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Originally Posted by nostatic
......I frankly lost interest in baseball after one of the strikes (I lost track) and have never gotten back into it. The showboating, bad attitudes, and spoiled superstars prevent me from watching what is a brilliant game. I'd rather go to some crappy minor league park and watch players who are young, hungry, and actually trying.
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nostatic, I've got to disagree about the showboating comment. I think, of the big three sports (baseball, football, and basketball), baseball has the least amount of showboating, and that the players actually have respect for the game and their fellow athletes. I can't watch professional football simply because every time a player makes a routine play he dances around like he just won the Superbowl.
I agree with what you say about going to a crappy minor league contest, and that baseball is a brilliant game. When was the last major rule change in baseball? DH? I also
hate the idea of instant replay in baseball, BTW. The ump is part of the game.
As far as ball parks, I've only been to a few, all on the west coast:
Dodger Stadium
The Big A (or whatever it's called now)
Candlestick
AT&T Park
I also go on mountain bike rides which conveniently take me by the local community field on the way home, where I can catch some American Legion games for free.
