Mj2345 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Blue Jays down 7-0 after 1..,not a great start on the road.. Edit: Chapman Solo it’s 7-1 Edited April 18 by Mj2345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Kikuchi for ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Bizarre start for KG....a guy noted for not walking anyone couldn't find the plate with any of his secondary pitches. The Stros realized it, sat on the fastball and didn't miss it.... Now we have Bassitt and Berrios coming up.....doesn't look good.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 It was looking good for about half an inning....bases loaded, nobody out and top of the order coming up....then nothing.... Call me paranoid, but when the Astros look like they know what pitch is coming next (as they did in the bottom of the 8th) I start to wonder..... In other news, it looks like the A's are leaving Oakland for Vegas.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 TB Rays are 16-3 then rest of AL East is bunched up NYY 11-7, Baltimore 11-7, Blue Jays 11-8, Red Sox 10-10…one tough division..and Yankees are on Sportsnet1 right now up 5-0 on Angels.. Tomorrow begins an important 3 game series at NYY, unfortunately Fridays game is only on AppleTV+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Oakland Athletics purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas People watch a baseball game at Oakland Coliseum between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., July 23, 2022. (Jeff Chiu/AP) The Oakland Athletics have begun the process of moving to Las Vegas as previous plans to remain in Northern California have now fallen through, according to various reports. Team president Dave Kaval confirmed in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the Athletics have signed a binding purchase agreement for a piece of land near the Las Vegas Strip to build a new baseball stadium with the intention of relocating to the city. "We know this is a really difficult day for our fans in Oakland and the Oakland community,” Kaval told MLB.com. “We put an incredible six-year effort into trying to get this waterfront vision for a stadium approved. At the end of the day, the progress has not been fast enough. We're still maybe seven or eight years away from being even able to open a stadium (in Oakland) with the lawsuits and referendums and timing challenges. “We have a pact in Las Vegas that we think can work and has the support from the league, so we are really putting all our focus in Las Vegas and the efforts there.” Kaval said in the interview that while the agreement covers only the land — a 49-acre plot at Dean Martin Drive and Tropicana Avenue owned by Red Rock Resorts — the club intends to build a $1.5-billion, 35,000-seat stadium with a partially retractable roof. “For a while, we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A’s and find a long-term home,” Kaval told the Review-Journal. “Oakland has been a great home for us for over 50 years, but we really need this 20-year saga completed and we feel there’s a path here in southern Nevada to do that.” In a statement shared with the Review-Journal, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred endorsed the move. “We support the A’s turning their focus on Las Vegas and look forward to them bringing finality to this process by the end of the year,” Manfred said. The Athletics had been negotiating with the City of Oakland to build a new waterfront stadium on a site known as Howard Terminal since 2018, but have had many other stadium plans fall through over the past two decades. However, after the report in the Review-Journal was published Wednesday, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said the city would end those negotiations and pursue other projects for the waterfront site. "I am deeply disappointed that the A's have chosen not to negotiate with the City of Oakland as a true partner, in a way that respects the long relationship between the fans, the city and the team," Thao said in a statement provided to The San Francisco Chronicle. "In the last three months, we've made significant strides to close the deal. Yet, it is clear to me that the A's have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply been using this process to try to extract a better deal out of Las Vegas. I am not interested in continuing to play that game — the fans and our residents deserve better." According to The Nevada Independent, the Athletics will cover the costs of building the stadium but the state government is preparing a bill that would "create a funding mechanism" for the team to receive tax credits and other tax benefits valued at close to $500 million. The Independent adds that Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo supports the bill and that it could pass during the current legislative assembly. “Welcoming the A’s to Las Vegas would be great news for Southern Nevada as well as our entire state,” Lombardo said in a statement provided to the Review-Journal. “The prospect of bringing new jobs, more economic development and a historic MLB franchise to Las Vegas is exciting on many levels. As we continue to navigate this opportunity, I’m in regular communication with the A’s, Major League Baseball, legislative leadership and local and state stakeholders.” The proposed location for the new baseball stadium is one mile north of Allegiant Stadium — home of the Raiders — and one mile west of T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights. “It’s really in the sports district,” Kaval, the Athletics president, said in his interview with the Review-Journal. “So, you have all the stadiums kind of clustered in one spot. I think that creates a powerful zone, a kind of energy to it that will benefit the community and also help us be successful running a baseball team.” The Athletics have the lowest payroll in the majors — a projected total of just $59 million, according to Fangraphs — and are also at the bottom of the standings early in the season with a 3-16 record. The Athletics have a negative run differential of mins-86 this season, which is the worst mark through 19 games since 1899. Attendance has mirrored the results on the field, with a league-low mark of 11,027 through 12 home games this season. The major-league average is about 27,800 fans. MLB had previously set a deadline of January 2024 for the Athletics to have a new stadium deal in place. The team's lease at the Oakland Coliseum expires after the 2024 season. Kaval told the Review-Journal that the club intends to open the new stadium in Las Vegas in time for the 2027 season. “It’s really exciting to have a site,” Kaval said. “We’ve spent almost two years doing our due diligence, working with community leaders, elected officials and everyone in town to really determine a location that could be a win for the A’s as well as the community and public officials.” The move will be the first relocation by an MLB team since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2005. Las Vegas will be the fourth city to host the Athletics, which began as the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901, before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968. The Athletics will be the third — and final — major sports franchise to leave Oakland in recent years. The NBA's Golden State Warriors built a new stadium and moved across the bay to San Francisco in 2019, while the NFL's Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020. Las Vegas has become a hotbed for pro sports ever since the success of the Vegas Golden Knights, which joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2017. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Wow....the D-Backs have DFA'd Madison Bumgarner....with over $34 million still owed.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, nuckin_futz said: Oakland Athletics purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas People watch a baseball game at Oakland Coliseum between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., July 23, 2022. (Jeff Chiu/AP) The Oakland Athletics have begun the process of moving to Las Vegas as previous plans to remain in Northern California have now fallen through, according to various reports. Team president Dave Kaval confirmed in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the Athletics have signed a binding purchase agreement for a piece of land near the Las Vegas Strip to build a new baseball stadium with the intention of relocating to the city. "We know this is a really difficult day for our fans in Oakland and the Oakland community,” Kaval told MLB.com. “We put an incredible six-year effort into trying to get this waterfront vision for a stadium approved. At the end of the day, the progress has not been fast enough. We're still maybe seven or eight years away from being even able to open a stadium (in Oakland) with the lawsuits and referendums and timing challenges. “We have a pact in Las Vegas that we think can work and has the support from the league, so we are really putting all our focus in Las Vegas and the efforts there.” Kaval said in the interview that while the agreement covers only the land — a 49-acre plot at Dean Martin Drive and Tropicana Avenue owned by Red Rock Resorts — the club intends to build a $1.5-billion, 35,000-seat stadium with a partially retractable roof. “For a while, we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A’s and find a long-term home,” Kaval told the Review-Journal. “Oakland has been a great home for us for over 50 years, but we really need this 20-year saga completed and we feel there’s a path here in southern Nevada to do that.” In a statement shared with the Review-Journal, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred endorsed the move. “We support the A’s turning their focus on Las Vegas and look forward to them bringing finality to this process by the end of the year,” Manfred said. The Athletics had been negotiating with the City of Oakland to build a new waterfront stadium on a site known as Howard Terminal since 2018, but have had many other stadium plans fall through over the past two decades. However, after the report in the Review-Journal was published Wednesday, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said the city would end those negotiations and pursue other projects for the waterfront site. "I am deeply disappointed that the A's have chosen not to negotiate with the City of Oakland as a true partner, in a way that respects the long relationship between the fans, the city and the team," Thao said in a statement provided to The San Francisco Chronicle. "In the last three months, we've made significant strides to close the deal. Yet, it is clear to me that the A's have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply been using this process to try to extract a better deal out of Las Vegas. I am not interested in continuing to play that game — the fans and our residents deserve better." According to The Nevada Independent, the Athletics will cover the costs of building the stadium but the state government is preparing a bill that would "create a funding mechanism" for the team to receive tax credits and other tax benefits valued at close to $500 million. The Independent adds that Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo supports the bill and that it could pass during the current legislative assembly. “Welcoming the A’s to Las Vegas would be great news for Southern Nevada as well as our entire state,” Lombardo said in a statement provided to the Review-Journal. “The prospect of bringing new jobs, more economic development and a historic MLB franchise to Las Vegas is exciting on many levels. As we continue to navigate this opportunity, I’m in regular communication with the A’s, Major League Baseball, legislative leadership and local and state stakeholders.” The proposed location for the new baseball stadium is one mile north of Allegiant Stadium — home of the Raiders — and one mile west of T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights. “It’s really in the sports district,” Kaval, the Athletics president, said in his interview with the Review-Journal. “So, you have all the stadiums kind of clustered in one spot. I think that creates a powerful zone, a kind of energy to it that will benefit the community and also help us be successful running a baseball team.” The Athletics have the lowest payroll in the majors — a projected total of just $59 million, according to Fangraphs — and are also at the bottom of the standings early in the season with a 3-16 record. The Athletics have a negative run differential of mins-86 this season, which is the worst mark through 19 games since 1899. Attendance has mirrored the results on the field, with a league-low mark of 11,027 through 12 home games this season. The major-league average is about 27,800 fans. MLB had previously set a deadline of January 2024 for the Athletics to have a new stadium deal in place. The team's lease at the Oakland Coliseum expires after the 2024 season. Kaval told the Review-Journal that the club intends to open the new stadium in Las Vegas in time for the 2027 season. “It’s really exciting to have a site,” Kaval said. “We’ve spent almost two years doing our due diligence, working with community leaders, elected officials and everyone in town to really determine a location that could be a win for the A’s as well as the community and public officials.” The move will be the first relocation by an MLB team since the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2005. Las Vegas will be the fourth city to host the Athletics, which began as the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901, before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968. The Athletics will be the third — and final — major sports franchise to leave Oakland in recent years. The NBA's Golden State Warriors built a new stadium and moved across the bay to San Francisco in 2019, while the NFL's Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020. Las Vegas has become a hotbed for pro sports ever since the success of the Vegas Golden Knights, which joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2017. Decades of Oakland saying no to a new ballpark and the As spending next to nothing on their team is how you get to today. Thing is, a new park isn't necessarily going to be the cure all. The Marlins demonstrate this. What you need is actual investment in the squad. Do that with a decent ballpark, and butts will be in the seats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 10 hours ago, thedestroyerofworlds said: Decades of Oakland saying no to a new ballpark and the As spending next to nothing on their team is how you get to today. Thing is, a new park isn't necessarily going to be the cure all. The Marlins demonstrate this. What you need is actual investment in the squad. Do that with a decent ballpark, and butts will be in the seats. The Bay Area just isn't able to support two teams. The team was unlikely to be in a position to be able to spend enough to be competitive without moving. We've seen that Vegas works in other sports, and baseball lends itself more towards visiting fans coming for an entire series. It's the right decision for a franchise that's moving on to it's fourth city. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Cubs pounded Dodgers 13-0 Today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 minutes ago, Mj2345 said: Cubs pounded Dodgers 13-0 Today Always a good day when the Dodgers lose....they're not quite the Yankees, but it's close.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Are the Orioles good now or are they just on a heater? 4 straight wins, and 5 games above .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Wow.....looked like the Jays had thrown away another terrific start....then Danny Jansen hit a 2 run pinch hit to tie it in the 9th.... Great start by Manoah....7 innings, 2 hits and no runs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_ws Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) All that to tie it only to lose in the end. Frustrating game, Manoah deserved a win but couldn't get enough run support. Romano was awful today and gave the game away. Why was Manoah pulled after 85 pitches and he was straight up dominating? Boneheaded decision by Schneider. Edited April 22 by van_ws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 15 hours ago, shiznak said: Are the Orioles good now or are they just on a heater? 4 straight wins, and 5 games above .500. They've had a much easier sked than the Jays, but you have to believe that all those years as a bottom feeder has allowed them to stock the roster with some real young talent. Mountcastle, in particular, scares me every time he comes to the plate. They're going to score plenty of runs. I think where they finish will depend on pitching, but it looks pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 4 hours ago, van_ws said: All that to tie it only to lose in the end. Frustrating game, Manoah deserved a win but couldn't get enough run support. Romano was awful today and gave the game away. Why was Manoah pulled after 85 pitches and he was straight up dominating? Boneheaded decision by Schneider. Yeah, I thought he had another inning in him. The only thing I can think of is that Schneider saw how many more pitches he had to throw in the 7th and figured he might be losing his edge. Garcia looked good for two batters and then the wheels fell off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) Surprisingly TSN 3 is joining the Cardinals/Mariners game in progress at 7:30(game actually starts at 6:40 but my guide shows Sportscentre Til 7:30) get to check out how Teoscar is doing Edit: TSN 3 decided to show the Sounders game instead, and 3 of the 5 TSN channels showing the same NBA game.. Edited April 23 by Mj2345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Gotta love the AL east. Jays have the 5th best record in the AL....but are 4th in their division. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 It didn't cost them, but I'm struggling to figure out why you don't pinch run for Kirk in the 9th.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Cimber makes it more interesting than we would like, but gets the job done. 5-1 Jays and the yankees lose their first series of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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