MLB 2022: Pitchers Hit the Bench

[danielmak]

Cubs also reportedly signed Jameson Taillon

[Ginger Yellow]

Just spent an ungodly amount of money on Cubs tickets for London next year. Only slightly less than a season ticket for Oxford.

[Ginger Yellow]

Well, at least I'll still get to see Willson play...

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/EbbetsVintage/status/1600278917633478656?s=20&t=z6ptDUNWknZSd16R-2nrOQ

[ursus arctos]

Well, at least I'll still get to see Willson play...

I really don't want to talk about this . . .

[caja-dglh]

Contreras by name...

[tee rex]

Just spent an ungodly amount of money on Cubs tickets for London next year. Only slightly less than a season ticket for Oxford.

I know nothing about that game, but I've just enjoyed this one: the reverse fixture, so to speak.

England play at Wrigley Field, 1959. The commentary is ... well, 1959. Helpful explanations of pitcher's mound, hot dogs, and "American ballyhoo".

[Hot Pepsi]

I know nothing about that game, but I've just enjoyed this one: the reverse fixture, so to speak.

England play at Wrigley Field, 1959. The commentary is ... well, 1959. Helpful explanations of pitcher's mound, hot dogs, and "American ballyhoo".

Does anyone still talk like that? That accent seems to only exist in old news and sports footage from that era.

That field doesn't look very good for baseball, let alone soccer.

[ursus arctos]

28 May 1959.

The Cubs had finished a 13 game homestand on the 24th.

The voices used for neweels.rhrought the developed world from the 30s through the 50s didn't really survive the transition to television.

[Hot Pepsi]

I see.
My next question was going to be "did anyone ever talk like that in real life or was it only for broadcast?"

[Patrick Thistle]

Just spent an ungodly amount of money on Cubs tickets for London next year. Only slightly less than a season ticket for Oxford.

Sorry to say this now, but in previous years tickets have been available the day before the London Series at a lot less than face value. They were oversubscribed by people looking to sell them on but the market wasn't there.

[Patrick Thistle]

https://twitter.com/EbbetsVintage/status/1600278917633478656?s=20&t=z6ptDUNWknZSd16R-2nrOQ

I like the look of that a lot.

Oh, God, I've just gone on that Ebbett's site and now I have serious clotheslust

[ursus arctos]

I see.
My next question was going to be "did anyone ever talk like that in real life or was it only for broadcast?"

I believe that it was only for broadcast and started in radio.

I knew someone who had known Walter Winchell and said that he sounded quite different in real life.

[Ginger Yellow]

Yeah, I might be asking for that for Christmas. Do they ship to the UK? Doesn't look like they do, but they have a UK splash page.

[Greenlander]

Ebbets aren't shipping outside of the US and Canada at present and it's not certain they'll start doing so again anytime soon.

I was looking at the new hoodies they've got up and someone had already asked the question.

[danielmak]

The lines at the post office in my area are nuts up to Christmas, but if anyone ever wants to order anything that won't ship to the UK, y'all are welcome to have it ship to me and I will ship it to you. Just PM and and I'll send you my address and happy to coordinate to ship to you. Again, lines are crazy now so I'd prefer to wait but January-early November is never a problem (and less likely to get lost--the only times I had DVD trades not arrive to me when I used to trade through the mail was during the holidays).

[Patrick Thistle]

Oooh, now I'm definitely tempted with one of those cardigans.

The soccer jackets are the bomb as well.

[danielmak]

Preller had money he wanted to spend and he was going to do it. Bogarts to the Padres for 11 years. He's 30. Not a move I would have made. Correa would have been better but the Turner and Judge deal have upped the anti on years in these deals.

With that said, position by position among position players, the Padres are the best team in the West for sure.

[Patrick Thistle]

Preller had money he wanted to spend burn and he was going to do it. Bogarts to the Padres for 11 years. He's 30. Not a move I would have made. Correa would have been better but the Turner and Judge deal have upped the anti on years in these deals.

With that said, position by position among position players, the Padres are the best team in the West for sure.

[danielmak]

I think MLB Network was set to repeat MLB Tonight after the last run ended at 10 or 11 PM EST. Then the Bogarts deal happened. They pulled together a group of national reporters. They seemed unified that the Dodgers have avoided the big free agents because they plan to go after Ohtani during the next off-season. I'm disappointed that their lineup is currently filled with a lot of question marks, although I assume they will work something out with Justin Turner, but I'll take skipping most of these guys this off-season for a full press on Ohtani.

[ursus arctos]

So Tatis gpes to the outfield and Agent San Bernardhinault can now return to San Diego after the successful completion of his exfiltration assignment.

[danielmak]

My comments about the Dodgers' inactivity were undone today. The Dodgers sign Jason Heyward to a minor league deal. haha.

[Flynnie]

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[danielmak]

Haha. Is being injured a lot one of the tools? He is a great player and a real leader. He will outlast the manager, who has had one good season (and one good + defensive team) and he can be a guy like Werth, who provides a first building block to build a new super power.

[Patrick Thistle]

Mike Clevinger is leaving San Diego after spending most of his time there on the IL and then not being particularly dominant when he returned from surgery.

I wish him well and all, but there's no sense of loss. His ERA is 2022 was tied-129th best. Or, put it another way, 128 other pitchers gave up fewer runs.