Comments on: Minor League Baseball in the Carolinas: Road trip itinerary taking shape! http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nick http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-56116 Nick Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:07:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-56116 You may want to stop in Richmond VA if you can work it in there.... this is the last year that the Richmond Braves (AAA) will be playing there, before moving to god knows where.... You may want to stop in Richmond VA if you can work it in there…. this is the last year that the Richmond Braves (AAA) will be playing there, before moving to god knows where….

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-56115 Sarah Green Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:05:15 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-56115 Yeah, I looked up the schedules---but as you say, matrixing them into some sort of Excel spreadsheet is clearly the next step. Yay! Yeah, I looked up the schedules—but as you say, matrixing them into some sort of Excel spreadsheet is clearly the next step. Yay!

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-56114 Nick Kapur Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:36:34 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-56114 Sarah, having done this sort of baseball roadtrip a number of times, I think that now that you've whittled it down to a smaller number of teams, your next step has to be perhaps the most laborious of all - which is busting out the schedules for all of these teams and comparing when they are home and away and trying to work out a route that will allow you to hit a reasonable number of these teams while they are actually playing in their home park, and not on an off day. That will narrow your list down more, and will also dictate to some extent which roads you can drive on. But yeah, just like Paul, I'm super jealous. This is going to be a ridiculously awesome trip, and the Carolinas are really beautiful. Sarah, having done this sort of baseball roadtrip a number of times, I think that now that you’ve whittled it down to a smaller number of teams, your next step has to be perhaps the most laborious of all – which is busting out the schedules for all of these teams and comparing when they are home and away and trying to work out a route that will allow you to hit a reasonable number of these teams while they are actually playing in their home park, and not on an off day. That will narrow your list down more, and will also dictate to some extent which roads you can drive on.

But yeah, just like Paul, I’m super jealous. This is going to be a ridiculously awesome trip, and the Carolinas are really beautiful.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-56113 Paul Moro Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:33:55 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-56113 Sarah, you have no idea how jealous this post has made me. For reasons including but not limited to the fact that "Hickory Crawdads" might be the greatest sports team name ever. Sarah, you have no idea how jealous this post has made me. For reasons including but not limited to the fact that “Hickory Crawdads” might be the greatest sports team name ever.

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]]> By: Danny O http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-49809 Danny O Wed, 21 May 2008 04:07:51 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-49809 Great post. Reminds me of Eddie Feigner: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/sports/othersports/13feigner.html Great post. Reminds me of Eddie Feigner:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/sports/othersports/13feigner.html

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]]> By: Doug http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-49806 Doug Wed, 21 May 2008 03:26:52 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-49806 Great read Paul! On a softball note, I can't believe that these girls still wear shorts Great read Paul!

On a softball note, I can’t believe that these girls still wear shorts

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]]> By: Tommy http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/30/minor-league-baseball-in-the-carolinas-road-trip-itinerary-taking-shape/comment-page-1/#comment-49777 Tommy Tue, 20 May 2008 17:26:13 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2412#comment-49777 Thanks, this is great. I think the reason you don't see more female baseball players is because of softball. Softball is inferior to baseball (no leading off, larger ball "easier" to hit, generally shorter games), and yet somehow we force women to play it instead of baseball starting after T-ball. Ludicrous. It's not that I have a problem with softball, it's just that it was clearly designed to be a lower-intensity alternative for winter/recreational play. Why we ghettoize female players this way is well beyond me. Thanks, this is great.

I think the reason you don’t see more female baseball players is because of softball. Softball is inferior to baseball (no leading off, larger ball “easier” to hit, generally shorter games), and yet somehow we force women to play it instead of baseball starting after T-ball. Ludicrous.

It’s not that I have a problem with softball, it’s just that it was clearly designed to be a lower-intensity alternative for winter/recreational play. Why we ghettoize female players this way is well beyond me.

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