OT- Happy Opening Day
March 31st, 2011 at 10:53 AM ^
Huge White Sox fan but more importantly a huge baseball fan, Ernie Harwell was a class act and a great person. He is by far the best announcer in the history of sports, yes sports, not just baseball.
I loved Ernie Harwell, but I'm still partial to Bob Ufer. Nothing beats him.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:14 AM ^
on the street in Detroit about the Tigers season
I feel dirty.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
go to confession and do it quickly. Your brain might begin to rot.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:15 AM ^
Beat the Empire!
March 31st, 2011 at 11:45 AM ^
Am I less of a man if that video still brings tears to my eyes?
March 31st, 2011 at 12:51 PM ^
for a marathon. Our group of runners was all in the basement of a restaraunt, and we had a huge TV down there. The whole place was dead silent for that at bat, and then I don't remember anything else.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:24 AM ^
It's fun to have the "this could be the year" feeling. The sucking is starting to seem like a distant memory.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:29 AM ^
Every year that have high expectations they seem to blow, so I was really disappointed to see ESPN think so highly of them.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^
most have Sox or Twins winning the division. For the Tigers, it depends on Cabrera. I'm sure that he'll have a typical year. If Miggy can drink most of the season and still put up monster numbers, I'm okay with it even though he has a drinking problems.
The big key for the Tigers is the back end of starting rotation. If Porcello can pick up where he left off in 2nd half of the season, the Tigers should be fine. As long as Penny and Coke can eat up innings, I'm fine with it too.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:24 AM ^
The Tigers will win the World Series this year. I've had a witch doctor put a curse on all of the other teams. It's a done deal.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:26 AM ^
does anyone have a link to a good live stream?
March 31st, 2011 at 10:30 AM ^
MLB Gameday is having a free preview so all the games today are on MLB.com
March 31st, 2011 at 10:32 AM ^
thanks, I appreciate it!
March 31st, 2011 at 10:59 AM ^
if you download this program called Stream Torrent, you can watch games all year. My P2P puts up links for games every day, it's just copy and paste into the Stream program.
http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/54207-Streaming-MLB-Today-Thursday-31-March-Opening-Day
March 31st, 2011 at 10:30 AM ^
worst sporting day of the year. for four months now we get to hear about baseball.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:41 AM ^
Buzz Killington. Or possibly Steve Bartman.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
Bring back negs please.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
I know I'm going to get negged but I agree.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:33 AM ^
March in the D! March in the D! April in the D! April in the D!
March 31st, 2011 at 11:50 AM ^
Screw the White Sox, that prick AJ Pierzynski (sp?) , and that jacktard coach Ozzie Guillen. I can't stand the Tigers losing to them! Go Tigers!
Cool.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:44 AM ^
Yeah thank God the MLB is back. The excitement in the streets is palpable. Everyone can't wait for game 1 of 162. Little kids are playing hooky from school and straining to catch a glimpse of their heroes in storefront windows.
/s
March 31st, 2011 at 10:48 AM ^
Not really, but Go Cubs! I'll sure miss Ronnie on the call this year...
March 31st, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^
In 1903, opening day was April 20. Why is it now March 31? For a warm-weather outdoor sport, April 20 makes much more sense than does March 31.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:12 AM ^
162 games is way too long and completely unecessary.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
Just bring back the day/night double headers. First game is 1:05 and ends at 4 or so. Leave Copa and hit the Cafe for a burger and Pop. Then back at 6:30 for a 7:05 start.
The players union put a stop to DH play.
This is one of the main reasons why I can't get into baseball. I don't understand how hard of a game it can be if you can play two games in one day. There is no way that you will see a double header in professional football, basketball or soccer.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
The Ottoman Empire still existed in 1903. Should we still pine for that? Times change and it's okay.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:55 AM ^
The political structures of 1903 have nothing to do with the end of March typically still being too cold for a warm-weather outdoor game. When I start pining for governments of a bygone era, I'll come back and read your post again.
March 31st, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
Well, for one baseball players don't have to wear heavy wool uniforms, there have been significant changes in textiles allowing players to play in colder weather. I routinely work in -20 degree weather outside at my field site in the winter. I would not even want to think about doing that with clothing from the 1900's.
Also, some cold weather teams have these things called domes now that change the game.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
it doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's a warm-weather game, regardless of advances in clothing. The season can creep further towards both ends of the calendar, but should it? No.
And yes, I think the NHL and NBA seasons are too long, too.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^
That the last Cubs World Series win was a full 15 years before the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Jeebus.
This is the year, and I wont believe differently until Late April at the earliest.
GO CUBS
March 31st, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
Go Tigers! But if Curtis Granderson gets a few hits, that's cool too.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:32 PM ^
There is snow on the ground in Cleveland.
Cleveland's never going to hear the end of that one.