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cis autodrag posted:this sounds great, especially if i am allowed to drink at the same time. One of my teammates used a wiffle bat as a beer bong sooooo and yeah definitely
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Poque posted:One of my teammates used a wiffle bat as a beer bong sooooo Even though I'd probably forgo that particular aspect this sounds like The Best League.
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Poque posted:One of my teammates used a wiffle bat as a beer bong sooooo does your teammate have mouth herpes now? i cant even bring myself to share a soda can with a friend, im so grossed out now.
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Popete posted:Technically atoms never touch so can one truly ever be "out"? The ball is never in the glove, but the runner is never on the base. Going to replay could change the outcome so the call stands.
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cis autodrag posted:does your teammate have mouth herpes now? i cant even bring myself to share a soda can with a friend, im so grossed out now. You live every day of your life awash in sea of bacteria just like everyone else What I'm saying is, put your mouth on the wiffle bat and chill
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Baseball umps refuse to throw out base stealers because of Zeno's Paradox
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Joey Freshwater posted:and like everyone I've ever had as my avatar, expect Dansby to immediately start sucking or get traded. My previous avatars include Corey Patterson, Matt Murton, and Devin Hester, so welcome to the club! 
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:My previous avatars include Corey Patterson, Matt Murton, and Devin Hester, so welcome to the club! Why couldn't Corey be good?
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TMMadman posted:Why couldn't Corey be good? Because I bought his jersey after his rookie season.
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Oh yeah Francoeur was the other one I had after that amazing start he had. Whoops.
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Poque posted:https://twitter.com/fox5sandiego/status/836400630243577858 A pool for the Dodgers to jump in when they clinch. How thoughtful.
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Rand alPaul posted:A pool for the Dodgers to jump in when they clinch. How thoughtful. Am I the only one who wants a floating baseball so a game could be played in that?
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Your Taint posted:Am I the only one who wants a floating baseball so a game could be played in that? Baseballs float
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bawfuls posted:All this is going to do is lead to fewer overturned calls, including plenty of cases where the evidence is fairly clear but the Umps in NYC can't convince themselves because of whatever dumb minutia. Good, the only calls that should be overturned are the ones that are blatantly wrong
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IcePhoenix posted:Baseballs float It would get waterlogged eventually.
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I knew Mike Trout has been good, but I didn't know he's been Mickey Mantle good over his first 6 years. Let's just hope he doesn't develop knee and drinking problems. https://twitter.com/zabate/status/836953950964355072/photo/1
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Maybe it's because I'm an NL/Cubs fan but it seems like people don't talk about Mike Trout enough. I suspect if he didn't play for the Angels and maybe had a cooler last name than "Trout" he would be more well-known. I mean right there, "Mickey Mantle" vs. "Mike Trout" c'mon.
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beejay posted:Maybe it's because I'm an NL/Cubs fan but it seems like people don't talk about Mike Trout enough. I suspect if he didn't play for the Angels and maybe had a cooler last name than "Trout" he would be more well-known. I mean right there, "Mickey Mantle" vs. "Mike Trout" c'mon. Someone pointed out last night on twitter that the MLB instagram account has posted more about tim tebow this week than they have about Mike Trout in three months.
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My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku?
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Your Taint posted:I knew Mike Trout has been good, but I didn't know he's been Mickey Mantle good over his first 6 years. Let's just hope he doesn't develop knee and drinking problems. I want to see him go 50-50 one year.
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Omne posted:My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku? I use Amazon Fire TV (not stick) for mine and think it's great. The interface is clean and easy to navigate and I haven't had any problem getting HD feeds. That said I haven't tried it vs. the others. I have chrome cast and barely use it for anything because I don't like using my phone to control it, so take that for what it's worth.
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Omne posted:My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku? It's been my experience that it's different on every single platform you try. I've used Apple TV and Chromecast out of those two and I like Chromecast better, but that's mainly because I am not a fan of the Apple TV interface.
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Omne posted:My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku? I have watched it on my browser and on my iPhone 6s. 6s has better frame rate but don't know if that can be cast properly to a TV and keep the frame rate or not.
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Omne posted:My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku? I think it's largely personal UI preference, but I love the Apple TV app.
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beejay posted:Maybe it's because I'm an NL/Cubs fan but it seems like people don't talk about Mike Trout enough. I suspect if he didn't play for the Angels and maybe had a cooler last name than "Trout" he would be more well-known. I mean right there, "Mickey Mantle" vs. "Mike Trout" c'mon. MLB does a terrible job of marketing him in the least. It's ridiculous. The Angels as a team don't help things, but still, the NFL has stars on lovely teams. Omne posted:My wife is letting me convert the bonus room to a bit of a man cave, and I want to watch baseball there. For those of you who use the MLB.TV apps, what are your thoughts on it? Any devices in particular that are better, or does it not matter between Apple TV/Chromecast/Amazon Fire/Roku? I always recommend Chromecast because you can stream anything that will open in a web browser to it, you don't have to worry about a native app or anything.
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Most non-baseball fans are unaware there are at least two and possibly three greatest-of-all-time candidates currently in or about to enter their prime years. I'd bet Messi/Ronaldo are better known in the US today than Trout which is just un-American.
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It is bizarre to me that Mike Trout is only 25 and is already demonstrably one of the best players to have ever played the game, the dude has two MVPs and three second-place finishes in those five years, and people barely care the same way they do about, say, LeBron It doesn't help that he's kind of bland though
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Actaully Ted Berg just wrote an article about Trout's relative obscurity that does a good job of pointing out that it's a logical outcome which stems from a few causes, some dumb but some just intrinsic to the game. It also includes a fun activity idea for all of us quote:I happen to believe that it’s every baseball fan’s solemn responsibility to do everything in his or her power to spread the gospel of Mike Trout’s greatness, and that everyone currently reading this article should put down his phone or step away from her computer and begin shouting “Mike Trout!” repeatedly until the name “Mike Trout” itself becomes the world’s most recognizable phrase, as a salutation and an exclamation and an interjection. Also in this vein, I asked my non-baseball-fan friend to name 5 active players and she said:
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IMB posted:Someone pointed out last night on twitter that the MLB instagram account has posted more about tim tebow this week than they have about Mike Trout in three months. Good god
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I went to a Trout vs Kershaw game last year 
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beejay posted:Maybe it's because I'm an NL/Cubs fan but it seems like people don't talk about Mike Trout enough. I suspect if he didn't play for the Angels and maybe had a cooler last name than "Trout" he would be more well-known. I mean right there, "Mickey Mantle" vs. "Mike Trout" c'mon. It's mainly because MLB is poo poo at promoting its stars.
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Inspector_666 posted:MLB does a terrible job of marketing him in the least. It's ridiculous. The Angels as a team don't help things, but still, the NFL has stars on lovely teams. As does the NBA, and the NHL, and pretty much any other major sport. Baseball is just terrible at marketing their players in general. And then when Harper tried to self promote himself last year, he got completely and utterly poo poo on from every direction. Guys like Kershaw/Harper/Trout/Bryant/etc should be plastered everywhere as the faces of the brand. Der Meister posted:I went to a Trout vs Kershaw game last year My roommate and I are going to drive down to see an Angel's game this year, the only reason being we realized that neither of us had ever seen Mike Trout in person and it was our duty as baseball fans to go at least once so we could say we saw one of the best players of all time in their prime.
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Phonoxen posted:It is bizarre to me that Mike Trout is only 25 and is already demonstrably one of the best players to have ever played the game, the dude has two MVPs and three second-place finishes in those five years, and people barely care the same way they do about, say, LeBron Trout has only played on terrible teams, is not a huge personality, and plays a sport where the one guy can swing a team the least out of every major sport. Even the way he dominates the game is kind of boring. He is great to amazing at nearly everything baseball related, but he doesn't do anything incredibly remarkable or amazing. He has great power, not historically great power. He plays great defense, but not historically great, he's a great baserunner, but... you get the picture.
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Somehow I forgot that "Mr. Go" was a thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSCB5eTyp58 The KBO is so much better than MLB it's ridiculous.
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Your Taint posted:It's mainly because MLB is poo poo at promoting its stars. It's two pronged: Baseball culture intentionally subdues personalities. We all agree this is stupid and counterproductive, but even if you're boring you can be a star that transcends the sport, like Derek Jeter did. However... If you don't win, nobody gives a gently caress about you. Jeter was dry toast, but he has a ring for every finger on one hand. The NFL even has this in Tom Brady. Sydin posted:As does the NBA, and the NHL, and pretty much any other major sport. Baseball is just terrible at marketing their players in general. And then when Harper tried to self promote himself last year, he got completely and utterly poo poo on from every direction. Guys like Kershaw/Harper/Trout/Bryant/etc should be plastered everywhere as the faces of the brand. MLB is pushing Rizzo and Bryant pretty hard, which I think is good since they're young handsome fellas who clearly have fun playing the game. Maybe they're learning?
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Baseball in general is not a great outlet for showcasing how good of an athlete someone is. I mean, if you watch regularly, you'd know, but the opportunities to do something freakishly athletic come way less frequently than in football or basketball.
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Inspector_666 posted:MLB is pushing Rizzo and Bryant pretty hard, which I think is good since they're young handsome fellas who clearly have fun playing the game. Maybe they're learning? And hey, one guys even has an actual personality!
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It is because mike trout has no discernible personality and looks like a fire hydrant
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A lot of Trout's greatness is due to incredible consistency and that's really hard to get across to casual or non-MLB fans. If you watch a Pats game you're pretty likely to see Brady throw for a couple of TDs, if you watch the Cavs you'll probably see LeBron put up 20 points, but if you're watching the Angels on any given night you'll probably see Trout go 1-4 with a couple of routine outfield plays, and that just doesn't scream "great player" in the same way.
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