Red Mosquito

Jorge wrote:What's the most accessible point of entry? Those Ken Burns things?

Well, it's a nine-part series that's 18.5 hours long, so maybe not. But it really is fantastic. Especially if it's the romanticized history of the game that you're into.

Some of the ESPN 30 for 30 docs might be a better starting point. Some good ones might be "Once Upon a Time in Queens" about the 1986 New York Mets (a team that featured Keith Hernandez of Seinfeld fame), and also "Four Days in October" about the Boston Red Sox historic World Series comeback against their rivals the New York Yankees. That one might give you a good sense of the thrill of playoff baseball (but remember, we do NOT like either of those teams)

Jorge, you should watch the 30 for 30 called "Catching Hell" and then tell us who you'd consider RM's Steve Bartman.

washing machine wrote:Jorge, you should watch the 30 for 30 called "Catching Hell" and then tell us who you'd consider RM's Steve Bartman.

who is RM's Moisés Alou?

washing machine wrote:Jorge, you should watch the 30 for 30 called "Catching Hell" and then tell us who you'd consider RM's Steve Bartman.

lol

did you guys realize yet

that maybe this title / thread is really just a metaphor

that the reason Jorge is still struggling on an approach or next steps

is that you aren't answering the real request

let's unpack this

from a different point of view

It is a sincere thread, deal with it. Baseball is a beautiful game and Jorge is ready to have some of its beauty in his life

not many people know that Elvis Costello played 1st base for the cardinals

doug rr wrote:not many people know that Elvis Costello played 1st base for the cardinals

when he sang about his aim being true, he was talking about the throw to third.

It wouldn't hurt to just hold a baseball, Jorge. Some good energy transfered through the seams under your fingers.

Jorge wrote:Also when you say "it's the best baseball," what do you mean?

The drama is heightened as every pitch, every play matters immensely in a best of seven series. If baseball has one big issue, it may be that the 162 game season means it can be hard to appreciate the meaningfulness of the outcomes of regular season games, especially in April or May.

Rate Homer at the Bat

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Rate Homer at the Bat

No lie, this is partly what inspired this thread. It's more than that, obviously, a whole life of pop culture osmosis, but watching Homer at the Bat recently is what gave me a push.

washing machine wrote:It wouldn't hurt to just hold a baseball, Jorge. Some good energy transfered through the seams under your fingers.

Where can I find one

spike wrote:

Jorge wrote:Also when you say "it's the best baseball," what do you mean?

The drama is heightened as every pitch, every play matters immensely in a best of seven series. If baseball has one big issue, it may be that the 162 game season means it can be hard to appreciate the meaningfulness of the outcomes of regular season games, especially in April or May.

Are you exaggerating or are there really 162 games in a season

Jorge wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Rate Homer at the Bat

No lie, this is partly what inspired this thread. It's more than that, obviously, a whole life of pop culture osmosis, but watching Homer at the Bat recently is what gave me a push.

Jorge wrote:

spike wrote:

Jorge wrote:Also when you say "it's the best baseball," what do you mean?

The drama is heightened as every pitch, every play matters immensely in a best of seven series. If baseball has one big issue, it may be that the 162 game season means it can be hard to appreciate the meaningfulness of the outcomes of regular season games, especially in April or May.

Are you exaggerating or are there really 162 games in a season

Yes. And every pitch matters.

Simple Torture wrote:Jorge, what do you know about baseball? I know you said you don’t know the rules, but I assume you know the basics just from watching The Simpsons.

I missed this one. Yes. I've learned some basic things from movies and such. One player goes up with a bat and then the other team's player (a pitcher) throws a ball at them. If the man with the bat misses the ball three times he's out. If he hits the ball he can run over to the bases while the other team scrambles to grab the ball and throw it at him again. If he makes it to a base before they throw the ball at the base then he's safe which means he can stand there waiting while the next person from his team bats. If a player hits the ball really hard it can go flying real far and that's called a home run because it gives him enough time to run to first, second, third, and then home in a single play. I also know the guy who is sitting behind the player with the bat makes some hand signals at the pitcher but I don't know what they're supposed to mean.

Farmer John wrote:

I had a feeling "Talkin' Softball" was a parody but I didn't know for sure. Nice song

Probably my earliest and most impactful exposure to baseball. They used to play this on Cartoon Network all the time when I was a kid.