MLB Discussion

[Dukefrukem]

LOL!

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1792050

[Ezee E]

Tulo, Cargo, Arenado, Rosario, and Cuddyer are all out.

Rockies are going to lose 30 straight.

[Ezee E]

So with that, my favorite baseball stadiums that I've been to:

1)Camden Yards - Baltimore Orioles
2)Coors Field - Colorado Rockies
3)Yankees Stadium - Yankees
4)Turner Field - Atlanta Braves
5)Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City Royals
6)Comiskey Park - Chicago White Sox
7)Skydome - Toronto Blue Jays
8)Milwaukee County Stadium - Milwaukee Brewers

I'll probably add Diamondbacks and Cardinals to that list sometime this year.

[Dukefrukem]

So with that, my favorite baseball stadiums that I've been to:

1)Camden Yards - Baltimore Orioles
2)Coors Field - Colorado Rockies
3)Yankees Stadium - Yankees
4)Turner Field - Atlanta Braves
5)Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City Royals
6)Comiskey Park - Chicago White Sox
7)Skydome - Toronto Blue Jays
8)Milwaukee County Stadium - Milwaukee Brewers

I'll probably add Diamondbacks and Cardinals to that list sometime this year.

My list :

1. Wrigley Field - Chicago Cubs
2. AT&T Park - San Fran Giants
3. Safeco Field - Seattle Mariners
4. Camden Yards - Baltimore Orioles
5. Kauffman Stadium - Kansas City Royals
6. Target Field - Minnesota Twins
7. Comerica Park - Detroit Tigers
8. Old Yankees Stadium - Yankees
10. Comiskey Park - Chicago White Sox
11. New Yankees Stadium - Yankees

[MadMan]

I've only been to Wrigley sadly.

Btw Jackson is a black hole of suck.

[Gizmo]

My stadiums:

1. Camden Yard(Baltimore) - going today as well
2. Great American Ballpark(Cincinnati) - home team bias
3. Nationals Park(Washington)
4. Comerica Park(Detroit)
5. Citizen's Bank Park(Philadelphia)
6. Progressive Field(Cleveland)
7. Yankee Stadium(New York) - the old one
8. Minute Maid Park(Houston)
9. the Astrodome(Houston)
10. Riverfront(Cincinnati), Three Rivers(Pittsburgh), Veterens(Philadelphia) - cookie cutter spaghetti bowls, good riddance

I need to go west

[Ezee E]

What's not to like about the new Yankees Stadium, Duke? I'm assuming Fenway is an automatic #1 for you?

After driving past Busch Stadium, I'm really excited to visit. The village that there is massive. Turner Field seemed pretty similar.

[Dukefrukem]

Fenway is depressing to me because I know I won't see a new stadium anytime soon (probably 50 years, current owners just spend $200 million on renovations). I'm spoiled when I go there because I refuse to sit pay for any seat that are not field box (which means I'm shelling out $150-170 a seat). The obstructed views and ridiculously tiny seats make it a chore and a disruptive experience if you sit anywhere else (not including the Monster seats).

New Yankee Stadium is so bad. It's a stadium that literally segregates the extremely wealthy from everyone else. The rich literally get their own bathrooms and tunnels to avoid the rest of the crowd. It's like a slap in the face. It's also so much quieter than Old Yankee Stadium. I used to fear sitting there as a Red Sox fan, but now it's so much quieter.

[Ezee E]

Guess I didn't explore it enough, but I saw in upper-3rd base side. Good legroom for seats, nice view, and reasonable food prices. Loved how clean the stadium was, and the museum that went with it. A good experience for me.

Comiskey Park, I remember having the worst seats. Bad legroom, even at a young age, with seats that seemed to make it seem like you were watching ants from the outfield. I think they've made renovations since... Hopefully.

If I visit Boston, going to Fenway is partly the reason.

[MadMan]

I was rooting for Travis Wood to throw a no-hitter today. He came so close. But hey a win's a win, and those are in short supply for the Cubs this season despite the club actually piecing together a winning streak last week.

[shaun]

Tony Gwynn died from cancer he maintains was caused by chewing tobacco. Don't chew tobacco.

[Watashi]

Gwynn's 434 strikeouts in 10,232 plate appearance is one of the most insane things ever.

[Spinal]

I can't think of a baseball player of my lifetime that I admire more than Gwynn. Class act. Extraordinary talent.

[Ezee E]

Gwynn's 434 strikeouts in 10,232 plate appearance is one of the most insane things ever.

Only one game in his entire career where he struck out three times. Ridiculous.

[MadMan]

Truly a legend. 54 is too young.

[Benny Profane]

Wow...very surprising. He was one of the greatest hitters who ever lived and he always seemed like a really nice guy.

He was such a nice guy that the writers were kind enough to pretend that he wasn't juicing just as bad as everyone else when they put him in the HOF.

Gwynn's best power numbers came in his late 30s and just happened to take place the same years McGwire, sosa, bonds, luiz Gonzalez et al all blew up in the late 90s.. Obviously there's no evidence other than in the numbers but it's pretty suspicious.

[Dukefrukem]

I just learned that he could go 0-for his next 1000 at-bats and still bat over .300.

WTF.

[shaun]

The Rays have the worst record in baseball. The worst.

[MadMan]

Yey the Cubs aren't the suckiest team right now...oh God...

[Dukefrukem]

The Rays have the worst record in baseball. The worst.

So it's 2004 all over again? They were only good for 5 years.

[Ezee E]

All-Star picks:

AL:
1B - Miguel Cabrera
2B - Robinson Cano
SS - Alexei Ramirez
3B - Adrian Beltre
C - Dean Norris
OF - Mike Trout
OF - Jose Bautista
OF - Adam Jones
DH - Nelson Cruz

NL:
C - Evan Gattis
1B - Paul Goldschmidt
2B - Dee Gordon
SS - Troy Tulowitzki
3B - Todd Frazier
OF - Yasael Puig
OF - Giancarlo Stanton
OF - Andrew McCutchen

[Benny Profane]

If you had to bring in one of the following pitchers to close out the 9th inning of the World Series, who would you chose:

Rick Ankiel
Mark Wohlers
Byung-hyun Kim
John Rocker
Armando Benitez
Mitch Williams

[shaun]

I choose you, Armando. Wait...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...00010210.shtml

[Dukefrukem]

Typical Yankee fan. No sense of humor.

[Dukefrukem]

Sox about to trade the greatest lefty the franchise ever saw.