Willthescout7 Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, mark2 said: I disagree right here in particular. MLB.TV already just airs the RSNs feed, which is mostly paid for and operated by the RSN. The MLB would have to invest quite a lot in fully replacing RSNs via MLB.TV, which is why I don't think it's happening any time soon. I think that's something they want to do though. During Spring Training they aired a fully broadcast Braves game not connected to any RSN. Full graphics, announcing crew, etc. MLB has talked a big game of being able to assume broadcasting duties from Bally Sports, which is likely some spin, but with elements of truth. Yes there would have to be investment, but doable. I agree that it's not happening soon. Not until the last RSN finally dies at least. But I do think it's the endstate of this. At the very least, blackouts will end, even if they are still just restreaming RSN feeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I found an article awhile back saying MLB had broadcast crews ready to go for when Bally's tanked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 If anyone is interested in making a historical roster file for OOTP, let me know. I can supply the members for each team and appoximate strengths. These would be people from world history and not baseball history. I don't have time to make each individual team or player, so someone else would have to volunteer to do this if they have interest. I also only have an outdated OOTP. I do, however, have a file of 1,000 most influential people from history and could create teams based on nationality/ethnicity or teams based off claim to fame--philosopher, artist, general, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Resurrecting this thread just to say my beloved White Sox are a dumpster fire and ESPN will make a 30 by 30 of this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I watched my first baseball game since possibly the 1990s. Shohei Ohtani is insanely good. I never got to see him hit the ball. They walked him, but I saw him steal back-to-back bases. I've been keeping up with his stats. I think I can name only 10 baseball players. In the late 1980s and early 1990s I could name the starters on every team. I stopped watching when the strike happened in the mid-1990s. I only watch NFL football now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Willthescout7 said: Resurrecting this thread just to say my beloved White Sox are a dumpster fire and ESPN will make a 30 by 30 of this season I was entertained by the dugout clearing brawl with the Indians Guardians over the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, vcczar said: I watched my first baseball game since possibly the 1990s. Shohei Ohtani is insanely good. I never got to see him hit the ball. They walked him, but I saw him steal back-to-back bases. I've been keeping up with his stats. I think I can name only 10 baseball players. In the late 1980s and early 1990s I could name the starters on every team. I stopped watching when the strike happened in the mid-1990s. I only watch NFL football now. I'm never going to have kids, let alone grandkids, but I think the sole "this is a story I'd tell my grandkids" moment I have is when Ohtani faced Trout in in the WBC, and it's not like I was there, I watched it on TV. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, vcczar said: I watched my first baseball game since possibly the 1990s. Shohei Ohtani is insanely good. I never got to see him hit the ball. They walked him, but I saw him steal back-to-back bases. I've been keeping up with his stats. I think I can name only 10 baseball players. In the late 1980s and early 1990s I could name the starters on every team. I stopped watching when the strike happened in the mid-1990s. I only watch NFL football now. I've always been a big baseball fan. Wife asked me the other day how many stadiums I've been to to watch games. I had to think. My answer was 7. Three in Atlanta (Fulton County Stadium- torn down in 1995, Turner Field, and now Truist Park), Dodger Stadium, both parks in Chicago, and Citi Field in NY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, OrangeP47 said: I'm never going to have kids, let alone grandkids, but I think the sole "this is a story I'd tell my grandkids" moment I have is when Ohtani faced Trout in in the WBC, and it's not like I was there, I watched it on TV. Same. Cool moment. Wish Trout had hit a bomb off of him, but Ohtani is SOOOO good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, OrangeP47 said: I'm never going to have kids, let alone grandkids, but I think the sole "this is a story I'd tell my grandkids" moment I have is when Ohtani faced Trout in in the WBC, and it's not like I was there, I watched it on TV. That was an insane moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said: I've always been a big baseball fan. Wife asked me the other day how many stadiums I've been to to watch games. I had to think. My answer was 7. Three in Atlanta (Fulton County Stadium- torn down in 1995, Turner Field, and now Truist Park), Dodger Stadium, both parks in Chicago, and Citi Field in NY. I've been to three. Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers), whatever the stadium was before that stadium (Texas Rangers), and the Kansas City Royals stadium (c. 2000). I've seen the Phillies, Yankess, and Mets stadiums from the street. I've been to a Boston a lot but I haven't seen Fenway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willthescout7 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Guaranteed Rate, Busch, and Kaufman If we count minor league teams I’ve been to the Clinton Lumberkings, and I’ve been to the Springfield Cardinals a lot Ive been to more Cardinals games than White Sox games which is weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I've never actually been to a top level sporting event, though some minor league hockey thing I went to in Saginaw Michigan (or it might have been Bay City, I was too drunk to know where I was) was a pretty impressive building at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrk85 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I have tickets for tomorrow night's Phillies game. Tonight's was rained out and they just announced my game has been turned into a single admission double header. So I'm getting 2 games for the price of 1! And also a long day and night at the ballpark lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 2 hours ago, vcczar said: I've been to three. Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers), whatever the stadium was before that stadium (Texas Rangers), and the Kansas City Royals stadium (c. 2000). I've seen the Phillies, Yankess, and Mets stadiums from the street. I've been to a Boston a lot but I haven't seen Fenway. Though just had the thought too, if we're talking about driving past stadiums, for the first two decades of my life I'd go past Busch Stadium probably at least 4 times a year on the way to visit family, but I mean, that's just because it has great location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewt Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I always have to think about many parks I've been to too, but mainly because there's a lot: Fenway (Boston), (old) Yankee Stadium (New York), Rogers Centre (Toronto), Camden Yards (Baltimore), Citi Field (New York), Wrigley Field (Chicago), Busch Stadium (St. Louis), Miller Park or whatever it's called now in Milwaukee, and PNC Park (Pittsburgh). I've also been to at least 13 minor league stadiums (Worcester, Pawtucket, Portland ME, Hartford, Indianapolis, Lowell, Troy NY, Norwich CT, Manchester NH, Salt Lake City, Burlington VT, Binghamton NY, and Syracuse). Essentially, if I'm away from home and there's a baseball stadium nearby, I'll make it there before I head back. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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