baseball nets foul pole to foul pole

[cheebs09]

If only we could find major league baseball players with the arm strength to toss a baseball over a net.

I bet when Braun was playing third base he could have given that net a run for its money during live play. Fans had to have their gloves at the ready when he made a throw.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I bet when Braun was playing third base he could have given that net a run for its money during live play. Fans had to have their gloves at the ready when he made a throw.

Goose Gossage just destroyed Braun and so many others today.  Loved it.  Back when men were men playing baseball.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14943065/goose-gossage-rips-jose-bautista-toronto-blue-jays-nerds-ruining-baseball

[MU82]

BUILD THAT WALL....or netting....save the children

Heisy's man Trump will build it!

[brandx]

Heisy's man Trump will build it!

And make the sissies pay for it.

[cheebs09]

Goose Gossage just destroyed Braun and so many others today.  Loved it.  Back when men were men playing baseball.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14943065/goose-gossage-rips-jose-bautista-toronto-blue-jays-nerds-ruining-baseball

I guess as someone in my late 20s, I felt his comments were laughable. Heaven forbid they show a little emotion. The Braun comments I agree with a little bit. Stats guys ruining baseball I don't. I love what Stearns has done with the Brewers so far. I hope it works.

[cinbog]

As someone in their fifties, heaven forbid you act like you've done it before.

[brandx]

Gossage is a joke. Compare him to the class that Joey-Bats showed when told of Gossage's comment.

Gossage is the same little whiny-a$$ that he was when he played.

[MU82]

Gossage is a joke. Compare him to the class that Joey-Bats showed when told of Gossage's comment.

Gossage is the same little whiny-a$$ that he was when he played.

I was a huge Goose fan during his playing days, but he has become quite the whiny old "hey you kids get outa my yard" dope.

I'm a 50-something year old guy who likes stuff like bat flips and Cam's "dabs." And when I was a young'n, I liked Billy White Shoes, the Eagles' dice rolls, Mutombo's finger wags, etc. It IS supposed to be fun, right?

[brandx]

I was a huge Goose fan during his playing days, but he has become quite the whiny old "hey you kids get outa my yard" dope.

I'm a 50-something year old guy who likes stuff like bat flips and Cam's "dabs." And when I was a young'n, I liked Billy White Shoes, the Eagles' dice rolls, Mutombo's finger wags, etc. It IS supposed to be fun, right?

Where did all this stuffy attitude come from in baseball? Football, basketball, tennis, golf, soccer, hockey, auto racing, horse racing - guys always celebrate. But ... baseball... gotta show some respect. This stuff is carried on by the Gossages and LaRussas of the world.

[warriorchick]

We can all sit there....stubhub.com


Or, you need to know a fw people and work in the industry.

Or work for a company that has good seats. 

The first firm I worked for after graduating from MU had seats in the old Brewers stadium right behind the dugout.  We used to set our beers on top of the dugout roof.  I was making $19K a year.  Hardly a 1% salary.  Not even back in the stone ages when I was 22.

[brandx]

Or work for a company that has good seats. 

The first firm I worked for after graduating from MU had seats in the old Brewers stadium right behind the dugout.  We used to set our beers on top of the dugout roof.  I was making $19K a year.  Hardly a 1% salary.  Not even back in the stone ages when I was 22.

I was in the same situation. Front row right at the back end of the 1st base dugout. Where the kids all gathered to get autographs before the game.

We were almost right in line with the Shortstop's throws to 1st base so we would get quite a few balls in warmups. Supplied a lot of kids with balls that they got autographed.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I admire Goose not cow towing, I don't agree with everything he said, but I like that he had the nuts to say it and is not backing down. 

[GGGG]

As someone in their fifties, heaven forbid you act like you've done it before.

Oh brother...

Goose is dumb and so are unwritten rules.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Oh brother...

Goose is dumb and so are unwritten rules.

Someone who has never done it would say that

[GGGG]

Someone who has never done it would say that

Done what?

[cinbog]

Done what?

Done what you paid to do.

[Pakuni]

I miss Goose Gossage's good ol' days of baseball.

You know, with the widespread cocaine abuse.
The use of amphetamines (by none other than the Goose, among many others).
The introduction of steroids into the game.
The creation of baseball academies to exploit young Latin players.
Owner collusion.
Labor unrest.

Yep, that's when men were men, I tell ya.
No, but really, Goose is a moron.

[MU82]

I miss Goose Gossage's good ol' days of baseball.

You know, with the widespread cocaine abuse.
The use of amphetamines (by none other than the Goose, among many others).
The introduction of steroids into the game.
The creation of baseball academies to exploit young Latin players.
Owner collusion.
Labor unrest.

Yep, that's when men were men, I tell ya.
No, but really, Goose is a moron.

I liked this, Pakuni!

Yep, as soon as somebody starts reminiscing about the good old days, realize that the "old" is usually far more accurate than the "good." And I admit, sometimes I'm one of the guilty oldies!

[ChicosBailBonds]

I miss Goose Gossage's good ol' days of baseball.

You know, with the widespread cocaine abuse.
The use of amphetamines (by none other than the Goose, among many others).
The introduction of steroids into the game.
The creation of baseball academies to exploit young Latin players.
Owner collusion.
Labor unrest.

Yep, that's when men were men, I tell ya.
No, but really, Goose is a moron.

Yup, those baseball academies did nothing but exploit....no players from those countries were discovered as a result and made millions for themselves and their families.  No local jobs were created...all exploitation. 

Union unrest has been going on in sports for decades.  About to wind back up with MLBthis year

I'm so glad cocaine abuse has been eradicated...must be the war on drugs.

Amphetamines?  Yup.

That's why nothing is perfect in one era to the next, one decade to the next, nor is anyone claiming such a thing.   But some decades and past traditions are better. 

[Pakuni]

Yup, those baseball academies did nothing but exploit....no players from those countries were discovered as a result and made millions for themselves and their families.  No local jobs were created...all exploitation. 

So, the only way to discover talent and create jobs is through exploitation of teenagers?
Huh.
I mean, we've been discovering sports talent in this country for decades without depriving kids of education, making them virtual indentured servants to agents/handlers, skimming their earnings, forcing them to live in substandard conditions, leaving them with zero fallback when they (very likely) don't make it to the majors, etc.
We must be doing it all wrong here in the States.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

http://deadspin.com/white-sox-rays-game-delayed-12-minutes-after-fan-hit-in-1771376242

Last night’s game in St. Petersburg featured a lengthy delay as a 63-year-old woman was stretchered out of the stadium after being struck in the eye by a foul ball that found its way through a gap in the safety netting.

MLB recommended each ballpark substantially extend the netting this season, but the protection only works if there aren’t any gaps—which there was last night:

[ChicosBailBonds]

http://deadspin.com/white-sox-rays-game-delayed-12-minutes-after-fan-hit-in-1771376242

Last night’s game in St. Petersburg featured a lengthy delay as a 63-year-old woman was stretchered out of the stadium after being struck in the eye by a foul ball that found its way through a gap in the safety netting.

MLB recommended each ballpark substantially extend the netting this season, but the protection only works if there aren’t any gaps—which there was last night:

Plexiglass......install lasers to shoot the balls.....there must be a way....