Brock Beauchamp

Yeah, I don't have an antenna or anything in the house and my MLB.tv sub doesn't kick in until T-Mobile offers their free promotion just before OD.

Nailed it. Szczur.

I'm going to give this thread some time to fester on its own but I'll make sure the game two thread is up this afternoon.

An interesting piece from one of our writers on Talk Sox. The Tokyo Series played its first game, kicking off the 2025 MLB season. Let's look at how a shared love of baseball has brought together Japan and the United States. Baseball's Effect on Japan-United States Relations - Red Sox - Talk Sox TALKSOX.COM With the Japan Series beginning tomorrow, a look at how baseball has shaped and deepened the ties between Japan and the US.

Annnnnd the game is over. Damn it.

Ah, I can preview the game for an hour in a browser on the Fox Sports site.

Just waking up and discovered there's no way for me to watch this game!

Comcast and Diamond settled but the settlement was that Diamond was demoted to a sports tier package that users need to add on to their cable package. It's likely Marquee is fighting the same fight (and let's face it, these RSNs *should* be in an additional sports tier).

This is such a fantastic read! And ridiculous! https://blogs.fangraphs.com/plop-it-thirty-poems-about-the-new-era-overlap-hats/

I love these jerseys, BTW. Yes, it's DeJesus.

This podcast is so good, I'm floored at how polished you guys are after just three episodes.

Yep, it's Bellhorn.

That is probably a malicious ad occasionally slipping in. Our provider is usually pretty good at catching those and blocking them quickly.

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There have been server issues the past 3-4 days, it's not just you.

Indeed it is Patterson.

Lance Johnson!

I thought this was a good read on how strikeouts are overblown by fans. They have their downsides compared to other outs but some of that downside is mitigated by the removal of an opportunity for multiple outs from a plate appearance. The Blue Jays and the Unloved Strikeout - Blue Jays - Jays Centre JAYSCENTRE.COM Many baseball writers see high strikeout rates as a major negative. But is a strikeout that much worse than another kind of out?

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