Random MLB News & Discussion 2015–16

[Bombers]

Cy Youngs announced today and an interesting tidbit

 

@EvanDrellich: Astros scout who drafted Dallas Keuchel was Jim Stevenson

 

Brewers scout who drafted 2005 unsigned 26th rd’er Jake Arrieta was Jim Stevenson

[jerichoholicninja]

I read that it's very probable that in-market games will be available on MLB.tv next year. That would be huge.

 

Also, is there anything more stupid than these Esurance awards they are giving out for social media crap. Give me a break.

[1992casey]

Yeah, the in-market games carried by FOX regional sports networks will be available for sure. Reading through the stuff, I thought we'd need the FOX app to see the games, but maybe they'll be available on MLB.TV. I think the postseason was actually available in both apps. The only issue is that a cable subscription is going to be required. Still, options have opened up that weren't available before.

 

The other RSNs involve separate negotiations, but it's possible that some of them will be included by opening day.

[WV Brew]

Human interest story of a Cub who was beaned on the first pitch of his first Major League at bat:

 

link

[sveumrules]

The last person to join the 3,000 hit club that didn't have at least one career hit off of Jamie Moyer was Rod Carew on August 4, 1985.

[jerichoholicninja]

The Red Sox are retiring Wade Bogg's number this season. Shouldn't that have been done by now?

[Matt Breen]

The Red Sox are retiring Wade Bogg's number this season. Shouldn't that have been done by now?

I think leaving Boston for the hated Yankees for 5-6 years soured Boston on Boggs for a while. Hard to forgive those kinds of things too quickly, but it eventually happens.

[RightFieldCoder]

Yeah, the in-market games carried by FOX regional sports networks will be available ... a cable subscription is going to be required.

Which makes it still pointless. If I have to have a cable subscription the MLB app should be free.

[Vgmastr]

Yeah, the in-market games carried by FOX regional sports networks will be available ... a cable subscription is going to be required.

Which makes it still pointless. If I have to have a cable subscription the MLB app should be free.

 

It is. You won't be streaming them through the MLB app, you'd be streaming them through the Fox Sports Go app, just like you can for Bucks games.