The players union should file a protest. The injuries that occur on artificial turf are enough to rate OSHA violations. Routine grounders will fly through the infield, and bloopers will bounce over the heads of outfielders. God help any player who dives for a sinking liner.
There's a reason why fake grass never made it in baseball. It subverts the game in dramatic fashion. Sad to think that we want to showcase the Pastime to European fans, and this is what they'll see.
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I agree with you but didn't we just play on turf in Tampa? Isn't it turf in Toronto?
I hate these games. If we are going to do publicity type games why not wait until after we win the World Series? Mid-Season and guys can get hurt for a game that means nothing! Do we need a longer IL list? It's all stupid to me. But that is just my humble opinion.
I'm just as stupid as you, then, Peg too
Ridiculous. Why? Who cares about Red Sox/Yankees in London? Why are they taking away games for true fans? Baseball is not football. That stadium is not configured for baseball. Japan is one thing; seriously, no one gives a Happ about baseball in Great Britain. The travel alone will screw up both teams for the next week after they play.
Im in Scotland and I care a lot about baseball and the Yankees
This will be my only chance to see my beloved Yankees unless I get a lottery win I just cant afford a trip to the USA
I too dont like the artificial turf either there are many cricket grounds in England big enough for a diamond and decent dimensions for baseball should have taken it there
Rounders for bounders.
It's really inane. And it's not going to convert a single Englishman to following baseball. The amount of money wasted on pernicious nonsense like this is amazing.
They could have at least played the game in York. (The old one)
Doug K.
Old Daddy Yankee,
You're about England not having a baseball tradition. Many great baseball players were English.
Duke Snyder
Prince Fielder
Earl Coombs
Earl Battey
Earl Weaver
John Montefusco.
and the inventor of the base... Count Basie
Doug K.
Bobby Thomson the Staten Island Scot was born about a mile from where I was born.
Boring but true fact
Anyway Im more than a little excited to see a real MLB game whilst understanding the anger and bewilderment of lots of Yankee fans
I'm glad you can see a game in person, Scottish Yankee fan. It's a very different experience than on TV or a computer. The simple geometry of a fly ball sailing against the sky, the view of the infield during a double play or runners racing around after a base hit... it's something to see. Hope the weather cooperates for you. And that Happ will not be the starter on that day.
German having another great four-inning game. Tagged in the fifth, and over 90 pitches already. He'll get the win, but another disturbing performance the second time through the order.
Things are definitely getting a little rowdy at Camden.
John Montefusco??
And both Boston and Tampa are getting thumped.
Susan is explaining the The Master how a search engine works. We have entered garbage time.
Can we play the Orioles every night?
I would even be for doing that in London.
They're putting turf *over* grass! WTF? Is there not enough rain in England to support grass?
They're British, so, you know, nuts.
Warblist,
His nickname is "The Count"
I forgot to mention that Boston Staple Prince Spaghetti.
Doug K.
Warblist the psychotic libels an entire nationality at "nuts."
Look at what they eat.
"Here's an internal organ."
"Oh, great, let's put it in a pie! Anyone want to choke down a scone? Wash it down with the weakes drink every invented?"
That's nuts, all right.
If the Yankees trade Clint Frazier then everyone here should find a new team to root for. They should trade Stanton. Period. If they trade Frazier instead of Stanton, then that is a definitive sign that this is a diseased franchise.
Agreed. Those Frazier home runs tonight were bombs. Straight away to dead center. He didn't even seem to hit them that hard.
It would be crazy to trade him. It would also be crazy to trade Thairo Estrada, I don't care if it's part of a deal for Madison Bumgarner.
Sign Kuchel on June 2, or whenever it is that they can sign a player without giving up a bunch of stuff. Hope Sevvy and Toonces come back and Green comes around.
So far our injuries this year have been very strategic.
Bird gets hurt? We discover that Voit is for real (and that Mike Ford is, well, maybe expendable).
Tulo gets hurt? We discover that Estrada can play and LeMahiue can really play (and that Tyler Too, alas, cannot).
Didi gets hurt? We discover that Torres can indeed play short.
Andujar gets hurt? We discover Gio.
Stanton gets hurt? We discover that Red Thunder seems to be for real.
Judge gets hurt? We discover that Maybin is a capable back-up (and Tauchman...probably not).
Sevvy gets hurt? We discover that German can start (at least for five innings).
Toonces gets hurt? We discover that Kahnle seems to be at least capable again.
We can't expect this to keep up. But it has—so far—prevented Coops from pulling one of his truly mule-headed stunts, such as insisting Tulo put in 100 games at short even though he's batting .200.
Pulling German in the fifth regularly is why he’s got the best record in baseball. That’s good managing, and a definite improvement over Girardi who would leave CC in to get bombed during his heavy drinking years (he’s playing better now, but one year it was ridiculously predictable that he’d be awesome through 5 or 6, start loading up the bases and then we’d lose... )
German has only given up 4 runs once and 3 runs twice so far this year. He's gone 7 innings once but has gone more than 5 in about half of his starts. He gives the team a chance to win every night he goes out there. What more can you ask of a number 2/3 starter? Does he have to massage all your old wrinkles too?
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