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General Discussions => No Glove No Love => Topic started by: leith on August 26, 2004, 01:32:27 am

Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: leith on August 26, 2004, 01:32:27 am: Anyone checking out the Little League World Series ? Cali has got another red hot team in contention. I love watching the LLWS because these kids play their heart out and it means so much to them. I remember seeing Long Beach win consecutive LLWS back in like \'93/\'94 w/ a kid named Sean Burroughs leading them and now he\'s the Starting 3rd Basemen for the Padres. I want to go to Williamsport for the Championship someday it would be a blast to sit out on that hill. Anyways just wondering if anyone else was watching.
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: Todd on August 26, 2004, 01:39:45 am: mmmmmm, I was watching some clown rip the shit out of his acoustic all night!!!! MUCH better than teany weany boozeball IMO :)
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: Stephengencs on August 26, 2004, 02:44:18 pm: whatever Mr. "I couldnt go to the first night of the 9.....becasuse....of......."
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: Todd on August 26, 2004, 02:57:59 pm: Hahahahaha....OK, ya got me!!
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: Stephengencs on August 26, 2004, 03:09:09 pm: just keepin it fair sir.....
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: oldnewbie on August 27, 2004, 05:28:39 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Stephengencs
whatever Mr. "I couldnt go to the first night of the 9.....becasuse....of......."

classic!
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Post by: leith on August 29, 2004, 05:04:01 am: Thousand Oaks Ca. (L.A. area ) V.S. Curacao in the LLWS Championship. Cali all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: colinh9 on August 29, 2004, 12:29:08 pm: When\'s the game?
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Post by: leith on August 29, 2004, 12:48:27 pm: I believe it is 6pm eastern on ABC
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Post by: colinh9 on August 29, 2004, 06:12:59 pm: Just checked its on at 630. Might watch it might not, I\'m going camping otnight so depends on when I leave
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Post by: freddiewaht on August 29, 2004, 06:48:58 pm: leith,baseball blows and little league baseball blows even worse!!hey just my opinion which as an american im still allowed to have right?
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: Stephengencs on August 29, 2004, 07:44:43 pm: For the record....
Watching little leaguers play baseball is as painful as watching womens basketball....in the respect that I would rather watch grass grow, paint dry, or just stare at a clock on the wall......

nothing against kids or women. Its just boring.....
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: leith on August 30, 2004, 02:54:28 am: Quote
Originally posted by freddiewaht
leith,baseball blows and little league baseball blows even worse!!hey just my opinion which as an american im still allowed to have right?

Baseball blows only to those that do not understand or care for the intricacies of Baseball. It is the ONLY game w/o a time clock and is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy a sunny summer/ fall afternoon. Little League Baseball is great for the pure satisfaction of watching kids have fun and knowing that the game is most def. Not the main reason they are playing. As far as your opinion goes @ the moment it is still a right you have as long as your opinion is in line w/ Bush. The more our civil liberties are eroded under this imbecile the faster you may find that your opinion is now a privilage.
Title: For some fun baseball to watch.
Post by: leith on August 30, 2004, 02:58:38 am: Quote
Originally posted by Stephengencs
For the record....
Watching little leaguers play baseball is as painful as watching womens basketball....in the respect that I would rather watch grass grow, paint dry, or just stare at a clock on the wall......

nothing against kids or women. Its just boring.....

Bummer for you man. I actually like to see women in shorts running around. If the WNBA would follow the Austrailian women\'s team uniforms ratings would SOAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I laugh @ everyone that complains about the WNBA. It is fun to watch though not as flashy for sure. These women play just as hard if not harder than their counterparts in the NBA and team concept is first. So for me it is a refreshing change of pace.
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Post by: leith on August 30, 2004, 03:01:09 am: Bummer Cali lost though.
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 30, 2004, 10:41:30 am: Quote
Originally posted by leith
I laugh @ everyone that complains about the WNBA. It is fun to watch though not as flashy for sure. These women play just as hard if not harder than their counterparts in the NBA and team concept is first. So for me it is a refreshing change of pace.

I don\'t have any figures to back this up (Wolf?), but if I were a betting man I would bet that the WNBA is losing tons of money. Fortunately, the NBA can keep it around for a tax write-off and to keep women\'s groups off its back. And as far as the level of play, it is just like watching women\'s college ball. In the NCAA, there are just a few female players who dominate anyway, so throw them all together and you\'ve got the WNBA. The team with the best players wins. Always. It\'s not like the NBA, where just taking the "best players" doesn\'t necessarily make the best team (see: The $678,000,000 2004 Olympic team). There is a greater number of "good" players in the NBA, and that makes for an all-around better game.

But in the end, NBA players phone it in until the postseason. That\'s bound to happen in a league where 50% of the teams make the playoffs. I\'ll take men\'s college hoops anyday.