MLB Off-Topic

[Master Live 013]

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Not to say being the all-time HR king or single-season HR mark for the Yankees would be anything to scoff at.

[TripleCrown9]

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Just from stuff I've seen on Twitter:

Red Sox back to 100% capacity May 29
Reds June 2
Indians June 2
Phillies June 12
Brewers June 25
Pirates July 1

[Speedy]

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I wonder why baseball players don't wear face masks? I imagine that surely one could be developed for baseball that would be unintrusive for hitters. Most players start utilizing the flap because of Giancarlo Stanton's HBP a couple of years back but looking at Pillar's HBP, that's not covering but a part of the face.

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[Majingir]

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I wonder why baseball players don't wear face masks? I imagine that surely one could be developed for baseball that would be unintrusive for hitters. Most players start utilizing the flap because of Giancarlo Stanton's HBP a couple of years back but looking at Pillar's HBP, that's not covering but a part of the face.

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I wonder how big they could make the spacing like that so no ball gets through, but the players wouldn't be bothered by it possibly impacting their view of the ball. Even losing sight of the ball for a split second because part of the face shield blocks it would mess guys up.

Best I could think of would be maybe a modified version of an umpire's mask, or a hockey goalie/baseball catcher mask, but have it shaped more like a baseball helmet?

And the face shield part is removable so when guys get on base, they just take it off the same as they do with some of their other gear when they reach base.

[TripleCrown9]

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Dave Parker was a proponent of masks.

[Speedy]

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Dave Parker was a proponent of masks.

That Jason-esque mask is awesome.

[LambertandHam]

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Dave Parker was a proponent of masks.

The Cobra is a baaaaaaaaaad man.

[Will I Am]

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[Jeffrey Smith]

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Not just specific to baseball but is play by play/ commentary the worst it’s been in sports since well.... forever?

So bland.


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[reyes the roof]

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Not just specific to baseball but is play by play/ commentary the worst it’s been in sports since well.... forever?

So bland.


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Some teams are better than others but as a whole I don’t mind it. I’m obviously biased but I think the Mets have the best booth in the game, but I’ll watch Phillies, Braves, and Yankees games and always like their broadcasts. As long as it’s not Joe Buck I usually don’t complain. The Nationals booth is pretty rotten too

[TripleCrown9]

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Not just specific to baseball but is play by play/ commentary the worst it’s been in sports since well.... forever?

So bland.


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Half the time the commentators aren't even physically at the game. That probably has something to do it.

[Majingir]

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Not just specific to baseball but is play by play/ commentary the worst it’s been in sports since well.... forever?

So bland.


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For this season, many aren't even there, so it's harder to call when you're sitting in a quiet room by yourself, staring at a screen the whole time.

But as a whole, I do feel like networks need to do a better job.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't care as much about what someone is saying, I care about the voice that's saying it.

I could listen to a commentator with a great voice just talking about the chalk lines on the field or something. Someone with a generic sounding voice could go on about analytics, some backstory in a players career and so on, and its just background noise at times.

If I was in charge of hiring a commentary crew, I'm doing so first by just the ear test. Don't view names, or see who they are. Just hear some audio samples of those people to get a feel for what I want to hear.

[Blzer]

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For this season, many aren't even there, so it's harder to call when you're sitting in a quiet room by yourself, staring at a screen the whole time.

But as a whole, I do feel like networks need to do a better job.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't care as much about what someone is saying, I care about the voice that's saying it.

I could listen to a commentator with a great voice just talking about the chalk lines on the field or something. Someone with a generic sounding voice could go on about analytics, some backstory in a players career and so on, and its just background noise at times.

If I was in charge of hiring a commentary crew, I'm doing so first by just the ear test. Don't view names, or see who they are. Just hear some audio samples of those people to get a feel for what I want to hear.

My dream team consists of Eduardo Perez and Doug Glanville. Give me them all day, every day. Eargasm galore!

Anyway, any announcer that says they support the NL DH, extra innings rule, and 7-inning doubleheaders gets lowered a bit in my book. Unfortunately it's the majority of them.

[Jolly Roger]

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The Pirates have some good commentators. Greg Brown is one of the best play-by-play guys in the business. Great voice, eloquent, doesn't talk too much. Bob Walk is a great color guy; droll sense of humor and doesn't talk like a lot of former players. None of that inane "this guy comes to play every time he steps onto the diamond" sort of nonsense.

Chairs have been known to give Bob some trouble, however:

[TripleCrown9]

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For the sake of making something out of nothing, Oakland A's president Dave Kaval was in Vegas tonight for the Golden Knights' playoff game.