[CBFF] Blog Post: Baseball.....who needs it

[Jerry Madsen]

Ironic you should post this right now.  This is the one summer, thanks
for the White Sox, that I'm not overly pining for training camp.  Then
again, once I make the annual trek to Bourbonnais, I'll be asking
shortly thereafter, "Who has white socks?"

Jerry


On 5/16/06, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> (Note: "Dutch" Jan, Matt and myself met in Alexandria, VA on Saturday
> night and toasted to the Super Bowl XLI champion Chicago Bears.)
>
> Baseball.....who needs it
>
> By Vic Waldron
>
> I've been a sports fan my entire life, mostly baseball and football,
> but I am also into NCAA hockey (yes it does exist). In fact, my team
> won the NCAA title for the first time since 1990. Way to go Bucky!!!
> This post is supposed to be about the Bears so I'll get back on topic.
>
> The Bears ruined my 2006 baseball season. Why? Because they were so
> damn good and the season was too damn fun. We all know the NFL is the
> greatest show on turf, ice, or any other playing surface, but I've
> always enjoyed baseball. Not this year. It has to do with how great
> football and the Bears are, how dismal my baseball team's performance
> has been, and a certain.......media obsession. Aren't we all tired of
> hearing about Barry Bonds? Who cares if he passes Babe Ruth?!?!? The
> Babe is #2 on the list so it's not like Bonds is breaking a record.
> Besides, The Babe will always be regarded as the best overall hitter
> in baseball history and if the guy wasn't used primarily as a pitcher
> his first four seasons in the majors then he would have retired with
> 800+ HRs (instead of only 714) and we wouldn't even be having this
> discussion.
>
> The Bears, I believe, are heading for a season that they will reach
> deep into the playoffs and be a legit Super Bowl contender. Not that
> they weren't last year, but I think there were too many questions
> whether they could take it to the next level (Carolina very
> emphatically said "no"). If the Bears can merely pull themselves up to
> the middle of the pack offensively they will be a force every week.
> Imagine, no more or reliance on the opposition's missed field goals or
> wild wind blow FG attempts returned for TDs to eek out wins because
> our anemic offense can't score enough points. I don't like wishing the
> summer away too quickly, but we're going to do some steamrolling so
> let's get it on.
>
> Baseball.....who needs it.
>
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