MLB 2021 Season

[GannonFan]

Well, if you haven't been there I'm not sure how you can really have an opinion one way or the other. Place is just gorgeous for a night game. Game starts with the sun setting over the mountains, and then once it's night time (and everyone is there) the place is great to watch a baseball game in. And with every level of the stadium having it's own entrance and concourse, it's easy to go back and forth from your seat for food/beverage/etc. And the view of the LA skyline is pretty good as well. Put all that together with really nice weather all the time and it's a great experience. Definitely has to be experienced, though, pictures don't do it justice. It's like baseball's version of the Rose Bowl.

I haven't been to a baseball stadium that I didn't like, and I've been to Oakland and the Metrodome. Outdoor games at night are great, except when it rains and you get home at 2am. Even then it's a good memory.

Go to Cincinnati, I didn't like that ball park at all. Only positive was that, even for a downtown park, it wasn't all that hard to park. Skydome, or whatever they call it now up in Toronto, wasn't terribly great either.

[CAA Flagship]

I can't comprehend the love for Dodger Stadium. I have never been there but, from watching games and looking at pictures, I just don't get the appeal.

Well, if you haven't been there I'm not sure how you can really have an opinion one way or the other. Place is just gorgeous for a night game. Game starts with the sun setting over the mountains, and then once it's night time (and everyone is there) the place is great to watch a baseball game in. And with every level of the stadium having it's own entrance and concourse, it's easy to go back and forth from your seat for food/beverage/etc. And the view of the LA skyline is pretty good as well. Put all that together with really nice weather all the time and it's a great experience. Definitely has to be experienced, though, pictures don't do it justice. It's like baseball's version of the Rose Bowl.

View of LA skyline? Don't you have to be in a shitty seat to see that since it is behind home plate?
There are a few elements I like about Dodger Stadium. One is the low walls along the foul lines and outfield near the foul poles. Not a fan of the yellow seats. I like the mini roof along the top of the stadium even though it doesn't have any architectural appeal. The exterior of the stadium seems to be a hodgepodge of shit.
Can you walk around the entire stadium once you are inside? Not sure if you can go to the bleachers from the main seats since there are gaps in the corners where the bullpens are.

[GannonFan]

Well, if you haven't been there I'm not sure how you can really have an opinion one way or the other. Place is just gorgeous for a night game. Game starts with the sun setting over the mountains, and then once it's night time (and everyone is there) the place is great to watch a baseball game in. And with every level of the stadium having it's own entrance and concourse, it's easy to go back and forth from your seat for food/beverage/etc. And the view of the LA skyline is pretty good as well. Put all that together with really nice weather all the time and it's a great experience. Definitely has to be experienced, though, pictures don't do it justice. It's like baseball's version of the Rose Bowl.

View of LA skyline? Don't you have to be in a shitty seat to see that since it is behind home plate?
There are a few elements I like about Dodger Stadium. One is the low walls along the foul lines and outfield near the foul poles. Not a fan of the yellow seats. I like the mini roof along the top of the stadium even though it doesn't have any architectural appeal. The exterior of the stadium seems to be a hodgepodge of shit.
Can you walk around the entire stadium once you are inside? Not sure if you can go to the bleachers from the main seats since there are gaps in the corners where the bullpens are.

I meant seeing the skyline when you walk onto the concourse. No, I don't think you can walk around the entire stadium, each level has their own entrance (it's built into a hill). I find I don't really like walking around stadiums anymore - I'm more of a eat at a restaurant at the stadium an hour or so before gametime, get to my seat well before the first pitch, and get a snack later in the game. That works for me. Like I said, you have to be in the stadium to really judge it, just not seeing it on tv. Heck, I'm in the minority of people that don't really like Camden Yards (slope of the seats on the bottom level, along with the chairs being angled to the outfield, make watching a game there almost like watching a football game in W&M's stadium - hard to see well enough).

[AZGrizFan]

I've never disliked the Dodgers like I do the Yankees. Don't know why - I do like they're white uniforms and Dodger Stadium is #1 on my list of stadiums, so maybe that. I've actually grown to dislike the Cardinals over the years (despite also liking their uniforms) - I think it started when Scott Rolen went there, never liked him either.

No real rooting favorite for me left in the playoffs, although I would find the Astros doing well in the playoffs to make for great theater as the team everyone loves to hate due to their past cheating. Although, considering the drop-off in so many pitcher's performances after they started cracking down on foreign substances, apparently most everyone else was cheating right along with the Astros. Ah, baseball.

I can't comprehend the love for Dodger Stadium. I have never been there but, from watching games and looking at pictures, I just don't get the appeal.

Dodger stadium is the mecca. Plain and simple. Before you cast dispersions, you need to go and take in a night game. Sit behind the plate. Eat a Dodger Dog. I've been to over a dozen stadiums, and there's none other like it. GF said it better...

[Ivytalk]

I can't comprehend the love for Dodger Stadium. I have never been there but, from watching games and looking at pictures, I just don't get the appeal.

Dodger stadium is the mecca. Plain and simple. Before you cast dispersions, you need to go and take in a night game. Sit behind the plate. Eat a Dodger Dog. I've been to over a dozen stadiums, and there's none other like it. GF said it better...

My son went to a game there a couple of years ago during our nephew’s bachelor party weekend. He’s a baseball junkie anyway, and he says it’s the best ballpark around. He also says that Dodger fans are incredible assholes.

[GannonFan]

Dodger stadium is the mecca. Plain and simple. Before you cast dispersions, you need to go and take in a night game. Sit behind the plate. Eat a Dodger Dog. I've been to over a dozen stadiums, and there's none other like it. GF said it better...

My son went to a game there a couple of years ago during our nephew’s bachelor party weekend. He’s a baseball junkie anyway, and he says it’s the best ballpark around. He also says that Dodger fans are incredible assholes.

I've only been there once and I didn't sit out in the bleachers and I made sure to park in a well lit area. Fans were fine where I was, but I was also not rooting for the Giants or the Astros (we were there for a Dodgers/Astros game so certainly some juice in the building). But there are certainly plenty of stories of Dodgers fans not being very nice.

[AZGrizFan]

Dodger stadium is the mecca. Plain and simple. Before you cast dispersions, you need to go and take in a night game. Sit behind the plate. Eat a Dodger Dog. I've been to over a dozen stadiums, and there's none other like it. GF said it better...

My son went to a game there a couple of years ago during our nephew’s bachelor party weekend. He’s a baseball junkie anyway, and he says it’s the best ballpark around. He also says that Dodger fans are incredible assholes.

Coming from a Philly fan that’s saying something.

[GannonFan]

My son went to a game there a couple of years ago during our nephew’s bachelor party weekend. He’s a baseball junkie anyway, and he says it’s the best ballpark around. He also says that Dodger fans are incredible assholes.

Coming from a Philly fan that’s saying something.

LA's one of those places that could out-Philly Philly. We get by on reputation, LA really backs it up.

[AZGrizFan]

Coming from a Philly fan that’s saying something.

LA's one of those places that could out-Philly Philly. We get by on reputation, LA really backs it up.

Funny. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I’ve never had an issue there. Wonder why?

[GannonFan]

LA's one of those places that could out-Philly Philly. We get by on reputation, LA really backs it up.

Funny. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I’ve never had an issue there. Wonder why?

Because the home fans never really have a problem at home. Most Philly fans think Philly stadiums are great and wholesome. But we tend not to wear opposing teams jerseys into the place so that could be a reason.

[AZGrizFan]

Funny. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I’ve never had an issue there. Wonder why?

Because the home fans never really have a problem at home. Most Philly fans think Philly stadiums are great and wholesome. But we tend not to wear opposing teams jerseys into the place so that could be a reason.

Yes….it was more of a rhetorical question….

[Ivytalk]

My son went to a game there a couple of years ago during our nephew’s bachelor party weekend. He’s a baseball junkie anyway, and he says it’s the best ballpark around. He also says that Dodger fans are incredible assholes.

Coming from a Philly fan that’s saying something.

Arrive late, leave early, don’t care about the game, look for celebs. That sums up the LA fan base.

[SuperHornet]

Well, so far I'm perfect...in terms of who wins each series. I'm a bit out for the Divisional Series, because I thought EVERY round was 7 games save for the Wild Card. But even there, I'm close. I had LA-SF going the distance, and it is, while I had ATL-MIL one game short, and it was. In the AL, I had HOU-CHI two games short of distance (which could only happen in a 5-game series with a sweep), and it was one short. The big problem was BOS-TB, which I had as a sweep; while it DID go 4 games (as I said), it was NOT a sweep. Pretty close, though.

Why can't I be this close for football, which I follow a whole lot more closely than baseball? I hardly even watch baseball anymore because of the stupid changes it's gone through....

[89Hen]

Why can't I be this close for football

What do you mean? 11-0 is still in play for SacSt.

[SuperHornet]

Just looked at that controversial call that ended the SF-LA NLDS. From the perspective of the camera, it was a horrendously bad call. The guy's wrists weren't even close to breaking. I'd like to see it from a first base perspective. If THAT view is essentially the same as the one I saw, though, that ump deserves to be fired.

While that call ended the game in the direction I'd predicted, like many fans today on both ends of the equally controversial Cali Bullet Train, I'd MUCH rather a less controversial call ended it....

https://sports.yahoo.com/cody-bellinger ... 17074.html

[89Hen]

that ump deserves to be fired.

[CAA Flagship]

Just looked at that controversial call that ended the SF-LA NLDS. From the perspective of the camera, it was a horrendously bad call. The guy's wrists weren't even close to breaking. I'd like to see it from a first base perspective. If THAT view is essentially the same as the one I saw, though, that ump deserves to be fired.

While that call ended the game in the direction I'd predicted, like many fans today on both ends of the equally controversial Cali Bullet Train, I'd MUCH rather a less controversial call ended it....

https://sports.yahoo.com/cody-bellinger ... 17074.html

As far as I know, there is no real definition in the rules of baseball as to what constitutes a "swing". Has nothing to do with wrists.
If I had to provide a rule, I would set it at whether a ball would surely end up in fair territory if the ball hit the bat. That bat seemed to be very close to perpendicular with the path of the pitch. I could be swayed for a different definition such as the bat crossing the front of the plate, or something else. But a perpendicular bat is no different than a bunting stance.

[tribe_pride]

Yeah. I've heard that interpretation (since no formal rule) is passing the plate but I assume it is each to their own. The 1st base umpire is so far away that it can be tough to see that even if looking closely. That did not look like a swing to me though.

[Baldy]

So...is MLB going to pull the World Series away from Atlanta?

[Ivytalk]

So...is MLB going to pull the World Series away from Atlanta?

I really like these Braves. I hope they beat Houston in the Series. When was the last time Hotlanta won a championship in any sport?

[Baldy]

So...is MLB going to pull the World Series away from Atlanta?

I really like these Braves. I hope they beat Houston in the Series. When was the last time Hotlanta won a championship in any sport?

Atlanta United won the MLS Cup in 2018, but I don't think that counts.

[Gil Dobie]

Just looked at that controversial call that ended the SF-LA NLDS. From the perspective of the camera, it was a horrendously bad call. The guy's wrists weren't even close to breaking. I'd like to see it from a first base perspective. If THAT view is essentially the same as the one I saw, though, that ump deserves to be fired.

While that call ended the game in the direction I'd predicted, like many fans today on both ends of the equally controversial Cali Bullet Train, I'd MUCH rather a less controversial call ended it....

https://sports.yahoo.com/cody-bellinger ... 17074.html

As far as I know, there is no real definition in the rules of baseball as to what constitutes a "swing". Has nothing to do with wrists.
If I had to provide a rule, I would set it at whether a ball would surely end up in fair territory if the ball hit the bat. That bat seemed to be very close to perpendicular with the path of the pitch. I could be swayed for a different definition such as the bat crossing the front of the plate, or something else. But a perpendicular bat is no different than a bunting stance.

I've always understood it as the bat crossing the plate. Nearly every slow motion reply, they ask the question, did the bat cross the plate?

[AZGrizFan]

So...is MLB going to pull the World Series away from Atlanta?

I can see the MLB offices head honchos now…..

[BDKJMU]

[AshevilleApp]

Anyone else sensing an impending Braves choke job?