Gameday - Pitch-by-Pitch Coverage of Triple-A Baseball
Last season, MiLB.com -- the official website of Minor League Baseball -- established itself as the premier online destination for fans of the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. Offering recaps and box scores for every game, comprehensive statistics and in-depth news and analysis relating to all aspects of Triple-A baseball, MiLB.com was unsurpassed in its coverage of the highest rung of the Minor League ladder.
In 2006, MiLB.com is advancing to a whole new level. Fans, get ready for Gameday.
From Opening Day through the final out of the playoffs, through the ups and downs of a 144-game season, Gameday will provide real-time pitch-by-pitch coverage for every Triple-A game during the 2006 season. A formidable combination of power and speed, Gameday allows fans to monitor the action of their favorite teams from anywhere in the world. You'll never have to miss a game as you follow baseball's top prospects in their attempt to make it to The Show.
Gameday utilizes state-of-the-art Flash technology to deliver updates straight from the ballpark, mere seconds after the action takes place on the field. Every pitch and every play is recorded as each contest is recreated in stunning detail right on your computer screen.
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Gameday features a live box score that is updated after every at-bat, letting you track a pitcher's fluctuating ERA or a hitter's rising or falling batting average as it changes. And never before has it been easier to act as an armchair manager: Gameday is chock full of situational stats that illuminate the strategies being deployed from the dugout. Want to see a batter's lifetime stats vs. the pitcher he's facing? Check who's available on the bench or in the bullpen? Evaluate potential lefty-righty matchups? With Gameday, it's all just a click away.
The Play-by-Play tab includes a complete archive of every at-bat, broken down by inning. So if you log on late in the game or after its conclusion, Gameday provides an easy-access rundown of everything that took place on the diamond. You can familiarize yourself with the contest's memorable moments, truly getting a sense of what took place and why. Run-scoring plays are highlighted, so you can quickly pick out key events of the game.
Traditional box scores, crammed with information though they may be, never could provide this level of detail.
Finally, Gameday features a fully interactive spray chart that records the location of every ball hit into play, whether it results in a hit, out or error. If the ball landed in fair territory, Gameday will show you exactly where.
Fans, prepare to experience Triple-A baseball like never before. From Ottawa to Albuquerque, Sacramento to Syracuse and all points in-between, Gameday has got you covered. It's the next best thing to being at the ballpark, providing International and Pacific Coast League aficionados with a virtual box seat for every pitch of the 2006 season.
Play ball!