Baseball 2015
grassmarket
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Sorry for starting a new thread on this, but I couldn't find last years' one. There's a couple of things happening.
First off, spring training started this week - the first couple of weeks aren't really very realistic, but by mid-month teams should start to shape up a bit. ESPN usually have a few games towards the end of the month.
The Ground Crew at Fenway are going to have a bit of a job to be ready, though.
There's a Europe v Japan series next week! Live from the Tokyo Dome on Eurosport 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
First off, spring training started this week - the first couple of weeks aren't really very realistic, but by mid-month teams should start to shape up a bit. ESPN usually have a few games towards the end of the month.
The Ground Crew at Fenway are going to have a bit of a job to be ready, though.
There's a Europe v Japan series next week! Live from the Tokyo Dome on Eurosport 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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you would have to think the nationals look strong but they have been heavily favoured the last couple of seasons and not really lived up to expectations. dodgers also look strong in the NL, how the padres do after all their changes is anyone's guess tho.
not sure about the AL at all, even the highly rated teams all seem to have flaws
I was looking earlier, couldn't see any scheduled at the moment but the schedules only run 2 weeks ahead, they generally show a few in the immediate week before the real season starts.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/television
Personally I'm not fussed about preseason, my mlb.tv sub renewed so I thought I take a look. All the pitchers are no-names and about 75% the rest of the teams are at present as well.
same here
had a quick look at the Yankees-Phillies game last night and only 2 likely starters were playing for the Yankees and they only played a few innings as well
cracking game on opening night , cards v cubs, one of the traditional baseball rivalries and the cubs are coming into the season as possible contenders after the off-season they have had, bringing in maddon as manager and getting lester in free agency
Well, at least one big name has been playing...
Alex Rodriguez began his comeback from a 162-game doping ban by hitting a single in a spring training contest.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/baseball/31745123
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/baseball/31494447
Saw the first game of the Europe / Japan series - Europe were on course for a big upset win, leading 3-1 in the bottom of the 8th when they brought in a great useless lump of a closer who allowed 3 runs without a single out and they wound up losing 4-3. The European team was mainly made up of players from the Netherlands Antilles and Spanish or Italian-based Hispanics.
Didn't see the second game - http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/decaster-leads-europe-to-6-2-win-over-japan-in-baseball
http://www.locatetv.com/tv/live-mlb/8198383
All the teams now play six days a week solid from the beginning of April till the end of September, with only a single three day break in the middle.
so could be watching a lot of low scoring games this year
Also not really liking A-Fraud coming back into the side.
it will be but gregorius is a big upgrade defensively and shouldn't lose anything at the plate either , depending on how healthy tex is I think the Yankees could have the best defensive infield in the league
a-rod is going to get a hard time every time he comes out to bat , even bonds when he was getting a hard time in away ballparks was loved in san Francisco, I can see a-rod getting booed even at yankee stadium
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/115923752/125-predictions-mlb-season-will-leitch
even if it looks a bit weird with all the renovation work still going on
Wrigley is always bizarre at the beginning of the season before all the ivy has grown back.