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What's to learn about the game??
Baseball isn't just stats, it's people, buildings, equipment, rules... it's history.
What's to learn about the game?
Where does the mud they coat on the game balls come from? Who knows about the family history of the Schwab groundskeepers, why does Hick Carpenter matters to Reds fans, what beer sponsored the 1945 team, which one in 1966, the cost of Nuxhalls first contract, the cost of his last, who sold the first bobblehead, what incident finally caused the the sale of bottle to be stopped at games, Who was Bill Veek's dad and why should I care, why are there MLB players from the 19th century with 3000 abs but we don't know what side of the plate they batted from... why did the AL eschew the rosin bag for years?
What's to learn about the game?
Everything... if you ask the question.
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Like a lot of competitive things in life, it's a Darwinian thing. If its an interesting thread, people will flock to it and ideas and comments will burst out. If it sucks eggs, it will wither and blow away.
Let nature take its course and thin the herd.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
/r/reds
RedlegJake (05-23-2013),remdog (05-23-2013)
WildcatFan (05-24-2013)
Can't have wheat without some chaff.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
Why is this still a sticky thread?
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