tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post1885339006830362767..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Spring Training For Baseball MemoriesSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-52237573464291906772010-03-14T10:30:43.392-04:002010-03-14T10:30:43.392-04:00For as many Sox games as I've been to in my li...For as many Sox games as I've been to in my life I've never once ended up going to a tchotchke game. I <i>have</i> gone when bleacher seats were only like $5 though. And I thought that was cheap! Of course it could have been less, my mind may not be as keen on the cost because a parent or grandparent was usually always paying. Do you still have the teeny bat?CSD Faux Finishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947691876538206892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-24185897751465561292010-03-12T08:34:28.468-05:002010-03-12T08:34:28.468-05:0075 cents. man, i can't wrap my head around th...75 cents. man, i can't wrap my head around that. nowadays you need a second mortgage to afford a major league ticket.<br /><br />thanks for sharing your memories. i just remember trying to comfortably wedge my pregnant self into those slatted wooden seats on the third base side in fenway on one sweltering august day many moons ago.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-76013186439380964842010-03-12T08:16:45.574-05:002010-03-12T08:16:45.574-05:00What a great story! And this does bring back a re...What a great story! And this does bring back a really fuzzy memory that I actually had one of those miniature bats when I was a little kid too. I can't imagine that I actually got it at a ball game, so I'm guessing a relative who HAD been at a game where they were given away, may have given it to me. <br /><br />I remember being very disappointed when I wanted Daddy to throw a ball to me so I could bat it and he said it wouldn't work because the ball was so small.<br /><br />Loved both stories, and I think talking like Elmer Fudd the rest of your life would have been worth it to make that catch! :)Sandrahttp://addhumorandfaith.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-35324567640745490662010-03-11T23:21:25.160-05:002010-03-11T23:21:25.160-05:00I'm trying to remember now -so bear with me ca...I'm trying to remember now -so bear with me cause some things it takes a lot longer to conjure up the memories and such but I think in my entire life I've only been to one baseball game and that was in the 60s when my best friend and I went to see the old Washington Senators play. The game we attended had something else a bit more interesting at the time though as former President Eisenhower was in attendance at the game! <br />But anyway, I've always very much enjoyed baseball -I understand the game (well the majority of it until you start getting really technical and all) but I hate to watch baseball on tv unless it is a world series game with a team I really like playing. So, since my favorite team is the pitiful Pirates from Pittsburgh, you can imagine I haven't had an opportunity to watch all that many games on tv. However, I enjoy listening to baseball on the radio as I can follow the action easily as the announcer describes what's happening on the field. And that to me can be almost as exciting as seeing a game in person.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-53778390070656723712010-03-11T15:11:47.049-05:002010-03-11T15:11:47.049-05:00I got one of those little bats in Fenway Park. I ...I got one of those little bats in Fenway Park. I also was a little surprised by how small it was, though I would not have made any use of a full-sized one, except possibly to hit my brother.<br /><br />I was watching on the tele when Tony was hit in the face with that ball.Duchesshttp://www.duchessomnium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-45351362635944221152010-03-11T13:10:35.441-05:002010-03-11T13:10:35.441-05:00I'm so sorry about not having a chance to make...I'm so sorry about not having a chance to make the catch of your lifetime!!!! Sigh...and I can well understand your disappointment over the bat...I was disappointed too upon reading this...however, many years later ;-) Looking forward to your baseball memories!!! You tell such amazing stories!!! Hugs, JanineSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-81320813040261453682010-03-11T12:52:14.164-05:002010-03-11T12:52:14.164-05:00I could almost smell the popcorn!
Antisipation is ...I could almost smell the popcorn!<br />Antisipation is making me crazy.<br /><br />This weekend I hope to get to see a college baseball game. O Ducks vs Seattle. At this point it hardly matters... I just want them to play ball!Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-88051043514872694952010-03-11T11:21:17.542-05:002010-03-11T11:21:17.542-05:00A sports story-but one of yours so that's ok t...A sports story-but one of yours so that's ok then. Only for you Jim will I read anything to do with bat or balls of any shape or size. I feel for your young self and the tiny bat. I can see you all shined up, freckles and red hair on end yearning for a Red Sox bat. Early inroduction to life's disappointments. Thanks to your father from saving you from an ugly mug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-29926131907757187942010-03-11T10:56:45.509-05:002010-03-11T10:56:45.509-05:00I'm sure there's some form or another of c...I'm sure there's some form or another of crude humor to be made about the little bats that boys have, versus the full-size manly bats that their dads play with. . .<br /><br />I went to Bat Day at Tiger Stadium once, and my reaction was identical to yours - WTH was up with this tiny little toy bat?<br /><br />BTW, I think Tony C is still the youngest major leaguer ever to hit his age in home runs - 24, when he was 19. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1985589454274659362010-03-11T04:48:50.747-05:002010-03-11T04:48:50.747-05:00I still say this is just a jumped up version of ou...I still say this is just a jumped up version of our "rounders" (a game for girlies, I might add), I used to be a decent player in my schooldays (teehee, running outta' here before you have chance to retaliate..)!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-15746446743565202682010-03-11T01:20:42.204-05:002010-03-11T01:20:42.204-05:00I always enjoy your fun stories of your childhood ...I always enjoy your fun stories of your childhood days. I can imagine the disappointment you felt to receive a small souvenir bat. It sure didn't dampen your enthusiasm for the game or the team. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-41001121091665668612010-03-11T00:32:45.592-05:002010-03-11T00:32:45.592-05:00Ah, going to the baseball game. And I still have t...Ah, going to the baseball game. And I still have that little bat given on game day (as you know) with the Pittsburgh Pirates logo on it. Yet those where the days you could expect to see a decent game. Nowadays, not so much. Maybe they should give out the bats again instead of those stupid bobble heads.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-55584681346752872442010-03-11T00:01:50.723-05:002010-03-11T00:01:50.723-05:00Wow, they were playing baseball when you were nine...Wow, they were playing baseball when you were nine, that long time ago????<br />I went to Dodger Stadium when I was in high school.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-47665168537521256492010-03-10T20:12:57.348-05:002010-03-10T20:12:57.348-05:00Oh no!! Your dad didn't??!!! You could have ...Oh no!! Your dad didn't??!!! You could have had the ball!!!! Darn!! I would have been so upset!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-26990504340589863022010-03-10T20:00:06.527-05:002010-03-10T20:00:06.527-05:00certainly remember when listening to baseball on ...certainly remember when listening to baseball on the radio was a big thing. Conigliaro huh??wow . <br /><br />I sell tickets for baseball her e in Sebring 8 years now. I meet the greatest people, scouts etc. I feel blessed to love sports and the players as much as I do.<br /><br />My late husband taught at a school that did not have baseball and they won the championship first year he tried.. A kid from New York drove the bus on the opposing field and Don had to get him out of jail..Our banquet , a pig roast in the groves - <br />I saw Clemente and many greats long gone and my son laughs when I talk of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Happy 2010 season !!all fans !!i beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-37009484226419816702010-03-10T17:08:30.785-05:002010-03-10T17:08:30.785-05:00I love the stories, though I don't have a lime...I love the stories, though I don't have a limey clue about the game. You look very dashing in those whites though - it IS YOU isn't it Jim? ;-)Reasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070633072307321162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-18675581173838340692010-03-10T16:01:19.645-05:002010-03-10T16:01:19.645-05:00I must be some sort of worthless, godless, commie ...I must be some sort of worthless, godless, commie pinko coz I've never understood what people see in baseball. But I always watch the World Series. But then again I usually watch the SooperDooper Bowl, too. So maybe I'm NOT a commie... just a clue-free person when it comes to certain things.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-55266106516612616222010-03-10T14:53:46.834-05:002010-03-10T14:53:46.834-05:00I loved the Phillies when I was a kid, and remembe...I loved the Phillies when I was a kid, and remember that spring training excitement :-) I actually outgrew my love of baseball...or rather, I don't know, I think the game outgrew me, really. Big names, even bigger salaries, scandals, misbehaviors...something, I'm not sure. It just stopped being fun, and I stopped loving it. <br /><br />But I remember being a kid, and that great feeling of anticipation. I swear, I thought baseball was some kind of magic, and that if I concentrated hard enough, I could impact whether a ball sailing through the air ended fair, or foul. <br /><br />I'm glad other people still think of baseball with excitement. <br /><br />On the "would you broken your face" question, well, if you were extremely lucky that's all that would have happened. I think you might have been playing a role in a drama starring Ichabod Crane....you and that horse, man. <br /><br />Just a guess.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-12271822753344109302010-03-10T13:11:28.869-05:002010-03-10T13:11:28.869-05:00Is that a picture of an A-Rod bat? Say it ain'...Is that a picture of an A-Rod bat? Say it ain't so. <br />I do believe that to understand a passion for baseball/softball, one must have played regularly at some level.<br />One of my all-time favorite moments occurred at a Friday night game in SF. The Cubs were in town. A high school friend of mine and I decided at the last moment to take the bus into the city for the game at Seals Stadium. We had left field bleacher seats. Ernie Banks played left field that night. So we had Willie Mays for half an inning in center field and Ernie for the other half inning. It was like attending an All-Star game. I have no idea who won.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-36476950539281463372010-03-10T12:46:20.051-05:002010-03-10T12:46:20.051-05:00wonderful...we love baseball here...miss spring tr...wonderful...we love baseball here...miss spring training since we left florida...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-72756144511125104052010-03-10T12:18:08.480-05:002010-03-10T12:18:08.480-05:00Cricket - The Paw Sox are a great take. McCoy is a...Cricket - The Paw Sox are a great take. McCoy is a beautiful place to see a game. As an aside, MY WIFE swears they have the best french fries she's ever tasted.<br /><br />Another great place to go for a ballgame is Campanelli Stadium, home of the Brockton Rox. Five buck tickets are available, and there's almost always something fun going on at the park aside from the game.<br /><br />http://www.brocktonrox.com/Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-80480944130848542732010-03-10T12:14:15.019-05:002010-03-10T12:14:15.019-05:00Chris - You got REAL bats?!? Way cool. Maybe ticke...Chris - You got REAL bats?!? Way cool. Maybe ticket prices were higher by then, you youngster?<br /><br />Eva - As I mentioned to Jazz, I find baseball ON THE RADIO one of the most enjoyable listening experiences available (provided you have decent home team announcers, of course, which we do.) A good baseball call puts you right in the park.<br /><br />Uncle Jim - See Chris's comment, and my remark. Yeah, it was a rip, but not too bad of one. It was still a real nice souvenir.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-3118876738887153662010-03-10T12:13:39.437-05:002010-03-10T12:13:39.437-05:00I loved Bat Day, as my sons do now.
Maybe someday...I <i>loved</i> Bat Day, as my sons do now.<br /><br />Maybe someday you should come to a PawSox game and reminisce about the days when tickets and concessions were cheap, ball games were easy to come and go from, and the game was all about fun.<br /><br />Sometimes you even see the likes of Papi, Schilling, or Youk as well. Bonus.<br /><br />PawSox and Cape League is how I get my baseball jollies these days.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-27593012960879925382010-03-10T12:07:42.058-05:002010-03-10T12:07:42.058-05:00Jazz - Ah, it's a game for thinking men, you s...Jazz - Ah, it's a game for thinking men, you see? Lots of time to ponder the possibilities and argue about what you would do if you were the manager - stuff like that. Of course, that takes a certain amount of knowledge of the game for it to be interesting, so for the casual fan (or non-fan) it does seem like less of a constant buzz than that afforded by many other sports. Also, baseball is the perfect game for summer. Just strenuous enough to work up a good sweat, but nothing likely to give you a heart attack. Also, the pace of the game allows for being laid back when watching, enjoying a good cold beer and maybe a nice snack. Also, it is the best game to listen to on the radio, preferably while at the beach or while swinging in a hammock. What's not to like? :-)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40276888352213965072010-03-10T11:52:23.082-05:002010-03-10T11:52:23.082-05:00It's really a shame that the price of tickets ...It's really a shame that the price of tickets has soured past the ability of a person of average means to afford. I guess I'll just have to continue watching on TV. Last spring we bought a 42 inch, and it's almost as good as being there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.com