tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post1673504998677813091..comments2024-03-28T17:57:21.603-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Reese Kaplan -- Why Some of Us Love BaseballMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-16661571877201142142019-07-22T16:23:26.771-04:002019-07-22T16:23:26.771-04:00My sons are Mets/Jets fans, not much into hoops. ...My sons are Mets/Jets fans, not much into hoops. We go to couple of G/yr. Too soon to know about their kids.<br /><br />Was headed to zHartford last week for an AA game with son & 5 yr old G'son but plans fell thru. Was looking forward to kid's reaction and meeting his cuz who was pitching for Richmond. Ighy have a turn-on moment missed.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-37997502835485528462019-07-22T13:46:47.185-04:002019-07-22T13:46:47.185-04:00It;s funny...
My daughter has never showed any in...It;s funny...<br /><br />My daughter has never showed any interest in baseball, Now in her 40s. 100% NY Giants and Ckemson football. I couldn't even get her to join me at a Clemson baseball game.<br /><br />My 3 grandchildren have no desire either. They are all soccer and Tigers football.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6472025422533893802019-07-22T11:35:10.614-04:002019-07-22T11:35:10.614-04:00How much does the philosophy of the "particip...How much does the philosophy of the "participation trophy" water down the competitive spirit?Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-74259676659292354562019-07-22T10:24:05.331-04:002019-07-22T10:24:05.331-04:00What has been lost, I think, is less about the gam...What has been lost, I think, is less about the game itself than how we choose to live. Mid April to early October of my pre- and early teens was filled with—maybe even dominated by—a peer community of baseball in the sandlot. <br /><br />As I think about it now, the logistics of that were staggering. A dozen or more 10 to 13 year olds managing to organize themselves into teams, agree on a batting order and position of play, invent highly specialized ground rules (over the LF fence into the crabby old lady’s yard was three outs—and the perpetrator had to retrieve the ball), and settle the fair/foul, out/safe disputes in order to continue play. There were fights, but they were extremely rare and soon forgotten as were the errors that at the moment seemed catastrophic. Natural leaders emerged and they weren’t necessarily the best athletes.<br /><br />I mourn the loss of that caldron where ingenuity, competition, the politics of compromise, self-organization and self-regulation all stewed together. I don’t think it’s my youth I mourn; it’s more about short changing my grandchildren of that facet of their education.. <br /><br />I guess basketball is now the only sandlot game...it explains a lot.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88704877166736148522019-07-22T09:39:21.526-04:002019-07-22T09:39:21.526-04:00It is always baffling to me to consider soccer'...It is always baffling to me to consider soccer's popularity. Slow-paced, low scoring - lots of empty action. I cannot watch it.<br /><br />Basketball is high tempo and can have huge moments, and situations where you surge on a team, or try to squelch a surge.<br /><br />I still like baseball best. <br /><br />But my suggestion to baseball would be KIDDIE PRICING. Get them to games, and make them fans. Maybe you lose $$ in the short run, but make bigger bucks, with a younger fan base, in the long run.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com