Candorteers, I feel that it is my duty, neh my calling, to once again champion the sport of Baseball and explain why it IS the greatest sport on the face of the Earth, and maybe even the universe (the latter is yet to be proven because scientist are still trying to harness cold fusion that will be used for space travel). This all came about yesterday when I was out with a few friends and they wouldn't stop talking about how excited they were that the NFL started tomorrow, and "It's great that there's finally a real sport to watch." When I tried to explain how wrong they were and how they could have been enjoying sport's version of Heaven on Earth all summer long they scoffed and refused to listen. Well now I get a chance to give my rebuttal to why baseball is not only better than football, but why baseball is the greatest sport ever.
-Generally the masses are asses the masses like football over baseball which proves my point but I'll keep going to really drive it home.
-People complain about how baseball is slow, but baseball is a thinking man's game, it's not slow it's about the battle...maybe you're slow.
-"Quarterbacks have to ask the crowd to quiet down. Pitchers never do." - Thomas Boswell in 'Why is Baseball So Much Better Than Football' (1987, The Post)
-The nicknames are better in Baseball; The Flying Dutchman, Mr. October, Iron Man, and who could say Yogi doesn't make ya smile when you hear it.
-Having 162 games a year is 10.125 times better than having 16.
-Baseball is timeless, you can compare the demi-gods of yester year to the superstars of today. Football wasn't even the same sport 50 years ago as it is today.
-The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown NY, the Football Hall of fame Canton OH. Have you ever been to Ohio??
-Baseball is more democratic, everyone gets a chance hit, field, and make a play.
-In Football if you're fat they stick you in the offensive line, In baseball if you're fat you're an offensive threat.
-Football has a time limit, 60 minutes then it's over, Baseball can last forever and do you know why that is?? You can't put a time limit on Greatness.
...And that is why baseball is the greatest sport ever.
Boom!
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
News and Notes
Hey there Ho there my fellow Candorteers!
Wanted to let you in on a few upcoming events I'm going to be participating in. Hopefully you'll be able to join me.
Thursday April 23rd 7:00pm til ???- This event has held a special place in my heart for years now and I don't think it will be going anywhere for years to come. This Thursday is the first Thirsty Thursday/Dollar Beer Night at Cashman Field. Years ago the Nevada brain trust came together and decided to marry the greatness of minor league baseball with the deliciousness (yes it's a word and if it's not it is now) of dollar beer to create the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.
If you haven't made it out to Cashman Field for a dollar Beer Night, I highly recommend it. It's the closest thing to a high school/college reunion that an ACTUAL reunion. Every time I go to one of these I end up bumping into another forgotten soul from my past, which makes D.B.N. a must. Oh and have I mentioned THE DOLLAR BEER!!!
If you can't make it out to Cashman, I hope you can make it out to the next event I'll be attending.
Friday April 24th- Karaoke Entertainer of the Year Contest.
That's right folks I have finally gone over board with my love for the Japanese art of Kara-oke and will enter a contest to see if I have the "Chops." For six weeks starting on March 25th different bars around the Las Vegas Valley will host contests to qualify entertainers to go on to the semi-finals. I've already missed the first three weeks due to my extensive karaoke training regiment that took place in the Swiss Alps. There I honed my golden pipes to near perfection and am now ready to take on the world. Well maybe not the world but a whole bunch of American Idol rejects =)
So roll on down to Kerry's Sports Pub, 3520 North Rancho Dr, on Friday April 24th around 8ish to cheer me on to Karaoke fame and a cash prize of $2,000 clams. Week 4 is the Standards category, songs that are 35+ years old and have been sung repeatedly. I've listed my three choices, take a look and tell me which one I should sing.
You're so money you don't even know it,
Funkmaster C.
Choices
1. "L-O-V-E" by Nate King Cole
2. "Come Fly With Me" by Frank Sinatra
3. "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra
Wanted to let you in on a few upcoming events I'm going to be participating in. Hopefully you'll be able to join me.
Thursday April 23rd 7:00pm til ???- This event has held a special place in my heart for years now and I don't think it will be going anywhere for years to come. This Thursday is the first Thirsty Thursday/Dollar Beer Night at Cashman Field. Years ago the Nevada brain trust came together and decided to marry the greatness of minor league baseball with the deliciousness (yes it's a word and if it's not it is now) of dollar beer to create the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.
If you haven't made it out to Cashman Field for a dollar Beer Night, I highly recommend it. It's the closest thing to a high school/college reunion that an ACTUAL reunion. Every time I go to one of these I end up bumping into another forgotten soul from my past, which makes D.B.N. a must. Oh and have I mentioned THE DOLLAR BEER!!!
If you can't make it out to Cashman, I hope you can make it out to the next event I'll be attending.
Friday April 24th- Karaoke Entertainer of the Year Contest.
That's right folks I have finally gone over board with my love for the Japanese art of Kara-oke and will enter a contest to see if I have the "Chops." For six weeks starting on March 25th different bars around the Las Vegas Valley will host contests to qualify entertainers to go on to the semi-finals. I've already missed the first three weeks due to my extensive karaoke training regiment that took place in the Swiss Alps. There I honed my golden pipes to near perfection and am now ready to take on the world. Well maybe not the world but a whole bunch of American Idol rejects =)
So roll on down to Kerry's Sports Pub, 3520 North Rancho Dr, on Friday April 24th around 8ish to cheer me on to Karaoke fame and a cash prize of $2,000 clams. Week 4 is the Standards category, songs that are 35+ years old and have been sung repeatedly. I've listed my three choices, take a look and tell me which one I should sing.
You're so money you don't even know it,
Funkmaster C.
Choices
1. "L-O-V-E" by Nate King Cole
2. "Come Fly With Me" by Frank Sinatra
3. "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra
Sunday, April 5, 2009
The most wonderful time of the year
There are many words that make me smile when I hear them; Hey handsome, free beer, pizza's here, are among them, but the two words that get me smiling more than any other are, Opening day. That's right kiddies another season of Major League Baseball is upon us. Along with the new season, new hopes and new dreams begin as well. On the opening day of baseball everybody's team is in first place. There are thirty team with a chance to win the World Series. On opening day the fan's mind wakes from a five month hibernation and believes anything is possible.
But as baseball fans we soon remember that opening day is the start of a marathon and only the best of the best will make it to the finish line we call October. As baseball fans know, part of what makes baseball great is trying to predict what teams will win their respected divisions. That is what I will now do, the following is my predictions on who will win what this baseball season...Please to enjoy.
Everyone and their baseball loving Mother is talking about how much the Oakland Athletics improved in the off season and how there will be a new AL West champ this year. Well I'm here to tell you that they are sadly mistaken. The AL West will once again go the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Even though the Angels lost out on the Teixeira sweepstakes they still have enough firepower with Guerrero, Hunter, and Abreu to win the west.
The AL Central Crown will be up for grabs all the way to the end. With a little luck all five teams could win this competitive division and it will make this division fun to watch all season long. If I had to choose, and I do =) I'd take the Cleveland Indians to squeak by the Minnesota Twins. The big question marks for the Indians will be whether V. Mart and T. Haftner be the players of a few years ago or are they on their way to washedupville??
As much as this hurts me to say, I'm going to take the Yankees in the East. New York was clearly the big winner this off-season with the signings of Teixeira, Burnett, and Sabathia. Oh and don't forget about getting Chin Ming Wang for a complete season and what he'll bring to the rotation.
The AL Wildcard will come out of the East and it will be in the form of a Sox and not a Ray. The Boston Red Sox will win the Wildcard due to the fact that they have a team littered with all-stars and the strongest pitching staff in the AL.
Mannymaina returns to LA and with it comes the NL west divisional title. As Manny's demeanor goes so does the Dodgers. If Manny stays happy, so do the Dodgers. Some pundits believe that the Dodgers starting rotation is iffy, but I think the Dodgers starting five will do just fine.
Now I could give you reason after reason why I unbiasedly think the Chicago Cubs are a lock for their 3rd consecutive divisional title, but no matter what evidence I show, people will still think I'm being a homer and I'm just picking them because I'm a fan. So I'm not going to waste my time and just say, Cubs Rule All!
The Philadelphia Phillies will take their first step in defending their World Championship by winning the NL East. Even though I do like the Phillies, history tells us that this is the year of the Marlin. The Florida Marlins won their first World Series title in 1997, then their second in 2003, clearly they are on pace to win a WS title every six years. Well it's 2009 so if I was a betting man, I'd bet the farm on the Marlins.
To conclude my 2009 Playoff predictions the New York Mets will win the NL Wild Card. They stack up well against any other NL team, but don't have the pitching to win the East outright.
But as baseball fans we soon remember that opening day is the start of a marathon and only the best of the best will make it to the finish line we call October. As baseball fans know, part of what makes baseball great is trying to predict what teams will win their respected divisions. That is what I will now do, the following is my predictions on who will win what this baseball season...Please to enjoy.
Everyone and their baseball loving Mother is talking about how much the Oakland Athletics improved in the off season and how there will be a new AL West champ this year. Well I'm here to tell you that they are sadly mistaken. The AL West will once again go the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Even though the Angels lost out on the Teixeira sweepstakes they still have enough firepower with Guerrero, Hunter, and Abreu to win the west.
The AL Central Crown will be up for grabs all the way to the end. With a little luck all five teams could win this competitive division and it will make this division fun to watch all season long. If I had to choose, and I do =) I'd take the Cleveland Indians to squeak by the Minnesota Twins. The big question marks for the Indians will be whether V. Mart and T. Haftner be the players of a few years ago or are they on their way to washedupville??
As much as this hurts me to say, I'm going to take the Yankees in the East. New York was clearly the big winner this off-season with the signings of Teixeira, Burnett, and Sabathia. Oh and don't forget about getting Chin Ming Wang for a complete season and what he'll bring to the rotation.
The AL Wildcard will come out of the East and it will be in the form of a Sox and not a Ray. The Boston Red Sox will win the Wildcard due to the fact that they have a team littered with all-stars and the strongest pitching staff in the AL.
Mannymaina returns to LA and with it comes the NL west divisional title. As Manny's demeanor goes so does the Dodgers. If Manny stays happy, so do the Dodgers. Some pundits believe that the Dodgers starting rotation is iffy, but I think the Dodgers starting five will do just fine.
Now I could give you reason after reason why I unbiasedly think the Chicago Cubs are a lock for their 3rd consecutive divisional title, but no matter what evidence I show, people will still think I'm being a homer and I'm just picking them because I'm a fan. So I'm not going to waste my time and just say, Cubs Rule All!
The Philadelphia Phillies will take their first step in defending their World Championship by winning the NL East. Even though I do like the Phillies, history tells us that this is the year of the Marlin. The Florida Marlins won their first World Series title in 1997, then their second in 2003, clearly they are on pace to win a WS title every six years. Well it's 2009 so if I was a betting man, I'd bet the farm on the Marlins.
To conclude my 2009 Playoff predictions the New York Mets will win the NL Wild Card. They stack up well against any other NL team, but don't have the pitching to win the East outright.
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