Anyway... I noted things are getting heated on my Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/charlieprofit I said its never the "interesting but neutral" stuff that gets attention, it's usually something controversial. My friend thinks I do not post much "interesting but neutral" stuff so he suggests I post about something more neutral, like baseball.
Challenge accepted.
I am REALLY curious who will respond because it is usually only something controversial that generates a response. So...
I'm posting about America's favorite pass-time. What is your favorite baseball team?
Feel free to reply here, Facebook, Twitter or G+.... where ever you feel most comfortable.
In the late 70's, early 80's, my favorite team was the Kansas City Royals. However this changed in the mid 80's as I started to like the Mets. What I started to notice was that I didn't actually like teams; I liked a few individual players. For the Royals team of th early 80's, it was of course George Brett. I would try to copy his batting stance, and read anything I could get my hands on about his techniques. He was a student of Charlie Lau, and his methods were well documented. They were as "scientific" as things got in those days...
ReplyDeleteThen Darryl Strawberry came along, and I had a new hero to follow. I had followed his rise through high school. I remember the first time I saw him on CTV news in a report detailing his exploits in high school and how he would be the next great thing. And he was...for a short while.
One famous story was that our youth group went to the Big O to see a game between the Expos and the Mets. I couldn't stop talking about Strawberry, and I think I had everyone sick and tired of my constant recounting of his stats and exploits. Well, I had to rush to the bathroom in between innings, and of course, there was a big lineup for the urinals. Suddenly, we all heard this "hush and awe" sound envelope the stadium. When I got back to my seat, the gang kept quiet of what had happened and wouldn't tell me what was going on. I found out later that Straw had hit a rope out of the ballpark that was so quick that it left everyone gasping. And I missed it.
So, I'm resigned to the fact that I don't like teams as much as I like the individual players that are a part of them.
It might be why I was always so addicted to the board game Strat-o-matic...