Major League Baseball is a wonderful pastime with plenty to enjoy. But it doesn’t come without its warts. Here’s a look at what is good – and not so good about baseball.
RIGHT: It transcends generations. You can read about what Lefty Grove and Lou Gehrig did and it still means as much today as it did back then.
WRONG: All-Star game decides World Series home field advantage. It should go to the team with the best regular season record.
RIGHT: Derek Jeter
WRONG: Baseball doesn’t have the guts to deal with Barry Bonds (or any other “star” player). Neifi Perez was suspended for 100 games? Let’s see if baseball even notices.
RIGHT: World Series games that start in the afternoon.
WRONG: World Series games that start at 8pm Central Time and end close to midnight.
RIGHT: Hosing down the infield just before game time.
WRONG: Not allowing players of all colors and creeds to participate from the very beginning.
RIGHT: You can play catch with your dad or child (cue Field of Dreams lighting and music) and have a connection. Can’t do that with golf when I hook my drive into the fairway on the left and my dad searches for his ball in the woods on the right.
WRONG: The Minnesota Humpdome and Tropicana Field
RIGHT: Wrigley Field, PNC Park and Fenway Park
WRONG: Interleague play
RIGHT: No time clock. As long as you haven’t made three outs, anything is possible.
WRONG: Wild Card Playoff system
RIGHT: Vin Scully, Peter Gammons, Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Stone
WRONG: Chris Berman, Chip Caray, John Kruk, Joe Morgan
RIGHT: Any ballplayer legging out a triple
WRONG: ESPN moving the Sunday Night Game of the Week ahead a couple of hours so they can broadcast the ESPYs in primetime (it’s a tape delay!!!! It’s not even live!)
RIGHT: The crack of a wood bat, the slap of a leather glove.
WRONG: The Gold Glove Award is often times influenced by a player’s offensive production.
RIGHT: Organ music or, even better, just crowd noise for ballpark ambiance.
WRONG: Hard rock music blaring from the speakers.
RIGHT: Twelve guys sitting around on a late March Sunday building for the future and enjoying the camaraderie.
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