Chicks Dig Diamonds: The 2021 Baseball Thread

[PrincessLeppard]

Dirt diamonds, that is. With attractive boys with balls in tight pants.

Oh, and some just like to watch the game. Weird, right?

Snow and ducks swimming on the infield on opening day. It can only mean one thing: it's gonna be a weird year.

 

[BlueRidge]

oh that's what they meant by "diamonds are a girls best friend"

yeah some of us just like to listen to the game on the radio

I don't have much to say about baseball as I just like to listen to the Nationals games. I hope their COVID pause is short lived.

 

[MsZem]

Oh @PrincessLeppard, you have outdone yourself! Looking forward to coming back to this thread to discuss many important things.

I just saw Pedro Sandoval's PH homerun and I do not think he looks to be in the best shape of his life but hey, chicks dig the long ball!

 

[PrincessLeppard]

The Giants looked great through seven innings! Longoria and Buster homered, they were up six-one.

Enter the bullpen.

Who left all their pitching ability in Arizona. I mean, a softly throwing pitching machine would've been better, because AT LEAST IT WOULD'VE THROWN STRIKES.

But then Dickerson saves them! Pinch hit home run!

But the bullpen went, nah. Let's walk the bases loaded and then walk in the winning run.

 

[MsZem]

The 2021 All-Star Game will be getting a new location:

MLB moves All-Star Game over Ga. voting law

Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in response to a new Georgia voting law that critics say unfairly limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color.

www.espn.com

 

[caseyedwards]

Georgia will probably repeal the new law very soon. Maybe even tomorrow

 

[BlueRidge]

Washington Post article

All of the Nationals opening series against the Mets has been postponed and if there are more positive tests they could face more games being postponed.

 

[Debbie S]

The Orioles won! I will celebrate their winning record today, b/c this is probably the only day this season I'll be able to do that. Hope springs eternal on April 1, or April 2.....

 

[Aceon6]

And the Os totally dominated the redsox today.

 

[BlueRidge]

Great start for the Os! 3-0!

Terrible start for the Nats. They are now scheduled to play their first game tomorrow against Atlanta and will be missing some players due to quarantining.

 

[Debbie S]

Great start for the Os! 3-0!

Yes! (Is it a full moon?)

 

[BlueRidge]

Yes! (Is it a full moon?)

Aren't they on the upswing these days?

I haven't seen my Baltimore cousins this year (soon!). I find out about the Orioles from them.

 

[Debbie S]

Aren't they on the upswing these days?

They're "rebuilding" and were predicted to finish last. I guess we'll see....

 

[Coco]

If MLB wants another Hank Aaron connection, they should move the ASG to Milwaukee! He started and ended his career here. And Atlanta stole our team way back when. We can steal their ASG

 

[MsZem]

If MLB wants another Hank Aaron connection, they should move the ASG to Milwaukee! He started and ended his career here. And Atlanta stole our team way back when. We can steal their ASG

Milwaukee stole a Boston team

The Braves should honor Aaron by changing their name to the Hammers. It's the perfect way to say goodbye to a name that really shouldn't be kept any longer, and the promotional opportunities are boundless.

 

[missing]

The horrible governor of Texas announced he wouldn't throw out the first pitch as a protest against moving the All Star game from Georgia.

Given that Texas stadiums have been given approval to have full houses he probably was looking for an excuse to avoid being infected.

 

[PrincessLeppard]

@missing I had to laugh at that. Like anyone cares who throws out the first pitch. I'm sure, however, many people will be glad to step in and do it.

 

[Debbie S]

And the Orioles lost 7-0 to the Yankees today. That's more like it.

I hope they can at least beat the Red Sox (again) in the home opener on Thursday.

 

[Firedancer]

Happy to see the Yankees bats start to wake up today. Now if only this can continue

 

[Firedancer]

The all star game is moving to the Rockies’ Coors Field.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.es...21-mlb-all-star-game-sources-say?platform=amp

 

[MsZem]

The all star game is moving to the Rockies’ Coors Field.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31200573/coors-field-expected-host-2021-mlb-all-star-game-sources-say?platform=amp

That should make for an entertaining home run derby

Although I actually thought Coors would be #1, but even looking at the last full season it's not.

 

[BlueRidge]

And the Nationals are playing on this sunny spring day!!

@Rob and 5,000 other people are there!

And the Braves got a lead-off HR to start the game. Well you can't have everything...

 

[Debbie S]

The Orioles just beat the Yankees in extra innings. In the Bronx. This isn't a full moon, it's an alternate universe.

Fingers crossed for the home opener tomorrow!

 

[HeatherC]

My Reds are currently 5-1 and have scored more runs this week than I have seen from them in a VERY long time. I don't know how long this goodness will last but I am enjoying the heck out of it right now!

Happy to see the O's do well too!

 

[Debbie S]

Happy to see the O's do well too!

Well, they're back in the regular universe today. TV commentators suggested it was a lack of sleep last night. Hmmm. Hopefully, they'll do better Saturday. And they still have a winning record. Today, anyway.

In addition to losing, our manager was ejected for arguing a strike call. After screaming in the ref's face. With his mask pulled down.

I do see a lot of potential in some of the players. There were some good plays. But as usual, our pitching leaves some things to be desired. Like strikeouts when the bases are loaded.

 

[MsZem]

No Padres fans here, I see... but how cool is this?

Musgrove makes history, spins SD's 1st no-no

The hometown kid has made history for his hometown team. Joe Musgrove, who grew up rooting for the Padres, threw the first no-hitter in the franchise’s 53-season history Friday night. He blanked the Rangers across nine near-perfect innings with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 victory at Globe Life Field...

www.mlb.com

 

[HeatherC]

^^^^That's so cool! Congrats to him and the Padres on their first no hitter!

 

[Aceon6]

The Dred Sox nearly lost today after being up 11-0. It’s going to be a loooooong season.

 

[Braulio]

No Padres fans here, I see... but how cool is this?

Musgrove makes history, spins SD's 1st no-no

The hometown kid has made history for his hometown team. Joe Musgrove, who grew up rooting for the Padres, threw the first no-hitter in the franchise’s 53-season history Friday night. He blanked the Rangers across nine near-perfect innings with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 victory at Globe Life Field...

www.mlb.com

Padres fan here, though haven't follow baseball that much lately

 

[BlueRidge]

Wow the Nationals have actually won four in a row.

And reached .500. Which put them in first place.