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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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:siren::supaburn: HOLY poo poo GUYS, PITCHERS AND CATCHERS HAVE STARTED REPORTING :supaburn::siren:

Ammat The Ankh posted:



Hey I don't remember if this got posted already but the Meet The Teams thread is up. Go tell us why we should root for your team, otherwise all the newcomers are going to turn into Cubs, Yankees, or Giants fans! Or worse, Mariners and Astros fans.

MLB.tv Sharing Thread

Jose Oquendo posted:

Well guys, I'm gonna live on the edge another year:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3810860

Let's give it a shot and hope for the best.





IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Mar 27, 2017

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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rickiep00h posted:

Moving to Chicago soon and I'm super stoked to avoid Red Line all summer and also see the Twins for like half the cost of a home game.

otoh you have to go to Guaranteed Rate Field to see the game which probably more than outweighs the positives

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Probad posted:

Waiting to hear if the Twins will have any pitchers or catchers this year.

They signed Jason Castro and Ervin Santana was p good last year.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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YOU JUST MADE THE LISTOP

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Poque posted:

NINE players

SOME pitchers and SOME hitters

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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jabro posted:

Nope. His first appearance in one was with the Mets.

it's his penance for stealing Johan's Cy Young

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Jubs posted:

Anything?

The Los Angeles Angels wish you a Happy Feliz Cumpleaņos Birthday

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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GobiasIndustries posted:

I got a notice re: my MLB.TV subscription renewing but don't see a thread for sharing, are they cracking down now?

There was always a thread in Coupons and Deals before, but after what happened last year with accounts getting suspended out of nowhere a few different times it's not shocking to me that nobody has started a new one yet. If you're not really worried about it though, you could always be The One that can Change The World.

Not that anyone will read it but I'll put this in the OP since it's coming up like once per page. If you make a thread I'll put a link to it as well.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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https://twitter.com/1500ESPNJudd/status/834071125873291264

yesssss

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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https://twitter.com/chelsea_janes/status/834080647207669762

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Your Taint posted:

Does it really throw a pitcher's rhythm off that much? It's a small change, but is there really any benefit to the viewer to watch the pitcher and catcher play catch for 4 pitches?

There was the two times in thirty years that something funny happened.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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TEST TEST THIS IS A TEST

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Der Meister posted:

I don't understand why anyone gives a poo poo about IBB.

They need something to be fake mad about so people will pay attention to them.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Joey Freshwater posted:

Has there been any more talk of starting up an MLB.tv share thread? I'm interested in sharing an account as early as this weekend if anyone else wants to. I looked around for a thread but couldn't find one.

It's a shame that information like this isn't consolidated in an easy to find place, like the beginning of a thread. Possibly in bold and titled appropriately.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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El Gallinero Gros posted:

Ichiro has gotta be amongst the all time coolest actual great players, right?

easily

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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kensei posted:

Pitcherface



I really like those hats

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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TheChaosPath posted:

We need :words: except :cubs:

we already have :hurr: though

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Probad posted:

:911: God bless this joke country

gently caress that. That's just good business.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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I listened to game 7 of '91 at work the other day because I didn't feel like listening to the radio/podcasts.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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The only person I hated catching in high school was a girl because her fastball hurt my hand if I caught it on a thin spot in the padding (it was an old glove so it had a lot of those).

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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This one is the easy pick for me

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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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

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:

rule changes for 2017:



Does that second to last one mean the dude with the jumping delivery is hosed now?

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Your Taint already in midseason shitposting form

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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quote:

A direct correlation was made between recovery and injury and hitting and pitching performance.

BREAKING NEWS: IF YOU'RE HURT YOU PLAY WORSE THAN IF YOU'RE NOT

This is the kind of hard hitting analysis we need from new technology.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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iKickDogs posted:

That line presents its point poorly. Too many "and"s. It should say "A player who doesn't allow time for proper recovery is more like to be injured and/or see a decrease in their performance level."

This is known to be true in endurance sports (see Training Load). I'd like to see the data on baseball.

"Poorly" is an understatement, I'd say. What you said is still a bit silly to me that it's not common sense, though.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Dr. Remulak posted:

You can hit the ball out of the yard and not disrespect the pitcher too can't you? He never said that he'd throw at someone just for taking him deep.

You could also just walk off the field after striking someone out to get out of an inning but that sure doesn't stop pitchers from fistpumping or screaming about it.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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ego symphonic posted:

I don't think anyone is as fast as Hamilton

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1216908183/clemin-buxtons-time-to-first-base-fastest-in-2016

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1200954583/mincws-buxtons-1405second-insidethepark-homer

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1196109683/minkc-buxton-reaches-214-mph-on-standup-triple

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/73955164/v1178550783/detmin-buxton-sprints-22-mph-for-diving-grab/

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Read the bit from the statcast box

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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KIM JONG TRILL posted:

Just for curiosity's sake, how do all y'all feel about hockey fights?

they're stupid and keep players who otherwise have no business being in the league employed

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Your Taint posted:

So it's hockey's version of the DH?

Yeah I went there.

that would only be true if DH's hit as poorly as pitchers instead of actually being good at something baseball related

They do a good Aroldis Chapman impersonation though so maybe you could trade them for a generational prospect or two.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Thanks, Hand Knit :)

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Eddie Rosario is Cool and Good

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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For some reason Infidel Castro posted this in the OOTP thread but didn't also post it here so I'm stealing his thunder

https://twitter.com/Twins/status/841755846681944064

https://twitter.com/Twins/status/842118218743345152

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Ice To Meet You posted:

If you needed any more confirmation that the Cubs are the villains,

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/844899752349253632

I love this just for reading down the list of titles

"...National Security Adviser...President...US Senator...Chancellor...Small Forward"

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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tadashi posted:

The pope is the mortal head of an organization that oversees 1.7 billion members whose allegiance determines daily, weekly and/or seasonal rituals for its members. Not that impressive, I guess.

Let's be fair, the only difference between that and Theo is maybe a billion members

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Carlosologist posted:

guys, I am excited for the season to start

post one thing you want to happen for your team this year! I want Greg Bird and Aaron Judge to each mash 30 homers and be charming while doing it

Since you technically posted two things I am going to as well.

I want Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton to mature into Real Good hitters

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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The Walrus posted:

check out the soda commercial mune did just recently it's excellent

If you really wanted me to watch you would have linked it.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Sort of reminds me of those old Ichiro commercials (which still own)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLX8LfQKDOw

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IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

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Popete posted:

I've been confused with the stream of articles talking about Harpers bust of a year when he still had an .814 OPS. Obviously he can do better, but that's a good season for most outfielders.

Context is king, it's a bad season for Bryce Harper.

If a top ten draft pick tops out as a 24th/25th roster spot guy does that mean he wasn't a bust because most players never make it to the majors? Hell no.

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