MLB 2013 Season Thread: TEFLON BRAUN Episode V: The Selig Strikes Back

[Headspace]

Nats 1 hit the Reds b2b nights

Nothing like putting a career .281 OBP player in between your best two hitters on night, then put a career .289 OBP player in the same spot a day later.

Bat Votto second god damn it.

[Judai]

Tonight was the first game an O's starting pitcher has gone 7+ IP this year... also their first shut out of the year, probably related!

[Soa]

Nothing like putting a career .281 OBP player in between your best two hitters on night, then put a career .289 OBP player in the same spot a day later.

Bat Votto second god damn it.

Shit like nearly the entire Phillies lineup has OBP lower than that. Christ we can't win unless we get a fucking complete game shut out from our starter.

[Moss]

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[Alderaan]

First Atl win this season without a HR.

8th straight over Was.

[Moss]

First Atl win this season without a HR.

8th straight over Was.

That game was hard to watch but we gutted it out, good win

[archibaldcrane]

God I love playing the Pirates. All but two starters have at least one extra base hit, and the Brewers have 5 home runs and 3 triples in this game alone...

[archibaldcrane]

First game since 1958 where a team had at least 5 home runs and 3 triples.

BREWERS

[Man0warr]

The Rangers have the only starting rotation that has never played another inning for a Major league organization besides their own, and the same can be said for 10 of their 13 pitchers overall.

They have the lowest team ERA in the Majors as of Monday.

[Cail]

This Oakland v. Angels game literally just ended within the last 5 minutes

[Cail]

Strasburg reportedly experiencing tightness in his pitching forearm. But according to him, it isnt bad and he wont miss his next start

[Moss]

Strasburg reportedly experiencing tightness in his pitching forearm. But according to him, it isnt bad and he wont miss his next start

he kept shaking it during his start last night, the commentators kept saying how surprised they were a trainer wasn't checking on him

[Cail]

Just read Giancarlo Stanton may miss up to a month. Didnt see why though

[Headspace]

Just read Giancarlo Stanton may miss up to a month. Didnt see why though

Torn labia

[Soa]

Holy fuck Delmon Young is in the lineup tonight. I hope you Braves and Nats like the wild card cause shit just got real bitches.

[Alderaan]

Hudson going for win #200.

Hits a homer and is leading 8-1.

[Cail]

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said Wednesday that without new signage in the outfield at Wrigley Field the team will consider leaving the historic ballpark.

It's believed to be the first time Ricketts has publicly floated the idea of leaving Wrigley, although he maintained throughout his speech at the City Club of Chicago that his preference is to remain at Wrigley and improve the park with a $500 million renovation.

"I'm not sure how anyone is going to stop the signs in the outfield, but if it comes to the point that we don't have the ability to do what we need to do in our outfield then we're going to have to consider moving," Ricketts told reporters, according to the Chicago Tribune. "It's as simple as that."

Ricketts said the team needs to install a 6,000 square foot video board at Wrigley because it would bring in much needed revenue.

Ricketts said the Cubs could be making $20 million a year more in ad revenue. He said the video board proposed for the left field is "midsize" compared to those displayed at other major league ball parks.

Nearby rooftop owners, who charge fans for access to watch Cubs games, worry such a board would block their views and have vowed legal action if that happens. In 2004, the team and the rooftop owners entered into a 20-year deal in which the Cubs allow access to views of Wrigley in exchange for 17 percent of rooftop revenues. Ricketts says studies indicate the views would only be blocked minimally, if at all.

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[Rhinox]

They ain't going nowhere

[Cail]

Oh I know, just found it interesting

[Moss]

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dat fucking curveball