MLB 2023 Season: Rangers are going hunting for Snakes

[Worf factor9]

There it is!
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Nope, this one, but maybe it's me who is showing his age.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Nope, this one, but maybe it's me who is showing his age.

I definitely remember the original. Rays and Jays are just a natural fit. So much so I made that image a couple years ago. It's like American history for the right generations.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Visiting teams playing the A's have been unable to use the visitors' broadcast booth...because a POSSUM is living in it.

Good Lord. What kind of pinko STILL doesn't think the A's need a new stadium?

And this being California, guess they can't just shoot the damn thing.

 

[1001001]

Angels continue to find new and creative ways to lose.

Today, it was a blown lead thanks to a walk, a hit by pitch, and 2(!!) catchers interference calls.

FML

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Angels continue to find new and creative ways to lose.

Today, it was a blown lead thanks to a walk, a hit by pitch, and 2(!!) catchers interference calls.

FML

Those last two interference calls were legit. Dude needs to stop reaching out so far.

 

[1001001]

Those last two interference calls were legit. Dude needs to stop reaching out so far.

Oh, yeah. They were fair calls.

Still pissed me off.

 

[cardinal biggles]

At the risk of sounding like a dink...what does CHA 7 0 0 mean?

It's from the recent infamous game between the Rocket City Trash Pandas (the Angels' AA affiliate) and the Chattanooga Lookouts (the Reds' AA team). Due to the utter incompetence of the Trash Pandas' bullpen in the top of the 7th, they threw a no-hitter yet lost 7-5. (recap from CBS Sports)

The box score at the end of the game was CHAttanooga 7 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors.

 

[Worf factor9]

It's from the recent infamous game between the Rocket City Trash Pandas (the Angels' AA affiliate) and the Chattanooga Lookouts (the Reds' AA team). Due to the utter incompetence of the Trash Pandas' bullpen in the top of the 7th, they threw a no-hitter yet lost 7-5. (recap from CBS Sports)

The box score at the end of the game was CHAttanooga 7 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors.

I've been to Chattanooga and to the top of Look Out Mtn, but I've never heard of or seen anything ike that inning.
There is a nice view of Moccasin Bend from the top though.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Angels continue to find new and creative ways to lose.

Today, it was a blown lead thanks to a walk, a hit by pitch, and 2(!!) catchers interference calls.

FML

Damn. That takes talent. I'm sorry.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Aaaaaaaaaaand now Giancarlo Stanton's hurt.

 

[Timby]

Aaaaaaaaaaand now Giancarlo Stanton's hurt.

I guess he wanted to get his annual IL stint out of the way early.

 

[Timby]

Fernando Tatis, Jr., now has six homers in his last 12 at-bats in AAA.

I think he's shaking off the rust.

 

[1001001]

What on God’s Green Earth were the Red Sox wearing today?

I think that was an unfair distraction.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It's from the recent infamous game between the Rocket City Trash Pandas (the Angels' AA affiliate) and the Chattanooga Lookouts (the Reds' AA team).

Gotta love those minor league team names.

What on God’s Green Earth were the Red Sox wearing today?

City Connect uniforms.

I don't know precisely why they're yellow, though. Google fu came up with nothing.

 

[Skywalker]

Boston's flag is sky blue, yellow, and white.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Boston's flag is sky blue, yellow, and white.

Alrighty then.

 

[cardinal biggles]

Gotta love those minor league team names.

There's an historical connection to the Chattanooga team's name; Lookout Mountain was one of the battles fought in the Chattanooga Campaign during the Civil War.

On a separate note, can anyone make sense of the blackouts on MLB.tv? My brother, who lives in Pennsylvania, says that the Rangers/Astros game is blacked out. He's not using a VPN or anything that might make the website think he's living in Texas, it's just not available.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Do minor league games not have TV broadcast crews?

I'm watching the Mets/RailRiders game and there is a TV feed, but the audio is from the radio broadcast.

Same thing happened when I watched a Storm Chasers game awhile back. There was video, but I *heard* radio.

 

[Starbreaker]

Do minor league games not have TV broadcast crews?

I'm watching the Mets/RailRiders game and there is a TV feed, but the audio is from the radio broadcast.

Same thing happened when I watched a Storm Chasers game awhile back. There was video, but I *heard* radio.

No. I would say 99% of teams only have an MiLB stream.

 

[Timby]

Do minor league games not have TV broadcast crews?

I'm watching the Mets/RailRiders game and there is a TV feed, but the audio is from the radio broadcast.

Same thing happened when I watched a Storm Chasers game awhile back. There was video, but I *heard* radio.

Generally speaking, MiLB teams simulcast their radio and TV feeds, because they don't have the budget to afford the required staff. The AAA Iowa Cubs, for example, have Alex Cohen as their play-by-play voice.

Cohen is also their lead sales executive.