02/25/2023 1:05pm EST Philadelphia Phillies vs Detroit Tigers

[romad1]

The cartoon is broke.

[romad1]

sounds like we have some trouble in this inning. 

[romad1]

Trouble avoided.  Bottom 8th 4-2 Tigers on top. 

I wish the cartoon would resume working.

[clark1mt]

10 minutes ago, romad1 said:

The cartoon is broke.

Clearly, the Phillies roster broke it. None of their pinch hitters/defensive subs are listed.

[gehringer_2]

15 minutes ago, casimir said:

Lipcius just dialed 8.

Lipcius and Meadows. Here's to the future.

[romad1]

4 minutes ago, clark1mt said:

Clearly, the Phillies roster broke it. None of their pinch hitters/defensive subs are listed.

I am definitely enjoying the broadcast.  I took a drive and half the game was over before an hour.   Tempo, allegro. 

[romad1]

Victory!  Not that it means anything but satisfaction anyway.

[clark1mt]

Game time 2:15.

[romad1]

Tigers' PR is amusing

 

[romad1]

Just now, clark1mt said:

Game time 2:15.

woot!

[oblong]

43 minutes ago, clark1mt said:

So far, you can definitely tell Dan is still getting used to it. He's frequently interrupting his own sentences to mention the next pitch, and sometimes not returning to them to finish the thought. And it sort of feels like he's trying to talk faster to fit his stuff in, though he's always been like that to a degree.

I listened to a few innings and a lot of time I had no idea who was batting or what the situation was. They were carrying on a conversation.  Only until the ball was in play did I get a sense of who was hitting.  In one at bat they drew a walk and I didn’t know who it was.  That could work on TV but not radio. 
 

Jim sounds old.  

[apabruce]

28 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Oh NOES! Colt Keith can't play 3rd?!

Gameday froze after th etriple play.  What does you comment mean?  Was Keith involved in the triple play, or did something else happen with Keith?

[Tenacious D]

6 minutes ago, apabruce said:

Gameday froze after th etriple play.  What does you comment mean?  Was Keith involved in the triple play, or did something else happen with Keith?

Just a joke—He made a throwing error. 

[apabruce]

1 minute ago, Tenacious D said:

Just a joke—He made a throwing error. 

Thanks.

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, apabruce said:

Thanks.

yes - TD is correct - a bit of playful hysteria. (I was offline for a while......)

So in their first game under the new regime they did win the battle of the strike zone. Phillies 10K 2BB, Tigers 6K 2 BB

Edited February 25, 2023 by gehringer_2

[mtutiger]

4 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

yes - TD is correct - a bit of playful hysteria. (I was offline for a while......)

So in their first game under the new regime they did win the battle of the strike zone. Phillies 10K 2BB, Tigers 6K 2 BB

Mason Englert was the difference... 2 IP, 4 K's... Looking like he doesn't want to go back to the Rangers org lol

[RandyMarsh]

Watching some clips of on Twitter highlighting the new pitch clock and it amazes me the difference in pace of play. 

After years of being accustomed to pitchers/batters taking forever in betwen pitches it almost felt like the game was on fast forward watching those clips. 

[Tiger337]

I saw some clips too and I like it!  I am generally against a lot of tinkering with baseball, but this is a rule change which I think makes the game better.  It brings us back to a time when the game was a lot faster paced(without a clock).  

[Tigermojo]

How am I supposed to hit without adjusting the velcro on my batting gloves fifteen times between pitches?

[gehringer_2]

3 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

How am I supposed to hit without adjusting the velcro on my batting gloves fifteen times between pitches?

I'd go long in which ever sport apparel maker hits the market with zippered batting gloves first.

[oblong]

Will the gambling companies like it?  Fewer time in between pitches to place bets.   Faster games mean less concession sales. I’m not suggesting baseball should consider these factors… but I bet they will.  3:03 was the average time in 2022. Personally I think 2:45 is ideal.  I don’t know if I would like a 2:15 normal. With mon-thur night games starting at 6:40…. It would be daylight still in July. 

[casimir]

16 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Lipcius and Meadows. Here's to the future.

Hopefully so.

Edited February 26, 2023 by casimir

[Motor City Sonics]

I watched Channel 4's sports and they showed a couple of highlights from yesterday...............THEY DIDN'T SHOW THE TRIPLE PLAY !    Does anyone have video of it. 

 

 

[buddha]

11 hours ago, oblong said:

Will the gambling companies like it?  Fewer time in between pitches to place bets.   Faster games mean less concession sales. I’m not suggesting baseball should consider these factors… but I bet they will.  3:03 was the average time in 2022. Personally I think 2:45 is ideal.  I don’t know if I would like a 2:15 normal. With mon-thur night games starting at 6:40…. It would be daylight still in July. 

the obsession with "what the gambling companies" think is weird.  i was told that this would never happen because of the "gambling companies" and now it has.  so....

[Tiger337]

25 minutes ago, buddha said:

the obsession with "what the gambling companies" think is weird.  i was told that this would never happen because of the "gambling companies" and now it has.  so....

Big  corporations heavily influence everything that is done in sports, so I would think that gambling companies that partner with baseball would have a lot infulence.   I would BET that they ran this by them before they made the decision. 

Gambling in sports is no joke and I don't think anything good will come out of it.  They have most likely already contributed to serious addiction problems.