2011 MLB Season Game Thread: March-April

[MiamiHomer]

Jon Jay once dropped a routine fly ball in left field to lose to the Gators

Why did you bring that up?

[Beef]

The pitcher that blew it went to UF
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Why did you bring that up?

Because he just made that silly throw in right
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That game had a bunch of future major leaguers. Braun, Valencia, Jay, LaPorta, O'Day
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Bryan Augenstein pitched in relief for UF the next day

[Chewford]

The pitcher that blew it went to UF

You would.

[Beef]

I did not mean it in that way

[Madman81]

Been fine for me on Was-Atl and SDP-StL. Maybe it's the specific game you're watching.

The stream on my PS3 was kind of low quality for Was-Atl, but it's been perfect on iPhone and PC so far.

The Reds game was shitty quality, going in and out of good quality and bad quality, on my PS3, but went fine on my laptop.

[Party]

Woah. Barry Larkin is with ESPN now.
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He just said today's win by the Reds proves they weren't a fluke.

[Madman81]

Barry Larkin is the best

[Beef]

Yeah, Barry Larkin was terrible with MLBN, he will fit in well with ESPN.

[Madman81]

Is anyone not terrible at anything?

[Beef]

Some people are not terrible at some things. Barry Larkin was not terrible at playing baseball. He is terrible at speaking English in front of a camera

[Miamarlin21]

Here's something I wrote for opening day. You guys might like it, but probably not. Oh well:

Baseball’s New Year

People all over the country are staying home from school and from work today; all of them have a sickness. No, this sickness is not fatal. It’s not a virus nor a cold or a cancer. It is not contagious and it’s not a sickness that has just been discovered. It’s a once-a-year sickness that people look forward to getting. Yes, it’s Opening Day. Six games will be played throughout the afternoon today, and the other 18 teams will open tomorrow. Opening day is different from the beginning of the season for football or basketball or hockey as it has an unique ambiance that cannot be matched. Front offices and grounds crews have worked all off-season to get their cathedral game-ready for opening day. The grass is never greener, the aroma of food is never stronger, and the anticipation is never bigger than opening day. Today is the day that fathers and sons will put on a baseball hats and gloves and head to the ballpark in hope to share a moment by catching a foul ball or a home run. If it’s your 20th opening day, or your first time at a baseball game, it is going to be special.

The adrenaline in each dugout cannot be measured. This is it, no more messing around. The spring training battles have been settled, rule V picks have been returned, and talented rookies are making their big league debut. A year ago Atlanta’s Jayson Heyward hit a homerun in his first at bat, Mark Buehrle of the White Sox made what was arguably the best defensive play of the year, and the San Francisco Giants began the 2010 season with a win over the Houston Astros in what would start their run as eventual champions.

Almost nothing is for certain, that’s the unique game of baseball. Will the Reds repeat as NL Central champions? Will newly-acquired Adrian Gonzalez live up to expectations in Boston? And will Felix Hernandez be the ERA leader for two years in a row? No one knows.

Two words, however, are for certain. Two simple words that will be heard all in stadiums all over the country. Two words that seem so simple, yet have so much value. Two words that when said, will sound like the most soothing sound ever created by man. Those words?…Play ball!

[Swifty]

I like to picture Kent Brockman reading that.

[TealMonster08]

Whos Mark Buherle?

I give it a B+.

[Beef]

I stopped reading when you went with the stupid sickness thing for way too long

[Party]

I like to picture Kent Brockman reading that.

This nailed it.