Comments for Baseball On My Brain http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com Because there's a lot on the mind of this seamhead. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The closing of Yankee Stadium, and an 11 game losing streak on a cold night. by   Children,Sports,Uncategorized | Scherzer excited for homecoming — Recycle Email http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/the-closing-of-yankee-stadium-and-an-11-game-losing-streak-on-a-cold-night/#comment-95   Children,Sports,Uncategorized | Scherzer excited for homecoming — Recycle Email Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:29:30 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=146#comment-95 [...] The closing of Yankee Stadium, and an 11 game losing streak on a … By Pat Lagreid Not to mention Seahawks football, the Final Four, a couple of Sonics games, high school championship games, and Lord knows how many boat/home/RV shows it hosted. Sure, it’s no comparison to Yankee Stadium, but for those in the Emerald … Baseball On My Brain - http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com [...] [...] The closing of Yankee Stadium, and an 11 game losing streak on a … By Pat Lagreid Not to mention Seahawks football, the Final Four, a couple of Sonics games, high school championship games, and Lord knows how many boat/home/RV shows it hosted. Sure, it’s no comparison to Yankee Stadium, but for those in the Emerald … Baseball On My Brain – http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com [...]

]]> Comment on Sometimes you need an eye-opener by A glimpse into the Japanese way of viewing baseball « Baseball On My Brain http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/sometimes-you-need-an-eye-opener/#comment-93 A glimpse into the Japanese way of viewing baseball « Baseball On My Brain Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:15:56 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-93 [...] matchups, Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Brad Lefton If you go back to one of my earlier posts, I had a bit of an awakening as to how people watch the game [...] [...] matchups, Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Brad Lefton If you go back to one of my earlier posts, I had a bit of an awakening as to how people watch the game [...]

]]> Comment on Today marks the end of an era by Pat Lagreid http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/today-marks-the-end-of-an-era/#comment-90 Pat Lagreid Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:13:33 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-90 The idea of "keeping up with the times" is one that is such a false sense of compulsion. I can't help but think that baseball almost has an obligation <i>not</i> to keep up with the times; not to be part of the movement towards perfection. Why is it so hard to accept imperfection? Have we raised the stakes so high that anything less than a perfect call by an umpire stands to ruin an individual? Or have we just made it that way in our minds? Have we made baseball and its role in our lives more important than it needs to be? The idea of “keeping up with the times” is one that is such a false sense of compulsion. I can’t help but think that baseball almost has an obligation not to keep up with the times; not to be part of the movement towards perfection.

Why is it so hard to accept imperfection? Have we raised the stakes so high that anything less than a perfect call by an umpire stands to ruin an individual? Or have we just made it that way in our minds? Have we made baseball and its role in our lives more important than it needs to be?

]]> Comment on Today marks the end of an era by sheepy712 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/today-marks-the-end-of-an-era/#comment-89 sheepy712 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:32:25 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-89 Totally agree. Sad to see America's favorite pastime change for the sake of "keeping up with the times"...human error is part of the game. http://sheepy712.wordpress.com/ Totally agree. Sad to see America’s favorite pastime change for the sake of “keeping up with the times”…human error is part of the game.
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]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Pat Lagreid http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-88 Pat Lagreid Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:05:22 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-88 When blanket statements that are as ignorant as the ones above are thrown out, I won't entertain them with a response. At least I know I won't be running into you at a ballgame. When blanket statements that are as ignorant as the ones above are thrown out, I won’t entertain them with a response.

At least I know I won’t be running into you at a ballgame.

]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Travis Outlaw http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-87 Travis Outlaw Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:18:57 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-87 Whats up with your comment box? It cuts off when you write long sentences. Whats up with your comment box? It cuts off when you write long sentences.

]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Travis Outlaw http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-86 Travis Outlaw Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:17:53 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-86 MLB baseball players don't love America. At least basketball players do by particpating in the olympics. All baseball players care is abotu money. Thats why basketball is a better sport. Baseball is also too boring to watch. I can leave the room for several hours and the scroe is still 1 to 2. Its time to ban baseball and hockey. MLB baseball players don’t love America.
At least basketball players do by particpating in the olympics. All baseball players care is abotu money. Thats why basketball is a better sport. Baseball is also too boring to watch. I can
leave the room for several hours and the scroe is still 1 to 2. Its time to ban baseball and hockey.

]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Pat Lagreid http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-85 Pat Lagreid Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:03:28 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-85 "Basketball players don't take steroids." But their officials bet on games. MLB won't allow their players in the Olympics for a few reasons: --It would lengthen their already long season by three weeks, and since baseball doesn't want the World Series going past Nov. 1, that would mean the season would start before St. Patrick's Day every four years. The Players Union would most likely object, because Spring Training would start in early February. If anything, they'd object simply because they don't like change. --MLB has already devised their own international competition: the World Baseball Classic. They're probably glad that baseball is out of the Olympics because it directs the market for international competition to their product, thus putting more money in their bank account. “Basketball players don’t take steroids.”

But their officials bet on games.

MLB won’t allow their players in the Olympics for a few reasons:

–It would lengthen their already long season by three weeks, and since baseball doesn’t want the World Series going past Nov. 1, that would mean the season would start before St. Patrick’s Day every four years. The Players Union would most likely object, because Spring Training would start in early February. If anything, they’d object simply because they don’t like change.

–MLB has already devised their own international competition: the World Baseball Classic. They’re probably glad that baseball is out of the Olympics because it directs the market for international competition to their product, thus putting more money in their bank account.

]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Travis Outlaw http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-84 Travis Outlaw Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:21:31 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-84 By the way - who’s president of the International Baseball Fedaration? Aldo Notari - an Italian. Aren't Italians white? European people to me aree white people too. By the way – who’s president of the International Baseball Fedaration? Aldo Notari – an Italian.
Aren’t Italians white? European people to me aree white people too.

]]> Comment on Have you ever noticed… by Travis Outlaw http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/have-you-ever-noticed/#comment-83 Travis Outlaw Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:17:43 +0000 http://baseballonmybrain.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-83 As far as the Olympics go — their was never an official reason given as to why it was voted out, but the consensus has to do with MLB players not being involved, as well as the American anti-doping standards not being as high as the IOC’s. - You said it right there this is why baseball stinks. Basketball players don't take steroids. And a few actually still love their country America. Why didn't MLB players not play in the olympics? As far as the Olympics go — their was never an official reason given as to why it was voted out, but the consensus has to do with MLB players not being involved, as well as the American anti-doping standards not being as high as the IOC’s.
- You said it right there this is why baseball stinks. Basketball players don’t take steroids. And a few actually still love their country America. Why didn’t MLB players not play in the olympics?

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