Am I the only one here who doesn't care about baseball?

[da_chimperor]

Call me "Un-American" or a "commie" if you will, but I seriously don't care whether the Yankees or the Red Sox win. I prefer to watch other sports. Anyway else agree with me?

[Sandpiper]

1. Yep

You're the only one.

And btw, you're un-American and a commie! ;)

[da_chimperor]

4. Aww, how am I gonna be a commie with nobody else to call 'comrade'?

:(

[JohnKleeb]

2. Hating the Yankees was something I was brought up with

You learn to hate them if there's a stupid kid who gets coddled by the NY Press for interfering with a ball :).

[da_chimperor]

9. Really? I was brought up with computers.

Well, it's a trade off I guess :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

16. well my dad doesnt know what a computer is

[da_chimperor]

20. My dad could build a computer out of spare parts

He's why I'm so computer literate. He went out and bought one for me as soon as I was born.

[tcfrogs]

3. Yes

But that's okay, to each their own.

[ogradda]

5. whispers: yes i agree

but please don't tell my son or brother.

[Djinn]

6. think yourself lucky

atleast you're not subjected to bloody cricket all summer long!

[da_chimperor]

13. Ah, so I hear Shane Warne got the all time record last week

for the number of wickets in a test match . . . or something like that :D

[jdots]

17. cricket

are there rules in cricket,no one could explain it to me in England,but they couldn't understand me being a red sox fan

[Djinn]

36. once you understand the rules

well sort of - I admit it is slightly less crap to have to sit through...it's still a game that takes ALL day to play, then you come back for up to 4 more days and that's just ONE test match.

Shane Warne did break some record or other but according to the cricket tragics I know Muralitharan will overtake him again soon

[da_chimperor]

40. Mura-who?

Never heard of him myself. I only have a rough idea of the rules myself, and no-one has managed to explain to me why games can go on for days. I prefer rugby.

[Misunderestimator]

7. Nope... I don't give a flying ... er... crap about it.

[SarahB]

8. I don't care!!!

:bounce:

I'm in a house overrun by Yankee fans too! (Yes, they really are that arrogant about baseball. :eyes:)

[bowens43]

10. No, I'm a commie pinko too......

[da_chimperor]

28. Greetings comrade

So, wanna go out back our rotting apartment building and hit rocks with a stick? :D

[WilliamPitt]

11. There are 40 threads currently on this Lounge page

3 of them are for baseball. Somewhere in those other 37 threads, you can probably find something besides baseball to talk about.

[da_chimperor]

15. I am well aware of that

but the abnormally large amount of baseball threads has really got to me over the past few days. I needed to vent some frustration, and find out if others agree.

[WilliamPitt]

19. It's the playoffs

It happens every year.

And, P.S., if you're getting angry or frustrated over a few extra baseball threads in the lounge of a web forum, you should probably work on adjusting your perspective on things. Just a thought.

[da_chimperor]

22. It's not really anger

but a nagging feeling of being left out of an activity that's appreciated and enjoyed by so many. I've played baseball, I'm not all that bad at it, but I can't make myself interested in it. That's the frustrating part. I think I'll get better once ski season starts, assuming anyone on DU is interested in downhill skiing. Go Bode!

[JohnKleeb]

25. I fell on my ass downhill skiing if it helps

You can be interested in it because it's classic good vs evil :).

[da_chimperor]

27. Skiing is good vs evil?

I've never heard it put that way. So the evil is the trees and the rocks spread everywhere that you could run in to? :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

29. the baseball game silly

No skiing is a battle to see if I will or will not fall.

[da_chimperor]

31. Well, then I'll cheer for the Red Sox then!

I'm performing some nasty voodoo rituals on the Yankees. Just need to catch myself a live chicken or a pigeon or something. :evilgrin:

[jdots]

21. yes yes someone start a cubs thread

when does tiddly winks season begin here on your planet ?

[MazeRat7]

12. Well.. "commie" as I may be.. I dont give a rats ass about any sports.

after high school I came to the conclusion it was a complete waste of my time and certainly not in my zone of interest. I dont watch them, I dont follow them, I simply dont care about them.

MZr7

[Kierkegaard]

14. Nope.

I have no interest in it whatsoever.

[notadmblnd]

18. watching sports doesn't do a thing for me

and it just drives me nuts when I hear guys say "We Won" as if they actually participated when their favorite team wins.

[sventvkg]

23. i'm with ya..I don't care about any sports....Sorry.

[Soup Bean]

24. I wouldn't walk across the street to see a baseball game.

But I'm all for the right of others to do so....:)

[da_chimperor]

26. I actually like baseball games

but I think that's just because of the overpriced hot-dogs laden with at least a pound of onions, mustard, and sauerkraut! Yum! Watching it on TV does nothing for me.

[MazeRat7]

32. Dogs with mustard and kruat....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I can get those at home. Hell my girlfriend ( a vegan) has been serving me no meat dogs and I cant tell the difference. Its all about the kruat and mustard.. IMHO.

MZr7

[da_chimperor]

34. Ah, a fellow kraut-lover

I could make them at home too (sorta), but for some reason they just taste better when you've paid $10 for one. :D

[amerikat]

30. You are all missing a great baseball game....

Sorry but I love baseball. It's the only sport I understand.

[da_chimperor]

33. I prefer watching snooker myself

it's great to watch with some friends and a large amount of beer, assuming everyone understands the game.

[amerikat]

35. Snooker is a form of pool?

[da_chimperor]

39. Kinda

except the table is bigger, there are more balls, very specific rules, and longer cues. It's really great to watch, actually. It takes a hell off a lot of talent to be a good snooker player.

[LibLover]

37. Closest team is the Tigers. :(

I like going to games. Baseball in person is fun but I can't stand baseball on TV!

[latebloomer]

38. Only time I've been into baseball

was in the late 70s, living in Boston, when my sports-groupie girlfriend dragged me around to some bars where the Red Sox hung out. Man, Carlton Fisk sure was cute!!