How much do you love the game???

[Francoeurstein]

I do not know which forum to put this one in so I'll put in in Between Innings.

[Francoeurstein]

I just love baseball, it makes my world go 'round. :laugh

[Bill Burgess]

For me, baseball is so much more than just a game. It's a spiritual experience. Hitting/pitching are 2 of the most difficult things in sports to do well.

Comparing the different players is my joy. Fever is my heaven on Earth, and I am just so appreciative to Webmaster Sean Holtz.

Bill Burgess

[Sultan_1895-1948]

Can't put it into words.

[Gashouse6]

My friends always ask if I have a social life because I'm so obsessed with baseball.

[Astro]

My friends ask me why I like baseball so much.... then I just stare at them, they're joking right?

[WR's succesor]

I voted for Great Sport since I LOVE HOCKEY a tiny bit more.:D

[VTSoxFan]

Baseball's the only sport that interests me. It's always been like another member of my family.

Sometimes I'll be amazed by the athleticism of a good tennis match, but it can't be said that I follow tennis. I wouldn't clear the calendar to watch Wimbledon; I will drive a little faster to get home in time for the First Pitch of any ball game, though. :)

[RedSoxVT92]

Baseball is simply the best and the best there ever will be.

[Williamsburg2599]

Baseball is something that is always there, no matter what else is going on in your life.

[JohnGelnarFan]

I just counted and there are 51 framed baseball photos plus clocks,bats,helmets,card binders and various pieces of memorabilia displayed in my apartment(91 total). That doesn't include books,magazines and old uniforms in the closet. I'm in trouble if my girlfriend and I take the big step. Even with all the negatives we hear about every day,I'll always love the game itself.

[Erik Bedard]

Why would anyone who's a member here vote 1?

[The Old Ballgame]

I can't quite put it at the top because I am a football guy at heart, and love the winter more than the summer, but man is baseball a beautiful game.

[Yankwood]

I only think about 2 things and baseball is one of them.:D

[redlegsfan21]

Baseball is perfect. Always has, always will. Just when you think you have seen the improbable, the impossible happens.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Is the other football or basketball,Terry? :D


I only think about 2 things and baseball is one of them.:D

[Seattle1]

I voted for Great Sport since I LOVE HOCKEY a tiny bit more.:D

Me too I had to vote #4, but for me it's football that I like just a little more.

:radio

[Red Sox Rule]

I voted for number 4 becasue soccer is my first sport.

[Outta Here]

I voted for number 4 becasue soccer is my first sport.

Ditto

Nothing beats soccer imo

[Cubsfan97]

My entire life is baseball. I enjoy football and basketball but never even thought it was possible to like them more than baseball.

[5LilPlayers]

I only think about 2 things and baseball is one of them.:D
I bet I know what the other one is. LOL

For me....baseball is life itself.

Don't know how many here have read any of my other posts...sorry for repeating myself if I have....

There is nothing...and I mean NOTHING...better than baseball. During the summer, I eat, sleep, drink, and breathe it. My friends usually desert me in the summer because they know if they're here, there's a game on (tee-ball on a local sports network to MLB games)...and none of them like it, especially as much as I do. Actually, I have yet to meet anyone who likes it as much as I do. In the winter, I'm practicing however I can and reading as much as I can.

I still say, for those as dedicated as I am...male or female...the BEST cologne/perfume anyone could possibly make would be the combination of the smells....leather, cowhide, grass and dirt. I know I'd buy it. Yes...I'm that possessed...er...I mean...obsessed. Yes, obsessed...I think. LOL

It's true, as others have said, you THINK you've seen it all...then you watch a game and suddenly, at the right time...you see even the umpires sometimes shaking their heads, going "How the heck do we call that one??"

Unlike a lot of timed games (basketball, football, etc.)...you can NOT leave a stadium before that final out...no matter the score. Tee-ball to MLB...there have been games where one team is down by as many as 10 or more runs...and still pull off a win in the bottom of the 9th...and if a team REALLY rallies...sometimes even when there's 2 outs and no one on, they manage to pull it off.

My poem (cheesy as it was) in the Arts and Literature section doesn't even come close to accurately putting into words how I feel about the game....nor does this post.

There's so much more I could say...but it all comes to me at once and gets lost as one thought competes with another.

[Astro]

Whoever voted #3 should be removed from the board :p

[runningshoes]

Take me out to the ball game.

nuf ced.

[M'sfan4ever]

Being a Canuck, my passion was always hockey. I still love the game, although I passionately dislike the NHL (I'm an NCAA hockey fan now, Go UNH Wildcats!!). About 11 years ago I began my love affair with baseball, the year the M's went on their amazing run, and beat the Yankees in the ALDS. Now it is easily my favourite sport. I planned our last vacation so that we would be in SoCal during a week when we could watch the Angels, Dodgers, and Padres play. I subscribe to MLB.TV, and watch 2 or 3 games everyday. I get the shakes if I don't see ESPN Sunday night baseball each week. I love that baseball is the only sport that the defense controls the ball. I love that baseball is the only sport that has no time clock. I love that baseball is the only sport where each park is different. I love that baseball is the only sport that has different rules for each league ( although I hate the DH, and would love to see the AL ban it). I love that 90% of baseball games are played on natural grass, 100% in the NL. Baseball is absolutely the perfect summer sport, and I am absolutely hooked for life.

[Zito75]

My friends always ask if I have a social life because I'm so obsessed with baseball.

Friends say that to me as well. Then I usually respond by letting them know that I go to the Church of Baseball. One of the reasons why I moved to Tucson is because I can play year round.

[5LilPlayers]

Friends say that to me as well. Then I usually respond by letting them know that I go to the Church of Baseball. One of the reasons why I moved to Tucson is because I can play year round.
Any women's leagues (or "men's" leagues that women can join) in Tucson? My only problem would be convincing my husband to move. LOL

[Williamsburg2599]

I have been working on my drag bunt for a few months now,going to the cages at least once a week. Today I layed a perfect drag bunt down the 3rd base line, stole 2nd, and then scored the game winning run in a Babe Ruth district quarter-final game on a hit to the outfield. The proudest moment of my life. I live for this:D.

[ElHalo]

I had a post here, but apparently it got deleted. That's ok, I guess.

[RuthMayBond]

I had a post here, but apparently it got deleted. That's okMuch more so than your despicable post :grouchy :grouchy

[ElHalo]

Much more so than your despicable post :grouchy :grouchy

I guess everybody has a different sense of humor. My apologies if anybody was bothered.

[Sultan_1895-1948]

Did it have to do with naming your blow-up doll "baseball" and you voted for #1? Just a bad guess. Wish I'd have seen your post now, I'm sure it was funny :atthepc

[hubkittel]

God, family, and baseball (in no particular order).

[RuthMayBond]

Did it have to do with naming your blow-up doll "baseball" and you voted for #1? Just a bad guess. Wish I'd have seen your post now, I'm sure it was funny :atthepcIf you think, uh, "assaulting" your own mother is funny :( :ughh

[ElHalo]

If you think, uh, "assaulting" your own mother is funny :( :ughh

Everybody has a different sense of humor. Mine tends to be a bit... darker... than most.

[W_Marone]

Baseball has always been my favorite sport...and always will be, I wil stick up for the game till I die. To me, no other sport, besides perhaps football (Go Seahawks haha) mean anything. Its my favorite sport to play too, every chance I get ill hit around or play some catch. I work at a sporting goods store and lets just say, the old baseball section we had, amazing, I would sit there and just test out the gloves we had, it was wonderful, but alass now most of the baseball stuff has been bought with the exception of pinetar sticks and things of that nature.

[5LilPlayers]

Whoever voted #3 should be removed from the board :p

You're nice. I was going to say boot anyone who votes 1, 2, 3, OR 4. LOL :crazy Baseball, for me, is the ONLY sport worth watching....though I do like playing almost anything.

['StrosFan4Life]

I play in the MSBL 25+ league and what can I say............It's not just a game, it's a passion. It's what's made this nation great. It's our national past time. Baseball always has been and always will be the greatest game ever played. I can't wait to step onto the field each week, it is powerful and obsessive. Man, I love this game.

[Chelle]

When I first meet guys they say "cool! a chick who likes baseball...."

Then when April comes around and they want to go out...and I say...well, game is starting. They don't realize that April - (hopefully) October...I'm seriously involved with my first love.

Lucky for me I met a fantasy geek. :D

[Outta Here]

They don't realize that April - (hopefully) October...I'm seriously involved with my first love.

Imagine how bad I have it then, April - October (MLB), August - May (English Premiership), I have no rest from sports at all, not that I would want it any other way mind!!!

P.S: Since when do the Orioles stick around til October!!! ;) :p

[Wade8813]

Obviously, I hate baseball. That's why I waste precious time of my life on a baseball dedicated forum :crazy

Actually, baseball's my favorite sport.

[otis89]

I love baseball. I DESPISE football. That's all I ever hear about. Football this. Football that. "I'm a football player. I'm special." Blah, blah, blah. I don't really care about any other sports.

[catcher24]

What other sports? There aren't any. There are only things people do to fill the time between the end of the World Series and when pitchers/catchers report!

BTW, make sure not to tell your wife that your priorities are baseball then family. I guarantee she won't take kindly to that!;)

[5LilPlayers]

What other sports? There aren't any. There are only things people do to fill the time between the end of the World Series and when pitchers/catchers report!

BTW, make sure not to tell your wife that your priorities are baseball then family. I guarantee she won't take kindly to that!;)
The kids ALWAYS come first....luckily mine all love baseball....for me...

1. Kids
2. Baseball
3. Husband

Thankfully, he accepts it. LOL

[5LilPlayers]

When I first meet guys they say "cool! a chick who likes baseball...."

Then when April comes around and they want to go out...and I say...well, game is starting. They don't realize that April - (hopefully) October...I'm seriously involved with my first love.

Lucky for me I met a fantasy geek. :D
Yep! For me...the "first official day of summer" is the day they televise the first pre-season game...not whatever the calender says! LOL

I just need to find some baseball friends...someone who's willing to come over for all the games, even when there isn't a MLB game on, I'm watching the local sports network to see the local kids (grade school to college) play hardball.

[CuriousBoston]

Baseball is not a sport, it is a religion. Although the denominations do matter. Red Sox fans are a nation. (Although it will be cold day in NY city before I PAY to become an official member!)

So, I'm a member of a religion that is a nation. We should have a Representative to the UN.

I have on my computer, ASAP, the countdown to spring training. I try to watch the trucks leave Boston for spring training camp. I carry an updated schedule results with me (sortable schedule at redsox.com).

I like hockey, but was spoiled by my high school team- Norwood Mustangs, then Orr and team. After that...basketball....blah....football...blah.

There is NOTHING like being 20 seats away from the ball that is Varitek's first grand slam. There is nothing like being outside Fenway during the World Series, with people from Australia, Finland, Red Sox Nation being focused. Or being in a pub in England, where the Cockney accent is soooo thick, wearing your cap, hearing, "Red Sox, to the Red Sox!"

Watching a little kid play catch, or swing a bat; you see pure innocence and envy the beginnings of another baseball fan. It's not as important as reading to a child, it is a rite of passage.

I'm not a Mom, but I can bake a great Apple Pie!

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Besides my wife and children, baseball is my life.

What other people find in religion, I find in baseball.

By far the greatest sport on earth.

[5LilPlayers]

Baseball is not a sport, it is a religion. Although the denominations do matter. Red Sox fans are a nation. (Although it will be cold day in NY city before I PAY to become an official member!)

I wouldn't mind....but being a "normal fan" is enough for me. LOL

I try to watch the trucks leave Boston for spring training camp.

I'll have to make a point to get to Boston in the spring some time. ;)

I carry an updated schedule results with me (sortable schedule at redsox.com).

Hmm...I really need to get that!

There is NOTHING like being 20 seats away from the ball that is Varitek's first grand slam. There is nothing like being outside Fenway during the World Series, with people from Australia, Finland, Red Sox Nation being focused. Or being in a pub in England, where the Cockney accent is soooo thick, wearing your cap, hearing, "Red Sox, to the Red Sox!"

Shhhhhhhh!!!! You're making me mis Boston more and more. :ughh I'd so love to be there, personally....with season tickets! Maybe after retirement I WILL get myself a "summer home" in Boston. Don't know what I'll do with the husband, but oh well. LOL

Watching a little kid play catch, or swing a bat; you see pure innocence and envy the beginnings of another baseball fan. It's not as important as reading to a child, it is a rite of passage.

Exactly! My 3 favorite things to hear from my own kids:

"MOM! I did it! I hit/caught the ball this time!"

"Mom, could you get your mitt? I want to practice catching."

"Mom, can we go to the ballpark today? PLEASE!!!!!!"

I'm not a Mom, but I can bake a great Apple Pie!

Reverse that for me. LOL I am a mom....but I can't bake....at all. Maybe a meatloaf now and then (the kids do love it, so I guess I can bake a LITTLE bit)...the hubby is in charge of dinner...I only do breakfast and lunch, nothing fancy at all...and I rarely even cook on the stove top. However, I can microwave with the best of 'em. Wonder if I could nuke an apple pie? :crazy

[SoxSon]

(Although it will be cold day in NY city before I PAY to become an official member!)



I'm SO relieved to hear someone else say that, CB. I'm never going to shell out money for something that's been in me since birth.

[Williamsburg2599]

I'm SO relieved to hear someone else say that, CB. I'm never going to shell out money for something that's been in me since birth.
Me too,maybe a buck or two for a little card I can put in my wallet,but none of this 20$..40$ or how ever much it is.

[fox]

baseball to me respresents the best time of the year, summer. The baseball games,bbqs, fishing, outdoor lounging, cold beer on a hot day,camping, the 4th of july, vactions and so on. The offseason, cold dark winters, hibernation, hot chocolate, shoveling, car problems, colds, flu, etc.. You see where I'm comming from. Not to mention I really don't care much for any other sports especially ones in the winter ie. hockey, football an so on. So baseball to me, is the greatest sport in America, it is a part of America, its a part of what makes this country so great. Baseball, The National Pastime.

[Wade8813]

I DESPISE football. That's all I ever hear about. Football this. Football that. "I'm a football player. I'm special." Blah, blah, blah. Heh. I've always wondered why football is always THE sport in high schools and colleges around the nation (there are some exceptions). It was that way in my HS, even though we were surprised if our football team won a single game.

[Bill Burgess]

it will be cold day in NY city
Haven't heard that one before. Instant classic! Good one. I'm from Brooklyn.

Bill

[RuthMayBond]

Haven't heard that one before. Instant classic! Good one. I'm from Brooklyn.

BillHades is really slumming these days, ain't it :laugh

[otis89]

Heh. I've always wondered why football is always THE sport in high schools and colleges around the nation (there are some exceptions). It was that way in my HS, even though we were surprised if our football team won a single game.

The funny thing is, our football team does really good in the regular season. Then everyone starts acting like our team's so great, but they lose big time in th e playoffs. See, our team isn't good. We just play a ton of really crappy teams. We're the best of the worst.

[wamby]

I just received the DVD set of the 1975 World Series, and have watched the first four games. This set reminded of what I liked about the game when I was gowing up. I've lost interest in the game on the field over the last four or five years. I wouldn't say that baseball was better in 1975, but I will say it was a lot more entertaining. I didn't watch much baseball on TV in the 70s, aside from the Indians, when they were on, but I like the coverage better in that era than today's. I think when it come to broadcasting, less is really more. As a caveat, I am taking about NBCs coverage. I remember hating ABCs coverage, and watching some old ABC games on ESPN Classic reminded me why I didn't like it. The first time I remember watching ABC coverage that I actually enjoyed was the 1985 post-season.

I really like the history of the game, but I think the game on the field is kind of boring right now.

[Erik Bedard]

Everybody has a different sense of humor. Mine tends to be a bit... darker... than most.

Would that have anything to do with your choice of career?

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Hockey rules them all...baseball comes pretty close too.

"One sport to rule them all, one to bring them together, one to reunite them, one to find them"

[CuriousBoston]

Hades is really slumming these days, ain't it :laugh

Thanks, fellow fanatics

:laugh :laugh :laugh Matt! Hey! Mattingly, where are you?