2016 Spring Training Thread

[Majingir]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

Okay....what are the * for in M*A*S*H?

Maybe stands for something? That, or it has as much meaning as . in F.R.I.E.N.D.S

[Jr.]

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Those are hideous.
Looks like something Hawkeye or Trapper John wore on M*A*S*H.

Okay....what are the * for in M*A*S*H?

M.K.
Knight165

Maybe stands for something? That, or it has as much meaning as . in F.R.I.E.N.D.S

MASH is an acronym. I'm assuming the asterisks are aesthetic

[Knight165]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

MASH is an acronym. I'm assuming the asterisks are aesthetic

I know it's an acronym.....I just never got the * instead of .
I thought it might have a specific significance!

Why I brought this up in the Spring Training thread?
No idea!


M.K.
Knight165

[SPTO]

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MASH is an acronym. I'm assuming the asterisks are aesthetic

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.

[ShowTyme15]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

Will be making the rounds again this spring. Going to attend games at each Cactus League Stadium. Love this time of year.

[Majingir]

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Friday, last weekday of no baseball activities for 8+ months!

[kehlis]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

I know it's an acronym.....I just never got the * instead of .
I thought it might have a specific significance!

Why I brought this up in the Spring Training thread?
No idea!


M.K.
Knight165

Clerk-typists in the Korean War era U.S. Army used typewriters, not the computer keyboards of today. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was supposed to be abbreviated: M-A-S-H. However on a typewriter keyboard (unlike a computer) the asterisk is the upper case of the hyphen. To type "M-A-S-H," it takes extra keystrokes to change from capital letters (upper case) to lower case to type the hyphen each time. It's easier (and lazier) to put the shift lock on and type all upper case letters as in "M*A*S*H" and it was originally done by Richard Hooker (aka Richard Hornblower, author of the M*A*S*H novels) to show the lack of military dicipline (asterisks are not used in Army documents) in an Army medical unit.



(not my knowledge nor do I know if it's true but was intrigued and this was the most realistic answer I could find).



And oh yea. Get here baseball!

[Bard]

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Will be making the rounds again this spring. Going to attend games at each Cactus League Stadium. Love this time of year.

Same here! Going to be a great spring

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[SPTO]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

You know baseball is around the corner around these parts when Sportsnet starts cranking out the Jays coverage.

I LOVE IT!

[Money99]

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Yeah watching D-Backs pitchers working out on MLB-N that was the first thought that came to mind. I hope the red flare for lack of a better term is eliminated next season.

So those aren't just ST pants?
Looks like a friggin softball uniform.

[55]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

Dbacks new pants.....





0.o

Those should be called the Curt Schilling specials.

[LeftyShortstop]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

Those should be called the Curt Schilling specials.

That might be the definition I was looking for! The jerseys are not terrible but it looks like every player got shot in the shin

[Knight165]

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Clerk-typists in the Korean War era U.S. Army used typewriters, not the computer keyboards of today. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital was supposed to be abbreviated: M-A-S-H. However on a typewriter keyboard (unlike a computer) the asterisk is the upper case of the hyphen. To type "M-A-S-H," it takes extra keystrokes to change from capital letters (upper case) to lower case to type the hyphen each time. It's easier (and lazier) to put the shift lock on and type all upper case letters as in "M*A*S*H" and it was originally done by Richard Hooker (aka Richard Hornblower, author of the M*A*S*H novels) to show the lack of military dicipline (asterisks are not used in Army documents) in an Army medical unit.



(not my knowledge nor do I know if it's true but was intrigued and this was the most realistic answer I could find).



And oh yea. Get here baseball!

I like it....I'm going with this!


M.K.
Knight165

[redsox4evur]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

And your first weird non-baseball related injury goes to Micah Johnson who cut his hand with a knife while to remove an avocado pit.

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/02/20/micah-johnson-needed-stitches-after-avocado-incident/

[daflyboys]

Re: 2016 Spring Training Thread

Okay....what are the * for in M*A*S*H?

M.K.
Knight165

The A.M.A made them use asterisks. They were secretly using steroids to become better doctors so their recovery rates for their patients were tainted.