MLB 2025 Season

pureoc

HesCalledDyer said:

smarchee said:

pretty sad showing in Baltimore attendance wise
First Place battle with the Jays in town and where was the support? Surprised to see the stadium practically empty
oh well
GO Jays

I noticed that the other night watching game 2 of the series on tv. I can only fathom it's one or more of three things:
Fans already giving up
Fans busy with their kids going back to school
Fans more concerned with the Ravens pre-season

Hopefully not the latter. While I enjoy football, baseball is light years better. Our national past time for a reason!

HesCalledDyer

pureoc said:

HesCalledDyer said:

smarchee said:

pretty sad showing in Baltimore attendance wise
First Place battle with the Jays in town and where was the support? Surprised to see the stadium practically empty
oh well
GO Jays

I noticed that the other night watching game 2 of the series on tv. I can only fathom it's one or more of three things:
Fans already giving up
Fans busy with their kids going back to school
Fans more concerned with the Ravens pre-season

Hopefully not the latter. While I enjoy football, baseball is light years better. Our national past time for a reason!

I agree. Leaps and bounds better! Unfortunately most people don't think like we do.

Amongst the Ani

HesCalledDyer said:

pureoc said:

HesCalledDyer said:

smarchee said:

pretty sad showing in Baltimore attendance wise
First Place battle with the Jays in town and where was the support? Surprised to see the stadium practically empty
oh well
GO Jays

I noticed that the other night watching game 2 of the series on tv. I can only fathom it's one or more of three things:
Fans already giving up
Fans busy with their kids going back to school
Fans more concerned with the Ravens pre-season

Hopefully not the latter. While I enjoy football, baseball is light years better. Our national past time for a reason!

I agree. Leaps and bounds better! Unfortunately most people don't think like we do.

Most people are dumb.

pureoc

HesCalledDyer said:

pureoc said:

HesCalledDyer said:

smarchee said:

pretty sad showing in Baltimore attendance wise
First Place battle with the Jays in town and where was the support? Surprised to see the stadium practically empty
oh well
GO Jays

I noticed that the other night watching game 2 of the series on tv. I can only fathom it's one or more of three things:
Fans already giving up
Fans busy with their kids going back to school
Fans more concerned with the Ravens pre-season

Hopefully not the latter. While I enjoy football, baseball is light years better. Our national past time for a reason!

I agree. Leaps and bounds better! Unfortunately most people don't think like we do.

Because they are too simple to be able to understand the wonderful chess match that is a baseball game (especially NL style) and sll the strategy that goes into the game.

HesCalledDyer

^Absolutely correct on both points! The biggest complaint I always here from the casual baseball fan, or the non-fan, is that "baseball is boring." Really?! Every single pitch is a completely different situation. Every player is preparing to be in the right spot to make the right play.. The mental preparation that goes into each play - before, during, and after each pitch - is obviously beyond your dimwitted brain if you find baseball to be boring!

Cliffy6745

Football sucks

pureoc

HesCalledDyer said:

^Absolutely correct on both points! The biggest complaint I always here from the casual baseball fan, or the non-fan, is that "baseball is boring." Really?! Every single pitch is a completely different situation. Every player is preparing to be in the right spot to make the right play.. The mental preparation that goes into each play - before, during, and after each pitch - is obviously beyond your dimwitted brain if you find baseball to be boring!

Im a point where I don't even enjoy discussing baseball with casual fans. I greatly enjoy conversations with other fans who have a knowledgeable understanding of the game, the greatest game on earth!

HesCalledDyer

pureoc said:

HesCalledDyer said:

^Absolutely correct on both points! The biggest complaint I always here from the casual baseball fan, or the non-fan, is that "baseball is boring." Really?! Every single pitch is a completely different situation. Every player is preparing to be in the right spot to make the right play.. The mental preparation that goes into each play - before, during, and after each pitch - is obviously beyond your dimwitted brain if you find baseball to be boring!

Im a point where I don't even enjoy discussing baseball with casual fans. I greatly enjoy conversations with other fans who have a knowledgeable understanding of the game, the greatest game on earth!

The worst are the "I don't mind going to a game, but I don't like to watch it on tv" people. Yeah, so you can go to the game and play on your phone the whole time. Just admit you only go to be outdoors and drink beer.

Amongst the Ani

I also don't like the fans who insist the NL needs to adopt the DH. If you believe that you are not the kind of fan I want to discuss the game with. The DH strips the fun and a lot of the strategy out of the game. The AL needs to dump the DH rather than the other way around.

pureoc

Amongst the Ani said:

I also don't like the fans who insist the NL needs to adopt the DH. If you believe that you are not the kind of fan I want to discuss the game with. The DH strips the fun and a lot of the strategy out of the game. The AL needs to dump the DH rather than the other way around.

YES!!!! This times a billion!

Cliffy6745

Pitchers hitting is stupid in 2016

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Cliffy6745 said:

Pitchers hitting is stupid in 2016

I would agree with this unless one has an ability to hit then let him get that at bat.

Peace

pureoc

Cliffy6745 said:

Pitchers hitting is stupid in 2016

Not as stupid as a baseball player not being able to hit a baseball, which is half of the game of baseball.

cutz

Wobbie said:

not a rockies fan but we get all their games.....during tonight's rain delay, they are showing anything they can come up with....

Todd Helton? I would vote that fucker into the HOF. definitely before a DH in boston.

That's a good one. NOT!!!>

Though, i think Helton is a HOF. Why should he be penalized for the Ballpark he played in?

HesCalledDyer

pureoc said:

Amongst the Ani said:

I also don't like the fans who insist the NL needs to adopt the DH. If you believe that you are not the kind of fan I want to discuss the game with. The DH strips the fun and a lot of the strategy out of the game. The AL needs to dump the DH rather than the other way around.

YES!!!! This times a billion!

I willl third this motion another billion times!

HesCalledDyer

Cliffy6745 said:

Pitchers hitting is stupid in 2016

One of the best moments of this season, right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MljLIunexEI

Amongst the Ani

How can you not love this either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWJEleJ0WwY

HesCalledDyer

And of course, this gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzLERV9l9Vs

Cliffy6745

Great. You get an awesome moment a few times a season, otherwise it's these dudes hacking like tee-ballers

And yeah, I like those moments as well. Bartolo Colon getting a hit and running the bases is awesome. But it's so few and far between at this point that it doesn't make any sense to anymore.

HesCalledDyer

Jake Arrieta is batting .268 this season. Travis Wood .222, Jason Hammel .241... and they're all on the same team.