MLB Thread 2012

[GirlsAloudFan]

Every March/April since I was about 7 years old, baseball has saved my life.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Every March/April since I was about 7 years old, baseball has saved my life.

Ditto! Baseball has always been my favorite sport and I couldn't imagine a Spring/Summer/early Fall without it. The strike in 1994 was pure misery.

 

[gump]

Wow, Andy Pettitte is returning. Does he have anything left in the tank?

 

[Hewson]

How did Suzyn Waldman react when she heard the news?

 

[gump]

LOL. It's a shame they didn't announce this during a game.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

the yankees are really old.

 

[PhilsFan]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Everything minus the Dolphins are so exciting. Stuff I've been waiting to see for nearly a decade (and in some cases more...).

 

[MrPryck2U]

2012 will be the Chipper Jones Farewell Tour. Another one heads into the sunset.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Wasn't 2011 supposed to be that as well?

 

[gump]

This Joba injury is gruesome. There's a sizable chance he has thrown his last pitch in the majors.

 

[Hewson]

I cringed reading about it...good thing it didnt happen in a game and we weren't subjected to Theismann treatment with it.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Yea I never really liked Joba but that's a horrific way for a career to end... which it probably has.

 

[DRay9911]

not sure what's worse, joba's ankle bone piercing his skin, or this:

Rangers Ballpark offers 1-pound hot dog for $26 - ESPN Dallas

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Gross. As if a regular sized hot dog was good to begin with.

Ryan Madson out for the year. Reds don't have insurance on his 1yr contract, they owe him something like 8.5mil and he's not even going to play a game for them. Lol.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJqm8ybv4Uw

Could've been worse. Waterspout feature is probably the only cool part.

The Marlin is though, in fact, flipping at the top

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[PhilsFan]

I'm definitely taking Minor League Guy on Third in my fantasy draft.

 

[Hewson]

Could've been worse.

Not real sure about that.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Must I once again bring up the animation?

 

[PhilsFan]

It's objectively one of the worst things ever.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

It's funny all of the fans are loving it... for some weird reason.

 

[PhilsFan]

I like the Liberty Bell thing the Phillies have, mostly because it's simple and mostly out of the way. That jaunt is anything but simple and out of the way.

Someone in the Miami organization looked at that thing and said, "This is a good idea. Let's do this." Think about that for a second.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Whatever. I know Larry Beinfest and Mike Hill do swell jobs. That's all I really care about at the end of the day. Well, having our own ballpark as well..

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

anything that makes the giant top hatted apple look less corny works for me.

 

[bono_212]

Marlins Home Run Feature - YouTube

Could've been worse. Waterspout feature is probably the only cool part.

The Marlin is though, in fact, flipping at the top

My God, it's horrendous.

And why doesn't a water spout jut up when the Marlin comes OUT of the water?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

whoever thought that was a good idea should be tarred and feathered in the public square

 

[LuckyNumber7]

whoever thought that was a good idea should be tarred and feathered in the public square

Likely David Samson or Jeffrey Loria or some combination of Jeffrey Loria liking the design and David Samson kissing his ass and confirming to him that it'd be a good idea.

 

[BoMac]

Those two are the axis of evil. Tarring and feathering them would be too kind.

 

[LuckyNumber7]

Here in Miami we would like to save the tarring and feathering for Stephen Ross.