Comments on: When Johnny comes running home again

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:17:27 +0000

Ever since baseball has gotten shown on tv with the view from center field I have wanted them to show the view from behind home plate as if I’m sitting in a box seat behind home plate. Instead the broadcasters want me to sit in a cheap seat in center fied.

I hope the Yankees beat FAILADELPHIA tonight.

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:59:01 +0000

Since jeter appeared close to his problem, HE decided to bunt and he got a hit after not getting a hit for several at bats. In Jeter’s case yes the decision to bunt caused the end of his slump.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:54:25 +0000

Re: Jeter bunting to end his slump – correlation does not imply causation.

Re: your strategy that after 2 or 3 innings against Cliff Lee, we should start a massive “bunt attack”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekQ_Ja02gTY (safe)

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:50:40 +0000

I said, Jeter bunted out of his slump and got a hit and broke Lou Gehrig’s record. Jeter “thought” very clearly and bunted and got a hit.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:41:00 +0000

Ron: Hey, Garth, how’s the divorce?
Garth: Oh, not good. I’ll probably never see my kids agai–
Ron: FAN-TASTIC.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:39:12 +0000

Would you rather see Cliff Lee beat the Yanks tonight?

No, what I’d rather do is think about things clearly.

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:34:26 +0000

hey bud, when Jeter went into a small slump before breaking Lou Gehrig’s record he got out of the slump by bunting and got a hit so don’t ridicule the suggestion.

Would you rather see Cliff Lee beat the Yanks tonight?

By: mustang

mustang — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:31:36 +0000

The most fun part was watching the phillies crowd as the 9th inning developed. Seem to me I seen that look from a certain crowd in Boston.

By: guy

guy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:30:05 +0000

i know i repeat myself, but….

i STILL want everyone/someone/anyone to tell FOX and most of the other networks that their video production of baseball games stinks. they rarely show fielding positions and/or changes. they are more interested in showing faces — amplifying our cult of the player and not the game.

and while i’m at it. i’m tired of the color commentators reading from the teleprompter and pulling ridiculous stats out of their collective arses.
my personal favorite was, ‘well, that breaks up a string of 27 scoreless innings pitched by martinez.’ only later noting, ‘well, this dates back over 5 years, since he hasnt been in the playoffs since then.’

mccarver may have been a great catcher — but, sheesh.

(btw, halfway through new gibson/jackson book! poorly written, but some of their interactions are priceless…)

By: henry frisch

henry frisch — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:24:40 +0000

What fun it was to be part of the crowd at Yankee Stadium last night during and after the ninth inning!!!

Too bad FOX’s extraordinarily poor camera work never allows for wide ranging shots of what is happening.

Still it was grand to be part of the cheering energized Yankee base last night.