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chunkyshanhawk53

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Or silly boys rounders if you like

been to a couple of games in the past but never got into it really.

Today is opening day so gonna follow it I think, in the absence of real life being fun right now

So on BT sport today we have

Blue Jays @ Yankees from 6pm
Dodgers @ Rockies from 9pm

Think I will support the Reds, historically shit so apt, who are @ Cardinals tonight at 9pm
 


chunkylover53 said:
Or silly boys rounders if you like

been to a couple of games in the past but never got into it really.

Today is opening day so gonna follow it I think, in the absence of real life being fun right now

So on BT sport today we have

Blue Jays @ Yankees from 6pm
Dodgers @ Rockies from 9pm

Think I will support the Reds, historically shit so apt, who are @ Cardinals tonight at 9pm
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look forward to the team news mate :lol:
 
chunkylover53 said:
Or silly boys rounders if you like

been to a couple of games in the past but never got into it really.

Today is opening day so gonna follow it I think, in the absence of real life being fun right now

So on BT sport today we have

Blue Jays @ Yankees from 6pm
Dodgers @ Rockies from 9pm

Think I will support the Reds, historically shit so apt, who are @ Cardinals tonight at 9pm
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hank won't be happy about you muscling in his live sport on tv patch
 
monkeytassle said:
I really enjoy it. Stat central.
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This seems to be the main appeal for lots of people. I saw a World Series game at Yankee Stadium when I visited New York - the game itself is really basic, and all about the pitcher really - but the number of different stats that went up on the board was ridiculous :)
 
Hope my Jays do well against those damned Yankees. Blue Jays finally have a competitive team this year. Might not have the pitching but at least they're competing.
 
I quite enjoy it. Been to a number of games whilst over there in New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, St Louis, Toronto, L.A. and Atlanta. I vaguely follow the White Sox (a bit of a baseball Sunderland - tainted by a historical scandal, don't win much (although bucked the trend a few years ago)), Diamondbacks and the Braves. As already mentioned, it's all about stats so not that far removed from cricket. Pity about the time difference, I used to love sitting, drinking and snacking on warm summer evenings while watching a game on tv while over there. Great fun going to minor league games as well where it's even more laid back in terms of actually following the game.
 
It's a cracking afternoon / evening out. A lot of the crowd stay in the bars for the first five or six innings, get a hot dog or two (or sunflower seeds for the healthy option) and take their seat for the last hour, usually in fine weather.

Went to Padres v Giants. The lad next to us was sharing a bottle of bourbon around. Canny.
 
I'm a former Washington season ticket holder from when I lived there and have been to most of the MLB stadiums once or twice. I also was a good enough player when I was younger that I played against a number of current and former major leaguers and a few more who made it reasonably high in the minors but never made the top level. So a new season is always fun for me.

zwartekat said:
I quite enjoy it. Been to a number of games whilst over there in New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, St Louis, Toronto, L.A. and Atlanta. I vaguely follow the White Sox (a bit of a baseball Sunderland - tainted by a historical scandal, don't win much (although bucked the trend a few years ago)), Diamondbacks and the Braves. As already mentioned, it's all about stats so not that far removed from cricket. Pity about the time difference, I used to love sitting, drinking and snacking on warm summer evenings while watching a game on tv while over there. Great fun going to minor league games as well where it's even more laid back in terms of actually following the game.
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The stats revolution has really changed people's perceptions of baseball fandom. Two decades ago, just before the A's turned the world onto Moneyball, baseball fandom was about the most anti-intellectual pursuit one could have, just up the chain from NASCAR, conservative politics, and recreational farting. I also enjoy minor league games more, which is good as I live in a minor league city.

chunkylover53 said:
Or silly boys rounders if you like

been to a couple of games in the past but never got into it really.

Today is opening day so gonna follow it I think, in the absence of real life being fun right now

So on BT sport today we have

Blue Jays @ Yankees from 6pm
Dodgers @ Rockies from 9pm

Think I will support the Reds, historically shit so apt, who are @ Cardinals tonight at 9pm
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The Reds were an absolute juggernaut in the '70s and also won the championship in 1990, which was coincidentally the first one I remember. The years since...well, they kinda match Cincinnati's fortunes as a city. I live in the same city as one of the Reds' minor league affiliates, so I'll be seeing a number of future Reds this year.
 
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zwartekat said:
The U.S. can be pretty insular and I don't buy the claim that the World series was named after the New York World newspaper.
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That claim is bullshit, but when the name originated around 1900 there weren't professional baseball leagues anywhere except the US, so the name was accurate then - it just became an outmoded tradition that nobody had an appetite to change.
 
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