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02-25-2020, 01:46 PM | #21 | |
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Yeah, I think we actually had a team or two in my town in the 90:s. Nowadays there is one team close to where I live (Karlskoga Bats). Unfortunately, being a hockey fan, Karlskoga is considered our mortal arch-enemies. |
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02-25-2020, 03:14 PM | #22 |
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So, watching the game I've seen players look at some sort of card they have in their pocket? What's that all about?
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02-25-2020, 03:37 PM | #23 |
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A cheat sheet of sorts, Depending on the player and position his notes will tell him about the batter and where he should position himself (if an outfielder). If a catcher then what types of pitches he is weakest at. those types of things. Some keep notes in pocket, tucked in hats, taped on sleeves and where ever it is allowed by the rules.
Hope that helps Pine Tar
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02-25-2020, 04:27 PM | #25 |
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As for me, I've only attended one MLB game in person, and that was on Father's Day in 1984, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. We won 6-3, with Sutter getting the save, even though Darryl Strawberry hit two home runs for the Mets that game, if memory serves. I believe the date was June 17th, in fact. Saw the game several rows up on the third base side, and was able to see into the Cardinals' dugout. Didn't get to meet Bruce Sutter and get his autograph, but I did see him finish out the game. We originally would have likely seen the game from somewhere on the right field side of the park in foul territory, but through some strangely providential circumstances, I'm sure, we were able to change where we could see the game from. It's a long story, of how that came to be the case, but I remember enjoying the game quite a bit at the time, if I remember correctly.
That Busch Stadium is no more, of course, but I still remember the game, at least to some degree, of course. And periodically revisiting the BB-Ref page sometimes reminds me of it. Although I don't know if there's video existing of that game online at the present time, unfortunately. Just some thoughts here of baseball and all, you see. CD out.
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02-25-2020, 07:59 PM | #26 |
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Hey, I'm an Irish immigrant to the U.S. who fell in love with baseball (and OOTP). I can answer a lot of questions or just give you pointers re: how to understand the game better.
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02-26-2020, 01:38 AM | #27 |
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02-26-2020, 02:29 AM | #28 |
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Ok, so here's a question. I watched the Cardinals game yesterday, and at one point they got a base hit (Edman maybe? I remember the hitter having a Swedish sounding name) and once the batter got to first base he went into the dugout and was replaced by someone else at first?! What was going on there? Did I misunderstand something?
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02-26-2020, 02:53 AM | #29 |
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It's Spring Training, and especially in the first two weeks or so the regulars play between three and five innings or so, or until they get two at-bats, and then get replaced by a bench player, prospect, or some old bum trying to make the roster. The move itself means that the batter is replaced by a pinch-runner that takes over the batter's spot in the lineup unless he's replaced by another player entirely after the inning.
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Aha! Interesting. Thank you! |
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02-26-2020, 11:40 AM | #31 |
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Also worth noting that in the game, during Spring Training, the AI managers will mimic this behavior. It can be confusing for a new OOTP player because Spring Training games are often the first games you play through. Once the regular season starts, managers will start playing for keeps.
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02-26-2020, 11:57 AM | #32 | |
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02-26-2020, 11:58 AM | #33 |
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Still laughing at "some old bum" btw.
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02-26-2020, 01:28 PM | #34 | |
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02-26-2020, 01:33 PM | #35 |
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I'm a Boston Red Sox fan and I had the privilege to take two people from Sweden to a game at Fenway Park a few years ago for their very first baseball experience. I got to explain the game to them play by play as we watched. It was a comeback win for the Red Sox and they whole stadium was in an uproar. I made sure to tell them not every game was as exciting, but it is quite a fun sport!
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02-26-2020, 01:38 PM | #36 |
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02-26-2020, 01:41 PM | #37 | |
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Oh, cool! Apparently we have some distant relatives in Boston (dad's been doing some genealogy after retiring. Turns out we had relatives that moved to Boston way back when. |
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02-26-2020, 01:51 PM | #38 |
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Field of Dreams is the movie you're probably thinking of, if I'm not too mistaken here. It's set in Iowa, and it's a good movie, without a doubt. I highly recommend you watch it.
There was also one about Grover Cleveland Alexander that came out decades ago, and I believe President Reagan played them in such a movie. He also acted in at least one or two other sports-related movies, come to think of it. That's how he got the Gipper nickname, for sure. Baseball is in many red-blooded American boys' blood, in essence, so to speak, often from a very young age. Especially in Middle America, in places like St. Louis (Baseball Heaven), for example. It may have many similarities with certain European games, at least in terms of origins, if not in other ways as well, but it is still quite different from them in many respects, for sure. I have spent most of my life living in what many might currently consider Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, North Stars/Wild territory, in truth. But I've still been a fan of the baseball Cardinals, football Cardinals, basketball 76'ers, and hockey Blues, for decades, for various reasons. And I probably will be for the rest of my mortal life on this world God created several millennia ago, if I'm not too mistaken here. Hope you find a lot of good and fairly clean baseball movies and enjoy them all quite a bit, for your information. And I hope this bit of information here helps you out as well, for sure. CD out.
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02-26-2020, 01:58 PM | #39 |
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Bingo, Field of Dreams is it! Got the itch for a good movie again.
Speaking of St Louis Blues. Carl Gunnarsson and I hail from the same city. His dad was actually my goalie coach when I was a kid. Now I'm a goalie coach myself. Carl came home this Summer to show off the Stanley Cup. I actually got to touch it! |
02-26-2020, 02:33 PM | #40 |
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Reiterating the "old bum" thing... Tim Tebow is now playing leftfield for the mind-boggling Mets against the Astros.
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