Thread: Baseball

I did forget to mention that beer is something like $9 at a game though....

I have been unable to go to a game this year though and check out all the new stuff on the banks.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Well, their stadium WAS called "Palace of the Fans."

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

I was an Atlanta Braves fan as a kid. We used to go watch Hank Aaron and the boys in the old Fulton County stadium after lunch at the Varsity Drive-in, but I can't support any professional sports anymore (too much money and egos for me).

As an "old-timer" I can tell you the egos were definitely there back in the day. Difference nowadays is the media coverage. Back then reporters genuinely feared/respected pro athletes because without them sports reporters would have nothing about which to write. Nobody (except Jim Button in his book "The Long Season") EVER published articles about Mantle and Ford and their heavy drinking/carousing (usually because the reporters were also "getting some" aka "sloppy seconds"). Also, many athletes were also combat veterans (WWII, Korea, Vietnam). "Don't anger a combat vet" was a safe way of behaving.
As far as salaries, Curt Flood and Bobby Hull literally broke the owners strangleholds on contracts. Think about it. When you watch a game, you are not there to intentionally observe the owner's performance. By your reasoning, where should all the money go?

PLAY BALL!!

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Cincinnati is a very fan friendly place. They even allow you to bring a softsided cooler with sandwiches and bottled pop/water.

And they make a mean chili dog there too!!!!

Go Cards!!

GO SF GIANTS!

I notice there are no Nationals fans here...

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Cincinnati is a very fan friendly place. They even allow you to bring a softsided cooler with sandwiches and bottled pop/water.

Plus, for most games, the bleacher seats are only $7.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

I notice there are no Nationals fans here...

Here....just keep forgeting to post.


Hockey is my main sport, anyway.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Plus, for most games, the bleacher seats are only $7.

Bleacher seats at a Tigers game is only $5.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Bleacher seats at a Tigers game is only $5.

That may be true, but I haven't had my car broken into at a Reds game like I have at both Tigers games I've been to.