tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post6576384682957630587..comments2024-03-29T09:20:06.999-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: HoraceClarke66: "Never mind the Yankees"Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-56105278592102856352021-10-09T05:36:53.092-04:002021-10-09T05:36:53.092-04:00The above trashing of Jai Alai was unwarranted. Gr...The above trashing of Jai Alai was unwarranted. Granted, it isn`t a sport thats destined to engulf the world (like soccer for instance) but it is at least reasonably entertaining and watchable.The Ascended Archangelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-35141230676684361002021-10-08T11:10:26.255-04:002021-10-08T11:10:26.255-04:00One obvious solution is to move the fences back, a...One obvious solution is to move the fences back, a lot further back. You'll see much more athleticism, smaller players, guys who make contact. MLB could mandate distances. <br /><br />Another solution: lower the pitcher's mound by half. Or stop calling the high strike.<br /><br />The Hammer of GodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55687862151599572242021-10-08T05:17:45.999-04:002021-10-08T05:17:45.999-04:00As a supposed or so-called sporting spectacle Jai ...As a supposed or so-called sporting spectacle Jai alai is in reality a ludicrous unwatchable laughable embarrassing joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-89556562635423646862021-10-07T23:53:33.602-04:002021-10-07T23:53:33.602-04:00You can't blame this on mathematics geeks from...You can't blame this on mathematics geeks from MIT. The average major league fastball is now close to 95; a quarter century ago each team had maybe one guy who could reach that velocity. This is more a problem of PEDs--human growth hormone, notoriously hard to detect, is still running rampant through this sport, along with other drugs. Until someone develops an effective way to really get the drugs out of athletics in general and baseball in particular this kind of thing will persist indefinitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-77701448381819799042021-10-07T21:11:54.160-04:002021-10-07T21:11:54.160-04:00You make a good point. I tried to watch that game ...You make a good point. I tried to watch that game several times including in the 9th and turned it off with the score still tied. It was taking too long. <br /><br /><br />Doug K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18127860664631924576noreply@blogger.com