Old-time unwritten rules in baseball

**BCWWF** · 06-06-2006, 07:32 PM

The Patterson steal isn't even worth mentioning, because Larry Bowa is a spaz and an idiot and I think basically everybody here already agrees it wasn't bad.

The Milledge thing is what I wanted to talk about the most. I only saw it for a few seconds on Sports Center and they said something like "His teammates will have a talk with him later," or something. I immediately thought that was stupid. Seriously, the most fun I have had at baseball games is sitting in left field when the Twins play at Kauffman and getting Lew Ford to tip his hat or have Joe Mauer throw us the ball he warmed up with. One of my friends told Mauer to hit us a home run, and he responded "What seat are you in?" What is the problem with the players acknowledging their fans? From my experience, baseball players have more in common with their fans than NBA or NFL, but it seems like baseball players have less interaction also. If you were one of those guys in the front row, that would be something you remember forever. Baseball is supposed to be fun and the players are real people, let them have some fun with the people paying their salaries.

As for the bunting in a no-hitter, my opinion kind of lies in the middle. The one with Curt Schilling, where it was 2-0 in the seventh or whatever, is perfectly legit to bunt. You don't just lay down with three innings left because the pitcher might do something big. If the game is a blowout, I would say a lead of at least five runs with less than two innings left, there is no point, but if it's a close game then it should only be about winning.

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06-06-2006, 07:32 PM	#14
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	The Patterson steal isn't even worth mentioning, because Larry Bowa is a spaz and an idiot and I think basically everybody here already agrees it wasn't bad. The Milledge thing is what I wanted to talk about the most. I only saw it for a few seconds on Sports Center and they said something like "His teammates will have a talk with him later," or something. I immediately thought that was stupid. Seriously, the most fun I have had at baseball games is sitting in left field when the Twins play at Kauffman and getting Lew Ford to tip his hat or have Joe Mauer throw us the ball he warmed up with. One of my friends told Mauer to hit us a home run, and he responded "What seat are you in?" What is the problem with the players acknowledging their fans? From my experience, baseball players have more in common with their fans than NBA or NFL, but it seems like baseball players have less interaction also. If you were one of those guys in the front row, that would be something you remember forever. Baseball is supposed to be fun and the players are real people, let them have some fun with the people paying their salaries. As for the bunting in a no-hitter, my opinion kind of lies in the middle. The one with Curt Schilling, where it was 2-0 in the seventh or whatever, is perfectly legit to bunt. You don't just lay down with three innings left because the pitcher might do something big. If the game is a blowout, I would say a lead of at least five runs with less than two innings left, there is no point, but if it's a close game then it should only be about winning.