2008 MLB Thead

Any other baseball fans here? If so, who do you cheer for?

I'm a Diamondbacks fan. Have been since they started.

Been a NY Yankees fan since I was a young'un... unfortunately I haven't been paying much attention to 'em this season, got too much other stuff goin' on ... if I've watched an inning or two out of all the games thus far this year, that's a lot. I suck.

Orioles fan since 1982!

Cardinals fan since the late 60s.

And at the time, I was living in PA. I used to listen to games on KMOX after about 8pm when the station would come in. I'd listen through storms and hear Jack Buck say "Bases loaded, two out, 3-2 count on Brock. Here's the pitch..." CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCSSHHSHHSHSHSSSZZZSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
That's what lightning static sounds like when your ear is pressed to the radio.

Now I live in Cardinal country and can watch practically every game on TV. I love baseball season!

I've been a lifelong Twins fan. I've tapered off though since I moved to Wisconsin, partially due to poor media coverage of them here and partially due to all the steroid B.S.

I'm also a Yankees fan which is not easy to do lately.

Baseball is the greatest sport, most american and most easy rules to understand. I think I follow the em's the closest, which isnt even that close because I dont have tv.

Stender wrote:

Baseball is the greatest sport, most american and most easy rules to understand. I think I follow the em's the closest, which isnt even that close because I dont have tv.

You think baseball has the easiest rules? I think they're the most complicated; at least I think the strategy is. There's much more strategy in baseball than football IMO; especially in the National League.

That's one of the main things I love about baseball; it's a cerebral sport. You have to pay attention to every pitch and every at bat to appreciate the subtle nuances of what's going on.

tohostudios wrote:

Stender wrote:

Baseball is the greatest sport, most american and most easy rules to understand. I think I follow the em's the closest, which isnt even that close because I dont have tv.

You think baseball has the easiest rules? I think they're the most complicated; at least I think the strategy is. There's much more strategy in baseball than football IMO; especially in the National League.

That's one of the main things I love about baseball; it's a cerebral sport. You have to pay attention to every pitch and every at bat to appreciate the subtle nuances of what's going on.

Oh yeah dude, baseball is way simpilar. I can barely understand whats going on in a football game sometimes.

Stender wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Stender wrote:

Baseball is the greatest sport, most american and most easy rules to understand. I think I follow the em's the closest, which isnt even that close because I dont have tv.

You think baseball has the easiest rules? I think they're the most complicated; at least I think the strategy is. There's much more strategy in baseball than football IMO; especially in the National League.

That's one of the main things I love about baseball; it's a cerebral sport. You have to pay attention to every pitch and every at bat to appreciate the subtle nuances of what's going on.

Oh yeah dude, baseball is way simpilar. I can barely understand whats going on in a football game sometimes.

That just amazes me. To me baseball is so complicated. You have the lefty vs righty thing, the strategy of when to have the pitcher bunt or swing. What pitches to throw, pitch to the slugger or walk him to get to the next guy.

Football is basically all about gaining territory. Run play you think will gain you more ground.

I admit both sports have strategy but IMO, in baseball, strategy is much more important on every single play.

I hat ewatching baseball but playing it is fun.

I was a big Dodgers fan back in the 80's then I kinda moved over to the American league.The Yankees have been my favorite for the past 10 or 15 years.

I bleed Dodger blue.

SoldierUnderCommand wrote:

I bleed Dodger blue.

I knew there was something likeable about you

Im a Phillies fan here. Ill watch most of the games during the season, but the only sport Im a big fan of is hockey.

Been a Yankees fan for over 25 years. I don't watch as much as I used to simply due to being older and having more constraints on my time. Plus, the games are getting very looooonnnggg!!

Not a follower of the game (always wondered how the US has the chutzpah to call their series the 'World Series'), but i played a few seasons during my Cricket off season. Kept me sharp and the dynamics to the game are in essence similar.

GO EXPOS!!! oh wait...

I'm a Phillies fan, but most times it's too hard to watch. I occasionally work the games as a scoreboard operator, so it helps ease the pain when I'm getting paid to watch them bumble.

thrasher73 wrote:

SoldierUnderCommand wrote:

I bleed Dodger blue.

I knew there was something likeable about you

yeah, but you went to the yankess. That's the unforgivable sin.

My grandma loved the Dodgers (until they moved to LA). She hated the Yankess.

I carry on both proudly.

I agree Tohost that baseball can be very complicated. I'm trying to teach it to the ranch guys and there are so many little details to remember. Who to throw to on the hit, tagging up, when to tag the runner out and when to just step on the base. We don't even get into the pitching aspects as it's underhand softball.
Football we just say, go deep.

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Not a follower of the game (always wondered how
the US has the chutzpah to call their series the 'World Series'), but i
played a few seasons during my Cricket off season. Kept me sharp and
the dynamics to the game are in essence similar.

Rattpoison! I've learned to love Cricket! I fell in love with it last time I was in Barbados and "watched" the World Cup on the internet last year. I hate the Aussies!!!

I want to play with some of the Pakistanis and Indians here but simply don't know how to approach them - and I figure they'll look at me .

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Rattpoison! I've learned to love Cricket! I fell in love with it last time I was in Barbados and "watched" the World Cup on the internet last year. I hate the Aussies!!!

That is disturbing.

Phillies baby. I love all philly teams.. Chase Utley 2008 MVP