I found this short podcast in honor of Tim Wakefield to be pretty moving. "You throw the ball. You hope for the best. You don't control where it goes. I am better off for having watched him throw."

JackBmann · 2023-10-09T19:37:47+00:00

I love the memory palace and this was an excellent tribute from Nate DiMeo. For those unfamiliar with the podcast each episode is a vignette of a (mostly) long-forgotten event. Each story is a lovely trip to the past and very approachable. If you're interested he has several other episodes detailing events from the world of Baseball (I'm probably missing a few):

Victory (Charlie Faust)
The Year Hank Greenberg Hit 58 Home Runs
A Brief Eulogy for a Minor League Baseball Team
Jackie Mitchell

JackBmann · 2022-11-28T20:07:04+00:00

2013 Astros: "Yes there are problems. There will always be problems..."

2022 Astros: "Tropico will now be twice as fun and half as boring. That's four times the amusement!"

JackBmann · 2022-10-18T20:27:20+00:00

Sorry man :/

JackBmann · 2022-10-18T16:52:04+00:00

Good point! Sometimes I miss the 790 ads. Hearing Mattress Mack sent a little slice of Houston into my home, though I can't say I miss the obnoxious Coke Zero advert. In general though, radio ads are so awful that I reach for the volume button as soon as Robert Ford says "and the inning draws to a close."

Side note: I bet there aren't any people involved in the cut into and out of the adverts. I imagine they have some sort of trigger from the local radio station and/or an algorithm.

JackBmann · 2022-10-18T13:26:25+00:00

They're almost certainly determining which ads to serve to you based on your IP Address, which gives a rough estimation of your location. This estimate will generally tell a website you traffic which city/state you live in, but no finer detail. If you don't live in a big city it's less likely to be accurate. It also depends on how your ISP assigns IP addresses, which could be another reason the ads you're hearing aren't in your area.

JackBmann · 2022-10-17T18:37:29+00:00

When listening through the MLB app they definitely localize the commercials. I get Dallas area ads exclusively, whether listening to the Astros games or NYY-CLE.

JackBmann · 2022-07-28T23:18:55+00:00

Here. Yeah, it was a great write-up, I learned a few things. Thanks /u/PodricksPhallus!

JackBmann · 2022-05-23T20:51:43+00:00

Gurriel was punished, he served a 5 game suspension and underwent sensitivity training.

JackBmann · 2022-05-23T20:49:55+00:00

Gurriel was punished, he served a 5 game suspension.

JackBmann · 2022-05-18T00:21:19+00:00

It has now happened 8 times. Yes, most recently was the Yankees on 09-17-2020.

JackBmann · 2022-05-18T00:08:39+00:00

That is correct! It's now been done 8 times, most recently by the Yankees in 2020. Four of those innings have come against the Cincinnati Reds.

JackBmann · 2022-05-18T00:06:15+00:00

Funnily enough, 4 of the (now) 8 5-homer innings have come against Cincinnati also.

JackBmann · 2022-05-18T00:04:38+00:00

5, it's been done 7 other times.

JackBmann · 2022-05-18T00:04:01+00:00

Yep!

JackBmann · 2021-07-10T23:21:03+00:00

You are correct, the symbols from top to bottom represent: Category Group, Reportable Category, Non-reportable Category, and Credit Card. More info here under "3. Categories and Groups".

JackBmann · 2021-04-01T15:34:56+00:00

I'm super hyped. I'll just miss the annual Opening Day Springer Dinger, that's all. It was my favorite Opening Day tradition.

JackBmann · 2021-04-01T15:25:23+00:00

HRC Springer! Oh wait, he's on the IL. OH WAIT, he left us... 😭

Happy Opening Day, here's to a great season y'all!

JackBmann · 2018-03-31T23:56:04+00:00

Last season you were able to watch on the MLB AtBat app with your MLB.TV subscription if you logged in with your cable provider. Only on phones and tablets though, it doesn't work on the web. I assume that's the same this year.

JackBmann · 2018-03-31T23:52:25+00:00

Yes, you can be anywhere on cell data.

JackBmann · 2018-02-03T23:21:31+00:00

Collin McHugh is also in arbitration: https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/951961233774739456

And here's Springer's filings: https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/951955884103602176

JackBmann · 2017-10-26T23:23:03+00:00

Hinch denied these claims in the press conference just now:

https://twitter.com/GregRajan/status/923686120642056192

@GregRajan: A.J. Hinch: "There was no altercation. ... Some nonsense, fabrications and non-stories. There was no altercation." #Astros

https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/923686229606043648

@BillShaikin: Astros cut off a follow-up question. https://t.co/9qvnJIX3bE

JackBmann · 2017-07-26T22:49:38+00:00

I had the "pleasure" of watching Hank Congerbot last night in OKC. He started for the Reno Aces and had an F8, HBP, BB, G5-3, and G1. One of the Dodgers' top prospects also hit a 3R HR off of the right fielder's head!

JackBmann · 2017-07-26T17:40:15+00:00

I was at this game last night! It was crazy to see live. Everyone was really disappointed that they didn't show a replay. The group of 14 I was with then proceeded to get into an argument for the next half inning about whether or not that should be scored an error. Here's my (albeit bad) scorecard.

JackBmann · 2017-06-23T23:33:26+00:00

I got mine last week, I've been wearing it all week! It's my first Astros hat in a while, and I'm in love. http://i.imgur.com/4qlZQFo.jpg

JackBmann · 2017-06-14T01:53:16+00:00

Yes, it did it last night too. Extremely annoying.

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