2023 Spring Training Thread

[Jolly Roger]

Jays/Pirates game was 2:47. The score was 9 to 7.

I love this. The players seem comfortable with it too.

Another aspect is the effect this will have on commentary. Less time for "this is a player who goes out there to compete each and every time he steps onto that diamond," which is always good in my book. However, also less time for quirky commentators to talk about stuff that has nothing to do with baseball, which is bad in my book. I'll take the reduction of "jock talk" any day though.

[countryboy]

We were cruising along until Jordan Hicks entered the game.

Threw 26 pitches only 9 of which were strikes


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[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jolly Roger

Jays/Pirates game was 2:47. The score was 9 to 7. I love this. The players seem comfortable with it too. Another aspect is the effect this will have on commentary. Less time for "this is a player who goes out there to compete each and every time he steps onto that diamond," which is always good in my book. However, also less time for quirky commentators to talk about stuff that has nothing to do with baseball, which is bad in my book. I'll take the reduction of "jock talk" any day though.

Pat Tabler finally doesn't need to fill time with "he's a baseball player", but it came right after he's gone from the booth (which I still hate the decision).

It'll be an adjustment, but I'm sure people will love it.

The Mark Buehrle games were fun to watch because you know you're getting a good game while it also took 2 hours and 20 minutes.

It's not like they're cutting the action to 7 innings to reduce game times, that part I could understand people being upset with because that really changes the game more that cutting dead time out of it.

[TheMatrix31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffrey Smith

You also say football is still watchable but I don’t enjoy it as much as i used to. The quarterback basically cant be touched. Not my football. Basketball, any contact is a foul. Not my basketball. Maybe it all depends on our ages, the time we fell in love with each sport, how much we love each sport. I don’t know but I know baseball is my favourite sport so im willing to wait the changes out and hope I still enjoy it all on the other side. I think we are in agreement with the state of the game but just not in our limits of our fandom. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Immense sarcasm.

[franch1se]

Padres offense unloading on AZ. Can’t wait for this season.


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[Scott]

Nice offensive showing today for Texas so far.


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[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

We were cruising along until Jordan Hicks entered the game. Threw 26 pitches only 9 of which were strikes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is that bad? That sounds bad.

I'm really disliking that MLB Network isn't on YouTube TV now... can't watch any ST games and have missed some good college games

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[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

I love sports too. That's why it pisses me off. But I like the sports I love to resemble the sports I love otherwise there's no point because it ends up you know not being the same sport. With whatever respect due to your father, helmets in hockey isn't nearly the same as all the fundamental altering of baseball. Not even the same galaxy, tbh. Look all the changes football made. Yeah. Totally for the better too. Football is so watchable.

Football is the most watched thing every year... so yeah it is very watchable.

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