And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, April 21, 2023
Joe Rudi snags a fly ball for the soon to be no more Oakland A's
My idea of hell is sitting in a perpetual pitcher's duel in a Major League park. After three innings, a beer, and a hot dog, I'm done.
Major League baseball would likely pack the stadiums if it increased the size of the ball by 1/8", and by giving the pitcher something around 20 seconds to pitch the ball. This would create far more action on the field. Traditionalists would scream, "No-o-o-o-o!" They like their boredom and refuse to change. It would damage their fascination with "stats." That is why football has taken over 1st Place with sports fans.
As a former season ticket holder the A’s became a team of no names, with anyone showing talent traded away almost immediately. They became unwatchable and uninteresting. As for Oakland, a town mismanaged by incompetent assholes, I mean who fucking loses 3 professional sports teams in rapid fire succession. Now Oakland can complete its final decent into the drug addled shithole it desires.
To this day I remember watching that catch on the boob-tube in the second game of the 1972 world series against the Big Red Machine. If you ask a Red's fan Joe trapped that ball against the wall. No way, it was a clean catch. After Reggie, Joe was my favorite player.
Oakland needs more room to build new tent cities so it is awesome of the A's to sacrifice themselves and get the F outta there.
ReplyDeleteThe Giants are blocking them from moving to San Jose so I don't blame them.
ReplyDeleteFun to play, boring to watch.
ReplyDeleteBaseball is better when listened to on the radio.
DeleteMy idea of hell is sitting in a perpetual pitcher's duel in a Major League park. After three innings, a beer, and a hot dog, I'm done.
DeleteMajor League baseball would likely pack the stadiums if it increased the size of the ball by 1/8", and by giving the pitcher something around 20 seconds to pitch the ball. This would create far more action on the field. Traditionalists would scream, "No-o-o-o-o!" They like their boredom and refuse to change. It would damage their fascination with "stats." That is why football has taken over 1st Place with sports fans.
Games used to be over <2.5 hrs. TV has ruined the game.
ReplyDeleteHe had the face of a pro player for sure.
ReplyDeleteRudi! Rudi! Rudi!
ReplyDeleteBoring to play, deathly boring to watch
ReplyDeleteNot boring if you were playing.
DeleteDan Kurt
Not boring
ReplyDeleteBaseball.... where 10 minutes of action is crammed into 3 hours.
ReplyDeleteAs a former season ticket holder the A’s became a team of no names, with anyone showing talent traded away almost immediately. They became unwatchable and uninteresting. As for Oakland, a town mismanaged by incompetent assholes, I mean who fucking loses 3 professional sports teams in rapid fire succession. Now Oakland can complete its final decent into the drug addled shithole it desires.
ReplyDeleteTo this day I remember watching that catch on the boob-tube in the second game of the 1972 world series against the Big Red Machine. If you ask a Red's fan Joe trapped that ball against the wall. No way, it was a clean catch. After Reggie, Joe was my favorite player.
ReplyDeleteLittle league games; now there's some real spectator sport!
ReplyDeleteEspecially when the parents go after the ump!