So spring training is officially in full swing and my beloved Twins are 2-0. Of course, we’re a good month and change away from regular season, but I thought I’d say now that I fully expect another great season from m squad and I only have to sit one more year in the dreadful Metrodome (I took a behind-the-scenes tour of that place a couple years ago and I can vouch for that place when I see it is a major dump in there!).
Just curious if anyone out there is a baseball fan and is stoked for or already dreading their teams’ performance in the 2009 season. As the snow flies in Minnesota, benches are being cleared, baselines are being painted and the hotdog stands are being greased up in anticipation already.
Who’s your favorite team, what do you expect from this year and how many games do you actually go to during the year? Sound off baseball fans, we want to hear from you.
This discussion currently has 9 responses.
February 27, 2009
Go Pirates! Let’s see if they can make it 17 losing seasons in a row.
UGH.
February 27, 2009
you are north enough to be able to appreciate that hockey is far more important than baseball, right?
baseball is insanely boring, hockey is the anecdote.
February 27, 2009
baseball has lost its allure. while it was once America’s past time, i think the reign is now football’s. baseball is plagued by no salary cap, selfish management, and too much controversy.
hockey is okay.
February 28, 2009
I’m a Pirates fan, so… I haven’t been excited about baseball since 1992. I swear to God, if I ever meet Sid Bream, I will challenge him to a duel.
March 1, 2009
I have never been sure that baseball is a part of a pop culture, which is why I’ve never covered it in my blog. I am a baseball fan, though. I follow the St. Louis Cardinals. I really have no idea how they will do this season, as they haven’t exactly been consistent. They won the World Series in 2006, but haven’t made it back since.
March 3, 2009
In MN, sports are weird. From what I can tell, the Vikings (football) are easily the most popular pro team. Which is weird considering that we’re a hockey state. The Wild definitely are popular, but Sundays around here are insane during football season. Fucking neanderthals.
Which is why I prefer baseball. “Boring” is for people with no attention span. Baseball is one of the better mind games for the spectators. I love that between each play, everyone has to analyze what to do next and there is some time to think about it. Which gets hairier depending on the count, the score, how many (and who) are on base, the inning, who’s batting, who’s pitching, etc. It’s the equivalent of a football team trying decide if they want to go for it on 4th and 2 or kick a field goal – except in baseball, this happens before every pitch.
Football and hockey fans take off their shirts and get drunk and scream and holler and beat their chests with their fists. Baseball is much more subdued and is a thinking man’s game. I fuckin love baseball.
Nothing is more exciting in ANY sport than watching a ball fly out of the park as your team’s batter rounds the bases.
March 3, 2009
Also, it’s also BY FAR the most difficult of pro-sports. If you bat .300 in baseball, this means you’re a very good player. In other words, a batter who fails 7/10 times is considered a very good player.
March 3, 2009
depends on your definition of “pro.” if you’re talking marathon’s, tour de france, etc than it isn’t the most difficult.
baseball is okay, but it has been ruined by bud selig.
March 3, 2009
I guess I meant the big four for sports (fball, bktball, hockey, baseball).
And anyway, not sure my statement is wrong. I mean if I trained for a year I could probably finish the tour de France. Place? Probably not, but anyone can get on a bike or run. I don’t care how long you train or practice over the next five years, you’re not going to be able to hit a baseball thrown by a major league pitcher. And as I said, even the best can only do it 3/10 times.