02-08-2017, 06:03
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Pitchers and Catchers.... Here we go 2017
The countdown to baseball begins once again...  Pitchers and Catchers reporting next week. Sports radio is already talking up what the expectations are going into the '17 season.
After the amazing World Series finale' last year I'm eager to see how this year kicks off.
Living in A.L. East land the Red Sox have once again pulled out the checkbook and look to be strong going in.
Where's your team at?
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02-08-2017, 07:28
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The 2 days in the year that I most look forward too:
1. Dec 21 because it's the Winter solstice and the days begin getting longer again.
2. That day in February when Pitchers and Catchers report - Spring is just around the corner.
But, as a die-hard Phillies fan this also brings another season of disappointment and heart ache. Kinda like being a Cleveland Browns fan. 
Oh well, gotta take the good with the bad.
Play Ball!
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02-08-2017, 08:35
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Originally Posted by Ret10Echo
Pitchers and Catchers
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And here I was thinking you were going to talk about US Navy cruises.
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02-08-2017, 08:57
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The 2 days in the year that I most look forward too:
1. Dec 21 because it's the Winter solstice and the days begin getting longer again.
2. That day in February when Pitchers and Catchers report - Spring is just around the corner.
But, as a die-hard Phillies fan this also brings another season of disappointment and heart ache. Kinda like being a Cleveland Browns fan.
Oh well, gotta take the good with the bad.
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The Browns are the offical "Factory of Sadness". At least the Phils have the Fanatic
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02-08-2017, 08:59
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And here I was thinking you were going to talk about US Navy cruises.
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You went there.
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02-08-2017, 09:13
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Well, may as well get the ball rolling again ...
NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR YEAR !!!!
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02-08-2017, 09:48
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He wasn't the only one - I thought this might be an announcement about new sexual orientation sensitivity training...
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02-08-2017, 10:03
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No it's not about Gladiators
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He wasn't the only one - I thought this might be an announcement about new sexual orientation sensitivity training...
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That does happen in here often
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02-08-2017, 10:14
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And here I was thinking you were going to talk about US Navy cruises.
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Ouch.
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02-08-2017, 21:59
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Report: MLB considering starting extra innings with runner on second base
Link: http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/02/08/mlb...low_twitter_si
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02-24-2017, 07:52
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Beatings; lots of beatings. They're also talking about the no-pitch intentional walk, which is more BS. Make the guy throw the pitches. If they want to increase pace of play (which imo isn't needed), then ditch the reviews & live with human umps doing the best they can in a game played by humans.
Back to things in Mesa, Wilson Contreras has been working closely with Jon Lester as to certain pitch locations & being on same sheet of music and looks likely to be Lester's preferred catcher (with John Ross' retirement). Kyle Schwarber has caught bullpen sessions and his knee is coming back nicely so he can be a potential 3rd catcher if not needed in the outfield. Cubs have added some interesting options/picks, both bullpen and position players, with John Jay likely to be the mentor for Almora.
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02-24-2017, 10:36
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Ya'll need to be around the Phoenix ao...mucho practice and pro pre season games to watch...Cubbies are here in Mesa.
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02-24-2017, 10:47
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Ya'll need to be around the Phoenix ao...mucho practice and pro pre season games to watch...Cubbies are here in Mesa.
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+1 If I wasn't up here moving the white snowcone krap that just fell that's where I'd be.
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02-24-2017, 11:28
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Grapefruit League is kicking off as well down in FL. Actually at this point I'm more interested in the B-squads to see what the youngsters and new guys are going to bring.
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03-17-2017, 00:04
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So, is anyone here following the World Baseball Classic?
Nice to see some strong performances from countries like Italy and Israel who aren't exactly known for their baseball cultures, although eventually they bowed to the inevitable and fell to the teams with more depth. You don't normally think of baseball when you think of the Netherlands, but many of their players are from the Netherlands' Caribbean territories where baseball is an institution.
It was also nice to the USA get a large and supportive crowd in the game in San Diego yesterday. I still can't tell if the Team USA players are treating this as little more than an exhibition/All-Star game, while others such as the DomRep are playing to win.
John Smoltz is really getting on my nerves, as he cannot apparently refer to "StatCast" without immediately following it with "powered by Amazon Web Services". We get it, you are a corporate shill. Every time I hear it, all I can think of is the Secretary of State in the movie Idiocracy, who got paid every time he said "brought to you by Carl's Jr.".
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