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MLB General Discussion (Official Thread)

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OHSportsFan said:
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I managed to attend one no hitter. It was also the only time I had to scalp tickets for a regular season game in Pittsburgh. The Pirates were surprisingly in contention, and by the time we crawled through traffic the game was sold out. Grabbed two random tickets from a guy and headed to General Admission to grab two seats next to each other. Had to take bathroom/beer breaks one at a time to keep them.

It was scoreless through nine but the no hitter made it exciting. Then, in the bottom of the tenth, came the three-run walk off blast. My buddy who attended with me died two years ago - fuck cancer - but I'll never forget that night. Pretty sure we're in this clip because the homer landed just a deck below us. It was absolutely crushed.

July 12, 1997: Cordova, Rincon, and Smith provide fireworks for Pirates in 10-inning no-hitter​


 
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Mike80 said:
They could have picked a non-postseason clip to make the comparison.

Using a playoff game vs. a completely meaningless Spring Training came cheapens the point they are trying to make.
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No doubt, but the postseason clip they used is an example of why I have a hard time watching playoff games without a strong rooting interest. Four hours of baseball? No thanks. I'll do something else, check the score, and if it's close in the 7th inning then I'll tune in.
 
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Jake said:
No doubt, but the postseason clip they used is an example of why I have a hard time watching playoff games without a strong rooting interest. Four hours of baseball? No thanks. I'll do something else, check the score, and if it's close in the 7th inning then I'll tune in.
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I've never had the problem when I've actually been home long enough to watch a playoff game.

A better comparison would be literally any pitch from last season's spring training. There would still be a significant time saving.

As usual, Jomboy (who runs Talkin Baseball) picks and chooses what he shows to confirm his own biases.
 
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Jake said:
No doubt, but the postseason clip they used is an example of why I have a hard time watching playoff games without a strong rooting interest. Four hours of baseball? No thanks. I'll do something else, check the score, and if it's close in the 7th inning then I'll tune in.
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You and I won't be doing any of that any time soon.
 
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