Oh the big day is arriving soon. This Thursday is opening day in baseball, and it's anyone game. Everyone is in first place. So all you Royal fans and Pirate fans don't worry your team also is in first too. As the season wears on we will be looking at the bottom and there you will sit.
As an advid fan of the greatest sport in the world this is going to be an exciting season. The AL EAST is going to be a slugfest with the Redsox bulstering it's lineup and pitching against the Yankees btw who didn't do much in this offseason. Those 19 games this year will be so awesome that no one will fall a sleep till the last pitch is pitched. The NL EAST is going to a one team to watch to see if they will fall or exceed expectations with this dominate pitching staff. The Phillies only need their power hitters to get off of the DL to make a complete team and male another run at the championship. There are so many rookies making a name for themselves this season. Also we see our sophmores taking their skills to the field this season and not having a cursed sophomore slump. This season is one to watch with so many new face and names that will warm your heart to cheer or jeer for. I am excited as you seen a team can come out of nowhere and win it all, it could be your team. What are you excited about this season?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Last weekend
Here we are finding ourselves at the last weekend of spring training. It is four days till opening day in our great country and the greatest sport ever invented. Baseball, every boys dream to play. It is now back and let the stats start. Aww the fresh smells of the game, the organs playing those baseball tunes, the cheers of the crowds and the cracks of the bats. Aww yes this is baseball at it's best. Let's all stand and look at that flag as we sing our national anthem at our national pastime.
The best of the best will be on display this Thursday with all the aces pitching and all the great hitters doing their best to hit a home run or steal a base. The greatest stat that can never be reached is the hit streak. Not been done since the fifties even with all the extra performance that was done no one even broke that record. Why you ask? Well it is the most difficult achievement to accomplish. Aww baseball talking
Of the greatness of the past and watching greatness happen can't wait. This is America, this is Our National Pastime. This is Baseball.
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The best of the best will be on display this Thursday with all the aces pitching and all the great hitters doing their best to hit a home run or steal a base. The greatest stat that can never be reached is the hit streak. Not been done since the fifties even with all the extra performance that was done no one even broke that record. Why you ask? Well it is the most difficult achievement to accomplish. Aww baseball talking
Of the greatness of the past and watching greatness happen can't wait. This is America, this is Our National Pastime. This is Baseball.
Sent from my Windows Phone
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
MLB The Show 2011 VS. MLB2K11
MLB the Show is the most realistic game to date. This game has so much depth and realistic bodies and movements that real everyday players have and do. The Tattoos and body structures are spot on. The everyday General Manager duties are as real as it gets in this game. If you take a player off the 40 man roster you need to make some sort of moves such as waivers or releasing the player. The Pitching and hitting are so realistic it ain't even funny. You need to do a whole swing motion to make the batter have his timing correct for a hit. You can't just hold back on the controller stick and swing forward to hit like you do in MLB2K11. The Pitching is so particular that you need to hit your spots dead on or the ball will take off on you. You never know were this ball is going unless your control of the controller is on the mark. The Fans now that is what makes it even more real than any other game out there or ever has been. The fans get up out of the seats to look at plays, cheer, play by throwing a beach ball around. the warming up of a Pitcher is important and may take more than just a half inning. I totally love this game and recommend it to any Baseball fanatic.
MLB2K11 has it's own little engine that could. Well it could be great if you add more features and much better control to the game without the lag. The game tends to not respond well. The overall game play is the same as last years game. The only difference is the rosters have been updated. Yeah they have great commercials (too funny Brian Wilson), But that doesn't change the fact that it really doesn't hold a candle to MLB the Show. Both games can be played on the PS3 and MLB the Show is PS3 exclusive. MLB2K11 can be played on XBOX 360. I also find the GM role has limited abilities and game freezes when trying to change the Manager. This game does have it good points like it's Baseball and you can play the minor league games and download special created players from the servers. Yeah I played with Obama in the Outfield and he was pretty good (Homered in the 5th). Both Games have my player mode to bring up through the Minors to get to the Show or the Majors. that is a fun mode to play if you get a chance play it.
All in all both games are great my vote goes to the Show for all of the GM depth and having to make decisions on travel, marketing, expenses, ballpark vending. The Show also has a part that if you run out of money you need to get a loan. you will have to go to the bank and get one with interest of paying back. The Show has a true progress of a player in the game as the season goes on. MLB2K11 does not have any of these features. it is more simpler of a game to play the game and not worry about the other stuff. you have your choice no matter what it is our game thee game of our Nation Baseball.
That is my take on it, what is yours ?
MLB2K11 has it's own little engine that could. Well it could be great if you add more features and much better control to the game without the lag. The game tends to not respond well. The overall game play is the same as last years game. The only difference is the rosters have been updated. Yeah they have great commercials (too funny Brian Wilson), But that doesn't change the fact that it really doesn't hold a candle to MLB the Show. Both games can be played on the PS3 and MLB the Show is PS3 exclusive. MLB2K11 can be played on XBOX 360. I also find the GM role has limited abilities and game freezes when trying to change the Manager. This game does have it good points like it's Baseball and you can play the minor league games and download special created players from the servers. Yeah I played with Obama in the Outfield and he was pretty good (Homered in the 5th). Both Games have my player mode to bring up through the Minors to get to the Show or the Majors. that is a fun mode to play if you get a chance play it.
All in all both games are great my vote goes to the Show for all of the GM depth and having to make decisions on travel, marketing, expenses, ballpark vending. The Show also has a part that if you run out of money you need to get a loan. you will have to go to the bank and get one with interest of paying back. The Show has a true progress of a player in the game as the season goes on. MLB2K11 does not have any of these features. it is more simpler of a game to play the game and not worry about the other stuff. you have your choice no matter what it is our game thee game of our Nation Baseball.
That is my take on it, what is yours ?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Speaking Japanese
WOW it seems like it's been a millennium since we have seen the first sightings of a Japanese player burst on to the scene in our game. Baseball has seen it's diversity of players through the past 70 years. Now a days we see more and more worldly diverse of players on the field and in the farm systems. You never know where we may find the talent to make our game the greatest it can be.
pitcher Masanori Murakami, was named the California League Rookie of the Year while playing for the Fresno Giants (the San Francisco Giants' Class-A team). Giants executives were impressed with this talent and on September 1, 1964 Murakami was promoted, thus becoming the first Japanese player to play in MLB. Turns out with the Japanese League he was on loan and couldn't stay. Bummer he was good as a reliever.
It took another 30 years before we seen another Japanese born player in American Baseball, Our National Pastime. This second and most influential player that opened the doors wide open for a flood of players to come was no other then Hideo Nomo. Nomo burst on the scene in 1995, He became the 4th Los Angeles Dodger player in a row to be Rookie of the year (followed Eric Karros, Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Followed by Todd Hollandsworth) Nomo went 2.54 earned run average, 236 strikeouts, 13–6 record in 28 games started. That is an Excellent performance to show the Major Leagues that Japan is a place to seek out prospects. No other Pitcher from Japan has achieved as much as Nomo did in his Major League career. Not even the second pitcher to cross over with contract stipulations as Nomo, Hideki Irabu did the same as Nomo did Retire from the Nippon Professional Baseball teams to come to America and play for Major League Baseball (for millions of dollars no doubt).
In 2001 another mega star from the Japanese Leagues stepped foot on American soil with camera bulbs flashing and not a word of English spoken, Ichiro Susuki hit and hit and hit his way into the record books and in the hearts of all of Seattle. Ichiro as we all know him as has had over 200 hits for his 10yr career. Currently has 2,244 hits, .331 avg., 558 runs batted in, 383 stolen bases, 1047 runs. If you combine his career numbers of NPB he has 3522 hits, .342 avg., 1087 runs batted in, 582 stolen bases, 1705 runs. All together in a 19yr Baseball career is Hall of Fame numbers hands down. Nomo threw 2 no hitters one in each league. One no hitter as a Dodger and one as a Redsox. Not since Sandy Kofaux has a Dodger threw a No No. Hideo Nomo has a combined record of 201 wins- 156 losses, 3.695 earned run average,3122 strike outs in a 18yr career. Now that is boarder line Hall of Fame numbers but they have let in some with less credentials. We see a lot of Japanese born Major Leaguers come and go, but who out of the 12 that are currently in the Majors can become the next big thing from Japan. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Matsui, Hiroki Kuroda, Kosuke Fukudome,Takashi Saito, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa, Hisanori Takahashi, or the latest new comers this season in Yoshinori Tateyama of the Rangers or Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Twins (who is deemed the next Ichiro) Who knows all the names on this list have had their names in the spot light and made considerable contributions to Major League clubs that signed them. I see Japan is still untapped with talent and with the contract between MLB and NPB we will never see the greatest Japan has to offer. There is still Yu Darvich the next Randy Johnson.
So I say "am I just speaking Japanese or what?"
That is my take on it, What is your?
pitcher Masanori Murakami, was named the California League Rookie of the Year while playing for the Fresno Giants (the San Francisco Giants' Class-A team). Giants executives were impressed with this talent and on September 1, 1964 Murakami was promoted, thus becoming the first Japanese player to play in MLB. Turns out with the Japanese League he was on loan and couldn't stay. Bummer he was good as a reliever.
It took another 30 years before we seen another Japanese born player in American Baseball, Our National Pastime. This second and most influential player that opened the doors wide open for a flood of players to come was no other then Hideo Nomo. Nomo burst on the scene in 1995, He became the 4th Los Angeles Dodger player in a row to be Rookie of the year (followed Eric Karros, Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Followed by Todd Hollandsworth) Nomo went 2.54 earned run average, 236 strikeouts, 13–6 record in 28 games started. That is an Excellent performance to show the Major Leagues that Japan is a place to seek out prospects. No other Pitcher from Japan has achieved as much as Nomo did in his Major League career. Not even the second pitcher to cross over with contract stipulations as Nomo, Hideki Irabu did the same as Nomo did Retire from the Nippon Professional Baseball teams to come to America and play for Major League Baseball (for millions of dollars no doubt).
In 2001 another mega star from the Japanese Leagues stepped foot on American soil with camera bulbs flashing and not a word of English spoken, Ichiro Susuki hit and hit and hit his way into the record books and in the hearts of all of Seattle. Ichiro as we all know him as has had over 200 hits for his 10yr career. Currently has 2,244 hits, .331 avg., 558 runs batted in, 383 stolen bases, 1047 runs. If you combine his career numbers of NPB he has 3522 hits, .342 avg., 1087 runs batted in, 582 stolen bases, 1705 runs. All together in a 19yr Baseball career is Hall of Fame numbers hands down. Nomo threw 2 no hitters one in each league. One no hitter as a Dodger and one as a Redsox. Not since Sandy Kofaux has a Dodger threw a No No. Hideo Nomo has a combined record of 201 wins- 156 losses, 3.695 earned run average,3122 strike outs in a 18yr career. Now that is boarder line Hall of Fame numbers but they have let in some with less credentials. We see a lot of Japanese born Major Leaguers come and go, but who out of the 12 that are currently in the Majors can become the next big thing from Japan. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Matsui, Hiroki Kuroda, Kosuke Fukudome,Takashi Saito, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa, Hisanori Takahashi, or the latest new comers this season in Yoshinori Tateyama of the Rangers or Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Twins (who is deemed the next Ichiro) Who knows all the names on this list have had their names in the spot light and made considerable contributions to Major League clubs that signed them. I see Japan is still untapped with talent and with the contract between MLB and NPB we will never see the greatest Japan has to offer. There is still Yu Darvich the next Randy Johnson.
So I say "am I just speaking Japanese or what?"
That is my take on it, What is your?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
30 Days
Swooobp POP!!!! sounds of a baseball being thrown from 66'6" from a mound to home plate right past the hulking presence of man with 33 ounce bat. Strike.... One!!! cried out the Umpire eyeing the strike zone from behind the Catcher in all his pads for protection. These are the pure sounds of my sport, The sport I love, The first American sport. Our National Pastime, Baseball.
Here we are March 1st and just 30 Days away from breaking camp from spring training. Cutting down the rosters to 25. There are tough decisions this spring with bunch of clubs, Who to keep and who to send down to the minors. Who has options who are out of them. These are tough times in Baseball trying to figure out the right formula that will win the World Series. The moves that are made can make or break a club from the start. I have seen clubs go 16 loses and can not get out of the cellar. That club still hasn't recovered from it till this day. So you see making the right moves and getting these ball players ready for the season opener is quit a big deal.
Just 30 Days it comes fast. The Pitchers need to have there timing ready to make their pitch and movement count. Arm speed is a big factor also. This is what the best Pitchers are building up in these past weeks.Speaking of the best as of Today we have seen only one Pitcher who is totally ready and that one is probably the best in the game in Roy Halladay.
30 Days left till bat speed needs to be to hit all them fastballs coming at them. We see timing to be everything in baseball, with a game of just inches that can determine a stolen base or an infield out at first (that robbed Gallaraga a perfect game) game of inches. As just few games played now we see not many hitters having their timing to really get behind the ball and drive it. Yes even Albert Pujols is out of sorts now. Alex Rodriguez needs more work. This is also the time for adjustments to a hitters swing that has been tweeked in the winter to take affect. Derek Jeter made adjustments to pull the ball this season instead of shooting it into right field as he has done in many years past. Jeter is a few hits shy of 3000 and he wants to get every chance and every pitch to reach it this season.
30 days till Opening Day.. I can not wait to see it, the excitement, the popcorn and peanuts and crackerjacks and good old American Baseball. Crack!!! with a big swing of the bat and the ball flying so high and out of reach of the Left Fielder. "Home Run!!" cries out the Umpire. Oh yes Baseball is coming.
That is my take on spring training and the wait till we take the field and here "Play Ball!!". What are your thoughts?
Here we are March 1st and just 30 Days away from breaking camp from spring training. Cutting down the rosters to 25. There are tough decisions this spring with bunch of clubs, Who to keep and who to send down to the minors. Who has options who are out of them. These are tough times in Baseball trying to figure out the right formula that will win the World Series. The moves that are made can make or break a club from the start. I have seen clubs go 16 loses and can not get out of the cellar. That club still hasn't recovered from it till this day. So you see making the right moves and getting these ball players ready for the season opener is quit a big deal.
Just 30 Days it comes fast. The Pitchers need to have there timing ready to make their pitch and movement count. Arm speed is a big factor also. This is what the best Pitchers are building up in these past weeks.Speaking of the best as of Today we have seen only one Pitcher who is totally ready and that one is probably the best in the game in Roy Halladay.
30 Days left till bat speed needs to be to hit all them fastballs coming at them. We see timing to be everything in baseball, with a game of just inches that can determine a stolen base or an infield out at first (that robbed Gallaraga a perfect game) game of inches. As just few games played now we see not many hitters having their timing to really get behind the ball and drive it. Yes even Albert Pujols is out of sorts now. Alex Rodriguez needs more work. This is also the time for adjustments to a hitters swing that has been tweeked in the winter to take affect. Derek Jeter made adjustments to pull the ball this season instead of shooting it into right field as he has done in many years past. Jeter is a few hits shy of 3000 and he wants to get every chance and every pitch to reach it this season.
30 days till Opening Day.. I can not wait to see it, the excitement, the popcorn and peanuts and crackerjacks and good old American Baseball. Crack!!! with a big swing of the bat and the ball flying so high and out of reach of the Left Fielder. "Home Run!!" cries out the Umpire. Oh yes Baseball is coming.
That is my take on spring training and the wait till we take the field and here "Play Ball!!". What are your thoughts?
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