Houshphandzadeh wrote:

Japanese culture in general -- and Ichiro in particular -- remains influenced by remnants of bushido, the code of honor and ethics governing the samurai warrior class. Suffering reveals the way to greatness. When the nation opened up to the Western world in 1868, the language didn't even have a word to call games played for fun.

bs

It's true. They had to borrow one of their 17 words for snow.

swishnicholson wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

Japanese culture in general -- and Ichiro in particular -- remains influenced by remnants of bushido, the code of honor and ethics governing the samurai warrior class. Suffering reveals the way to greatness. When the nation opened up to the Western world in 1868, the language didn't even have a word to call games played for fun.

bs

It's true. They had to borrow one of their 17 words for snow.

It appears we still don't have a word for it, since we apparently call them "games played for fun".

Sport? Play? or スポーツ, 戯れ?

watching the o's-yanks on mlbn. interview with colby rasmus. easily the biggest redneck in the league, but very polite.

From Sports Business Journal...Other changes coming to “Sunday Night Baseball”:

More on-screen graphics
ESPN will put win-loss records and the number of games behind on the screen next to the scoreboard. This graphic will remain on-screen about half the time.

“If you ask most viewers when they flip through and turn on the TV exactly where these teams are and what their records are, they probably wouldn’t know,” Orlins said.

New statistics
ESPN will continue to use technology that calculates exit velocity and distance on home runs, though now it will put those stats across the top of the screen. This season, it is trying to develop something Orlins calls “catch probability” for balls hit into the outfield, showing how far and how fast outfielders have to run to get to a fly ball.

“We’re working hard to develop it,” Orlins said. “It’s a simple concept, but I don’t know if fans have their brains around it yet.”

Expanded K Zone 3-D
ESPN, which is owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), will roll out a virtual animated replay rendering of any given pitch, showing whether it caught part of the plate or not. It used this feature three times last year, all during its Yankees-Twins Wild Card game. Orlins expects that it will be used 12 or 15 times a game this season.


“It can be really effective as a reinforcement of where a pitch was,” Orlins said.

Umm...

Doll Is Mine wrote:Umm...

Pablo Sandoval?

albert belle

ahhh...not the best shape of his life.

Maikel Franco??

Marlins Man sent the team a check for $200K to cover 2018-2020 season tickets ... and they declined it

The purge continues...

"I wish the Marlins much success. I look forward to becoming a Diamond Club member again when they have a winning product, if that happens in my lifetime. ... I'm disappointed they didn't take almost a quarter-million dollars for empty seats."

I’m glad that we get to be in a division with them.

ReadingPhilly wrote:albert belle

Fox news comments keeping it classy:

They never seem to swing far from the tree!

A little too much Hennessey for the slugger....A little too much KFC also from the looks of it.

Joey Belle the new Fred Sanford. A black hero.

I thought black didn't crack? He looks early 60's not 51.

Doll Is Mine wrote:Umm...

And here's the rest of the story

http://www.azfamily.com/story/37811228/police-arrest-scottsdale-man-for-urinating-in-public-in-front-of-5-year-old-girl?autostart=true

Btw... any reason for NEVER saying who anyone is in your pictures?

azrider wrote:Btw... any reason for NEVER saying who anyone is in your pictures?

C'mon, man, I knew who it was immediately after reading ReadingPhilly and swish's posts

Albert is one of my favorite players ever. So much violence in that swing.

kruker wrote:Albert is one of my favorite players ever. So much violence in that swing.

Some great moments. My favorite is when he had 3 hrs and got hbp, but insisted it didn’t hit him and refused to take first.


And of course, the vina smash

I watch that Vina video like 50x a year

There were a couple seasons there where he definitely could've/should've won MVP.

he was my go to in home run derbys on sega genesis. I always envisioned him snapping into slim jims