hammerva Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) Well at least for the first game of spring training, the Astros handled the situation by confiscating signs and starting none of their starters from last year. I mean I thought they had to start at least 2 guys And the game was cancelled after 2 innings on a rain delay. So even Mother Nature is saying fuck the Astros Edited February 23, 2020 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 6 hours ago, hammerva said: Well at least for the first game of spring training, the Astros handled the situation by confiscating signs and starting none of their starters from last year. Still!? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 And to go back to stupid blackouts again All Blue Jays games will be blacked out on MLB.TV in Canada now You have to Sportsnet NOW since Rogers Media doesn't have enough money yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 15 hours ago, PetrolCB said: Still!? Bravo, my friend. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 In which thread should the new Phanatic discussion go? Here? STUPID CRAP? Uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 I should open a new thread. But if they're going to half-ass it, so am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) And the redesign is the result of lawsuit. https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/phillies-biggest-october-battle-involves-phanatic Edited February 24, 2020 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The A's losing Bay Area radio is scary... just a few years ago they were on the only FM Sports channel in the region- and they walked away from that because that station talked more Giants and Warriors than anything else (they infamously posted a gif of a "it's not us its you" on their last day). I'm not sure what's going to happen to the A's anymore. Oakland might be the most inept city to try and get anything done... their new stadium looks amazing on paper- but we are so accustomed to Murphy's Law around here that we acknowledge that as a pipedream. In terms of the A's possibly relocating - I would say that in terms of A's fans predictions we are thinking it's going to be Portland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatling Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 God Dammit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) James Paxton and Domingo German can't get back soon enough. Edited February 25, 2020 by Nice Guy Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 You guys need to give Steve Nebraska a call. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 12:20 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: I should open a new thread. But if they're going to half-ass it, so am I. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 9:38 AM, Wyld Samurai said: The A's losing Bay Area radio is scary... just a few years ago they were on the only FM Sports channel in the region- and they walked away from that because that station talked more Giants and Warriors than anything else (they infamously posted a gif of a "it's not us its you" on their last day). I'm not sure what's going to happen to the A's anymore. Oakland might be the most inept city to try and get anything done... their new stadium looks amazing on paper- but we are so accustomed to Murphy's Law around here that we acknowledge that as a pipedream. In terms of the A's possibly relocating - I would say that in terms of A's fans predictions we are thinking it's going to be Portland. All that fuckery with The Game was so weird. Like, no shit that SFG and GSW are bigger deals. Not that I buy SFG as a bigger deal than OAK, but lots of sellout crowds and the ability to talk about Bumgarner yelling at a Dominican guy probably is more "newsworthy" than the Athletics playing good to great baseball in front of 19000 people every night. Then to land on whatever the fuck KTRB was. Conservative political talk and a flagship MLB radio transmission? The A's were pissed when The Niners or Raiders or GSW got discussed, but didn't give a fuck that they weren't even on a sports talk channel? The idea that they wanted to build at Howard Terminal, a place that outside of the Amtrak stop at Jack London Square isn't very well served by public transpo showed me that the A's don't have any intention in staying. It's super evident that the land on which they already reside needs to be the deal. GSW gone, fuck 'em. Raiders gone, fuck 'em. Blow up the motherfucking Coliseum, it's not like anything is going to land there anymore anyway now that GSW's new joint is open. Same goddamn thing happened when the Kings got their new spot downtown Sac. Arco Arena is sitting empty and unused, and now the Kings get to make a mint off selling it back to they city to build a new zoo or some such shit. Clean up the space and build while OAK gets one or two more seasons out of the yard, then demolish it and make whatever use of it the City's imaginary plan is for that spot. A's don't have to go anywhere, they get treated with a modicum of respect as the last major sports franchise in town. It disgusts me to watch them suck off the Raiders time and time again and OAK and the city and the League can't figure out a way to get it done. I'm well aware it's not anywhere near as easy as I make it out but goddamn, it's not that fucking hard, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 It has begun: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 That's just a normal outing for Ureña. It just so happened to be an Astro. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 That's hilarious. Fucking guy was in STL in 2017. Ureña was probably throwing at Acuña, anyway. Diaz just happened to be in his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Day 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Yeah I am already tired of everyone analyzing every Houston HBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 If you're out for blood, why would you hit a guy with a curveball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 It's wishful thinking to hope that everyone might get it out of their system in spring training, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 It probably won't stop until Manfred specifically protects the Astros. And then someone like... I dunno, who's crazy?... Corey Kluber hits Sweet Chin Music on George Springer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Giancarlo Stanton injured his calf and probably will miss the rest of Spring Training and possibly the start of the season At some point, Marlins fans will not be sad about that trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 We'll see how Jose Devers pans out. Also, I could have sworn I paid for a review after that mess, but looking back I guess I didn't. Though I did give you Sasha-Bayley in Brooklyn later, which broke you, so that's good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 3:18 PM, grilledcheese said: All that fuckery with The Game was so weird. Like, no shit that SFG and GSW are bigger deals. Not that I buy SFG as a bigger deal than OAK, but lots of sellout crowds and the ability to talk about Bumgarner yelling at a Dominican guy probably is more "newsworthy" than the Athletics playing good to great baseball in front of 19000 people every night. Then to land on whatever the fuck KTRB was. Conservative political talk and a flagship MLB radio transmission? The A's were pissed when The Niners or Raiders or GSW got discussed, but didn't give a fuck that they weren't even on a sports talk channel? The idea that they wanted to build at Howard Terminal, a place that outside of the Amtrak stop at Jack London Square isn't very well served by public transpo showed me that the A's don't have any intention in staying. It's super evident that the land on which they already reside needs to be the deal. GSW gone, fuck 'em. Raiders gone, fuck 'em. Blow up the motherfucking Coliseum, it's not like anything is going to land there anymore anyway now that GSW's new joint is open. Same goddamn thing happened when the Kings got their new spot downtown Sac. Arco Arena is sitting empty and unused, and now the Kings get to make a mint off selling it back to they city to build a new zoo or some such shit. Clean up the space and build while OAK gets one or two more seasons out of the yard, then demolish it and make whatever use of it the City's imaginary plan is for that spot. A's don't have to go anywhere, they get treated with a modicum of respect as the last major sports franchise in town. It disgusts me to watch them suck off the Raiders time and time again and OAK and the city and the League can't figure out a way to get it done. I'm well aware it's not anywhere near as easy as I make it out but goddamn, it's not that fucking hard, either. Howard Terminal was a distant 3rd for the A's in their site search. Ot was however, the #1 spot that the vocal fans wanted as the future home. It wasnt until Lew Wolff stepped down that the A's changed course after the Laney College debacle. I honestly believe that the A's want to build in Oakland - I just dont think it will ever get done. It wouldn't be hard for a ferry stop to be added to Howard Terminal like they did for China Basin & PacBell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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