still in shock. absolute shock. who the hell shoots Big Papi? let alone in the Dominican Republic? how much charity work has he done for his home country?
MLB Thread 2019
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Anybody headed to the Yanks/RedSox series in London coming up next weekend?
According to MLB TV, West Ham seems to have their 21st century version of Riverfront Stadium ready for some baseball...
According to MLB TV, West Ham seems to have their 21st century version of Riverfront Stadium ready for some baseball...
Tried to get tickets with my Yankees-supporting brother but, the prices were ridiculous for that stadium.
Didn’t make any sense money wise.
Looks super weird too.
lichfieldblue
Player Valuation: £500k
Agree entirely. Prices are way over the top and the seating plan is bizarre - wasn't at all clear to me that half the seats would get a decent view.
I'm in the US in the Summer and can watch a couple of games for a fraction of the price in a proper baseball stadium.
MLB have done a terrible job marketing it. Barely heard anything in the main press and the lack of any live coverage on terrestrial or even Sky is damaging given the main aim is publicising the game.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
Prices were appalling, as someone else has said, you can collect dirt cheap tickets for ballgames in the states, close to the day. We had 1st Base seats in San Fran last year and they were $35.
Same seats in london are £350? How's it sold out? to go both games is £640? so you can in theory, fly to New York, stay for a couple of days, have an authentic experience, and see one of the best cities in the world? or go to the soulless stadium?
Would only consider this if it was the Mets.
Something tells me that the appalling price points are there to fleece the corporate expense accounts, while real fans can sit on the upper level. Maybe. If they're willing. Considering this, I hope they lose their shirts and play for their loyal home fans in future. Should have known. SMH.Prices were appalling, as someone else has said, you can collect dirt cheap tickets for ballgames in the states, close to the day. We had 1st Base seats in San Fran last year and they were $35.
Same seats in london are £350? How's it sold out? to go both games is £640? so you can in theory, fly to New York, stay for a couple of days, have an authentic experience, and see one of the best cities in the world? or go to the soulless stadium?
Would only consider this if it was the Mets.
carlos21
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Good morning mezzrow how are you doing today.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
Well the fact is, it’s sold out.
MLB are trying to push baseball into the UK spectrum. The problem is, is that they aren’t pushing hard enough. Take the official club store for instance, hasn’t been undated for over 12 months, neither has the social media account for it.
The NFL one regularly restocks, the NFL hold big fan events, and whilst I can say as a baseball follower, that I’ve seen loads about it, if I asked my colleagues in work, my friends etc, they’d not have a clue!
If MLB was on Sky, I reckon we’d see a surge, but it’s not. It’s still “Sold out”, but talk about pricing out the average joe!
This BT coverage is hilariously bad.
lichfieldblue
Player Valuation: £500k
BBC have got the Fox coverage on, which is hopeless for anyone in the UK looking for an introduction to the game
I'm switching over now - got an At Bat subscription for Father's Day for 50 quid ... which allows me to watch every single game of the season for a fraction of what it would have cost to take the family to London today.
Couldn't find it on BBC, was just all Glastonbury.
This has been hilarious - on and off the diamond.
lichfieldblue
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It's only on iPlayer or the BBC sport website
That was quite the exhibition of pitching and defense, eh? I'm asking the missus while I was watching - when did London turn into Denver?
The stadium superstructure made the game like playing in the old Astrodome - it was impossible to find the ball on any popups due to the confusing mess in the sky. More home run derby than baseball, which is what the game has turned into, to be honest.
Is there a sport that actually works well in that place?
edit - It worked well when Everton last paid a visit, now that I reflect on it. LOL
The stadium superstructure made the game like playing in the old Astrodome - it was impossible to find the ball on any popups due to the confusing mess in the sky. More home run derby than baseball, which is what the game has turned into, to be honest.
Is there a sport that actually works well in that place?
edit - It worked well when Everton last paid a visit, now that I reflect on it. LOL
Toast
Player Valuation: £80m
A poster on here went. @fc_sexy
Said they made a load of effort, batting cages, bars etc.
Big demand and more games sorted for next year.
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