2014 MLB Gamethread

[Youk Of The Nation]

In less than four hours, the 2014 Major League Baseball season will officially begin with a two-game series between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia, the land of "Everything Will Kill You If You Don't Pay Attention". This thread will be for all discussion pertaining to specific MLB games that don't involve the Red Sox or Yankees.

 

I am so excited for this first game. I know it's not the Sox and I know I'll still have to wait another week for the rest of baseball to start, but knowing this is an official game makes this awesome. Go baseball!

[Palodios]

I'm surprised the Dodgers agreed to this game. When the Red Sox went to Japan in 2008, it ended up burning their team out early. I don't care if it is a week early, a 15 hour time zone difference is always going to linger longer than a week.

 

Edit: LA is 3 hours back, so we're actually looking at an 18 hour time zone difference. That's tricky.

[jacksonianmarch]

They say it takes a day for every houred time zone to adjust

[Thunder]

It made my day when I woke up and saw that Puig went 0-5 with 3 K's. Of course, my man Pollock didn't do anything either.

[seabeachfred]

It made my day when I woke up and saw that Puig went 0-5 with 3 K's. Of course, my man Pollock didn't do anything either.

 

But the Dodgers won and that ruined the evening.....errr morning! I wish the D'Backs get their s*** together and split the series tonight.

[Palodios]

Baseball! Heck yeah. Dodgers getting pummeled in the 8th after a gem by Ryu.

[Thunder]

Of course the Tigers walk off on Opening Day.

[Youk Of The Nation]

A real pitcher's duel going on in Texas.

[Navafan29]

It's weird seeing the standings wide open again. I feel like the terrible teams are already stuck at the bottom, but they're not.

[Thunder]

It's weird seeing the standings wide open again. I feel like the terrible teams are already stuck at the bottom, but they're not.

 

And the Astros and Yankees haven't even played yet.

[Thunder]

Fox Saturday Baseball is now FoxSports1 Saturday Baseball, minus McCarver. Wish it could be on regular FOX. What is more important in the summer than baseball? NASCAR? No.

[Navafan29]

There's already controversy about the new rule where catchers have to give a runner coming home the lane because collisions are banned. A play at the plate went under replay review only to have the reviewers make the wrong call. They shouldn't have called the runner out because the catcher took away the basepath.

[redsoxrules]

If you look closely, he only took the basepath once he caught the ball and that's allowed.

IMO, the catchers shouldn't be allowed the basepath regardless if they have the ball or not.

So annoyed with that rule.

[a700hitter]

Don Baylor, hitting coach for the Angels broke his leg catching a ceremonial first pitch from Vlad Guerrero on Opening Day. It was sad to see him getting helped to his feet and then buckling after getting up. As a player, Baylor's physique seemed as if it were carved out of granite. He was such a strong guy, and he was tough too. One of his specialties was getting hit by pitches. He would take the opposing pitcher's best heat off any part of his body without the slightest of a wince or flinch. You almost felt sorry for the baseball. It was sad to see him looking old, hurt and very mortal.

[seabeachfred]

Don Baylor, hitting coach for the Angels broke his leg catching a ceremonial first pitch from Vlad Guerrero on Opening Day. It was sad to see him getting helped to his feet and then buckling after getting up. As a player, Baylor's physique seemed as if it were carved out of granite. He was such a strong guy, and he was tough too. One of his specialties was getting hit by pitches. He would take the opposing pitcher's best heat off any part of his body without the slightest of a wince or flinch. You almost felt sorry for the baseball. It was sad to see him looking old, hurt and very mortal.

 

Very freaky Ted. It wasn't such a happy place at my house this morning. My team went down yesterday afternoon and my wife's team hit the skids badly in the evening after jumping out to an impressive 3-0 start. The Angels did a lot to try and fix their bullpen over the winter but it was two veterans of that bunch who gave it all up in a six run ninth for the Mariners. Robby Cano looked pretty good at the plate going two for four and I think he might give Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera a run for their money in the AL Batting Title chase. No matter how you slice or dice it, the guy can hit.

[Station 13]

Tigers thought they improved their bullpen, Joe Nathan just gagged.

[crazydiamond]

Tremendous performance by Scherzer.

And Kinsler looks like he'll be on fire this year.

[Bellhorn04]

Buehrle pitches a gem to beat the Rays.

[seabeachfred]

Buehrle pitches a gem to beat the Rays.

 

We always seem to have some trouble when we face Buehrle ourselves Bell. I hope next time we do we crush him.

[d-money]

f*** u paps smear!!! Papelbum just blew a save and the game for the phillies

[Station 13]

Paps has really fallen.

[d-money]

The tigers will run away with the central division again early.,

[msubulldogs21]

Paps has really fallen.

 

Crazy how bad his average velocity has fallen since leaving Boston.

[Thunder]

So the Astros and White Sox are undefeated, and the Marlins are 2-1. Wow.

[Bellhorn04]

There seems to be something missing from the Yankees offence.

 

Oh yeah, he went to Seattle.

 

Because the Yankees couldn't afford him.

[User Name]

So the Astros and White Sox are undefeated, and the Marlins are 2-1. Wow.

 

Why "wow". They've played at most three games. This makes no sense.

[d-money]

The tigers are off to another fast start.

[Station 13]

Anyone watch King Felix? This guy gotten better and better. He doesn't need to throw 97 anymore.

[redsoxrules]

FFS, this new home plate collision rules is seriously f***ed.

Navarro blocked the plate without the ball but yet they STILL called him out.

get it right FFS!

[Navafan29]

Expanded replay is starting to become an injury risk for infielders. Now infielders tagging out a sliding runner can't do the swipe tag as much; they have to just hold their glove between the base and the runner, and wait for the runner to crash into it. Someone's already had to leave a game because of this.