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Scherzer has already started using it against hitters... Interesting to hear Zach Wheeler's views too: "I think it just messes with the game too much," Wheeler said outside the Phillies' clubhouse at BayCare Ballpark. "I think maybe there can be a pitch clock but not so quick. It could stop...

I suspect we will see more than one player steal 100 bases this season - which would be the first time since 1889 Fun fact - Billy Hamilton stole 111 bases for the Phillies in a season. In 1891, so not the modern day Billy sadly... Stats from the always great Baseball Almanac Stolen Bases...

Phillies have extended Seranthony Dominguez and Jose Alvarado, meaning that of their current 40 man squad the only players now not under contract to the end of 2025 season are Aaron Nola, Josh Harrison and Rhys Hoskins. Also with Machado declaring he will definitely exercise his opt out clause...

I am keen but can't acess it from mobile, I won't be at my desktop pc until thursday, is that too late to join?

I'm keen to join ifthere is a spare spot...

Am I still playing in this? I tried to log in but it said I didn't have a team. Sorry to bug you.

Mate, absolutely no need at all for any apologies, very good of you to quote the data from the club. The crowd for game 1 was under 2,000 - and I'd say about 2,500 for game 2. Happy to post screenshots from game 1 that show the big gaps in the crowd. Smaller than many of the Heat's regular...

By the way, did you go to the games?

Also, for the sake of completeness, several execs thought there were less than 1,800 paying customers at game 1, but I think they were on the underestimating side. And if the crowd was even anywhere near 3,000 it would have been trumpeted all over the place by the Heat media team, given the...

No lies involved, happy for you to quote whatever figures you like, the ground record for Barbagello is only just over 3,000 anyway. I spoke to multiple executives and board members from both the Heat and the ABL at the games, and they all agreed that the crowd was 2,500 or less for each game...

Perth crowd was very, very poor. Crowd for game one wasn't even 2,100 (don't believe the "official" figures, they include free give away tickets that weren't used), heaps of empty seats down third and first base lines, and in the members area, game two slightly better at 2,300. The games did...

Blue Sox have actually failed to make the championship series all four years, despite making the playoffs every single year. A real shame, they have had an awesome array of Australian talent, second only to Perth, but a combination of poor coaching (Pops is easily the worst head coach in the...

Hi guys, are there any spots available in the league for the upcoming year? BpG

Well, we're done for the year, no finals for the Cavs, and Perth Heat have locked up #1 spot and home finals advantage. We just look very, very tired, and our key hitters have gone missing for the last five games. Our pitching was just not good enough in the first part of the season - though...

Hi from Taichung, Taiwan - the Cavs just made the finals of the Asia series - in a fantastic game against the Korean champions that went to extra innings - Canberra player Jack Murphy hit the first home run of the entire Asian series!! Great achievement by the whole team including Mike Ekstrom...

Sydney beat Perth 11-0 in Perth and win the series 3-1. Wow. Also http://freezone.iinet.net.au/vod/sport/abl is the link for the streams - I'm told that this weekend's games will be loaded up for download over the next week or so.

Generally they have pre-game music, plus a walk out song (5-10 seconds for each new batter). Then there will be music for the seventh inning stretch (usually a crowd sing along) and they play little snippets sometimes when key events happen - like a coach coming out to talk to the pitcher...

Just to clarify - I've just found out the Aces WILL be live streaming games this year!!! Most excellent news all season so far - when I get more details including the link to the stream and details of who is hosting I will post it for you all...

I don't think so, Melbourne Aces in particular are (at an ownership level) not in favour of free streaming as (from the feedback from them in the first couple of seasons) they think it will eat into their home crowds. FWIW, we have found here in Canberra that the live streams actually build...

I saw that tweet mate, it gaves us a real chuckle... Match report for those interested: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/grening-fights-the-emotions-20131031-2wmac.html I think the Aces will win at least two of the remaining games in this series... Tonight's game starts at 7pm. Tune...

Yeah, that's the stream I was talking about. My friend does most of the commentary, and I did the scoring and a couple of "special comments" for tonights season opener. I reckon it is a great way to watch Cavs games if you can't get there in person. Would be good if every ABL team could get...

Did any of you guys catch the Visionstream webcast? If so, what did you think (apart from the camera looking through the netting...).

And me for next year also please, if there are any spots available...

Really enjoying the forum this year, great job LB & the rest of you guys, keep it up. Can I suggest we go along the same lines as the NFL board and start a thread for every single major league team - if certain teams threads get no posts because they have no followers on here, then they will...

We are getting smashed by Korea - 5-0 in the bottom of the 8th. Searle gave up runs early, Kent came in and was pitching really well and gave up nothing, then he was suddenly subbed out and here we go again giving up runs once more... We really lack any kind of hitting power in the squad that...

Two great, great choices USAroarer... A few from me, mostly ones that you should be able to get at Australian bookstores or via Amazon/online stores. Most of these (apart from the last one) bring back memories for me of the halycon days of real baseball, before the outrageous contracts, the...

Can I join if there is still a spot?? If I was to create a minor league only roto comp, would anyone be interested in that also??

I really, really like the idea of a tipping comp that has NL followers tipping only in the AL, and vice versa - so that you get people out of their comfort zones and into following unusual baseball... Happy to set one up and promote it around BFif people are keen... Just give me five or six of...

Perhaps the greatest short article of the year so far - see http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130210&content_id=41523820&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb for details, but in short: Joy throughout baseball as spring camps open By Doug Miller / MLB.com | 2/11/2013 Pitchers and catchers report...

What an amazing season by the Cavalry!! After 15 years of hard slog over here in the ACT, we finally have a championship - first time in well over 80 years of Claxton Shield competition. Very, very happy that the MVP of the championship series was our local 18yo kid Aaron Sloan, and also...