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2019 MLB Regular Season running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by John B. Foster, Feb 17, 2019.

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  1. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    @Della9250, why are you up at 3:27 a.m.? I bailed on that game around midnight.
     
    swingline, Sep 25, 2019
    #1585
  2. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    What appears to me to be an unbelievable stat, especially for a 102+ win division winning team. The Yankees have had 136 difference defensive lineups plus DH excluding pitcher. Not batting order but lineups. The most common defensive lineup was used merely 5 times. With Aaron Hicks out probably through the playoffs, the Yankees can’t even put their most common lineup in the field for the playoffs
     
    heyabbott, Sep 25, 2019
    #1586
  3. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Parking for what?
     
    Guy_Incognito, Sep 25, 2019
    #1587
  4. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Vehicles.
     
    Chef2, Sep 25, 2019
    #1588
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  5. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Make it a trailer park
     
    heyabbott, Sep 25, 2019
    #1589
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  6. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    The all-star second basemen on either side of Sandberg's prime were Joe Morgan and Craig Biggio. Sandberg routinely had more total chances than either of those players. So he must have been fielding something, even if he didn't ever dive for ground balls. And he played at least half of his games on grass and dirt, not on turf like Morgan and Biggio.
     
    micropolitan guy, Sep 25, 2019
    #1590
  7. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Total chances doesn't necessarily represent range. Did he play behind strikeout pitchers? A groundball pitcher.
     
    Last edited: Sep 25, 2019
    justgladtobehere, Sep 25, 2019
    #1591
  8. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the reason Thom Brennaman left WGN radio/Cubs was because they wouldn't grant him the flexibility to work Fox football telecasts? Didn't he land then with Diamondbacks' TV? I was listening at the conclusion of Thom's final Cubs' broadcast. He broke down on the air. Sure didn't seem to me he wanted to leave.
     
    Liut, Sep 25, 2019
    #1592
  9. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    I don't think a new yard will be the savior for baseball in Tampa Bay the Rays think it will be. They've tried everything at the Trop but put a contending team on the field, save the Maddon era, and I doubt that's crossed their mind.
     
    HanSenSE, Sep 25, 2019
    #1593
  10. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

     
    Chef2, Sep 25, 2019
    #1594
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The Tampa Bay area is territorial to the point of ridiculousness. Tampa residents refuse to go over the bridge to St. Pete, even though the stadium is crazy easy to get to, right off the interstate. If a new park is built in Ybor City or nearby, Pinellas County residents won't go. I say build the new park IN Tampa Bay and give both cities an equal drive that won't actually involve traversing an entire bridge. Plus offer boat parking.

    (/bluefont)
     
    playthrough, Sep 25, 2019
    #1595
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  12. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    I was in a lot of venues across the county and in foreign lands during my career, and none came close to being as depressing as the Trop. Like a function room in a bankrupt hotel.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Sep 25, 2019
    #1596
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