I Don't Get It

[DOUGHBOYS]

I was introduced the other day to a fella, by a guy who said that I understood just about everything about the game of baseball.

A nice intro, but he couldn't have been more wrong.

I don't get a lot of things.....



Why the home team boo's when visiting teams attempt pickoff moves. If it was boredom, then they should do the same to their team, right?



Booing the four pitches for an intentional walk, and then clapping when the batter goes down to first base. This act makes fans seem very stupid.

It's like, "Boooooo, they're walking our favorite hitter! Oh look honey, he gets to go to first base, yayyyy!"



'Cell wavers' behind home plate when they know the camera is on them. Although one other person is saying, "Hey look, it's you, Dave!"

Millions are saying, "Man, what a tool!"



Why a fan waves wildly when a foul ball lands near him thinking maybe the camera is on him.

It's like he's saying, "Look at me, I'm the douf that didn't get the foul ball!"



The wave.

It looked cool 30 years ago when it started.

It learned nothing from the pet rock.



When a pitcher does something out of the ordinary, "Balk!" is heard throughout the stadium.

They may as well be yelling, "I have no idea what a balk is!!!"



When two fielders converge on a ball and the ball falls between them, it is ruled a hit.

Yet, on the same play, if one of the fielders thinking, at the last moment, that the other really isn't going to catch the ball, sticks out his glove and has the ball deflect off the glove is charged with an error. Fielding percentage wise, rewarding fielders for a lesser try.



Why a player has to say things like,

"I made good contact"

"I put the barrel of the bat on it"

"I squared it up"

Whatever happened to,"

"Man, I creamed that ball!

"I crushed it"

"I hit the ball so hard it was screaming for its mommy!"

It's a kids game, quit being a lawyer.



Why teams have mascots that are required not to talk.

Hire a comedic guy in the home uniform that does not fit well, oversized shoes, goofy hat, give him some props and let him interact with the crowd and players.



Why catchers are allowed infinity trips to the mound.

Next time watching a Yankees-Red Sox matchup, count.

It's not as bad now without Posada catching, but still. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:



Why we pay for parking at a baseball game. Back in the day, it was free or a small fee was charged so that the parking area would be paid for over a long period of time.

We have become conditioned to pay exhorbitant fees for little in return.

Our car doesn't need a babysitter. It won't eat while it's there or use the facilities to go to the bathroom. It stays between the lines.

Yet, we pay for it as if it gets to watch the game.



Last, and I've mentioned this before, owners and their relationship with General Managers.

The life expectancy of a baseball GM is probably higher than any other fan-visible post in sports.

Owners put on blinders while GM's can effectively make the franchise a laughing stock for years.

Take Jim Hendry.

Folks aren't laughing with the Cubs anymore, they're laughing at them.

Loveable has left the building.

The Cubs would be in better hands with Jim Hendrix.

Yet, respecting a 'right to life' code between owners and GM's, the plug cannot be pulled.

The Cubs have gone from being loveable losers to comfortable losers.

To now, just losers.

Cub fans are not packing Wrigley like normal this year.

Maybe that'll catch the ear of the owners.

If not, Cub fans can expect another bad team next year.... and higher parking costs.



[ June 02, 2011, 11:39 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]