World Baseball Classic
This post is about a week overdue, but whatever....What does a game between Korea and Japan have in common with a Cubs/yanks game from 2003? Two things: 1) Hee Seop Choi and 2) The most exciting baseball games i've ever been to. This is how baseball should be. People screaming and yelling after every pitch, fans and players excited to be there. People banging drums, pans and blowing on trumpets. I remember going tot he world cup matches in 94 (men) and 99 (women), and it was the same atmosphere. That's what a sporting event should be like.
Americans are too blase about their national pride - or we show it in weird ways. A magnetic yellow ribbon on the back of our SUV's supporting troops fighting an oil war is patriotism? bah. Show me the excitement and cheer of americans rooting on their overpaid stars as we beat up on the koreas and venezuelas of the world. That's what i want.
Americans are too blase about their national pride - or we show it in weird ways. A magnetic yellow ribbon on the back of our SUV's supporting troops fighting an oil war is patriotism? bah. Show me the excitement and cheer of americans rooting on their overpaid stars as we beat up on the koreas and venezuelas of the world. That's what i want.
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except, dill-hole, they kicked our asses. so the patriotism is misplaced. i LOVE the idea of super excitement over baseball though. and that has nothing to do with me being american.
Whatever. if we had been excited, we would have kicked their butts. I blame overpriced stars who thought they were better than the national team, and begged off the squad. or owners who refused to put their full weight and support behind an exciting concept.
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