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Buckeyeskickbuttocks;743922; said:
Why? Just curious.

StadiumDorm;743923; said:
That's a whole different thread, but I agree. Good post.

Going to a baseball game in the middle of a summer afternoon is still, IMO, the best sporting experience. (even if the beer costs $9.00)

Temperature was 61 after school...new maple fungo...about 40 kids who know if they walk once while on the field the whole team will run for their laziness...groundballs smoked off the chest but still played...300 BP pitches and a sore arm but throwing 75 more because the kids want a couple more each...kids hustling to get rakes to fix the mound, plate, and corner pads before we leave.

On the contrary, pop ups/ground balls that are not run out...double plays not broken up...soft injuries and 15 day DLs...arbitration...strikeouts...the death of small ball...etc etc etc.

MLB is not how it is meant to be played...it is a sin.
 
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osugrad21;743936; said:
Temperature was 61 after school...new maple fungo...about 40 kids who know if they walk once while on the field the whole team will run for their laziness...groundballs smoked off the chest but still played...300 BP pitches and a sore arm but throwing 75 more because the kids want a couple more each...kids hustling to get rakes to fix the mound, plate, and corner pads before we leave.

On the contrary, pop ups/ground balls that are not run out...double plays not broken up...soft injuries and 15 day DLs...arbitration...strikeouts...the death of small ball...etc etc etc.

MLB is not how it is meant to be played...it is a sin.

Great post.

My favorite thing in sports is the player/team that HUSTLES. Hustle is severely lacking in most pro sports, imo.
 
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buckeyefool;743294; said:
http://www.bengalszone.com/article.php?sid=513

Here you go something vary rarely mentioned by themedia.

The 13-2 Chargers have had their share of off field problems, any where from Steve Foley being shot by an off- duty police officer to a practice player getting arrested for DUI. Little is mentioned that recently they were under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for sending large sums of money to China. The reason for this investigation was the belief that players were involved in a steroid-smuggling ring. Shortly after this investigation, Shawn Merriman was recently suspended 4 games by the NFL for violating the leagues steroid-abuse policy. Now the DEA believes the money is being used for knockoff athletic shoes that could be passed off and sold as name-brand merchandise in this country. Because of this belief, the case has since been turned over to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which has jurisdiction over such investigations.

Safety Terrence Kiel of the Chargers was arrested by DEA agents at the team's practice facility in September on charges of transporting and possessing a controlled substance. Kiel admitted to shipping at least two parcels of prescription cough syrup to Texas. While Kiel did not tell the DEA his motive, the agency in Texas has found widespread abuse of codeine-based cough syrup mixed with soft drinks or drugs and referred to as "lean," which can cost between $200 and $325 on the street.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2757813
 
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