even good parents struggle with making sure their kids hear the right message. we are very involved in our son's life, but we still have to compete with the music and sports stars, and the kid's peers who aren't raised as well. my son really liked baseball in general and bonds in particular, but the steroids and barry's attitude the last few months has all but killed the sport for him. he has not bought a single baseball card this season, and doesn't even look at them any more. I was raised in another era when baseball was America's pastime, and not just entertainment. As kids we went to see legends of the game when all they abused was the baseball. Part of the reason for going was to watch how the managers and players used the strategy of the game play as a team. Now it's all about going to be entertained by offensive fireworks, and seeing how many beers and garlic fries you can choke down in 3 hours. It's just another excuse to party hard for most of the "fans". America's pastime has lost it's purity, it's direction, and it's integrity. It has been reduced to nothing but a lot of overpaid and over rated entertainers who have no loyalty to the game, their team, or their fans. Entertainers who will stop at nothing to keep that big paycheck. You guys can have the state of the art ballparks, pay a premium price for your tickets, drink those 8 buck beers and chew on the 10 dollar hot dogs to watch spoiled rich guys who would be happy to sell you their autograph. But don't call it baseball.
I was raised in another era when baseball was America's pastime, and not just entertainment. As kids we went to see legends of the game when all they abused was the baseball. Part of the reason for going was to watch how the managers and players used the strategy of the game play as a team. It's funny how people have been saying this for, hmmm, 70 years now? 1935 - "I remember when players weren't paid more than the president, didn't hit all these home runs, and sure as heck didn't drink all that alcohol after the game. And managers these days do nothing but send out these big sluggers. What happened to the good old days where it was nothing but singles, doubles and triples?" 1975 - "I remember when players weren't paid more than the movie stars, didn't hit all these home runs, and sure as heck didn't use all those amphetamines before the game. And managers these days do nothing but send out these big sluggers. What happened to the good old days when pitchers had ERAs under 2.00?" 1995 - "I remember when players weren't paid more than small nations, didn't hit all these home runs, and sure as heck didn't use all that marijuana and cocaine in the parties afterwards. And managers these days do nothing but send out the big sluggers. What happened to the gold old days when players rarely got 50 home runs?" You guys can have the state of the art ballparks, pay a premium price for your tickets, drink those 8 buck beers and chew on the 10 dollar hot dogs to watch spoiled rich guys who would be happy to sell you their autograph. But don't call it baseball. All that stuff you mentioned: not baseball. Pitching, hitting, running and throwing? That's baseball. That's barely changed (except that players do it better now than they ever have before), and it's what they are doing between the lines that I enjoy watching. If you cared less about the stuff outside the lines, you might enjoy the game more.
You forgot: 1994 - "I remember when the players used to play in the World Series at the end of the MLB season..."
Actually, the beers are around $6 and the hotdogs about $4. Sure, it's overpriced - but no one is paying $10 for a hot dog so let's not invent reasons to dislike the MLB when so many actually exist. Come to think of it - at the Skydome you can see a game for $2 on Tuesdays. Seats aren't the best, but I doubt there's a cheaper ticket in town. Hey irunfromclones - you should hook up with one of your local minor league teams - no big stadiums, staff, amenities, clean bathrooms, clean food or any of the other annoying trappings of the big leagues. It's just baseball played by bonus babies and also-rans.
i could care less about what a major leaguer does on his personal time, unless it has a direct effect on the game. and it was a better game before it became nothing but entertainment. you can nitpick all you want about the prices i quoted, but you missed the point completely. i do go and see a lot of sacramento rivercats games, where the bathrooms are clean, the food is as good as sbc park and cheaper, the seats are great, and the players have also-ran into the starting rotation for the Oakland A's. go back to your dope weedy. hey grum, the lack of the usual super stars at the all star game should tell you something. i have seen you guys at games before- always the loudest and rudest, with no consideration for anyone else. baseball to you is just another excuse to party and be stupid.
Yes, I know the Sportsfilter regulars, and they are all loud and rude and see baseball simply as an excuse to party and be stupid. Every last one.
always the loudest and rudest, with no consideration for anyone else. baseball to you is just another excuse to party and be stupid Hey man, are you that guy that I screamed obscenities at then vomited on at the Metrodome during the seventh inning stretch...because I'm totally sorry. And, I really don't need an excuse to be stupid.
hey grum, the lack of the usual super stars at the all star game should tell you something. Of the top 10 AL batters (OPS), only two (Hafner and Matsui) didn't participate. Of the top 10 NL batters (OPS), only three (Johnson [injured], Giles and Dunn) didn't participate. I saw the all-time HR leaders for catchers and second basemen. I saw MVP winners from 1999-2004. I saw both 2004 Cy Young Award winners, including the greatest pitcher of the past 20 years. I also saw stars (not yet mentioned) like both Ramirezs, Soriano, Smoltz and Mora. I also saw fantastic young pitchers like Peavy, Willis, and Oswalt. So, I'm not sure you can say there was a "lack of superstars" at the all-star game. always the loudest and rudest, with no consideration for anyone else. baseball to you is just another excuse to party and be stupid Have you ever been to a Toronto Blue Jays game? I'm guessing not if you think that's how things are at a baseball game...
Trust me i've been to the skydome and your not missing a thing...it's a hideous park they tried to make nice with a retracktable roof. I think the biggest atraction at the park was the hard rock cafe, grum is absolutely right the jays game is more like nap time in kindergarden, than an actual fun sporting event....
I went to my first Blue Jays game last season. We sat about 12 rows behind home plate (in the scout's section!) and around the fourth inning, I politely yelled to the home-plate umpire, "Hey, open the zone a little, will ya?" I swear to God, every single person in my section, AND the umpire, turned around. Later in the game, I told my wife I thought I could hear Vernon Wells breathing in center field.
Next time you're sitting behind homeplate at Skydome, could you tell the waitress that works the front row I'm in love with her? HD has pnly made me pine harder. If you will.
Next time you're sitting behind homeplate at Skydome, could you tell the waitress that works the front row I'm in love with her? HD has pnly made me pine harder. If you will. You too? Whenever I watch the HD broadcast and my friend (on the phone) watches the regular broadcast, I ALWAYS mention how good she looks and how the HD makes her look REAL good. I was upset when she wasn't working during a game about a week ago.
She has at least 3 fans here at work. Someone should tell her to renogtiate her contract with Aramak or whomever.
I was wondering when someone would approach her about modelling. She's stinking fantastic.
