Brownie19

I took the family to BAL @ ATL today at the new CoolToday Park in North Port. The park is spectacular. The best I've ever been to (I think we've been to 8 now). My only complaints are there's a pile of stairs as soon as you enter, there is netting from foul pole to foul pole (which really limits the player/fan interaction and signature opportunities) and they don't let you bring in backpack, which is ridiculous (8 of us went today and they won't let us bring in 1 medium sized backpack that's full of sunscreen, blanket for sitting on the berm, baseballs for signatures, etc.). Anyway - the game was a bit of a dud. The Braves had their opening day starting lineup (except D'Arnaud was catching instead of Murphy), which was awesome to see, but they didn't hit much. Acuna popped out and grounded out (breaking his bat both times). Jackson Holliday started at 2nd for the O's. He never put the ball in play. 2 K's and a walk. He took some absolutely massive hacks, but came up empty. Looks like he was overswinging. My boys ended up with 3 game balls though. Kelenic threw us a ball in LF, the bullpen catcher threw us another and then the highlight of the day was we caught the Jordan Westburg home run ball! It hit off the railing, off my son's foot and rolled right to me. That's the first fair or foul ball I've ever ended up with at a baseball game. Kids had a blast overall - but it's back to Ontario tomorrow. I really could see myself spending the winters in Florida during retirement. Maybe even volunteering at a spring training stadium. It's such a special time of year.

Or get permission to exceed the next luxury tax threshold.

Took the family to the ATL @ TB game this afternoon. Opener for TB. Place was f***ing packed. It was incredible to smell the hot dogs and fresh grass again. My boys got balls signed by Kelenic and Michael Harris and got a couple of game balls. It was like 24 degrees and sunny as f*** - a perfect day for baseball. Man have I missed it! We're off to see BAL @ ATL on Monday!

Blue Jays LHP prospect Ricky Tiedemann is not facing an extended absence after undergoing an MRI that revealed minor inflammation between his left hamstring and calf muscles. Blue Jays manager John Schneider added that Tiedemann isn’t expected to miss too much time and is likely to resume throwing in a few days. It’s an extremely encouraging update as it likely rules out the possibility that the 21-year-old top pitching prospect will require a lengthy absence. His recovery and workload will be closely monitored over the rest of spring training, but it’s arguably a best-case scenario outcome for Toronto.

Interesting debate guys - enjoyed reading it.

Would he want to? If I'm the radio guy, I'm not 100% sure I want to be travelling around - away from my family all the time. If I can do my job and get paid the same to call the game from Toronto and sleep in my bed each night - that might be preferred. I'm sad to see Ben Wagner go - I thought he was good. They ought to have fired Buck and promoted Ben IMO.

Hosmer retired - that makes me feel super old.

Just take the L man. No minor league contract is 'bad'.

This might be the most logical post you've ever made. Well done. We don't know who's been in the "lab" all offseason working their tails off with experts v. who's been dogging it all offseason.

Delete your account.

Do you even follow baseball?

Well we got Big Vogelbach as the insurance policy for Turner

I guess. This might come back to bite them though. Kim's a FA at the end of the year and Merrill didn't exactly light it up with the bat in A/AA last year. If he takes a step back this year, there's a chance they need to move Bogearts back to SS for the 2025 and even the 2026 season. I'm not sure you see a lot of SS move off the position and then actually return to play it again. Like Semien never returned to SS (that's the person that comes to mind).

I have no idea.

The World Series will be easy to make.

Did they say why? He was a 9.3 and 6.0 in DEF the last 2 years. That's miles ahead of Bo (and yes I know DEF isn't perfect)

Well obviously if he makes the team out of STing, they are going to use him to some extent. For that to happen, that probably means injuries to Biggio, Espinal, Schneider or IKF. Let's just hope nobody gets hurt and Escobar is let go after STing

Kyle Bradish (elbow) said Friday that he’s very confident he’ll pitch this season. Bradish is scheduled to resume throwing Friday for the first time since receiving a PRP injection to address a right elbow sprain. The history of pitchers opting for the rest and recovery route, instead of surgery, following a UCL injury isn’t all that encouraging. However, we’re not willing to rule out the possibility that Bradish will ultimately be able to make it back and pitch this season.

Just another day in the "GREAT" US of A

its a minor league deal man

Let's stop pretending that Scott Mitchell knows anything, or that what the media prints is factual please.

What are you talking about? Nobody is going to pay more for internet because the Jays signed a FA. Enough.

um - that's not how it works.

Why would you assume this? I suspect he'll have clause that the Jays will release him if doesn't make the team out of STing.