RIPPA Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Death From Above said: Toronto Blue Jays 20 - 1 Tampa Bay Rays Ummmm okay then Now for context - 10 of the runs were scored off of position players pitching (The Rays had to use 2 because one them of them gave up 7 earned runs) Normally we would mock Vlad Jr for striking out against a position player but he hit a grand slam off of same position player the next inning
RIPPA Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 The Athletics and Nevada have reached an actual agreement on a stadium deal complete with the Governor announcing the deal https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/athletics-reach-tentative-stadium-funding-deal-with-nevada-lawmakers.html It goes before the Nevada legislature probably next week after the holiday weekend Quote Per both reports, the agreed-upon deal includes a total of around $380MM in public money heading to the project. That is composed of $180MM from the state in transferable tax credits, with $90MM to be repaid over time from stadium revenues. Then there’s $120-125MM coming from Clark County in the form of bonds and another $25MM for infrastructure improvements. There will also be a 30-year property tax exemption issued by the county, which has an estimated value of $55MM. Although the sides seem to have reached an agreement, there are still some more steps to go through. It has to be formally presented to the legislature, with filing potentially happening as soon as Wednesday, and then it needs to be approved as well as being signed by Governor Joe Lombardo. Major League Baseball’s relocation committee also needs to rubber stamp the project. The site is also close enough to Harry Reid International Airport that the Federal Aviation Administration will need to provide approval before construction can begin. Though those feel like small and surmountable hurdles to overcome compared to agreeing on the financial numbers. Assuming those hoops are smoothly jumped through, Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. will provide nine of the 35 acres of the Tropicana site to the A’s for free. The club hopes to construct a 30,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof in time to open for the 2027 season. Once the construction is complete, ownership of the land will transfer to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. That body also came to own the Allegiant Stadium site, home of the Raiders, after that was completed.
BrianS81177 Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Boston is moving the decaying corpse of Corey Kluber to the bullpen.
RIPPA Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Not sure if it ended up on camera or not but apparently there was a wild scene at the Padres/Nats game as a fan started choking in the stands. The fans around him started yelling for help and a guy from Kansas City who happened to be a firefighter appeared and gave the guy the Hemlich and dislodged the object. Guy who was choking gave the other guy a big hug and there was a huge pop from the crowd. 3
John from Cincinnati Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 Aaron Boone has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his "recent conduct toward MLB umpires." This follows spittle flying out of his mouth while getting in an ump's face during his ejection last night.
RIPPA Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 31 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: Aaron Boone has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his "recent conduct toward MLB umpires." This follows spittle flying out of his mouth while getting in an ump's face during his ejection last night. He has been tossed in 2 of the last 4 games and 4 total times this season so far I think almost all of them have been over balls and strikes
Tabe Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 2 hours ago, RIPPA said: He has been tossed in 2 of the last 4 games and 4 total times this season so far I think almost all of them have been over balls and strikes From the article I read, sounded like he had a legit beef with this last one. But you can't be spittle-bombing umps, even accidentally.
RIPPA Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 9:55 AM, RIPPA said: The Kenley Jansen experience got his 400th save last night 7th player in history to reach that mark Craig Kimbrel should be the 8th player in the upcoming weeks (he needs 3 more saves) Kimbrel got his 400th last night - ironically against the Braves (in Atlanta)
RIPPA Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Brewers SS Willy Adames spent the night in the hospital after being hit in the head by a foul ball while in the dugout Manager Craig Counsell said it was for observation and that tests revealed no fractures but he definitely will be going on IL with a concussion
RIPPA Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 The Dodgers and Rays are playing today's starts stupidly early Peacock game (11:30 AM EST) It is currently 10-10 in the middle of the 6th The best part - Rays starter Josh Fleming was still in the game
Cobra Commander Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 just a gametying homer off of the scoreboard that caused part of it to catch on fire
John from Cincinnati Posted May 30, 2023 Posted May 30, 2023 With Cedric Mullins heading to the 10-day IL with groin strain, the Orioles have picked up Aaron Hicks.
BrianS81177 Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 So apparently Royce Lewis' return to the Twins lineup yesterday was exactly one year to the day from him tearing his ACL last year.
RIPPA Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 Padres are the latest team to have their TV rights taken over by MLB
twiztor Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 https://ibb.co/Bj5hgXk semi-annual rant that if i subscribed to MLB.tv, i couldn't watch any of the games from these teams: Chicago Cubs - 3.5 hrs Chicago White Sox - 3.5 hrs St. Louis Cardinals - 5 hrs Minnesota Twins - 5 hrs Milwaukee Brewers - 3.5 hrs KC Royals - 6 hrs we don't even have a major league team in my entire state (iowa) so i guess all clubs from all neighboring states are counted as "local". i don't pay super close attention, since i just stream whatever i want to watch now, but most of these teams don't broadcast on the local networks. Just so much bullshit. 1
Craig H Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 I just wind up using Nord and connect to a VPN in Dallas to watch Cubs games. I get MLB.tv for free and I stuck with T-Mobile for that benefit, but honestly, if they would just remove the stupid ass blackout rules, I would pay for MLB.tv out of pocket. I have to imagine there are others who feel the same. 1
BobbyWhioux Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 i mean, the whole reason blackout rules exist in the first place is decades ago they were worried nobody would buy a ticket to see a game live if they could stay home and watch [and even listen, initially] for free. when the Telecast is no longer free, it's no longer an issue. [it's also no longer an issue because live ticket sales are no longer the main revenue stream, broadcast revenue is. Besides, stadiums are all about luxury boxes for the donors now, tickets for the regular seats are for the plebs and don't count anyway. But I Digress] Blackout "rules" are counter-productive, and they're not federal or state law or anything like that. They're league-internal rules. They can change them whenever the fuck they want. [well okay there's contracts with the TV networks with exclusivity clauses in them but they can renegotiate those anytime renewal comes up anyway] who wants to pay for something they're still not allowed to use? 2
odessasteps Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 By comparison, the UK still has a 3 PM Saturday blackout when NO football can be televised, so people will go to their local matches and not just stay home and watch EPL matches.
Cobra Commander Posted June 2, 2023 Posted June 2, 2023 Sinclair's gonna pay every cent that they pledged to pay to telecast 2020s Kansas City Royals games and they're gonna like it, god damnit
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 3, 2023 Author Posted June 3, 2023 This makes it sound like they've put him in a sci-fi pod for years of hypersleep.
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