A Good Batsman
i only try to hit what the defense gives me
it’s not about the home run
its about getting through the line
Category: 2020 Spring Training
Subtle Nuance
Subtle beyond the senses:
So the New York Mets let their A, AA and AAA guys wear the normal numbers that they wear when they play.
Instead of most teams who give the young ones the 80 – 99 numbers.
The Unorthodox Strategy of Injury and Team Dynamics
The gloves have barely been worked in, and this week already saw the unfortunate news of Luis Severino having to go through Tommy John surgery and being forced to miss the 2020 Season, and murmurs of Giancarlo Stanton dealing with a calf injury that has his ability to be ready for Opening Day in-doubt.
Considering the enormous success of the Yankees last year:
We conspire to think that the Yankees have manipulated the rules of injuries to get dynamic teams on the field as the season progresses.
The MLB even had to change the rules for what constitutes a 10-day or 15-day injured list if it is a pitcher or a batter because the Yankees were fielding amazing teams where players kept coming back from their at the right moment.
Also, you can manipulate lineups when injuries are in play and mitigate the potential risk of disillusionment with the players if the management likes to have you out of the lineup.
It’s Hard to Silence the Critics
The boos were sooo loud, Springer tried to hit the ball 1700 miles.
He missed and fell down in the batter’s box.
Sticking to the Rules
Naturally, the girl with a headset and microphone takes the sign from a fan which is drawn and says:
The Houston Asterisks
Now watching Noah Syndergaard:
The leadoff batter (from Houston) is George Springer. He steps to the box.
Syndergaard turns his back and looks at the clock.
Then the umpire looks at the clock.
And now the managers look at the clock.
Noah Thor announces his ability to stick to the rules.
The announcers understood.
The players weren’t sure at first, but they too realized when pitcher timed his first pitch to the exact official start of the game, and to go forward he threw his first pitch high, but straight down the middle.
Miami Marlins Starting Pitchers
The Marlins are the best club for starting pitchers.
They want seven innings from their starters.
They do not seem to be interested in the “hey – you have a sore arm – go down to Triple-A and then come back as an opener for a week” etc.
On the MLB.tv Blue Jays – Blackout Situation
This unfortunate news has been in the headlines of late.
One of our Canadian correspondents here at the CBOS gave us the following reaction:
I went through multiple stages of denial.
Then I recalled during the Olympics or shit where I couldn’t find a very competitive curling game and biathlon, or archery.
And when it took me to get HideMe-something-something (VPN), I was using that IP address a lot.
Then I went to MLB.tv to watch a Yankees game
and there are blackouts for YES (Yankee Entertainment S….?) because my IP was from East Coast USA.Damn.
I think we have had it good for a while up here in Canada.
That’s when I realized perhaps only Canadians get the entire MLB.tv.
I laughed.
I said that will never affect me.
Now here it is.
Some Official 2020 MLB Season Outlooks
The Mets seem that they are going to be exciting.
The Reds seem cool.
The Padres seem fearless.
Tampa Bay won’t go down without a fight.
The White Sox?
But really, the LA Dodgers win the World Series.
Tough Love
(aka. What You Can and Can’t Get Away With pt. II)
manager decision to come out and check up on the young pitcher
you definitely want to make sure he is OK
next announcer:
“He’s OK. You don’t want him to cruise through and think this game is easy.”
What You Can and Can’t Get Away With
the pitcher models himself after Chapman and Scherzer
to intimidate is to have advantage without …. (advantage)
6’3″ 200lbs born in the year 2000
what a curve!
the batter flinched so bad!
recoiled like it was an intentional hit-by-pitch
but no!
it was a strike.
words by the announcer after that very same batter hits a triple:
“well, this is the big leagues you are not going to get away with that twice”
now the batters hit him around the park
so much for 2 outs and nobody on