Fignon's Ponytail
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Padres coming back from 8-0 down against the Cubs, to win 9-8. I'll take that.
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Hotchilidog
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Caught the last two innings of the Nats gubbing the Giants 8-1 this morning. Only two games away from .500, a pleasantly gutsy start to the season for Washington.
Fignon's Ponytail
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A San Fran debut to forget for Blake Snell too.
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I am putting together a proposal for a three day Baseball film festival around the 2025 London Series.
Be good to get some mainstream and obscure Film / TV suggestions Baseball related.
Be good to get some mainstream and obscure Film / TV suggestions Baseball related.
Fignon's Ponytail
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"50 Summers" is a great docu-film about the Omaha Storm Chasers minor league team, and their 50th season opening weekend buildup.
Also, "The Battered Bastards of Baseball", which is about the independent Single A team started by Kurt Russell's dad in the '70s.
"42", (the Jackie Robinson story) is a brilliant movie, starring Harrison Ford, and the late Chadwick Boseman.
Then, you have the usual suspects like: A League of their Own, The Babe, Million Dollar Arm, Moneyball, The Sandlot, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love of the Game, The Rookie, Major League etc.
All great movies
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Fignon's Ponytail
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So what does everyone make of the rash of injuries that have plagued pitchers through the opening games of the season? A lot of it being blamed on the shortened pitch clock, but I cant believe that is the sole reason so many pitchers are going down hurt so early...?
I just tuned into The Nat'nals out in SF.
When I started watching they were 1-0 up in the bottom of the second..
It's now the top of the 3rd.
SF are up 3-1 there's been 5 (?) stolen bases and a successful bunt.
I might stay with it a little longer.
When I started watching they were 1-0 up in the bottom of the second..
It's now the top of the 3rd.
SF are up 3-1 there's been 5 (?) stolen bases and a successful bunt.
I might stay with it a little longer.
I arrived late to the Marlins v Nat'nals, missing the Marlins 6 run first innings.
It's now top of the 4th and the Marlins are winning 7-5.
Ive seen worse games.
It's now top of the 4th and the Marlins are winning 7-5.
Ive seen worse games.
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Diamondbacks are currently experiencing an injury crisis about as bad as Albion's. Beginning to think it might be my fault....
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Bee-t LA! Bee-t LA!
An almost 2-hour delay to tonight's Dbacks-Dodgers game due to ...... bees. Thankfully D-backs manage to sting LA with a walk-off 2-run homer in the 10th.
An almost 2-hour delay to tonight's Dbacks-Dodgers game due to ...... bees. Thankfully D-backs manage to sting LA with a walk-off 2-run homer in the 10th.
Hotchilidog
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Nats back down to earth last night with a pasting at the hands of the Texas Rangers. Very happy with the sweep against the hapless Marlins though. A surprisingly decent start to the season so far
Mariners SPs are on fire.
With Castillo’s stellar outing, Mariners starting pitchers have allowed two earned runs or fewer in a franchise-record 18 consecutive games.
The AL West-leading Mariners are also the first team in MLB history to post an ERA of 1.60 or lower and 160-plus strikeouts in an 18-game span.
With Castillo’s stellar outing, Mariners starting pitchers have allowed two earned runs or fewer in a franchise-record 18 consecutive games.
The AL West-leading Mariners are also the first team in MLB history to post an ERA of 1.60 or lower and 160-plus strikeouts in an 18-game span.
4th place. 1/2 game ahead of the Pirates while the Brewers are 1st place 1/2 game only above Cubs!!
How do you feel about the lowly birds now?
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As someone who follows the Rockies, we are setting record after record this season....
"In Wednesday’s loss, the Rockies — who on Tuesday became the first team in baseball’s modern era to trail in each of its first 29 games while blowing a 5-0 ninth-inning lead in the series opener — matched another franchise low.
By trailing in all 30 games this year, this club tied the Colorado record for trailing in consecutive games at any point in a season, set in a dismal stretch from June 15 to July 20 in 1998.
Next up on the infamy checklist: Colorado is approaching the franchise record for games without a consecutive win, set at 35 in May and June in 2022. The Rockies now have the worst record in the National League."
"In Wednesday’s loss, the Rockies — who on Tuesday became the first team in baseball’s modern era to trail in each of its first 29 games while blowing a 5-0 ninth-inning lead in the series opener — matched another franchise low.
By trailing in all 30 games this year, this club tied the Colorado record for trailing in consecutive games at any point in a season, set in a dismal stretch from June 15 to July 20 in 1998.
Next up on the infamy checklist: Colorado is approaching the franchise record for games without a consecutive win, set at 35 in May and June in 2022. The Rockies now have the worst record in the National League."
Fignon's Ponytail
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The only one I can think of, with him in, is The Natural? Not seen that one yet tbh
That's it. Good baseball film! Really good ending!
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Im slowly building up a collection of baseball movies on DVD (yes, Im old skool!) and got 'Bad News Bears' and 'Field of Honour' (about the negro leagues) through yesterday. The Natural is on my list to still get
