Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Game of adjustments

Errors are maddening.

I wish that I could give up following baseball. If I didn't after the '94-'95 strike, or 19 consecutive losing seasons, then I doubt I ever will.
It's not like I'm a Browns fan because the Browns are now the Ravens as far as I'm concerned. But then again, NFL has a salary cap and a draft  that makes immediate impacts for teams that aren't good.

Baseball is so unpredictable.

Drafting high school players and having to wait five years or so for them to work their way up through the minors is just unpredictable.

I've been excited about so many players coming up only for them to get injured or not progress beyond AA.

They don't get promoted based on seniority as much as for performance against the competition.

Athletes like Bryce Harper are rare. He dropped out of high school and got his GED to enter Junior College early. Who does that?

Football is different. I believe that I remember that Maurice Clarett finished High School early to start at OSU in the spring to be advanced of the typical freshman.
College football at OSU under Jim Tressel was pretty much professional football.
Clarett got dismissed and tried to enter the NFL draft but Sonia Sotomayor ruled in favor of the NFL of barring him and Mike Williams from entering prior to being three years removed from high school.
Clarett had other problems and failed to play on Sundays.

NBA has a one and done policy after the influx of teenagers going into the league became ridiculous. I can't stand NBA as it is today for the fundamentals are lacking that existed when I was a boy watching Bird vs. Magic.

Something about baseball makes it better to follow than other sports. Players don't change teams as often. They can change positions. They can have long careers. They usually have to be able to hit and and play defense. The season is long, but it is daily entertainment.

Baseball is game of adjustments. Being able to throw a ball fast or hit it hard doesn't always guarantee success.

MLB games shouldn't have 4 errors in them!



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