MLB thread
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@bovidae said in MLB thread:
This game was such a good advertisement for the sport. I happened upon it by chance - I loosely follow MLB but don't watch many games in their entirety but this was compelling. Not to mention it coming down to the bottom of the 9th as well. I imagine the MLB spent a pretty penny building the stadium, but what a great spectacle.
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@aucklandwarlord that game had the highest television ratings for a regular season game since 2005. Fair to say it was a success!
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@aucklandwarlord It was a great film, they did a great job of re-enacting it. The players looked like they got a real kick out of it too
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@kiwimurph I was hoping he'd pitch in the 9th, but apparently he was tired - understandable when it's the first time he's pitched 8 innings in his career.
While his home runs have not been as frequent post-AS game, his pitching has gone to another level since then.
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@canefan said in MLB thread:
@aucklandwarlord It was a great film, they did a great job of re-enacting it. The players looked like they got a real kick out of it too
Everything about it was awesome. The cornfields right next to it, the manual scoreboard, the past-generation looking stands. I reckon other sports could learn from this.
Obviously it doesn't have the same history as the Field of Dreams thing, but how good would it be to see something like an All Blacks test held at a really rustic and rural ground to give a grassroots/Footrot Flats feel about it?
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Ohtani pitching and hitting right now vs O's. Given up two solo homers in his first inning but no hits in the second.
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Struck out twice now himself though
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@canefan said in MLB thread:
@bovidae said in MLB thread:
The Braves win game 4 at home to take a 3-1 lead.
They love those close games (assuming it stayed close, I stopped watching around the middle)
Yep 3-2 final score.
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@kiwimurph said in MLB thread:
Both have spare room in the spot where the World Series trophy would sit
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MLB season started today - about a week later than usual due to off-season lockout/new collective bargaining negotiations.
In the National League the Dodgers are the heavy favourites to make it to the World Series with the New York Mets having high expectations thanks to a big spending new owner.
In the American League it's a little more uncertain with the AL East having 4 strong teams (Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays) alongside the White Sox in the AL Central and the Astros and Mariners in the AL West being the standouts.
They've expanded the playoffs to 12 teams (6 from each League) and have adjusted some rules to hopefully make the game more entertaining.
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The Babe Ruth of getting hit by a pitch. This guy is hilarious. Legend.
