I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)

[usav]

In the tenth game of the season, the Miami Marlins finally get their first win

The Yankees and the Pirates are 8-2!

[UK Redsox]

The Red Sox have a rare trip to Pittsburgh later in the month - of course, I will be in Florida.

Last time they were here I went to all 3 games and it was excellent.

Just had a look to see how many games I've attended in Pittsburgh

Two at old Three Rivers (first was in 1998)
Twelve at PNC Park (most recent in 2016)

Plus one NFL (Raiders @ Steelers) and one NCAAF (Ohio @ Pitt) at Heinz Field - both in 2004

[usav]

The Red Sox have a rare trip to Pittsburgh later in the month - of course, I will be in Florida.

Last time they were here I went to all 3 games and it was excellent.

Just had a look to see how many games I've attended in Pittsburgh

Two at old Three Rivers (first was in 1998)
Twelve at PNC Park (most recent in 2016)

Plus one NFL (Raiders @ Steelers) and one NCAAF (Ohio @ Pitt) at Heinz Field - both in 2004

Nothing like a Steelers home game against a good opponent in the cold weather, the atmosphere is usually fantastic.  Pitt is hit or miss, mostly miss unfortunately as they are playing in too big of a stadium for their fanbase (being off-campus doesn't help the students either).

Three Rivers sadium was already gone by the time I got here.....but I did go to it's ugly sister staidum in Philly back in the 90's on a trip from the UK to see my brother who was studying in Philly.

[UK Redsox]

I posted (and then deleted) a moan about ticket prices for the two Phillies v Mets games in London.
A few days ago, I was offered a ticket by the sales bloke at a friends travel company near Boston, MA
Trouble is, it was at a minimal discount and they wanted me to help sell some other tix, so I declined.

However, when by Friday evening they'd had no other takers, they gave me a ticket for free.

Glad that I went. It was a much more pleasant experience than for the first games in 2019 (stupidly hot and poor stadium layout).
They seem to have got their act together now.

Doesn't look like there will be any London games next season.
MLB hoped to play in Paris, but that plan has been abandoned.

Next planned London games are 2026

[UK Redsox]

One of the all time greats

[UK Redsox]

This is what I'll be doing for the next couple of weeks....

Fri 30 Aug      St Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees
Sat 31 Aug   St Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees
Sun 1 Sep      St Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees
Mon 2 Sep      Boston Red Sox @ New York Mets
Tue 3 Sep      Boston Red Sox @ New York Mets
Wed 4 Sep      Boston Red Sox @ New York Mets
Thu 5 Sep      Wilmington Blue Rocks @ Brooklyn Cyclones
Fri 6 Sep      Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox
Sat 7 Sep      Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox
Sun 8 Sep      Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox
Mon 9 Sep      Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox
Tue 10 Sep   Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox
Wed 11 Sep   Syracuse Mets @ Worcester Red Sox
Thu 12 Sep   Syracuse Mets @ Worcester Red Sox

[Meanwood Villa]

Enjoy your trip. Good to get some guaranteed victories in against the Shite Sox.

[UK Redsox]

Enjoy your trip. Good to get some guaranteed victories in against the Shite Sox.

I did consider finishing the trip with another weekend in NYC for the Red Sox @ Yankees series, but I can't really take any more time off

[UK Redsox]

Finally back at Fenway tonight for the first time since 2019.

After three straight defeats to the Mets, my Red Sox finally won a game. Albeit, against the hopeless White Sox

[PeterWithesShin]

Some baseball on the BBC tomorrow. Red Sox away to the evil empire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00235tn

[cdbearsfan]

Liverpool vs Man U? Will give that a miss...

[Risso]

UKR is over there at the moment I think, I wonder if he's going to the game.

[PeterWithesShin]

He's back in Blighty.

[PeterWithesShin]

Liverpool vs Man U? Will give that a miss...

Apart from the Red Sox were more Villa than anything for nearly a century.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe, I'm not a great baseball historian tbf. They seem a bit Liverpooly to me. Same owners, I think?