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Jimmy Kicks Corner
This is the time in Sports that officially sucks! As a sports fan, this is not much to look forward to until March Madness (Unless you count the SI Swimsuit edition, but that isn't really a sporting event). I know many of us are starting to think about baseball season. Spring Training will be starting in about a month and the season starts in just over 2 months.
I like baseball, but I don't watch it on TV that much. I would rather go to a game, have a few beers and soak in the atmosphere. Honestly, Baseball is kind of boring. There is only like 30-40 minutes of actual action in a 3 hour game. Ridiculous!
Because of the slow pace of baseball, I have thought about making a run for Commissioner (That is if I can persuade the current knucklehead commissioner to step down.) If I do become commissioner, here are some changes I would propose to make baseball a little bit more entertaining.
1. Allow spitballs, scuffed balls, and any other kind of messed up balls.- It would just make things so much more interesting. In this age of juiced balls, it would be nice to help the pitchers out a little.
2. No more DH - This is why a lot of good pitchers migrate to the National League.
3. Make it legal for pitchers to bean batters - Does this one really need explaining? Add some excitement to the game. Make some new rivalries.
4. Make it legal to charge the mound...with the bat - If the pitchers can hit the batters as in #3, it's only fair...
5. Give fans a free beer, hot dog, pizza slice, etc. if they return a foul ball - Remember your little league days!!
6. Get rid of the Toronto Blue Jays - The Expos are gone, why not the Jays? Baseball in Canada just seems weird.
7. Allow the mascots to interfere with the players - Watching the San Diego Chicken and Manny Ramirez go at it would be worth at least a 20% jump in attendance. What about the Phillie Fanatic going after A-Rod in an interleague battle.
Let me know what you think and please check out my blog: EL BLOG DE STEVE!!!
I like baseball, but I don't watch it on TV that much. I would rather go to a game, have a few beers and soak in the atmosphere. Honestly, Baseball is kind of boring. There is only like 30-40 minutes of actual action in a 3 hour game. Ridiculous!
Because of the slow pace of baseball, I have thought about making a run for Commissioner (That is if I can persuade the current knucklehead commissioner to step down.) If I do become commissioner, here are some changes I would propose to make baseball a little bit more entertaining.
1. Allow spitballs, scuffed balls, and any other kind of messed up balls.- It would just make things so much more interesting. In this age of juiced balls, it would be nice to help the pitchers out a little.
2. No more DH - This is why a lot of good pitchers migrate to the National League.
3. Make it legal for pitchers to bean batters - Does this one really need explaining? Add some excitement to the game. Make some new rivalries.
4. Make it legal to charge the mound...with the bat - If the pitchers can hit the batters as in #3, it's only fair...
5. Give fans a free beer, hot dog, pizza slice, etc. if they return a foul ball - Remember your little league days!!
6. Get rid of the Toronto Blue Jays - The Expos are gone, why not the Jays? Baseball in Canada just seems weird.
7. Allow the mascots to interfere with the players - Watching the San Diego Chicken and Manny Ramirez go at it would be worth at least a 20% jump in attendance. What about the Phillie Fanatic going after A-Rod in an interleague battle.
Let me know what you think and please check out my blog: EL BLOG DE STEVE!!!
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