MLB Off-Topic

[Sportsforever]

Figured it was about time we start this...

[TripleCrown9]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Re-post from the 2013 thread:


Apparently Tanaka has added Chicago to his ideal destinations, and the Cubs are "major players". Someone said they'd "be surprised if [the Cubs] don't get him".

[yougo1000]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Re-post from the 2013 thread:


Apparently Tanaka has added Chicago to his ideal destinations, and the Cubs are "major players". Someone said they'd "be surprised if [the Cubs] don't get him".

Would love to have Tanaka in Chicago. I think he would be a good fit.

[SPTO]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Interestingly Al Leiter did a comparison of Tanaka to Hiroki Kuroda. Obviously Tanaka has better stuff and that splitter is amazing but I wonder if playing in Wrigley would hurt his numbers a bit.

Does anyone know what his career fly ball to ground ball ratio was in Japan?

[TripleCrown9]

re: MLB Off-Topic

I'm watching the 30 for 30 about fantasy baseball, and it's incredibly fun and amusing. Maybe in my Top 5 30 for 30s.

[ShowTyme15]

re: MLB Off-Topic

So recently the Washington Nationals made a pitch to their local government about putting a roof on nationals park.

[Majingir]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Don't get why MLB Network wants to assign a "face of the franchise" to each team so badly....

https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork

Just like how ESPN tries to hard to assign a face of MLB and stuff. Trying to figure out who is the posterboy of MLB.

[SPTO]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Don't get why MLB Network wants to assign a "face of the franchise" to each team so badly....

https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork

Just like how ESPN tries to hard to assign a face of MLB and stuff. Trying to figure out who is the posterboy of MLB.

I think it's just a fun thing to do during the offseason. Baseball is one of those sports where there really isn't one transcendent star to carry the banner of the entire sport.

Anywho, i'm sure Jose Bautista will be voted the Face of the Blue Jays. (if they haven't done them yet)

[TripleCrown9]

re: MLB Off-Topic

I picked up Sports Illustrated's Baseball's Greatest, and they love Pete Rose. #12 1B, #10 3B, #12 LF, #7 RF, and #12 base runner. And they have Alex Rodriguez as the #7 SS of all-time, and the #16 3B.

[Majingir]

re: MLB Off-Topic

I think it's just a fun thing to do during the offseason. Baseball is one of those sports where there really isn't one transcendent star to carry the banner of the entire sport.

Anywho, i'm sure Jose Bautista will be voted the Face of the Blue Jays. (if they haven't done them yet)

Ya, Bautista is gonna be named face of Jays. I just wish everyone realized there's more than just Bautista in Toronto. MLB The Show for example,he's been cover boy for multiple years(and a chance he could be cover boy again in 2014), even though there's many other players they also could've had on the cover like Lawrie(mostly cause he's a Canadian on the Jays) or Reyes(another huge fan fave) among others.

I know covers don't mean anything(especially since the in game graphic is still same as USA),but just makes me wonder if that's the general perception of the team from USA, that Bautista is basically the entire team.

[Perfect Zero]

re: MLB Off-Topic

I know covers don't mean anything(especially since the in game graphic is still same as USA),but just makes me wonder if that's the general perception of the team from USA, that Bautista is basically the entire team.

Every time I personally think of the Blue Jays, I think of the Marlins trade, the night we won Yu Darvish, and those sweet jerseys and beautiful cobalt blue.

I also think of O Canada and Molson, but that's a little over the top.

[kehlis]

re: MLB Off-Topic

Ya, Bautista is gonna be named face of Jays. I just wish everyone realized there's more than just Bautista in Toronto. MLB The Show for example,he's been cover boy for multiple years(and a chance he could be cover boy again in 2014), even though there's many other players they also could've had on the cover like Lawrie(mostly cause he's a Canadian on the Jays) or Reyes(another huge fan fave) among others.

I know covers don't mean anything(especially since the in game graphic is still same as USA),but just makes me wonder if that's the general perception of the team from USA, that Bautista is basically the entire team.

I think you are overthinking it just a bit...

[SPTO]

re: MLB Off-Topic

I also think of O Canada and Molson, but that's a little over the top.

No no, it has to be Labatt's.

BTW most of his views should be anathema to me but i'm really loving Brian Kenny's Clubhouse Confidential show. He does a good job of selling the SABR side of things.

[TripleCrown9]

re: MLB Off-Topic

This gave me a good laugh.

http://nesn.com/2014/01/drake-nails-impression-of-alex-rodriguez-on-saturday-night-live/

[Perfect Zero]

re: MLB Off-Topic

No no, it has to be Labatt's.

BTW most of his views should be anathema to me but i'm really loving Brian Kenny's Clubhouse Confidential show. He does a good job of selling the SABR side of things.

Yeah he does a great job with that show, but he pushes the SABR stuff hard. I enjoy advanced metrics, but there is something to be said about the non measureable stuff too.