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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 31, 2019 7:53:44 GMT -5
Happy 100th Birthday to the most influential baseball player and one of the most influential men ever, Jackie Robinson.
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Post by BRV on Jan 31, 2019 12:24:58 GMT -5
This stinks from a nostalgia standpoint, as the nightly editions of "Baseball Tonight" were a hugely important part of my childhood, as they were basically the only way I'd get to keep up day-to-day with every team and star player in Major League Baseball. But the writing has been on the wall for years. With the advent of YouTube and highlight-oriented websites and social media accounts, all people need to do to find clips of that evening's game is do a cursory search on their laptop, phone, or tablet. The audience of people willing to wait until a set time at night for a particular show, then to sit patiently during that show for a game recap or highlight, has dwindled.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 10:01:43 GMT -5
Next on First Take: "How does cancelling Baseball Tonight impact LeBron's legacy?"
(Baseball coverage on ESPN in general is non existent. It's only a matter of time before they stop showing it altogether, and MLB would be better off for it).
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Post by sfvega on Feb 1, 2019 10:12:07 GMT -5
Yeah, very weird that they cancel Baseball Tonight to talk about the same 2 topics they already talk about literally all day. Especially when they wanted to take SC back to being a highlight show because that used to be their bread and butter. That's mostly what BT was for a sport that they (surprise, surprise) cover very poorly, if at all sometimes.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 2, 2019 14:24:48 GMT -5
This stinks from a nostalgia standpoint, as the nightly editions of "Baseball Tonight" were a hugely important part of my childhood, as they were basically the only way I'd get to keep up day-to-day with every team and star player in Major League Baseball. But the writing has been on the wall for years. With the advent of YouTube and highlight-oriented websites and social media accounts, all people need to do to find clips of that evening's game is do a cursory search on their laptop, phone, or tablet. The audience of people willing to wait until a set time at night for a particular show, then to sit patiently during that show for a game recap or highlight, has dwindled. It's also the further devolution of baseball as a national sport, turning into more of a regional one. Machado and Harper are two of the biggest stars in MLB and no one outside of MLB Network or regional sports shows in markets where either could potentially go, really gives a shit. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis requests a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans and it's a massive national story.
And it's not some bias against baseball like the fans of that sport like to claim. Jimmy Pitaro, president of ESPN, is himself a huge baseball fan. It just doesn't make sense from a business standpoint to dedicate that much national dedicated coverage to baseball when Sportscenter suffices. The audience just isn't there.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 2, 2019 18:36:46 GMT -5
This stinks from a nostalgia standpoint, as the nightly editions of "Baseball Tonight" were a hugely important part of my childhood, as they were basically the only way I'd get to keep up day-to-day with every team and star player in Major League Baseball. But the writing has been on the wall for years. With the advent of YouTube and highlight-oriented websites and social media accounts, all people need to do to find clips of that evening's game is do a cursory search on their laptop, phone, or tablet. The audience of people willing to wait until a set time at night for a particular show, then to sit patiently during that show for a game recap or highlight, has dwindled. It's also the further devolution of baseball as a national sport, turning into more of a regional one. Machado and Harper are two of the biggest stars in MLB and no one outside of MLB Network or regional sports shows in markets where either could potentially go, really gives a shit. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis requests a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans and it's a massive national story. In fairness, it doesn't help that Machado and Harper have essentially played the waiting game almost the whole free agency. Even in the NBA where superstars will drag their feet for about a month before they sign, we at least get a resolution of their destination way before pre season starts
Baseball still has a tendency to move shit slow and this lock out upcoming seems like it could happen. Baseball has to get their stars out there. Trout has been the games best player but he's done himself no favors putting himself out there (and some of that belongs on MLB too). Judge will probably surpass him as the number 1 star of the game (not to be confused with number 1 player) but yeah something has got to give
It's just crazy 2 of your top 10 players in the game who will change a teams fortune is still not on a team. That's a failure of everyone which includes them, the agents, MLB, just everyone
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Post by AwamoriRock on Feb 2, 2019 21:48:00 GMT -5
It's also the further devolution of baseball as a national sport, turning into more of a regional one. Machado and Harper are two of the biggest stars in MLB and no one outside of MLB Network or regional sports shows in markets where either could potentially go, really gives a shit. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis requests a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans and it's a massive national story. In fairness, it doesn't help that Machado and Harper have essentially played the waiting game almost the whole free agency. Even in the NBA where superstars will drag their feet for about a month before they sign, we at least get a resolution of their destination way before pre season starts
Baseball still has a tendency to move shit slow and this lock out upcoming seems like it could happen. Baseball has to get their stars out there. Trout has been the games best player but he's done himself no favors putting himself out there (and some of that belongs on MLB too). Judge will probably surpass him as the number 1 star of the game (not to be confused with number 1 player) but yeah something has got to give It's just crazy 2 of your top 10 players in the game who will change a teams fortune is still not on a team. That's a failure of everyone which includes them, the agents, MLB, just everyone
People are saying it’s a game of chicken between the two agents—neither wants to get their player less than the other.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 2, 2019 21:50:58 GMT -5
In fairness, it doesn't help that Machado and Harper have essentially played the waiting game almost the whole free agency. Even in the NBA where superstars will drag their feet for about a month before they sign, we at least get a resolution of their destination way before pre season starts
Baseball still has a tendency to move shit slow and this lock out upcoming seems like it could happen. Baseball has to get their stars out there. Trout has been the games best player but he's done himself no favors putting himself out there (and some of that belongs on MLB too). Judge will probably surpass him as the number 1 star of the game (not to be confused with number 1 player) but yeah something has got to give It's just crazy 2 of your top 10 players in the game who will change a teams fortune is still not on a team. That's a failure of everyone which includes them, the agents, MLB, just everyone
People are saying it’s a game of chicken between the two agents—neither wants to get their player less than the other. Which itself is the biggest problem. The season has been over since November and the two biggest targets have not signed a deal and spring training is next month. It’s infuriating
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 3, 2019 8:36:04 GMT -5
This stinks from a nostalgia standpoint, as the nightly editions of "Baseball Tonight" were a hugely important part of my childhood, as they were basically the only way I'd get to keep up day-to-day with every team and star player in Major League Baseball. But the writing has been on the wall for years. With the advent of YouTube and highlight-oriented websites and social media accounts, all people need to do to find clips of that evening's game is do a cursory search on their laptop, phone, or tablet. The audience of people willing to wait until a set time at night for a particular show, then to sit patiently during that show for a game recap or highlight, has dwindled. It's also the further devolution of baseball as a national sport, turning into more of a regional one. Machado and Harper are two of the biggest stars in MLB and no one outside of MLB Network or regional sports shows in markets where either could potentially go, really gives a shit. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis requests a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans and it's a massive national story. And it's not some bias against baseball like the fans of that sport like to claim. Jimmy Pitaro, president of ESPN, is himself a huge baseball fan. It just doesn't make sense from a business standpoint to dedicate that much national dedicated coverage to baseball when Sportscenter suffices. The audience just isn't there.
The audience isn't there for ESPN, because baseball fans are watching MLB Network. ESPN has completely lost that battle in baseball coverage.
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Post by arrogantmodel on Feb 3, 2019 23:21:38 GMT -5
Pirates great, Bob Friend has passed away at 88.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Feb 4, 2019 11:39:37 GMT -5
More “mystery teams” are in on Bryce Harper. Hopefully San Francisco with their new Oracle and Raiders money. With Zaidi’s quote about circling back to players that were at one point out of the discussion I’m tricking myself into believing there’s a chance.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 4, 2019 17:08:26 GMT -5
Spring training is like 2 weeks away and we still hearing about mystery teams for these fools
Just sign already
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 21:40:53 GMT -5
Why do I have the feeling they're waiting for the Yankees to finalize an offer before they go sign? Like, maybe they want to be Yankees and are waiting on them to just put whatever deal on the table to accept.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 6, 2019 12:08:02 GMT -5
Why do I have the feeling they're waiting for the Yankees to finalize an offer before they go sign? Like, maybe they want to be Yankees and are waiting on them to just put whatever deal on the table to accept. I think both players want to be a Yankee and both have had contact but no formal contract offer from them
Seems like one is waiting for the Yankees to outright say nah we good on both guys but Yanks are playing the field and trying not to overpay
This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in MLB free agency tho. Yes, we've seen stairs wait especially Boras clients but c'mon now the top two free agent targets have not signed a deal yet either because they are hunting for $300 million or they think they got this much clout to make teams wait
5/150 or 7/180 with an opt out after 3 years for the 7 year deal is what i'd do if I were the Yanks and not really budge
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 6, 2019 12:09:01 GMT -5
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Feb 6, 2019 12:24:46 GMT -5
OMG ONG ONG OMG OMG OMG OMG
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On that note, I’m fully aware I’m setting myself up for disappointment ala Stanton and Ohtani last offseason.
Miss on the big name, and settle for a former All-Star on the downswing.
They’re going to end up with Adam Jones.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 7, 2019 11:15:56 GMT -5
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25943397/why-baseball-fix-free-agency-asapThey talk about MLB Owners being frugal (and some of them Def are) but yet in the same breath Bryce turned down a reported $300 million dollar deal from the Nats Analytics have shaped the game now and even if it didn’t, too many times have the teams been f***ed giving a player a long term contract which last in his mid 30s and backfire so they learned not to do that anymore Bryce and Manny are 26 years old and the exemption to a late contract but I can’t lay those one down at the feet of MLB to blame. Players like Kimbrel, Machado and Bryce came in expecting to break records and haven’t let up off those demands
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 12:09:10 GMT -5
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