It’s a little better than present where a guy like me in Michigan only sees the Yankees in Detroit for 3 games a year. This would increase it 33% and if you rotate the assigned divisions, they’d come to town 6 times a year every third year.
As for interleague, other than the marquee Cubs/Sox, Yanks/Mets, Angels/Dodgers, and Giants/As, most don’t really care about it. 2 games a year should be enough.
I’ve found that stubhub is good for Nationals tickets. Tickets shouldn’t be too hard to get against a team like the Marlins. Above 3rd base is a good place to sit at Nats games.
The Metro trains stop running around 11:30, so if the game runs long you could have to take a cab or Uber. They won’t extend the train hours for a regular season game.
It’s a nice ballpark, have fun!
Commissioner Manfred open to the idea of banning the shift:
https://www.apnews.com/205ef69e349548c89df4265994bfdb87
Although I bemoan the decline in offense created in part by the wider use of the defensive shift, I hope the rules can be tweaked in other ways to avoid changing the game so fundamentally.
The powers-that-be seem forever intent on “fixing” that which is not broken. If something needs to be banned, it’s the infernal replay reviews, which delay the game far longer than IBBs, pitching changes, or anything else imaginable.
In the game against the Yankees a couple nights ago, the Nats’ Juan Soto got 4 RBI, including a three-run and a solo HR.
I’m loving the way this kid handles the bat. And he’s great on defense, too.
I agree, I HATE replay. It’s making all sports harder to watch. ‘Get it right’ has replaced the use of replay to overturn the most hideous incorrect calls.
19 4 game series does seem like a lot*, but you could use it to bring back double headers. Either Saturday (if the visiting team needs to get out early on Sunday) or Sunday (if they don’t).
My personal scheduling suggestion would be to make sure that one game is played around 4:30-5p ET every weekday during the season. Call it the Happy Hour game and put it on the MLB channel. Give me something to watch at the pub after work!
At last night’s not-quite-MLB game against the Indianapolis Indians in Columbus, the Clippers’ Francisco Mejia tied things up with a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth - then during the ensuing pitching change this tune blared over the loudspeakers.
Quite a retro moment.
Is it coming back into fashion at other ballparks, or are the Clippers unique in deciding that nostalgia should overcome negative vibes?
Glitter will most likely die in prison, but I wonder if the Clippers know they are paying royalties to a convicted child molester. Even after the NFL dumped him in 2006, Glitter was still raking in hundreds of thousands from royalties in the U.S. He even made a big score when a trailer for Silver Linings Playbook used Rock n’ Roll Part 2.
Astros have now won 11 straight, including all 10 of a 10-game road trip. They play 26 more games through the all-star break, all 26 of them against teams with a .500 or lower record. Their pitching has fallen off a bit from the ridiculous early-season results but their offense has improved.
I’ve been a Yankees fan for a really long time but I’m seriously considering switching my allegiance to the Mets just because this video is so amazing. I laughed my ass off for about 2 hours. “OUR ASS IS IN THE JACKPOT!”
The Nats should send Harper down to take Soto’s place in Double A.
You sure don’t want a guy who hits homers and gets on base on your team.
Got to see the Father’s Day game between the Jays and Nats with my Small One. And what a game it was; close all the way and the Jays hit four home runs and won it late.
Cubs get postponed due to the rain as well as electrical problems at Wrigley. Now they’ve scheduled a split double header with the first game starting at 12 noon tomorrow? That’s got to suck for the people holding tickets for tonight’s game, I’m hoping they still have the policy that you can also exchange your ticket for another game as there can’t be many people that can just take a day off on a Tuesday to go see a ballgame unless you’re a retiree.
Except he hasn’t been doing that for weeks. See this cite: http://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2018/06/martinezs-key-for-harper-to-break-out-of-slump-less-work.html
The Nats are loaded with outfielders, Bryce needs some time on the pine til he can figure out what’s wrong. It’s not that much fun watching a .217 hitter strike out with consistency. He refuses to bunt up the first-base line against the shift, which would be a guaranteed hit every time, or to choke up and try to punch singles here and there.
Objection, Your Honor! Assumes facts not in evidence. Bryce doesn’t run out possible singles. He’s a SUPERSTAR and such things are beneath him.
So anyone have any minor league guys on your favorite team who you’d like to see purely because of the name? The Astros have a pitcher at AAA named Cy Sneed. I think maybe they’ll allow him to pitch from 50 feet with a run-up based purely on the name.
Mike Trout has racked up 6.5 WAR (6.3 fWar.) That’s just stupid. The guy is a modern day Mays or Mantle, and even though the stat geeks love him, it still feels a little under the radar. Probably because the Angels have been non-contenders for most of his career.
Also, Gleyber Torres has 14 homers. Ohtani better hurry back or he’s going to steal his ROY award.
Devers has 12. Don’t get too excited; we’re not even at the break yet.