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I don’t miss professional sports, do you?
The Aspen Beat ^ | 13 July 2020 | Glenn K Beaton

Posted on 07/14/2020 4:52:20 PM PDT by Rummyfan

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To: Rummyfan

The only thing that I care about in the sports world, is Sports Illustrated. That really does have redeeming social value.


101 posted on 07/14/2020 10:04:06 PM PDT by matthew fuller (we're "blessed to have a leader" like Trump. Goya CEO)
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To: Rummyfan

Not in the slightest!

As a kid in Wisconsin in the 50s, the Bartholomew Brothers killed baseball when they bought the Milwaukee Braves, promising to leave them there, and then within a couple of years, moved them to Atlanta.

As a life-long Green Bay Packer fan, I gave up on them and all of the National Felon League when the bowed to disrespecting my country and its flag.

As a college student at the University of Wisconsin, I became a fan of college hockey and the skills required. Pro hockey was just mixed martial combat on skates.

I was never a basket ball fan, especially of the pro “sport”.

Watching the “woke” pukes infesting all of the sports, I have written them all off and will go out of my way to not purchase from their enablers (Sponsors).

I’ll spend my time restoring old machine and woodworking tools, and studying areas I am interested in. I am retired, and now I can be even more productive.


102 posted on 07/15/2020 6:45:45 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
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To: crz

Yes -— when a no hitter is in the making, it is silent in the dugout!!!

When my youngest son was about 4 or 5 years old, some little kids were playing baseball. No ump —— just parents and there must have been 40 kids in the infield and outfield. The ball hit my son’s bat and fell about 2 feet in front of him. Dads told him to run to first base. All the kids in the infield tried to get the ball but there were too many of them and they kept dropping it. The Dads had my son go to second base, to third and then home, He had a home run his first time at bat, and the ball never left the infield!!! It was so funny to watch!!!!!


103 posted on 07/15/2020 9:45:23 AM PDT by Exit148
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To: Exit148

NOW TAHTS ONE I would have paid to watch.

LOL!

I watched a little league game a few years ago that reminded me of the Bad News Bears.

Had to grit my teeth to stop laughing cuz the parents would have killed me.


104 posted on 07/15/2020 12:46:57 PM PDT by crz
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To: Captain Compassion

Ditto dat!


105 posted on 07/15/2020 12:48:18 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Osage Orange

I miss minor league ball. MLB will NOT open stadiums. So pissed.


106 posted on 07/15/2020 12:49:09 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: yarddog

I’m learning the rules about Cricket....ha!


107 posted on 07/15/2020 12:49:11 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Exit148

BTW, I doubt any of these kids know how to play move up baseball.

When we played and only had four or so of us, thats what we played.

BTW, the/our rules were such that you could throw the ball at a runner to get him out. Talk about bean balls!


108 posted on 07/15/2020 12:49:37 PM PDT by crz
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This shortened season..and new rules..are going to totally piss off people who've watched baseball for years.

There will be FOREVER an asterisk..on everything done.

The Commissioner is an idiot.

The NBA, and MLB will not finish their "seasons".....IMO.

109 posted on 07/15/2020 12:57:38 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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