MLB 2014 season thread

Figured it was time to migrate over from the "hot stove" since they've started playing spring training games.

To start things off, Jose Bautista with a titanic blast off Livan Hernandez in his first spring at-bat:

http://m.mlb.com/video/v31386157/torphi-bautista-opens-the-scoring-with-a-moon-shot/?partnerId=as_mlb_20140226_19171524

 

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez: Hey, how did all those dirty pictures and porn links get on my profile? "There was a confusion. My Twitter account was hacked."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10520239/st-louis-cardinals-embarrassed-carlos-martinez-twitter-incident

 

Ozzie Smith heading up a Budweiser campaign to make Opening Day a national holiday:

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24456510/ozzie-smith-budweiser-petition-to-make-opening-day-national-holiday

Sounds like a great idea.

This is 1955, right?

 

Probably so. It was the wrong fat Hernandez.

 

Maybe Bud can make it a national holiday in its Belgian homeland.

 

The Chicago Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. This was back when there were still teams such as the Brooklyn Superbas and the Boston Doves. The Ottoman Empire, which was founded in the 13th century, also existed back then. Mehmed VI was the last sultan of the empire and his reign ended in 1922 when the sultanate was abolished and the Turkish government took governing control over the new republic -- 14 years after the Cubs last won the World Series.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html

 

And they ain't gonna win it this year or next year, either

 

The A's Josh Reddick made these two catches yesterday:



Still photos don't do justice to how high he had to scale.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/as-josh-reddick-astounds-with-two-dazzling-catches-to-rob-giants-michael-morse?ymd=20140226&content_id=68383732&vkey=news_mlb

 

Grienke left his start after four pitches with a leg cramp.

 

Ryan Braun, let's hope it's something undetectable this time:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10527762/ryan-braun-milwaukee-brewers-homers-1st-bat-back-ban

 

Twins 3B prospect Miguel Sano, arguably the top power hitter in the minors, needs Tommy John surgery:

http://wp.me/p14QSL-29mH