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I do gameday audio, but have shied away from the tv deal.

I'm listening to a game right now. the free tv previews have always left me cold: freezing, slow video, etc. although it may have been my connection.
 
So you get gameday audio through the internet ? As a subscription service ?

And yes, the freezing and slow bullshit goes on with me too and I have a decent DSL connection.
 
yep, I pay for gameday.

as for the tv bit, I have DSL, but it is lacking. not for the connection, but the mlb service..
 
Yeah, I'm re-thinking the whole video deal myself. Nothing wrong with radio - especially in the hands of a good announcer. Sometimes in the car at night I will tune in Reds games just to listen to Marty Brenneman. I love that guy.

Baseball is about the only sport that translates really, really well to the radio. The rhythm of the game works perfectly, allowing the announcers to "paint a picture" between pitches, batters, and during mound visits. Ahh...this is where we get all manly and poetic like you said in the first post.
 
I've got MLB network with my cable package. When I ordered FSC (Fox Soccer Channel) it and NHL network came with it. Not too bad, get some interesting games, but a lot of filler and blah-blah-blah.

NHL network is much the same, However, on Saturdays we get the awesome Canadian coverage, replete with the infuriatingly abrasive and bizarre Don Cherry...but that's for another thread
 
Bob Cole is a great hockey announcer, you probably get to hear him on some of those Saturday Hockey Night in Canada games. he sounds like he just stepped out of 1939. sometimes, he's the only reason I watch hockey.
 
Rival match-ups this weekend. NY Yankees vs. Bo Sox and StL. Cards vs. Cubs.

The Red Sox won in extra innings last night and the Cards held off the Cubs. Looking forward to more competitive games today and tomorrow.
 
Bog: You've spent a day or two in Kenmore Sq. it seems! Bogus runs in the 8th after a blown call on Ellsbury at second. Sox should have gone in to the 9th up 12-11, not 16-11. Shit happens, but I hate winning this way.

It really feels like October in April this weekend.
 
My Cards beat the scuffling (for now) Cubs 8-1. And 4 of those runs were courtesy of God - I mean, Albert Pujols with a grand slam, which broke the 1000-career RBI barrier for him.

We've outscored our rival bastards 31-23 in the 5 games so far and hold a 3 games to 2 advantage. But tomorrow could be another story, with Todd Wellemeyer taking the mound against Ted Lily. Man, Lily is like the Boy Named Sue, with a nasty edge to him. Tough lefty competitor. And Wellemeyer ? He tends to sweat a lot. I'm not kidding. If the temps are anywhere above 70 tomorrow, he will look like Albert Brooks in Broadcast News.

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Digging some Gameday Audio now - good ol' Vin Scully calling the Dodgers road game at San Francisco. That man's voice is pure music. A pleasure to listen to, even if he may have lost a bit on his "fastball" at the age of 81. An American treasure.
 
Purple Stickpin said:
Bog: You've spent a day or two in Kenmore Sq. it seems! Bogus runs in the 8th after a blown call on Ellsbury at second. Sox should have gone in to the 9th up 12-11, not 16-11. Shit happens, but I hate winning this way.

It really feels like October in April this weekend.
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I'm from Mass dude, spent most of my life there. I'm still cackling about Ellsbury stealing home off Petit and Posada-there may indeed be a God after all.
 
You would think that they would figure out that it ain't cool.
Ouch for the Dodgers. That'll cost um. But of course being that I am a Giants Fan, even if last few years have been painful, i sorta snicker...
 
I've never been a big baseball fan. But I do like seeing the Pirates doing well, which isn't often I'm afraid. My Dad likes the Pirates, so I like to see him enjoy the games.
 
Re Manny Ramirez : It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. He can't be troubled to run out ground balls or work on his defense. And now he won't have to worry about those pesky issues until July.

I have a soft spot for the Pirates, too. Except when they're beating my Cardinals, which seems to be the case the last few years. Their ballpark is beautiful and I have to visit it someday. A friend of mine is a native Pittsburghian and I just might have to tag along on a home visit sometime.
 
I've been hiding from this thread because my team (Washington) has been sucking. hard.
the offense is one of the best in the league, the starting pitching is ok, but the bullpen is almost non-existent. blowing huge leads (insert porn/cocaine jokes here. please. I could use the comedy relief).

the one bright spot has been the hitting streak of the highly touted face of the franchise 3rd baseman, Ryan Zimmerman. now at 29 games. keep on keepin' on, brother.
 
ok, I'm listening to a game on mlb.com. how does a team (again, Washington) give up only one hit but the opposing team gets 5 runs in the inning?

HOW!?!?!

jesus murphy. dreadful.


(EDIT: the answer is an error and 5 walks in a row.)
 
Couldn't quite combine baseball jokes and sex jokes, so here's 3 baseball jokes followed by 2 blow-job jokes :

What's the difference between the Nats bullpen and The Teamsters ?
The Teamsters know how to throw a strike.

Why is it always so hot in Washington Nationals baseball stadium ?
A serious lack of fans.

What's the difference between a Washington Stadium hot dog and a Busch Stadium hot dog ?
You can still buy a Busch Stadium hot dog in October.
(This joke is expiring quickly.)

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The queen of England was visiting one of America's top hospitals, and during her tour of the floors she passed a room where a male patient was masturbating.

"Oh my god!", said the Queen, "That's disgraceful, what is the meaning of this???"

The doctor leading the tour explains, "I'm sorry your ladyship, this man has a very serious condition where the testicles rapidly fill with semen. If he doesn't do that five times a day, they would explode and he would most likely die instantly."

"Oh, I am sorry" said the Queen.

On the next floor they passed a room where a young nurse was giving a patient a blow job.

"Oh my God", said the Queen, "What's happening in there?"

The Doctor replied, "Same problem, better health insurance."

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A guy walks into a sperm donor bank wearing a ski mask and holding a gun. He goes up to the nurse and demands her to open the sperm bank vault. She says "But sir, its just a sperm bank!", "I don't care, open it now!!!" he replies. So she opens the door to the vault and inside are all the sperm samples. The guy says "Take one of those sperm samples and drink it!", she looks at him "BUT, they are sperm samples???" , "DO IT!". So the nurse sucks it back. "That one there, drink that one as well.", so the nurse drinks that one as well. Finally after 4 samples the man takes off his ski mask and says, "See honey - its not that hard."
 
I must say the band wagon in Toronto is beginning to get full.
I heard a sports castor Predict 90 wins the day before the season opening while everyone else was predicting 70-he looks pretty good right now and is enjoying telling everyone that right now he looks pretty smart.
People who ignored the Jays and haven't gone to or watched a gasme for years are now writing on forums about them.
 
Fucking Pirates. Where are those Navy snipers ? Report for duty. NOW !

hooch - it was a great run for Zimmerman and I'm sure he'll put together another before you know it.

Jimmy Snerp - Blue Jays are flying high and I hope they stay there. Enough with the Yankees/Red Sox business already. Just for one season. Please. And Mr. Harry Leroy Halladay is a stud. His next start will be Sunday vs. the White Sox. Tell him to be charitable and allow 4 or 5 hits and maybe a run or two ? Just to make it less of a slaughter. There will be children watching.
 
Well, it took 5 relief pitchers and some defensive wizardry but the Cards escaped a sweep by the Bucs last night. Still headed for the cliff, though...
 
Zimmerman looks so focused and calm at the plate right now. locked in, I guess they call it.

maybe he's just relaxed a bit now he has some protection in the lineup.

now, if we could only find a bullpen...
 
Cards going for the sweep vs. the Cubs tonight. (2-1 Cards on top as I type this.)

C'mon Hooch - the Nats have got to get it in gear. Maybe the rookie pitcher will surprise everyone tonight.

EDIT: Just checked Nats/Pirates score. 4-3 Pirates in 7th. Call in those Navy snipers....)
 
Los Gigantes muy fantastico!

I fell madly in baseball love with a screechy young man from Louisiana named William Nuschler Clark, Jr. who played first base for the Giants in the 80s and 90s and never looked back.

Now I sit here in my office not 2 blocks from AT&T Park and I still love these guys (and therefore hate the Los Angeles bums with all of my being).

Go Giants!
 
At least the Nats have Adam Dunn. I love that guy even though he's a Dave Kingman clone ... he clubs a buncha homers, he has 17 now and you can bet he'll have 40 by the end of the year. But you'll also watch his average dwindle down to about .240 and he'll have his share of oh-fors. Still, fun to watch. More than I can say for the Pirates. Small-market BS ... they've traded everybody from Barry Bonds to Jason Bay. Jason Bay who is now leading the A.L. in RBIs for the Red Sox. Sheesh.
 
And the recent trade of Nate McLouth. WTF is up with that ? Supposedly Atlanta didn't have to give up much back to Pittsburgh, either. An original franchise with one of the most beautiful parks in the league has a bunch of clowns in charge. Terrible....
 

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