tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post6866969850290033620..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Sounds Of The GameSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-18054024969642815582010-06-15T18:21:14.674-04:002010-06-15T18:21:14.674-04:00Reading this post makes me so very envious of your...Reading this post makes me so very envious of your vision! I've worn glasses since I was 12 years old -always been very near-sighted and by the time I was 17-18, my vision in my right eye was a big fat 200 -a far cry from the 20 of most folks my age. I can't remember EVER having 20-20 vision although I suspect at some time in my early life I may have had good vision. Today, my vision is even worse and I have no clue what the reading is today -just know about the only thing I can with either eye on the chart is the big E!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-4783787688060589782010-06-14T23:03:00.396-04:002010-06-14T23:03:00.396-04:00Okay, away (as I said to Michelle H.) for one tiny...Okay, away (as I said to Michelle H.) for one tiny week and I come back to find you... making me laugh my head off, as usual. Only in this case, I had to read your post out loud to my husband, who was, like you, a youthful eagle-eye who now finds himself needing glasses for everything. Because I started wearing glasses when I was about 10, it doesn't bother me as much, but I can tell you this: when I was serving as a Little League scorekeeper (sitting right behind the plate most of the time) I wore my glasses almost always; the close, fast stuff requires no risk-taking. (Besides, keeping score means switching from deep-right-field vision to backstop-to-plate vision. But who doesn't love that??) Thanks, as always, Suldog.Angela Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629271379912565894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-27560626709805099772010-06-14T17:54:37.054-04:002010-06-14T17:54:37.054-04:00I was 10 when I got extremely shortsighted. Still ...I was 10 when I got extremely shortsighted. Still am. Guess I always will be. Now I need varifocals.........sigh.<br /><br /><br />So whats wrong with the World Cop then? Do you really need baseball?<br />Maggie<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-38200690143529463652010-06-14T14:21:16.683-04:002010-06-14T14:21:16.683-04:00I had to take a physical for work the other day. I...I had to take a physical for work the other day. I thought my eyesight was outstanding, but for some reason, whenever I closed one of my eyes, the other one abandoned me. I couldn't see squat. P's and F's looked like twins. But with both eyes together, I can read for a mile down the road. Go figure.<br /><br />Your post has got me wishing for those glory days that you are referring to. :)Georgehttp://addanaccity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-89134009150252001222010-06-14T13:11:04.820-04:002010-06-14T13:11:04.820-04:00This is the perfect time for me to remind you abou...This is the perfect time for me to remind you about the Old Time Baseball Game! St Peter's Field in Cambridge, MA on Wed 8/25 this year. Plenty of lawn, bleachers behind home plate... and Johnny Pesky usually shows up to "manage" one of the teams. Check out their website at http://www.oldtimebaseball.com/<br />Maybe I'll see you there this year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-44153980483821094362010-06-14T11:31:18.877-04:002010-06-14T11:31:18.877-04:00Come on Jim, I have twentyfive years on you, been ...Come on Jim, I have twentyfive years on you, been wearing glasses for the last thirty and I see what I need to. What is sadder is that you are finding the commercialization of your beloved sports too much for you now...when there was a time that it passed you by...now THAT shows your age.<br /><br />Still, if it means another savagely funny post from you that's good enough for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-2300605212981561362010-06-14T10:07:28.465-04:002010-06-14T10:07:28.465-04:00Hope you had a phenomenal extended weekend and The...Hope you had a phenomenal extended weekend and The Bombers won.Ruth and Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479687691813477089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-22106488945394630812010-06-13T10:15:08.499-04:002010-06-13T10:15:08.499-04:00I have had crappy eyesight since I was a kid - tha...I have had crappy eyesight since I was a kid - thank gawd for contacts! . . . 20-15 vision! can't even imagine it....Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-80339087497018698522010-06-12T11:59:10.336-04:002010-06-12T11:59:10.336-04:00I'm going to a Jays game next week.... but I&#...I'm going to a Jays game next week.... but I'm definitely not going to eat one of those questionable ball park hot dogs. I may consume one of those watery beers though.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-77017461967621964272010-06-11T14:40:02.044-04:002010-06-11T14:40:02.044-04:00Damn Good Lookin Fish!!!
FFGDamn Good Lookin Fish!!!<br /><br />FFGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-45217303531899686742010-06-11T14:21:08.060-04:002010-06-11T14:21:08.060-04:00Oops. Goofed up my last line. It was supposed to...Oops. Goofed up my last line. It was supposed to go... I agree about the cells... Frank 'wm!Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-29432564366732346752010-06-11T14:19:39.831-04:002010-06-11T14:19:39.831-04:00That is so sad! Messes up the antisipation. I ag...That is so sad! Messes up the antisipation. I agree about the cells.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-21241593083222682072010-06-11T12:40:58.478-04:002010-06-11T12:40:58.478-04:00Ah, I loves me a good rant about This Modern World...Ah, I loves me a good rant about This Modern World. While there are Good Things aplenty (like these inner-nets I'm typing on right now) so many other Good Things have been lost. Forever. <br /><br />Just last evening I worked myself into a minor snit because I couldn't end a damned fine meal with coffee, cognac, and a cigar <i>in the frickin' restaurant.</i> Nope. Had to go home, pour my own, cut my own, and enjoy both (without the coffee - I have my limits) on the verandah. Ah, well. We have our memories of Better Days.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-58099228655165145372010-06-11T12:32:15.088-04:002010-06-11T12:32:15.088-04:00Nothing like good ol' baseball...'speciall...Nothing like good ol' baseball...'specially here in LSU Tiger Country! :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-37461013639834744532010-06-11T08:51:35.815-04:002010-06-11T08:51:35.815-04:00And one more...
Cricket, Knucklehead, and Craig (...And one more...<br /><br />Cricket, Knucklehead, and Craig (sounds like a boy band for teen girls who aren't quite right...) speak of the minor league experience. Specifically, Cricket mentions McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI, and that truly is a great place to take in a game. Very friendly, less raucous, good quality of ball, relatively inexpensive, and MY WIFE says they have the best french fries IN THE WORLD.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16856201469500120452010-06-11T08:39:14.410-04:002010-06-11T08:39:14.410-04:00I really could give more comments on all of the gr...I really could give more comments on all of the great comments here, but feel I must at least give one more, to Joan:<br /><br />The other thing I didn't touch upon - because I complained enough already - was how even the broadcasts have been made lesser by the amount of commercials that are read DURING the play-by-play. They don't even have the decency to wait until the inning is over now.<br /><br />"This pitch is brought to you by Superfit Gyms. It's a curveball, strike one. Ladies, if you want YOUR curves to be striking, go to Superfit!" - ad nauseum.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-9407388543768912162010-06-11T08:24:12.764-04:002010-06-11T08:24:12.764-04:00To touch on something Carolina said:
I've had...To touch on something Carolina said:<br /><br />I've had friends who were blind, and I especially bemoan the loss to them. It used to be that a blind person would go to a game and be able to soak in the sounds, really experience it. Now, all they'd hear would be loud music and advertisements and the other distractions. A real shame.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-15662932700358757562010-06-11T08:13:39.462-04:002010-06-11T08:13:39.462-04:00Yep. We've talked about this before. I have ...Yep. We've talked about this before. I have the same problem with Schaefer/Sullivan/Gillette. No, thanks.<br /><br />Give me McCoy Stadium and the PawSox for pure enjoyment. Cheap tickets, cheap concessions, free parking. Easy in, easy out. You can <i>see</i> the game and everything. There's even a lawn section where you can spread out a blanket and whatnot. What's not to love?<br /><br />You even get to see the big boys sometimes: Youk, Schilling, Papi... I've seen 'em all play there. Usually recovering from an injury, but still.<br /><br />If there's a downside, I can't see it.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-74393511175260253362010-06-11T05:40:08.908-04:002010-06-11T05:40:08.908-04:00interesting ut I bet I will test it and find it to...interesting ut I bet I will test it and find it to be true this sounds theory . I know I love every sport and can never get enough.ski beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-62202808041199057902010-06-10T20:59:31.315-04:002010-06-10T20:59:31.315-04:00Frank has been suggesting that we attend a Jays ga...Frank has been suggesting that we attend a Jays game sometime this summer. Considering my lack of interest in the sport to begin with, you're not making a great case for it. ;)<br /><br />Sorry you were disappointed, Sully. I know that had to be a letdown for you.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-73358191943097603892010-06-10T19:52:09.948-04:002010-06-10T19:52:09.948-04:00I got beat to the Selleck comment.
There isn't...I got beat to the Selleck comment.<br />There isn't a punishment sever enough for those who think their cell phone is <b>THAT</b> important. Well, maybe a taser up the @$$. I remember when the P.A. announcer would only announce a batter the first time they came to bat, not every time. The only other sounds heard over the P.A. system were special announcements which were few and far between and organ music ...not farts, but they real musical kind.<br /><br />why is my verification word <i>packfu</i>?IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-14597687593588260672010-06-10T18:58:55.229-04:002010-06-10T18:58:55.229-04:00My Dad always puts the mute on when watching baseb...My Dad always puts the mute on when watching baseball games on TV. He likes to watch and think himself instead of listening to the announcers. I would walk in the room and see him staring at the TV and wonder what he was doing. Until I saw what he was seeing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-32746913281019553342010-06-10T18:31:52.661-04:002010-06-10T18:31:52.661-04:00I moved from San Diego two years ago. While there ...I moved from San Diego two years ago. While there I was a season ticket holder for many years. So I was a dedicated Padre fan and knew the stadium and had great World Series tickets there and participated in the welcoming in the new ball park downtown. I think it is the same at all ball parks, price out of the roof for tickets and for the food there, so noisy you can't enjoy the game. You sound like an old fart who knows what you are talking about on this one.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-85521943182117744782010-06-10T18:15:31.248-04:002010-06-10T18:15:31.248-04:00Yep...the shape of the eye does change as we get &...Yep...the shape of the eye does change as we get 'older' (is that word allowed?).. :))..and things aren't what they seemed to be 'before'...<br />As for the sounds at the game...well, the hearing will be the next thing to probably go. I can attest to both....<br /> Your posts bring smiles to me. The smiles seem to be forever ones!<br />Hugs to you, Jim...<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-39421022220284712502010-06-10T16:28:50.713-04:002010-06-10T16:28:50.713-04:00You are not old, my friend...do not insist upon th...You are not old, my friend...do not insist upon that or you will drag me into old age as well! Humph! <br /><br />As for the game? Yes, it certainly has been touched by the Hollywood crowd...sigh...But it is still a great game...<br /><br />Very funny post, Jim...Thanks for the big, big grins...Hugs, JanineSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.com