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Postby 1 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 19:49:34

WheelsFellOff wrote:Shoulda kept

Speaking of should of kept, our old friend Justin Germano is in camp with the Red Sox and pitched two shutout innings today.


Also, the scranton/wilkes-barre yankees will play their entire season on the road and will be known this year as the Empire State Yankees. Eww.

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby phatj » Wed Mar 07, 2012 20:12:06

Barry Jive wrote:I think Portland is the biggest metro area without a team. I dunno how popular their minor league team is.

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Barry Jive » Wed Mar 07, 2012 20:17:18

Turned into an antique shop

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby 1 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 20:17:54

Barry Jive wrote:Turned into an antique shop

Put a bird on it

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby laf837 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 21:04:05

Barry Jive wrote:Turned into an antique shop

Quality post
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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Stay_Disappointed » Wed Mar 07, 2012 21:52:45

I'm thinking mlb should want to squeeze as much baseball as possible in the northeast (and maybe the rustbelt)
I would rather see you lose than win myself

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Stay_Disappointed » Wed Mar 07, 2012 22:09:56

bleh wrote:Moyer pitched today vs the giants. 2 IP, 0 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 runs.




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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby CalvinBall » Wed Mar 07, 2012 22:14:18

Maybe he will finally get to make his first big league start!

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby lethal » Wed Mar 07, 2012 22:35:58

TenuredVulture wrote:I think the idea that Northern NJ is the best untapped market is untrue. Yankee fans aren't abandoning the Yankees to root for the NJ As. So, really looking at frustrated Met fans as your potential fan base. But given the Mets financial issues, it seems rather likely that most everyone in baseball has an interest in not doing anything that would further damage that franchise. I don't think MLB wants to drive another team into bankruptcy if it can be avoided.


I don't think that there are that many Mets fans in NJ, just because they're further away and its a pain in the butt to get from Jersey to Flushing.

That said, sure, the Newark Rays aren't going to convert many Yankees fans, but maybe a family with kids who lives in Jersey takes their family to Newark instead of the Bronx since the trip is a lot closer and tickets are probably cheaper and you don't have to cross 2 bridges and pay an arm and a leg to drive. Maybe they realize that sure, getting to Yankee Stadium after work is pretty easy to do, but after the game ends at 10 or 10:30, you have to take the packed subway to Penn Station (45 minutes), then take the NJ Transit train to your car (say another 45 minutes), then drive home. You're not home to at least midnight. Instead, maybe you take the train to Newark after work, then after the game ends, you take the train again (but only 30 minutes since you're closer to home). You might be home by 11.

I doubt they ever surpass the Yankees, but in a generation, they might have a similar size fan base as the Mets and if its the Rays who win consistently, you'll get bandwagon fans too.

I don't know how the economics of a New Brunswick or Woodbridge team would be, but I didn't notice Middlesex county on any team's territory list. That team could draw from the Phillies fanbase as well and if a stadium is built close enough to an NJ Transit station, that would help draw commuters.

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby PTOITWCFTPP » Wed Mar 07, 2012 23:58:18

smitty wrote:Got to see Bryce Harper hit a single.

ive been to one minor league game in my life. it was to see bryce and he only got a stupid single.
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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby kruker » Thu Mar 08, 2012 03:01:14

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/ ... n_call.php

Good work by David Samson. What a piece of shit. Must be nice to have a step-father buy a major league team.
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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby stevelxa476 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 08:19:01

kruker wrote:http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/03/marlins_prez_david_samson_call.php

Good work by David Samson. What a piece of shit. Must be nice to have a step-father buy a major league team.


Weird seeing Norman Braman as the sort-of good guy in the story.
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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Rev_Beezer » Thu Mar 08, 2012 09:09:04

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are renaming themselves the Empire State Yankees for this year, since they will not be playing in S/WB due to renovating Junior Veterans Stadium.
Together we will win this game against the evil Space Yankees! Eat Fresh!

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby 1 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 09:09:52

Rev_Beezer wrote:The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are renaming themselves the Empire State Yankees for this year, since they will not be playing in S/WB due to renovating Junior Veterans Stadium.

Dude

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby The B1G Piece » Thu Mar 08, 2012 09:47:30

This Miami Marlins thing is going to work out greeeatttt.

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Grotewold » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:07:18

Jose Canseco wrote:Someone big wants me out of Mexico .question is who and y

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby FTN » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:17:47

i like kevin goldstein, but his editor at BP really needs to pay more attention, because his top 20 prospect pieces have been littered with spelling/grammar/factual errors.

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby Rev_Beezer » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:33:10

Cue lots of people complaining that work on Lackawanna County Stadium hasn't even started yet, the S/WB Yankees got rid of the S/WB in their name, and the county is still negotiating with the Yankees... perhaps NEPA will be minor league baseball-less next year.
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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby jurassic5 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:49:46

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WheelsFellOff wrote:Shoulda kept

Speaking of should of kept, our old friend Justin Germano is in camp with the Red Sox and pitched two shutout innings today.



yeah, he's in the running for 5th starter from what I read.

(nice guy, been talking to him since his time in Korea last season. he hooked me up w/ some of his old Phillies stuff, so that was pretty cool of him.)

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Re: Is there a Random Baseball Thoughts Thread?

Postby smitty » Thu Mar 08, 2012 18:04:11

Injury prone future bust Bryce Harper is out today with calf tightness. This is worse than general soreness I believe.
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