I agree completely. And about the importance of values in baseball. I played softball and sandlot ball as a kid but wasn't a dedicated fan until 2010 when I was in a high-stress life situation. Channel surfing, I found myself watching baseball games because, exactly as you say, I found escape there from all that plagued me in life. That's when I fell in love with the game, became a serious fan, and started studying the game. And I still love it, though, per this series, it is not without flaws.
I even wrote a large suite of Python code to pull the XML files from the MLB site and process them into some very detailed stats. I did that from 2010 to 2019 when MLB started making noises about restricting access to those XML files or changing to some other system. I have no idea what the status is of that, but lately I've been thinking of looking back into it. I really did enjoy generating all those reports. Fascinating.
Thanks for the comment, Albert. I get it, I will go too far on occasion but that is the great thing about doing this, it will spark some discussion.
Never, I conceded it because I at times I can get a little self-righteous... when it comes to baseball :)
Some how, I hear the voice to these words.
you are hearing voices?
> "Because some sins don’t get a second act."
I agree completely. And about the importance of values in baseball. I played softball and sandlot ball as a kid but wasn't a dedicated fan until 2010 when I was in a high-stress life situation. Channel surfing, I found myself watching baseball games because, exactly as you say, I found escape there from all that plagued me in life. That's when I fell in love with the game, became a serious fan, and started studying the game. And I still love it, though, per this series, it is not without flaws.
I even wrote a large suite of Python code to pull the XML files from the MLB site and process them into some very detailed stats. I did that from 2010 to 2019 when MLB started making noises about restricting access to those XML files or changing to some other system. I have no idea what the status is of that, but lately I've been thinking of looking back into it. I really did enjoy generating all those reports. Fascinating.
If you're bored enough, FWIW, here's my website: https://sonnack.com/pub/bb/
Definitely will check it out! Thanks for sharing, I appreciate you making time to read my stuff.
I’ve been very much enjoying it!
“Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up.”
~~Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987, LOVE THIS!
Heh, yeah, it seems especially appropriate now.