Official 2016 Baseball Thread

[Coach]

I looked for this thread SH. I couldn't find it ?

I thought maybe it was from the forum .1. Now we're in forum .2

I have no problem moving my post here.

[Sir Henry]

From time to time we consolidate threads of the same subject.

[Coach]

In about 9 months someone will win one of these

[Sir Henry]

I would like to see it in Seattle.

[PT7]

That there flag statue looks quite familiar....hmm. Oh, yes. We saw it being shown off/held aloft in downtown Kansas City last year, by a bunch of guys in blue shirts and blue ballcaps, riding around the city in convertibles! That was some celebration!

[Sir Henry]

I can't wait for tomorrow to see the first pitch of the M's season.

[Coach]

That there flag statue looks quite familiar....hmm. Oh, yes. We saw it being shown off/held aloft in downtown Kansas City last year, by a bunch of guys in blue shirts and blue ballcaps, riding around the city in convertibles! That was some celebration!

You guys deserved it last year!

[White Squirrel]

We used to have a AAA farm team in town that was part of the Detroit Tigers. Saw Alan Trammel, "Bird" Fydrich and a lot of other major league players either on the way up or on the way down.

However, the metro area just didn't have enough population to support that level of a team.

Now we just have one of the teams in a 27 and under age limit league. I think only one guy out of the whole league has ever made it to the majors. But the thing is, we have an iconic little baseball stadium (much of A League of Their Own was filmed here) and these kids are a step above college ball and are playing because they love the game. Tickets are cheap ($5), parking is free, beer is cold, burgers/hot dogs are hot and it is just a fun evening. I haven't been to a major league game in five or six years now.

We also have a Division II university (University of Southern Indiana) that won the Div II College World Series in 2014 and a Division I university (University of Evansville) that has turned out several top flight major league players, Andy Benes for one.

I still like watching the majors, especially the Cardinals, but I can sure watch a lot of good baseball all season long for less than one game at a major league park.

[Sir Henry]

Great post White Swirl, a couple years ago I drove the secondary highways down to Texas. I was hungry and wanted to stop to eat when I drove by a playfield with a Little League game going on. I stopped, made a PB&J sandwich and watched the game. It was just as exciting as the majors. I ate in ten minutes but stayed for two hours.

[PT7]

Season opener at KC last night was a squeaker: KC 4 - Mets 3
The stands were packed once again with Loyal Royals; looked just like a WS game!

Now that the fun baseball season is underway, we'll dig out our dvd of "Field of Dreams." Usually watch that once, maybe twice, each season.

[Sir Henry]

KC is my adopted team for the last three years.

[Coach]

Giants won 12-3 today.

They have an undefeated season going.

[Sir Henry]

Giants won 12-3 today.

They have an undefeated season going.

Congratulations. Seattle is down a run bottom of the eight.

[Sir Henry]

M's end up loosing the season opener. Felix had a bad fifth inning plus the infield had two errors in the same inning.

[Deadwood Dutch]

I'm sorry to hear that, the Yanks were rained out.

[Sir Henry]

I'm sorry to hear that, the Yanks were rained out.

I like the new manager. He didn't burn through pitchers trying to win the game.

[Coach]

I'm sorry to hear that, the Yanks were rained out.

I like the new manager. He didn't burn through pitchers trying to win the game.

Who's the new manager

[Sir Henry]

I'm sorry to hear that, the Yanks were rained out.

I like the new manager. He didn't burn through pitchers trying to win the game.

Who's the new manager

Scott Servais

http://m.mariners.mlb.com/roster/coach/ ... tt-servais

[ditto1958]

Well, it was a sad opening day here in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Brewers lost, which means they can to go 0 and 162 for the season.

Seriously, after collapsing the past two seasons, they hired a new GM who has traded the entire team for prospects. It very likely will be a looooong year in Beertown.

[DanAtHenry]

Let's go Bucs! Hopefully this will be the year where we can follow through to the end. I went to the season opener this past Sunday against St. Louis, and had a blast. Can't ask for much better seats either! Even got myself a game ball from Geritt Cole.