Comments on: Let’s try a little positivity…

By: You’re bringing me down, ARod « John Chidley Hill.com

You’re bringing me down, ARod « John Chidley Hill.com — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:01:41 +0000

[…] I tried to be sunny and say three nice things about Major League Baseball. It took less than 24 hours for Alex Rodriguez to bring me back down with his bush league […]

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:21:26 +0000

What I love is the tempo of baseball. People complain it is too slow, but to me it is the exact pace of a summer day. It has the perfect, relaxed cadence.

By: Ron St.Amant

Ron St.Amant — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:43:08 +0000

This may be the first time I’ve ever read anyone use Braves fans and great in the same sentence without it being laden heavily with sarcasm.
Baseball is a thinking sport (not that others are not, just to lesser extents). There is an infinite amount of strategy on each and every pitch. Even football, which more strategy than other sports except baseball, is limited to a slim list of choices.
Baseball is driven, from a fans perspective, by the debates it creates- its longevity and tradition is a wonderful piece of those debates. The fact that the fundamentals of the game have not changed is something remarkable as well.
It’s simultaneously a complex and simple game.
I can do without much of the heckling, especially when there are kids around- it’s far better to come up with a truly intelligent insult that can be enjoyed by all!