MLB 2018 regular season thread

[Steak Snabler]

Spring training's over, so figured it was time for this.

Leading off, the Reds won't have the first game of the season after all:

 

[Slacker]

So, anyway, beer pictures are a thing now.
Just don't be caught doing it at the ballpark.

Yankees run afoul of MLB over beer images

 

[Slacker]

Coming soon: beer pictures during your Waymo ride!

 

[User 149557]

Now I want to tell someone there's a picture in the foam of their beer when there isn't and see how long they look before figuring out I'm screwing with them.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Is that Oscar Gamble in the bottom right?

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Did the article explain what's wrong with it?

 

[Slacker]

Did the article explain what's wrong with it?

Yes.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Did the article explain what's wrong with it?

I was kind of confused about it, too. I'm guessing they didn't clear it with the players first.

 

[LongTimeListener]

MLB players aren’t allowed to promote alcohol.

 

[Steak Snabler]

MLB players aren’t allowed to promote alcohol.

The story linked in the OP says they are, it just has to be cleared by the team, the player and MLB first.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I think tomorrow's all-day Opening Day will be a big hit. Baseball basically from noon to midnight. All 30 teams were scheduled; now one game is off.

Baseball should do something like this every day. There should always be at least one game at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. EST. The rest can be scheduled at 7 p.m., or whatever times they wish. Then you have 12 hours of baseball play per day.

 

[LongTimeListener]

The story linked in the OP says they are, it just has to be cleared by the team, the player and MLB first.

Ah, i see that now. The initial ESPN story said simply that they aren’t allowed to.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

 

[Steak Snabler]

I know blisters are a legit "injury" for pitchers, but a month sounds excessive.

 

[Huggy]

Blisters pretty much cost Aaron Sanchez his 2017 season

 

[Steak Snabler]

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Thats sucks. I thought in The Show you never carry your own luggage. And you hit white balls in batting practice. And all the women have long legs and brains. #BullDurham.

But yeah, bad luck there.

 

[MTM]

 

[Batman]

So they want fans to pay to watch sewage again?

 

[Batman]

Meanwhile, Enrico Palazzo is preparing for his triumphant return to Dodger Stadium: