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Natsinpwc · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2025, 08:25:42 pm »

Went to the Phillies and Jays game in Clearwooder today. Phillies played all their starters six innings. Jays brought their scrubs. It’s a nice park. There were no tickets on the team website when I looked last weekend other than standing room seats. So purchased on the secondary market. Not cheap. First base side at about the pitchers mound. $180 for two seats. Perhaps would have been cheaper had I waited until closer to game time. Was in the shade all game. From what I’ve read they sell too many standing room seats and therefore it was too crowded to walk around easily. $ always rules.

I’m trying to figure out why the general area is called the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #51 on:** March 08, 2025, 08:32:48 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 08, 2025, 08:25:42 pm

Went to the Phillies and Jays game in Clearwooder today. Phillies played all their starters six innings. Jays brought their scrubs. It’s a nice park. There were no tickets on the team website when I looked last weekend other than standing room seats. So purchased on the secondary market. Not cheap. First base side at about the pitchers mound. $180 for two seats. Perhaps would have been cheaper had I waited until closer to game time. Was in the shade all game. From what I’ve read they sell too many standing room seats and therefore it was too crowded to walk around easily. $ always rules.

I’m trying to figure out why the general area is called the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex?

must be a different Joe D.

JetBlue was about $50 a decent seat for two weekend games bought about a month in advance.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #52 on:** March 08, 2025, 08:51:00 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 08, 2025, 08:32:48 pm

must be a different Joe D.

JetBlue was about $50 a decent seat for two weekend games bought about a month in advance.

I think the Phillies sell out early. If I could plan better would help.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #53 on:** March 09, 2025, 03:05:42 pm »

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/red-sox-looking-for-right-handed-hitting-outfield-depth.html

Call? Garrett?

Wilyer Abreu has been sick. They are looking for a AAAA type. They have Rob Refsnyder and Trayce Thompson, but Call would give them a little different set of skills (OBP, D, running).

imref · « **Reply #54 on:** March 10, 2025, 06:10:22 pm »

TJ for Gerrit Cole.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #55 on:** March 10, 2025, 06:14:50 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 10, 2025, 06:10:22 pm

TJ for Gerrit Cole.

His 1st?

imref · « **Reply #56 on:** March 10, 2025, 06:57:15 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 10, 2025, 06:14:50 pm

His 1st?

First AFAIK. He's 34 so going to be a tough comeback.

imref · « **Reply #57 on:** March 11, 2025, 02:38:15 pm »

don't look now but Paul Skenes spring stats: 3.68 ERA / 1.640 WHIP (3 starts, 7.1 IP)

1995hoo · « **Reply #58 on:** March 11, 2025, 03:56:08 pm »

This hat has already been pulled from sale. If you don't know why, look up what "Tetas" means in Spanish.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #59 on:** March 11, 2025, 04:25:47 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 11, 2025, 02:38:15 pm

don't look now but Paul Skenes spring stats: 3.68 ERA / 1.640 WHIP (3 starts, 7.1 IP)

He’s working on a new pitch.

varoadking · « **Reply #60 on:** March 11, 2025, 04:33:08 pm »

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 11, 2025, 03:56:08 pm

This hat has already been pulled from sale. If you don't know why, look up what "Tetas" means in Spanish.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2025/03/11/new-era-cap-flap-houston-ashos-texas-tetas-anaheim-anaels/82265222007/

varoadking · « **Reply #61 on:** March 11, 2025, 04:38:48 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 11, 2025, 02:38:15 pm

don't look now but Paul Skenes spring stats: 3.68 ERA / 1.640 WHIP (3 starts, 7.1 IP)

Meanwhile, though still recovering from an oblique injury, Wyatt Langford is slashing .500/.571/1.071 with 3 home runs in ST...

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #62 on:** March 11, 2025, 05:15:41 pm »

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 11, 2025, 03:56:08 pm

This hat has already been pulled from sale. If you don't know why, look up what "Tetas" means in Spanish.

I would have loved to buy about 20 of those hats and given them out to the kitchen staff and busboys at CCSP.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #63 on:** March 11, 2025, 06:10:31 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 11, 2025, 05:15:41 pm

I would have loved to buy about 20 of those hats and given them out to the kitchen staff and busboys at CCSP.

You mean CCR.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #64 on:** March 11, 2025, 07:30:10 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 11, 2025, 06:10:31 pm

You mean CCR.

thought about that, but i think the kitchen staff is more English-speaking.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #65 on:** March 11, 2025, 09:11:44 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 11, 2025, 07:30:10 pm

thought about that, but i think the kitchen staff is more English-speaking.

I was thinking of the strippers.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #66 on:** March 12, 2025, 09:06:29 am »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 11, 2025, 09:11:44 pm

I was thinking of the strippers.

They mostly speak Russian, I think. A euphemism for the place among some friends used to be "the Russian Ballet."

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #67 on:** March 12, 2025, 09:35:08 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 12, 2025, 09:06:29 am

They mostly speak Russian, I think. A euphemism for the place among some friends used to be "the Russian Ballet."

Haven’t been there in a long time. Things change.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #68 on:** March 12, 2025, 11:30:07 am »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 12, 2025, 09:35:08 am

Haven’t been there in a long time. Things change.

same. Maybe 15 years or so. The Russian ballet was maybe from 2017?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #69 on:** March 14, 2025, 11:12:50 am »

https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-best-mlb-pitching-staffs-in-2025

1. Doyers
2. Philthies
3. Barves
4. Mariners
5. D-bags
6. Tiggers
7. Red Sox
8. Royales with Cheese
9. Rangers
10. Padres

These are total staffs rather a rotation or a bullpen ranking.

imref · « **Reply #70 on:** March 18, 2025, 10:08:44 am »

Dodgers on their way to a perfect season. Yamamoto was good. Bullpen was dominant. Shohei did Shohei things.

imref · « **Reply #71 on:** March 20, 2025, 12:38:19 pm »

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6216672/2025/03/20/phillies-zelus-analytics-teamworks-lawsuit/

varoadking · « **Reply #72 on:** March 20, 2025, 01:36:10 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 20, 2025, 12:38:19 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6216672/2025/03/20/phillies-zelus-analytics-teamworks-lawsuit/

Quote

The Phillies describe Titan as crucial to gaining a competitive advantage over their opponents.

Doesn't seem to be working...

imref · « **Reply #73 on:** March 20, 2025, 01:52:04 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on March 20, 2025, 01:36:10 pm

Doesn't seem to be working...

you can't say that without knowing if they would be been worse off without it.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #74 on:** March 20, 2025, 06:01:10 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on March 20, 2025, 01:36:10 pm

Doesn't seem to be working...

They’ve been in the playoffs three years in a row. If your definition of success is only a championship then almost nothing works.