Haven't seen him yet (planning a week at the beach later this summer, will definitely coincide with a Hooks homestand) but from what I've read he has an unorthodox swing w/ a pretty good hitch in it. Can't argue w/ the results so far, but things like that can get exposed/exploited by upper level pitchers. Will be very interesting to follow. Don't know if they have made or are trying to make any mechanical adjustments, which could explain his delayed advancement. Also from what I've heard, he's strictly a LF in the future: weak arm & not great range or instincts.
The rainout will be made up Monday, May 8th at PacBell. Both teams had days off - Stros are in between stops in Denver & LA, and SF is starting a homestand. Hopefully they get the games in today, crossing fingers that nobody gets Chippered on the crapass soggy fleld.
good question right there.....i guess it would be zeke. maybe we can rain out these 2 today and get the rotation back in order
If they were planning on spot starting Nieve before yesterday's rainout, I don't see why that would change.
No, I'm in the DC metro area right now, so I'll be good. But I also would like to know of these "methods" around the blackout stuff considering I lost the Nats series (incl. the exciting day game while I was at work) Actually, I can think of one that I'm not willing to go through. Change billing address on credit card, then change billing address for mlb.tv...new zip code = new blackout area. But for 1 game or 1 series early in the season, I'm not willing to go through that hassle (or illegality)
I think they verify blackout info by your IP address meaning billing info is irrelevant. Its strictly based on where you are plugged in at that moment so I can't really think of a way around it.
do they really? When I tried to watch the Nats game from a new computer (other than the one I registered on), they had me type in my billing address, CC info, zip code...and then they said "if your zip code is on the following list for X or Y team (either of the ones playing), then you will not be able to view the game." Looked under the long list of zip codes under the Nats, and mine was there. I guess that may have just been identity verification and they're still going off IP add... if so, they threw me off in the way they listed it.
In a previous thread somewhere someone posted a link on how to get around this I believe. I know you need to use a proxy server which will basically make it seem to the MLB.com that you are coming from another country or something. The idea is to login to MLB.TV with this "proxy IP address" from another country, and then once you are in, close down the proxy program as it REALLY slows down your connection.
Did some research and found this... Looks pretty easy, maybe i'll try it sometime http://www.oaklandfans.com/discus/messages/36/5489.html?1094264723
I know for a fact they block you based on the ip address. I go to school in Western Pennsylvania and get The Indians and Pirates' games block when I am there. When I am home in Spring, TX, I get the Astros and Rangers games blocked. It's all about where you are logged in from.
This is pretty easy to do in UNix systems. The proxy server does not really slow the connection down. However I am not very sure how to achieve it in Windows based systems. If you are at work this might not work anyways since most companies have their own firewalls etc that will override your own proxy.
