that's what.

sorry about the attachment. google images "yadier freaking mind tee shirt"

 

[John Bumlick]

sorry about the attachment. google images "yadier freaking mind tee shirt"

hehe cool shirt.

Yadi doing the business again in the home opener...

 

[Easy 10]

Twins was the freebie AGAIN tonight on MLB.com at a glorious sun-drenched Target Field. Oh boy I am being spoiled.

8-3 defeat to the Oakland A's though, Correia's pitching far too expensive. Be nice to see a WIN once in a while.

*sigh*

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

How many are participating in the fantasy Baseball this season?

How come you're not doing it this year? enjoyed the battle down the stretch...

 

[AZ Gull]

How come you're not doing it this year? enjoyed the battle down the stretch...

I really enjoyed playing last year, but I also dedicated a lot of time to it, and I wanted to spend that time doing other things this year. I'm sure I'll get involved again in the future.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I really enjoyed playing last year, but I also dedicated a lot of time to it, and I wanted to spend that time doing other things this year. I'm sure I'll get involved again in the future.

Tis true its a real time-killer. Got into a dynasty league this year - that just triples the effort needed..!

 

[Easy 10]

Minnesota Twins is the freebie tonight, ten past midnight on mlb.com, vs the Seattle Mariners at Target Field.

A startlingly decent season so far for the Twins see's the good guys at .500, a dizzying 2nd in the standings following series victories this last week against divisional leaders Detroit Tigers, and the current World Series champions the Boston Red Sox, as well as a 5-4 win aganst the Mariners last night.

I have wine. I have laptop. I have garden. I have a patio heater. THIS is what weekends are for.

 

[SeagullTim]

Minnesota Twins is the freebie tonight, ten past midnight on mlb.com, vs the Seattle Mariners at Target Field.

A startlingly decent season so far for the Twins see's the good guys at .500, a dizzying 2nd in the standings following series victories this last week against divisional leaders Detroit Tigers, and the current World Series champions the Boston Red Sox, as well as a 5-4 win aganst the Mariners last night.

I have wine. I have laptop. I have garden. I have a patio heater. THIS is what weekends are for.

That sounds beautiful, haven't got that luxury unfortunately, and the Rangers are languishing at 20-22 and 4th in the AL West. Very disappointing so far.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

My season will be over by the end of May ......... Come on the Cubs!

As predicted. A measly 19 wins. if I'm honest the season was over a couple of weeks ago ...

 

[Peter Grummit]

That sounds beautiful, haven't got that luxury unfortunately, and the Rangers are languishing at 20-22 and 4th in the AL West. Very disappointing so far.

Horrendous injury list for Texas makes the Albion's sicknote season look positively healthy. Think we will have to accept a season of consolidation, with the bonus of some good young pitchers and position players getting valuable experience. Have got above 500 again now and have a day game today against the Twins at 605 our time if you can get to watch it.

PG

 

[Pavilionaire]

We're almost one-third into the season and things are broadly going to plan, but pre-season dark horses Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers are showing well. Do they have the depth to outlast the Yankees and the Cardinals?

I'm well happy with my Oakland A's, another bottom of the 9th walk-off home run last night sees off the Tigers

 

[Peter Grummit]

We're almost one-third into the season and things are broadly going to plan, but pre-season dark horses Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers are showing well. Do they have the depth to outlast the Yankees and the Cardinals?

I'm well happy with my Oakland A's, another bottom of the 9th walk-off home run last night sees off the Tigers

Billy Beane still doing an amazing job finding young talent and adding value to veterans. Given the A's wage bill constraints they are doing amazingly well (he says through gritted teeth!)

PG (Rangers vet from 1987/88 seasons spent working in Dallas).

 

[Pavilionaire]

The A's are one of the most amazing sides in all of sport in terms of over-achieving based on player salary. Their payroll is $83m and yet they're comfortably ahead of Texas ($136m) and 3 games up on the Angels ($156m), and all this despite losing two decent pitchers pre-season to long-term injury in AJ Griffin and Jarrod Parker.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Rangers v Twins is on ESPN (via BT Sport) from 6 tonight for those interested.

PG