World Series Boycott: Day III

[bluestateguy]

Tonight I'll be watching the movie "The Natural" which I regard as the all time best baseball movie. I refuse to believe that World Series and New York Yankees are interchangable terms. I and millions of other Americans are refusing to participate in this World Series.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. What are Faux's TV ratings for the World Series thus far?

0.9?

Hawkeye-X

[HuckleB]

8. Up more than 12 percent over last year.

Sorry, but boycotting the World Series is just bizarre to me.

[VermontDem2004]

2. The World Series is Must-See TV

So am I the last man standing? The last guy to care about the World Series?


There seems a popular thought that, since this Series features U.S. Steel against South Florida Teal, nobody pays attention outside of New York City and Miami.


Everybody wanted the cozy and cuddly Cubs against the tormented and tragic Red Sox. To which, after deep thought, heavy cogitation and serious pondering, I say:

Screw that.


It's the World Series. It's the best of what our country has to offer. It's October, it's poetry, it's ball.


Call me Mr. Horse-and-Buggy in the Space Age, but I've always wondered just exactly what happened to render baseball a second-class citizen in America. One day, we woke up to find the Super Bowl ruling our consciousness like Pol Pot ruled Cambodia.


What happened?

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http://espn.go.com/page2/s/murphy/031020.html

[TEXASYANKEE]

3. Pudge

I'm only watching it because of Pudge Rodriquez. As a Rangers fan, I'm very happy that he's finally on a winning team and I wish him the best. If Pudge weren't there, I wouldn't be watching. *Yawn* the Yankees are in the World Series again.

My favorite baseball movie ... Bull Durham.

[VermontDem2004]

4. I'd say The Rookie

I don't like baseball movies but that was a good movie, but I didn't see the appeal in Bull Durham though.

[HuckleB]

9. I agree, mostly.

Most baseball movies, like most sports movie, have bitten big time, though "The Natural" is a great movie, as is Pride of the Yankees (about Lou Gehrig, it is simply awesome). I didn't mind "The Rookie," but I could take it or leave it. As for "Bull Durham," however, it's definitely on my thumbs down list. Oh, and I didn't mind "Cobb" and "Eight Men Out" either.

On the other hand, one could build an awesome library of baseball books.

[neverforget]

5. I don't know what I'll do tonight, maybe I'll read a book or watch a

movie, but I'm not watching the World Series.

[Coventina]

6. The Damn Yankees vs. Who????

*Homer Simpson voice* BORING!!!!

Life is too short for that yawn-fest!

[joeybee12]

7. Yesterday was wonderful--no baseball anywhere!

It was heaven switching channels and not having to worry about catching even a fleeting second of this boring series!