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Why I Prefer Baseball
The Wall Street Journal ^
| Sept. 27, 20i7
| Daniel Henninger
Posted on 09/28/2017 1:08:52 PM PDT by TBP
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To: americas.best.days...
Except when there is a brawl on the mound or at home plate. And that is just as beautiful!
To: Pelham
Baseball is about baseball.
Baseball, the American pastime
Maybe baseball's about baseball because so many of the players are foreigners.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:34:10 PM PDT
by
x
(Stop the hammering!)
To: americas.best.days...
Its beautiful and intricate and civilized. Exactly!
The strategy is so much fun.
I always loved watching the Cowboys but baseball's by far my favorite sport.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:35:28 PM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
To: x
Maybe baseball's about baseball because so many of the players are foreigners.
I suppose if you are a Dominican here earning nice money, and your alternative would be to go back home and harvest sugar cane for six bucks a day, you are going to behave VERY respectfully during the anthem.
To: Carpe Cerevisi
"A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms... Enthusiasms... What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? [grabs a baseball bat] Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork.... Looks, throws, catches, hustles - part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field... what is he? You follow me? No one! Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? "I'm goin' out there for myself. But... I get nowhere unless the team wins."
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:37:14 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Buckeye McFrog
Same for hockey because most of the players are Canadian or European.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:40:26 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: DoughtyOne
Great shot. I might use it for a backdrop for my computer APBA.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:44:56 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
To: Jolla
I don’t think they’ll get rid of replay, though they should. But time limit it. If you haven’t found “clear and convincing evidence” to overturn the call in a minute or two, you’re probably not going to.
Limit trips to teh mound. Buck Showalter proposes giving each team five of these timeouts to use as they see fit. That would not only speed things up, it would add another strategic element.
Implement the 20-second clock. The average time per pitch is 23 seconds. Knock off three seconds a pitch, you save 15 minutes right there.
But for all its flaws, baseball is still a great game, my sport of choice, and not a sport that promotes political activism or displays of ego or other forms of anti-social behavior.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:49:13 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
To: Repeal The 17th
It opened right up for me.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:49:49 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
To: americas.best.days...
And the most strategic of the major sports.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:50:35 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
To: TBP
Good. I hope it works for you.
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:50:42 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
To: TBP
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:53:39 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
To: DoughtyOne
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:55:59 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Only their self-aggrandizement matters.)
To: TBP
I’d like to find it in a larger format, but couldn’t.
Nice pastel colors almost like a painting...
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posted on
09/28/2017 1:59:56 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
To: TBP
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posted on
09/28/2017 2:02:12 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(John McBane is the turd in the national punch-bowl.)
To: TBP
I prefer baseball because I love the Red Sox!!!!
The “Patriots”? Not so much, especially when they don’t act like patriots!!
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posted on
09/28/2017 2:23:49 PM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: dfwgator
<>Please, MLB, dont screw this up.<>
Agree.
I didn’t take the baseball strike of the early 90s very hard. I didn’t like it, but afterward watched the game when I could.
I was an early subscriber to MLB.com, when the service wasn’t very good.
I didn’t see the A’s catcher take a knee a few days ago, but I swear that if I see such behavior in the post-season, my love affair with baseball is over.
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posted on
09/28/2017 2:35:16 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(ArticleVBlog.com)
To: TBP
I now prefer no sports at all. Simple. More free time to read and write.
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posted on
09/28/2017 3:04:21 PM PDT
by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
To: TBP
I didn't notice (or at least didn't figure out) Beckham's doggie move, only reading the description later. I did notice his black power salute.
ff
To: TBP
How do I get around the WSJ's paywall? I don't subscribe to it or its website.
ff
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