The_Piper wrote:It's official. Or as they say in London, offishoo. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2018/05/here_are_the_details_of_the_yankees-red_sox_games.html

Oh, I need to know, if I call someone a yankee whilst in New York, will I get a slap?

jamest wrote:

The_Piper wrote:It's official. Or as they say in London, offishoo. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2018/05/here_are_the_details_of_the_yankees-red_sox_games.html

Oh, I need to know, if I call someone a yankee whilst in New York, will I get a slap?

No, only if you say it with a southern accent.

Don't preface it with "damn" or follow with "carpetbagger".

felltoearth wrote:Got free tix to Jays v Royals from our Cost Consultant. Right near the dugout. My son will be totally excited. Can't wait.

Great view we had! Went to ten innings and had to leave after the ninth to get the lad home. Jays won. Not the greatest game. Spotty pitching on both sides and hitting wasn’t great either. Jays have to up their game if they want to make it through to the finals.

Off to another game Friday!

felltoearth wrote:

felltoearth wrote:Got free tix to Jays v Royals from our Cost Consultant. Right near the dugout. My son will be totally excited. Can't wait.

Great view we had! Went to ten innings and had to leave after the ninth to get the lad home. Jays won. Not the greatest game. Spotty pitching on both sides and hitting wasn’t great either. Jays have to up their game if they want to make it through to the finals.

Off to another game Friday!

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Yeah that's a great view. (They call it the playoffs. ) The Sox are in Toronto right now, so far the series is tied 1-1. They went 12 innings last night, and Toronto catcher Luke Maile hit 2 homers, his only 2 of the season. The second one won the game.

Some stinky hitting at this game Piper. 'A's v Jays. A slightly different view.

I wish that game would be popular in Turkey, I have zero for football and just a little for basketball but I love tennis and baseball.

felltoearth wrote:Some stinky hitting at this game Piper. 'A's v Jays. A slightly different view.

A little late with a response, but, nice view. I've sat up high in Cleveland and DC, both day games. Awesome views of the city as well.

aliihsanasl wrote:I wish that game would be popular in Turkey, I have zero for football and just a little for basketball but I love tennis and baseball.

Cool! Tennis is good, but I wasn't even winded enough to play that well when I was 12, now not a chance.

https://www.mlb.com/london-series
Tickets are limited. To use another Seinfeld punchline, they're limited I'm sure, to however many they can sell.

They have to be limited otherwise they wont sell.
Actually here "honkbal" is quite popular in certain quarters. The Antilliaans are reasonable players and I believe they play in the States in fairly good teams.

Yeah there are 6 current players in MLB from the Netherlands Antilles. Including the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, minor star Xander Bogaerts. He'll be playing in that London series, injuries notwithstanding.
Another Antilaan, Kenley Jansen, has been one of the better current relief pitchers in baseball. I never heard of honkbal, glad you mentioned it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_the_Netherlands_Antilles

Thanks Fletch.

'Honk' = Base or home. It is an Antillians word.

Well I was on the road when this took place, and maybe that's better off, because the Red Sox got shelled. I don't know what about the atmosphere there would cause so many balls to go so far, maybe it was the ball itself.

The Red Sox are at the Roger's Cednter tonight in Toronto, and it looks like less than 1000 people in the stands. It might not be that bleak but it looks emp[ty due to the size of the stadium. I noticed in both Baltimore and Toronto, they have the same recording of a guy saying "everybody clap your hands" that they play to the crowd every so often to try and keep the fans from atrophying. They don't need to do that in Boston, they should have one that says, everybody calm the hell down" some days.

Toronto tanked and the crowds went with them. Also, all the players that made for a great team and generated excitement a couple of seasons ago are gone. Now they just generate excrement. Horrible season.

And for a team that has Biggio, Guererro and Bichette! 2 out of three are hall of famers...sons. They all have promise, y'all'll be good again soon I think.