Hitting a baseball not that difficult
Random ruminations while wondering whatever happened to World B. Free.
Bryce Martin
8/12/2002
Include me as one of Eddie George's biggest fans. Injured and sub-par in 2001 but now embarking on a new season, the Tennessee Titans running back is vintage once more -- so say the players and coaches. I decided to see for myself by viewing Saturday's exhibition game with the St. Louis Rams. George, who has never been fast, once, at least, had an explosive burst coming out of the blocks. Against the Rams, he looked the same as last year, slow with no explosiveness. In fact, the bevy of backs showcased by the Titans all looked better than what George showed.
As much as I despise those "things I don't get" lists, I couldn't resist the urge.
Three things I do not get: NASCAR, Garth Brooks, pay-per-view wrestling.
I feel better for it, but I won't do it again.
From the You Have Got To Be Kidding Dept.: Would you believe that No. 8 on the NFL's all-time passing yardage list is Vinny Testaverde?
I would pick Jim Rice for entry into baseball's Hall of Fame before Jose Canseco. Canseco has not helped his cause, either, by admitting to steroid use.
Ten-year veterans of Major League Baseball (after 1970) are eligible for a pension of $160, 000 annually, which is the federal maximum. Therefore, it is not just a matter of getting it while you can.
"Hitting a baseball is the single hardest thing to do in sports." You have heard that axiom. We all have. Taken literally (I do not know how else to take it), it has never made sense to me. Officially speaking, excluding walks, sacrifices and the like, when you hit a baseball, three things can happen: a hit, flyout, or groundout. If you bat 600 times in one baseball year and strike out 100 times, that means the other 500 times you either hit the ball for a flyout, groundout or a hit, but you hit it. That is difficult? The old bromide would be more accurate stated something like this: "Hitting a baseball for a hit is the single hardest thing to do in sports."
We all have to make difficult decisions. Try a new one. Pick the greatest player in the history of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The baseball record that really, really will not be broken: managing one team, as Connie Mack did, for 50 years. Toss in wearing a hat (not a cap -- a hat) during the whole time.
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Random ruminations while wondering whatever happened to World B. Free.
Bryce Martin
8/12/2002
Include me as one of Eddie George's biggest fans. Injured and sub-par in 2001 but now embarking on a new season, the Tennessee Titans running back is vintage once more -- so say the players and coaches. I decided to see for myself by viewing Saturday's exhibition game with the St. Louis Rams. George, who has never been fast, once, at least, had an explosive burst coming out of the blocks. Against the Rams, he looked the same as last year, slow with no explosiveness. In fact, the bevy of backs showcased by the Titans all looked better than what George showed.
As much as I despise those "things I don't get" lists, I couldn't resist the urge.
Three things I do not get: NASCAR, Garth Brooks, pay-per-view wrestling.
I feel better for it, but I won't do it again.
From the You Have Got To Be Kidding Dept.: Would you believe that No. 8 on the NFL's all-time passing yardage list is Vinny Testaverde?
I would pick Jim Rice for entry into baseball's Hall of Fame before Jose Canseco. Canseco has not helped his cause, either, by admitting to steroid use.
Ten-year veterans of Major League Baseball (after 1970) are eligible for a pension of $160, 000 annually, which is the federal maximum. Therefore, it is not just a matter of getting it while you can.
"Hitting a baseball is the single hardest thing to do in sports." You have heard that axiom. We all have. Taken literally (I do not know how else to take it), it has never made sense to me. Officially speaking, excluding walks, sacrifices and the like, when you hit a baseball, three things can happen: a hit, flyout, or groundout. If you bat 600 times in one baseball year and strike out 100 times, that means the other 500 times you either hit the ball for a flyout, groundout or a hit, but you hit it. That is difficult? The old bromide would be more accurate stated something like this: "Hitting a baseball for a hit is the single hardest thing to do in sports."
We all have to make difficult decisions. Try a new one. Pick the greatest player in the history of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The baseball record that really, really will not be broken: managing one team, as Connie Mack did, for 50 years. Toss in wearing a hat (not a cap -- a hat) during the whole time.
...
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