The owners also try to extort cities. The game is kind of gross, really. You have to overlook a lot of nefarious things in order to enjoy it the same way you did as a kid.
Right on, Amigo! Modern culture seems to have tossed aside the ancient adage that "the love of money is evil". We may even have discarded the very notion of evil in the process. And look where we ended up. Social entropy degrades and corrupts everything.
Everything is metrics. Everything is ROI. Engagement, monetization, even virtue is marketed now. And yeah, social entropy takes over. Decay becomes the default.
I only watch the Astros on dish. Or the Guardians whom I refer to as the Gmen, sounds more manly. I live two blocks from a casino and have yet to darken the door. I don't watch games on ESPN because of the betting odds as a constant crawl. I further don't care about fantasy drafts or perceived draft picks of any sport.
I would ask my late husband from time to time stuff like why is UAB playing Notre Dame or any other team when they will get clobbered? And he would gently answer "money. Exposure for the school." The Blazers have managed to beat a few big name schools. I understand and agree that they will not play the team in Tuscaloosa due to incestuous implications.
Great read Buddha. Man I'm gonna cling to my baseball naivete until they pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I don't know any other way to watch or listen to my Reds than peaks and valleys...a whole lot of valleys...canyons even since '90. I will nevervlet my romanticism with the sport die. I just close my eyes, stick my fingers in my ears and sing Fogarty when the betting lines come up. Let's play ball...let's play two!
The owners also try to extort cities. The game is kind of gross, really. You have to overlook a lot of nefarious things in order to enjoy it the same way you did as a kid.
Yeah, agreed, I still watch nightly because I love the noise and the lulls, it gives me comfort, I just need to release the bullshit some times.
Right on, Amigo! Modern culture seems to have tossed aside the ancient adage that "the love of money is evil". We may even have discarded the very notion of evil in the process. And look where we ended up. Social entropy degrades and corrupts everything.
Everything is metrics. Everything is ROI. Engagement, monetization, even virtue is marketed now. And yeah, social entropy takes over. Decay becomes the default.
I only watch the Astros on dish. Or the Guardians whom I refer to as the Gmen, sounds more manly. I live two blocks from a casino and have yet to darken the door. I don't watch games on ESPN because of the betting odds as a constant crawl. I further don't care about fantasy drafts or perceived draft picks of any sport.
I would ask my late husband from time to time stuff like why is UAB playing Notre Dame or any other team when they will get clobbered? And he would gently answer "money. Exposure for the school." The Blazers have managed to beat a few big name schools. I understand and agree that they will not play the team in Tuscaloosa due to incestuous implications.
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Great read Buddha. Man I'm gonna cling to my baseball naivete until they pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I don't know any other way to watch or listen to my Reds than peaks and valleys...a whole lot of valleys...canyons even since '90. I will nevervlet my romanticism with the sport die. I just close my eyes, stick my fingers in my ears and sing Fogarty when the betting lines come up. Let's play ball...let's play two!