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Baseball help

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:56 pm
by Nezhul
So I'm writing a short novel right now, and there's a point in it where two people are talking baseball via mail. Now, I'm not hot for sports, and I know NOTHING about baseball, because in my country it's not popular. But the guys talking are American, and I figured baseball was the sports to go.

I need to express a thought in one or two sentences, and the thought is basically "This team will win next season and gain a trophy/advance on the ladder", but I want it to sound really nerdy, like an actual baseball fan would have said. I don't have any clue what cups/leagues/tournaments baseball has, so I ask you for help here - can anyone compile an example of the phrase?

Also some team names would be appreciated, be they champions or local teams, but then the tournament they are winning should actually be doable for that team (I don't wand a small local team winning World Cup kind of phrase.).

Thank you in advance! :wave:

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:01 pm
by odon
I sent you a PM with some questions, but this should be easily doable.

Odon

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:58 pm
by SexualChoc
suggestion do a search under: MLB news (that is major league baseball news)
here is current news
http://espn.go.com/mlb/
betting odds for future games
http://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/mlb-odds-w ... es-futures
people talking about who might win/ news article
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/116252342 ... ll-in-2015
List of blog posts with links (easy to see/use)
http://mlbcomblogs.mlblogs.com/

hopefully that will help

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:52 am
by Quiet Linda
"Those San Francisco Giants have won the world series in 3 out of the last 5 years.
I know they can do it again this year even though those darn LA Dodgers are ahead now."

All current info, hope that helps.

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:28 am
by Nezhul
Thanks everyone. Problem solved

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:26 am
by zwitter
Oh, Miss Linda, as if Rose couldn't love you any more already...

Happily doing whatever you want, (including I believe rooting for those coming through in the clutch Giants and against those So Cal Dodgers!)
Quiet Linda wrote:"Those San Francisco Giants have won the world series in 3 out of the last 5 years.
I know they can do it again this year even though those darn LA Dodgers are ahead now."

All current info, hope that helps.

Re: Baseball help

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:51 am
by Idiolect
I see a topic with baseball and saw a post for the SF Giants, so I just came here to say...

GO GIANTS!!
BEAT L.A.!!
and just like every season since 2010, this year's playoff run is no different....TORTURE!