The 2014 MLB Season Will Open in Sydney with Dodgers - Arizona
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To be fair to him, off the bat that ball looked and sounded like it was easily gone. The wind knocked it down big time, and probably blew it a bit to the side.
Are you guys watching on MLB Network? Which feed are they showing? I'm watching the LA broadcast on mlb.tv so I can listen to Vin Scully.
Yeah -- Smoltz and Vasgersian are actually out here in our time zones, on the ground. They are loving it.
It's been a good game and the crowd loves every little thing that is happening. Wish I were there.
LOL on Kershaw's baserunning after his nice hit.....
It's been a good game and the crowd loves every little thing that is happening. Wish I were there.
LOL on Kershaw's baserunning after his nice hit.....
So these games started about 1 am on the west coast? Is this the best timing they could come up with? All the other time slots given up to cricket and soccer? I guess mlbn will have highlights all day long....
Pretty sure that was prime time there, good news is they're already replaying it and game 2 is a day game so it starts at 10 tonight.
Wow, how odd that Trout misjudged that so much! Was that what threw off Vasgergian or is he just blind?
Edit: Trumbo.
Edit: Trumbo.
Awesome crowd. With Little League starting to explode down there, this was the perfect time to play these games and it really could pay dividends in in the next generation.
InsideTheParker said:
Surely Trumbo's antics threw off Vasgergian, but as they continued to hammer after the play, the wind really knocked the ball down. Trumbo (and I hate to defend his defense) did the right thing off the crack of the bat and went head down to the fence to get in position to possibly bring it back in from over the fence. Then the wind did its thing and made everyone look dumb...Trumbo, Vasgergian, even Van Slyke who was high-fiving the 1B coach on the way by because he thought it was gone.
Sorry, but you're not allowed to like any of Seligs ideas. Please edit post and try again.Orel Miraculous said:
Yeah game 2 will begin at 10pm eastern which is 7 pm pacific time. I think it is perfect. One night game and one day game in Australia.judyb said:
Anyone want to take a guess on why I'm blacked out of a game that's taking place in fucking Austrailia.....
Dodger Stadium sets up an auxiliary press box for Korean media during every Ryu start. He is the local Korean population's version of Fernando.SydneySox said:
Ramirez & Gordon owe Ryu a case of Hite after that defensive butchery in the 4th inning.
richgedman'sghost said:
He doesn't have an answer. But it's Selig and the MLB front office, so it just must be incredibly stupid, even if he doesn't know why.
Baseballs audience is old, and getting older. Average age of viewers from the WS was 54. It's an issue. The league needs to do a better job promoting the game and bringing young viewers back. You know what isn't a good solution to that problem? Opening the regular season on a Friday night at 4am. Can you imagine the NFL starting the regular season with Broncos vs Patriots at the crack of dawn?
And then you have the lunacy of these two teams now having to play exhibition games after they've already played two regular season games.
And then you have the lunacy of these two teams now having to play exhibition games after they've already played two regular season games.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/scg-farewells-baseball-and-welcomes-ghosts-of-the-past-20140323-35bv2.html#ixzz2wncjmjLP
But they have to play a couple exhibition games this week, so fuck that shit.
But they have to play a couple exhibition games this week, so fuck that shit.
"Just having fun out there" Puig apparently fakes injuries after he swings and misses and refused to return to the field after striking out in the 9th.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/10658691/los-angeles-dodgers-manager-don-mattingly-upset-yasiel-puig-field-behavior
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/10658691/los-angeles-dodgers-manager-don-mattingly-upset-yasiel-puig-field-behavior
Had a blast at the game yesterday. Only downer was I had to look at this sitting in front of me all day.
They were pretty lucky with the weather as it's been pissing down rain across Sydney and particularly around the stadium for a couple of hours (starting right around the same time as first pitch yesterday) with a bunch of local flooding going on. Not sure the field would have held up too well.
They were pretty lucky with the weather as it's been pissing down rain across Sydney and particularly around the stadium for a couple of hours (starting right around the same time as first pitch yesterday) with a bunch of local flooding going on. Not sure the field would have held up too well.
This column about the games is hilarious. I think 'piss-fast hot-rocks' needs to become a term we use in the States.
And this best sums up Mark Trumbo to me.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/mar/24/major-league-baseball-in-sydney?CMP=twt_gu
And this best sums up Mark Trumbo to me.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/mar/24/major-league-baseball-in-sydney?CMP=twt_gu
Thanks for posting. Really enjoyed, especially this part..........
Down we go to a spot directly behind the umpire/catcher, and several rows of people who’ve paid $850 for a seat – they should not be trusted with money. It's a world-class event and very interesting, but you wouldn’t pay $850. You can fly to Thailand for $850. I once bought a car for $850. It was a crap car, granted. But you wouldn’t pay $850 for a seat here with money you found on the body of a long-dead pimp.
Down we go to a spot directly behind the umpire/catcher, and several rows of people who’ve paid $850 for a seat – they should not be trusted with money. It's a world-class event and very interesting, but you wouldn’t pay $850. You can fly to Thailand for $850. I once bought a car for $850. It was a crap car, granted. But you wouldn’t pay $850 for a seat here with money you found on the body of a long-dead pimp.
Very few people down there actually paid for their tickets... it was a corporate zone of oppurtunity.