tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post6848135500307805670..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: They don't make 'em like they used toVerdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-55973140855966613752010-07-29T20:13:25.819-04:002010-07-29T20:13:25.819-04:00Bruce - we watched the episode about the 1930'...Bruce - we watched the episode about the 1930's last week. Great stuff!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-12648040016896065612010-07-29T18:09:25.911-04:002010-07-29T18:09:25.911-04:00Baseball lives its best, when it lives in the past...Baseball lives its best, when it lives in the past. I am sure that someday in 2075, A-Rod will be looked back on as a mythic figure. Today he is considered a joke of sorts. Much the way folks probably dispised Ty Cobb back in the day. <br /><br />I finished off our little media room where I have stored my collection of LaserDiscs and VHS documentary series that I have been collecting over the years. Started watching Ken Burns' "Baseball" (lotus07 loves anything by Ken Burns), all 9 volumes of it. The game as it started was so uproarious and inovative and plagued with scandel, that it is amazing that it survived. But at its heart is the American spirit, of lazy summer days spent in a park catching a ball. For that I love it, but I don't go to major league games due to the cost and the hype. Best to appreciate it for what it is......a good game.Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-76243125636652912902010-07-27T17:43:56.335-04:002010-07-27T17:43:56.335-04:00Yeah, that makes sense. Also, part of the issue is...Yeah, that makes sense. Also, part of the issue is that sports heros are seen as some sort of role model-like they have philosophical insight or special moral knowledge.<br /><br />which is redonk. <br /><br />just cause you can play doesn't mean you have other gifts upstairs. in fact, the better you play, the more stupider you might be. baseball may be the only place that has exceptions though. a lot of the game is not won through brute strength and killer reflexes. <br /><br />but yes. Jeter is boring as hell. :)Mrs. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360433416733092249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-78328644438917593252010-07-27T13:51:22.802-04:002010-07-27T13:51:22.802-04:00Wabbit - Honus was a nickname. He was born Johann...Wabbit - Honus was a nickname. He was born Johannes Peter Wagner of German immigrants. His mother called him Hans, which eventually turned into Honus for some reason. There.<br /><br />Uncool - Jeff Kent, Hall of Famer? One day...Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-1252245434030682322010-07-27T13:14:19.340-04:002010-07-27T13:14:19.340-04:00I don't care how many homers he hits, A-Rod ri...I don't care how many homers he hits, A-Rod rivals only Jeff Kent in terms of talented infield tools.Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-28259792067628822322010-07-27T12:22:24.444-04:002010-07-27T12:22:24.444-04:00Honus? Hack? What kind of parents did these people...Honus? Hack? What kind of parents did these people have to give them such half witted names?<br /><br />Makes Grover sound half way sensible by comaparison.white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-6447711993434131612010-07-27T10:16:34.222-04:002010-07-27T10:16:34.222-04:00Heff - Ty was a character unto himself. There was...Heff - Ty was a character unto himself. There was no one like Cobb. Off the field and on the field. No one.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-4283038190908124452010-07-27T10:07:21.458-04:002010-07-27T10:07:21.458-04:00Ty Cobb, baby !!!Ty Cobb, baby !!!Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-37255547042245160722010-07-27T09:24:55.697-04:002010-07-27T09:24:55.697-04:00badger - That is amazing, isn't it? The photo...badger - That is amazing, isn't it? The photo has fallen into public domain, but I wonder who the original photographer was.<br /><br />Holly - I'm a big Yankee fan and Derek Jeter fan, and even I say that Derek Jeter is the most boring human being on the planet in interviews. But it's a facade. You can tell by the way he acts in the field and the way others talk about him that he is an extremely funny guy. But he learned a long time ago to be savvy with his public persona. He never says the wrong thing. This makes him boring, but never controversial. It's his thing.<br /><br />Slyde - I have to agree with you on that one. Yeah...Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-12406279920019331202010-07-27T08:59:12.226-04:002010-07-27T08:59:12.226-04:00wow, you certainly DO try your best to throw in a ...wow, you certainly DO try your best to throw in a fair amount of baseball AND gayness in just about every post! well done!Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-63064782982567835012010-07-27T07:46:44.390-04:002010-07-27T07:46:44.390-04:00The whole house of david thing was cool-starting a...The whole house of david thing was cool-starting a baseball club out of a commune. Don't get the whole no sex thing-that's just wrong.<br /><br />but hey, I once read a seven page interview with derek jeter in playboy.<br /><br />most boring interview ever. 20 minutes of my life i'll never get back. can't imagine a-rod is more interesting.Mrs. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360433416733092249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-64108959323624199622010-07-27T07:46:04.923-04:002010-07-27T07:46:04.923-04:00That's my favourite baseball post of yours. Th...That's my favourite baseball post of yours. Those old characters are fascinating! Brilliant photo of the fella swinging, too.badgerdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275758525851693777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-83401258926061385892010-07-27T00:56:34.828-04:002010-07-27T00:56:34.828-04:00RW - Yeah, that was from his big photo shoot with ...RW - Yeah, that was from his big photo shoot with Details Magazine about a year and a half ago. He still catches a bit of shit for it. Like now. See?Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-14906348567786918822010-07-27T00:37:29.466-04:002010-07-27T00:37:29.466-04:00That's just about the most stupid ass thing I ...That's just about the most stupid ass thing I ever saw. What the Farco Barnes??RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.com