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[FloydtheFathead]

Look at all these communist baseball haters in here. I bet all of you love ketchup too. Disgusting fucks.

I mean Sanjuro does.

He committed suicide a few years ago

Damn.. That sucks. I liked the show when it was on.

 

[WanderingWind]

Look at all these communist baseball haters in here. I bet all of you love ketchup too. Disgusting fucks.

Face it, baseball is a garbage game. Unless you're there live. Then the beer helps.

 

[Hindl]

Face it, baseball is a garbage game. Unless you're there live. Then the beer helps.

That's even worse because you're trapped there, you can't just change the channel. And you usually end up sunburned

 

[WanderingWind]

That's even worse because you're trapped there, you can't just change the channel. And you usually end up sunburned

Yeah, but the 8 dollar beers taste so good

 

[Tom Penny]

Beef Short Rib pot pie for lunch...

 

[Goro Majima]

For all the baseball defense in here, I still haven't been told why I should invest time and money in watching a game where spectators have to make up their own games to make the time bearable.

Like what the fuck, I'll go sit in a doctors office or wait at the DMV if I want the same experience.

 

[MechDX]

Gonna gather up a posse , go to Florida and shoot that big gator. Gonna fry that son of a bitch up

 

[WesternHeretic]

For all the baseball defense in here, I still haven't been told why I should invest time and money in watching a game where spectators have to make up their own games to make the time bearable.

Like what the fuck, I'll go sit in a doctors office or wait at the DMV if I want the same experience.

Well the Baseball park is a place where you can get interesting fatty foods. That's what makes baseball unique! As for the people who enjoy watching baseball on TV well may god bless your soul.

 

[Fox318]

Fantastic article from 1979 on Roger Ebert watching Rocky 2 with Ali

http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/watching-rocky-ii-with-muhammad-ali

 

[Spinluck]

Happy birthday spinluck

No

Gonna gather up a posse , go to Florida and shoot that big gator. Gonna fry that son of a bitch up

Taste like chicken.

Fantastic article from 1979 on Roger Ebert watching Rocky 2 with Ali

http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/watching-rocky-ii-with-muhammad-ali

Need to check this out.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I will catch all of the balls

Base, foot, basket, volley, all of them

 

[Syrinx]

Ninja got me thinking when he said that Jackie Robinson and Ali were the 2 most important athletes in American history and it got me thinking about who are the most important athletes in American history?

Not just great athletes but athletes that had substantial societal impact on America.

I mean off the top of my head I can't help but feel like that list would have to include:

Muhammad Ali
Babe Ruth
Babe Zaharias
Billy Jean King
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
Jim Thorpe
Magic Johnson


Maybe:?
Greg Louganis
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
Sandy Koufax

Its tough to come up with any other lists with regards to ones who drove a conversation that impacted America.

How about Roberto Clemente?

 

[Fox318]

The last paragraph is so poignant.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I'd rather watch a live baseball game than a live football game any day of the week. NFL games suck live.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Riveting.

 

[Fox318]

How about Roberto Clemente?

The baseball hall of fame previously always had a statue of 2 of the greatest ball players and people in basball's history out front:

a few years back after renovation they switched it up and placed 3 new statues out front:

The real to life character all three of these men had were immeasurable. They have an exhibit there showing of much of the forgotten Negro League history and they have on display a sample of the death threats and letters Robinson got and its simultaneously sick and amazing that it was not that long ago that it was happening.

My grandmother was a huge Dodgers fan at the time and I have some 9mm hand recorded play from Ebbets Field of more than a few games as well as some stories of her meeting the Dodgers players on trains.

 

[manfestival]

wow this is absolutely amazing for many reasons other than 1

 

[Fox318]

I'd rather watch a live baseball game than a live football game any day of the week. NFL games suck live.

I'm with you there.

I couldn't even give away some extra football tickets I got to some friends or family. They all wanted to sit him and watch redzone because they had fantasy money on the line.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I'm with you there.

I couldn't even give away some extra football tickets I got to some friends or family. They all wanted to sit him and watch redzone because they had fantasy money on the line.

Plus baseball's usually cheaper

 

[rando14]

:jnc

 

[Mindlog]

Let's get the glow sticks out olds.
No words, no talk. We'll go dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeamin'.

How about Roberto Clemente?

Absolutely deserves mention. One of the foundations of Caribbean baseball and just an all around class act.

/tips hat

Attending ML games:
1) Hockey
2) Baseball
~3) Soccer - really depends on the seat/crowd.
4) Football

 

[manfestival]

alright NFL gaf
Would you rather have more time or money?

 

[Tom Penny]

Plus baseball's usually cheaper

One team is trying to make money in 8 games the other in 81. Of course they are going to charge more in general.

 

[RBH]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1228145

 

[BlackGhost]

BG told me that he looks like WWE superstar Apollo Crews in real life:

Fact.......or FICTION?

Fiction.

This is what BG actually looks like:

What I imagine BG looks like:

Yes.

 

[Goro Majima]

Let's get the glow sticks out olds.
No words, no talk. We'll go dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeamin'.

Absolutely deserves mention. One of the foundations of Caribbean baseball and just an all around class act.

/tips hat

Attending ML games:
1) Hockey
2) Baseball
~3) Soccer - really depends on the seat/crowd.
4) Football

Summerbreeze was my first Tiesto album and I bought it on a whim from CDNow.com. So good and it really introduced me to that whole style of music. I think I listened to Silence a million times like other people. Caught me Running was another great one on that album too.

 

[Fox318]

actual picture of blackghost

 

[FloydtheFathead]

actual picture of blackghost

You mean bread right?

 

[Alligatorjandro]

alright NFL gaf
Would you rather have more time or money?

Money

 

[Bread]

You mean bread right?

no

 

[Fox318]

You mean bread right?

Bread is actually Manti Te'o.

 

[Narag]

alright NFL gaf
Would you rather have more time or money?

money until a certain point, time after

 

[Malalaw]

All this damn rain. Really wish it would stop now, its had its fun and all.

 

[yankeehater]

alright NFL gaf
Would you rather have more time or money?

Money for sure. Money would fix all of my problems, whereas more time would just make more problems.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

alright NFL gaf
Would you rather have more time or money?

Money because that can eventually lead to more time.

no

Yes?

Bread is actually Manti Te'o.

Who is his Lennay Kekua? BG?

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Ninja got me thinking when he said that Jackie Robinson and Ali were the 2 most important athletes in American history and it got me thinking about who are the most important athletes in American history?

Not just great athletes but athletes that had substantial societal impact on America.

I mean off the top of my head I can't help but feel like that list would have to include:

Muhammad Ali
Babe Ruth
Babe Zaharias
Billy Jean King
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
Jim Thorpe
Magic Johnson


Maybe:?
Greg Louganis
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
Sandy Koufax

Its tough to come up with any other lists with regards to ones who drove a conversation that impacted America.

I hate lists like this because they trivialize the importance of people's accomplishments.

That said, absolutely zero people on that list belong next to Ali. There's being important and there's being a changing force in how society functions. Ali wasn't just an American icon - he was a WORLD icon, who affected multiple hot button issues in his era beyond his sphere of specific expertise.

Let's take Jesse Owens as an example. Jesse Owens was a dominant athlete, but did nothing to challenge the politics and society of his era. How could he possibly compare to Muhammad Ali?

 

[Fox318]

Who is his Lennay Kekua? BG?

Greg because just like his ping pong game its nonexistent.

 

[Kave_Man]

I hate lists like this because they trivialize the importance of people's accomplishments.

That said, absolutely zero people on that list belong next to Ali. There's being important and there's being a changing force in how society functions. Ali wasn't just an American icon - he was a WORLD icon, who affected multiple hot button issues in his era beyond his sphere of specific expertise.

Let's take Jesse Owens as an example. Jesse Owens was a dominant athlete, but did nothing to challenge the politics and society of his era. How could he possibly compare to Muhammad Ali?

Fox isn't asking you to compare any of them to Ali though.

He's just asking can you think of any other athletes who have had a big societal impact.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Greg because just like his ping pong game its nonexistent.

Damn.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

All this damn rain. Really wish it would stop now, its had its fun and all.

Yall don't want your rain? We'll take it

It's too damn hot here.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Fox isn't asking you to compare any of them to Ali though.

He's just asking can you think of any other athletes who have had a big societal impact.

Kave you couldn't just let me have my soapbox?

 

[Malalaw]

Yall don't want your rain? We'll take it

It's too damn hot here.

You can have it. Although its pretty bad ATM, dunno if you want all that.

 

[Fox318]

Also go sharks

 

[cdyhybrid]

Why is there no basketball today?

 

[Elfforkusu]

This is art.

 

[Fox318]

It's not art

 

[FloydtheFathead]

It's not art

It's beautiful.

 

[Himynameischris]

Was going to head to the gym...but fuck that it's too hot

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Was going to head to the gym...but fuck that it's too hot

They don't have ac?