If you apparently haven't been watching the MLB, shame on you. The LA Angels and the LA Dodgers slapped their division opponents out and are heading to the playoffs.
There were a few big highlights during the season like the significance of Manny Ramirez and CC Sabathia with their respective teams, but there is one team that I would like to point out.
No, the team isn't in the playoff.
No, the team wouldn't be the Mets nor the Yankees.
Its the Flordia Marlins.
WHO!?
Yeah, beats me. The team is full of "Who's he?" players. They don't have any high-profile players. Except one of them is married to one, Misty May. Hardly any goes to their home games. It looks like 5,000 of the 45,000 seats are filled most of the time. And the days of them as MLB Champions seem to be thousands of years ago. Yeah, not too long ago they really they did win one, actually two!
But what is so special about them, even how HORRIBLE their fan base was, how UNTALENTED they seemed, and how LITTLE people knew about them... they almost made it into the playoffs. For majority of the season, they really had a chance and were a legitimate darkhorse in winning their division. Even though they didn't achieve the success most people consider, the championship, I'd say they were pretty successful and darn good. They made nothing into something.
It just comes to show that you don't need those amazing qualities that help you win the gold. Look at the Detroit Tigers. They had amazing amount of talent, a bunch of high-profiled name, a winning-determined management, and a strong fan base. And all of that led to them LAST PLACE of their division. You don't need the stuff to make an impact to your team. Just have a ton of fun, play hard, and be inspired. That's what the Marlins did.
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Gooo Watch Baseball
Now, I haven't posted for quite awhile, so sorry for the absence. I have been working all these summer weeks, shading away from summer homework, and playing some DOTA. Fun.
Anyways, GameDay has been working feverishly to promote our school's home games. And why not? You can kill a few hours with a bunch of buddies, cheer a friend for slaughtering the other team, and unite the school together even more. Plus you don't have to hear the yelling and tantrums of your parents to do homework for awhile. That is always a positive.
But since it is summer, there isn't much official sporting events you can go to that regards with school. So why not a professional one? Right now the MLB is an active association playing. That means you got the Angels and the Dodgers playing, two places to experience some baseball greatness. If you didn't notice, I didn't suggest the Padres because PETCO Park is a pitcher's stadium, so you are unlikely to see any action. I don't want you to waste your time.
Even if you don't have a niche for baseball, its something new and likely different. It's hard to explain the difference of watching the game at home and at the stadium, you just have to go there and openly take it in on your own.
If you ever go (-_-) and like the experience of going to a baseball game, maybe it will influence you to experience an Oxford game. I know I will be going to plenty.
Oh, if you ever go to an Angels game, make sure you know the beat to We Will Rock You by Queen. They and a lot of other teams play it tons of times. Also, if you ever go to a Dodgers game, learn the saying "That's just Manny being Manny." Uh... Just do it.
Anyways, GameDay has been working feverishly to promote our school's home games. And why not? You can kill a few hours with a bunch of buddies, cheer a friend for slaughtering the other team, and unite the school together even more. Plus you don't have to hear the yelling and tantrums of your parents to do homework for awhile. That is always a positive.
But since it is summer, there isn't much official sporting events you can go to that regards with school. So why not a professional one? Right now the MLB is an active association playing. That means you got the Angels and the Dodgers playing, two places to experience some baseball greatness. If you didn't notice, I didn't suggest the Padres because PETCO Park is a pitcher's stadium, so you are unlikely to see any action. I don't want you to waste your time.
Even if you don't have a niche for baseball, its something new and likely different. It's hard to explain the difference of watching the game at home and at the stadium, you just have to go there and openly take it in on your own.
If you ever go (-_-) and like the experience of going to a baseball game, maybe it will influence you to experience an Oxford game. I know I will be going to plenty.
Oh, if you ever go to an Angels game, make sure you know the beat to We Will Rock You by Queen. They and a lot of other teams play it tons of times. Also, if you ever go to a Dodgers game, learn the saying "That's just Manny being Manny." Uh... Just do it.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Words for the future
Well, we have some actual Oxford sports coming up tomorrow. Softball and baseball both have games and I'll be looking to see how those turn out and talk to various people on the teams to see how it went then maybe post them about them.
In other news, my friends and I had our fantasy baseball draft today. And so now, I will make a solemn oath to pay attention to my team this year. After I had gone to Michigan last year, I came back and then completely forgot I had a baseball team until my friend wanted to make a trade with me a month and a half after I got back. But by then, it was too late to salvage the season. That and it forces me to pay attention to the league like I did a couple years back.
Strange thing is though, last year I was not really until baseball at all. And I do like baseball more than most people(if I have ever said I didn't then I was not being truthful). The games are always fun to go to. Yeah, its not as fun to just watch random games like it is for football, but if you have a favorite team then you can just watch them. They do play 162 games, enough to keep most people busy at least a couple days a week.
And if I pay attention, it gives me something else to talk about on here. For instance, I want to see if the National League has the same type of tight race all the way up to the last game like it did last year. And then I want to see who is going to dominate in the American League and more specifically, how they do it.
So far I have been watching the Angel's preseason games and it will be interesting to see how they do this year. I'll also be keeping my eyes on Seattle, Cleveland, and Boston. Oh, and congratulations to Cameron Bedard on the Mariners signing Erik Bedard in the off season. I know it made you very happy.
You know, at the last big league game I went to, it really amazed me after watching some of the high school games just how good major league players are. They are all fast and see the ball well. It is always nice to have that perspective of just how good the pros are in comparison to just everyday people. Sometimes, I think they tend to forget just how good these athletes are. And I also like when I hear the stories about guys who just go out and play cause they love it. Those are the guys I envy, and they might not always be the people with the overwhelming talent.
The real reason I cover sports is because I enjoy it. And its so refreshing to go out and see people who love whatever sport they play. Reminds me why I bust my butt at practice everyday. Because I love to. And I love the game.
-Seth
In other news, my friends and I had our fantasy baseball draft today. And so now, I will make a solemn oath to pay attention to my team this year. After I had gone to Michigan last year, I came back and then completely forgot I had a baseball team until my friend wanted to make a trade with me a month and a half after I got back. But by then, it was too late to salvage the season. That and it forces me to pay attention to the league like I did a couple years back.
Strange thing is though, last year I was not really until baseball at all. And I do like baseball more than most people(if I have ever said I didn't then I was not being truthful). The games are always fun to go to. Yeah, its not as fun to just watch random games like it is for football, but if you have a favorite team then you can just watch them. They do play 162 games, enough to keep most people busy at least a couple days a week.
And if I pay attention, it gives me something else to talk about on here. For instance, I want to see if the National League has the same type of tight race all the way up to the last game like it did last year. And then I want to see who is going to dominate in the American League and more specifically, how they do it.
So far I have been watching the Angel's preseason games and it will be interesting to see how they do this year. I'll also be keeping my eyes on Seattle, Cleveland, and Boston. Oh, and congratulations to Cameron Bedard on the Mariners signing Erik Bedard in the off season. I know it made you very happy.
You know, at the last big league game I went to, it really amazed me after watching some of the high school games just how good major league players are. They are all fast and see the ball well. It is always nice to have that perspective of just how good the pros are in comparison to just everyday people. Sometimes, I think they tend to forget just how good these athletes are. And I also like when I hear the stories about guys who just go out and play cause they love it. Those are the guys I envy, and they might not always be the people with the overwhelming talent.
The real reason I cover sports is because I enjoy it. And its so refreshing to go out and see people who love whatever sport they play. Reminds me why I bust my butt at practice everyday. Because I love to. And I love the game.
-Seth
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