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Do you Like Baseball?

(Athena Scalzi gave us this weekend assignwmnt Jland!Hi Athena!:)

I love baseball!As a kid,I loved going out to the ballpark! the fresh air, grass and open spaces were so great! And then there was the fun of getting assigned a position and waiting for the other team to go to bat! It was awesome!:):)

It was fun to run around in the field and our team had such a great team feeling!

Ah! I love to go as an adult now with our kid! Nothing has changed and it is so wonderful!

It is great to watch too!

Now it is your turn! Please tell us what you think about baseball! Did you like it as a kid and do you like it now? you can also post a link here or at John Scalzi's blog "By the Way".TY

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• #8 Comment from bhbner2him 
  9/26/06 12:18 AM | Permalink

  Baseball I can take or leave.....but you!!!  YOu made the front page of j-land!  Yeah, Nat!  -  Barbara
  
  
• #7 Comment from sdoscher458 
  9/25/06 4:30 PM | Permalink

  Baseball made a lot of my memories as a kid and still does...Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/LifeIsFullOfSuprises
• #6 Comment from bgilmore725 
  9/23/06 6:03 AM | Permalink

  I never watched baseball until my son started to play in the little league. I followed the teams he followed (Atlanta Braves was his favorite), and learned about his favorite players from the trading cards he collected. I watched all his games, and even attended practices. He played until well out of high school. I don't watch it on tv anymore, but occasionally get a glimpse when my husband has a game tuned in. I went to one Atlanta Braves game with my father and brothers back in the early nineties, and that was fun. I have attended several local minor league games in our area (Burlington Indians, Durham Bulls), and always enjoyed the atmosphere at these fields. Watching a great pitch, a well placed hit, or waiting in anticipation for a runner to steal himself home is always exciting... yeah, baseball games can be very exciting. Sometimes the kids' (especially the teens') games are more exciting to watch because you know they are experiencing the risks, stretching their limits, and reaching for the stars when they play... their hearts are really into the game. bea
• #5 Comment from lifesabench6 
  9/22/06 2:13 PM | Permalink

  PS- although I do love the game- I agree with Bill here too.  Back when I was able to watch it more, with guys like Cal Ripkin, Joe Carter and Nolan Ryan- those type of guys played for the love of the game- the money was just an added bonus to them.  Now, it's all about who can hit the most home runs, no matter what, and how much of a signing bonus and yearly salary they can make.  Carolyn
• #4 Comment from lifesabench6 
  9/22/06 2:10 PM | Permalink

  Now youre talkin!!!  I LOVE baseball!  My Dad used to take me all the time when I was a kid.  I really missed doing that after I got married and moved to the States.  My team (even though I don't know any of the players anymore!!!) Is still the Toronto Blue Jays.  I was in heaven back in '92 and '93 when we finally made it to, and won the Series!  My long distance phone bills were huge, but it didn't matter.  I talked to my sister after we won against Atlanta, and she opened her apartment window for me, so I could hear all the cars honking and people yelling in the streets.  It was so cool, but I missed being there!  By the way- a piece of history trivia for all you die hards- Where did Babe Ruth hit his first home run?
  At a place called Hanlon's Point, on Toronto's center island.  He wasn't the Babe yet, still just George, and he was playing for a triple A team against what was then, the Toronto Maple leafs. There is a Babe ball still out in Lake Ontario somewhere!!   I hated it when they were on strike- and I hope they never do that again, but I still love the game. Love Carolyn http://journals.aol.com/lifesabench6/Noappologies-Biblicalperspect/