I could not let the opening day for many teams pass by without welcoming the "rights of summer" on this cool Spring day.
My team, the Yankees open in Tampa tomorrow afternoon, and in fact I will be flying down to Tampa on Saturday and attending the Saturday and Sunday games versus the Yank's newest divisional rival, the always pesky Tampa Bay Rays, and I will be going to Tropicana Field for the first time.
And to make it even more special I will be meeting my good friend Tampa24 in person for the first time at "The Trop".
Good luck to all fans of Major League Baseball, as the long journey begins from April to October. I wish all fans the best of luck with their teams this year, (as long as the Yankees win the World Series).![]()
I just returned from the Tampa-St. Petersburg area yesterday, and I had a wonderful trip. I did finally get to meet my friend Tampa24 at the Saturday night game. We met outside of the entrance to the lower deck seats where my friend and I were sitting and Tampa could not have been more friendly and charming. It did feel a bit strange meeting in person, one of the long time forumites, inside a major league baseball stadium.I am really looking forward to tomorrow's opening day game for my Tampa Bay Rays. I will probably go down to my favorite sports bar, drink some non-alcoholic O' Doul's and watch the game with a large crowd. I wish the best of luck to all your favorite teams and the fewest number of injuries possible this season. (As long as the Rays make it to the playoffs if not farther. lol) Let's play ball!
After chatting with each other in the forum for about 3 1/2 years now, Mikey and I are finally going to be able to meet in person this weekend at the game. I'm really looking forward to it. I do have to tease you on one point Mikey. They may be the Tampa Bay Rays, but if you program "Tampa" into your GPS for Tropicana Field you'll find the drive is farther than you expected. Tropicana Field is not in Tampa. It's in Saint Petersburg. Enjoy the beautiful view of the bay when you cross the bridge.
See you in St. Pete!![]()
I was hoping this thread would get bumped. This season has been amazing! My team SFGiants clenched their division so I have been on cloud 9 for about a week. Can't wait for post season. Exciting days ahead.
And I was hoping that you would respond on this thread as well Deidra, as you had messaged me a while back about your love of baseball too.I was hoping this thread would get bumped. This season has been amazing! My team SFGiants clenched their division so I have been on cloud 9 for about a week. Can't wait for post season. Exciting days ahead.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, who was born a Capricorn in Brooklyn, was on Meet the Press today and talked about the handing down of baseball lore by oral tradition from generation to generation. She is my fave historian and used to be, and may still be, one of the more interesting panel members on the McLaughlin Group which I unfortunately now can't get on satellite, along with the admirable Eleanor Clift.
I love the Norman Rockwell aspect of the game. My dad went to a boarding school in Virginia and was on the baseball A team. He was a lovely, unshowy story teller and knew how to get the best parts across in the fewest words, making his reminiscences dense and delicious. He was an allrounder at school but his baseball tales were the best. Mikeyank mentioned the generational continuum that bb history is heir to and I knew that from my daddy. Today Mrs. Goodwin mentioned the same thing. I've lived abroad nearly all my life and 80% of my memories have more to do with Europe than they do the USA, but today I'm right there with you guys in spirit.
My season ended yesterday as the Yankees were eliminated in a sweep by the Detroit Tigers, so I wish the Tigers lot's of luck in the World Series and good luck to fans of the Cardinals and Giants, (that means you Deidra). As I watched part of the Giants game last night I was rooting for my long haired cutie Tim Lincecum, but the Cardinal won.
Win or lose I love the game of baseball, and as was the cry of Brooklyn Dodger fans, all those years ago, "Wait till next year".![]()
My belated congratulations to The Netherlands, Robert. I did not know that baseball was played outside of the United States, Latin America, and Japan and some other Asian countries.In Holland the most watched sport is soccer. Cycling, speed skating, hockey...
Baseball you won't find on TV... and yet we becameworld champion!
The 2011 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held from October 1 to October 15, 2011.[SUP][/SUP] It was the 39th Baseball World Cup. The International Baseball Federation selected Panama to host the tournament, turning down bids from Chinese Taipei[SUP][/SUP] and Venezuela.[SUP][/SUP] The Netherlands defeated Cuba 2–1 to win their first World Cup title, and the first by a European nation since the inaugural event in 1938 won by Great Britain.