TOO MUCH TELEVISION IS NOT A GOOD THING
When I was a youngster, there was very little baseball televised. The Saturday Game of the Week hadn't even commenced. Maybe 10 or 12 Cardinals games were televised per year. All, of course, in black and white.
When I saw my first game, I was probably eight or so. And I thought they were kids playing ball. I had no notion that they were grown men. I thought that was so cool that they were showing some kids playing ball on some nice field somewhere. Although I don't have this recollection, I have a vague idea that it only hit me when I saw a bald head. I specifically remember Dick Groat's crome dome. But I can't attach a date or a significant moment.
What I'm getting around to is the fact that they show way too much baseball on tv. They expose the players' weaknesses too much. As I sit typing this entry, I'm still fuming about Scott Rolen's play last night. He's one of my faves, too, but overexposure had made me see his human side. I don't want to see him boot a sure double play ball to end the game. I don't want to see him fail to tag on a long fly to center and then see the next batter get a hit to win the game, but no , Rolen remained at third.
So I'm left watching a lousy game being played well past my bedtime. All because of Rolen. Forget the fact that he drove in what should have been the game winning runs until the Iz coughed it up again. Now I have two guys I'm ticked at because of tv coverage.
What am I left with now? The Suns trying to win Games 6 and 7 to advance. Maybe I should just read a good book.
When I was a youngster, there was very little baseball televised. The Saturday Game of the Week hadn't even commenced. Maybe 10 or 12 Cardinals games were televised per year. All, of course, in black and white.
When I saw my first game, I was probably eight or so. And I thought they were kids playing ball. I had no notion that they were grown men. I thought that was so cool that they were showing some kids playing ball on some nice field somewhere. Although I don't have this recollection, I have a vague idea that it only hit me when I saw a bald head. I specifically remember Dick Groat's crome dome. But I can't attach a date or a significant moment.
What I'm getting around to is the fact that they show way too much baseball on tv. They expose the players' weaknesses too much. As I sit typing this entry, I'm still fuming about Scott Rolen's play last night. He's one of my faves, too, but overexposure had made me see his human side. I don't want to see him boot a sure double play ball to end the game. I don't want to see him fail to tag on a long fly to center and then see the next batter get a hit to win the game, but no , Rolen remained at third.
So I'm left watching a lousy game being played well past my bedtime. All because of Rolen. Forget the fact that he drove in what should have been the game winning runs until the Iz coughed it up again. Now I have two guys I'm ticked at because of tv coverage.
What am I left with now? The Suns trying to win Games 6 and 7 to advance. Maybe I should just read a good book.
posted by TQ @ 6:35 AM
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