MLB Game of the Night | 6/24 Giants @ Dodgers

[RobToxin]

Pirates up 5-0.

 

[RobToxin]

Today's free game is at 1:05 ET Minnesota at Cleveland.

 

[HammerDown]

Anyone going to be here?

 

[BigDDude]

With only 4 games today, and with 2 of those starting after I leave here for the day, I am not looking for much here today at all. That said, how could the featured game tonight NOT BE the Dodgers / Giants?

 

[HammerDown]

If anyone wants to, let me know. The Dodgers fans don't post during games and the Giants fans can't tolerate existing outside their warm cocoon so not sure we'd get any participation from actual fans. Tell you what, I'm committing to being here.

 

[BigDDude]

If anyone wants to, let me know. The Dodgers fans don't post during games and the Giants fans can't tolerate existing outside their warm cocoon so not sure we'd get any participation from actual fans. Tell you what, I'm committing to being here.

I have noticed the things you mention from those fan bases. I will say one thing for the Giants fans, they are very tolerant of me, and some are even welcoming. I was warned to stay far away, but chose to ignore that advice, as I do not post to :ss:


I post to amuse and or to inform, and found the folks on the Giants board open to my musings.

 

[HammerDown]

I have noticed the things you mention from those fan bases. I will say one thing for the Giants fans, they are very tolerant of me, and some are even welcoming. I was warned to stay far away, but chose to ignore that advice, as I do not post to :ss:


I post to amuse and or to inform, and found the folks on the Giants board open to my musings.

Last time I went in there was to be friendly and tell them I was watching a different broadcast that showed that Scutaro told the trainer his hand was broken. Made a simple statement of fact and 10 seconds later the "stop trolling" bullshit started up.

 

[BigDDude]

Last time I went in there was to be friendly and tell them I was watching a different broadcast that showed that Scutaro told the trainer his hand was broken. Made a simple statement of fact and 10 seconds later the "stop trolling" bullshit started up.

That would suck. Especially for you, who should be treated with the respect that one would be due as an admin.

 

[HammerDown]

That would suck. Especially for you, who should be treated with the respect that one would be due as an admin.

No, I made the unforgivable mistake of stating that Flablo Sandofat might just have a problem with his weight and would be DHing for the Indians in within 2 season and out of the game in 4.

 

[RobToxin]

I left a message yesterday in the Indians thread that the Twins-Indians game was the mlb.com free game of the day.

The exact reply was:

Texas Really? This is Ohio

 

[BigDDude]

I left a message yesterday in the Indians thread that the Twins-Indians game was the mlb.com free game of the day.

The exact reply was:

An issue I have to remind myself of daily. Most of the baseball fan world consists of folks rooting for just one team, and the players of said team. It is sadly unusual to find someone who identifies themself as a fan of the sport as a whole first, and of a specific team second.

I became one of the rare latter types I think somehwere between years 10 - 20 of playing fantasy ball.

Much to the consternation of my suffering wife, who still has issues with me rooting against the Dodgers on the occasion when a fantasy team or two would benefit from their losing that specific day.

 

[Upstater]

Women will never understand the concept of fantasy sports.

I have said countless times after someone hits a homerun or scores a TD "Crap that sucks....however I am glad it was him who scored it because he is on my fantasy team"

 

[BigDDude]

Women will never understand the concept of fantasy sports.

I have said countless times after someone hits a homerun or scores a TD "Crap that sucks....however I am glad it was him who scored it because he is on my fantasy team"

IMO, being a serious fantasy player, regardless of sport, makes you look and react to the game in a VERY different way than most people do. As such, I get the confusion from the uninitiated, and try to be understanding of same.

 

[HammerDown]

Anyone going to be here?

 

[RobToxin]

Angels at Tigers is the game tonight and on now.