I'm surprised you and #1ShaneMackFan had issues pausing and resuming live TV shows... Were you using Vue on your Roku? When I watch Vue on a Playstation I have no issue doing that.
Actually I don't think they'll have an issue selling out a hockey arena. They've already pre-sold 13k season tickets before an expansion team was announced. The last 2-5k tickets shouldn't be that hard to sell.... Either to the casinos themselves, or walk up tourists.
I'd watch that movie... You? Josh Willingham: Attends contests around the country where the last person who has their hand on the car wins that car. Nick Punto: Starts a landscaping company. Guy can't stand coming home with clean clothes. Jason Tyner: Started his post-season career as a DJ and became a world-wide phenomenon. You may know him by his stage name, Daft Punk.
.750 OPS is pretty lofty, but it's possible if he doesn't play against lefties. Not sure if I trust Molly to sit Mauer as much as we would like this season. I think he settles in with a .700-.730 OPS for his last full season of starting.
It's certainly possible that people from Oakland/LA fly to watch a game... But man, that'd be an expensive weekend. $100 minimum for the flight, probably $100 per ticket, plus hotel, gambling, food, etc.
Concur. Andrew Miller hasn't thrown that many innings in a season since 2008. I would not be surprised if there were a few kinks in that hose to put out fires this season. I'm also with you that bullpen usage/strategy has not changed during the regular season. We'll most likely see teams copy the same blueprint Cleveland and Chicago did during the playoffs, but until it happens in the regular season, I'm going to believe in the status quo....
Phase Runs +/- Note Infield Defense -20 Full season of Sano at 3B and Polanco at SS.... Lots of bobbled ground balls Outfield Defense +20 400 more innings of Buxton & Kepler.... Sounds about right Catching +10 Castro Starting Pitching +5 same runs but more innings Relief Pitching +10 - expecting regression from Kintzler as the IF defense is worse this season - lots of shuffling between other pitchers Hitting +15 Maturing hitters Total: -120 for 69 wins.
Let's see if this Twitter link works: Bloody hell. Here's the link to a guy on Twitter who taped Bonds in a batting cage. Barry Bonds is 52 and still cranking out bombs in batting practice. The veteran-ness of Bonds makes Falvine giddy inside.
They're going to find out very quickly how tiny of a market it is.... I can understand a hockey team moving there, considering most hockey arenas fit 15-20k people. Will they be able to fill a 75k seat stadium consistently? I have my doubts, unless they're banking on lots of tourists buying a ticket just for kicks.
You may be asking yourself "Why are the NFL owners on board with this move?" Well, according to Darren Rovell on twitter, each NFL owner stands to make $50 MM a piece from the relocation fee that the Raiders have to pay.