tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4157511034167976924..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball PostJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-86278655426331027652011-07-02T19:46:44.571-05:002011-07-02T19:46:44.571-05:00There's an initial stand-alone weekend (this y...There's an initial stand-alone weekend (this year, May 20-22), and then a two week stretch plus a weekend stretch, which is June 17 through July 3. <br /><br />I'd be happier if they lopped off two weekends, leaving one solid two-week stretch. Of course, if you did that you wouldn't be able to do the "rivalry" serieses twice plus a more-or-less full division vs. division rotation. <br /><br />My guess is that they'll never give up the home-and-home rivalry thing, even though I'm assuming that it only really makes money for a handful of teams.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-1791264753765143622011-07-02T19:11:06.027-05:002011-07-02T19:11:06.027-05:00I think I'd be a lot more okay with it if it d...I think I'd be a lot more okay with it if it didn't stretch out for three weeks and involve an awful lot of "who cares?" games. One weekend a year, focused maybe on the geographic rivalries, would help this go down a lot smoother.<br /><br />Earlier this week, my Redbirds played the Orioles. Why bother?Colbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262426400735202537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-34881926472908726322011-07-02T15:49:47.567-05:002011-07-02T15:49:47.567-05:00Dave,
Yeah, I know...but how many people really c...Dave,<br /><br />Yeah, I know...but how many people really care about it? You can see the teams on TV; you can see the players when they wind up in the other league. I know I never planned out my trips the ballpark, when I lived in Oakland, based on wanting to make sure I had seen every team. I don't know...for Giants games, I mostly just would go whenever I had the time to see a day game (I rarely went to night games at Candlestick, had to be some particular reason); for the A's, it would be based on my schedule and then, secondarily, on whether the visiting team had guys from my roto league. I might have wanted to see a top pitcher...but even then, I would want to see Clemens or whoever every chance I got; it wasn't like I checked those off a list and then wasn't interested after that.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-19720816685089946342011-07-02T15:06:41.448-05:002011-07-02T15:06:41.448-05:00Being from the Seattle area, the only time we ever...Being from the Seattle area, the only time we ever see the Cubs or Braves or any other NL club is through interleague play. San Francisco is 800 miles away.<br /><br />Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Atlanta --- all those fans would never see teams and stars from the other league without going on vacation if not for interleague.davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-71407792637727077972011-07-02T06:33:40.039-05:002011-07-02T06:33:40.039-05:00I live in DC and am a Nationals fan (yes, there ar...I live in DC and am a Nationals fan (yes, there are those) and I do like getting to play the Orioles every year. However, I agree that it's not enough to balance out what I don't like about it. National League teams shouldn't have to sully themselves with a designated hitter except for the (at most) four games the league champion has to during the World Series.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186251955124143942noreply@blogger.com