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- Mikeo4723, on 12/03/2008, -0/+206. The Pittsburgh Pirates have not always sucked.
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -0/+11hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
- redsfaithful, on 12/03/2008, -1/+12"Jackie Robinson was not the MLB's first black player"
I've heard a lot of people claim Babe Ruth might have been mixed (hard to tell since he was an orphan). Interesting idea to kick around though, the whole thing was so arbitrary and ridiculous. - bixby1, on 12/03/2008, -0/+10Don't worry, the NBA will catch up shortly.
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -1/+11MLB still has a tradition of cheating.
- FENWAYFREAK, on 12/04/2008, -1/+8Pete Rose took advantage for [his] own financial benefit and placed the basis of the game at risk.
Pete Rose didn't bet against his own team. He wasn't throwing games. He needs to be reinstated and put in the hof. - sleeknerve, on 12/04/2008, -0/+6thats only according to him, who knows what he did
- jboitnott, on 12/04/2008, -1/+77. The San Francisco Giants were once great -- too bad they were the New York Giants then.
- sleeknerve, on 12/04/2008, -0/+6every league does
- swiftekho, on 12/04/2008, -0/+4Haha I love how Louisville is mentioned as the first big incident. I'm from Louisville.
It's nice to be known for something.
A: It's where Lewis and Clark started their Journey!
B: No, they truly started in Missouri
A: Well at least Abe Lincoln is from Kentucky
B: Most say he is from Illinois
A: Well we have Muhammed Ali
B: I doubt Ali could even pronounce "Louisville" correctly with his brain trauma
A: Most can't pronounce "Louisville" properly anyways :( - bearcat8543, on 12/04/2008, -2/+6#8 if you see albert belle and call him "joey", prepare for the biggest ass whoopin in your life.
- sleeknerve, on 12/04/2008, -1/+5most of these facts could be said about any pro sports league, and 5 is no where near true
- sleeknerve, on 12/04/2008, -0/+4you really opened my eyes with that comment...
I dont think i ever saw it that way before
i dont think il ever watch baseball ever again because your insightfulness - FreddieD, on 12/04/2008, -0/+3I'm a Cardinals fan and i'm still sore over the 1987 Van Slyke + LaValliere trade for Tony Pena as it was probably the catalyst for your success for the next five years. That said, I feel bad that your organization has gone the way of the Royals and simply given up on fielding a winner.
It was great to have Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton throw out the first pitch of the season for you guys a few years ago wearing a Steelers hat instead of a Pirates one, and then blasted ownership when talking to the media. - reddevild, on 12/04/2008, -0/+3I feel your pain Mikeo, for i too, am not even old enough to remember when the pirates were good, i gave up hope awhile ago (at least they'll set the record for most consecutive losing seasons). Good thing we still have the Steelers and Penguins
- Grinty, on 12/04/2008, -8/+10Five things that i ***** hate.
1 putting a list of five things on two goddamn pages.
2 putting a list of five things on two goddamn pages.
3 putting a list of five things on two goddamn pages.
4 putting a list of five things on two goddamn pages.
5 putting a list of five things on two goddamn pages. - DeskFlyer, on 12/04/2008, -1/+3Baseball is boring for you because you don't understand the definition of suspense or relief. Constant action and excitement isn't always interesting.
- FreddieD, on 12/04/2008, -0/+2I live in Kansas City now and they were one of the supposed frontrunners to get the Penguins so I was closely following the situation, and I can honestly say that KC had *no* chance of getting that franchise. They were merely used by the ownership as leverage to get a new arena built.
- bixby1, on 12/03/2008, -2/+4I had heard that as well. He looked pretty white to me, not that it matters one bit.
- TigerStar337, on 12/04/2008, -1/+2The games I watch are 3.5 - 4.0 hours long. I like watching basketball games. They are over in 2 hours.
- FreddieD, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1I had a girlfriend from Kentucky in college.. yes it was a pet peeve of hers when people pronounced it "lou-ee-ville".
- asgardshill, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1All right all right ... the Rangers will NEVER have decent pitching. Its like a law or something. There - are you happy now?
- swiftekho, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1That's anyone from Louisville haha
It's pronounced Lool-uh-vul - reddevild, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1I miss when Mark Cuban, the Pittsburgh local who grew up about 10 miles from where i did, was trying to buy the pirates, almost gave me hope for the team, but current ownership is retarded and wont spend money to make the team better.
I believe i can speak for a many Pittsburghers who were wondering why the worst team in baseball got a brand new stadium (yes i know Three Rivers was demolished) when one of the best teams in hockey almost had to move to a different city. I would have rather them abandoned the pirates and let them move away and built a new arena for the Pens sooner, but at least the Pens are finally getting a new Arena - hakluytbean, on 12/04/2008, -1/+2One thing everyone knows about baseball is that it's a pitcher's game in which mostly things might happen rather than actually happen and batters spend hardly any time hitting a ball but are accorded hero status and if a batter's too good the pitcher can just refuse to let him play at all! Why have 9 innings? Why not have just one and let batters bat? Oh no, it would be too much like cricket and then not 'peculiarly suited to the American temperament and disposition' or something. Bah! I hear rounders is an international sport now. No Rly.
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1basketball is timed...baseball is not....so, yea
you can't even compare the two - inactive, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Look at the first sentence of this article: "Athletes across the nation have been more apt to pick up their lacrosse stick rather than a baseball bat lately."
http://media.www.cardinalpointsonline.com/media/st ...
It's the first link from Google when you search the subject. You don't have to like a fact for it to be one. I personally know nothing about lacrosse. But I know baseball's boring as hell "suspense and relief" or not. - NeoCortex, on 12/04/2008, -0/+1Watch Babe Ruth run. He's pretty damn white.
- finalcut19, on 12/04/2008, -1/+1This would have been better if it was on two pages.
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -2/+2It's boring. They need to spice it up.
- roguehelicopter, on 02/20/2009, -4/+3I bet you didnt know baseball is awesome. No, wait. ***** baseball.
totally ***** baseball. Havent watched in 10 years. - grungegbunny, on 12/04/2008, -5/+3I'd rather see 5 reasons why people shouldn't give a flying ***** about baseball.
- Collecto, on 12/04/2008, -5/+0People on Digg Don't know how to count.
- stevo3131, on 12/04/2008, -6/+1"William Edward White as the first black man to play pro ball"
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -11/+5Here's five things I do know:
1. It's boring to watch
2. The players are over paid
3. Hockey is catching and likely to surpass it in television viewers
4. More and more foreign players are being recruited ahead of Americans into MLB
5. Baseball is falling behind track and soon even lacrosse in popularity among college bound athletes - inactive, on 12/04/2008, -8/+2i knew all of those things...
- Dysarthria, on 12/04/2008, -9/+2I know that MLB is insanely boring...did that make the list?
- asgardshill, on 12/04/2008, -9/+2#7 The Texas Rangers will have decent pitching.
- VyPR, on 12/04/2008, -13/+66. Football is better.
- ielephant, on 12/04/2008, -8/+1Baseball was inspired by golf.
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -14/+6#7 Baseball Sucks
- evan3168, on 12/04/2008, -13/+46. People watch it
- inactive, on 12/04/2008, -15/+2#6 the cubs will win the world series next year.
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