Comments on: Stuff Baseball Fans Can Be Thankful For http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/ In-your-face baseball commentary Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben L http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57595 Ben L Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:52:12 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57595 [Fine fine... brackets then. Tsk tsk Sarah. Consider the following into the calculations. 1) I know you're a Red Sox fan. 2) I'm also a Red Sox fan. 3) My humor is more about sarcasm. 4) Douglas Adams was hilarious. 5) Jackie Robinson supposedly had a good sense of humor.] -That look on a players face when he realizes he's the third out of a triple play. -Blooper reels -Whoever runs Cot's Contracts -Izzy Alcantara -That video of Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura [Fine fine... brackets then. Tsk tsk Sarah. Consider the following into the calculations. 1) I know you're a Red Sox fan. 2) I'm also a Red Sox fan. 3) My humor is more about sarcasm. 4) Douglas Adams was hilarious. 5) Jackie Robinson supposedly had a good sense of humor.]

-That look on a players face when he realizes he’s the third out of a triple play.
-Blooper reels
-Whoever runs Cot’s Contracts
-Izzy Alcantara
-That video of Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57590 Sarah Green Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:15:38 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57590 [Ben L, you forgot to put that part in brackets. I'm not sure I buy your reasoning...surely I'm not the only one who has used the feeble and transparent "oh, but that was supposed to be a JOKE" excuse. But WWJRD? What Would Jackie Robinson Do? He'd probably at least pretend to accept that you were only kidding. So that is what I will do, too. Merry Christmas.] -scoring on wild pitches -wild pitches that hit the mascot (perhaps only occurring in film, but still, definitely awesome) -wild pitches in general -shoestring catches -strike 'em out throw 'em out double plays -the hidden ball trick -Hall of Fame arguments -bumped umps! (how could i leave out that one before?) [Ben L, you forgot to put that part in brackets. I'm not sure I buy your reasoning...surely I'm not the only one who has used the feeble and transparent "oh, but that was supposed to be a JOKE" excuse. But WWJRD? What Would Jackie Robinson Do? He'd probably at least pretend to accept that you were only kidding. So that is what I will do, too. Merry Christmas.]

-scoring on wild pitches
-wild pitches that hit the mascot (perhaps only occurring in film, but still, definitely awesome)
-wild pitches in general
-shoestring catches
-strike ‘em out throw ‘em out double plays
-the hidden ball trick
-Hall of Fame arguments
-bumped umps! (how could i leave out that one before?)

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]]> By: Ben L http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57588 Ben L Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:01:27 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57588 Sigh, Sarah Sarah Sarah... am I not allowed to have my fun at all? Sarcasm doesn't translate well in print... Oh and to add to the list: -Harvey Haddix's perfect loss -The Double Steal -The Ellsbury 2 Base Steal -Stealing home -Drunken oracles in the stands actually predicting a bizzare outcome within a game (personal experience, a drunk in front of me predicted a grand slam 2 batters before it happened) -Drunken fans who fall asleep and have soda cups stacked on them -The Mariners hierarchy who proudly distract their fans from their awful team by telling lesbians not to kiss in public Sigh, Sarah Sarah Sarah… am I not allowed to have my fun at all? Sarcasm doesn’t translate well in print…

Oh and to add to the list:
-Harvey Haddix’s perfect loss
-The Double Steal
-The Ellsbury 2 Base Steal
-Stealing home
-Drunken oracles in the stands actually predicting a bizzare outcome within a game (personal experience, a drunk in front of me predicted a grand slam 2 batters before it happened)
-Drunken fans who fall asleep and have soda cups stacked on them
-The Mariners hierarchy who proudly distract their fans from their awful team by telling lesbians not to kiss in public

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57580 Sarah Green Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:29:12 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57580 [At the risk of polluting this most excellent thread -- and truly, these comments are fantastic and make me feel even more thankful for baseball! -- I simply must respond to Ben L's question. But I will do so in these brackets. "The number 42 as in Mariano Rivera? Or the number 42 as in life the universe and everything?" Ben L, you fool. YOU FOOL. I'm sorry, but you deserve that. #42 as in Jackie Robinson. Whose number Mo wears as a form of paying tribute. YOU FOOL! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know it was probably just too much tryptophan. YOU FOOL. Okay, enough now from me.] [At the risk of polluting this most excellent thread -- and truly, these comments are fantastic and make me feel even more thankful for baseball! -- I simply must respond to Ben L's question. But I will do so in these brackets.

"The number 42 as in Mariano Rivera? Or the number 42 as in life the universe and everything?"

Ben L, you fool. YOU FOOL. I'm sorry, but you deserve that. #42 as in Jackie Robinson. Whose number Mo wears as a form of paying tribute. YOU FOOL! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know it was probably just too much tryptophan. YOU FOOL. Okay, enough now from me.]

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]]> By: Oliver Towne http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57573 Oliver Towne Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:36:52 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57573 Infield singles. Speculating on whether the guy on first would have scored on that ground-rule-double. Keeping Mark McGwire out of the Hall. Moving down at the fourth inning. Kids wearing mitts in the upper deck. Grownups wearing mitts in the upper deck. Waiting in line at the concession stand, watching the game on the closed circuit TVs, and thinking, "Hey! I'm at that game!" Fenway girls. Chanting "Larry" at Chipper Jones. .406 Infield singles.
Speculating on whether the guy on first would have scored on that ground-rule-double.

Keeping Mark McGwire out of the Hall.

Moving down at the fourth inning.

Kids wearing mitts in the upper deck.

Grownups wearing mitts in the upper deck.

Waiting in line at the concession stand, watching the game on the closed circuit TVs, and thinking, “Hey! I’m at that game!”

Fenway girls.

Chanting “Larry” at Chipper Jones.

.406

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]]> By: RosevilleRedbird http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57572 RosevilleRedbird Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:18:52 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57572 Bob Gibson and the brush back pitch cold beer on a hot summers day Stan Musial Learning to keep score No clock telling us when the game will be finished Bob Gibson and the brush back pitch
cold beer on a hot summers day
Stan Musial
Learning to keep score
No clock telling us when the game will be finished

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]]> By: Kirk Miller http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57569 Kirk Miller Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:49:10 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57569 As a Giants fan I have to say...Jon Miller As a Giants fan I have to say…Jon Miller

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]]> By: Ben L http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57568 Ben L Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:14:58 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57568 -The kunckleball The number 42 as in Mariano Rivera? Or the number 42 as in life the universe and everything? -The kunckleball

The number 42 as in Mariano Rivera? Or the number 42 as in life the universe and everything?

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]]> By: Lyssa Raven http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57563 Lyssa Raven Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:46:56 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57563 A league without the DH The home team Pitchers going 9 innings Inside the park home runs the Eephus pitch Knockdown pitches Rivalries Hot-Stove speculation Blockbuster trades The Brooklyn Cyclones 90 feet between bases Double Plays Triple Plays 4 strikeout innings One of a kind moments REAL grass and the death of the cookie-cutter stadiums A league without the DH

The home team

Pitchers going 9 innings

Inside the park home runs

the Eephus pitch

Knockdown pitches

Rivalries

Hot-Stove speculation

Blockbuster trades

The Brooklyn Cyclones

90 feet between bases

Double Plays

Triple Plays

4 strikeout innings

One of a kind moments

REAL grass

and the death of the cookie-cutter stadiums

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]]> By: thomas konko http://umpbump.com/press/2008/11/27/stuff-baseball-fans-can-be-thankful-for/comment-page-1/#comment-57561 thomas konko Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:04:28 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=3836#comment-57561 The Late HARRY CARRY The Late HARRY CARRY

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