***Canada sucks!!!---Official thread***

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

But you were denigrating Royal fandom on the basis of post count.

Nah, I was just pointing out a fact. I know KC has a good fanbase, I lived there for a long time. But more fans show up and start giving a damn when teams win. A lot more. It's the same in Kansas City, Toronto, and everywhere else.

I simply don't enjoy dissecting baseball. I ignore for long periods, just because there's so many games. But when I enjoy it, I enjoy it like a film or concert, not like a chess tournament.

And again, that's fine. But there are people who enjoy baseball differently than that.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And again, that's fine. But there are people who enjoy baseball differently than that.

I understand that. I have a modicum of awareness of who Bob Costas and Billy Crystal are, and the kind of fans they represent. I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't cited the lack of discussion as evidence of the lack of fandom.

I don't know how to explain it, but I perversely enjoy maintaining a level of magical naivete when it comes to baseball. There's something about, even if you know all the players and their idiosyncrasies inside and out, sitting there and thinking 'maybe this time the pitcher will hit a home run!!'

Look at all the foolishness in the Jays Ranger's final game. That was bananas and nothing preceded it to clue you into how bananas it was going to get and how fast.

I don't like everything about baseball, but what I like is that, and analyzing it is like trying to write a mathematical formula for a great guitar solo.