MLB All Star Game (baseball)
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♪alt13
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That's bs. The only thing better for sports than steroids is cool cyborg gear. Summer Olympics 2036 is gunna be sweet.
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That is when they will test to ensure you have the mandatory level of steroids in your system and that your implants meet radiation level requirements.
Zulu
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Whichever league has the Cubies!!
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Zulu
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U don't read good none!!
UGLI baby
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So if this guy who is close (idk his name) beats the record, is it a new record, or to be determined later to see if he past drug test?
UGLI baby
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If Chris Davis breaks the record it would be shrouded in suspicion for years until people felt like it was safe to assume he wasn't roiding, or he got caught roiding.
That's just the way it's going to be in baseball when some guy starts putting up power numbers previously unseen in his career.
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This is why baseball blows.
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Fixed.
Negged for the fail.
I assume they're using in that scenario.
Watching baseball takes an attention span. Not everyone can hack it.
It's definitely a slower game, but that's a plus in my book. I love how integral the history is, and the myriad ways of analyzing stats. I love the complexity of it. I love that it's never truly over until it's over. As long a you still have a strike left, you have a chance to win.
Watching Lincecum pitch a no-hitter had me on the edge of my seat.
Some folks need constant running, hard hits, slam dunks, and a lot of posturing and tongue wagging... and that's fine. I can respect that baseball is not for everyone.
But I like it.
It's definitely a slower game, but that's a plus in my book. I love how integral the history is, and the myriad ways of analyzing stats. I love the complexity of it. I love that it's never truly over until it's over. As long a you still have a strike left, you have a chance to win.
Watching Lincecum pitch a no-hitter had me on the edge of my seat.
Some folks need constant running, hard hits, slam dunks, and a lot of posturing and tongue wagging... and that's fine. I can respect that baseball is not for everyone.
But I like it.
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My best friend is a MASSIVE Blue Jays fan, and simply being around him has warned me very much on baseball. I still know next to nothing about the sport (particularly in terms of analytics) but I can definitely watch it, and have a good time.
Still, it'll always be 1) basketball/soccer 2)hockey for me
Still, it'll always be 1) basketball/soccer 2)hockey for me
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"Pitcher stretches. Eyes first base. Spits. Rubs the ball in his glove. Stretches again. Oh look out, he is stepping off the mound. He uses the rosin bag. Steps back on the mound. Glances at first again. This is getting riveting folks. He waves off the first signal. Then the second. Batter calls time. Hits his shoes with the bat and takes a few practice swings. Steps back into the batters box. Pitcher eyes first base again. Nods at the catcher. Here is the wind-up. Oh. Checked the runner on first who appears to be asleep. Gets the ball back. His beard has grown another 1/4 inch folks. Here is the wind-up. The pitch. High and outside, ball 2. The score is 0 to 1 in the bottom of the 6th. Oh the manager is coming to the mound. Lots of drama here folks."
Pretty sad when every single exciting play, and a couple not so exciting, in a professional sports game can be seen in a 20 second spot on Sports Center.
But hey, to each his own. Some people like to watch things that are fun to watch, some like baseball.
candrew
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True - but it's getting tougher. Pitching is beginning to dominate hitting like it has never done in our life times.
When I was a kid most teams had 2 or 3 good starters and a closer - the rest were either mop up pitchers or guys past their prime. Today many teams still have 2 or 3 good starters but they also have 3 or 4 quality pitchers in the bullpen. Most of them power pitchers. On any given night a hitter can face 3 or 4 top shelf pitchers in the same game.
In 1996, The Yankees won the World Series mainly because they had a winning formula where each game Mariano Rivera would pitch the 7th and 8th inning and John Whettland would pitch the 9th. So essentially, every game against them you had 6 innings to score runs before you'd get locked down. Today there are probably a dozen teams with bullpens at least as good and as deep as the 96 Yankees.
UGLI baby
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I can't get into watching a regular season baseball game (unless I'm at the stadium) because it is slow and with so many games each season, one game doesn't have a huge effect.
However, post season baseball is amazing. The slowness of the game serves to build drama. Each and every pitch is huge in the postseason. The game and the series can change with the swing of a bat. Love postseason baseball.
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However, post season baseball is amazing. The slowness of the game serves to build drama. Each and every pitch is huge in the postseason. The game and the series can change with the swing of a bat. Love postseason baseball.
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I like going to baseball games. It's cool and it's fun to do.
The problem is I'm a Houston Astros fan. I'm not a huge fan though, so I have no interest in watching them suck ***. When the Astros get back to a playoff level, I will start watching baseball games.