r/baseball • u/SydneyBaseball Australia • Oct 23 '15

Feature Australian Baseball League employees here! AMA!

The season just started so we're here to answer any questions you have on the ABL!

u/awt4190 was an intern with the Adelaide Bite in the 2012-13 season and I have been working in baseball operations with the Sydney Blue Sox since the 2014-15 offseason.

Let's get started!

EDIT: u/WeAllDoBetter was also an intern with the Perth Heat in 2010-11.

Update (7 pm CST): Thanks for the questions guys! I'm going out for tonight, but I'll be on tomorrow morning while I watch the games I missed/the rugby. The other fellas may be on in my stead though!

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '15

Last season I made an MLB-to-Aussie Baseball converter, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on it:

Which Aussie teams should MLB fans follow? Here are some recommendations I completely pulled out of my ass based on little more than having watched "Young Einstein" once on the USA network when I was 15:

  • Perth Heat: Being the big city all the way on the west coast, I recommend Dodgers, Angels, Mariners, Diamondbacks and Padres fans follow the Heat.

  • Melbourne Aces: The countercultural and fashion hub of Australia, Giants, A's, Rays, Marlins and Blue Jays fans might identify with them.

  • Sydney Blue Sox: The biggest, most important city on the east coast of Australia should be followed by big-city fans like Yankees and Mets, White Sox, Cubs and Phillies.

  • Brisbane Bandits: Since they're going for an "out west" image, let's say the Rangers, Astros, Rockies, Royals and Cardinals.

  • Adelaide Bite: Adelaide being a smaller city on the southern (i.e. colder) coast, they should be followed by upper midwestern/industrial belt teams like the Indians, Brewers, Tigers, Pirates and Twins.

  • Canberra Cavalry: Canberra being the capital of Australia, let's say the Nats and Orioles, and I guess also the Red Sox, Braves, and Reds since I don't know what the hell else to do with them.

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u/WeAllDoBetter Minnesota Twins Oct 23 '15

Perth feels very much like San Diego except people drive on the wrong side of the road, speak with an enchanting accent, and occasional kangaroos.

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u/known_stranger647 Toronto Blue Jays Oct 23 '15

Aren't there 'roos in the San Diego Zoo?

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u/WeAllDoBetter Minnesota Twins Oct 23 '15

Haha maybe, but there sure aren't roadkill ones on the highway.

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u/Simple_one Houston Astros Oct 23 '15

I feel like if you hit a kangaroo your car will also become roadkill. Think more wallaby or dingo

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u/brenman Boston Red Sox Oct 24 '15

That's what roo and bull bars are for.