Some things I didn’t get around to posting about this week:
Johan Santana is now a free agent, and the Twins are amongst the teams interested. You know what that means…
This 30 for 30 short on the couple that used to make MLB’s schedules is well worth watching.
Kevin Long will remain the Yankees’ hitting coach, and by all accounts he’s one of the best hitting coaches in the league.
We found out what Jake Peavy is going to do with that duck boat.
Today’s games:
12:30 AM: Australian League- Perth Heat at Adelaide Bite doubleheader. Streaming here.
3:00 AM: Australian League- Canberra Cavalry at Sydney Blue Sox. Streaming here.
8 PM: Arizona Fall League, Peoria Javelinas at Salt River Rafters. On MLB Network and streaming on the Arizona Fall League website.
10 PM: JWBL, will be streamed here.
Baseball!
3:00 AM: Australian Baseball League. Canberra Cavalry at Sydney Blue Sox. Will be viewable here.
3:30 AM: Australian Baseball League. Perth Heat at Adelaide Bite. Will be viewable here.
9:00 PM: Arizona Fall League. Glendale Desert Dogs at Scottsdale Scorpions. Will be on MLB Network and the AFL website.
10 PM: Japan Women’s Baseball League, will be streaming here.
Know of anything I missed? Let me know!
Well, we have a game in Australia very, very early in the morning and an Arizona Fall League game as well.
3:30 AM: Australian Baseball League. Perth Heat at Adelaide Bite. Will be viewable here.
9 PM: Arizona Fall League. Salt River Rafters (Prospects from D-Backs, Rockies, Cardinals, Rays, Blue Jays) host the Scottsdale Scorpions (Braves, Mets, Yankees, Pirates, Giants). On MLB Network and the Arizona Fall League website.
Know of anything else? Let me know!
Here are some random links and stories that may interest you:
Among the 12 finalists for the “Expansion Era” ballot of the Hall of Fame Veterans’ Committee: Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa, Marvin Miller, Billy Martin, Tommy John and George Steinbrenner. I have to think that at the very least Cox, Torre and LaRussa will get in, and Miller SHOULD too (possibly others), although he should have years ago…
Brad Ausmus is now the Manager of the Detroit Tigers.
The Rakuten Eagles won the Japan Series in 7, beating out the mighty Yomiuri GIants. Masahiro Tanaka, the ace who will likely come to America this winter and who had lost in Game 6 for the first time after 30 straight starts without a loss, got the save.
However, the season isn’t over yet for Rakuten, as the Asia Series is coming up in Taiwan. The Asia Series is, as the name suggests, a tournament of the best teams in Asia, although an Australian and now a European team are also involved, partly because Mainland China’s league no longer is professional. However, the Asian Series is often treated as something of an exhibition, at least by the Japanese (Yakyu Baka notes that the Eagles won’t send Tanaka or the foreign players like Andruw Jones to it, for example), and in previous years crowds haven’t been good, especially for games not featuring the “home” team. The teams taking part in the tournament are the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (CPBL champions), Samsung Lions (KBO champions), Fortitudo Bologna (European Cup champions, from Italy), Canberra Cavalry (last season’s Australian champions), EDA Rhinos (CPBL runners-up), and the aforementioned Rakuten Eagles (NPB champions).
Finally, there will be more Arizona Fall League on TV this week!
I remembered this time! Also, I’m including some specials that will be on either internet or TV, in case you are interested:
First off, a reminder that ALL OF THESE TIMES ARE EASTERN:
11:30 PM (of Sunday): JWBL “Japan Cup”, streaming here.
2:00 AM (Monday): JWBL “Japan Cup”, streaming here.
5:00 AM: JWBL “Japan Cup”, streaming here.
7 PM: “MLB Comeback Player of the Year”, ESPN2 and WatchESPN website and apps.
8 PM: “Players’ Choice Awards”, MLB Network
(DO YOU KNOW ANY LEGAL AND/OR SPONSORED/ENDORSED FEEDS FOR BASEBALL DURING THE OFFSEASON? LET ME KNOW!)
On internet and TV, here’s some games to keep the fire burning… all times are Eastern (note that they might bet screwed up by the daylight savings switch):
1:30 AM– JWBL “Japan Cup” Dione (JWBL) vs. Shobi University (College Team), will be streamed here.
Various Australian League Baseball Games, which can be accessed here. There are several doubleheaders and are on at various times from 1 AM all the way to 7:20 AM.
8 PM– Arizona Fall League All-Star Game on MLB Network.
8 PM- JWBL “Japan Cup” Saitama Sakae (High School Team) vs. “The Lady Hornets”, will be streamed here.
10 PM– JWBL “Japan Cup” Participants TBD, will be streamed here.
(In addition, the Boston victory parade will be tomorrow starting at 9 and will no doubt receive coverage on MLB Network and ESPN)
With games in Korea, Australia and Women’s Games from Japan, it’s a fun and eclectic mix of baseball for anybody looking for a fix of baseball as the North American off-season begins… or, in some cases, simply suffering from insomnia.
Do you know of any legal (whether they be sponsored or endorsed by a league or run by the league itself) streams? Let me know!
(All times Eastern)
4 AM: Australian Baseball League, Melbourne Aces at Canberra Calvary, will be streamed here, and will have a radio broadcast here.
4:30 AM: Australian Baseball League, Adelaide Bite at Brisbane Bandits, will be streamed here.
5 AM: Korean Series Game 7. Doosan Bears (Yu-Hui Kwan) at Samsung Lions (Jang Won-Sam). Winner wins the series. Will be streamed here.
7:20 AM: Australian Baseball League, Sydney Blue Sox at Perth Heat. Will be streamed here.
9 PM: Japan Women’s Baseball League “Japan Cup”. Astraia (JWBL) vs. Heisei International University (College team). Will be streaming here.
11 PM: JWBL “Japan Cup” Flora (JWBL) vs. Asahi Trust (Corporate Club Team). Will be streaming here.
Well, now that the World Series is done, you probably are wondering what I’ll be doing to waste away the winter, especially since I won’t have any World Baseball Classic news to fill time with?
Well, here’s a run-down of what’s going to be happening:
Crud. Now the MLB season is over. But wait! Don’t worry, here’s a list of baseball games to watch today. Don’t worry, I’m not going to watch all of these. Maybe. (NOTE: I am ONLY using official streams or TV showings, no bootlegs or illegal streams).
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN
4 AM: Australian Baseball League Season Opener- Melbourne Aces (John Hussey) at Canberra Cavalry (Brian Grening), radio feed. Link for radio coverage will be posted here when it goes active. May also be available with video streaming here (click the game).
5 AM: Korean Series Game 6, Doosan Bears (Dustin Nippert starting) at Samsung Lions (Rick Vandenhurk). Doosan leads 3-2 in Best of 7 series. Video Stream can be found here.
And that’s it for today. HOWEVER, this is a CALL FOR ACTION: if you know of a LEGAL, TEAM-RUN and/or BROADCASTER-RUN place for baseball during these offseason months, let me know on my twitter feed. It can be a video of any language, OR a radio feed of English language.
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