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For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:17 am
by silverscreenselect
Major League Baseball season is already here, having started at 5:30 am this morning. Seattle beat "home team" Oakland 9-7 in a game played in Tokyo. If you missed it, you've got another chance tomorrow . The two teams play again at the same time. The rest of MLB gets underway on March 28 (Seattle and Oakland also play on the 28th, against other opponents)
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:19 am
by BackInTex
Were these official regular season games?
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:22 am
by Bob78164
BackInTex wrote:Were these official regular season games?
Yes. --Bob
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:26 am
by BackInTex
Bob78164 wrote:BackInTex wrote:Were these official regular season games?
Yes. --Bob
I just saw that (on MLB.com). After the two Regular Season games in Japan, they come back and play 3 more pre-season games each. Makes no sense. Another gimmick by a major sport.
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:00 am
by littlebeast13
BackInTex wrote:Bob78164 wrote:BackInTex wrote:Were these official regular season games?
Yes. --Bob
I just saw that (on MLB.com). After the two Regular Season games in Japan, they come back and play 3 more pre-season games each. Makes no sense. Another gimmick by a major sport.
They've been doing it about every three to four years since 2000, always a week before true Opening Day. They should not be making these regular season games...
lb13
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:22 am
by earendel
Whatever happened to the good old days when the Cincinnati Reds opened the season (because they were the first major league team)?
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:24 am
by littlebeast13
earendel wrote:Whatever happened to the good old days when the Cincinnati Reds opened the season (because they were the first major league team)?
They died along with John McSherry...
lb13
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:32 am
by jarnon
Are the Orioles toast yet?
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:58 am
by Vandal
Mariners get the 1 seed if the playoffs started now.
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:31 am
by silverscreenselect
Vandal wrote:Mariners get the 1 seed if the playoffs started now.
They'll need to go to a whole bunch of tie-breakers to determine the other seeds.
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:34 pm
by Bob Juch
So if the first regular game is on the first day of spring, why do they call it Spring Training?
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:15 am
by silverscreenselect
Since none of you had what it takes to pick the winning numbers, the jackpot for Saturday will be $625 million. Come on, Flock, join the fun. You too, bazodee. I'm completely non-partisan when it comes to shilling for the Georgia Lottery.
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:10 am
by Vandal
silverscreenselect wrote:Since none of you had what it takes to pick the winning numbers, the jackpot for Saturday will be $625 million. Come on, Flock, join the fun. You too, bazodee. I'm completely non-partisan when it comes to shilling for the Georgia Lottery.
Anyone want to tell him he's in the wrong thread?
Anyone?
Bueller?
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:30 am
by LookingForHumorPoints
Hmpfh indeed!
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:59 am
by silverscreenselect
Vandal wrote:silverscreenselect wrote:Since none of you had what it takes to pick the winning numbers, the jackpot for Saturday will be $625 million. Come on, Flock, join the fun. You too, bazodee. I'm completely non-partisan when it comes to shilling for the Georgia Lottery.
Anyone want to tell him he's in the wrong thread?
Anyone?
Bueller?
Well, if you slept late you would have missed the news that the Powerball jackpot rolled over.
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:39 pm
by Bob78164
I had the replay of today's game on as background noise after I got home from work. That's how I learned that news broke during the game that Ichiro was retiring after the game. --Bob
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:02 am
by littlebeast13
Bob78164 wrote:I had the replay of today's game on as background noise after I got home from work. That's how I learned that news broke during the game that Ichiro was retiring after the game. --Bob
When the Mariners surprisingly signed him to a Major League contract this offseason, it was widely speculated that he was going to play in the Japan series and then retire since his career was pretty much done after his Marlins stint...
And unless Bartolo Colon can latch on somewhere, there will be nobody left in MLB who is older than me....
lb13
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:55 am
by Bob78164
littlebeast13 wrote:Bob78164 wrote:I had the replay of today's game on as background noise after I got home from work. That's how I learned that news broke during the game that Ichiro was retiring after the game. --Bob
When the Mariners surprisingly signed him to a Major League contract this offseason, it was widely speculated that he was going to play in the Japan series and then retire since his career was pretty much done after his Marlins stint...
And unless Bartolo Colon can latch on somewhere, there will be nobody left in MLB who is older than me....
lb13
Oh, no! The last Expo standing is standing no more?
I guess I’m a little surprised. This curtain call will delay his induction into the Hall of Fame by a year. —Bob
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:05 am
by Fernando Tatis
Bob78164 wrote:Oh, no! The last Expo standing is standing no more?
I am still entertaining offers to resume my playing career, but on the advice of my agent, am holding out for Mike Trout money...
Re: For Those Who Slept Late
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:13 am
by BackInTex
Fernando Tatis wrote:Bob78164 wrote:Oh, no! The last Expo standing is standing no more?
I am still entertaining offers to resume my playing career, but on the advice of my agent, am holding out for Mike Trout money...
Why would Mike Trout give you some of his money?