Random Thoughts Post: Postseason, World Series, Ballpark Food
by Dex on Oct 28, 2010 10:51 AM PDT
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PrintI've been out of action for a little while and nothing like a Random Thoughts Post to get back into the swing of things. Let's do this.
On expanding the playoffs and shortening the regular season.
Anything that would shorten the regular season is something that I am for. Anything that would lengthen playoffs is something I am against. And now I don't know what to think when the proposal is to shorten the regular season and expand the playoffs at the same time. This is some sort of trickery only managed by the devil.
On the World Series
I once again look at the World Series and am unable to root for either team. I guess if I really had my druthers, I'd want the Rangers to beat the Giants for the simple fact that I hate the Giants. At the same time, if the Rangers win, that's just yet another team that has received their championship before the Padres. I guess at this point, I'm rooting for every other team to win the World Series before the Padres do, just so we can be the last.
On the Compadres Club
I am making it my personal mission this offseason to bring back the Compadres Club and make it crazy good. I don't know how I'm going to do this, but what I am envisioning is ridiculous sick. I'm thinking like gold cards. And then like graduate to Brown and Orange cards. Maybe a Sand card. It's gonna be the effing es.
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The main problem I have with shortening the regular season
Is that the players still make the same salaries and the owners are not going to want to make less. So that means tickets prices would have to go up.
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
What's wrong with more playoffs?
I think that would be good for baseball.
My name is Guybrush Threepwood, and I'm a mighty pirate.
"How appropriate! You fight like a cow!"
Faceless slider-tossing goofs FTW.
by Zach (maestro876) on Oct 28, 2010 11:15 AM PDT reply actions
I'm not saying let half the teams in
and have 5 playoff rounds.
My name is Guybrush Threepwood, and I'm a mighty pirate.
"How appropriate! You fight like a cow!"
Faceless slider-tossing goofs FTW.
by Zach (maestro876) on Oct 28, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Flailing
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
It sucks.
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 28, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Most people think "Man-Boy Love" should stay illegal.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Oct 28, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope that's not the opening line of your 1000 page manifesto.
"Never have a motto, that's what I always say" - Me
I kind of hope it is...
I’d be interesting to see how far he gets before the feds show up at his door.
Lack of fundamentals?
Fouls that make the end of games boring?
No, I don't think you're an idiot. Please don't go trying to prove me wrong about that.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
As a San Francisco resident...
I can’t tell you how painful this last month has been. Every time the Giants win its a slap in the face, knowing the Pads should have taken their place in the playoffs.
Also reside in the city.
Am just not mad at the giants, as they had very little to do with us not being in the playoffs. After we blew it, they seemed to absorb some of our ‘luck’ and have been having quite the run.
Also it is hard to avoid the party as I married into a giants family. :-(
You did that too huh?
My in-laws are casual Giants fans and have been relishing their success lately, and her mother has been ribbing me particularly hard. I haven’t talked to them in over a month as a result. The only saving grace is her father who understands since he grew up in SD as a Pads fan (PCL then early MLB). But even he can’t hide the fact he loves the Giants more now. And they’re not even the bad ones. Friends of mine who didn’t even like baseball a year ago (indeed they were openly disdainful of it), have suddenly jumped on the Giants bandwagon and have been given me nothing but crap.
by athletics68 on Oct 29, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
far from casual... but not obnoxious.
They have been fans since the early 60’s and have had the same seats at PhoneCo since it opened.
They don’t gloat. There strategy is to bring me things like t-shirts and jerseys that “don’t fit” my father in law, in hopes of creating a convert.
Mine tried that conversion crap on me early on when we were dating
I got one tee shirt with the Giants logo on it… I think they clued in when they never saw it again…
What have you done with jbox?
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!
by thenerdhater on Oct 28, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am for shortening the postseason...
Not by games, but by days. Make the first day of each postseason series a double header.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
That's not a bad idea
Except that if the first game is crazy and exhausting to the ‘pen, the second game would have to be pitched by starters and fielders. Eck toeing the rubber is not what I’d prefer to see.
New Is Always Better
I'm all for reducing rest days in the postseason too.
It takes a 5-man rotation to get there, teams should have to use more than 3 starters to win it too.
by Rich Garcia's defective eyes on Oct 28, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ballpark food?
I had a thought yesterday. Why is the peanut vendor also the Cracker Jack vendor?
They should mix it up for a few games. Peanut vendor is also the ice-cream vendor. Cracker Jacks and frozen lemonade.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I was a vendor in 2004
Peanuts and cracker jacks definitely were the best sellers.
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Oct 28, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not ecstatic about either team, but when it comes down to it I really do like Vladimir Guerrero.
He deserves a ring. Go get it, Vladdy.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
How about an automatic wild card spot granted to the team in each league with the lowest payroll. You either spend like the Yanks to get a spot, or nickel and dime your way in. I think the closer from each team not in the playoffs at the end of the season could participate in a beer dunk contest with Bud Selig on the dunk seat to fight for a playoff spot for their respective teams. Arm wrestling championship among the managers?? Bobby Cox and Joe Torre would lose. Good thing Bobby is retired. Can you imagine how many playoff appearances the Braves could blow though if baseball expands the postseason. That might be worth it.
My idea was for Ludwick not to suck when he wasn't hitting in front of Albert Pujols.
But we didn’t do it.
"Never have a motto, that's what I always say" - Me
HATE THE GIANTS
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts
by mrbarneydangles on Oct 28, 2010 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
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