Lack of lights delay for Nats Mets @ DC
lots of empty seats
not what Apple wanted for their first game
lots of empty seats
not what Apple wanted for their first game
April MLB Game Thread
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Apple adds live probability stats as the AB progresses e.g. Cano started out as a 19% chance to K which rose to 29% at 2-2. Kinda cool.
I seem to remember the Red Sox really killing Berrios one time, not that long ago. Similar thing, couldn't get anyone out.
Hard to be much better than Jon Gray was first time thru the Toronto batting order. 3 IP, 3 K, 1 H, 44 p- 30 strikes.
Mets/Nats are going to be must see tv all year. Lindor nearly decapitated by an up and in pitch. Didn’t seem intentional to me though.
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Yeah, just came to post about this. They spotted them 7 runs and they have the ability to quickly make deficits disappear.
It’s going to be a major problem.
I can't deal with these announcers on the AppleTV game - literally non-stop talking, and barely talking about the game at all. I like some of the live probability stuff (although I question how accurate it is), but they really need to improve the announcing team because it's pretty much unlistenable right now.
Adolis Garcia carried the bat to 1st base and stopped on the bag to look in his dugout after his HR.
First thing that came to mind is how he got the cotton candy to stay on his head.
Yeah, I’m struggling to see the Sox plethora of lefties in the pen are going to be utilized against the mostly RH Blue Jay lineup. Get well soon, Barnsey.
The Apple headphones they made Heidi Watney wear for every field and crowd interview tonight looked ridiculous.
This is the only prediction I’m going to post this year: the White Sox are not going to win their division.
Feel free to fling it back in my face in June if they’re running away with things!
Feel free to fling it back in my face in June if they’re running away with things!
I'm usually pretty cynical about announcers and game presentations but I didn't find the Mets/Nats broadcast all that bad. Chris Young was good; he obviously loves the game, gave good insight, and had a good sense of humor. Newman on play-by-play was perfectly cromulent. She knew what she was talking about and did a good job presenting the game. The third person that they chatted with for their "tangents" didn't add much at all. While they could stand to rein in the tangents I didn't find those overbearing. I also wasn't hanging on every word nor do I care for the Mets or Nats, so maybe if they were doing a Sox games my feelings would be different. I'd certainly take what I heard last night over any booth with Matt Vasgergian or A-Rod in it, that's for sure.
Also, the on-screen graphics were probably the best I've ever seen which isn't a surprise given that Apple has always been top of the class when it comes to interface design.
That makes a ton of sense. Righties weren't close to touching him the way he was spotting the slider away with the fastball tailing in on the hands thru the first three frames
I get the reasons, but the Padres took Darvish out after 6 hitless innings on Thursday at 92 pitches. Reasonable I guess given pitch count. But then they take out Manaea after 7 hitless on 88 pitches? I get the analytics and all that, but I wish teams would give guys the chance to finish it off
Credit to Witt for getting the ball close enough to the plate, but Sal Perez made the great play to grab a pretty bad throw, turn and make the tag.
Zach Plesac considers himself the best defensive pitcher in the game and will do anything to get an assist...
He shrugged off the trainer but was removed a few minutes later for reaching his early season pitch count after 5.2 scoreless innings.
He shrugged off the trainer but was removed a few minutes later for reaching his early season pitch count after 5.2 scoreless innings.
The Blue Jays feel so much like the mid-90s Indians with the explosive young lineup and better pitching than they get credit for. They're a lot of fun to watch, even on days like today when you know it's over as soon as it starts.
Just came here to post similar as Vladdy Jr. just crushes his 1st HR of the season. Springer and Chapman homered in the first, Danny Jansen in the second and it's only the third inning. Man are they stacked!!!
Hunter Greene is having an absolutely phenomenal MLB debut against the Braves lineup today. Fastball sitting at 100mph with ease and locating his pitches pretty well too. This kid's starts are going to be must-watch for me.
I fully expect regression to hit like a knee to the groin, but Steven Kwan has started his career 7-for-9 with 3 walks.
I saw someone predict him for AL batting champ before Opening Day, off to a good start.
5-for-5 today and hit by a pitch. He's reached base 12 times in 14 plate appearances, and just came up a few feet short of his first home run.
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He averaged 99.7 mph on his fastball, hit 100+ 20 times over five innings. Made some mistakes in the fifth but he's incredibly exciting.
It's cool seeing the prospects start the season with the big club instead of coming up in May or later. It gets the season off to an exciting start.
Agreed, it's great. Looks like a couple more are coming too. The Pirates are calling up Roansy Contreras (still burying Oneil Cruz though) and the Rays just called up Tommy Romero.
Speaking of Oneil Cruz, the Pirates kept him down because they conveniently just decided they needed him to change positions to outfield (when Kevin Newman is their shortstop), so of course he needed to stay down and work on his defense there.
Here's how that's going:
Here's how that's going:
He was exactly the played the Sox needed. Not signing him is my first disappointment with Bloom.