Spending lots of downtime at Tropicana Field this week watching the NY Yanks take on the Tampa Bay Rays, I found myself bemused by lots of befuddling baseball bits.
Here's a list of my top ten:
#10 Why do we refer to poles being foul when they're clearly located in fair territory.
#9 Why the stolen bases out there never get sold, pawned or even brought home as a trophy.
#8 Why I hardly ever see a readying on-deck batter actually standing in the on-deck circle.
#7 Why fans continue to tolerate hecklers who think behaving like a bufoon is really a good thing.
#6 Why rotund baseball managers still insist on wearing too-tight outfits that look more like spray-on Halloween costumes than true team uniforms.
#5 Why players adjust their fellas and poke their packages when every fan in the stadium is watching . . . and fans at home are cringing as they watch up-close on their HDTV.
#4 Who's the marketing genius that created microscopic sized dessert particles known as Dippin' Dots . . . and why do hoards of fans pay around 75 cents a dot for each of them.
#3 Stupid Statistics. Do I care how many times lefty batters whiff during rain delayed night games in August?
#2 Clueless baseball fans singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame!" when they've been already sitting there for over six innings.
#1 Who was the rumdum who called the catcher's protector a cup when no sane person on the planet would ever consider drinking from it?
Straight Talk. No Static.
MIKE - Thee American Made Voice on Sports!
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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